University Marketing Communications launched a new project request system that allows any SFA employee to request UMC assistance through an online service desk.

All UMC projects will now be managed through the system. Individuals or departments on campus needing UMC assistance are asked to submit a ticket through the online portal, which can be easily accessed at sfasu.edu/umc-request. They will receive a confirmation email and can engage with UMC representatives through the system as well as check on project progress.

You will be prompted to answer two questions upon your first login attempt, but you're welcome to select "Skip Question" for each. To submit a ticket, first select a project type from the list of available services. If you’re unsure which area your project falls within, select the project type you think best fits and click “Ask a Question.” You also may email general questions to umc@sfasu.edu.

If you have multiple project requests, such as a social media post and press release whether for the same or different events, each project must be requested separately.

The SFA History Club will sponsor a talk with Dr. Court Carney, professor of history, titled "Democracy in the Age of Disinformation: Fake News, Popular Culture, and American History" planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, in Dugas Liberal Arts North, Room 102.

Carney will discuss the historical roots of disinformation, the rise of fake news and the impact these developments have had on American democracy.

For more information, email carneycp@sfasu.edu.

Tickets for the Oct. 28 speaking event with Daymond John, “Shark Tank” personality and founder of streetwear brand FUBU, are now available for pickup at the Baker Pattillo Student Center information desk and the Charles Bright Visitor Center in downtown Nacogdoches.

John will serve as the guest speaker in the third installment of the Rusche College of Business Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Kennedy Auditorium.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit sfasu.edu/rusche.

The Organization for Women’s Leadership and Equality invite all faculty and staff to attend its first meeting of the fall semester planned for 1 p.m. tomorrow in Steen Library’s Wyatt Room and via Zoom.

For more information or to obtain the Zoom link, email owle@sfasu.edu.

SFA’s Office of Multicultural Affairs is hosting Noche de Gala, an annual Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, at 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Baker Pattillo Student Center Plaza. The event honors the Latinx and Hispanic cultures through educational activities, performances, cultural cuisines and music.

“We invite students, staff, faculty and community to come learn, network and join us in the celebration,” said Veronica Beavers, OMA director.

This event is free. For more information, contact the OMA at (936) 468-1073 or visit sfasu.edu/oma.

Steen Library’s first Reemergence Lecture Series session of the fall semester is planned from 3 to 5 p.m. today in the Wyatt Room, located on the first floor of Steen Library.

Dr. Lauren Burrow, associate professor in the Department of Education Studies, will present “How Others are Teaching me to Re-Emerge through Poetry, the Arts and Rest.”

This session will invite attendees to pause and check in on themselves as individuals who are probably in need of self-care, boundary setting, rest and critical hope. This interactive session will borrow creative activities from a variety of formal and informal educators.

SFA's Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its first Brave Space Series of the semester at 4 p.m. tomorrow 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 planned from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 25 in the HPE Complex. Registration begins at 8 a.m.

Children in grades kindergarten through eighth are invited to participate. The cost is $65 per cheerleader and includes poms, a bow and a T-shirt to wear during a performance at the SFA football game against Lincoln University that evening. Parents may purchase discounted tickets to the game.

For more information, call the spirit office at (936) 468-1604, or email spirit@sfasu.edu.

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

The program is meant to engage SFA employees 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, as well as four elective training workshops. 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.

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. tomorrow 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.

Montreal-based architecture firm NÓS created “Moving Dunes,” an immersive mural outside the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

The mural incorporates an optical illusion technique called anamorphosis, which requires the observer to experience the mural from multiple points of view in order to fully appreciate it.

To see more, click here.