SFA has added a third partner — Panola College in Carthage — to its recently launched Lumberjack Transfer Alliance.

On Thursday, May 1, SFA is celebrating #SFADecisionDay, a special moment when future Lumberjacks officially commit to SFA. This is a major milestone for incoming students. We want to make it an exciting, welcoming experience — both on campus and online.

As faculty and staff, you can join in the fun, too! Show your SFA spirit by using our Decision Day Kit, which includes digital downloads to help you celebrate #SFADecisionDay all year.

Canva users can check out our profile photo frames. Select the appropriate frame and choose "Edit Template." Then drop in your photo, click "Share" and select "Download." The file will be saved to your device so you can upload it to any social media platform.

Want to share the Decision Day excitement? Post on social media from your department or personal accounts using #SFADecisionDay to celebrate our future Lumberjacks! Your participation helps create a welcoming and enthusiastic environment for our newest students.

Follow the Office of Admissions on Instagram @SFAAdmissions and on Facebook at SFA Office of Admissions to keep up with the countdown.

Teaching Lumberjacks about professionalism is becoming increasingly important. The Center for Career and Professional Development is helping faculty, staff and students by offering the following class presentations and assignments during the fall 2025 semester. Presentations are also available for student organizations.

Presentations

• CCPD overview

• Interview workshop

• Networking and career fairs

• Professional profiles

• Résumé overview

• SFAS 1101 and the CCPD

For class assignments, you can have your students submit professional documents like résumés and cover letters to the CCPD for review. You also can request virtual mock interviews, Focus2 assessments and the center's new CCPD resources scavenger hunt.

To request a presentation, complete this form. To request a class assignment, complete this form. For more information, email CCPD at ccpd@sfasu.edu.

Do you have questions about retirement? TIAA financial consultants will be on campus until 4 p.m. today at the Baker Pattillo Student Center, Room 2.303.

Schedule your appointment through the TIAA website.

Join Dr. Neal and Kristi Weaver for a campuswide come-and-go lunch for faculty, staff and students between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 28.

Pick up your lunch at either Food Hall 1923 or Eatery on East and join the SFA family in Sesquicentennial Plaza. Dessert will be served near Surfin’ Steve.

Faculty and staff who plan to attend should fill out the RSVP form.

The Presidential Investiture Ceremony for Dr. Neal Weaver will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, in the Griffith Fine Arts Building, Turner Auditorium. A reception will immediately follow.

An investiture ceremony is a prestigious academic tradition that marks the formal installation of a new university president. During this ceremony, the president is officially "vested" with the powers of their office, symbolizing the beginning of a new chapter in the university's history. The ceremony typically features academic traditions, music, speakers and remarks from the president, bringing together the university community to celebrate this transition in leadership.

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

Staff Council recognized the following President’s Achievement Award recipients as well as retirees and staff members who have served for 10, 20 or 30 years during the Staff Service Awards Ceremony Wednesday.

• Perry Brown, manager of Transportation and Special Services, Physical Plant

• Heather Howell, senior analyst, Division of Organizational Effectiveness

• Florence Lunsford, assistant to the dean, Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts

• Maria Medina, custodial worker, Physical Plant

• Grace Romero, assistant director of business operations and member services, Campus Recreation

• Mark Scott, assistant director, Physical Plant

• Laura Turner, academic advisor, College of Sciences and Mathematics

• Robert White, locksmith foreperson, Physical Plant

For the full list of honorees, visit the Staff Council website.

The inaugural School of Theatre and Dance in Concert series features a limited run of "Into the Woods," the Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the Griffith Fine Arts Building, Flex Theatre.

This enchanting production follows a baker and his wife on a quest to break a witch's curse. They encounter fairy tale characters including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack of "Jack and the Beanstalk" along the way.

Directed by Zeke Bocklage, assistant professor of theatre, the production features talented students from across the university as well as Dr. Scott LaGraff, professor of voice in the School of Music.

For tickets and more information, visit the Fine Arts Box Office website or call ext. 6407.

Trombone Choir: 7:30 p.m. April 24, Wright Music Building, Cole Concert Hall

Lumberjack Entrepreneurship Competition: 4:30 p.m. April 25, McGee Business Building, Room 133

Popular and Commercial Sound Recording Technology Ensembles (’80s concert): 7:30 p.m. April 25, Griffith Fine Arts Building, Turner Auditorium

Little Princess Tea Party: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. April 26, Pineywoods Native Plant Center

Concert in the Park: 2 p.m. April 27, green space across from Wright Music Building

Town Hall Meeting with President Weaver: 3 p.m. April 28, McGee Business Building, Room 133, or via Zoom

Wind Symphony: 7:30 p.m. April 28, Griffith Fine Arts Building, Turner Auditorium

Senior Send-Off: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 29, Banita Creek Hall

The Big Dip: 9 a.m. and 1 and 4 p.m., May 2, Grand Ballroom, Baker Pattillo Student Center

Plant Propagation with Dr. Andrew King: 9 a.m. to noon May 3, Brundrett Conservation Education Building

Choral Masterwork Concert with SFA Symphony Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. May 3, Griffith Fine Arts Building, Turner Auditorium

Final exams: May 5 to 9

Lumberjack Launch Guaranteed Admissions Program kickoff: May 7

Commencement: Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts, and Nelson Rusche College of Business: 3 p.m. May 8, Johnson Coliseum

Commencement: Graduate Studies: 6 p.m. May 8, Johnson Coliseum

SFA Gardens’ Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series: A Snake Woman’s Garden: 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 8, Brundrett Conservation Education Building

Commencement: College of Liberal and Applied Arts and College of Sciences and Mathematics: 3 p.m. May 9, Johnson Coliseum

Commencement: James I. Perkins College of Education: 6 p.m. May 9, Johnson Coliseum