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Date: Monday, Oct. 17, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Virtual

The KVLU fall giving campaign begins Oct. 17, but you can renew your membership or become a new member now. When you do, you will be automatically entered into the fall giveaway for a Sangean AM/FM radio sponsored by the Dishman Art Museum. Giveaway details and online giving at kvlu.org.

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Neches Room 120

Join the Money Management Program with Laura Landry from Education First Federal Credit Union on developing healthy money habits, creating financial goals, how to start saving and more tips on controlling your debts.

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center Ballroom

Learn about the graduate programs offered at LU, admissions requirements, campus resources and more. Students will be introduced to all of the steps and for on-campus graduate admissions. View the full RedTalk schedule for the fall 2022 semester.

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 19, 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Mary and John Gray Library, Room 702

Come spend an hour with Phi Beta Delta Faculty to learn about their recent research and creativity. Bring your lunch or enjoy provided refreshments. Topics presented by faculty are cross-disciplinary and touch points around the globe.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 20, 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Location: Galloway Business Building, Landes Auditorium

Alfonzo Alexander, MBA, CPC, chief ethics and diversity officer and president of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center for the Public Trust will be speaking in Landes Auditorium on Oct. 20, 2022 at 12:45 pm. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 20, 3-5 p.m.
Location: CICE, Room 113

Join the Entrepreneurship Institute for a Leadership Speaker Series event featuring keynote speaker and Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan. Registration is open.

Date: Friday, Oct. 21, 1 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Mary and John Gray Library, 8th Floor

Explore what our honors students have created during their time at LU! Get inspired by their creative and academic projects developed through experiences in the following: Partners in the Parks, Study Abroad, Center for Resiliency, O.U.R., McNair, Stepping Up Civic Leadership, LU organizations and more! RSVP on the honors college website.

Date: Sunday, Oct. 23, 6 - 10 p.m.
Location: Cherry Engineering Building

The Cherry Haunted House will be held on the first floor, 7-10 minutes long, watch an introduction video and sign a waiver. Free T-shirt for first 60 people, with a movie on the Cherry lawn and food at the end.

Date: Monday, Oct. 24, 1:30 - 4 p.m.
Location: Virtual and Galloway Building, Landes Auditorium

Please join us or in-person to celebrate the 2022-2023 Office of Undergraduate Research grant winners, their mentors, deans and chairs. Zoom password is 88888.

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Location: Galloway Business Building, Landes Auditorium

In the Explore MIS event, we discuss the graduate and undergraduate MIS degrees and certifications offered, cutting-edge curriculum, software taught, job placement and career success. The guest speaker will be Patrick Stewart, a graduate of the MIS program, who is currently the CIO of LU.

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1 - 7 p.m.
Location: Chemistry Building

The is hosting their 11th annual chemistry research poster competition.

Date: Monday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Science & Technology Building - Bottom Floor

The Midstream Center is hosting a career networking event in partner with Halliburton Corporation located in Houston, Texas. All students are invited and encouraged to bring copies of their resumes. An array of hors d'oeuvres, coffee, tea and dessert will be provided.

Date: Thursday, Nov. 3, 1:30 - 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Location: Science Auditorium and Dishman Theater

Hosted by the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast, Tara Dudley will discuss the architectural activities and influence of gens de couleur libres — free people of color — and show how they expressed group identity through property ownership and built culture in New Orleans. The event will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Science Auditorium and at 5:30 p.m. in the Dishman Museum Auditorium.

Date: Monday, Nov. 7, 6 - 9 p.m.
Location: TBA

See the feature-length documentary that chronicles the story of visionary leader Ray Anderson and his company, Interface, as they embarked on a high-stakes journey to become a 100% sustainable enterprise. Hosted by the College of Business.

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 8 - 10 a.m.
Location: Mary and John Gray Library Lobby

The purpose of this event is to celebrate ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ first-generation students, staff and faculty.

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Location: Galloway Business Building, Landes Auditorium

As a part of Business Week, ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Leadership Coach Jim Boneau of the Rumble Group will be visiting to speak to students, faculty and staff of ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ about leadership, communication in business, career development and more! Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from the author of "The Rumble Zone."

Date: Thursday, Nov. 10, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Mary and John Gray Library

Please join us for the opening of the John Gray gallery wall. There will portraits of John Gray displayed in the lobby and artifacts in the glass display cases inside of the library.

Date: Friday, Nov. 18 - Saturday, Nov. 19, 3 - 7 p.m.
Location: CICE Building

Cardinal Ideas Pitch Competition will bring the best of ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ's students and faculty alongside community inventors and entrepreneurs to pitch innovative ideas to a panel of industry leaders as judges. Do you have the next big business idea? Visit the website for more information. The application deadline is Oct. 14.

The Center for Resiliency is hosting the fourth annual Research Summit "Uniting the Community" in March 2023. Abstract submission is open from Oct. 10 until Dec. 10, 2022.

Join KVLU on the next Colette travel adventure to Western Canada’s Lakes & Wine Country, July 29, 2023 through Aug. 6, 2023. Experience sky-high peaks, tranquil lakes, diverse vineyards and engaging cultures. For more information, visit or call 409-880-8165. Deadline is Jan. 29, 2023.

On Thursday, Oct. 20, the campus phones will have scheduled maintenance starting at 5 p.m. During this time, there will be rolling phone outages occurring for 15 minutes while the phones reboot. If you have any questions, please contact Service Desk at 409-880-2222 or email servicedesk@lamar.edu.

The purpose of the CAPM grant program is to forward the center’s mission “To better prepare the port and marine terminal operating industry for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead through advanced education and industry relevant research.” Topics related to disaster resilience. For more information, visit the .

The application deadline for the 2023 cohort of the McNair Scholars program has been extended until Nov. 1. Students who meet eligibility requirements and have a strong interest in research and preparing for graduate study are encouraged to apply by visiting www.lamar.edu/mcnair/application.html.

Cardinal View table registration is now live! Calling all academic programs, campus resources and student organizations to take part in LU's largest prospective student open house event! Register, learn more and see the theme for this year's table decoration competition on our website.

The is please to open the internal competition for submitting proposals to 2023 NSF Major Research Foundation Instrumentation Program. Interested principal investigators can submit their internal competition proposals at LU Competition Space.

Come join us this week for LU Athletics events! Football faces off against Prairie View A&M, volleyball has a home match Thursday and softball continues its fall schedule. Get your tickets today!

Have something to share?  your good news (e.g., events, publications, faculty research, awards, departmental congratulations, grants, etc.) and the Office of Marketing Communications will get the word out through emails, web, social media and more. 

All approved announcements must be received by Thursday at 3 p.m. to be included in the following week's campus update.

Join us every Monday, all day at  for half off gameplay and appetizers for all LU faculty, staff, students and alumni. Just bring your LU I.D.

On Oct. 17-21, ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ joins colleges and universities across the nation celebrating National Transfer Student Week. This week on the , Ryan Litchfield shares all the details of LU's week-long celebration of transfer students.

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

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Engineering major's research on sustainable wastewater treatment accepted into prestigious symposium

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College of Business sets new initiatives for 2026 class of Cardinal Communities

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