Farago co-authored “Ugandan adolescents’ attitudes toward, and shared activities with, same- and other-gender peers and friends” in Youth & Society.

The article examines how Ugandan adolescents enjoyed the following aspects of same- and other-gender friendships: talking about problems, receiving help, sharing items and activities, receiving advice about romance and puberty, and receiving help with schoolwork.

SFA Gardens will host the much-anticipated spring Garden Gala Day Plant Sale in a modified, reservation-only format April 10 through 14.

The plant sale will feature a wide variety of Texas tough perennials, shrubs and trees. Many hardy southeastern native plants will be available as well as colorful annuals, exotic tropicals and a variety of edible plants. An extensive plant list will be made available online when registration opens.

Shoppers must register for a two-hour window, and 10 reservation spots will be available each hour from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Couples may register for one spot.

To register, visit sfagardens.org or the SFA Gardens Facebook and Instagram pages, or call Anne Adams, SFA Gardens program associate, weekdays from 1 to 5 p.m. at (936) 468-4129.

Registrants will be emailed a shopping pass, parking information, COVID-19 safety protocols and a final plant list the Monday prior to the plant sale. The sale will be held at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St.

For more information, email Dawn Stover, SFA Gardens research associate, at dawnstover@sfasu.edu.

SFA faculty members and professional advisors are invited to the Professional Academic Advising Council meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 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.

SFA’s merchandising program has lowered the price of its popular SFA luxury poly scarf to $12.50, or more than 40% off.

Shipping to an SFA P.O. box is free, and shipping off campus is $5 for one scarf and $2 more for each additional scarf.

You can style the versatile scarves to create a variety of looks, such as Sherri Gordon's hat band during the 2019 SFA Homecoming parade.

To learn more, email Leisha Bridwell, associate professor of merchandising, at lbridwell@sfasu.edu.

To order, click here.

The SFA Student Success Center asks faculty and staff to encourage students to attend three upcoming spring student success virtual workshops.

Students can register by visiting the center's website. Students who attend all three workshops will be entered to win a student success swag bag.

• "Seven Ways to Impress Your Professor on Zoom" will be presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

• "Internships: The No. 1 Credential for Getting Hired" will be presented by the Center for Career and Professional Development at 4 p.m. March 23.

• "'Kermit' to Good Financial Choices" will be presented by the CCPD at 4 p.m. April 8.

How prepared are you for retirement? SFA's Employee Wellness program is offering two finance-related sessions to individuals nearing retirement.

"Securing Your Financial Future" is slated for 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, March 18, and "Solving the Retirement Income Puzzle" is scheduled for 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Friday, March 19. Both sessions will be held in the Student Recreation Center Meeting Room. Speakers include Amanda Daugherty, financial advisor with Harbor Financial, and Luke Britt of Level Four Financial.

Sessions are offered in-person and via Zoom, and registration is required for both. Lunch will be provided for both in-person sessions. For event information, visit the Employee Wellness calendar of events.

To stay informed on upcoming events, “like” the Employee Wellness Facebook page, or complete an Employee Wellness participant profile. For more information, contact Jessica Waguespack, Employee Wellness assistant director, at (936) 468-6056 or waguespaja@sfasu.edu.

A wide range of topics concerning women in leadership, health and wellness, and other women’s issues will be discussed during the fourth annual Women’s Empowerment Summit, hosted by SFA’s Office of Multicultural Affairs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, via Zoom.

“During this summit, we want attendees to connect with others who are striving to make an impact, learn professional development skills, discuss the issues women are facing today, learn tips on improving personal wellness and much more,” said Veronica Beavers, OMA director. “Regardless of gender, I believe everyone can benefit from the summit.”

The summit is free and open to the public. To register and obtain the meeting link, visit sfasu.edu/oma. For more information, contact OMA at (936) 468-1073 or oma@sfasu.edu.

SFA's University Division of Multidisciplinary Programs will sponsor the Women's and Gender Studies Symposium from noon to 5 p.m. March 23 via Zoom.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to inform students that proposals to present at this year's symposium are now being accepted. Undergraduate and graduate students who have conducted research related to gender or women’s studies are welcome to submit their projects. Presentation formats include paper presentation, panel, roundtable discussion, scholarly poster, and performance and visual art. As an interdisciplinary symposium, we encourage submissions from across the spectrum.

The deadline for students to submit proposals has been extended to Wednesday, March 17. Students should email their proposal forms to wgs@sfasu.edu. For more information, contact Linda Levitt at levittlb@sfasu.edu.

Lumberjack Express is serving peanut butter oatmeal cookie and almond ice cream tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For $2 cash, you can get two scoops created by Chef Todd Barrios, clinical instructor of human sciences, and his culinary students based on the Girl Scout Peanut Butter Sandwich/Do-Si-Dos cookie.

The Women in STEM scholarship fundraising luncheon is accepting research posters to include in the annual gallery walk poster presentation highlighting science, technology, engineering and mathematics research accomplishments by the SFA community.

