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Date: Saturday, Aug. 2, 8 a.m. - Noon

º£½ÇÉçÇø Network Services will be performing network maintenance on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 8 a.m. until noon, approximately 4 hours.

During this time, all internet services into and out of campus will be intermittently unavailable.

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

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 26, 1 - 3 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Live Oak Ballroom

Register for the On-Campus Student Job Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. Recruit students for part-time, work-study, or research roles. Note: All positions must be posted on Lamar Jobs prior to the event. More information? Contact the Center for Career & Professional Development at (409) 880-8961.

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1 - 2 p.m.
Location: Science & Technology Building, Room 103

This workshop includes an overview of the Web of Science database, its Researcher Profile tool, and how you can use it to visualize your research’s impact through citation reports and a geographic citation map. Register here.

Date: Friday, Sept. 12, 1 - 2 p.m.
Location: Virtual

This workshop includes an overview of the Web of Science database, its Researcher Profile tool, and how you can use it to visualize your research’s impact through citation reports and a geographic citation map. Register here.

Date(s): Thursday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Sept. 19, Noon - Noon
Location: Virtual

Join us this year for Red Day, LU’s annual Day of Giving, as we Raise The RED with 24 hours of giving. With exciting matches and challenges throughout the day, you can help your favorite area of LU raise even more to support our students and programs.

Listen in to this week's  as we sit down with Dr. Kathryn Washington to hear more about the º£½ÇÉçÇø Educational Leadership Department. For the full transcription of this episode, click here. 
Tune in to this week's episode or of the LU Moment on , or wherever you get your podcasts.

The parking permits for the 2025/2026 academic year are available to purchase online. Please complete the permit request and update vehicle details, if needed, through the Parking link on Self-Serve Banner. Select an option when ordering to either pick up permits in the Parking Office in Wimberly #118 or receive them by mail. Questions may be directed to the Parking Office at (409) 880-7275 or parking@lamar.edu.

We are excited to share that the new Holiday Calendar for 2025-2026 is now available. You can access it here. We hope this helps you plan your time and holidays effectively.

Deadline to sign up: Friday, Aug. 1, 5 p.m.

Come be a part of building our campus community. Volunteer at Cardinal Village Move-In, Aug. 16-17 to welcome new students to LU. Groups and individuals can sign up and earn service hours. Visit lamar.edu/housing to sign up.

Cardinal Course Materials (CCM) is an affordable textbook rental program through the Barnes and Noble Bookstore. Through this program, students can receive required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes and electronic books. 

The CCM bundle will provide the needed learning materials at $24 per credit hour (added to your student account), saving students up to 35-50% on the cost of course materials. The cost can be paid by financial aid or by the student. If a student enrolls in a payment plan, this charge will be included in the payment plan calculations. Supplies are not included in this program and will need to be purchased separately.    

º£½ÇÉçÇø students are automatically enrolled in the program at the time of registration and will begin receiving emails about selecting their preferred delivery method. 

For more information visit lamar.edu/ccm or email ccm@lamar.edu.

Request to Pays for transfer of funds for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2025, must be received in the Foundation office close of business, Thursday, Aug. 14. If you have any concern about the timing of delivery via campus mail, please hand deliver your packages.

º£½ÇÉçÇø is deeply saddened by the devastating floods that impacted so many in Central Texas on July 4. We want to remind you that º£½ÇÉçÇø offers Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services to support you and your family.

If you have funds in your medical care or dependent care TexFlex flexible spending account (FSA), you must spend them before August 31, 2025 to avoid losing them. To check your balance, log into www.TexFlexERS.com or the Inspira Mobile app. More information? Contact kwhitten1@lamar.edu.

When thinking about health care costs, most people consider only their monthly premiums. But all health plan out-of-pocket costs is just as important.

through the Texas Employees Group Benefit Program (GBP) is term life insurance that provides a cost effective solution to bulk up your level of protection specifically during your working years.

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.

º£½ÇÉçÇø offers free professional development course for fall 2025

Dr. Sushil Doranga awarded National Science Foundation grant

Smithsonian features LU professor’s work on band tradition