Eric Velazquez and Sean Fields, assistant athletic trainers for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, respectively, were in the same cohort and graduated from SFA's Master of Science in athletic training program in May 2010.

The two have kept in touch throughout the years since graduating and occasionally have crossed paths when their minor league teams competed. Now, at the big-league level and competing in the same division, Velazquez and Fields cross paths more often — 13 times in the regular season and counting.

Annual compliance training curriculum will be available tomorrow and is offered solely through myTraining. Employees will have a 60-day time frame to complete the training.

Compliance training covers ethics, Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, IT security and Title IX.

Email hrtraining@sfasu.edu with any questions.

The Piney Woods Entrepreneurship Network will hold its second meet-up for community members, small business owners, entrepreneurs and students from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Barkeeps, located at 3308 North St.

Hosted by SFA’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship in the Rusche College of Business, this network brings together East Texans in an informal setting to learn from each other and promote new venture creation and growth inside and outside SFA.

To celebrate with current students and past alumni returning for the Homecoming weekend, the construction management program will host an open house for its new laboratory facility from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at 514 E. Austin St.

Since beginning in 2019, SFA’s Bachelor of Science in construction management program has seen exceptional progress, having tripled its enrollment in the last four years. It has additionally formed partnerships with industry professionals and has partnered with local entities to offer such service projects as the construction of tiny homes at Village Nac, a community for those battling homelessness and chronic mental health issues.

The 2023 Tunnel of Oppression is planned from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 23-24.

To accommodate all SFAS 1101 classes, there is a schedule of time slots. To reserve a time, email oma@sfasu.edu, call (936) 468-1073, or use the reservation sign-up form. Space is limited and time slots are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Volunteers are needed to greet prospective Lumberjacks and their guests during Showcase Saturday Nov. 11 on campus. 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 the SFA and Nacogdoches communities.

Volunteers should wear purple clothing appropriate for the weather, comfortable shoes and the sticker name tag provided at volunteer check-in. Volunteers will meet at the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the first floor behind Twiggy’s Burgers 10 minutes before their shifts to receive name tags and assignments.

To volunteer, complete the volunteer registration form. For more information, email Courtney Burns, director of undergraduate recruitment, at brantoncr@sfasu.edu.

Tomorrow, Oct. 20

• “Back in Nac” Social, 4 to 7 p.m., The Fredonia Hotel’s Nine Flags Bar

• Bonfire and Drone Show, 8 p.m., Intramural Fields

• Concert featuring Pat Green and Hailey Whitters, 9 p.m., Intramural Fields

Saturday, Oct. 21

• Flap “Jack” Breakfast, 7:30 to 10 a.m., The Fredonia Hotel’s Convention Center

• Homecoming parade, 10 a.m., downtown Nacogdoches

• Alumni Corner and Fall Festival, 1 to 4 p.m., corner of Raguet and Hayter streets

• Football game, 4 p.m., Homer Bryce Stadium

Sunday, Oct. 22

• Alumni brunch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Fredonia Hotel’s 1st City Café

Every fall semester, Campus Recreation hosts a 5K race during Homecoming week with a route that winds through campus and includes a combination of road and paved trails. This race is the main source of fundraising for the Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to current Campus Rec student employees.

The timed 5K will begin at 5:45 p.m. today, at the Alumni Drive roundabout. Participants who register will receive a T-shirt, and top category winners will receive medals. Participants in the mile option, which will not be timed, can purchase a T-shirt if they wish.

The virtual runner option allows participants to show support for SFA and the Worsham scholarship even if they can’t attend the event in Nacogdoches. They receive their T-shirts in the mail and complete their 5Ks wherever they are during Homecoming week.

To register for the 5K, visit the event's webpage. Those wishing to volunteer should fill out the volunteer form.

Men's Golf

SFA placed fourth out of 12 teams in the New Mexico State University Herb Wimberly Invitational shooting a combined +16 over par and a final score of 868 strokes.

To view more SFA Athletics news and a schedule of upcoming events, visit sfajacks.com.

There’s still time to make silent bids on artwork featured in the annual 12 X 12 Scholarship Fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Visual Arts at SFA and benefiting students in the School of Art.

Bids can be made at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House through Saturday on the 12-by-12-inch pieces of art created by artists from Nacogdoches, Lufkin and other areas of East Texas, as well as School of Art faculty members and students. This year’s featured artists are the late Jack Murff, to be honored posthumously, and Michelle Filer of Nacogdoches.

The art party and art auction is from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at The Cole Art Center.

The Children’s Performing Arts Series will open its 2023-24 season with a touring musical of the childhood favorite “Cinderella” at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today in Turner Auditorium.

“True to the story, bringing to life this tale for all time, ‘Cinderella’ is full of original modern songs, bursting with more hilarity than you can imagine and, of course, a happy ending,” said Diane Peterson, Fine Arts Box Office manager and director of the children’s series.

Presented by The Panto Company USA, “Cinderella” targets children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

The Kantorei Choir and Singin’ Axes will present the program “Let Me Listen” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in Cole Concert Hall.

“Let Me Listen” is the title of one of the Kantorei Choir’s selections written by American composer Dan Forrest with poetry by Charles Anthony Silvestri, according to Dr. Tod Fish, associate director of choral activities at SFA and the choirs’ director.

Refined, a biennial exhibition of contemporary jewelry and metalwork hosted by the jewelry and metalworking program in the School of Art, will open with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Reavley Gallery at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

The juror for the Refined Art Metals/Jewelry Competition and Exhibition is Frankie Flood, a professor and area head of the metalsmithing and jewelry design area at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Flood will give a brief introduction at 5:15 p.m. prior to the reception.

The Chamber Singers at SFA have rescheduled their concert “Ode to Music” to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Cole Concert Hall.

It was originally scheduled for Oct. 15 but had to be canceled due to performer illness.

The concert will showcase the graduate conducting studio and includes student conductors Joe Alvear of Brownsville, Tate Ashby of Lufkin, Katie Bulen of San Antonio, Desteni Granston of Cypress and Ryan Herriage of Sulphur Springs. Piano collaborator is Jina Jeong.

The Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band will perform “The Music of Omar Thomas,” part of a two-concert series featuring the music of lauded composer in residence Omar Thomas, assistant professor of composition and jazz studies at The University of Texas at Austin.

The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Turner Auditorium in the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

This is a professional position responsible for analyzing, coordinating and assisting with the administration of continuous improvement, innovation and planning processes for the Office of Strategic Analytics and Institutional Research. It provides technical and creative assistance for strategic university institutional research activities and analyses.

This is a full-time, 12-month position responsible for serving as the training director in the school psychology program. The role supervises doctoral interns, including interns placed at the SFA Charter School training site.

For more career opportunities, visit SFA's career website.

Touching the ground after her 13,500-feet skydive, the 104-year-old Chicagoan declared “Age is just a number.” Dorothy Hoffner made history as the oldest person to skydive when she took to the skies earlier this month.

Read more at mymodernmet.com.