The Association of Teacher Educators Board of Directors has selected three faculty members in SFA’s James I. Perkins College of Education as editors of its journal, Action in Teacher Education.

Drs. Heather Olson Beal and Amanda Rudolph, professors of education studies, and Dr. Chrissy Cross, associate professor of education studies, are serving as part of a team for a three-year editing term beginning in July.

Cross said the editing term will help highlight SFA’s work in education. “For us as researchers, this editorship will help all of us not only showcase our expertise in qualitative and quantitative research and pedagogy but also elevate the scholarship reputation of SFA in the fields of research, curriculum and instruction in teacher education."

Tune in for Lumberjacks Live planned for 5:30 p.m. tonight on SFA’s Instagram.

This week will feature Lauren Roach, senior accounting major, and Dr. Dianne Dentice, associate professor of sociology, as they discuss Women's History Month and female empowerment.

In partnership with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, SFA Hillel, a student group that builds connections with emerging adults and inspires them to direct their own Jewish journey, will host the university’s first official Holocaust Remembrance Day event, or Yom Hashoah in Hebrew, on April 8 as part of the OMA’s Diversity Week event slate.

Hungarian Holocaust survivor Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsváth will be the event’s keynote speaker. She will share her Holocaust experience and engage in a Q&A with attendees. Dr. Michara DeLaney-Fields, SFA’s chief diversity officer, and Rabbi Kenny Weiss, executive director of Houston Hillel, also will be introductory speakers at the event.

As a supplement to the event, Jade Gordon, co-president of SFA Hillel, will host a Lumberjacks Live Q&A on SFA’s Instagram at 6 p.m. April 1. She will speak with Shirley Watterston, retired SFA lecturer of music and vocal coach accompanist, about her own history living as a Jewish individual in East Texas and personal remembrances of the Holocaust.

SFA Hillel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day will be held in person and via Zoom beginning at 6 p.m. April 8. The in-person event will take place in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom. Registration will be required for Zoom attendees. The deadline to register is 6 p.m. April 7.

BlacSFA's “Art of the Axe” Online Auction will accept bids for a one-of-a-kind piece of art created by Douglass James Jr. '14 through 9 p.m. Friday, March 26, at sfaalumni.com/auction.

To watch a video about James and the history-making moment behind the art, click here. Proceeds from the auction go to SFA's Alumni Association to support scholarships.

Faculty and staff are invited to watch the SFA beach volleyball team’s first-ever home tournament matches while enjoying music and delicious local food truck fare. Aramark also will be selling beer and wine.

Grab your chairs and blankets, spread out on the lawn around the sand volleyball courts by the Student Recreation Center, and help celebrate the arrival of spring at this fun and socially distanced event. Friends and family are welcome to attend and help support the Ladyjacks.

The event is planned from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 26.

The Employee Wellness program will host its first Create Kitchen at noon Wednesday, March 31, in the Student Recreation Center and via Zoom.

During the hands-on class, participants will learn to make veggie dip, chia pudding and date snackers with Dining Services' registered dietitian Jill Hamilton and executive chef Justin Baunach.

Registration is required, and space is limited for in-person attendance. To attend in person, contact Jessica Waguespack at waguespaja@sfasu.edu. To attend via Zoom, click here.

To stay informed on upcoming events, “like” the Employee Wellness Facebook page, or complete an Employee Wellness participant profile.

The 2021 SFA Opera Theater will open tomorrow for a three-night run in Cole Concert Hall.

This year’s performance features 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.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m., and face coverings are required. 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. Seating is limited. Free access to online, livestreamed performances will be available each night at music.sfasu.edu.

SFA’s School of Theatre will present the student-directed one-act play “Hand Gestures” in virtual only performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27.

Directed by Sara Clark, Plano senior theatre major, the play by Caitlin Turnage is about finding the courage to come to terms with the person you really are. Faculty production advisor for “Hand Gestures” is Dr. Inga Meier.

Streaming access fee is $4. Visit the SFA Fine Arts Box Office online at boxoffice.sfasu.edu, or call (936) 468-6407 to purchase access. Box office sales end at 3 p.m. March 26.

SFA’s Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Jean Sibelius, Antonín Dvořák and Camille Saint-Saëns when the ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, in Cole Concert Hall.

Conducted by Dr. Gregory Grabowski, director of orchestral activities for the School of Music, the Symphony Orchestra’s centerpiece in the program will be Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor featuring music faculty member Dr. Evgeni Rachev, cello.

The concert will be open to a limited in-person audience; it will not be livestreamed. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407, or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. The performance will be broadcast at 7:30 p.m. April 7 on the SFA Symphony Orchestra YouTube page.

Do you ever think about who invented the dishwasher or windshield wiper, or who first wrote algorithms to make coding easier? Did you know they were all women?

Inventors like Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell are often cited first in conversations about inventors, but without female innovators, the modern world would look very different.

Learn more about 50 inventions created by women here.