Cordova has been named Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers-Texas and will be recognized at the association’s conference this week.

Drs. Paul Sandul and Scott Sosebee, associate professors of history, contributed to and edited the recently published book of essays, “Lone Star Suburbs, Life on the Texas Metropolitan Frontier.”

This collection of essays supports the claim that Texas is not only primarily suburban, but also the most representative example of this urban form in the United States.

The essays consider transportation infrastructure, urban planning and professional sports as they relate to the suburban ideal; the experiences of African Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos in Texas metropolitan areas; and the environmental consequences of suburbanization.

To read more, click here.

SFA is proud to announce the first-time accreditation of the SFA Charter School as a school psychology doctoral internship training site by the American Psychological Association.

Granted accreditation in July, this internship program expands the school psychology doctoral program’s dedication to train students based on empirically supported best practices, ultimately leading to licensure as school psychologists and licensed psychologists. It also helps to enhance the mental health status of Deep East Texas children.

During the accreditation process, the SFA Charter School received several accolades, including recognition by Niche as the 2018-19 No. 1 charter elementary school in Texas. It also was given an A in accountability by the Texas Education Agency in 2019 and an A-superior by the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas.

Human Resources will offer professional development training each month throughout the fall semester.

Two sessions will take place Tuesday, Oct. 8. "Basic Conflict Resolution for Managers" will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and "Utilizing Technology for Productivity" for administrative staff will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

For session details, visit myTraining and click “Browse for Training.”

SFA’s Stone Fort Museum will host a lunch and learn event with author Gary Pinkerton from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Culinary Café located in the Education Annex, Room 121.

Pinkerton will discuss his newest book, “True Believers: Treasure Hunters at Hendricks Lake.” The book tells the story of a 150-year-old legend about Spanish silver and the people who believed in it enough to hunt for treasure. Copies of Pinkerton’s book will be available for purchase.

The luncheon will feature a Mediterranean menu, including kofta with chickpeas and yogurt sauce, koshari and basbousa.

Tickets are $10 each. Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance. Purchase your online ticket here, or call the museum at (936) 468-2408 for more payment options.

For more information, visit the museum's website at sfasu.edu/stonefort.

SFA Gardens will host its annual Fabulous Fall Festival Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St.

The sale will feature more than 300 varieties of hard-to-find, “Texas-tough” plants, including natives, edibles, heirlooms, perennials, shrubs and trees, with an emphasis on pollinator-friendly selections, as well as exclusive SFA introductions. The featured plants are extensively trialed before being offered to the public and are produced by SFA Gardens staff members and volunteers.

For more information and a list of available plants, call (936) 468-4404, or visit sfagardens.sfasu.edu.

Counseling Services is offering a free workshop on identifying and helping a person at risk of suicide.

The workshop is scheduled from 2:30 to 4 p.m. today in the Rusk Building, Room 333.

On completion of the session, participants will receive certification as a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper.

For more information or to register, call Counseling Services at (936) 468-2401.

SFA’s College of Sciences and Mathematics will hold a kick-off celebration for JacksTeach, a new STEM teacher preparation program, from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 14 in the JacksTeach Center, Bush Mathematical Sciences Building, Room 103.

A replication site of UTeach Institute, a nationally recognized program, JacksTeach lets students earn a four-year degree and a secondary teaching certification without adding additional semesters of coursework.

Representatives from the Greater Texas Foundation, the T.L.L. Temple Foundation and the James I. Perkins Family Foundation will be in attendance. Faculty and staff, as well as anyone interested in teacher preparation or STEM education, are invited to attend. The event is come and go.

For more information, call (936) 468-3960, or email jacksteach@sfasu.edu.

Women staff and faculty interested in creating a women's professional organization that would advocate for policies and support for women should attend a second-round meeting. Meetings are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 8 and 9, in the Steen Library, Room 220A.

A mission/purpose document drafted by attendees at the first meetings will be shared and next steps will be discussed.

Email Dr. Heather Olson Beal at olsonbehk@sfasu.edu with questions.

Join Center for Teaching and Learning staff members and Barry Dahl, D2L teaching and learning advocate, for a lunch and learn showcasing best practices for working in Brightspace. Participants may attend any or all of the workshops scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center, Room 2.201.

"Designing Online Courses for Flexibility: a Key Component for Student Satisfaction," which will examine the course design factors that impact the time flexibility of an online course, is scheduled from 10 to 10:50 a.m.

"Using Brightspace Tools to Increase Student Engagement and Instructor Presence" is scheduled from 11 to 11:50 a.m.

"Seven Ways to Use the 'Not' Release Conditions to Impact Teaching and Learning" is scheduled from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. This session will discuss effective uses of the release conditions in various Brightspace tools to encourage student behavior, which will increase students' likelihood of success.

Registration is required and can be completed here. Select “Wednesday, October 9th - SFASU" as your session.

SFA’s award-winning timbersports team, the Sylvans, invites members of the community to participate in the 2019 Lumberjack Games, scheduled during SFA’s Homecoming from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26.

Teams of five will compete in a range of timbersports, including the axe throw, single and double cross-cut sawing, caber toss and tug of war. Single individuals also may sign up as a free agent and be assigned to a team.

Timbersports experience is not necessary, and members of the Sylvans will be on site to provide coaching and answer questions. Safety gear and equipment also will be provided.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top teams, as well as a custom-made wood-burned trophy.

The Lumberjack Games will take place behind the Forestry Building, located at 419 East College St. For more information on the games, as well as how to register, visit sfasu.edu/lumberjackgames.

Volleyball:

SFA - 3 vs. Lamar University - 0

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

SFA’s School of Theatre will present Sarah DeLappe’s play “The Wolves” at 7:30 tonight and tomorrow night in Turner Auditorium.

A finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “The Wolves” is a coming-of-age play that follows the daily routines and conversations of nine girls on a soccer team who deal with big problems and tiny battles on the field and in life.

SFA’s School of Theatre will present scenes from the student-directed play “These Shining Lives” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, in the Downstage Theatre.

The play chronicles the strength and determination of four women, considered expendable in their day, who worked in a factory in the 1920s. Catherine and her friends are dying, but their story is one of survival in its most transcendent sense, as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to steal their spirits or endanger the lives of those who follow them.

Tickets are $4. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407, or visit theatre.sfasu.edu.

Emily Brebach, English horn with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, will perform a guest oboe and English horn recital at 4 p.m. Oct. 12 in Cole Concert Hall.

The recital is part of the School of Music’s Friends of Music Concert Series and will showcase works by Eugène Bozza, Charles Koechlin, Maurice Ravel and Alyssa Morris, among others.

Brebach’s recital is part of a larger guest artist residency, which includes master classes. On Oct. 13, she will join SFA’s Dr. Abby Y. Held, faculty oboe in the School of Music, in presenting Oboe Etude Workshop Day from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall. In addition to working with SFA student oboe musicians, the presenters invite high school oboe students for a free workshop designed to help them master their All-State oboe etudes.

“This is a free event open to high school oboists who are preparing All-State audition etudes or working on etudes in their own personal studies,” said Held, who also will present the clinic “Dealing With Nerves” during the workshop. Participants may register for Oboe Etude Workshop Day by contacting Held at helday@sfasu.edu.

Staying in a run-of-the-mill hotel room is small potatoes compared to this fun Airbnb destination.

Idaho’s famous Big Potato has been upcycled into a hotel with sitting and sleeping areas and a silo-turned-spa bathroom complete with a fireplace.

To see more of the “suite potato,” click here.