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Texas State University System Chancellor Brian McCall has appointed Dr. Wendy Elmore as the next president of Lamar State College Orange, pending approval of the Board of Regents. Dr. Elmore, currently executive vice president and provost of LSCO, would succeed President Tom Johnson, who announced he will retire at the end of the current academic year.

The Texas State University System Board of Regents today reelected Alan L. Tinsley of Madisonville as chairman of the board, and Stephen Lee of Bastrop as vice chairman. The unanimous votes occurred during the board's quarterly meeting at Lamar University in Beaumont.

The Texas State University System has hired Capitol veteran Johanna Sheffield as assistant vice chancellor for governmental relations. Sheffield will assist TSUS and its member institutions with informing, enhancing, and seeking support of system priorities before the legislative and executive branches of state and federal government.

The Texas State University System held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony today to inaugurate the Polk County Center, a joint educational venture in Livingston between Lamar State College Orange, Lamar State College Port Arthur, and Lamar Institute of Technology – known collectively as the Lamar State Colleges.

The Texas State University System Foundation has announced nine recipients of the 2024 Regents’ Professor, Student Scholar, Teacher, and Staff Excellence Awards. The honorees— faculty, staff, and a student representing four TSUS member institutions—were announced at the TSUS Board of Regents meeting in Austin.

The National Association of Higher Education Systems, working in partnership with the Association of College and University Educators, has presented the Texas State University System with the inaugural System Teaching Award for its leadership and dedication to improving and supporting teaching excellence.

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Olivia J. Discon, a criminal justice major at Sam Houston State University, as student regent for the 2024-2025 term. Ms. Discon is one of eight student regents appointed to the governing boards of Texas’ public university systems and independent universities.

The Texas State University System and Quanta Services have partnered to build a premiere model for university system and industry collaboration. The partnership will support Quanta Services’ goal of recruiting, training, and developing a strong workforce while offering training opportunities and job placements to students across TSUS institutions.

The Texas State University System and Indeed – the world’s #1 job site and a leading hiring platform – have launched a first-of-its kind partnership to equip students and alumni with the skills and knowledge needed to conduct successful job searches. TSUS is the first university system in the world to partner with Indeed’s Job Search Academy.