Devlin recently presented her paper, “Bypass the Glass Ceiling: Texas Women Disrupt Traditional Male-Dominate Business Models,” at the Oxford Women’s Leadership Symposium.

She joined women and guests from around the world to address discrimination in the workplace and gender issues that create obstacles for women as they strive to maximize their talents.

Devlin's paper showcases examples of women, from the early ranching days to the present, who circumvented status-quo business environments.

At the start of 2019, Texas became the No. 1 state for female business startups, and these women skirted the traditional routes to the boardroom.

The roots of the Texas-style movement resulted from a Southern culture that emphasized feminine nurturing patterns and an embedded cultural worldview. This worldview promoted male dominance, which amplified men's perceptions that women possessed little, if any, business acumen.

Sanders recently toured Nebraska promoting his collection “In A Good Time,” published by Wayne State College.

His tour included readings at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Northeast Community College and Wayne State College, and book signings at the Nebraska Book Festival.

Pictured: Sanders with longtime mentor and friend Ted Kooser, who was named the United States Poet Laureate in 2004 and won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 2005.

An article co-authored by Franks and former SFA graduate student Darean Bague was recently accepted for publication in the Texas Journal of Science.

The article, “Synthesis and Characterization of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Mixtures Derived from Acorn Kernel Oil,” describes Bague’s work gathering acorns, extracting the kernel oil and subjecting it to a chemical reaction to form biodiesel fuel products.

The project is part of an ongoing effort in Franks’ laboratory to synthesize and characterize new fuel sources from materials not typically used for food by humans.

NOTE: Event date corrected to Friday, Sept. 20.

SFA’s Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center will hold its 10th anniversary celebration at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in front of the ECRC, located at 2428 Raguet St. The dedication of the Baker Pattillo Memorial Flagpole will be included in the celebration.

The ECRC opened its doors July 19, 2009, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, children’s singing performances and public tours. Ten years later, guests at the anniversary celebration will be treated to cake, cookies and beverages, as members of the Lumberjack Marching Band, Spirit Teams and choir perform. The event is free, and the public is invited.

The dedication of the Baker Pattillo Memorial Flagpole will take place toward the beginning of the anniversary celebration, with SFA’s ROTC members presenting the colors and Lori Harkness, director of the Early Childhood Laboratory and campus coordinator for the SFA Charter School, dedicating the flagpole in Pattillo’s honor.

For more information about the event or charter school, contact Harkness at (936) 468-4006.

Spaces are available for the Office of Multicultural Affairs Caucus, which strives to advance the areas of diversity, social justice, and multicultural awareness and competence on campus through dialogue and programming. The caucus aims to create an atmosphere where faculty, staff and students feel welcome, respected and heard.

Projects include coordination of the annual Diversity Conference and Diversity Speaker Series.

Spaces are limited. If you are interested, contact Veronica Beavers, OMA director, at vbeavers@sfasu.edu.

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the University Affairs Professional Development Series this fall. Each presentation is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to noon in the Baker Pattillo Student Center, third floor commons area.

Staff members from the Center for Career and Professional Development will present “Coaching Career Basics: How to Navigate the Conversation when Students Seek Career Advice” on Sept. 19.

Lissy Turner, compliance specialist, will present “Do You #knowyour9?: Understanding the Title IX Process and Your Role as an Advisor” on Oct. 15.

Jamal Smith, Orientation Programs director, will present “Engaging Parents of Gen Z Students: Tips and Best Practices” on Nov. 5.

For more information, contact Amy Roquemore at aroquemore@sfasu.edu.

With the start of the fall semester, The Pine Log would like to remind you of a unique opportunity to advertise your programs and activities to the SFA community.

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Advertising in The Pine Log is a smart business decision for any department or program wanting to reach out to SFA students, faculty and staff. Your investment in our publication also pays dividends for our students who are gaining important real-world skills while working in SFA student media.

To inquire about advertising opportunities, call (936) 468-4703, or click here to view the 2019-20 rate card.

Volleyball:

SFA - 1 vs. Arkansas State University - 3

SFA’s School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the documentary “The Great Alone” at 7 p.m. tonight in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

“The Great Alone” is an award-winning feature-length documentary film that captures the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer Lance Mackey.

Billed as “The Last Great Race on Earth,” the Iditarod Trail is the toughest dog sled race in the world. The race is one of Alaska's proudest traditions, and Mackey is its greatest champion, according to the IMDb film description.

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

SFA’s School of Music will present faculty members Drs. Christina Guenther, flute, and Ron Petti, piano, performing the program “An Air of Mystery” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Cole Concert Hall.

The recital is part of the Friends of Music Concert Series and will feature works by Aaron Jay Kernis, David Maslanka, Jake Heggie and Samuel Zyman.

Heggie’s “Soliloquy” for flute and piano is a setting by the composer of his song “Beyond” from “Pieces of 9/11: Memories from Houston,” which was written based on interviews with Houstonians and their stories regarding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu.

Audiences who watch Sarah DeLappe’s “The Wolves” come to life on Turner Auditorium's stage in October will likely be reminded of some of the challenges they encountered trying to navigate the adolescent angst of high school years.

A finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “The Wolves” will be presented by the SFA School of Theatre Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 1 through 5, at 7:30 each night. Directed by Professor Rick Jones, this coming-of-age play follows the daily routines and conversations of nine girls on a soccer team who deal with big problems and tiny battles in a portrait of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for kids who just want to score some goals.

Single tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and non-SFA students, and $7.50 for youth. Tickets for SFA students are $5. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407, or visit theatre.sfasu.edu.

McDonald’s Sweden is creating a buzz by building bee hotels on the back of their billboards. The goal of the project, along with the tiny restaurant for bees, is to bring attention to the bee crisis.

Nord DDB, the creative agency behind the bee-focused architecture, explained that 30% of wild bees in the country are threatened, mainly because they do not have enough resting areas.

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