This year, posters will be presented Monday, March 22, during the reception with guest speaker Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020. Event details, including tickets, are available at sfasu.edu/womeninSTEM. Safety protocols will be in place for both events. A limited amount of funding is available for poster printing.

The application form is available here. Applications will be open until Wednesday, March 17. Participants will be notified of acceptance within one week of application, but no later than March 18.

Contact Dr. Jane Long, longjh@sfasu.edu, with questions about poster presentations.

Last summer, digital audio networking world leader Audinate published an article commending SFA's Sound Recording Technology program for its use of Audinate’s cutting-edge Dante networking platform.

The article explained that by using a Dante-backed audio-over-IP system, SRT could alter workflow so multiple students were actively engaging with a production – allowing for more hands-on educational opportunities.

After using Dante through a full semester of COVID-19 classroom social distancing this past fall, the SRT program has provided a different kind of success story for the global leader of professional digital audio networking. SFA SRT has demonstrated how use of Dante in a pandemic enables safe social distancing while still providing students with real-life studio experiences.

As a result, Audinate has again recognized SRT with another nationally published article, keeping the SFA program in the industry limelight and its students in the forefront as highly knowledgeable and skilled potential employees.

SFA's University Police Department has acquired two new community relations vehicles to help promote UPD’s mission of providing a safe environment for all students, faculty and staff on campus.

“The CRVs allow us to interact with people on campus in a new and safe way,” said Robert McDonald, UPD police officer II. “We can be more present on the campus and better establish a relationship with community members.”

The officers behind the wheel of the CRVs are committed to becoming a visible presence in the community by attending public events that allow them to interact with the campus community.

Women's basketball

SFA - 69 vs. Sam Houston State University - 57

SFA - 55 vs. University of Central Arkansas - 47

SFA - 56 vs. Sam Houston State University - 45 (To read more about the Ladyjacks' first Southland Conference Championship win since 2006, click here. They will be heading to the NCAA women's tournament next week.)

Men's basketball

SFA - 64 vs. Sam Houston State University - 59

Softball

SFA - 10 vs. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff - 0

SFA - 2 vs. Western Michigan University - 1

SFA - 6 vs. Mississippi Valley State University - 0

SFA - 8 vs. Western Michigan University - 7

SFA - 6 vs. Western Michigan University - 2

SFA - 4 vs. Louisiana Tech University - 0

SFA - 11 vs. University of the Incarnate Word - 1

SFA - 8 vs. University of the Incarnate Word - 0

SFA - 8 vs. University of the Incarnate Word - 2

Baseball

SFA - 1 vs. Lamar University - 4

SFA - 1 vs. Lamar University - 5

SFA - 2 vs. Lamar University - 3

SFA - 6 vs. Nicholls State University - 8

SFA - 2 vs. Nicholls State University - 3

SFA - 1 vs. Nicholls State University - 2

SFA - 1 vs. Nicholls State University - 2

Beach volleyball

SFA - 0 vs. University of Arizona - 5

SFA - 0 vs. Arizona State University - 5

SFA - 0 vs. Texas A&M University Corpus Christi - 5

SFA - 1 vs. Boise State University - 4

Bowling

SFA placed sixth in the Columbia 300 Music City Classic.

SFA placed third in the Mid-Winter Classic.

Men's golf

SFA earned fourth place at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational.

Soccer

SFA - 5 vs. Nicholls State University - 0

SFA - 1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana University - 2

SFA - 1 vs. Northwestern State University - 3

Tennis

SFA - 3 vs. Abilene Christian University - 4

SFA - 6 vs. University of the Incarnate Word - 1

SFA - 0 vs. Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi - 7

Volleyball

SFA - 3 vs. Nicholls State University - 0

SFA - 1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana University - 3

This year’s SFA Opera Theater will feature portions of two operas: Act I of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” or “School for Lovers,” followed by Act II finale of “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss. These selections were made with COVID-19 social distancing protocols in mind, said Dr. Deborah Dalton, associate professor of voice at SFA.

“I hope that patrons will enjoy a break from the stresses of this past year and leave smiling and humming the beautiful tunes,” Dalton added. “I also hope they realize all the many hours and hard work that these students have put into their performances in addition to all of their classes, COVID-19, snow and ice storms, etc."

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. March 25 through 27 in Cole Concert Hall. Seating is limited, and audience members will be required to wear face masks and social distance from others not in their immediate group. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens, and $7.50 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, visit finearts.sfasu.edu or call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407. Free access to online, livestreamed performances will be available at music.sfasu.edu each night. For more information about the School of Music, call (936) 468-4602.

A video taken by a camera-equipped drone flying through the historic Bryant-Lake Bowl bowling alley in Minneapolis has generated hundreds of thousands of views online.

The drone follows bowling balls down the alley and takes viewers behind the alley’s reset mechanism.

To view the 1.5-minute video, click here.