Montaña and graduate and undergraduate biology students whom she advises recently presented research at the annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society Texas Chapter.

Montaña presented “Fish assemblage structure in leaf-litter patches of the Jacunda River, Lower Amazon,” which was the product of a collaboration with researchers from Texas A&M University and the Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos. She also participated as a panel member in the workshop titled “Advancing your Fisheries Career: Guidance on Pursuing Employment or Graduate School.”

Montaña received many positive comments from multiple conference participants on the quality of her students’ research and their ability to disseminate that research effectively.

Steen Library is officially under new leadership as a result of action Tuesday during the quarterly meeting of the SFA Board of Regents.

Jonathan Helmke, who formerly served as associate director of the library, was approved by regents as the library director. A member of the SFA staff since 2016, Helmke earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and business administration from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, and a Master of Library Science from Indiana University Bloomington.

He replaces Shirley Dickerson, who recently retired.

Other appointments and promotions approved by regents can be viewed by clicking the Read More button below.

Join Dr. Scott Gordon and the President’s Cabinet for breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 11 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Twilight Ballroom.

The SFA Strategic Plan will be discussed. A full breakfast buffet will be provided. Click here to RSVP.

The Center for Teaching and Learning’s 2020 Open Classroom Initiative will be Feb. 10 through 14. The initiative's goal is to build an inclusive community of educators and a culture that values sharing ideas and conversing about teaching and learning.

Faculty members may view the schedule of open classes here and register to observe online here. The registration deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 5.

The Center for Career and Professional Development will host the 2020 Agriculture Expo from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the Agriculture Building, Room 110.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to inform students about the event as a variety of industries will be represented.

Click here for a list of participating employers. If a faculty member would like a record of attendance for their students, a class roster must be provided by the faculty member to the CCPD by Monday, Feb. 3.

Students will need to bring their student IDs for check-in and copies of their résumés to distribute to employers. Business casual dress is required. Résumé assistance and the center's free Career Closet are available to help students prepare for the event. Information about these resources may be found on the center's website.

For more information, contact Brandi Derouen, CCPD assistant director, at derouenb@sfasu.edu or (936) 468-3305.

Applications for the SFA Charter School will be available in the school's office and are due by 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31. Lottery notices will be mailed by Feb. 10. There are expected openings in kindergarten and possible openings in first through fifth grades.

An optional information meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center, Room 212.

For more information, call (936) 468-5899; visit the ECRC, Room 101; or click here.

Tennis:

SFA - 3 vs. Texas State University - 4

Guest artist Norman Weinberg will present a recital of contemporary music written for percussion and electronics at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, in SFA's Cole Concert Hall.

The performance will include works for percussion with fixed media, percussion with live electronics, and works written exclusively for electronic percussion.

Weinberg will be joined by members of the SFA Percussion Studio in a performance of “Dreams” by David Molk. The work features three live performers with a fixed media track.

Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, 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.

Guest artist Mauro Martins will present the recital “Flow” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, in SFA's Cole Concert Hall.

A Portugal native, Martins chose the title “because it is one of the most important things about music, life, nature and the world.” The program consists of transcriptions, arrangements and original music for euphonium all written between 1907 and 2016. “This program comes complete with beautiful melodies, technical virtuosity and a lot of groove,” he said.

Martins is a first-prize winner in numerous international competitions, such as the Filarmonia D'Ouro competition and the Concours International de Saxhorn, Euphonium and Tuba de Tours.

Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, 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 Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band will present a program of music with themes of celebration and praise when the student ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Turner Auditorium.

Directed by Dr. Tamey Anglley, associate director of bands at SFA, the Wind Symphony will perform “Give Us This Day,” which is a short symphony for wind ensemble by American composer David Maslanka.

The Symphonic Band, directed by Christopher Kaatz, assistant director of bands, will perform works by different generations of American composers, including the march “Americans We” by Henry Fillmore; Chorale and Alleluia by Howard Hanson; and “Masque” by Francis McBeth.

Concert tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, 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.

A reception for the second volume of the exhibition “Picturing Books: Illustrations in Print from the 15th to the 20th Centuries” is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

The exhibition, presented in two volumes, offers 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 up to the 20th century.

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

Soprano Cristina Castaldi will perform works by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Claude Debussy and Richard Strauss in a guest recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, in Cole Concert Hall.

Castaldi is an assistant professor of voice at Wichita State University. Her husband, Gene Philley, who is a former member of the music faculty at Angelina College in Lufkin, is her collaborative pianist. Her SFA program includes Vier Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14 by Korngold; Proses lyriques, L. 84 by Debussy; and Strauss’ Vier letzte Lieder, Op. 31.

Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, 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 Children’s Performing Arts Series at SFA will present two performances of TheaterWorksUSA’s “We the People” Friday, Jan. 31, in Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

With the U.S. presidential campaign in full swing, it's the perfect time to make learning about democracy fun and accessible, inspiring students to get involved and make a difference. Through rock, R&B and hip-hop, this musical revue covers the three branches of government, the First Amendment and more.

Performances are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in Turner Auditorium. Tickets are $7.50 for individuals and $6 per person for groups of 20 or more.

Study guides provide suggestions for pre- and post-performance activities and discussions for teachers to use in the classroom. A comprehensive study guide for “We the People” may be accessed at cpas.sfasu.edu.

To some, fresh snow is beautiful and calming. To others, it’s simply a cold, wet hindrance. To outdoor enthusiast Simon Beck, it’s a blank slate full of potential for a rather unorthodox type of art.

Using just his feet, the former cartographer and aspiring artist carves out massive, stunning and somewhat crop-circle-esque snowflakes in fields of freshly fallen snow.

On the ground, his trudges may not look like much, but when viewed from a height, the etchings are a thing of beauty.

To see more, click here.