SFA faculty members and professional advisors are invited to the Professional Academic Advising Council meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, via Zoom.

To join the meeting, click here.

Meeting ID: 924 6364 4272

Password: 276676

To be included in the PAAC email list, contact Raquel Skidmore at skidmorerr@sfasu.edu.

The next SFA Faculty and Staff Breakfast is set for 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center dining hall.

For a discounted price of $3, SFA faculty and staff are invited to enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat breakfast while catching up with colleagues and making new campus contacts. Help spread the word about this event, and invite your SFA colleagues to join you.

The monthly Faculty and Staff Breakfast is brought to you by the SFA Social Events Team in the spirit of our “SFA Envisioned” strategic plan, which includes fostering a culture of engagement within our campus community.

To stay informed about future breakfasts and other SFA social events, “like” the SFA Faculty/Staff Lounge Facebook page.

SFA Alumni Association staff members will be available to answer questions, size rings and assist with orders by appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday, Oct. 9, at the Pearman Alumni Center.

For event details, click here.

The Office of Admissions will host two identical Virtual Transfer Showcase sessions Oct. 16.

A morning session will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon here. An afternoon session will be held from 2:30 to 5 p.m. here.

The objective is to provide a virtual campus experience tailored to the needs of prospective transfer students. Pass along the registration links to any prospective transfer students with whom your office or department communicates.

If you have questions or ideas, contact Emily Jefferson, enrollment coordinator for transfer students, at jeffersoeg@sfasu.edu, or Collin Rutherford, admissions coordinator for campus events, at rutherfo@sfasu.edu.

Each semester, the SFA Alumni Association holds a tuition raffle for students to have a chance to win up to 12 credit hours of in-state tuition.

All enrolled students are eligible to participate. The Alumni Association is asking faculty and staff to encourage students to enter the drawing.

Tickets are $5 or six for $25. Online orders are available through Saturday, Oct. 10. Order online here.

SFA’s Academic Assistance and Resource Center would like faculty members to be aware of the following free virtual workshops and encourage their students to attend.

Two sessions of the workshop “Putting it Together: Essay Structure and Constructing a Thesis” will take place at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 13 via Zoom. The session will review how to put together a college essay and how to craft a strong, detailed thesis.

The workshop “Cite it! MLA and APA Citations” will take place at 5 p.m. Nov. 8. The session will review the basics of MLA and APA citations to help participants avoid plagiarism.

For more information, visit the AARC's Faculty Resources page. Email any questions to winfieldkl@sfasu.edu.

The Center for Career and Professional Development will host the 2020 Fall Teacher Job Fair from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 9, virtually through Handshake.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to inform students about the event, especially those who may be looking for full-time positions and wanting to network with professionals. Faculty members who want to track student attendance may email their rosters to derouenb@sfasu.edu for notification after the event.

Students need to preregister for the job fair via Handshake and then sign up for group and one-on-one sessions with employers. They are encouraged to sign up early as spots may fill up quickly. Professional dress is required. Résumé assistance and the center's free Career Closet are available to help students prepare for the event. Learn more about these resources on the center's website.

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

Soccer:

SFA - 1 vs. University of Central Arkansas - 2

Volleyball:

SFA - 2 vs. University of North Texas - 3

SFA - 3 vs. University of Texas at El Paso - 1

Football:

SFA - 34 vs. West Texas A&M University - 6

When Cleo House Jr., director of the School of Theatre at SFA, began looking at scripts to include in this year’s Mainstage Series of plays, he wanted a storyline in which themes were “timely and would speak to a young adult audience.”

He found that in Bert V. Royal’s “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.” It’s a play about a teenage boy, CB, who begins to question the existence of an afterlife after his dog dies. The School of Theatre will present the show at 7:30 nightly tomorrow through Saturday, Oct. 10, in Kennedy Auditorium on campus. It also will be live streamed.

While the play contains some universal themes, many slant more toward “this generation of teenagers on the cusp of adulthood,” House said. “But it also provides an opportunity for reflection for older folks.”

For information about ticket pricing, click "Read More" below.

What’s cuter than orchids that look like monkeys? Not much.

Dracula simia, which translates to “little dragon monkey,” is native to tropical islands in the southeastern region of Ecuador and Peru and is as unique as a flower can get. The rare monkey orchid grows at around 6,500 feet on mountainsides and smells like ripe oranges.

To see more, click here.