Learn how to maximize the features of the UT Living Well Platform from Employee Wellness staff members via Zoom at 10 a.m. March 20.

Discover how to create a wellness program tailored to your needs and learn about the upcoming UT Spring Forward Challenge starting April 1.

Drs. Noah and Autumn Stratton were honored at the Academic Assistance and Resource Center’s 40th anniversary party last month for their commitment to the AARC and to SFA.

The Strattons were both biology tutors at the AARC before they graduated from SFA in 2005. They each became clinical physicians at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple. The Strattons donated to the AARC because they believe it assists not only the clients but also the tutors, who are helping students reach their full potential every day.

The SFA Staff Council will meet at 10 a.m. March 20 in McGee Business Building, Room 133.

Steven Whitman, associate director of facilities; and Brandon Hatfield, coordinator of sport clubs and camps; will discuss Campus Recreation services for staff members. Jessica Barrett, budget director, will present information on the March 1 salary increase and Budget Office updates.

The meeting will be livestreamed via Zoom, and the meeting agenda is available on the meeting information page.

Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to the Office of International Programs’ Global Gateway to Mexico presentation at 3 p.m. March 20 in Steen Library, Room 103.

The event will include a presentation led by an SFA student from Mexico on the country’s traditions and lifestyle. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.

For more information, contact Enrique Venegas at ext. 6604 or enrique.venegas@sfasu.edu.

Due to high demand, SFA’s East Texas Research Center is offering a second session of the slavery document research presentation with Kyle Ainsworth, project manager of the Lone Star Slavery Project and SFA special collections librarian, at 4 p.m. March 20 online and in person in the newly implemented Archive Lab on the first floor of Steen Library.

Registration is required.

The annual Lifelong Learning Conference, hosted by the Department of Education Studies in the James I. Perkins College of Education, is accepting proposals through March 17 and will be held June 28 at the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center.

This collaborative platform encourages educators to share innovative teaching practices and emerging research in a variety of presentation styles that emphasize this year’s theme of “Inspire! Create! Collaborate!”

SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St.

Jordan Cunningham, greenhouse and nursery manager at SFA Gardens, will present “Plant Sale Preview: Plants You Shouldn’t Live Without."

Join Interim President Gina Oglesbee for a send-off reception to celebrate Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today at the Naymola Basketball Performance Center

Softball

SFA - 3 vs. Lamar University – 4

Baseball

SFA - 4 vs. Lamar University – 11

Men's golf

The Lumberjacks earned ninth place out of 15 teams at the Houston Christian University Colin Montgomerie Invitational in Sugar Land.

For SFA Athletics news, visit sfajacks.com.

“Longleaf,” a multimedia work that tells the story of the now-endangered native longleaf pine forest of East Texas, will premiere at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Cole Concert Hall.

Commissioned by Houston-based new music ensemble Loop38 and created by Dr. Ben Morris, assistant professor of composition at SFA, “Longleaf” traces the history of the longleaf tree and the timber industry in East Texas with video projections, historical photographs, natural soundscapes and music, raising awareness about the ecological importance of native forests and their reliance on prescribed fire, according to Morris.

The School of Theatre and Dance will host the University Interscholastic League 3A District 21 One-Act Play Contest tomorrow in the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

Performances will begin at 10 a.m. in the Flex Theatre and will continue throughout the day. Admission is free to watch the student performances.

The person in this professional off-campus role coordinates visits with schools in an assigned region and counsels families, prospective students and the general public on the admissions process at SFA.

This is a professional position responsible for performing complex accounting work in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, state and federal laws/regulations, and university policy.

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.

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

Lost and found! Scientists from The University of Texas at El Paso captured photos of the yellow-crested helmetshrike, a species listed as a “lost bird” by the American Bird Conservancy because it had not been spotted in nearly two decades. Faculty members discovered the flock of about 18 helmetshrikes during a six-week expedition to a mountain range in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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