Faragó co-published an article titled “Teachers’ Gender-Role Attitudes and Gendered Classroom Practices” in the journal of Sex Roles.

The study examined pre-K, second- and fifth-grade teachers’ gendered classroom practices as well as the effects of gender-role attitudes on these practices. On average, teachers held egalitarian gender-role attitudes. Holding more traditional gender-role attitudes was positively associated with the promotion of gender salience and gender segregation. These findings have implications for classroom practices, teacher professional development and the promotion of gender-diverse experiences in the classroom.

Doctoral students Jennifer Goddard, director of advising in the Rusche College of Business; Claire Murphy, assistant professor and music education coordinator; and Herbert Midgley, lecturer in the School of Music joined Barbara Qualls, associate professor of human services and educational leadership and Wayne Haglund, a lawyer and affiliate member of the SFA graduate faculty, at the 68th Annual Conference of the Education Law Association in Orlando, Florida, where they presented a well-received paper titled “When the Governed Do Not Consent: Examination of Policy and Litigation in Local School Governance.” They were joined by Candice McKinley from Decatur, Georgia.

The College of Sciences and Mathematics invites the community to attend the fall 2022 Undergraduate Research Showcase from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Cole STEM Building in the Barry E. Nelson Atrium.

The showcase will focus on the work of the college’s undergraduate researchers on topics ranging from things found on the Earth to the stars in the galaxy.

The SFA Faculty Senate will meet at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in McGee Business Building, Room 133. The public portion of the meeting will feature a discussion with Dr. Lorenzo Smith, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, concerning three issues: the status and contents of the current ombudsman proposal in the Division of Academic Affairs; a review of the PERM Special Handling pilot initiative for foreign-born faculty members; and proposed changes to the Course Enrollment Policy, particularly for suggested modifications to minimum course sizes.

According to published Senate Standing Rules, only senate members and invited guests have the ability to be recognized by the chair to speak in the session. Faculty members may attend the full senate session but would need to forward any questions or comments to their senate members for potential discussion.

The public portion of the session may be accessed via Zoom. The public session will also be recorded and posted to the senate website for those who may need to view the meeting later due to a conflict.

SFA faculty members and professional advisors are invited to the Professional Academic Advising Council meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, via Zoom.

To be included in the PAAC email list, contact Raquel Skidmore at skidmorerr@sfasu.edu.

Drop by the Veterans Resource Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, for a chance to thank SFA’s military men and women on Veterans Day.

Located in the Baker Pattillo Student Center near the Lumberyard food court, the resource center will have a taco bar for visitors.

The center is a meeting place for veterans, dependents of veterans and ROTC members.

Join us as we welcome prospective Lumberjacks and their guests during Showcase Saturday planned for Saturday, Nov. 12. Shifts are available between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Opportunities include greeting guests, giving directions to session locations, setting up or tearing down session locations, and answering questions about our SFA and Nacogdoches communities.

Find more information and complete the sign up form today. Volunteer sign-ups will close at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Email any questions to Emily Jefferson, director of undergraduate recruitment, at jeffersoeg@sfasu.edu.

SFA’s fall Registration Rally will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Library Information Network Center on the first floor of Steen Library.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to tell students about the all-day event, which is intended to offer students a one-stop opportunity to receive help clearing holds and to register for spring semester.

Representatives from the Office of Financial and Administrative Services, Student Business Services, Office of the Registrar and the Student Success Center, among others, will be stationed and ready to offer one-on-one assistance.

The Health and Wellness Hub has launched Togetherall, a company providing virtual peer-to-peer mental health and well-being support. Togetherall’s online community is clinically moderated by mental health professionals and offers students a safe and anonymous place to express their thoughts, concerns and triumphs.

Resources are free for students and are available 24/7 year-round. SFA faculty and staff are invited to help connect students to the service. Students can register with Togetherall by using their SFA email.

The eighth annual Purple Premium Cattle Sale is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the university’s Beef Center, located at 442 County Road 123 in Nacogdoches.

Attendees can bid on high-quality registered and influenced Beefmaster bulls, heifers and genetics at the sale, which is free and open to the public.

“The advanced beef cattle class has been hard at work preparing for another successful cattle sale,” said Dr. Erin Brown, professor of animal science at SFA. “This is one of the only 100% student-organized sales in the country.”

Dr. Steve Westbrook and wife, Dayna Westbrook, invite you and your families to the rescheduled Faculty and Staff Picnic planned from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 18 in the backyard of the Juanita Curry Boynton House, commonly referred to as the President’s House.

Food and family-friendly outdoor activities will be provided.

Administrators in SFA’s Early Childhood Laboratory were pleasantly surprised to learn recently that the lab had been awarded an extra $162,000 in grant funding through the 2022 Child Care Relief Fund.

“I did not expect this,” said Crystal Adams, director of the lab. “Child care workers are leaving the field at a high rate, so the professional development and incentives made possible by the grant funds will be good for recruitment and retention. We owe it to our students to make sure we are investing in our staff. They are why we do what we do.”

The Office of International Programs is hosting a cultural presentation about Japan, planned for 3 p.m. today in Ferguson Building, Room 377.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the session led by an international student talking about their culture and customs.

The Center for Research Advancing Identities and Student Experiences will be hosting Drs. Kevin Thomas and Karen Archambault from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. Leaders from the national board of the National Academic Advising Association, they will be discuss enrollment management, university retention and academic advising. Those interested can join the conversation via Zoom.

Men's Basketball

SFA - 93 vs. LeTourneau University - 40

Women's Basketball

SFA - 68 vs. University of Texas at San Antonio - 63

Women’s Volleyball

SFA - 0 vs. University of Texas at Arlington - 3

The School of Theatre and Dance will present the fall student-choreographed and student-produced Danceworks concerts Nov. 10-12 in the Lucille Norton HPE Complex.

The Danceworks concerts are choreographed by senior dance students majoring in dance education or performance and choreography, according to Heather Samuelson, SFA’s dance program director.

“This is the capstone course for all dance majors, and it is in partial fulfillment of the bachelor of science degree in dance,” Samuelson said. “The purpose behind these concerts is for each senior to demonstrate the skills learned throughout their collegiate career in preparation for their entry into the professional field of dance as performers, choreographers and educators.”

SFA’s Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces jazz bands will present their final concert of the fall semester when the student ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in Cole Concert Hall.

The Swingin’ Axes, directed by Dr. J.D. Salas, professor of tuba and euphonium studies in the School of Music, will be joined on the concert by Dr. Ben Morris, assistant professor of composition, on piano. The Swingin’ Axes will perform works by Sammy Nestico, Tom Kubis, Bob Florence and Freddie Hubbard.

The Swingin’ Aces, directed by Dr. Jake Walburn, assistant professor of trumpet, will perform works by Gordon Goodwin, Harry Warren, Charles Mingus and Pat Methany.

These seem like they would be impossible to build. Still, these renderings by architect Manas Bhatia utilized artificial intelligence to create utopian structures. They are reminiscent of the Ewok village seen in "Return of the Jedi."