Conn recently presented at the University of New Mexico's annual Mentoring Conference: Towards the Science of Mentoring.

Conn's presentation, co-presented with Carole Burton from Radiance Resources LLC and Diana Pierce of Pierce Productions, was titled, "It Takes a Village: Why the World Cafe Model Advances the Collaborative Knowledge of Mentor Conversations in the Science of Mentoring."

SFA’s Beta Upsilon chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron, a national honor society for family and consumer sciences students, is collecting donations of socks and underwear for children ages 4 through 18 until Nov. 9 in the Human Sciences Building North and the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center. Collection boxes also are set up at Lumberjack Harley-Davidson, M&S Pharmacy and Tipton Ford.

The donation drive and a nap mat donation to Carpenter Elementary are part of Phi Upsilon Omicron's service project to raise awareness about the poverty rate in Nacogdoches and how it affects children. The service project culminates in the Roadshow to a Brighter Future community resource fair scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 at Banita Creek Park as part of Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market activities. The fair will feature local agencies to help people in need and to connect community members with volunteer opportunities.

For more information, email Donna Fickes at fickesdj@sfasu.edu.

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

"Customer Service" for administrative staff and "Performance Management" for managers will be offered Friday, Nov. 1.

For session details, visit myTraining in your mySFA account, and click “Browse for Training.”

Women's golf:

The team finished 14th at the Little Rock Golf Classic. For more results, click here.

SFA’s School of Art and SFA Art Galleries will present the exhibition “Picturing Books: Illustrations in Print from the 15th to the 20th Centuries,” Vol. I, opening tomorrow and running through Jan. 5 in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

Curated by Dr. John Handley, director of SFA’s art galleries, and Dr. David A. Lewis, professor of art history, the exhibition, presented in two volumes, will offer a series of “chapters” that explore the evolution of the printed illustration, beginning with the Incunabulum (meaning the first 50 years of the printed book), including the Nuremberg Chronicle of 1493 and continuing to the 20th century. Volume II will be presented in the spring.

A reception for Volume I works is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at The Cole Art Center. Admission is free.

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

SFA’s School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the film “The Book of Life” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes the animated comedy “The Book of Life,” which chronicles the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart.

“The Book of Life” screening kicks off Nacogdoches’ Dia de los Muertos Fiesta. The main event is from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, downtown. East Main Street will be closed for the first time for the fiesta, and there will be an additional outdoor performance stage near The Cole Art Center.

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

Alex Wer, also known as The Pumpkin Geek, is carving his path to success as a full-time pumpkin artist, collaborating with Netflix, ESPN and Legendary Entertainment, among others.

His creations, inspired by movie characters and pop culture icons, are carved into faux craft pumpkins, so they can be enjoyed for many Halloween seasons to come.

To see more of Wer’s intricate jack-o'-lanterns, click here.