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Date: Tuesday, Oct. 10, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Live Oak Ballroom B

The LU Office of Strategic Initiatives will host a World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, Oct. 10, with the purpose to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health. The 2023 theme is “Our Minds, Our Rights." There will be information, resources, food, and chair massages for attendees.

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 11, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Science & Technology Building, Room 103 or via

Conduct research and travel during the Summer of 2024. Join the Office of Undergraduate Research for an information session on ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ's new REU liaison program. This competitive program, funded by the National Science Foundation, welcomes undergraduates from all academic areas.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 12, 12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Mary & John Gray Library, 6th floor or via

Thinking about continuing your education at LU? Come learn about the graduate programs LU has to offer, admissions steps, funding opportunities, and much more.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: CICE Building, Room 130

The ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Ombuds Office is hosting a "Meet & Eat" (doughnuts) event to provide information about its services on National Ombuds Day this Thursday, October 12. Ombuds offer a confidential safe place to discuss conflicts or challenges with people in the workplace. We are informal, impartial, and outside the chain of command. As such, the Ombuds Office provides a reasonable first-step in resolving problems before they become too serious. Contact the Ombuds office at (409) 880-8039 or visit our website for more information.

Date: Friday, Oct. 13, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Mary & John Gray Library, 8th floor

Join us for Honors Scholars Day, and come explore what our honors students have created during their time at LU. Refreshments will be provided, and drop-ins are encouraged. Booths and panel presentations will be set up for attendees.

Date: Friday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Loaction: Setzer Student Center, Ballroom A

Join us for our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) event, Effective Communication with Employees and Teams. This event is provided by the EAP, and presented by Charles “Chuck” Olliff. Contact benefits@lamar.edu to RSVP.

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Location: CICE Training Room 113

Join us for an insightful session where patent attorneys and seasoned hi-tech business professionals will divulge expert strategies for safeguarding innovative concepts before revealing new technologies to the marketplace. Don't expose your genius to unnecessary risk – protect it.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 19, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual (Teams)
Meeting ID: 218 240 648 535 Passcode: vnmXqz

The LU Center for Resiliency will host another Citizen Lecture Series event on Thursday, October 19, featuring the Southeast Texas General Land Office. Come hear statistics from the Hurricane Harvey Home Owner Assistance Program.

Date: Friday, Oct. 20, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: McFaddin-Ward House Museum (1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont)

Center Fellow and LU Music graduate student Rachel Stiles will talk about the history of Swamp Pop -- a music genre unique to Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana -- followed by a live performance by Jivin' Gene Bourgeois and Eazy. Admission is free.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 26, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Ballroom B

Take advantage of an opportunity to get details and information regarding your next steps as you prepare to graduate. Meet your graduation coordinator, socialize with fellow graduates, and enter into raffles.

Date: Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center & Setzer Student Center

Join us for Cardinal View, ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ's largest open house event. You and your family are invited to campus to learn about academic majors, financial aid, scholarship opportunities, student organizations, campus resources, and what life looks like at LU. Register today.

Date: Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday Dec. 9
Location: Montagne Center

We need volunteers for our Fall 2023 commencement ceremonies. Do you need volunteer hours? Do you want to see behind-the-scenes? Do you want to be up close and personal cheering on your classmates? Are you a faculty member who wants to celebrate with your graduates? Contact Theresa Rankine at tparker9@lamar.edu or call (409) 880-8359.

Come join us this week for . Don't forget that you can also watch the LU Cardinals on the road on ESPN+. Go Big Red!

This week on the , Victoria Viser, president of the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Nutrition Dietetics Association (LUNDA), sits down with us to discuss all things nutrition. Listen in to hear more about LUNDA.

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

Location: Mary and John Gray Library, 1st Floor

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ provides loaner laptops to LU students as a courtesy and at no charge. Laptops are available for both short-term checkouts (up to three days) and long-term checkouts (up to eight weeks). You must be a current student at LU to be eligible for this program.

