Week of September 4, 2023 |
Celebrate 100 Years of Íæż½ã½ã by Attending CentennialFest
Date: Sunday, Sept. 17, 4 - 8 p.m. Location: Íæż½ã½ã Quad
Mark it down in your calendars to attend a campus-wide event to celebrate 100 years of Íæż½ã½ã. Check out more information of Íæż½ã½ã's history. |
Booth Hosts Needed for CentennialFest
Date: Sunday, Sept. 17, booth set-up begins at 8 a.m.
Íæż½ã½ã is celebrating its 100th birthday with CentennialFest and you are invited to be involved. Each booth will have a table and two chairs. Food and sale items are prohibited. The host is responsible for table cover, decorations and giveaways or supplied related to an activity. Register now to be a booth host. We look forward to seeing you there. |
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EVENTS
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Íæż½ã½ã Literary Press Releases New Books for Summer
Date: Monday, Aug. 28, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location: Virtual
Íæż½ã½ã Literary Press is excited to invite you to check out our Summer 2023 new fiction and poetry book releases. Visit our website to read more and purchase your books today.
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Take Your Business Global: Exporting Workshop
Date: Thursday, Sept. 7, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location: CICE Building, Room 113
Faculty and staff members are welcome to attend our workshop, which equips you to excel in exports, U.S. commerical service insights, risk management via EXIM bank, tailored loans, expert guidance and more.
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National Stuttering Association Beaumont/Lamar to Host Chapter Meeting
Date: Thursday, Sept. 7, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Location: Speech and Hearing Sciences Building, Room 170
If you stutter, you're not alone. It’s estimated that 1% of adults stutter, which equals 160 Lamar faculty, students and staff sharing the common experience of stuttering. Come join us either in person or via Zoom on Thursday, September 7. Contact Stefanie Becerril at sbecerril1@lamar.edu or call (409) 880-8174 for more information.
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Office of Undergraduate Research to Host Panel Discussion
Date: Friday, Sept. 8, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Location: Science & Technology Building, Room 203, or
Students and faculty from all academic areas are cordially invited to a panel discussion hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research and former grant recipients. Learn more about the rewarding undergraduate research experience from those who know best.
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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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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Cardinal Connect Laptop Loaner Program
Location: Mary and John Gray Library, 1st Floor
Íæż½ã½ã provides loaner laptops to Íæż½ã½ã students as a courtesy and at no charge. Laptops are available for both short-term checkouts (up to three days) and long-term checkouts (up to eight weeks). You must be a current student at Íæż½ã½ã to be eligible for this program.
For more information, visit the Information Technology (I.T.) Service Desk on the 1st floor of the Mary and John Gray Library. You will need to present your Íæż½ã½ã Student Cardinal One card. No other forms of identification will be accepted. Laptops are available on a “first come, first served” basis.
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University Press Print Ad Deadline
Deadline: Friday, Sept. 8, 2 p.m.
The is returning to regular print publications. The first paper will be the week of Íæż½ã½ã’s 100th celebrations. Advertising deadline for the first newspaper is Sept. 8. The UP is offering great deals for departments or student organizations to promote their activities. For more information, contact Andy Coughlan at ahcoughlan@lamar.edu or call (409) 880-8103.
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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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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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Buckeye Funds Midstream Research Project
Buckeye Partners, L.P. (“Buckeye”) has funded $100,000 for the continuation and expansion of a research project led by Íæż½ã½ã professors Dr. Mariam Hamidi and Dr. Jing Zhang, with Dr. Sushill Duranga and Dr. Xinyu Liu, that is focused on deep learning-based defect classification and prediction. Buckeye is a premier infrastructure and logistics provider based in Houston. It is one of the largest independent liquid petroleum products pipeline operators in the United States.
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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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