The Department of Kinesiology and Health Science is sending five faculty members along with 30 students to the Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine's annual meeting in Waco. Faculty members include Drs. Amber Chelette, Robyn Whitehead, Todd Whitehead, Eric Jones and James Rowe.

The delegation will make presentations and students will compete in the TACSM Academic Quiz Competition. Research, conference attendance and presentations are core to the department’s repertoire of high impact and experiential learning approaches geared towards challenging and transforming our students' lives.

AT&T wireless is experiencing a widespread issue that may prevent their customers from receiving and making cellular phone calls. On-campus landlines, 911 service and first-responder networks and radios are unaffected.

Enabling Wi-Fi calling on your Android or iPhone while connected to a Wi-Fi network may improve your ability to make and receive calls.

Duo, the two-factor authentication platform SFA uses, might not work for those who do not have an active Wi-Fi connection.

Nearly 95% of SFA's May 2023 graduating class reported positive career outcomes within six months of graduation, according to a class-specific survey conducted by the university’s Center for Career and Professional Development, marking a 5% increase from last year’s rate.

The First Destination Survey is used to capture information from SFA’s new graduates within their first six months after graduation. Specifically, it looks at information related to post-graduation next steps, including whether they are working, continuing education, joining the military or participating in service or volunteer programs, such as the Peace Corps.

SFA has announced the 2024 recipients of grants issued through its Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation.

The center’s steering committee selected nine proposals with awards totaling more than $215,000. Now in its third year, the CARRI grant program is part of SFA’s effort to support innovation and entrepreneurship in the university’s 12-county coverage region.

The 2024 grant recipients include:

Dr. David Kulhavy — Forestry and Spatial Science, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture - $17,138

Dr. Bidisha Sengupta — Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences and Mathematics - $32,510

Dr. Bill Forbes — Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture - $12,000

Dr. Andrew King and Dr. David Creech — SFA Gardens, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture - $21,820

Dr. Matibur Zamadar — Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences and Mathematics - $34,360

Dr. Kefa Onchoke — Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences and Mathematics - $24,646

Dr. Chrissy Cross — Department of Education Studies, James I. Perkins College of Education - $32,000

Dr. Linda Bobo — Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, James I. Perkins College of Education - $18,344

Dr. Jeremy Becnel — Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences and Mathematics - $22,305

Service projects and educational opportunities for Banita and Lanana creeks are part of the itinerary for the Texas Chapter of American Fisheries Society’s annual meeting.

Two outreach projects will be conducted in Nacogdoches by conference attendees: a tour and fish sampling event at the Banita Creek Preserve, and an inaugural service project to clean local waterways led by Dr. Carmen Montaña, assistant professor of biology.

The Office of International Programs is gearing up for study abroad in 2025. Consider submitting a proposal for leading a study abroad program of your own.

Learn about the program by watching an information session. Proposals are submitted in the ViaTRM system, and proposal materials are housed on the faculty resources page. Log into the system with your SFA credentials, search "faculty" under programs, then click on "SFA Faculty-led Program Proposal."

For more information or assistance, contact Inés Maxit, study abroad coordinator, at maxitie@sfasu.edu.

SFA accounting alumni Michelle and Harmon Smith have endowed a new professorship in the Rusche College of Business’ Schlief School of Accountancy.

The Smiths, both of whom graduated from SFA in 1985, know how important faculty members are to a student’s college experience and career launch.

Students in SFA's secondary education program created book-based activity kits for children to enjoy while their caregivers study, work or visit campus.

Intended for children in pre-K through sixth grade, the kits can be found on a book cart on the first floor of Steen Library. Currently, there are 15 books to choose from that have adjoining activity kits with instructions.

The Lumberjack Wellness Network is now offering a Wellbeing Certification. Based around the Seven Dimensions of Wellness, this program will teach faculty and staff motivational interviewing techniques to enable them to guide students to appropriate resources and goal setting approaches.

Requirements include completing a motivational interviewing module, an emotional/spiritual module and two elective modules. This certification can be listed on your faculty activity report. More information is available on the Wellness Certification webpage.

Baseball

SFA - 3 vs. Central Michigan University - 11

SFA - 6 vs. Central Michigan University - 5

Softball

SFA - 11 vs. Sam Houston State University - 5

SFA - 3 vs. Sam Houston State University - 5

For SFA Athletics news, visit sfajacks.com.

Tickets are still available to see the comedy of Joe Zimmerman and Justin Smith when they perform in a University Series event at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Turner Auditorium.

A favorite of late-night shows such as “The Tonight Show,” “Last Comic Standing” and “Comedy Central,” Zimmerman is a frequent performer on university campuses and at corporate events.

SFA's Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dr. Gregory Grabowski, will perform the music of late classical era/early romantic German composers W.A. Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn when the student ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Turner Auditorium.

Music faculty member Dr. Jennifer Dalmas, violin, will be featured on Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.

"Unconventional Contraptions and Other Oddities,” an exhibition of artworks by graduate student Dave Clark, opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Teresa Jill Adams Art Gallery.

Drawing from his own experiences as a fine artist and as a former professional artist for the entertainment industry, Clark creates unusual combinations of elements as though cobbled together in the aftermath of destruction. The works are often made from materials that are disguised through paint to make them believably realistic while maintaining a surreal aura.

Houston pianist Mary Katherine Schober will present the concert program “Images,” featuring works by Modest Mussorgsky, Felix Mendelssohn and her own original compositions, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Cole Concert Hall.

The inspiration for the title is Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” “The program is essentially organized to showcase this work, as well as my own compositions,” Schober said. “Every part of the program is evocative of various images, whether literal or abstract.”

SFA's Wind Ensemble will present its Winter Tour Concert before a hometown crowd after returning to campus following a recruitment tour performing at five high schools in the Dallas area.

Directed by Dr. Tamey Anglley, director of bands at SFA, the Wind Ensemble will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in Turner Auditorium.

SFA's A Cappella Choir is one of only two university choirs to be invited to perform at this year’s Southwestern American Choral Directors Association conference slated for Feb. 27 through March 2 in Denver, Colorado.

The choir, directed by Dr. Michael Murphy, director of choral activities at SFA, will present a preview concert of this performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in Cole Concert Hall, Wright Music Building.

This is a professional position responsible for coordinating the operations and activities of the university’s graduate studies program from recruitment and admissions through graduation and alumni engagement.

Human resources generalist I is a paraprofessional position responsible for performing work in support of various human resource programs, as assigned.

Human resources generalist II is a professional position responsible for performing advanced work in support of various human resource programs and initiatives, as assigned. The person in this role serves an active role in reviewing current departmental policies and procedures and recommending changes.

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.

In a month dedicated to honoring and celebrating Black history and excellence, Beyoncé Knowles made history of her own.

Knowles has officially become the first Black woman to secure the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs with her track “Texas Hold ’Em,” with her tune '16 Carriages' also cracking the top 10. Read more at simplemost.com.