SFA accounts for more than $348 million of local economic activity and supports 4,819 local jobs, or 18% of total local employment, according to a 2025 economic report produced by the Center for Business and Economic Research in SFA’s Rusche College of Business.

Faculty members and professional advisors are invited to the Professional Academic Advising Council meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. today in Human Services Building, Room 319, or on Zoom.

To be included in the PAAC email list, contact Kara Predmore at kara.predmore@sfasu.edu.

To present at a future PAAC meeting, complete the presentation request on the PAAC website.

Whether you celebrate Valentine’s, Galentine’s or Singles’ Awareness Day, join the SFA Makerspace for a fun, creative session from 4 to 6 p.m. tomorrow in Steen Library.

Stop by this come-and-go event to paint a cute love bug, craft a friendship bracelet or make something special to share (or keep!).

Bruck was interviewed recently by National Geographic for the article, "These adult male dolphins pee in the air. Scientists have questions," and by New Scientist for the article, "Amazon river dolphins may send messages with aerial streams of urine."

Onchoke, along with past undergraduate students Joshua Hamilton, Anthony Broom and Gary Lopez, published the article, “Simultaneous quantification of carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, and paraquat in a municipal wastewater treatment plant by SPE‑RP‑HPLC–PDA‑FD method” in the journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

In this article, Onchoke’s lab quantified three commonly used pesticides — carbaryl, chlorpyrifos and paraquat — by using a solid-phase extraction technique and high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode-array and fluorescence detectors in a wastewater treatment plant. The developed and validated method using lower-cost dual detectors, PDA-FD, as a substitute for the higher-cost mass spectrometry is suitable for routine quantitative and qualitative analysis of carbaryl, paraquat and chlorpyrifos in wastewater and environmental samples.

Maurstad received the Academic Assistance and Resource Center Bravo Award for her ongoing support for AARC tutoring services. She works closely with her supplemental instruction leaders to drive high attendance and decrease failure rates for her students. Maurstad has hosted three SI groups with three different SI leaders for three different courses in one semester.

Join us for the final regular season Saturday doubleheader March 1 against Nicholls State University at Johnson Coliseum.

By claiming complimentary tickets to the March 1 men's basketball game, you gain access to both the men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled that day. With consistent seating for both games, you can settle in for the Ladyjacks game at 2 p.m. and the Lumberjacks game at 5 p.m.

Claim your tickets by visiting this link and entering the promo code CITIZENS.

OIP Global Gateway event: United Arab Emirates: 3 p.m., Feb. 13, Steen Library, Room 103

Beauty and the Bees: Understanding Pollinators and Designing Landscapes to Support Them: 7-8:30 p.m., Feb. 13, Pineywoods Native Plant Center

Employee Wellness' UT System 2025 Heart Walk pin pickup: through Feb. 14, Austin Building, Room 201

OIP faculty-led study abroad program session: noon, Feb. 14, Zoom (email Inés Maxit at maxitie@sfasu.edu for link)

Employee Wellness puppy therapy: 2-3 p.m., Feb. 14, Baker Pattillo Student Center Spirit Lounge

Birding in the Backyard of SFA Gardens: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Feb. 15, Pineywoods Native Plant Center

OIP Global Gateway event: Nigeria: 3 p.m., Feb. 18, Steen Library, Room 103

FAFSA Night: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Feb. 18, Steen Library, Room 107AA 

Gateways, Not Gatekeepers: 9-11:30 a.m., Feb. 19, Baker Pattillo Student Center, Regents' Suite A 

CCPD’s All Majors Career Fair: 1-4 p.m., Feb. 19, Baker Pattillo Student Center Twilight Ballroom

CTL’s Intellectual Property Rights and Open Educational Resources: 2-3 p.m., Feb. 20, myTraining

Oral Histories at East Texas Research Center: 4 p.m., Feb. 20, Steen Library, Archive Lab on first floor

Grafting With Dr. Creech: 9 a.m.-noon, Feb. 22, Pineywoods Native Plant Center

Early Edible Plant Sale: noon-2 p.m., Feb. 22, Pineywoods Native Plant Center

CTL’s AI With Purpose: Leading With Empathy and Technology: 2-3 p.m., Feb. 26, myTraining