Drs. Elizabeth Spradley, Heather Olson Beal, Lauren Burrow and Chrissy Cross presented "Crystalizing layered approaches to mother-scholar expressions in COVID-19: A photovoice and autoethnographic study" at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association on April 9.

Dr. A.C. “Buddy” Himes, dean of the College of Fine Arts at SFA, will retire effective May 31 after 47 years of service in both secondary and higher education.

In notifying the dean’s staff and fine arts faculty members last fall of his intended retirement, Himes wrote: “I am grateful to Stephen F. Austin State University for allowing me the honor and privilege to serve as dean of the College of Fine Arts for the past 14 years. I feel that coming together in unity, the university, the faculty and staff, and the community have allowed the college to be taken to the next level multiple times over.

“Reflecting upon my career it is obvious (to me) that every challenge has been met, every goal accomplished, every expectation exceeded, and every vision realized,” he said. “And, now, after 47 years in the profession, this is clearly the ideal time for me to retire.”

SFA Spirit Teams earned the national championship in pom dance and second place in coed cheer, team performance dance and all-girl cheer April 9 in Daytona, Florida.

SFA’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its final Brave Space Series of the semester at 4 p.m. today.

The program, titled “Be the Change You Want to See,” will educate attendees about how to make a paradigm shift in themselves and the world around them.

“The goal of this program is to encourage attendees to shift things in their own lives and then share those changes with the world in order to create a better society,” said DaQuan Allen, OMA student ambassador.

The program will be held in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Multimedia Room; however, in-person attendance is limited, so participants also can join via Zoom. To request accommodations, such as captioning, or to register, visit sfasu.edu/oma.

For more information, contact the OMA at oma@sfasu.edu or (936) 468-1073.

The sixth regularly scheduled meeting of the SFA Faculty Senate for the 2020-21 academic year will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, via Zoom. Visitors may attend at the beginning of the meeting; however, the business portion after the break is open only to faculty members.

The senate will hear presentations from Dr. Danny Gallant, vice president for finance and administration, on the budget; Dr. Jason Reese, associate professor of marketing, on the Lumberjack Innovation Team; and Bre'Anna Locke, vice president of the Student Government Association, on a proposed syllabus statement about student mental well-being.

The senate also will continue work on the draft of the shared governance document.

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

Faculty and staff should encourage students to attend the Center for Career and Professional Development's all-majors recruiting event. Employers and graduate programs will be recruiting in person from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow and Wednesday, April 13-14, on the first floor of Steen Library, and virtually via Handshake from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 16.

Employers scheduled to attend in person include Aveanna Healthcare, Community Healthcore, Elliott Electric Supply, Heartlight Ministries, The Mentoring Alliance, Camp Akiva and the SFA CCPD. Additionally, numerous SFA graduate programs will be in attendance. Students can register for in-person sessions here.

Virtual sessions will be available with both SFA public administration and counselor education master's programs, Lone Star Analysis and Waffle House. Students can register for the virtual sessions here.

Students need their student ID number and a résumé to share with employers. Business professional attire is strongly encouraged. The CCPD offers a Career Closet for students who need to borrow attire. COVID-19 safety regulations will be enforced, and face masks are required at in-person events. Faculty members tracking their students’ attendance for extra credit purposes must email a class roster. For more information, contact Jamie Bouldin, CCPD director, at jfbouldin@sfasu.edu or ext. 3305.

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, at the Nacogdoches County Exposition and Civic Center.

To register, click here.

The Office of International Programs is accepting proposals for 2022 faculty-led programs abroad (new or renewed).

Students can earn credits for faculty-led programs, which offer students the opportunity to travel internationally with faculty members for part of the course and receive instruction on-site. OIP provides administrative and logistical support and assists with developing programs.

The proposal deadline is Thursday, April 15. For more information, email Inés Maxit at maxitie@sfasu.edu.

Lumberjack Express is serving toasted marshmallow s'mores ice cream tomorrow and Thursday 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 S'mores cookies.

SFA’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will host an event April 21 in recognition and celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, a national holiday that takes place each May.

This year’s event will give particular attention to acts of violence that have affected the Asian American community specifically during the past year and to honor the lives lost in such attacks.

“In the past, this event has focused on celebrating the success of the Asian American community and highlighting cultural practices and individuals in the Nacogdoches community,” said Kori Lewis, OMA student ambassador. “Due to the widespread acts of hate against the Asian American community, we will be including a compilation of reaction and eye-witness videos on a loop during the event, as well as a memorial table in honor of those lost in the recent attacks in Atlanta, Georgia.”

The celebration will be from noon to 2 p.m. April 21 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Spirit Lounge on the SFA campus. The Nacogdoches and SFA communities are invited to attend the come-and-go event. It is free to attend, and registration is not required.

Attendees will be required to abide by SFA’s mask requirement and maintain a safe physical distance from other attendees.

Soccer

SFA - 2 vs. Sam Houston State University - 1

The soccer team secured its first Southland Conference title since 2015 with this victory. To learn more, click here.

Softball

SFA - 2 vs. Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi - 0

SFA - 6 vs. Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi - 1

SFA - 7 vs. Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi - 2

The Ladyjacks have set a program record for a Division I win streak with 14 straight wins. To learn more, click here.

Tennis

SFA - 7 vs. Southeastern Louisiana University - 0

SFA - 6 vs. McNeese State University - 1

Track and Field

The men's and women's teams competed in the Joe Walker Invitational in Oxford, Mississippi. To learn more, click here.

SFA’s Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces jazz bands will present their “Swingin’ At The Brewery" fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 16, at Fredonia Brewery in downtown Nacogdoches.

Admission to the outdoor concert is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the School of Music’s jazz program, according to Dr. Deb Scott, professor of trombone and director of the Swingin’ Axes.

“When we scheduled our fall concert downtown on the square, we were not sure how well-received it would be,” Scott said. “But we were pleasantly surprised that it sold out. We heard from the community how nice it was to have an outdoor concert, so we wanted to do it again."

Social distancing and face masks are encouraged. For additional information, call the School of Music at (936) 468-4602 or the brewery at (936) 305-5125.

The SFA School of Theatre’s presentation of the student-directed one-act play “Last Chance,” originally scheduled for Feb. 19 and 20 but postponed because of the winter storm, will now take place Friday and Saturday, April 16-17.

Johana Lenington, senior theatre education major from Houston, directs “Last Chance,” written by School of Theatre senior lecturer Jackie Rosenfeld. The play revolves around the lives of a young married couple and issues that develop as a result of alcohol addiction.

The play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. April 16 and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 17 in Regents Suite A in the Baker Pattillo Student Center. The show also will be livestreamed.

Tickets are $4. Seating is limited, and face coverings are required. Social distancing protocols will be observed. To purchase tickets or virtual access, visit the SFA Fine Arts Box Office online at boxoffice.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407.

The SFA Wind Ensemble will present its final concert of the spring semester in a performance of David Maslanka’s Symphony No. 4. The concert will be a livestreamed event performed at 7:30 p.m. April 22.

Composed in 1993, Symphony No. 4 was commissioned by a consortium of universities including The University of Texas, Michigan State University and SFA, according to Dr. David Campo, director of bands at SFA and of the Wind Ensemble.

In describing the work, Maslanka said the driving force behind Symphony No. 4 was "the spontaneous rise of the impulse to shout for the joy of life.”

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

Those of short stature know well what it’s like to climb a store shelf to retrieve items (humbling and yet occasionally exhilarating). But a giant Asian Monitor lizard in Thailand took it to a whole other level last week.

To view the video, click here.