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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.

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.

Want to know more about your health insurance? Prescription coverage? Dental plan? Disability coverage? Sign up for these plan provided by ERS to get the information you need.

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.

Date(s): Friday, June 28, 1 p.m., Friday, July 26, 1 p.m.
Location: Reaud Building, 2nd floor, Room 214

Payroll offers training in troubleshooting EPAF errors as well as useful information that prevents EPAF's from being returned for corrections. Please email payroll@lamar.edu for invite.

Date: Monday, July 1, 1 - 4 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center

Join us for our Summer Benefits Enrollment Event for 2024.

Date(s): Monday, July 1 through Friday, July 12, 1 - 4 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center or

Summer enrollment for will begin July 1, and will continue until July 12. This is your annual opportunity to make changes to your employee benefits plans. If you are not making any changes, no action is required.

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.

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.

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

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

The E-5 parking lot at the Mary & John Gray Library will be closed on Tuesday, June 25 for a tree installation. Please view the campus map to find an alternate parking plan if needed.

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 lamar.edu/healthcenter for more information.

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 ends on August 31, 2024. Financial Services has established the following deadlines for processing transactions against current FY24 funds to ensure the university's business is conducted in full compliance with state laws and policies. This also helps establish purchase orders/contracts/payments/travel/payroll/inventory applications for the start of FY25. These deadlines are established to enable staff to better manage the increased year-end workload.

Nominations are open for the 2024 Rogers Community Service Awards. Please visit the link to learn more about eligibility and prizes.

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.

The Student Health Center has available for students in need. Our wellness packs contain personal hygiene items like toothbrush and toothpaste, hair brush and comb, deodorant, face wash, shampoo, and more. If you'd like to keep a few wellness packs on hand, let us know. We're happy to help.

Special Events Crew positions are . This is an extra pay work opportunity available to all full-time LU employees. Earn extra cash ($25/hour flat rate) by helping with LU-related work after hours and weekends. We need your help with set up, moving, and take down across campus.

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 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University event. Contact us with your event details at the link provided here.

Payroll Announcement:

Timesheets for pay period 8/3/2024 - 8/16/2024 are due on regularly scheduled deadlines. Timesheets for pay period 8/17/2024 - 8/30/2024 will be due early due to campus closure on 9/2/24. Bi-weekly employees must enter timesheets by 11:59 p.m. Supervisors must approve by 2:00 p.m.

All faculty are invited to submit applications for FY 2025 Springboard projects beginning June 21, 2024. Application forms are available from Carrie Schmidt at CSchmidt5@lamar.edu. All applications must be submitted to your college team lead for your dean's consideration.

Notice: On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced final regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which go into effect July 1, 2024. For more information, visit the LU Human Resources webpage.

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

Do you know students who need to develop their leadership skills? Encourage them to join LU Lead, our semester-long leadership certificate program. This is open to all undergrads. Learn more at lamar.edu/leadership. Students can apply on LU Hub.

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.

13 LU alumni named Wayne A. Reaud Excellence in Education Award winners

Dr. Jeff Forrett awarded State Historical Society of Iowa research grant

Alumnus Joshua Tindel’s journey from service to care

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University Collegiate 100 continues win streak at national conference