Lisa Stone, director of advising in the James I. Perkins College of Education, and Sara Cole, lead academic supervisor within the college, in conjunction with Information Technology Services, created an online advising form to help streamline the advising process for advisors, students, faculty and staff.

The results proved it to be advantageous for stakeholders within the college. Stone and Cole recently presented the online advising form in a technology laboratory at the National Academic Advising Association annual conference.

Causin was recently elected president of the Hospitality Educators Association of Texas during its annual meeting in Glen Rose.

She will work with educators at the secondary- and higher-education levels to promote hospitality throughout the state.

Mullin recently received a Texas Parks and Wildlife grant for his proposal “Assessing the Population Status of Brazos River Watersnakes.”

Mullin’s study will provide an updated understanding of the occurrence and demography of this snake species throughout its range. Brazos River watersnakes are endemic to Texas and have one of the smallest distributions among snakes that occur in North America. Grants from the agency are focused on wildlife conservation and are funded through the purchase of Wild for Texas Collection license plates.

An ad hoc committee from the Professional Academic Advising Council has completed the Academic Advising Handbook. The handbook can be used as a resource or tool as PAAC continues to find ways to improve consistency in advising across the university to support retention and student success efforts.

The handbook can be found on the PAAC webpage.

The Veterans Resource Center invites students, faculty and staff to celebrate and honor U.S. military veterans during a come-and-go event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center, Room 1.102.

Visit with veterans and their children, active duty military, and members of SFA’s ROTC.

Refreshments will be served at 11 a.m.

Stop by to acknowledge those who have served our country.

SFA’s horticulture program is hosting a plant fair and sale from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the SFA Plantery, located at 1924 Wilson Drive.

The event features students' fall gardening projects, plants for purchase and educational activities, as well as information regarding how to grow plants.

For more information, contact Dr. Jared Barnes, assistant professor of horticulture, at (936) 468-7850 or barnesj@sfasu.edu.

Splash Kingdom is offering a special on 2020 season passes for SFA employees. Passes are as low as $49.95 through Dec. 31.

Visit the Splash Kingdom website to view pass information, and use coupon codes sfaemployeeblue, sfaemloyeesilver or sfaemployeegold for the respective pass purchase.

Planning is underway for a women's professional organization that would advocate for policies and support for female faculty and staff.

Two interest meetings are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, and 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Steen Library, Room 220A.

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

Men's basketball:

SFA - 89 vs. LeTourneau University - 70

Women's basketball:

SFA - 67 vs. The University of Tulsa - 63

Soccer:

SFA - 2 vs. Lamar University - 6

Volleyball:

SFA - 3 vs. Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi - 2

SFA’s School of Theatre will present the play “Pullman, WA” at 7:30 p.m. tonight and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Downstage Theatre.

Dr. Slade Billew, assistant professor of acting and movement for the School of Theatre, directs the one-act play by Young Jean Lee. “Pullman, WA” is about three ordinary people who try (and fail) to give a life-changing self-help seminar.

“It’s a play about the culture of ‘influencers’ who tell others how to live their best life while struggling to not fall apart themselves,” Billew said. The play is recommended for mature audiences.

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

SFA’s Chamber Singers will present “The Tapestry of Sound” at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Cole Concert Hall.

The diverse program will feature a wide range of music, from J.S. Bach to Cyndi Lauper, spanning more than 375 years, according to Dr. Michael Murphy, director of choral activities for the SFA School of Music and director of the choir.

“The rich threads of different music – classical, folk, popular and religious – create a rich tapestry of sounds presented by the 24-voice SFA Chamber Singers,” Murphy said.

Concert 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.

The Texas New Music Ensemble will present “A Recital of Texas Songs” at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Cole Concert Hall.

The performance will feature Julia Fox, soprano, and Andrew Schneider, piano, and will include five songs written by Texas composers. The program also includes the second performance ever of “Pagan Songs” by Chad Robinson, artistic director of Texas New Music Ensemble, among other selections.

Admission is free. For more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407, or visit finearts.sfasu.edu.

SFA’s School of Music will present opera and musical theatre scenes featuring themes of love when students present “It’s Complicated” at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Cole Concert Hall.

Directed by James Held, adjunct professor of opera, the performance tackles the “timeless and complex theme of love in its many forms,” explored through opera and musical theatre from the Classical period to the 2000s, according to Held. Pianists Rachel Clark and Dr. Thomas Nixon will accompany.

“There are selections from 1790 to 2001 – from Mozart to Sondheim and beyond,” Held added.

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.

SFA’s Stone Fort Wind Quintet will present a concert of music by North American composers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in Cole Concert Hall.

The quintet comprises SFA School of Music faculty members, including Christina Guenther, flute; Abby Held, oboe; Chris Ayer, clarinet; Charles Gavin, horn; and Lee Goodhew, bassoon. The performance is a feature of the Friends of Music Concert Series.

“This program promises to have something for everybody,” Gavin said. “We feel every piece on the program will engage the audience. The music is vibrant and colorful. It is sure to be a fun and entertaining concert.”

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.

When the School of Theatre faculty members chose William Shakespeare’s male character-dominated play “Titus Andronicus” for this year’s Mainstage Series, it was in response to the all-female show, “The Wolves,” that had filled the first Mainstage run for the fall semester.

Although “Titus Andronicus” has been described as one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays, Cleo House Jr., director of the School of Theatre and this play’s director, sees it as one of The Bard’s “most fun plays,” he said, adding he believes it “encapsulates all the things we love about the theatre.”

“Titus Andronicus” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Nov. 12 through 16, in Turner Auditorium.

Artist Andrey Scherbak's digitally altered photographs illustrate a world where gigantic cats roam.

Scherbak inserts images of feline furballs doing everyday things by his side. The cats range from the size of a human to as large as a skyscraper.

To paw through more photos, click here, or visit @odnoboko on Instagram.