SFA Dining Services is conducting our semiannual DiningStyles survey to better understand campus lifestyle and preferences at SFA. If you are interested in sharing your input, please click on this link to participate in this survey which runs through Friday, March 19: www.college-survey.com/sfasu. As an added bonus, if you complete the survey you will be entered to win a $250 Best Buy gift card! This online Dining survey will only take 8 to 10 minutes, and all responses are confidential. Some topics covered include your opinion about the variety and quality of food we provide, hours of operation and more. Your answers will help us know how we can improve your on-campus dining experience, and we take them very seriously. Also, if you haven’t had an opportunity to explore our new and improved Web site with nutritional information, menus updated daily and special events, you can do so at www.SFAdining.com.
Whether you are a regular user or have never used our facilities, programs or services, we want to hear your feedback! Please take five to 10 minutes to complete our annual satisfaction online survey. At the end of the survey you will have a chance to register for a drawing for a free massage, courtesy of Campus Recreation! We will draw a winner for the massage before the end of the spring semester. If you have any questions about our facilities, programs or services, please visit the Campus Recreation Web site. You may also contact us at (936) 468-3507 or campusrec@sfasu.edu.
You're invited to attend a special reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center, President's Suite B, to say goodbye to Father Jesudoss Thomas or "Father Jesu," who has served as chaplain for SFA's St. Mary's Chapel and Catholic Campus Ministry for the past four years. He leaves to continue his work as the pastor at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Longview. The event, hosted by the Knights of Columbus, Kappa Upsilon Sigma and the Catholic Women's Sorority, will also provide everyone with the opportunity to meet and welcome new incoming chaplain Father Paul Key. Everyone is invited to join us for cake and refreshments.
Always wanted to learn to Ballroom Dance? Have a desire to learn Clogging? We have just the class for you. Please join us for the annual EWC "Dance for the Health of IT" to be held in the Lucille Norton HPE Complex, Gymnastics Room 113. Stan Bobo will instruct basic fox trot, waltz and rumba on Monday, March 1, and Monday, March 8. Cathy Michaels will present basic clogging on Tuesday, March 2, and Tuesday, March 9. All classes meet from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. All classes are free. One may choose to attend any or all classes. Please contact the office at (936) 468-1680 or jfinkenberg@sfasu.edu for more information and to register. Bring a partner or come on your own. Adult family members welcome.
Marilyn Odom Outstanding Graduate Student Award Nomination information is located on the Graduate School Web site. The Alumni Association will honor the outstanding graduate student for the 2009-2010 academic school year. The winner will receive a small cash award and recognition by the Alumni Association. The completed nomination forms and supporting letters of recommendation need to be submitted to the Graduate School by Friday, March 5.
William R. Johnson Outstanding Thesis Award Nomination information is located on the Graduate School Web site as well. The winner and thesis director will be acknowledged in the May 2010 commencement program and the winner will receive a plaque from the Graduate School. Please submit a copy of the thesis selected from your department (only one per department) along with a nomination form explaining how the thesis fulfills the criteria to the Graduate School on or before Friday, March 5.
The SFA Gardens will host its monthly Les Reeves Garden Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, in the Agriculture Building, Room 110. Dr. Mike Arnold, Texas A&M Horticulturist, will present "Knowing the Flowers from the Weeds and Other Fun Things We Learn in Aggie Horticulture." For more information, contact Greg Grant at (936) 468-1863 or grantdamon@sfasu.edu.
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 Tuesday, March 2 through Saturday, March 6
The SFA School of Theatre will present Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, through Saturday, March 6, in W.M.Turner Auditorium as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts’ University Series.
Set in the 1950s on the South Side of Chicago, “A Raisin in the Sun” focuses on the Youngers, an African-American family, and the dreams each of its members is struggling to attain. Allen Oster directs the drama that made history in 1959 as the first play by a black woman to be produced on Broadway.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for seniors, $9 for SFA faculty and staff, and $6 for students. For tickets or more information, please visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS.
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Tuesday, March 2 through Saturday, March 6
The SFA School of Theatre will present Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, through Saturday, March 6, in W.M.Turner Auditorium as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts’ University Series.
Tuesday, March 2
Karen Clarke Guest Violin Recital • 6 p.m., Cole Concert Hall, Wright Music Building. Admission is free.
Friday, March 5
“Sara’s Book” film premiere (School of Art’s 2010 feature film) • 7 and 9 p.m., Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St., downtown Nacogdoches. Free admission.
Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces jazz bands • 7:30 p.m., Cole Concert Hall, Wright Music Building.
Tickets: $5 adult, $4 senior, $2.50 faculty & staff, $2 student.
Saturday, March 6
Creative Art Saturday Artistic Clothing class for children ages 6 to 12 • 2 to 4 p.m., The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House. Registration is $5 and covers the cost of the materials. Parents may pre-register by e-mailing Matthew Sutherlin at sutherlime@sfasu.edu. Registrations will also be accepted 30 minutes prior to the class, as space permits. Class size is limited to 20.
ONGOING
Home • Griffith Gallery, Room 208 of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.
The show will run through Saturday, March 13. Gallery hours are 12:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Refined VI • Reavley Gallery of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St.
The biennial juried art metals/jewelry competition and exhibition runs through Saturday, March 20. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 12:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The Global Artistry of Leo and Diane Dillon • The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St.
The show runs through Saturday, March 20. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 12:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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East Texans can experience one of America's classic dramas as the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Theatre present Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, through Saturday, March 6, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.
