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Date: Wednesday, March 4, Noon - 4 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Live Oak Ballroom

The Reese Department of Construction Management is hosting a Career Fair. Currently, we have 22 companies registered to attend seeking to hire students as interns or fulltime. Some headline names include Angler, Bo-Mac, Newtron, Zachry Industrial, Turner, G&G Enterprises, ISC, Mason Construction, ITEX, STI Group, and more.

Date(s): Thursday, Feb. 26 & Thursday, March 5, 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Rooms 125/127 (and new designated pop-up locations)

Stressed about midterms? Boost your midterm confidence with STARS. Join workshops and pop-ups to manage stress, prevent burnout, take control of your time, and sharpen study strategies. Build focus, resilience, and exam-ready skills—learn more here.

Date: Thursday, March 5, Noon - 3 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Live Oak Ballroom

Students are invited to join us at the . Connect with employers from diverse industries, explore job and internship opportunities, and gain career insights. Professional dress required—network, learn, and take the next step in your career journey.

Date: Thursday, March 5, Noon - 2 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center Atrium

Sleep well. Be well. Stop by LU Health Education's tabling event to pick up a free sleep mask and learn about healthy sleeping habits. More information can be found .

Date: Thursday, March 5, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Wayne A. Reaud Building, Reaud Event Space

Dr. Díaz will discuss his research on the incarceration of ethnic Mexicans in the Texas prison system during World War II. These prisoners asserted their American identity and commitment to the war effort in order to overcome the double stigma they faced. Check out the Center for History and Culture events at the link here.

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2 p.m.
Location: Price Auditorium

Steven Snell, Ph.D. Princeton University, President of Market Research Council, and EVP/Director of Research at RepData delivers the first Resiliency Lecture at ����ý. The Center for Resiliency invites all students, faculty, and administration to attend.

Date: Monday, March 16, 1 - 2 p.m.
Location: Science & Technology Building, Room 103

This workshop will provide an overview of strategies for locating and using free-to-use images ethically, including demonstrations of certain search tools and discussion of copyright, fair use, and Creative Commons licenses. Register or find more information here. 

Date: Thursday, March 19, 1- 2 p.m.
Location: Virtual

This workshop will provide an overview of strategies for locating and using free-to-use images ethically, including demonstrations of certain search tools and discussion of copyright, fair use, and Creative Commons licenses. Register or find more information here.

Date(s): Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27

Feeling lucky? for TimelyCare March 16-27 for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card. TimelyCare is a mental health and wellness tool that you can use anytime and is free for students who have paid the LU Student Health Center fee. Register at timelycare.com/lamar.

Date: Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Spindletop Boomtown Museum

Register your campus department or student organization for a table and provide a hands-on activity for the community (Pre-K to 8th graders general audience) to teach them engineering/STEM concepts. Find out more about Discover Engineering and sign up at lamar.edu/futureengineer.

Date: Monday, April 20, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Setzer Student Center, Ballroom A

The annual Graduate Research Conference, scheduled for April 20, is now inviting students across all disciples to submit proposals for paper and poster presentations. Graduate faculty are invited to apply for a to present a conference session on the topic of quality assurance.

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 Clara Schreck, Jacob Smith and Evie Clifton to hear more about the LU Ambassadors program. The program is currently seeking applications until Monday, March 2. 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.

On March 2, the IT division will be implementing a new security product to protect against Spam and Phishing emails.

During testing, this product achieved a very high detection accuracy and an extremely low false-positive rate. As with any new security product, there is a slight chance that some detections may be incorrect.

If, by chance, an email you are expecting is not in your Inbox or Junk Email folder, please report it to servicedesk@lamar.edu so that the message can be released, and future messages like this will be marked as safe and delivered to you. If you believe the message was incorrectly delivered to the Junk Email folder, you can move it to your inbox to help train the product for future messages.

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.

TimelyCare is here to support your health, your goals, and everything life throws your way. If you need to talk, get sleep and nutrition tips, or take a break, our care is built for you. TimelyCare is a mental health and wellness tool that you can use anytime. Visit lamar.edu/healthcenter for info.

Application deadline: Tuesday, March 10, 10 p.m.

he Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting nominations or self-nominations for the Faculty Mentoring Award to honor an Undergraduate Research Mentor for his/her success in mentoring undergraduate students in research. The Faculty Mentor Award application deadline is March 10, 2026. More information can be found here.

Deadline to register: Monday, March 30

The Spring Graduate Open House is approaching. We invite all graduate departments and professional student organizations to host a table and connect with current LU students exploring graduate programs. We hope you will join us!

Application deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 5 p.m.

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to apply for awards from the Texas State University System (TSUS), including: Regents’ Professor Award, Regents’ Teacher Award, Regents’ Staff Excellence Award, and Regents' Student Scholar Award. Find more information here.

Application deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 5 p.m.

The Texas State University System (TSUS) Regents’ Student Scholar Award is now open for applications. Please visit the following webpage for more information. If you have questions, please contact the office of Dr. Samuel Jator, Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at (409) 880-8400.

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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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