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Date: Tuesday, April 19, 1-2 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center Room 120 Neches

In collaboration with PNC Bank, this interactive workshop is designed to provide education on identity theft and fraud prevention tips for anyone who wants to become more knowledgeable on identity theft prevention.

Date: Tuesday, April 19, all day

Join us in wearing teal, the color of sexual assault prevention, to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Share a selfie or group photo online using the hashtags #SAAM2022, #IASK or #SAAMSafeOnlineSpaces.

Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Location: Brooks-Shivers Dining Hall

Come join us on the Brooks-Shivers Dining Hall lawn for employee appreciation Big Red Floats! Vanilla ice cream with your choice of Root Beer or Strawberry Soda.

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Campus Quad

Join us as we celebrate all employees of ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ and give back to our community! The annual Employee Appreciation Picnic will be filled with food, games, sno-cones, a caricature artist, a selfie station and more! Be sure to bring a non-perishable food item to the picnic to be donated to the Wesley Foundation’s Cardinal Food Pantry here on campus as well as a children’s book to be donated to the Caldwell Elementary School Cardinal NEST.

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Social and Behavioral Sciences Building, room 113

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ will welcome alum Giles Kibbe ’90 to campus to speak about alternative jobs Cardinals can hold with a law degree.

Date: Thursday, April 21, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center Atrium

All ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ students and alumni are invited to attend the Meet and network with employers and professionals from a variety of fields. Bring copies of your resume and dress to impress!

Date: Thursday, April 21, 12-1:30 p.m.
Location: Landes Auditorium - Galloway building/ virtual via Zoom

The Office of Undergraduate Studies will host a workshop focused on assisting students in developing their research strategy to align with the SURF grant proposal. The content of the workshop addresses general strategies in running a literature review on topics across all academic areas using our library resources. Guests can also join the workshop .

Date: Thursday, April 21, 3-6 p.m.
Location: Rec Center Patio

Join Rec Sports as we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center! Free food, birthday cake and fun games are on the menu, so save the date and come on out!

Date: Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23
Location: University Theatre

The Department of Theatre & Dance presents on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. and April 23 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All genres of dance will be performed along with a special performance of West African Dance and Drumming choreographed and presented by guest artist Shani Deiouf.

Date: Friday, April 22, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Dining Hall Lawn

Save the date for an LU Earth Day celebration! Earth Day is an annual celebration to support environmental protection and raise awareness about global climate change. Join the Office of Sustainability and the LU Green Squad for a day of tree planting, snacks, a live DJ and giveaways. Sign up as a volunteer or vendor.

Date: Saturday, April 23, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Jimmy Simmons Music Building

The Department of Music will present Flute Day on Saturday, April 23. The day will feature duo970, James Hall, Susie Maddocks, guest clinician Samuel Hood and exhibits by Music and Arts. Register at lamar.edu/fluteday.

Date: Saturday, April 23, 12-3 p.m.
Location: Rec Center

Hey, Cardinals! Invite your brothers and sisters to join us April 23 for Sibling Saturday! We'll have special events, games, snacks and more just for you and your siblings. You can invite up to three siblings. Siblings must be 8-18 years old to participate. Sign up today!

Date: Tuesday, April 26, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Cardinal Park

Come play games and enjoy a fun time with your staff. The first 100 students will receive a FREE T-shirt and a snow cone!

Date: Saturday, April 30, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Location: University Theatre

The Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music presents the Jimmy Simmons Jazz Festival on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre. Featured artists and clinicians include Kris Berg and The Metroplexity Big Band with special guest Eric Marienthal. Admission is free and open to the public.

Date: Saturday, June 18, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center

New Student Orientation is coming soon! Save the dates for when new students and families will be visiting campus. Wear red and show off your LU pride to our incoming students.

Freshmen Dates:
June 18 
June 24 
June 30
July 9
July 14 
July 15
August 5 
August 11

Transfer Orientation:
July 29

Date: Saturday, June 18, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center

New Student Orientation is coming soon and so is your chance to reach out to new Cardinals at the Orientation Resource Fair! Showcase your student services and programs at our department resource fair during the summer.
Sign up now online!

Due to the scheduled yearly Disaster Recovery Systems Test, the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Banner system will experience intermittent outages between 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 22 through 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 24. Self Service Banner (SSB) and Internet Native Banner (INB) will be periodically unavailable during this window.

The following services also will be periodically unavailable during
this time:

• Student Information (Registration, Add/Drop, Bill Payment, Degree Audit and Financial Aid)
• HR and Financial Information
• Degree Audit
• Online Password Reset Services

• ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Website - Blackboard - Email - Online Course Evaluations
• Campus Internet and Phone Services

It’s time for the annual Inventory Verification! On April 19, a Training Nest course will be assigned to each property custodian via email from TrainingNest@lamar.edu, which will provide further instructions.

This course will include:

• Training Video
• Short Quiz
• Department Information Form Link

LinkedIn Learning will soon be available for free to all ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ faculty and staff! Accessible 24/7 from your desktop or mobile device, LinkedIn Learning offers more than 16,000 online courses covering technical, business, software and creative topics.

College work-study end date for Spring is May 10. Learn more about work-study.

Have something to say? We've got a place to talk about it! With REDtalks, faculty and staff can connect with students, provide opportunities by presenting with a student, get involved in student success, share expert advice to succeed in college and more. Submit proposals online by May 2.

Join your ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Money Management Program team in April for a month full of informative events with great guest speakers! Learn about money management, budgeting, credit, debt, paying back student loans and more.

The was created by students, for students, in an effort to raise study abroad scholarship money. Join us each Tuesday for our sale where we will distribute fully cooked, sealed and frozen tamales. Tamales can be

Join us EVERY MONDAY - ALL DAY at  for half off Gameplay & Appetizers for all LU faculty, staff, students and alumni. Just bring your LU I.D.

This week on the , Amy Elizabeth, instructor of dance, dishes on all things dance and what the community can look forward to with this year's performance of "Dance Unleashed."

Tune in to this week's episode or past episodes of the LU Moment on or wherever you get your podcasts.

Free COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) are available at the Student Health Center to all ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ/LIT students, faculty and staff. You must register for an appointment. 

The Student Health Center is also offering COVID-19 booster vaccines for eligible students, faculty and staff for LU and LIT campuses. Eligibility criteria can be found on the . Please fill out the registration form for an appointment.

This week in Rec Sports (April 18-24):

• Outdoor Yoga, Tuesday 5:30 p.m., Rec Center Patio
• Table Tennis Tournament, Tuesday through Thursday, 4-8 p.m.
• Free S’mores, Wednesday 5:30-8:30 p.m., Rec Center Back Patio
• Project Chill, Thursday 3-5, outside Cherry Engineering
• Aqua High-Intensity Interval Training, Thursday 3:30 p.m., Indoor Pool