Prezas delivered two virtual seminar presentations via Zoom last week to speech-language therapists in the United Kingdom. Both presentations were related to his work on a phonological therapy approach for monolingual English and bilingual English-Spanish speakers who have highly unintelligible speech.

In addition, Prezas presented data related to speakers of other languages, which include Vietnamese, Urdu, Japanese, Bengali and Tagalog. Prezas will be presenting his research in June to the Royal College of Speech-Language Therapists in the UK.

SFA's University Police Department has named officer Robert Ian McDonald as Employee of the Quarter.

"Officer McDonald is a 10-year veteran of the organization and throughout his career has consistently illustrated his commitment to excellence," according to a statement by Lt. Amanda Kennedy. "Officer McDonald provides excellent customer service and devotes a tremendous amount of time building cooperative relationships with the community. His efforts have improved the department's image, and the administration considers him to be an invaluable asset."

McDonald currently is assigned to UPD's patrol division and is a liaison for the SFA Charter School. He is an SFA alumnus, having received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from SFA in 2009, and also has been accepted into the SFA student affairs and higher education graduate program.

Join the Study Abroad Association's Global Learning Fest celebrating global education, understanding and connections running through Sunday, May 30.

The free event includes self-paced 360° experiences, livestreams and an active online community group. Each day, participants can explore the 360° Global Learning Experiences in various areas of study and join events with local guides and guest speakers.

Additional events and activities include travel trivia, cooking classes, themed discussions, faculty development workshops and more. To register or view the event lineup, click here.

Chartwells Higher Education, a food-service company providing dining options to 300 higher education institutions around the country, will begin preparing and serving meals to SFA Lumberjacks July 1, replacing Aramark.

Chartwells is the food service provider for several Texas universities, including Texas State University, the University of Texas at Dallas and Texas A&M University at College Station.

“Cooked-from-scratch foods, menus developed by season, supporting farmers by sourcing locally, and offering vegan, vegetarian and allergen-friendly options are all trademarks of Chartwells,” said Carrie Charley, SFA director of auxiliary services. “The new dining program will be rebranded as Lumberjack Eats, representing a fresh, student-centric approach to campus dining. Lumberjacks can look forward to a refreshed dining experience with new dining stations in the Baker Pattillo Student Center and East College Dining Hall.”

Questions regarding SFA’s transition to Chartwells can be emailed to LumberjackEats@sfasu.edu or to Charley at carrie.charley@sfasu.edu.

If your office or department is planning to hire student workers this fall semester, consider signing up for the Center for Career and Professional Development's Part-time Job, Volunteer and Internship Fair. This event is free for on-campus departments to attend and will be a great opportunity during the fall Weeks of Welcome to engage with students seeking jobs.

The fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 1 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom. Employer registration links can be found here.

Departments will need an employer account in Handshake to register. For assistance with that process, contact Jamie Bouldin, CCPD director, at jfbouldin@sfasu.edu.

5’s A Crowd will present a concert at 7 p.m. June 5 at Banita Creek Hall.

Tickets cost $25 each, and proceeds benefit SFA’s General Scholarship fund. To purchase tickets, click here.

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Select fine arts summer camps at SFA are back for 2021.

The School of Art will offer its Educators’ Summer Art Studio for high school, middle school, elementary and community college educators. For registration and payment option information, visit art.sfasu.edu/summerartstudio.

The Art Academy will not be offered this summer but will return in June 2022. The School of Art may be reached at (936) 468-4804.

The School of Music will offer a number of camps this summer in limited capacity, including the High School Band Camp, Drum Major camp, All-State Music Choir camp, strings camp, and Piano in the Pines Camp. Due to logistical limitations, middle school band camp will not be held this year. For registration information, visit music.sfasu.edu/outreach to select camp options and view pricing. The School of Music may be reached at (936) 468-4602

The School of Theatre will offer both in-person and online options for the Junior Jacks theatre camp planned for Aug. 2 through 6 and Aug. 9 through 13. Access registration information and pricing at theatre.sfasu.edu/programs2.php. The High School Summer Theatre Workshop will not be offered this year.

The School of Theatre may be reached at (936) 468-4003.

The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Brass Band will perform at SFA in a free concert at 5 p.m. today in Cole Concert Hall in Wright Music Building.

The band of active-duty Marines is currently on a Houston-area tour under the direction of GySgt. Ken Ebo, who also is the primary recruiter for the southeast region of the U.S. and is in charge of band auditions. Four additional Marine Corp recruiters also will be present at the concert.

For additional information, contact the School of Music at (936) 468-4602 or Sgt. Selena Benitez, Recruiting Station Houston, at (936) 203-2350.

Registration continues for summer lessons and camps offered by SFA's Music Preparatory Division.

Lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar, cello, violin/viola and other instruments. Summer lessons begin Tuesday, June 1, and continue through Aug. 6.

Registration forms and more information can be accessed at sfamusicprep.com, or contact Music Prep Director Alba Madrid at musicprep@sfasu.edu, or call (936) 468-1291. The Music Prep House is located at 3028 Raguet St.

It sounds like a scene from a nightmare — billions of hibernating bugs emerging from the earth to besiege entire cities.

But really it's just Brood X, or the Great Eastern Brood — a swarm of cicadas that spent 17 years buried underground in a nymph state. This swarm recently emerged in parts of the U.S., and people are taking to the internet to document just how overwhelming (and fascinating) the sheer number of cicadas has been to witness.

For a closer look, click here.