SFA Health Services will begin offering walk-in COVID-19 testing beginning today. Testing hours are from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Students, faculty and staff are eligible to receive the test, and the process should take approximately 10 minutes. Results will be provided within three hours via text message.

Individuals needing a test should complete the online registration form. After completing the form, you will be able to print or take a screen shot of the QR code to bring to Health Services. You will not be tested without the QR code.

When arriving at the Tucker Health Services Building, proceed to door three, located closest to Hall 14. A member of the testing team will let you in, paperwork will be completed, and the test will be administered. If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, let the testing team know before entering the building.

If you have any questions, contact Health Services at (936) 468-4008.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs is excited to announce the continuation of the SFA Diversity and Inclusion Certification Program for SFA faculty and staff.

The program is meant to engage faculty and staff and expose them to critical issues in diversity, multicultural education and social justice. The program aims to facilitate relationship building and learning opportunities across campus, and it will provide opportunities for meaningful cross-cultural interactions and learning experiences that promote respect for diversity.

There is no cost to enroll in this program. Faculty and staff may take these workshops as a means to earn the certificate or may attend individual workshops based on professional interests or needs. To earn the certificate, participants must attend the core course, Diversity and Inclusion at SFA: Foundations. In addition, participants must attend four elective training workshop offerings. For those who have already graduated, we invite you to register for the Level II program.

For more information, including registration and workshop listings, click here.

Mickey Diez has been selected as SFA Registrar. Diez has 21 years of experience in higher education and has spent 13 of those years as a university registrar. He has served as registrar since 2015 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he is currently completing his dissertation for a doctorate in educational leadership.

Diez holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux. He has been an active member at the national, regional and state level of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

Diez’s appointment is effective Monday, Sept. 20.

The SFA Alumni Association will honor five alumni during its awards banquet beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, at The Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches.

The SFA Alumni Awards honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their professions and the community and who advance the goals and values of SFA.

This year’s award recipients are Greg Arnold, Larry Centers and John R. “Bob” Garrett, who each will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award; Sean Hightower, the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award recipient; and Saville Harris, the recipient of the Lumberjack Pride Award.

Download Lumberjack Eats’ Dine on Campus app to view daily menus and hours of operation and to easily add meals to your favorite fitness tracker.

Faculty and staff meal plans are still available for the fall semester. Choose your favorite option in mySFA.

The Office of Development will be holding SFA's inaugural Giving Day planned for Sept. 16. This year's theme of "23 Reasons for 24 Hours" will be used to spotlight 23 different areas of interest at SFA. Throughout the day, donors will be encouraged to give to any area they would like to support, as well as share their reasons for giving back.

Join us and consider donating on this inaugural Giving Day.

Learn more here.

SFA's Early Childhood Laboratory is holding its annual flu shot clinic, sponsored by Walgreens, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center lobby.

Those receiving the shot will need proof of insurance. Those without insurance can get the shot for $42.49.

Contact Crystal Adams, ECL director, at crystal.adams@sfasu.edu to obtain a consent form.

SFA's Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its first Brave Space Series of the semester at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Multimedia Room.

The program, “Through the Looking Glass,” will discuss ways to view situations and issues through individual perspectives.

“In the world we live in now, we must coexist with our different perspectives,” said La-Meria Seriale, OMA student ambassador. “Come join us and discuss how we as an SFA community can be more inclusive of others’ views and still be behind our own views.”

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

The SFA Cheer Team is hosting a Kids Clinic for children in kindergarten through eighth grade from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 25. For more information email spirit@sfasu.edu or call the Spirit Office at (936) 468-1604.

Faculty members of SFA’s School of Music will be the featured performers during the annual Pi Kappa Lambda Music Faculty Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in Cole Concert Hall.

The concert highlights the talents of the diverse School of Music performing faculty, according to Dr. Jamie Weaver, associate professor of music history at SFA and president of Pi Kappa Lambda honors society. Proceeds from the concert fund scholarships for deserving SFA music majors selected by the honors society.

“This year's Pi Kappa Lambda showcase features the artistry of more than 25 members of our School of Music faculty and will appeal to audiences of all ages or musical tastes,” Weaver said. “It includes performances by your favorite artists as well as by new faculty performers brimming with talent. The program features the Stone Fort Wind Quintet, the Pineywoods Brass Quintet, terrific trios, dazzling duets and sparkling solo performances.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students. For tickets or more information, visit finearts.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407.

SFA’s Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Arturo Marquez, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and Aaron Copland on its first concert of the fall semester at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, in Cole Concert Hall.

Conducted by Dr. Gregory Grabowski, director of orchestral activities for the SFA School of Music, the concert will begin with Mexican composer Marquez’s “Danzon No. 2." A performance of Wolf-Ferrari’s Suite Concertino for Bassoon will feature Dr. Margaret Fay, bassoon professor. Copland’s “Billy the Kid” will serve as the centerpiece in the program.

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.

If London residents’ vacation plans do not include a trip to a rainforest, they can simply visit the entrance to Annabel’s, a private club located in the heart of the city.

The lush “landscaping” includes a vibrant installation of ferns, florals, and birds, and is part of an initiative to combat deforestation in the Amazon.

To read more, click here.