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The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present acclaimed jazz great Wayne Bergeron performing with SFA’s Swingin’ Axes jazz band at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

The performance is a feature of the College of Fine Arts’ 2013-2014 University Series, “Live Out Loud.”

A much sought-after trumpeter, Bergeron is one of the most active musicians in the world with studio dates, international touring, jazz concerts and guest solo appearances, according to John W. Goodall, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts.

“As a sideman, Bergeron’s list of CD credits reads like a who’s who in contemporary jazz and pop, running the stylistic gamut from Ray Charles to Green Day,” Goodall said. “It’s going to be exciting to see him perform with our jazz band students, and it will be a memorable experience for them.”

According to his website at waynebergeron.com/home.html, Bergeron landed the lead trumpet position with the Maynard Ferguson Band in 1986 and can be heard on such recordings as “Body & Soul,” “Big Bop Nouveau,” “Brass Attitude” and “The One & Only Maynard Ferguson.”
Among his other CD sideman credits are Beyoncé, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Seal, Christina Aguilera, Michael Bolton, Gwen Stefani, Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, Rosemary Clooney, Lee Ann Womack and Lou Rawls.
Bergeron has worked on more than 300 TV and motion picture soundtracks. A partial list of film credits includes “Toy Story 3,” “Despicable Me,” “Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” “Star Trek,” “National Treasure,” “Marley & Me,” “Superman Returns,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Dreamgirls” and “Hairspray.” His featured trumpet solos can be heard on the motion pictures “The Green Hornet,” “Duplicity,” “Rocky Balboa,” “The Incredibles” and many others.
After being behind the scenes for many years, Bergeron stepped out on his own with his first solo effort “You Call This a Living?” This debut project earned him a Grammy nomination in 2004 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble as well as rave reviews from fans and press worldwide. His latest recording, “Plays Well With Others,” was released in 2007 and is being met with the same acclaim, according to the website.
Dr. Gary Wurtz, professor of trumpet and jazz studies at SFA, directs the Swingin’ Axes. The show will open with a performance of SFA’s Swingin’ Aces, directed by Dr. Deb Scott, professor of trombone and jazz studies.
Among Bergeron’s signature tunes to be performed with the Swingin’ Axes are “High Clouds and a Good Chance of Wayne Tonight,” arranged by Tom Kubis, and “Maynard and Waynard” by Gordon Goodwin.
Prior to the concert, there will be a 7 p.m. informative talk about the artist and his music in Griffith Gallery located across the hall from Turner Auditorium. The audience is invited back to the gallery for a post-performance reception.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $7.50 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.

The Stone Fort Wind Quintet at Stephen F. Austin State University will present music never before performed by the School of Music faculty ensemble in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The quintet includes Christina Guenther-Scott, flute; John W. Goodall, oboe; Christopher Ayer, clarinet; Staci Spring, bassoon; and Charles Gavin, horn.

The concert will feature “a great variety of music that is challenging and enjoyable to perform,” said Gavin, professor of horn and chamber music at SFA.

A highlight of the concert will be the performance of “Rhapsody for Nine Instruments” by Texas native Kerry Turner, which will feature other music faculty members Jennifer Dalmas, violin; Melissa Nabb, viola; Evgeni Rachev, cello; and Carlos Gavaria, bass; with Tamey Anglley, assistant director of bands, as guest conductor. A native of Kingsville, Turner is principal horn with the Luxembourg Symphony.

“His music has a definite Southwestern flavor to it,” Gavin said.

The program will also include two works with Latin/South American roots, including “Oblivion” by Astor Piazzola, which displays “the slow, sultry style of the Argentine tango,” Gavin said. The other is “Dos Tropicos” by Canadian composer Mathieu Lussier.

“This work has its roots in the popular dance form, the Habanera,” he said.

Another work, “A Journey,” a five-movement work by British composer Alun Cook, has “intriguing” titles, Gavin said, such as “… with a Swagger.” “:don’t Cry” and “Road to Recovery.”

Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.

Dr. Della Connor, Stephen F. Austin State University associate professor of community nursing, is as passionate about her career in the medical field as she ever was. But lately, a long-buried interest has become another big part of her life, and it’s something she’s waited to see happen for years.

Connor first had the idea to write a book when she was working toward her bachelor’s degree in nursing at SFA. After many years with the story’s plot hanging around in the back of her mind, “Spirit Warriors: The Concealing” is finally in print and receiving rave reviews from bloggers, readers and critics in the U.S. and abroad.

When she was a student, Connor took the idea to a literature professor at the university, but was told it the subject matter was just too dark for a children’s novel. The advent of a young-adult genre of books that takes on complex and serious topics – in the vein of “Harry Potter” and “The Hunger Games” – made Connor realize something. “This isn’t too dark anymore,” she said.

It took two weeks in the summer of 2011 for her to put “The Concealing” together. That was the quick part.

Connor spent the better part of two years trying to get the book published, sending out between three and five letters and copies of the book to publishers a week during that time. The response was always the same, she said: a “horribly discouraging” rejection letter, sometimes indicating that the publishers hadn’t even looked at the manuscript.

By chance, Connor’s daughter ran into a former SFA student who happened to know someone at a publishing company. Within days after sending the manuscript to the company, the professor was signing a contract for a five-book “Spirit Warriors” series.

The series is based on the exploits of five young adults, described by Connor as “misfits in their own ways,” who have the ability to morph their spirits into five different animals. While the characters are gearing up for battle against an evil spirit plaguing a Native American tribe, they also confront wide-ranging topics that children and adults face in real life.

A lot of the inspiration for the challenges her characters face comes from Connor’s work in the medical field, she said.

“(Patients’) parents bring them to us when they’re harming themselves” or are otherwise suffering because they feel ostracized for being different, Connor said. “Hopefully the books bring some solace to kids facing the same problems as the characters in the book.”

Children are responding to the book well, Connor said. During a recent tour of bookstores and schools around the state, kids who have read the book flooded her with questions about the story.

The second book in the series, “The Scarring,” is expected to be published later this spring, and Connor already is hard at work on the third installment, “The Burning.” Now that she’s finally broken into the publishing world, the SFA professor says she has no plans to leave it anytime soon.

Once the “Spirit Warriors” series is complete, Connor said she plans to turn to another idea from her past. When her daughter was young, the two had a tradition of making up stories about the life of birds who lived in a birdhouse on their property. Each day they would check on them and construct elaborate fantasies about what the feathered residents did that day. Connor promised her daughter that someday she would turn those stories into a series of children’s books. That’s a promise she said she plans to keep.

OPEN MEETING NOTICE
Stephen F. Austin State University
Board of Regents Board Meeting and Committee Meetings
Nacogdoches, Texas
April 14 and 15, 2014
Meeting 288
Baker Pattillo Student Center Multi Media Room (2.106) and Austin Building Room 307

The Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University will convene a two-day Board Meeting and Committee Meetings according to the following agenda:

MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014
8:00 a.m.
Pattillo Student Center, Multi Media Room (Room 2.106)
CALL TO ORDER IN OPEN SESSION
MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE (approximately 8:00 a.m.)

The committee will hold a joint meeting with representatives from the boards of the SFASU Foundation and the SFA Alumni Foundation to hear presentations from finalists for investment management firms.

Presentation and Committee Action on Agenda Item 18:
18. Selection of an Investment Management Firm

Presentation and Committee Action on Agenda Item 19 – 35:
19. STEM Scholarships
20. STEM Campus Residence Transfer Scholarships
21. Approval of Contract for Sirsidynix Software
22. Purchase of Facilities Scheduling Software
23. Contract for Livetext E-Portfolio Hosted Service
24. Room and Board Rates FY 2014-15
25. Bookstore Contract Renewal 8

The board will adjourn for lunch at approximately 12 noon during the finance and audit committee meeting and board members will attend a ribbon cutting for the Gibson Entomology Room at 1:30 pm. A quorum is expected to attend, but no action will be taken. The finance and audit committee meeting will reconvene at approximately 2 pm in the Board Conference Room in the Austin Building (Room 307).

