Lost University
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Enrollment
Student Enrollment began on September 22, 2009 (the fifth anniversary of the show's debut, as well as the fifth anniversary of the crash of Flight 815). A countdown timer on the website counted down to the enrollment date. Upon enrollment, new students are required to take a 23 question test on their Lost knowledge. After the test is completed, a unique Student ID card is issued with an ID and PIN number for use with the Season 5 Blu-ray feature. As soon as enrollment is complete, students can take their first course.
Course Catalog
Formal courses begin December 8, 2009 (the U.S. launch of the Season 5 Blu-ray and DVD discs). Before this date, however, enrolled students can take the introductory course LOST 101.
Semester 1
- Click on any of the links below to navigate to the course's main article
Semester 2
- Click on any of the links below to navigate to the course's main article
The Lamp Post (News)
On the Lost University website there is a news feed called "The Lamp Post". It contains various, and mostly fictitious, pieces of news about the happenings at Lost University. The contents of these posts are primarily concerned with the release of the Season 5 DVD, information for students enrolled in Lost University, and amusing fictitious events that are referential to aspects of LOST (e.g. campus-wide unexplained bright light).
Tutoring Center
From November 11, 2009, tutoring sessions are available on the Lost University website. The sessions are carried out by a tutor named Tom.
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Meet Your Tutor! Hi, My name is Tom and I'm happy to be a member of the LOST U tutoring team. I'm here to help you brush up on some of the basics and share with you some of the insider advice I've acquired through my years here at LOST U. I will be available to meet every couple of weeks to discuss a new topic that I think will help you out. Check out my shedule below to see what I have planned. Looking forward to meeting you! Tom | ” |
The shedule for these sessions is as follows:
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| 11/11/09 | Session 1 | DUDE, DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T SAY | ||||||||
| 11/25/09 | Session 2 | THINGS THAT GO "TIKKA TIKKA TIKKA" IN THE JUNGLE | ||||||||
| 12/16/09 | Session 3 | ZOOLOGY: NATIVE (AND NOT SO NATIVE) ISLAND WILDLIFE | ||||||||
| 01/06/09 | Session 4 | HATCHES AND PATCHES | ||||||||
| 01/20/09 | Session 5 | LOST A-Z: IT'S ALL CONNECTED | ||||||||
Trivia
- The seal shown on the Lost University website and video contains the university motto "auctoritas sodalitas scientia", which can be translated from Latis as "authority, fellowship, knowledge" [1].
- The Lost University mascot, which can be seen in the university logo, is a polar bear. (Official Lost Podcast/September 22, 2009)
- A fraternity mentioned in The Lamp Post is called Epsilon Kappa Omega, which transliterated would be Eko. According to the post, the fraternity is holding recruitment in The Orchid lawn in which banyan trees can be found. These are references to the character Eko, The Orchid DHARMA station, and the banyan trees found on the island.
- According to The Lamp Post, there is a place called The Hume Amphitheater on campus. This is a reference to Desmond Hume.
- According to The Lamp Post The Student Center is named after the founders of the DHARMA Initiative, the DeGroots.
- During the study group section of the introductory video on the Lost University website, Gerald DeGroot, co-founder of the DHARMA Initiative, is seen as one of the teachers.
- The numbers can be seen in the room numbers of all the rooms in which classes take place.
- The Lost University website contains a DHARMA logo in the background on the course catalog page. This logo shows three books with an apple on top surrounded by a Bagua. This "School" logo has also been seen in a season 5 episode. ("Some Like It Hoth").
- When the enrollment countdown timer on the Lost University website reached zero, an alarm sounded like that in The Hatch, and revealed hieroglyphs. These hieroglyphs translate as "The summoned one ordains it."
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- A flyer found among the items at the Lost auction booth at Comic-Con had a hand-written number on the back. Calling that number reaches a voicemail message:
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Professor Adam Nussdorf at Lost University. Professor Nussdorf is on sabbatical so will return to his office on September 22nd. This machine currently does not accept voicemail. | ” |
Pressing certain keys results in a subsequent message that asks for a password followed by a pound sign. Currently the password is unknown or unavailable
