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Dates: Monday, March 27, Thursday, March 29, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Multipurpose Building, Lamar Institute of Technology

Learn research-informed strategies and common trauma-informed methods to help enhance the work of professionals in various fields. to register.

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center Ballroom or

A common-sense talk by an advisor with the Small Business Development Center detailing steps to be taken before embarking on a business venture. These steps come from years of working with clients starting businesses. These steps will not guarantee success, but will put you on the right path!

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Neches room 120 

Join Money Management presenting Ashlynn Lalonde with Mobiloil Credit Union - Identity theft can affect your, credit create fraudulent debt or false medical records and much more. Learn the steps to prevent identity theft!

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 12:40 - 2 p.m.
Location: Science and Technology Building, room 203

At these informal gatherings, Center for Resiliency researchers are invited to share 15-minute presentations of the progress and outcomes of their research. All LU faculty, students and staff are welcome to bring a lunch and enjoy the learning and fellowship!

Date: Thursday, March 30, 12 - 2 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Live Oak Ballroom

Students and alumni interested in working in the criminal justice or social services fields can search for an internship, part-time or full-time position at the Criminal Justice and Social Services Career Fair.

Date: Saturday, April 1, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Montagne Center parking lot

Please bring your recycling to the LU Green Squad's Recycling Days. Check the page for more information.

Date: Saturday, April 1, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Location: Jefferson Theatre

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ's Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music is proud to announce the fourth annual Jimmy Simmons Jazz Festival. Special guests for the event will be 17-time Grammy nominated Yellowjackets, featuring music from their most recent release.

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Eighth Floor, Mary and John Gray Library

The Center for Death Penalty Studies will hold a conference regarding the future of the death penalty. Speakers at the conference include Amherst College law professor Austin Sarat and Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center Robert Dunham. 

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Virtual

Join the Money Management Program with Wells Fargo's Casey Galindo for a virtual presentation. Learn how to identify potential scams/fraud, protect yourself against identity theft and understand the importance of securing your personal information. 


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Date: Thursday, April 6, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: CICE Training Room 313

Free professional headshots will be available for all faculty and staff. No appointment is necessary. Additional sessions will offered in the fall semester.

Date: Thursday, April 6, 12:35 - 1:35 p.m.
Location: Landes Auditorium

Courtney Woods, Director of Leader Development at Automatic Data Processing, Inc., will be sharing her expertise in the areas of sales, leadership. personal branding and career development. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Market Patio

Participate in the International Men's March to help raise awareness and stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Mary and John Gray Library, 8th Floor

The ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Staff Council will host the Staff Service Award Ceremony, recognizing full-time LU staff members that have served five-year increments from five to 40 years. Staff are encouraged to view the recipient link to find out more information.

It's a huge week for LU athletics! Join us Tuesday, March 28, for our "Pack the Beck" game against Rice and then join us this weekend for baseball and softball home series.

The Mary and John Gray Library wants input from students, faculty and staff to improve library services! Take a five minute survey: version; version and enter to win a PlayStation 5 and other prizes.

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Client Computing is moving the annual ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ PC Refresh program to the summer. This program replaces aging computers across campus, providing newer technology and a more secure environment for faculty, staff and student use.

During the remainder of March and beginning of April, departments should expect an email from lupcrefresh@lamar.edu to confirm devices that have been tentatively selected for this program. After conformation, a representative from Information Technology will schedule an appointment to visit the department, verify each computer and determine whether it will be replaced. After all the computers have been verified and final determinations have been made, a bulk order will be placed and replacement will occur during the months of June and July.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact the Service Desk at (409) 880-2222 or email servicedesk@lamar.edu.

Deadline: Sunday, April 30, 11:59 p.m.

The Center for Resiliency is publishing a book of collected works from the Lamar community, including LIT, Lamar State College Orange and Lamar State College Port Arthur. We're accepting poetry, short fiction, personal/scholarly essays and art. Tell us your story of resilience. Five submissions will be awarded $100 each.

Allison Harmon and Jacob Thompson will be receiving the David J. Beck scholarship for 2023. Harmon (Vidor, Texas) is an English major with a minor in writing. Thompson (Beaumont, Texas) is a biology major with a minor in chemistry and a concentration in pre-medicine.

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ's Collegiate 100 inducted the following students this spring: Sherry Kazeem, Jordan Nelson, Kayla Thompson, Daijia Pugh, Cory Citizen, Kelechi Okonkwo, Dajsha Lewis, Kaitlyn Rogers, Blake Wilson, Kayla Lundy, Vivian Fletcher, Aniya Wheeler, Myla Palm and Kaliyah Holloway.

Dr. Byron Terrier has been named the lone finalist for the executive director position at Region 5 Education Service Center. He starts his new duties Friday, April 7.

This week in : 

- Sign up for private and group swim lessons at the indoor heated pool
- Free cycling class Tuesday from 5:30 - 6:20 p.m. Get a workout with motivational instructors!
- Rent Frisbees, ladderball, cones, helmets, knee pads, inner tubes and more for free
- Intramural volley Monday through Thursday from 4 - 8 p.m.

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.

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ assistant professor leads Texas Council of Women School Executives