Lisa Stone has served in a variety of capacities during her time with the university, but as director of student services and advising in the James I. Perkins College of Education, she plays an integral role in helping students overcome obstacles on their way to graduation.

Stone has worked at the university for almost 37 years. She serves on various committees and is instrumental in developing partnerships between the College of Education and community colleges. In addition, she helps create a positive work culture that attracts and supports high quality staff members, said Dr. Stacy Hendricks, associate dean of the college.

“Lisa has gained the respect of all those around her,” Hendricks said. “When she speaks, others trust her and listen to her.”

Stone strives to ensure the advising center is always evolving to meet students’ needs and recently received a President’s Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding work.

“I like the planning that goes with moving our advising center forward and growing it,” she said. “I never want us to get stagnant, and I want us to be on the cutting edge of all things advising.”

Onchoke recently co-authored an article, “Electrochemical Characteristics of Benzanthrone Studied via Cyclic Voltammetry: Charge Transfer Redox Processes,” published in Analytical Chemistry Letters.

Onchoke and co-author Antonio D. Trevino studied the electrochemical behavior of benzanthrone, a known mutagen and carcinogen and an environmental pollutant widely found in aerosol particulates, using a platinum electrode and cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry.

Due to a scheduling conflict, this week's SFA Faculty and Staff Breakfast is rescheduled for 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, in the East College Dining Hall.

For a discounted price of $3, SFA faculty and staff are invited to enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat breakfast while catching up with colleagues and making new campus contacts.

Help spread the word about this event, and invite your SFA colleagues to join you.

The monthly Faculty and Staff Breakfast is brought to you by the SFA Social Events Team in the spirit of our “SFA Envisioned” strategic plan, which includes fostering a culture of engagement within our campus community.

To stay informed about future SFA social events, “like” the SFA Faculty/Staff Lounge Facebook.

Faculty members and professional advisors are invited to the Professional Academic Advisors Council meeting scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. today in the McKibben Education Building, Room 351.

If you would like to be included in the PAAC email list, contact Raquel Skidmore at skidmorerr@sfasu.edu.

SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. June 13 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St.

Dr. Allen Owings, senior horticulturist at Bracy’s Nursery in Amite, Louisiana, will present “Crimes Against Horticulture: Common Improper Practices.”

The lecture is free and open to the public, but donations to the Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series fund are always appreciated.

For more information, call (936) 468-4129, or email sfagardens@sfasu.edu.

The Student Activities Association Cinema will present many films as part of the summer movie series.

Shows are scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 2 p.m. Wednesdays. Tickets are $2 for SFA students, $3 for faculty and staff, and $4 for community members. For large group reservations, call (936) 468-6292.

To view a list of scheduled movies, click here.

The SFA Alumni Association will host two baseball game university nights in June.

The first will be when the Texas Rangers play the Oakland Athletics Saturday, June 8, at Globe Life Park in Arlington.

The second will be when the Houston Astros play the Seattle Mariners June 29 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

For more information or to purchase tickets, click here for the Rangers game, and here for the Astros game.

SFA’s Employee Wellness program will continue to offer free fitness classes throughout the summer.

To view the summer schedule, click here.

For more information, contact Jessica Waguespack, Employee Wellness assistant director, at (936) 468-6056.

The Music Preparatory Division of SFA's School of Music has added a beginner violin and viola class to its summer program offerings.

Taught by Alba Madrid, the class is for students ages 9 through 14 who will learn the basics of playing violin or viola, reading music and making fun with musical friends, according to Pat Barnett, Music Prep director.

The class is from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays now through June 27 and is limited to 10 students. Instruments may be rented.

Other summer lessons are offered in piano, jazz piano, voice, guitar, flute, Suzuki violin and other instruments. Private lessons begin this week. Music Prep also will offer Guitar Camp Tuesday through Thursday, June 11-14, Kids Summer Piano Camp July 15 through 18 for children and a six-week adult intermediate piano class beginning June 17.

Registration forms and more information can be accessed at music.sfasu.edu/prep. You also may contact Barnett at (936) 468-1291 or pbarnett@sfasu.edu.

SFA’s School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the documentary “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

Directed by Alexandra Dean, “Bombshell” brings to light the story of an unusual and accomplished woman, spurned as too beautiful to be smart, but a role model to this day.

Hedy Lamarr, the glamour icon whose ravishing visage was the inspiration for Snow White and Cat Woman, was a technological trailblazer who perfected a secure radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes during World War II.

In the film, Dean weaves interviews and clips with never-before-heard audio tapes of Lamarr speaking on the record about her incredible life.

The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.

Activities in and around The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House on Saturday, June 8, will add to the traditional food, fun and festivities of the annual Texas Blueberry Festival with SFA’s art and theatre students showcasing their talents as part of the day’s festivities.

Students from the School of Theatre dressed as popular characters from fairy tales and children’s stories will again greet those attending this year’s downtown event as they promote the upcoming SFA SummerStage Festival.

The popular film “Found Footage: Rediscovering Nacogdoches” will screen at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the art center. Discovered at Nacogdoches High School in 1967 but forgotten until a few years ago, the film was digitally restored and viewed in 2014 for the first time in 70 years.

Time is running out on opportunities to view this year’s Texas National exhibition at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

Jennifer Garza-Cuen, an artist from Reno, Nevada, was selected as having the winning entry in the 2019 Texas National Competition and Exhibition. An SFA art graduate student was also among the top honorees. Michelle White, senior curator at the Menil Collection in Houston, served as juror for the 25th annual Texas National, and she chose Garza-Cuen’s photograph “Untitled Ranch Hand” for the top honor in this year’s prestigious competition that brought in 50 pieces of art from across the nation.

The winners and all entries in the 25th annual Texas National can be viewed through Sunday, June 9, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, SFA’s historic downtown art gallery located at 329 E. Main St. Gallery hours are 12:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call (936) 468-1131.

This year’s SummerStage Festival, presented by the SFA School of Theatre, runs June 27 through July 12 and features the musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and the beloved children’s story “The Reluctant Dragon.”

With its laid-back approach, SummerStage is designed to provide fun, easy-going and less formal live theatre experiences for East Texas audiences, according to Cleo House Jr., director of the SFA School of Theatre.

“SummerStage is not only an excellent opportunity to beat the summer heat, but it’s also a destination for the families of Nacogdoches County to have some fun and laughs together,” House said. “Even our show times are more flexible during the summer to accommodate families from all walks of life.”

For tickets or more information, visit SFA's School of Theatre website.

Artist Ray Bartkus approaches art from a unique point of view.

Bartkus intentionally painted the mural "Floating World" upside down on the side of a building in Marijampole, Lithuania. The artwork is meant to be viewed through its reflection on the water.

To see more, click here.