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This Week at The Rec

Intramurals: Teqball on Monday & Tuesday, Indoor Arena, 4 - 7 p.m.
Table Tennis: Wednesday & Thursday, 4 - 8 p.m. Sign up onsite.
Bouldering Competition: Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m.
Lifeguard Class: Register by Wednesday at recsports.lamar.edu

Date(s): Now through Friday, Apr. 26

We offer audiology services to employees, their insurance-covered dependents, or to currently-enrolled students, with no out-of-pocket expenses. Call (409) 880-8171 to schedule your appointment today.

Date: Tuesday, Apr. 16, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Dishman Art Museum (2nd floor gallery & auditorium)

Architectural scholar Tara Dudley will give the keynote at the 3rd Annual Greater Gulf Symposium. She will talk about the built culture of Southeast Texas. Dudley teaches at the University of Texas (Austin), and is the author of "Building Antebellum New Orleans," winner of the 2022 Summerlee Book Prize.

Date(s): Wednesday, Apr. 17, 1 - 4 p.m. & Thursday, Apr. 18, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: CICE Building, Training Room 113

Free professional headshots will be available for all faculty and staff. No appointment necessary.

Date: Wednesday, Apr. 17, 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cherry Engineering Building, Signature Center Suites

Disaster backpack distributions for Smart Storm participants will happen every Wednesday from 1030 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Signature Center Suites located in the Cherry Engineering Building on Lamar's campus.

Date(s): Thursday, Apr. 18 & Friday, Apr. 19, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Live Oak Ballroom

The LU Office of Undergraduate Research invites all undergraduates and graduates to the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities in Setzer Center's Live Oak Ballroom. Enjoy a banquet dinner on April 18 at 5 p.m. Register by April 1 using the QR code provided.

Date: Friday, Apr. 19, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: University Theatre

The ¿ìÉ«ÊÓƵ Department of Theatre and Dance student dance concert is the capstone project for the Spring 2024 Applied Choreography Class. Each semester, the students are tasked with creating new choreography and completing all components necessary to present it to an audience. This event is free and open to the public.

Date: Friday, Apr. 19, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Spindletop Boomtown Museum

Join us on April 19 for Boomtown Jazz & Wine at Spindletop Boomtown Museum. Enjoy jazz in the saloon and outdoor lounging in Hamill Square. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for an evening of delicious food, drinks, and smooth tunes from 6 - 8 p.m. The general entry fee is $10, and LU students get in for free.

Date: Sunday, Apr. 21, noon - 3 p.m.
Location: Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center

Does your kid love to dance? Join us at the LU Dance Team's Spring Show Clinic for Kids. This event is open to all dancers 1st grade to 8th grade. Dancers will receive a T-shirt and a free ticket to the LU Dance Team Annual Show, plus they'll perform at intermission on May 4. Visit lamar.edu/danceteam to register.

Date: Monday, Apr. 22, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center

¿ìÉ«ÊÓƵ Nutrition & Dietetics Association () will be passing out dirt cups on Earth Day. Treats include: low-fat chocolate pudding, avocado mousse, chocolate cake, and gummy worms.

Date: Monday, Apr. 22, 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Mary & John Gray Library, 8th floor

Staff members who have served 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 or more years at LU prior to December 31, 2023, will receive an award during the upcoming reception. For corrections to spellings or if you prefer a different name on your award, please email Staff Council at lustaffcouncil@lamar.edu.

Date(s): Monday, Apr. 22 through Tuesday, Apr. 30
Location: 91.3 KVLU Public Radio

This spring KVLU celebrates 50 years of public broadcasting in Southeast Texas. Our golden anniversary giving campaign begins on Monday, April 22 and will conclude with a 50th anniversary celebration on Tuesday, April 30. You can renew your membership or become a new member now at kvlu.org.

Date: Tuesday, Apr. 23, 12:40 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Cherry Engineering, Signature Center Suites, Conference Room 105 or on Teams

Carla Tucker and Dr. Joe Kruger from the LU Department of Earth & Space Sciences, and Dr. Xianchang Li from Mechanic Engineering will speak about "Facilities on Campus Available for Research." Come hear about the GPS Base Station, the Weather Base Station and the NetZero Building.

Date: Thursday, Apr. 25, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: CICE Building, Room 113

Please join us for the 2024 ¿ìÉ«ÊÓƵ Faculty Retirement Ceremony. Congratulations to our retirees, and thank you for your dedicated service to ¿ìÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Date: Friday, Apr. 26, 3 p.m.
Location: LU Science Auditorium

Jennifer Ross-Nazzal “explores how careers for women at the Johnson Space Center have changed over the last fifty years as … fields once close to women … began to open.” She is the historian at Johnson Space Center and editor of the anthology Making Space for Women (2022). This event is free and open to all.

