Staff Council will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in McGee Business Building, Room 133.

Gina Oglesbee, interim president, will provide a president’s report. Dr. Lorenzo Smith, provost and executive vice president for the Division of Academic Affairs, will discuss unmet needs and a blueprint for success. George Montgomery, assistant dean of students, will discuss getting involved with the Lumberjack Food Pantry. Jessica Waguespack, program director of student wellness, will describe the Lumberjack Wellness Network Wellbeing Certification available for staff. The meeting will be livestreamed via Zoom, and the meeting agenda is available on the meeting information page.

For years, the lack of a comprehensive local flora manual for East Texas has been an impediment for Dr. James Van Kley’s ongoing research as a professor of biology at SFA. The problem is nearing its end as Part 1 of the book “Herbaceous Plants of the Pineywoods of East Texas and Louisiana” was published in October with text written by Van Kley and illustrations created by Bruce Lyndon Cunningham, a Nacogdoches-based illustrator.

You don’t have to be on campus to take advantage of a high-quality, affordable education. You also don’t have to be available to attend classes between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Three SFA alumni — a working mom of four, an SFA student now advising other SFA students, and a high schooler moving frequently to follow her family’s ministry work — know this firsthand and share their experiences for National Distance Learning Week.

Join the College of Science and Mathematics from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the Cole STEM Building Makerspace, room 102, for its Undergraduate Research Showcase. Open to all, this event highlights completed student research and student work in progress.

Visitors will have the opportunity to view research conducted by every department in the college.

Beginning in the spring 2024 semester, SFA will increase the University Services Fee from $83 to $105 per semester credit hour. Based on an average course load, this will result in an increase of no more than 5% in tuition and fees. For example, a student taking a 12-hour course load will see an increase of $264, raising tuition and fees from $5,300 to $5,564.

The University Services Fee funds services and improvements, such as updated technology, renovated spaces, new buildings, increased safety and other features students need and enjoy.

View a list of fees charged to student accounts on the explanation of SFA’s tuition and fees webpage.

SFA’s virtual one-stop shop is changing its name from “SFA Axe Handle” to “SFA One Stop” as the office rolls out a new website.

The similarity of the name with axe handles in SFA traditions had led to confusion regarding the function of the office. Additionally, the name “SFA Axe Handle” yielded too many search results on internet search engines for students to be able to locate the new website easily. The updated name of “SFA One Stop” addresses both of these concerns.

The SFA One Stop will continue to be the primary phone contact for the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Student Business Services, the Office of the Registrar, and Residence Life. Staff members support students by diagnosing cross-divisional problems and providing succinct solutions to those problems all in one stop.

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.

Megan Proska, senior director of horticulture at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, will present “Garden Design: Creating a Dynamic Landscape.”

The Organization for Women’s Leadership and Equity invites all faculty and staff to its meet-up from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Wyatt Room of the Steen Library as well as on Zoom.

OWLE is a professional organization of staff and faculty who work together to empower women and support women’s professional advancement while balancing their professional, personal, physical, and mental health demands and needs.

For the Zoom link, email owle@sfasu.edu in advance of the meeting.

The Veterans Resource Center will host several events in celebration of Veterans Week.

Saturday, Nov. 11 - To celebrate Veterans Day, VRC will host a tailgate event from noon to 3 p.m. before the Lumberjacks take on Southern Utah University.

Monday, Nov. 13 - Donate or volunteer at VRC's blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Alumni Drive.

Tuesday, Nov. 14 - Have a taco lunch at the Veteran's Resource Center Open House from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Stesha Colby-Lynch, VRC director, at vaservices@sfasu.edu.

The Faculty Senate Professional Welfare Committee asks faculty members to complete this survey on the workload policies for teaching, research and service by 5 p.m. tomorrow. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete.

If you do not have a Qualtrics account, select the SSO option and sign in using your SFA username and password. For questions, contact your faculty senator or Dr. Rajat Mishra at mishrar@sfasu.edu.

Faculty members and professional advisors are invited to the Professional Academic Advising Council meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. today in the Wyatt Room of the Steen Library.

If you cannot join us in person, you can join us on Zoom. To be included in the PAAC email list, contact Kara Predmore at kara.predmore@sfasu.edu.

Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to the Office of International Programs' cultural presentation about Nigeria at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Steen Library, Room 103.

The event will include a presentation led by an SFA international student from Nigeria who will introduce us to their country, traditions and lifestyle. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.

For more information, contact Enrique Venegas at (936) 468-6604 or enrique.venegas@sfasu.edu.

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

The popular jazz bands will perform a mixture of classic and contemporary jazz standards when the student ensembles take the stage at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, in Turner Auditorium in the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

Pianist Dr. Daniel Milan's solo guest recital, planned for Monday, Nov. 13, has been canceled. The concert may be rescheduled in the spring.

The SFA Trombone Choir will present a diverse program ranging from a fanfare for brass instruments to works of jazz at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Cole Concert Hall.

Dr. Deb Scott, professor of trombone in the School of Music, will conduct the Trombone Choir in its performance of “Fanfare for the Vienna Philharmonic” by Richard Strauss and arranged by Dr. Bruce D. Tychinski, professor of trombone at the University of Delaware. Also on the program, conducted by adjunct trombone professor Luke Vacca, are two jazz pieces.

Voice students in the School of Music will present “Opera Scenes of Fantasy and Frivolity” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in Cole Concert Hall.

A culmination of the semester’s Fall Opera Workshop, the performance is under the direction of Nita Hudson, lecturer of applied voice and opera and stage and musical director of the opera scenes performance; Dr. Thomas Nixon, and Margaret Hinchliffe, SFA collaborative pianists; and Julia Redinger, student collaborative pianist. Works by W.A. Mozart, Gian Carlo Menotti and Aaron Copland, among other composers, are on the program.

This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track faculty position responsible for contributing significantly to SFA's undergraduate and/or graduate programs through teaching, scholarship/creative accomplishment and service.

This entry-level position is responsible for operating a two-way radio communication base station and performing specialized tasks. Application of university rules and regulations and two-way communications equipment is required. Job duties include transmitting radio communications and transcribing radio and telephone communications to writing in compliance with departmental operating procedures and FCC regulations.

This full-time position is grant funded, and continued employment is contingent on funding. This is a professional position responsible for coordinating the daily operations of grant-funded, community-based projects and performing assigned tasks as detailed in the grant contract and award document. Job duties include collecting and analyzing data, assessing community needs and serving as a point of contact for community and agency partners.

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

People are often advised to dress for the job they want, but what if we dressed for the happiness we want? The fashion world is leaning into the concept of "dopamine dressing." From bright colors and patterns to simply being comfortable in what you wear every day, dopamine dressers aim to express their true selves in whatever makes them happy.