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After more than a year of altered commencement ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more traditional ceremonies return to �鶹��Ƶ this May with added pomp and circumstance for both in-person and virtual participants.

“Dancers Among Us,” hosted by the Department of Theatre & Dance at �鶹��Ƶ, is a site-specific choreographic final project of the applied choreography class.

The Office of Undergraduate Research has awarded Dr. Ozge Gunaydin-Sen its 2021 Faculty Mentor of the Year.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce the winners of the eighth Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Expo which was held on April 16.

Aurora Maldonado is the first Nancy Evans Memorial Scholar to graduate from �鶹��Ƶ. Maldonado, a social work major from Beaumont, will graduate in May and begin working on her master’s degree at the University of Houston.

The White House and AmeriCorps have recognized �鶹��Ƶ’s Honors Student Association with the “President’s Volunteer Service Award” and Bronze medallion for their dedicated community service, most notably at the Southeast Texas Food Bank.

�鶹��Ƶ was recently named a “disability friendly school.” More than 4% of LU’s student population is registered with the school’s disabilities center, which offers unique accommodation solutions and a unifying transition fair for all juniors and seniors in high school.

Courseadvisor.com has ranked �鶹��Ƶ the No. 1 best value school for entrepreneurial studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Texas.

�鶹��Ƶ’s Office of Global Diversity and Inclusive Excellence will host the first Multicultural Graduation Celebration, Friday, May 7 at 4 p.m. in the Shelia Umphrey Recreational Sports Center.

Cheryl Johnson, a professor of English and modern languages at �鶹��Ƶ recently released the second book, “Benny Learns a Lesson,” in her children’s series, “Benny the Dachshund.”

The Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at �鶹��Ƶ is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021 Summerlee Book Prize.

Dance Unleashed, the LU Department of Theatre & Dance's annual spring faculty concert, will be held in the University Theatre on April 23 & 24 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 & 25 at 2 p.m.

The Rotary Club of Beaumont has made it possible for �鶹��Ƶ to expand its program to create innovative learning labs for Beaumont ISD.

A group of civil engineering students installed a custom-designed pergola in the LU community garden April 10. Latresmond Darnell, Jose Monge, Lydia Solano, Caesar Tovar and Zachary Vogler created the pergola as part of their Senior Design Project.

The �鶹��Ƶ Community Relations Department was recently awarded a grant for $19,000 from Entergy Texas to provide tax support services through a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

LU was awarded the Excellence in Education Grant totaling $15,000 for the construction and ribbon cutting of a Cardinal NEST at Fletcher Elementary School.

Tyler Martin, mechanical engineering ’21, has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

Twenty �鶹��Ƶ students graduating May 2021 were honored as “Seniors of Significance” during a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony on the 8th Floor of the Mary and John Gray Library, April 7.

During a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony on April 7, three students received esteemed distinctions receiving The Ann Shaw Award, the Bess Gentry Award and the C. Robert Kemble Award.

�鶹��Ƶ’s Student Organization of the Year is Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. During a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony on April 7, the organization’s president, Britton Larkin, accepted the award.

Celine Do, advisor of the Vietnamese Student Association was presented the award for Advisor of the Year during a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony at �鶹��Ƶ on April 7.

During a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony on the 8th floor of the Mary and John Gray Library, April 7, �鶹��Ƶ’s Division of Student Engagement honored the Hispanic Society with the New Student Organization of the Year.

Spindletop Gladys City Museum announces its first two Jazz and Wine nights Friday, April 23 and Friday, June 18. Jazz and Wine Nights feature music and drinks with old friends and new friends.

�鶹��Ƶ students from the University Press earned a baker’s dozen of awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association announced in March.

After a national search, Dr. Hector Flores has been selected to serve as associate vice president & dean of students in the Division of Student Engagement effective immediately.