For more information, visit the Information Technology (I.T.) Service Desk on the 1st floor of the Mary and John Gray Library. You will need to present your LU Student Cardinal One card. No other forms of identification will be accepted. Laptops are available on a “first come, first served” basis.

Beginning October 12, access to Blackboard courses created in 2019 or earlier will no longer be available. This means that any courses, materials and content associated with these older courses will be archived and no longer accessible through the Blackboard platform. 

For faculty, this change means that you must ensure that any course materials and resources you plan to use in the future are located in your current Blackboard courses or saved to a local drive. NOTE: This process will not impact course templates -- only previously completed course sections with actual student enrollments. 

Questions? Please contact Blackboard Support at (409) 880-2222 or email blackboard@lamar.edu.

Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 10, 5:00 p.m.

Got a game-changing business idea? Join the Cardinal Ideas Pitch Competition and showcase your innovation to judges for cash prizes. Apply now to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey. Your ideas could change the game, and win some funding to get your idea off the ground. Deadline to apply is Tuesday, October 10.

Deadline: Sunday, Oct. 15, 11:30 p.m.

Faculty Affiliates consist of a multi-disciplinary group of scholars, artists, and educators whose specialties intersect with the Center's mission to foster research, creativity, and education for our region. Open to all LU faculty members in any discipline. See webpage for more information.

Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 12:00 p.m.

Cardinal View is the perfect opportunity for you to meet prospective students and inspire them to pursue their passions and interests at LU. Sign up today, and join us this Fall as we celebrate a "century of leaders" at Cardinal View.

Deadline: Friday, Oct. 27, 3:00 p.m.

Sign up your office for the Homecoming Door Decorating Contest today. You could win a free breakfast sponsored by the President's Office. Students, faculty and staff will vote on the winners October 30 through November 4.

Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 11:59 p.m.

LU faculty and staff are invited to review and comment on the new Alternate Work Location Policy. This policy is available for comment for 30 days (October 2 - October 31). Please send all comments to policy@lamar.edu. Questions? Contact Angela Petit at (409) 880-7861 or apetit@lamar.edu.

Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 5:00 p.m.

The LU McNair Scholars program is now accepting applications for the 2024 Cohort. The program offers students opportunities to work with a faculty mentor, conduct research, publish or present their findings, and gain assistance in applying to graduate school. See our website for more information.

Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m.

Entries accepted through Submit your abstract for research papers and posters as noted in the Current Events on the College of Graduate Studies webpage. Acceptance is competitive, with several regional universities also attending. The conference will be held here at ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ on March 28 and 29, 2024.

Deadline: Monday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m.

Applications for Faculty Development Leaves for the Fall 2024 through Summer 2025 cycle are being accepted until 5 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2023 through Competition Space.

Deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 7, 11:59 p.m.

Lamar faculty and staff are invited to review and comment on the proposed Flexible Work Schedules Policy. This policy is available for comment for 30 days (Oct. 9 – Nov. 7). Please send all comments to policy@lamar.edu. Questions? Contact Angela Petit at (409) 880-7861 or apetit@lamar.edu.

Deadline: Monday, Nov. 13, 5:00 p.m.

The application deadline for the 2024 David J. Beck Fellowship has been extended. Students who are interested in summer research are encouraged to apply for this prestigious award and scholarship.

The LU Center for Resiliency has launched a new distance learning portal, , that will provide useful and critical information for preparing for and coping with the effects of hurricanes, floods and damaging weather. Three courses will be available with certificates and a disaster preparedness backpack, while supplies last.

Have something to share?  (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 unveils LU 100 statue

Physics professor Dr. Philip Cole receives grant from Department of Energy

Bessie McVey Scholarship in Education Established

Texas Academy’s Joanne Yi selected as National Merit Scholar Semifinalist

Hermie “Boots” Hefty Scholarship in Nursing established

LU’s College of Engineering hosts largest career fair to date

From Bologna to Texas: the journey of Bianca Vitale