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Date(s): Now through Sunday, Aug. 3, Noon - 3 p.m.
Location: Spindletop Boomtown Museum

Check out the Summer Gusher Series at Spindletop Boomtown Museum, where visitors get to experience a re-enactment of the Lucas Gusher for FREE. LU students, faculty and staff also receive free museum admission during normal operating hours, so be sure to stop by. Admission is not required to see the gusher.

Date: Thursday, July 3, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual on Zoom

If you stutter, you are not alone. It’s estimated that over 160 Lamar faculty, 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.

Summer Enrollment is your yearly chance to review, enroll in, or make changes to your benefits. Any updates you make during this period will take effect on September 1. To make changes, visit ers.texas.gov or contact the HR Benefits Team to complete an enrollment form. Check email for more details.

Listen in to this week's  as we sit down with Gordon Williams to hear about his 26-year career at LU, his role as 7MÊÓƵ Television Studio Operations Manager, and his journey in filmmaking. 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.

If you have funds in your medical care or dependent care TexFlex flexible spending account (FSA), you must spend them before August 31, 2025 to avoid losing them. To check your balance, log into www.TexFlexERS.com or the Inspira Mobile app. More information? Contact kwhitten1@lamar.edu.

The LU parking office has added a scooter policy to their rules and regulations. Please register your scooter with the parking office and follow all rules and regulations to avoid confiscation. More information? Contact parking@lamar.edu.

The parking department has created a Parking Event Request Form to provide an easy way to request gates to be raised or cones to be placed to reserve spots for your event. Please fill the form out at least three days prior to your event. Contact the parking office if you require event parking permits.

Please see the page here for end of fiscal year deadlines for 2025.

As part of your employer-paid EAP services, you have access to free 30-minute consultations with an attorney on most legal concerns, including family law, document review, and simple will preparation. Discounts on attorney fees for ongoing legal services are also available. More information can be found here.

The average national cost of a pair of eyeglasses is $196. But that doesn’t include the expense of the eye exam or added features such as anti-reflective or anti-glare lenses. When you have a vision issue, you’ll clearly see the benefits of the plan.

You can enroll in either the (PPO) or the DeltaCare® USA (DHMO) plan. Both cover a range of services such as: preventive cleanings and exams, fillings, extractions, crowns and non-cosmetic orthodontic services.

The deadline to complete annual mandatory training is now July 31, 2025. Please log in to the training platform on LU Connect to finish all modules. Contact HR with questions or access issues.

Deadline: July 1, 2025

Reminder: LU will end support for Adobe Connect on July 1, 2025. Before July 1, download any Adobe Connect materials you've archived in that platform and would like to keep. For detailed instructions, refer to our most recent CITL Blog post linked here. Contact citl@lamar.edu with questions.

The Texas Institute of Letters named Dr. Jeff Forret's latest book, "The Price They Paid: Slavery, Shipwrecks, and Reparations Before the Civil War" (2024), an honor-winner in the Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Nonfiction category. The Texas Institute of Letters is a nonprofit honor society founded in 1936 to celebrate Texas literature and recognize distinctive literary achievement. More information can be found .

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