The Academic Assistance and Resource Center welcomes Amber Mims to its team as the math and business program director.

Mims will direct AARC services for math and business, including walk-in tables, supplemental instruction groups and more.

Mims' background is in public relations and technology, and she is a visionary for how technology may best serve AARC services. Her innovation in problem solving and attention to students' personal growth will be an asset to the AARC's mission, which is to increase students' momentum to graduation.

Faculty and staff working toward their certified public accountant licenses can attend the free CPA2B Bootcamp from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 1 in the McGee Business Building, Room 133.

The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants East Texas is hosting the session, which is designed to equip participants with the knowledge they need for the CPA exam. The event features presentations by Collen Rickenbacher, business etiquette expert, on résumé writing and dressing for success; Donna Hiller, director of qualifications for the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, on the CPA exam process and Texas CPA licensing; and a panel of CPAs from TXCPA East Texas on their experiences navigating the path to CPA licensing.

Breakfast and lunch are included. To register, visit the TXCPA website, or email Rori Shaw at rshaw@tx.cpa.

SFA community members are invited to join the Office of International Programs for Global Gateway to Finland at 2 p.m. Friday, March 25, in the Ferguson Building, Room 375 or online.

The event will include a presentation led by an SFA international student from Finland who will introduce attendees to their country, traditions and lifestyle. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

Everyone is welcome to attend in person or can join virtually via Zoom.

Meeting ID: 93171536903

Passcode: 836178

For more information, contact Anna Crenshaw, OIP administrative assistant, at (936) 468-1608 or crenshawaj1@sfasu.edu.

SFA’s construction management program is reinforcing its structure and goals with the establishment of an external board.

The board’s three inaugural members – John Glaze, Justin Jeffus and Calli Blankenship – were selected to provide insight on the construction industry, as well as help build the program into one of the nation’s best.

“The purpose of the external board is to guide, give insight on the industry, assist with field experience opportunities, provide guest lectures, assist with fundraising and scholarships, and help students obtain internships and jobs in the field,” said Sally Swearingen, associate professor in the James I. Perkins College of Education’s School of Human Sciences and facilitator of the construction management program.

Join SFA's Campus Recreation and Counseling Services for free food and giveaways while learning how to manage stress and increase overall well-being.

There will be two opportunities to attend this seminar. To attend tomorrow's session from noon to 1:30 p.m., register here. To attend the session planned for 5 to 6 p.m. April 19, register here. Both sessions will be in the Student Recreation Center Meeting Room.

For more information, contact Jessica Waguespack, employee wellness assistant director, at (936) 468-6056 or waguespaja@sfasu.edu.

Join Campus Recreation for the "Why, What and How" nutrition series.

"Meal Prep - Tips and Tricks to Get Started" is slated for 5:15 to 6 p.m. tonight in the Student Recreation Center Meeting Room. To save your spot, email Jessica Waguespack, employee wellness assistant director, at waguespaja@sfasu.edu.

"Teaching Kitchen Visit" is slated for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 12 at the Eatery on East. To attend this event, register online. Once registered, you will receive an email with details on how to pay the $10 registration fee.

For additional information about the series, visit the Calendar of Events page.

The SFA women's basketball team closed an amazing season by competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament. No. 5 seed University of North Carolina defeated the Ladyjacks 79-66 in the first round of the tournament.

The Ladyjacks concluded their season with a 28-5 record and won both the Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships.

The SFA men's basketball team concluded its season with a 22-10 record and were the Western Athletic Conference regular season champions.

Congratulations to both teams for an excellent season.

Baseball

SFA - 1 vs. Abilene Christian University - 11

SFA - 8 vs. Abilene Christian University - 12

SFA - 6 vs. Abilene Christian University - 11

Softball

SFA - 6 vs. Lamar University - 3

SFA - 3 vs. Lamar University - 4

SFA - 4 vs. Lamar University - 0

Tennis

SFA - 4 vs. Abilene Christian University - 3

SFA - 2 vs. Tarleton State University - 5

Dr. Scott LaGraff, professor of voice, in collaboration with Dr. Minhae Lee, assistant professor of piano, will present the recital program “Of Love and Death” at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Cole Concert Hall.

The program title emerged as LaGraff and Lee were choosing songs for a recruiting tour, so they continued with the theme for their recital. “It shouldn’t be surprising, given that these are two of life’s most powerful forces,” LaGraff said. “Naturally, they are going to find their way into the work of poets and then composers.”

Among the works to be performed, “Let Us Garlands Bring” by Gerald Finzi is a setting of poems by Shakespeare.

Admission is free.

SFA’s Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Beethoven and Mozart when the student ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, in Cole Concert Hall.

Graduate assistant conductor Oliver Yan from Hong Kong, conducting student of Dr. Gregory Grabowski, will lead the SFA Symphony Orchestra for the complete performance. Grabowski is director of orchestral activity at SFA.

The orchestra will present Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.

SFA’s School of Theatre will present the student-directed full-length play “She Kills Monsters” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Regents' Suite A.

Directed by Sara Clark, Plano senior theatre major, “She Kills Monsters,” by Qui Nguyen, is a story about love and loss and overcoming grief, and it is a story “for all the nerds out there who grew up with things like Dungeons and Dragons and who always felt like an outsider; this is a play for the outsiders who can finally see themselves represented on stage,” according to Clark.

The play is recommended for mature audiences. Faculty production advisor is Dr. Slade Billew.

If you or your young ones are dreaming of owning a dog, put crayon to paper for your chance to find the perfect canine companion.

Pedigree’s new program Rescue Doodles helps match owner to shelter pet based on a sketch. The program uses artificial intelligence technology to match a drawing with a similar-looking, adoptable dog in your area.

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