Selden was invited to join the editorial board at PLOS ONE. He will oversee the peer review process for the journal, including evaluating submissions, selecting reviewers, assessing their comments and making editorial decisions.

Selden also serves as a moderator at SocArXiv and founding editor of the Index of Texas Archaeology. He previously served as the editor of the Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society.

Several women scholars from three SFA colleges presented at the American Educational Research Association's Research on Women and Education Special Interest Group Conference in Houston recently.

• Dr. Lauren Brewer, associate professor of psychology, presented "Liquid Gold: A(n Almost) Three-Year Self-Study of the Costs of Breastfeeding."

• Dr. Lauren Burrow, associate professor of education studies, presented "How Creative Writing Saved Me: A Fairytale of Failing and Fighting Back as MotherScholar in Academia."

• CC Conn, professor of lighting and sound design, presented "Single Motherhood in an Academic Abyss."

• Dr. Flora Farago, associate professor of human development and family studies, presented "Dress Code Policies in U.S. Public High Schools: The Politics of Gender and Race."

• Dr. Heather Olson Beal, professor of education studies, organized and spoke on the cross-university panel "Organizing, Advocating and Elevating: A Panel of Women From Professional Women’s Organizations From Texas Institutions of Higher Education." Additionally, Olson Beal was joined by Burrow in the panel discussion "Increasing Accessibility to Conferences by Enhancing Their Family Friendliness."

• Drs. Amber Wagnon and Chrissy Cross, assistant professor and associate professor of education studies, respectively, co-presented "Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in STEM Teacher Education" with Dr. Tarcia Hubert, professor of mathematics at Lone Star College, to highlight National Science Foundation grant-funded work that supports the recruitment of science, technology, engineering and mathematics educators from a rural university and an urban community college.

Dr. Hollie Smith, executive director of Student Life, and Dr. Pietro Sasso, assistant professor of educational leadership, presented with Morgan Pulliam, doctoral student and assistant director of Student Engagement, on undergraduate leadership for women at the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Their session, "Not 'Slated' for Leadership: Barriers and Unclear Pathways in Panhellenic Sorority Members," explored findings from a qualitative study of sorority women's leadership experiences. These findings broadly suggest women still need intentional leadership development that connects to their gender identity and provides opportunities for meaning making.

Staff Council will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, in McGee Business Building, Room 133. The meeting also will be livestreamed at the Zoom link sent via email.

To view the agenda, visit the Staff Council website.

SFA Today will pause publication during the winter break. This is the final edition of the fall semester.

Publication will resume Jan. 10.

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

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

SFA was one of a handful of higher education institutions selected to work with Dr. Jennifer Hirsch of Columbia University and Dr. Shamus Khan of Princeton University as part of their inaugural cohort to apply the Sexual Assault Prevention and Community Equity, or SPACE, toolkit.

This project will be spearheaded by Office of Title IX staff members with support from the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

The SPACE toolkit grew out of Hirsch and Khan’s groundbreaking qualitative research on campus sexual assault detailed in their book "Sexual Citizens." Named one of the best books of 2020 by National Public Radio, "Sexual Citizens" uses a public health lens and applies an intersectional analysis to study sexual assault and interpersonal violence on campus. To learn more about the research, including media mentions, videos and podcasts, check out their website.

If you would like to borrow a copy of the book to read or participate in book club events, or if you wish to get involved with the working group launch in January, contact Title IX at titleix@sfasu.edu.

The SFA and Nacogdoches communities have several opportunities to be involved in the SFA Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s ninth annual Diversity Conference, which will center on the daily actions one can take to create a more welcoming environment for diverse groups.

The theme “Inclusion as an Everyday Act: Setting Intentions for SFA’s Next Century” invites conference presenters to speak on how inclusion can be an approachable and livable act. Organizers also intend to incorporate discussions on the intended role of inclusion for SFA’s second century.

Businesses interested in sponsoring the conference and organizations wanting to table during the event should email oma@sfasu.edu.

The deadline to submit presentation and art gallery proposals is Jan. 8.

To submit a proposal and for more information, visit sfasu.edu/odei/diversityconference.

SFA's University Police Department will offer the next installment of the Citizens' Police Academy beginning in February in the Cole STEM Building, Room 402. The academy will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: Feb. 15 and 22; March 1, 15, 22 and 29; and April 5 and 12. Guest speakers include K-9 and FBI officers as well as local first responders, and activities include mock traffic stops, shoot/don't shoot scenarios, fingerprint lifting, Stop the Bleed training, self-defense training and ride-alongs.

The Citizens' Police Academy, which features lectures and hands-on demonstrations, is designed to provide citizens with a better understanding of UPD operations and the measures the department takes to prevent, deter and respond to criminal and noncriminal activities. The course covers criminal investigations, patrol operations, telecommunications and more.

SFA students, faculty and staff, and Nacogdoches County residents who are 17 or older and pass a background check (no warrants or Class A misdemeanor or higher convictions) are eligible to participate. To learn more, visit the Citizens' Police Academy website.

SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. today in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

Dr. David Creech, SFA Gardens director and professor emeritus of agriculture, will present “How Many Japanese Maples Are Enough? Well, It Depends on Who You Ask.”

Purple Santa will be visiting locations around campus from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. If you would like him to stop by your office, email dos@sfasu.edu with your location and the estimated time you would prefer he visit.

A collection of posters that commemorate milestones of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is displayed at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House through Jan. 20.

The “Lincoln Center Posters” exhibition features premium limited-edition prints designed to commemorate Lincoln Center’s greatest events, from film screenings to operas. The initiative highlights the contribution made by philanthropist and art collector Vera List, who in 1962 created a poster program advertising the new Lincoln Center complex.

You've heard the symphony of leaf blowers for weeks, but you're still knee-deep in autumnal foliage.

Jon Foreman, a land artist, sees patterns in all those leaves and creates beautiful designs in forests.

Take a break from raking and visit deMilked to view some of Foreman's work.