The Academic Assistance and Resource Center recently named Dr. Rebecca Davis of the Department of Economics and Finance an AARC Bravo Award recipient. The award acknowledges her outstanding support of the AARC Supplemental Instruction program. Her SI group had the highest attendance for any group in the program during the semester. Davis continually promotes the AARC in her lectures to encourage students' growth as learners.

Selden's article "Considerations for post-processing parameters in mixed-method 3-D analyses: A mandibular case study" was published in the publication Advances in Archaeological Practice.

The article identifies processing parameters that result in the most consistent fit between CT-derived meshes and a 3D surface model of the same human mandible.

Ewing is the lead author of a position paper for two national organizations. The paper “Positioning Multilingual Learners for Success in Mathematics" argues to use asset names like “multilingual learner” instead of the term “English learner.”

The National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics invited Ewing to be a featured speaker to teach supervisors strategies for meeting the needs of multilingual learners in math.

Ewing has given seven workshops and 17 scholarly presentations in the last six months about the topic of meeting the needs of multilingual learners in mathematics.

Steen Library’s Reemergence Lecture Series will return from 3 to 5 p.m. today in the Wyatt Room, located on the first floor of the library.

CC Conn and Kristen Blossom, faculty members in the School of Theatre, will present "How the Show Will Go On."

Staff Council will host its first meeting at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the McGee Business Building, Room 133, or via Zoom.

View the agenda as well as supplemental documents.

SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St.

Dr. David Creech, SFA Gardens director and professor emeritus of agriculture, will present “SFA Gardens: The Plants, People, and Plans for the Challenges Ahead.”

Creech has been at SFA since September 1978. He received his bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Texas A&M University in 1970, a master’s degree in horticulture from Colorado State University in 1972, and his doctoral degree from Texas A&M in 1978. After a long career in teaching, Creech retired in 2007 but returned to direct SFA Gardens in a part-time position.

The Introductory Jewelry and Metalworking class will be offered in the spring semester. Class meets from 5 to 7:40 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Jan. 12.

Use your LEAP benefits and enroll in the class for an empowering lesson in using fire, tools and metal to create one-of-a-kind jewelry while also enhancing your time management and organizational processing skills.

For more information, contact Stina Herrera at sherrera@sfasu.edu .

The A Cappella Choir and Chamber Singers will present the program “Season of Light” when the student ensembles perform their final concert of the semester at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, in Cole Concert Hall.

Under the direction of Dr. Michael Murphy, director of choral activities, with Grant Peterson, graduate conductor from Wylie, and Dr. Ron Petti, collaborative pianist, the groups will perform music by Wolfram Buchenberg, Jocelyn Hagen, Adolphus Hailstork, Abbie Betinis, Arvo Pärt, Franz Biebl, William Mathias, John Rutter, Paul Manz and much more.

“The SFA Chamber Singers and A Cappella Choir will showcase contemporary choral music and holiday favorites on this concert,” Murphy said.

The Singin’ Axes and Kantorei choirs will present the concert “O Magnum Mysterium” when the choral ensembles perform at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, in Cole Concert Hall.

“‘O Magnum Mysterium’ is the title of a beautiful, contemporary motet by my dear friend, Dr. Brian Bondari, professor of music theory and composition at Trinity University,” explained Dr. Tod Fish, associate director of choral activities and the choirs’ director. Bondari’s setting of this seasonal text will be sung by the combined Kantorei and Singin’ Axes choirs.

“O Magnum Mysterium” is translated as: “O great mystery, and most wonderful sacrament, that animals could witness the birth of the Lord lying in a manger. We saw the birth and the choir of angels praising God. Alleluia!”

As we look forward to the beginning of a new year, it’s the perfect time to take a look back at 2021. With the Modern Met’s collection of the Top 50 photographs from around the world, you can do just that.

View the beauty, despair and everything else the year served up.