Date(s): Monday, Sept. 29 through Friday, Oct. 3, Noon - 2 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Food Court

Get ready to taste what’s new! 🎉 All week long we’ll be sampling delicious items, sharing special offers, and running exciting promotions.

Dates: Monday, Sept. 22 through Tuesday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center or Wimberly Room 117

🌍 Explore the World During Study Abroad Week! ✈️ Ready to take your education global? Join us for Study Abroad Week — a full lineup of events to help you start your international journey. More info can be found here. Email kriley1@lamar.edu for more information.

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, San Jacinto Room 218

Join the Health Education department and Southeast 51³Ô¹ÏProFood Bank Nutrition Educator, Chelsi Kilcoyne, as we discuss food safety and the impact nutrition has on your wellbeing. Plus, Nutrition Bingo with prizes! Can you taste the win? More info .

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: KVLU Studio, 2nd floor of LU Theatre Annex

Lamar students are invited to the KVLU studios for cookies and juice and a tour of the radio station.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 2, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual on

If you stutter, you are not alone. It’s estimated that over 160 51³Ô¹ÏProfaculty, students and staff share the common experience of stuttering. Come join our support group, a proven way to build self-confidence, practice speaking, and explore ways to cope with stuttering.

Date: Friday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Atrium

Friday is World Smile Day! We're teaming up with campus and community organizations plus the LIT Dental Hygiene Clinic to educate students about dental health and learn how to make an appointment with LIT's .

Date: Friday, Oct. 3, 2 - 3 p.m.
Location: Science & Technology Building, Room ST203

The LU Beneficial Use of Dredge Material (BUDM) Advancement Coalition invites everyone to an open forum on their research, public communications (media and art), and education programming on coastal restoration projects to build resilience of community and natural environment to natural hazards.

Date: Friday, Oct. 3, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Location, Galloway, Room 243

Join us to learn effective strategies for finding, evaluating, and organizing sources that will strengthen your literature review and support your research goals. This workshop is going to help you in producing a successful proposal for the URG program. More information? Contact cbahrim@lamar.edu.

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 8, Noon - 3 p.m.
Location: Mamie McFaddin Ward Health Sciences Building

JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing would like to invite all Pre-Nursing Students to a Fall 2025 Open House for an exciting afternoon of discovery and connection. Learn about our undergraduate program, meet faculty and current students, tour our resources, and get answers to your questions about admissions criteria and scholarships.

Date(s): Wednesday, Oct. 8 and Friday, Oct. 10, 1 - 2 p.m.
Location: Oct. 8 - Science & Technology, Room 103; Oct. 10 - Virtual

These workshops includes an overview of the Mental Measurements Yearbook and how it can help you locate testing instruments for your research needs. Register at: lamar.edu/cardinalcrashcourses.

Date: Friday, Oct. 10, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Atrium

World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. There will be campus and community resources available to help understand the scale of the problem and need for care. Please wear something green to show your support.

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Montagne Center, Neches FCU Arena

Connect with diverse employers at the . Explore career paths, gain insights, and network across industries. Professional dress required—showcase your best self and take the next step in your career journey.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center & Student Setzer Center

Join us for Cardinal View, Lamar University's biggest open house event. You and your family are invited to campus to learn about academic majors, financial aid, scholarship opportunities, student organizations, campus resources, and what life looks like at LU.

Date: Thursday, Nov. 13, 1 - 5 p.m.
Location: Wayne A. Reaud Building, Executive Event Space 120

This event gives students an opportunity to pitch their business ideas to fellow students, faculty, and community members. There is an opportunity to earn cash prizes. Apply today.

Date(s): Friday, May 29, 2026 through Friday, June 12, 2026
Location: Mysore, India

This is an exciting opportunity for 51³Ô¹ÏProstudents, and all majors are welcome. 🌏✈️ Join our study abroad program and earn three credits as you learn: “Foundation & Observation in Inter-Disciplinary Rehabilitation” at the All-India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, Karnataka, India.

Come join us this week for . Don't forget that you can also watch the LU Cardinals on the road on ESPN+. Go Big Red!

Listen in to this week's  as we sit down with Megan Thompson to hear more about the 51³Ô¹ÏProCheer Team. For the full transcription of this episode, click here. 
Tune in to this week's episode or of the LU Moment on , or wherever you get your podcasts.

No matter what you’re going through, you don’t have to face it alone. Support is always here — day or night.

• Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• Connect with a (https://timelycare.com/lamar/) professional anytime
#SuicidePreventionMonth #YouAreNotAlone

Deadline to register: Friday, Oct. 10, 5 p.m.

Please remember to sign up to table at our Fall 2025 Cardinal View event. Registration is now open and it will close on Friday, Oct. 10. Please for more information.

Deadline to give: Monday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m.

The KVLU Fall Giving Campaign begins on Nov. 3, but you can ensure its success and the enduring legacy of KVLU today. All gifts received now through Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. will qualify for automatic entry into our fall giveaway of a stunning 15"x7" pigment print by art photographer Cathy Spence.

Help us improve campus health programs: check your LU email for the NCHA-ACHA Health & Wellness Survey. The first 250 students to show their completion page at the Student Health Center get a free Cardinal plush, and one lucky participant wins a Nintendo Switch Lite Pokémon Edition (random drawing)!

Stop by this semester for free, confidential testing for sexually transmitted infections, sponsored by Legacy Community Health and the Student Health Center. Find us at Cardinal Village, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following dates:

• Sept. 25, Gentry Hall
• Oct. 23, Morris Hall
• Nov. 18, Gentry Hall

Deadline to apply: Jan. 15, 2026, 5 p.m.

The 2026 David J. Beck Fellowship application is now open. Faculty and staff are encouraged to inspire and support students to apply for this prestigious fellowship. Visit the website for application requirements and award information. Students may submit their application through MyScholarhsips.

Feeling overwhelmed? STAR Services is offering workshops featuring the tools and strategies to retain study info and manage time and stress. Discover what a 30-minute power session can do for you by joining us at our upcoming workshop from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. in the Morris Hall Media Room. Learn more and see full listing here.

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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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