Join us for the annual Holiday on the Plaza from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2. This festive event brings together faculty, staff, students and their families to celebrate the season, enjoy delicious treats and participate in holiday-themed activities.

Help us count down to the lighting of the SFA campus! Prior to the lighting, which will take place in front of the Austin Building, we will have performances by the incredible SFA Kantorei and Singin’ Axes choirs, as well as SFA Charter School students. Enjoy booths and specialty food trucks in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Plaza, and don't forget to visit Santa’s Workshop. The student center retail food venues will also be open.

The SFA Faculty Senate will hold a meeting at 3 p.m. Nov. 13 in McGee Business Building, Room 133, and on Zoom.

Members of the SFA community are welcome to attend the public portion of the session either in person or via Zoom. However, per senate rules, only faculty senators are permitted to participate in the discussions during the meeting. Therefore, questions should be forwarded in advance to your faculty senator for potential consideration.

The Office of Admissions would like to thank all the volunteers who helped make the Nov. 2 Showcase Saturday possible.

We had over 2,000 guests on campus, so we could not have done this without you! Whether you helped with room reservations and session setup, gave directions in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Plaza, talked to students at the academic fair, stayed to help clean up or anything in between, thank you for making this a great event.

Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to the Office of International Programs' cultural presentations at 3 p.m. in Steen Library, Room 103, on the following dates:

• India session/Diwali Festival of Lights celebration, tomorrow

• Saudi Arabia session, Nov. 13

The events will include presentations led by SFA international exchange students who will introduce attendees to their countries, traditions and lifestyles. Question-and-answer sessions will follow the presentations.

For more information, contact Enrique Venegas, OIP senior program associate, at ext. 6604 or enrique.venegas@sfasu.edu or follow OIP on Instagram @sfa_global.

SFA Gardens will host "Wild About Woody Ornamentals" from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Check-in for the event, which is $30 and open to all ages, begins at 8:30 a.m.

To learn more, visit the events webpage, call (936) 468-4404 or email sfagardens@sfasu.edu. To make your reservation, visit the registration webpage.

University Marketing Communications’ Certified Communicator Program November trainings include:

• Web Presence: Nov. 8

• Foundations: Nov. 19

• Slate Emails: Nov. 21

Held primarily on Zoom, modules are presented by UMC staff members and offer the latest information on how to market your event or service as well as branding updates.

Register through myTraining in mySFA by searching "Certified Communicator." For more information, visit UMC’s Certified Communicator Program website.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend "Catching Up With Casey: Transitioning From Educational Leadership to Consulting" at 6 p.m. today in McGee Business Building, Room 133.

Hosted by the Economics Reading Group and the Society for Entrepreneurial Advancement in the Rusche College of Business, the event features Casey Watts '05 and '10, an SFA alumna and founder of Casey Watts Coaching & Consulting LLC, who will share her journey from educational leadership to entrepreneurship while focusing on her experience in founding a micro-business and turning a side gig into a successful career.

The School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the Oscar-nominated motion picture “Killers of the Flower Moon” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House. Presented in partnership with the Nacogdoches Public Library and Humanities Texas as part of the Big Read event, the screening is open to the public.

This 2023 drama is based on true events, focusing on the murders of Osage members and relations in the Osage Nation after oil was discovered on tribal land in the 1920s.

Human Resources is highlighting four job postings this issue:

Director, School of Music

Project Coordinator, Lumberjack Learning Commons

Special Services Technician III

Admissions Regional Coordinator, Houston/Transfer

To view more job openings, visit careers.sfasu.edu.