Quarterly Investment Report—Merrill Lynch

26. Acknowledge Receipt of Audit Services Report
27. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2013-14 Summer Budget
28. Course and Lab Fees FY 2014-15
29. Distance Education Fee
30. Study Abroad Student Fee Waivers
31. Designated Tuition, Publication Fee, and Technology Fee Increases for FY 2014-15
32. Fixed-Rate Designated Tuition Plan
33. Dual Credit Exemption
34. Grant Awards
35. Approval of Financial Affairs Policy Revisions
Budget Change and Additional Appropriation (3.4)
Budget Control (3.5)
Delegated Purchasing Authority (17.5)
Departmental Budgeting and Accounting Responsibilities (3.9)
Fixed-Rate Tuition Plan (NEW)
Purchase of Used Equipment or Supplies (17.18)
Receipts and Deposits (3.26)
Returned Payments (3.27)
Vacation Leave (12.21)

Update on Marketing Campaign: Richards Carlberg

Report on Intercollegiate Athletics

MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
(This meeting will convene at approximately 3 p.m. or following previous committee adjournment.)

Presentation and Committee Action on Agenda Items 12 – 17:
12. Siemens Industry, Inc. Energy Performance Contract Phase Three
13. William R. Johnson Coliseum Seating Handrail Installation
14. Renovation of 309 East Starr Avenue Apartments
15. Griffith and Kerr Fire Sprinkler Systems
16. Lumberjack Lodge Flood Damage Renovation
17. Approval of Building and Grounds Policy Revisions
Driver Certification (13.7)
Training and Certification of University Vehicle Operators (13.23)
Vehicle Repair and Maintenance (16.34)

Current Construction Report

MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
(This meeting will convene at approximately 3:30 p.m. or following previous committee adjournment.)

Presentation and Committee Action on Agenda Items 10 – 11:
10. Curriculum Changes
11. Approval of Academic and Student Affairs Policy Revisions
Academic Advising for Undergraduate Students (6.2)
Academic Probation, Suspension and Reinstatement for Undergraduates (6.4) Administrative Evaluation of Adjunct Faculty Performance (7.5)
Concurrent and Dual Credit Enrollment Programs (6.9)
Course Contact Hours (5.4)
Developmental Education and Texas Success Initiative (9.8)
Drug and Alcohol Testing (11.6)
Employee Terminations and Transfers (11.10)
Establishing Centers, Institutes and Specialized Testing or Service Laboratories (5.10)
Longevity Pay/Hazardous Duty Pay (12.13)
Moving Expenses (3.23)
Parking and Traffic Regulations (13.14)
Performance Review of Officers Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (4.8)
Scholarship Disbursement (6.17)
Selective Service Registration (11.26)
Student Evaluation of Instruction (7.27)
Student Organization Formation (10.9)
University Website (15.10)

University Police Annual Report on Racial Profiling Review

EXECUTIVE SESSION
At approximately 4:00 p.m. or immediately following the prior committee meeting, the board will move to executive session for consideration of the following items:

Board consideration of the following items:
Deliberation regarding the deployment, or special occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices (551.076)
• Update from chief information officer

Deliberation regarding negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations (551.073)

Consultation with attorney regarding legal advice or pending and/or contemplated litigation or settlement offers, including but not limited to institutional compliance, reported complaints, intellectual property, and Christian Cutler v. Baker Pattillo, et al. (551.071)

Consideration of individual personnel matters relating to appointment, employment, evaluation, assignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of an officer or employee, including but not limited to the equine center director, basketball coaches, chair of the Department of Agriculture, executive director of alumni relations, vice presidents and the president (551.074)

Estimated adjournment: 5:00 p.m. The board will reconvene in open session and recess for the evening with no further action expected.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A TWO-DAY BOARD MEETING AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AGENDA:
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014
9:00 a.m.

