Hurricane Harvey is predicted to impact Beaumont and Jefferson County with heavy rains and the potential of roadway flooding starting Friday night. As a precaution, Lamar University is cancelling classes scheduled for Monday, August 28 and Tuesday, August 29. Events scheduled for resident students will be held as scheduled. All other campus events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday are cancelled. Check-in will be available for students wishing to move into residence halls, however students are urged to check local weather and highway conditions. Normal business operations will be suspended and all faculty and non-essential staff should not report to work on Monday. Lamar staff and contracted recovery teams are on standby to prepare the campus for normal operations as soon as the system has passed. Monitoring of the situation is ongoing. Notifications and updates will be communicated through the university’s website, social media networks and Connect-ED.
Due to concerns over the impact of Hurricane Harvey, Lamar State College – Orange is cancelling classes scheduled for Monday, August 28, and Tuesday, August 29. We will closely monitor the weather situation to determine if it will be safe to resume classes on Wednesday, August 30. We will keep you informed of our plans via this alert system, our website, social media, and local news media. Please monitor your LSC-O email for additional information regarding access to course content and assignments
Lamar has cancelled it’s kickoff football banquet scheduled for tomorrow night at the Montagne center