Educators wanting to further their careers can now earn a doctorate in educational leadership through a new online program in the James I. Perkins College of Education.

“This is the first completely online doctoral degree offered by SFA,” said Dr. Stacy Hendricks, coordinator for the educational leadership doctoral program and associate dean in the Perkins College of Education. “It is designed for those who are fully employed in school districts or other educational agencies. They can participate in the program while meeting their job and family commitments.”

The program features 66 hours of challenging, relevant curriculum taught using a cohort design with collegial support. Participants can specialize in specific content areas to become institutional and agency researchers, curriculum specialists and K-12 leaders, among other roles.

The third regularly scheduled meeting of the SFA Faculty Senate for the 2020-21 academic year will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, via Zoom.

Visitors may attend at the beginning of the meeting. However, the business portion after the break is open only to faculty members.

John Fields, University Police Department chief of police, will present; Drs. Scott Gordon, SFA president, and Steve Bullard, provost and vice president of academic affairs, are expected to provide updates; Dr. Adam Peck, assistant vice president for university affairs and dean of student affairs, will discuss the Quality Enhancement Plan; and Dr. Marc Guidry, associate provost, will address the annual program review process.

The senate will hear an update from the intellectual property ad hoc committee.

For more information, contact your senator or Dr. Andrew Lannen, senate chair, at lannenac@sfasu.edu.

SFA faculty members and professional advisors are invited to the Professional Academic Advising Council meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 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 Organization for Women's Leadership and Equity general membership meetings are planned for 1 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, via Zoom.

Email owle@sfasu.edu for the Zoom link.

SFA’s Office of Multicultural Affairs is hosting “Where We Stand: A Celebration of Native American Heritage” from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Multimedia Room.

The event is free and open to the public, but due to COVID-19 guidelines, only a limited number of people will be allowed to attend in person. Others can participate virtually on Zoom or Instagram Live via OMA’s Instagram page, @omasfa1991.

“This celebration aims to raise awareness about indigenous cultures and their struggles while highlighting actions that students, faculty and community members can take to ensure that the indigenous community is being respected, supported and protected,” said Andrea Flores, OMA student ambassador.

The event features information about tribal communities at the national and local levels.

To register to attend in person or via Zoom, visit sfasu.edu/oma.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its Brave Space Series at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Multimedia Room. The discussion will focus on consent.

“The Office of Multicultural Affairs’ open dialogue series invites participants to discuss society’s meaning of consent versus its actual definition,” said La-Meria Seriale, OMA student ambassador. “In this discussion, we will learn how to properly ask for consent and how to apply it in today's society.”

The discussion is free and open to the SFA and Nacogdoches communities. Due to physical distancing guidelines, the meeting also will be available on Zoom. A link to the meeting is available on OMA’s website, sfasu.edu/oma.

For more information about the Brave Space Series or to request accommodations, click here, email oma@sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-1073.

Members of SFA’s Jacks Council on Family Relations are gearing up for their annual food drive, Thanksgiving Homebound.

JCFR asks members of the SFA and Nacogdoches communities to donate food items families can use to prepare a Thanksgiving meal along with gift items for family members.

Those interested in participating should contact JCFR at sfasujcfr@gmail.com to adopt a family.

Donated items will be distributed to families through the East Texas Family Crisis Center, Solid Foundation and GETCAP Head Start.

SFA's Employee Wellness program will offer its last virtual wellness seminar of the semester, "Drive-Thru Nutrition," from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, via Zoom.

For event information, visit the Employee Wellness Upcoming Events page.

“Like” the Employee Wellness Facebook page or complete an Employee Wellness participant profile form to stay informed.

For more information, contact Jessica Waguespack, Employee Wellness assistant director, at (936) 468-6056 or waguespaja@sfasu.edu.

Football:

SFA - 24 vs. Eastern Kentucky University - 6

SFA's School of Theatre will present “Rideshare/Overshare” at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow through Saturday, Nov. 14, in Kennedy Auditorium.

It also will be livestreamed. Because of social distancing requirements, seating in Kennedy Auditorium will be limited for each performance. Patrons are required to wear face coverings.

Purchase tickets/access at boxoffice.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407. For questions about the play, contact the School of Theatre at (936) 468-4003. Click “Read More” for ticket pricing.

SFA's Kantorei choirs will present a virtual concert titled “Sanctity” that will feature sacred music written for treble chorus at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16.

The concert program will include “Messe Basse” by Gabriel Fauré; “Gloria” from Mass no. 6 by György Orbàn; and “Psalm 23” by the late, great Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick. Dr. Tod Fish, associate director of choral activities in the SFA School of Music, directs the choirs.

“The styles featured for this performance are challenging for the groups due to their diversity,” Fish said. “The Glick ‘Psalm 23’ challenges the students as the composer sets the rhythm of the music to fit the text declamation. In the Fauré piece, the choir sings many lovely unison passages coupled with shimmering, soft dynamic levels. ‘Gloria’ is highly rhythmic with the mixing of symmetrical and asymmetrical meters to fit the text.

To access the live concert free of charge, visit music.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the School of Music at (936) 468-4602.

SFA’s Singin’ Axes will showcase the work of Johannes Brahms when the student ensemble presents the virtual concert “Rhapsody” at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16.

Directed by Dr. Tod Fish, associate director of choral activities in the SFA School of Music, the Singin’ Axes will perform Brahms’ Opus 53, also known as “Alto Rhapsody.” Featured performer will be School of Music faculty member Nita Hudson as mezzo-soprano soloist.

Also on the program is Benjamin Britten’s “The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard.”

To access the live concert free of charge, visit music.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the School of Music at (936) 468-4602.

If blush and bashful are your signature colors, this all-pink apartment in Spain may be your happy place.

Patricia Bustos Studios used a playful color scheme to help this property stand out among the vacation rental competition in Madrid. The apartment is splashed with 12 shades of pink, creating a unique identity that the studio says it achieved through “aesthetic madness.”

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