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Dates to submit entries: Monday, May 18 through Friday, May 22, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Dishman Art Museum

Hosted by The Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô Resiliency Think Tank, "Bridges of Belonging: The Art of Humanity, Humility, and Resiliency" is seeking entries. Student and alumni participants are invited to submit art work that explores themes of cultivating belonging, humanity, humility, and/or resiliency.

Date: Tuesday, May 26, 11 a.m.
Location: Galloway Building, Room 108

Center for Academic Success offers four 60-minute summer syllabus workshops. Join a hands-on session to simplify your syllabus, clarify expectations, and prepare questions so you start class confident. The first workshop will be held on May 26 at 11 a.m. in the Galloway Building, Room 108. We look forward to seeing you!

The Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô Baseball Team has an opportunity to win its first conference tournament title since 2010, and we need you in the stands at the Vincent-Beck Stadium this weekend, Cardinal fans!

LU will host rivals, the McNeese Cowboys, in a best-of-three championship series beginning this Thursday, May 21 at 6 p.m. The second game will take place on Friday, May 22 at 6 p.m., and third game (if necessary) on Saturday, May 23 at 6 p.m. For more information, visit lamarcardinals.com/tickets.

Listen in to this week's  as we sit down with this year’s David J. Beck Fellows to hear more about their cutting-edge summer research projects in Taiwan, New York and Massachusetts. For the full transcription of this episode, click here. 
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The Mary & John Gray Library will be closed from May 18 to May 31, due to construction. During this temporary closure, the service desk in the former Student Health Center will also be unavailable, along with access to interlibrary loan services, physical books, and reserve materials. The only library support available will be through the 24/7 Ask a Librarian chat service, email, or phone. Services will resume June 1. For help, contact ask@lamar.libanswers.com or (409) 880-7264.

There are changes in Federal Student Aid coming July 1,2026. We encourage all students to review the changes to determine if they may impact your aid. Visit studentaid.gov for more information. If you have any questions, please reach out to the student aid office at fiancialaid@lamar.edu.

STAR Services is now hiring motivated LU students for Fall 2026. Apply to be a Student Tutor, Student Success Mentor, or Academic Coach. Build leadership, problem-solving, and teamwork skills while making an impact on campus. Learn more and apply by visiting here.

Deadline for nominations: Tuesday, June 30, 11:59 p.m.

Nominations for the 2026 David J. Beck Teaching Excellence Award are now open.  Nominations from current or former students, faculty, or administrators are welcome. No Self Nominations accepted. Past Nominees are welcome to apply.

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All approved announcements must be received by Thursday at 3 p.m. to be included in the following week's LU Weekly Update newsletter.

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