1. College Spotlight

2. Location: Beaumont, TX 95 miles
1 hour and a half from Humble/ Kingwood

3. Named after: Mirabeau B. Lamar
Lamar was the second president of the republic of Texas. Known as the “Father of Texas Education.” During his administration, he convinced the legislature to set aside 3 leagues of land for each county to build schools. He also allotted 50 leagues of land for the support of two universities, later Texas A&M University and the University of Texas.

4. Official colors are white and red

5. Can you guess the mascot?

6. Mascot: Cardinal
His name is Big Red

7. What all do you see on this logo?
Lamar has many logos!
What all do you see on this logo?

8. Hand Sign
It’s an ‘L’ & a #1

9. Do the ‘L’ Yell The 'L' Yell occurs during football kickoffs
To do the 'L' Yell, fans form an L with their right hand raised in the air. At ten seconds prior to kickoff, fans yell "L" until the kicker hits the ball, then the entire stadium yells the letter "U" and rocks the L in their right hand to the right, this forms a U shape.
Also used during basketball free throws and volleyball serves.

10. Academics
LU’s academic programs are offered through five academic colleges –
Arts and Science
Business
Education and Human Development
Engineering
Fine Arts and Communication

11. Sources
Townmapsusa.com
Beaumontenterprise.com
Wikipedia
Lamar.edu

12. Extras – Take a Virtual Tour
Here’s a great video!