Faculty and staff are invited to an investiture town hall meeting at 3:30 p.m. today in McGee Business Building, Room 133, or via Zoom (meeting ID 966 6403 2903 and passcode 040016).

The investiture of SFA’s 11th president, Dr. Neal Weaver, at 10 a.m. May 1 is the university’s first investiture ceremony in over 30 years. At this town hall, event organizers will share information about the investiture and answer your questions.

For more information about the ceremony and related events, visit sfasu.edu/investiture.

SFA has appointed successful financial planner, business strategist and alumnus Taylor Kovar as the first entrepreneur-in-residence at the university’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship in the Rusche College of Business.

The Center for Career and Professional Development will host a new Career Champions program to equip faculty and staff with the CCPD knowledge to enhance students' professional development so that they’re successful through graduation and beyond.

To sign up for the following workshops, complete this form. CCPD recommends starting with the “Introduction to Career Champions" workshop.

Introduction to Career Champions

• 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 27 in McKibben Education Building, Room 124

• 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 2 in Baker Pattillo Student Center, Room 3.201

Career Coaching and Exploration

• 4 to 5 p.m. March 31 in McGee Business Building, Room 133

• 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 22 in student center, Room 3.201

Adding Professional Development Into Your Classroom and Appointments

• 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 10 in student center, Room 3.201

• 2 to 3 p.m. April 15 in student center, Room 3.201

Résumé Guidebook

• 3 to 4 p.m. April 15 in student center, Room 3.201

• 11 a.m. to noon April 23 on Zoom (link will be emailed in advance)

The Center for Teaching and Learning, in collaboration with the Steen Library, has opened the call for proposals for the Open Educational Resource Advancement Awards.

These awards support faculty members in positively impacting students by advancing the use of OERs at SFA. Faculty members may choose to significantly redesign a course to use an OER in place of the current textbook, or they may choose to modify or expand an existing OER for use in an SFA course.

To submit your proposal, fill out this form. For more information, contact Cynthia Kilpatrick, CTL director, at cynthia.kilpatrick@sfasu.edu, or Jonathan Helmke, library director, at helmkej@sfasu.edu.

Attention, educators! Do you have innovative teaching strategies, research or insights to share? We're inviting proposals for the Department of Education Studies’ second annual Lifelong Learning Conference, designed by educators for educators. This is a great opportunity to connect, collaborate and inspire.

This call for proposals is open to anyone who has insights relevant to K-12 teachers.

Submit your proposal by tomorrow through the conference's webpage. The Lifelong Learning Conference will be June 27 at the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center.

Ajero presented “Artificial Intelligence in Real Music Learning Situations: Exploring AI's Impact on Piano Pedagogy and Music Education” at the national conference of the Music Teachers National Association in Minneapolis.

Ajero demonstrated AI-enhanced platforms and tools that provide immediate detailed feedback and help create adaptive musical experiences. He also discussed how teachers can use AI to help with studio management, marketing and lesson planning.

J.H. Burr Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series: 4 p.m. March 20, Cole STEM Building Planetarium

PAAC meeting: 2 to 3 p.m. March 20, Human Services Building, Room 319 or on Zoom

CTL’s Coffee and Conversation on Gen AI: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. March 21, Steen Library, Room 220a

SFA Gardens’ The Monarch Migration: Its Rise and Fall: 10 a.m. March 22, Pineywoods Native Plant Center

Bugs, Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms Festival: 9 to 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 24 and 27, Pineywoods Native Plant Center

CCPD’s Agriculture Career Fair: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 26, Agriculture Building, Room 110

Office of Admissions Slate open forum: 2 p.m. March 26, via Zoom

ETRC Archive Lab on Creating an Exhibit: 4 p.m. March 27, first floor of Steen Library

CTL’s Tools for Formative Assessment in Brightspace: 2 to 3 p.m. March 27, livestream

OIP Global Gateway event: Brazil: 3 p.m. March 27, Steen Library, Room 103

UT CAP Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29, Baker Pattillo Student Center plaza

Horticulture Spring Plant Fair: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 5, Plantery