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Week of July 1, 2024
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Delicious Food
Taco Truck at Spindletop Boomtown Museum

Come enjoy lunch at Spindletop Boomtown Museum. Delicious food by Tacos Y Fruta Arellanos is served every Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

KVLU Exhibit
Dishman Art Museum to Host KVLU Photographs

Date: Friday, July 12, 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Dishman Art Museum

The public is invited to an opening reception at the Dishman Art Museum for KVLU: Rewind…In Pictures, Friday, July 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. This exhibit features archival photographs and memorabilia that highlight the early days (and people) of KVLU long before computer automation and digital media.

Green Squad
Join the LU Green Squad and Recycle on July 13

Date: Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Montagne Center (parking lot)

Please bring your recycling to the next Recycling Day coming up on Saturday, July 13. Items put in the recycling bins on campus do not get recycled. If you want to help with the community garden, recycling, or other projects, please join the LU Green Squad on the Hub – we need students and employees. For more information, reach out to flosiab@dbctl.com.

Hearing Aids
Lamar Audiology Summer Services Available

Date(s): Now through Thursday, Aug. 1, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: LU Speech & Hearing Building

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 for more information.

LU Center for Resiliency Continues Disaster Backpack Distributions on Wednesdays

Prepare for hurricane season with the LU Center for Resiliency Smartstorm disaster training and receive a backpack complete with emergency supplies to assist you and your family in the event of a disaster. Bring your participation verification to the Signature Center suites located in the Cherry Engineering Building on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Movie - How to Lose a Guy
Boomtown Cinema Under the Stars

Date: Friday, July 12, 8 - 11 p.m.
Location: Spindletop Boomtown Museum

Join us at Spindletop Boomtown Museum for an outdoor showing of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Bring your comfy chair or blanket and let the stars be your backdrop for an unforgettable evening. Doors will open at 8 p.m., and the movie begins around 8:45 p.m. Food, concessions, and drinks will be available for purchase. LU students can attend for free.

Serenade Talbert
Boomtown Summer Serenade

Date: Friday, July 26, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Location: Spindletop Boomtown Museum

Join Spindletop Boomtown Museum for an evening of live music by Jamie Talbert, food, and local artist vendors at Boomtown Summer Serenade. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; and music is from 8 to 10 p.m. There will be a $5 general entry fee and free entry for LU students. LU students will receive a free food voucher with a valid student ID.

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COMMUNITY
LU Moment -  Chief Flores
LU Moment: Campus Operations, LUPD with Chief Flores | S7 Ep. 21

Listen in to this week's LU Moment as we sit down with Chief Hector Flores to discuss campus operations and LUPD. 

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



ANNOUNCEMENTS
SHC Relocation
LU Student Health Center Closed for Moving

The Student Health Center will temporarily close from June 14 at noon to July 7. We'll reopen at 8 a.m. on July 8 in our new location inside the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Center. If you need care during this time, please visit the nearest urgent care or ER. Visit dbctl.com/healthcenter for more information.

Special Events Crew Request

LU Operations Special Events Crew members are ready to help you with your on-campus event. We can help with setting up, taking down, moving equipment, general event work, and providing a hand for your Lamar University event. Contact us with your event details at the link provided here.

Carl Parker Memoir Available May 31

TURTLE ON A POST: MEMOIR OF TEXAS STATE SENATOR CARL PARKER will be available May 31. Over two years, Carl Parker recorded stories of his career, and his wife, Beverly, typed them up. Jim Sanderson then assembled, organized, and edited these notes into a memoir. The memoir can be found on Amazon.

Cardinal Communities is Looking for Peer Mentors

Deadline to apply: Wednesday, July 31, 11:59 p.m.

Cardinal Communities is looking for passionate members of the LU student body to apply to become a Peer Mentor. This position will offer students the opportunity to help their fellow Cardinals both new and incoming experience a smooth transition into a new academic environment. Apply today.

LU Lead
Apply Now for LU LEAD

Deadline to apply: Sunday, Aug. 25, 11:59 p.m.

Are you ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Apply for LU LEAD's Fall Cohort. Improve your teamwork, public speaking, networking, and leadership abilities through this one-semester program. Learn more at dbctl.com/leadership or apply today on LUHub.

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Have something to share? Submit 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.



NEWS
LU News, June 24 - July 1

Dockens addresses AI in higher education through research and training

Dr. Anita L. Riddle Endowment for the Society of Women Engineers established

Lamar University President named to NCAA Division I Board of Directors




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