Date: Friday, Apr. 26, 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Location: Spindletop Boomtown Museum

Come out and celebrate the end of the semester with live music featuring Dende, who has more than 230,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. This event is free for students. Food and drinks will be available at Spindletop Boomtown Museum, and there will be door prizes throughout the event. Must be 18 or older to attend.

Date: Friday, Apr. 26, 7 - 10 p.m.
Location: Jefferson Theatre (345 Fannin Street in Beaumont)

The Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast and the City of Beaumont will host a screening event featuring Apollo 13 at the Jefferson Theatre. Before the film, Dr. Jennifer Ross-Nazzal (Johnson Space Center historian) will speak on “Apollo 13 from Earth: Inside Mission Control and the Race to Bring the Crew Home.”

Date: Tuesday, Apr. 30, 12:40 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Cherry Engineering Building, Signature Center Conference Room 105

This meeting is open to all ¿ìÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty interested in learning about the FY25 Springboard Grant application process. The RFP will be open in June 2024 and grants are awarded by September 1, 2024. Please join us in our Signature Center suite to learn about updates to the application process.

Date: Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Live Oak Ballroom

Staff and friends of invite the public to join them in celebrating 50 years of public broadcasting in Southeast Texas on Tuesday, April 30t from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Live Oak Ballroom in the Setzer Student Center. The event will include refreshments, live music and much more.

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Science & Technology Building, Room 203

This informal clinic offers homeowners with septic systems the opportunity gain basic understanding of its operation and maintenance. Learn about a grant program focused on understanding bacterial transport pathways in the Neches River Tidal watershed. Q&A will be offered with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Wasterwater Specialists.

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!

Listen in to this week's , as we sit down with Jason Miller and Shannon Harris from KVLU 91.3 to hear all about their 50th anniversary celebration.

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

In an effort to better serve our campus community, the Office of Marketing Communications is now accepting creative services requests through an online form. If you would like to request assistance with graphics, videos, or photos, please submit a request through the online form.

Microsoft Copilot with Data Protection service, a generative AI-powered platform designed and created specifically for organizations, is endorsed by ¿ìÉ«ÊÓƵ through the Center of Teaching and Learning Enhancement and Information Technology and is available to faculty, staff, and students.

Things that you can do for Earth Day on Monday, Apr. 22:

1. Have a meat-free day
2. Switch off (electricity)
3. Give up plastic bags
4. Don’t use the campus recycling containers (it won’t be recycled). Instead, bring it to the monthly LU Green Squad recycling events. (Our next event is scheduled for Saturday, May 5)
5. Plant a tree
6. Ride a bike or walk

Congratulations to:

• Ryan Shugart of Pasadena, Texas. Ryan is a double major in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

• Mahima Verma of Beaumont, Texas. Mahima is a Computer Science major.

The Academic Affairs webpage now includes a calendar providing important deadlines and events set by Academic Affairs.

¿ìÉ«ÊÓƵ values community input and is committed to listening and reflecting on comments regarding proposed policy.

Deadline: Monday, April 15, 5 p.m.

The LU Speech and Hearing Clinic offers audiology services as a benefit of employment to employees, their insurance-covered dependents, or to currently enrolled students, with no out-of-pocket expenses. We also work with Vocational Rehabilitation for technology assistance. Call (409) 880-8171 to schedule your appointment today.

Deadline: Thursday, Apr. 18, 5 p.m.

¿ìÉ«ÊÓƵ values community input and is committed to listening and reflecting on comments regarding proposed policy.

Deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 5 p.m.

The Center for Advances in Port Management (CAPM) now has their Requests for Proposals live on . CAPM is seeking research proposals in Industry and Maritime and is interested in both technical applications as well as sociological impacts in this area. Proposals are due by May 15 at 5 p.m.

Deadline: Friday, May 31 at midnight

The Mary and John Gray Library's 2024 (FC) opens August 22, 2024. Please submit citations via FC Display Publication form by May 31. Criteria: published journal articles (scholarly), patents, fine arts works, book chapters (2021-2024); published books (2019-2024). Send questions to alyse.jordan@lamar.edu.

Deadline: Saturday, June 1, 5 p.m.

The Office of Study Abroad is now accepting study abroad course proposals for 2024-2025 faculty-led study abroad programs. Workshops to assist faculty in creating study abroad programs and putting together a proposal will be held on the following dates: April 23, 24, 30; May 1, 7, 8, 14, and 15.

Deadline: Applications accepted now through Monday, July 1

LU Operations is now hiring full-time LU staff willing to work after normal scheduled hours. Crew members will work with campus partners to set up venues and spaces for major events, work in special assignments, move equipment or furniture across campus, and provide general work support for campus operations. To apply, today.

Deadline to apply: Tuesday, July 30 at noon

STAR Services is seeking LU faculty and staff to serve as professional mentors this fall. Your guidance can help shape the next generation of LU Cardinals, making a lasting impact on their academic journey and beyond over the course of our eight-week program during the Fall 2024 semester.

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

LU’s Troxclair recognized for service to gifted education

Discover Engineering event inspires young minds