EVENTS
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Íæż½ã½ã Health and Wellness Fair
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Location: Setzer Student Center
Improve your physical and mental health this semester by visiting the Íæż½ã½ã Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Come meet our partners from local and on-campus health and wellness organizations. You could win great prizes for attending.
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REDtalks: Success with Active Listening
Date: Thursday, Sept. 14, 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Location: Mary and John Gray Library 6th floor, or
If one skill promotes career success and interpersonal development above the others, it is active listening. Join Dr. Jim Mann to learn the essentials of active listening and related communication skills to help build rapport and trust, reduce conflict, and increase problem-solving skills. More information is available.
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Íæż½ã½ã Payroll Offering EPAF Sessions
Date: Friday, Sept. 15, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Location: Reaud Building, IT Training Room 214
EPAF sessions are being offered that aid in preventing EPAFs from being returned for correction. Click here to view the session schedule and email payroll@lamar.edu with your name, L#, and which class you would like to attend, and an event invite will be sent to you with more information.
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Íæż½ã½ã Department of Theatre and Dance Presents: Athena
Date: Thursday, Sept. 21 - Saturday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 24, 2 p.m. Location: Íæż½ã½ã Studio Theatre
Mary Wallace and Athena are teenage fencers training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends. Come join the Íæż½ã½ã Department of Theatre and Dance for a 75-minute comedy about friendship, competition, and embracing one’s true self.
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Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Available Íæż½ã½ã Speech-Language Pathology Clinic
Date: Monday, Sept. 25 - Wednesday, Nov. 8, Mondays & Wednesdays, 10 - 11 a.m. Location: Íæż½ã½ã Speech and Hearing Sciences Building
Are you or someone you love living with a dementia diagnosis? The Íæż½ã½ã Speech-Language Pathology clinic is offering free group cognitive stimulation therapy this fall. Pre-screening is required. Please call our clinic for details about inclusion criteria, dates, and times at (409) 880-8171.
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Íæż½ã½ã Psychology Clinic Offering Free Group Therapy
Date: Monday, Sept. 23, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Location: Social and Behavioral Sciences Building, Suite 200
The Íæż½ã½ã Psychology Department is offering a six-week series of group therapy sessions to address life stress specifically related to COVID-19. Space is limited, so interested individuals are encouraged to call the clinic at (409) 880-7783 to reserve a spot.
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COMMUNITY
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Íæż½ã½ã Athletics Weekly Calendar
Come join us this week for . Don't forget that you can also watch the Íæż½ã½ã Cardinals on the road on ESPN+. Go Big Red!
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Íæż½ã½ã Red Day Returns Sept. 14 - 15
Íæż½ã½ã will host the 3rd annual Red Day virtual giving campaign on Sept. 14 and 15. The university is “Rolling Out the Red Carpet for 100 Years” in celebration of this special centennial fundraising event. for more information.
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Íæż½ã½ã Moment: CentennialFest | S6 Ep. 1
This week on the , Dr. Golden Wright, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Íæż½ã½ã, sits down with us to discuss Íæż½ã½ã's upcoming 100th birthday celebration, CentennialFest, scheduled for Sunday, September 17 at 4 p.m.
Tune in to this week's episode or past episodes of the Íæż½ã½ã Moment on , or wherever you get your podcasts.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Center for Resiliency Taking Proposals for FY24 Íæż½ã½ã Projects
Date: Friday, Sept. 1 - Saturday, Sept. 30
The request for proposals for fiscal year 2024 Íæż½ã½ã projects is now open. Lamar projects prioritize interdisciplinary or university-wide research on disaster resilience, and projects include combinations of research, education and outreach. Themes include resilience education and universal accessibility.
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Graduate Students in Final Thesis/Dissertation Course Must Register for Workshop
Date: Thursday, Aug. 17 - Wednesday, Sept. 27
Students in their final thesis or dissertation course are required by the College of Graduate Studies to register for a workshop and participate in editing a final document for ProQuest upload with graduate editing staff.
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New Íæż½ã½ã Employee Grievance Policy and Report Form
Start date: Friday, Sept. 1 Location: Virtual
This Íæż½ã½ã policy aims to promote fair, efficient, and equitable solutions for problems arising out of the employment relationship and to meet the requirements of State and federal law. and the reporting form will facilitate the process for submitting employee grievances.
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Center for Resiliency Taking Proposals for FY24 Íæż½ã½ã Projects
Start date: Sept. 1 Deadline: Sept. 30
The Center for Resiliency is excited to open the request for proposals for FY24 Íæż½ã½ã projects. Lamar projects prioritize interdisciplinary or university-wide disaster resilience, and projects include combinations of research, education and outreach. Themes include resilience education and universal accessibility.
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Keith Carter Featured on KVÍæż½ã½ã Podcast
On the latest episode of the podcast , KVÍæż½ã½ã is sharing a delightful conversation between Dishman Art Museum director and KVÍæż½ã½ã show host, Dennis Kiel, and renowned photographer and Íæż½ã½ã Walles Chair of Fine Arts, Keith Carter, which originally aired on the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show. You can find Bayoulands TALKS on the major podcast platforms.
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Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award Applications now Available
Deadline: Friday, Sept. 15, 5 p.m.
The 2024 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award application is available for faculty and staff members on .
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Student Organization Advisors Needed
Are you interested in serving as an on-campus advisor to one of Íæż½ã½ã's student organizations? We'd love to hear from you. on the Advisor Interest Form or give us a call at (409) 880-8727.
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Research Team Seeking Participants in Study
The research team would like to invite faculty and staff members to participate in a study titled, "Experiences with Publications Before and After Graduation." We are seeking participants who are over 18 years old, have received a doctorate degree and are a full-time faculty member. Fill out the now.
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Three Íæż½ã½ã Students Awarded by Creative Writing Association
Creative writers from the Department of English and Modern Languages recently won three of six categories awarded to students by the Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers. These authors will read at the TACWT conference in September, and they will be published in the conference journal, "Writing Texas," edited by John Schulze. The published work will be, “Feed the Baby, Fold the Laundry” by Reilly Smith, “Lupus,” by Tiffany Charleston and “Gaslight” by Mak F. Campbell
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Ombuds Office Available for Faculty and Staff Members
The Íæż½ã½ã Ombuds office is your first step to resolving workplace conflicts and disagreements. The Ombuds serves as an impartial third party that is independent of the chain of command and seeks to informally resolve disputes related to faculty and staff. Meeting with Ombuds is strictly confidential. Contact the Ombuds office at (409) 880-8039 or visit our website for more information.
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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.
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