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This Week's Calendar
Tuesday, June 18
SAA Cinema
Oz the Great and Powerful (PG)
6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19
SAA Cinema
Oz the Great and Powerful (PG)
2 p.m.
Thursday, June 20
First Year Student Orientation
SFA Gardens Lecture
Ag Building 110
7 p.m.
Friday, June 21
SFA Planetarium Show
"The Little Star That Could"
7 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE
SFA Homecoming 2013
Oct. 18-19
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Headlines for Monday, June 17 |
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 Area teachers participate in GEAR UP Talking Circle
Talking Circle, a professional development program funded by the GEAR UP grant and SFA's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Research and Learning Center, recently invited algebra teachers from five area school districts to campus. The training provided participants with teaching strategies that foster confidence, natural curiosity and perseverance in students solving problems in novel situations. Teachers from the Central, Hudson, Lufkin, Nacogdoches and Woden school districts participated in the training, which was led by faculty members in SFA's Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The training will continue through the academic year, and additional participants are welcome. For more information, email longjh@sfasu.edu. |
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News & Announcements |
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ERS retirement, health and insurance changes
Several benefit programs are changing this year following the 83rd Texas Legislative Session. The most noted change is to the retirement annuity benefit for new employees. Other changes include lowering the number of hours needed to be considered full-time for health insurance and a tobacco certification requirement for everyone enrolled in health insurance. Read more. |
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New dentist on SFA insurance plan
Dr. Summer Enlow will be taking over for Dr. David Alexander starting July 1.
Enlow will accept SFA's State of Texas Dental Choice insurance (in network). She will be the only dentist in town to take our Dental HMO insurance and will also see children.
Annual enrollment will run July 8 to Aug. 9. This is the time to make any changes to your benefits, TexFlex enrollments or change your contributions. |
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Summer Soccer Camps
SFA will have two summer camp options available for your young soccer players ages 5-13. For more information visit here or contact Kelly Tarrant at (936) 469-1106. |
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SFA Farmers Market
The SFA Sustainable Community Education Garden will once again have a small farmer’s market on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. behind the Agriculture Building on Wilson Drive. Read more |
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SFA Gardens lecture series to feature Mercer Arboretum director
The SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, in the Agriculture Building, Room 110 at 1924 Wilson Drive.
Darrin Duling, director of Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Humble, will present "Making Mercer Magnificent - Opportunities and Challenges."
A native of Richmond, Va., Duling received a Master of Science in plant taxonomy from the University of Reading in Whiteknights, England; a Diploma of Horticulture from Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England; and a Certificate of Horticultural Training from The Royal Horticultural Society in Wisley, England. He previously served as the director of the Native Plant Center in Valhalla, N.Y.; the curator of glasshouse collections for the New York Botanical Garden; and director of horticulture for the American Orchid Society. His career path has led him to far-flung places such as Brazil, Borneo, Crete, Oman, Peru, Thailand and Singapore. Read more |
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Coach Brad Underwood Basketball Camps
Lumberjack head basketball coach Brad Underwood is offering two camp sessions this summer June 23 to 27 and July 29 to Aug. 1. Coach Underwood is also pleased to be offering a 25-percent discount to all faculty/staff member children. For more information and to register, please visit here. |
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90th Anniversary Cookbook
As a way to celebrate SFA’s upcoming 90th anniversary, the SFA Press is creating the SFA 90th Edition Cookbook. The staff is compiling recipes, and we need your help. Please submit any of your favorite recipes that fall under the categories listed below to sfapress@sfasu.edu.
The categories are:
Finger foods/party foods
Picnic foods
Formal dinners/fine dining
Holiday meals
Back to nature /vegetarian/locally grown
Healthy and lean |
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This Week at Campus Recreation
We listened to you!
The Rec Center will now open at 10 a.m. on Saturdays.
CPR/AED/First Aid Certification Course
Saturday, June 22 | Noon to 9 p.m. | Rec Meeting Room
SFA Campus Recreation offers full certification classes for American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid for the Professional Rescuer Certification. These courses combine lecture, demonstrations, and video with hands-on training. These classes are open to the SFA and Nacogdoches communities.
Cost is $55 for Rec members and $100 for non-members.
Please visit the Rec Center Administration Office to register and pay for classes.
Campus Rec Book Swap
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | June 19 | Rec Meeting Room
Campus Rec is hosting a book swap June 19. Bring books to swap or drop off books beforehand at one of the following locations: Rec Center Administration Office and/or BPSC Jack SORC Office (3rd Floor).
Leftover books will be donated to the Nacogdoches Public Library. For more information, please contact Kate Bridges at bridgeska@sfasu.edu.
Faculty/Staff membership
For information on a faculty/staff membership at the Student Rec Center, visit here. |
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 Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship Bass Tournament
Saturday, June 29
Jackson Hill Park and Marina,
Lake Sam Rayburn
Cost:
$80/boat
$50/additional side pot
Campus Rec and the SFA Alumni Association are hosting a bass tournament. All proceeds will benefit the Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship for Campus Recreation.
Register online at sfaalumni.com. Participants also can register onsite before the tournament begins. There will be a cash prize for first place, along with prizes for second place, third place and big bass. Cost is $80 per boat, with an optional $50 side pot.
Read about the tournament and the Worsham Scholarship in the latest edition of the SFA Campus Rec Alumni Newsletter, the Rec Insider. For more information, please contact Kati Van Dunk at vandunkkl@sfasu.edu.
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College of Fine Arts Events and Exhibits |
 ‘Godspell’ and ‘Charlotte’s Web’ featured in SFA summer theatre season
The 2013 Summer Repertory season of the SFA School of Theatre will feature popular productions that will inspire and entertain audiences of all ages.
The School of Theatre will present Stephen Schwartz’s rock musical “Godspell,” directed by Rick Jones, professor of theatre, and E.B. White’s children’s classic “Charlotte’s Web,” adapted by Joseph Robinette and directed by Laura Rikard, assistant professor of acting and directing.
Each of these performances would make excellent summer outings for various groups, such as church organizations, vacation Bible school students or children in day care, according to Scott Shattuck, director of the School of Theatre. Read more |
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Rauschenberg exhibition moved to Cole Art Center
The exhibition is now at the Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House and can be viewed through Aug. 31. Read more |
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There are around 37,500 known species of spiders. Most have eight eyes. Some have no eyes and others have as many as 12 eyes. Most can detect only between light and dark, while others have well-developed vision.
Experiments have demonstrated that certain species can recognize and respond to specific shapes on TV monitors.
Source: National Geographic, Spider Sense: Fast Facts on Extreme Arachnids |
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