RECONVENE BOARD MEETING IN OPEN SESSION
Call to Order and Pledge to the Flags
Invocation
Special Recognitions

Board Action on Agenda Item 1:

1. Approval of Board Minutes from January 27 and 28, 2014, and February 10, 2014

Presentation and Board Action on Personnel Agenda Items 2 – 9:

2. Approval of Faculty Appointments for 2014-2015
3. Approval of Staff Appointments for 2013-2014
4. Approval of Changes of Status for 2013-2014
5. Promotions
6. Tenure
7. Faculty Development Leave for 2014-2015
8. Regents Professorship for 2014-2015
9. Retirements

Committee Reports and Board Action:
Academic and Student Affairs Committee (Report and Board Action on Agenda Items 10 – 11):
10. Curriculum Changes
11. Approval of Academic and Student Affairs Policy Revisions
Academic Advising for Undergraduate Students (6.2)
Academic Probation, Suspension and Reinstatement for Undergraduates (6.4)
Administrative Evaluation of Adjunct Faculty Performance (7.5)
Concurrent and Dual Credit Enrollment Programs (6.9)
Course Contact Hours (5.4)
Developmental Education and Texas Success Initiative (9.8)
Drug and Alcohol Testing (11.6)
Employee Terminations and Transfers (11.10)
Establishing Centers, Institutes and Specialized Testing or Service Laboratories (5.10)
Longevity Pay/Hazardous Duty Pay (12.13)
Moving Expenses (3.23)
Parking and Traffic Regulations (13.14)
Performance Review of Officers Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (4.8)
Scholarship Disbursement (6.17) Selective Service Registration (11.26)
Student Evaluation of Instruction (7.27)
Student Organization Formation (10.9)
University Website (15.10)

Building and Grounds Committee (Report and Action on Agenda Items 12 – 17):
12. Siemens Industry, Inc. Energy Performance Contract Phase Three
13. William R. Johnson Coliseum Seating Handrail Installation
14. Renovation of 309 East Starr Avenue Apartments
15. Griffith and Kerr Fire Sprinkler Systems
16. Lumberjack Lodge Flood Damage Renovation
17. Approval of Building and Grounds Policy Revisions
Driver Certification (13.7)
Training and Certification of University Vehicle Operators (13.23)
Vehicle Repair and Maintenance (16.34)

Finance and Audit Committee (Report and Action on Agenda Items 18 – 35):
18. Selection of an Investment Management Firm
19. STEM Scholarships
20. STEM Campus Residence Transfer Scholarships
21. Approval of Contract for Sirsidynix Software
22. Purchase of Facilities Scheduling Software
23. Contract for Livetext E-Portfolio Hosted Service
24. Room and Board Rates FY 2014-15
25. Bookstore Contract Renewal
26. Acknowledge Receipt of Audit Services Report
27. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2013-14 Summer Budget
28. Course and Lab Fees FY 2014-15
29. Distance Education Fee
30. Study Abroad Student Fee Waivers
31. Designated Tuition, Publication Fee, and Technology Fee Increases for FY 2014-15
32. Fixed-Rate Designated Tuition Plan
33. Dual Credit Exemption
34. Grant Awards
35. Approval of Financial Affairs Policy Revisions
Budget Change and Additional Appropriation (3.4) Budget Control (3.5)
Delegated Purchasing Authority (17.5)
Departmental Budgeting and Accounting Responsibilities (3.9)
Fixed-Rate Tuition Plan (NEW)
Purchase of Used Equipment or Supplies (17.18)
Receipts and Deposits (3.26)
Returned Payments (3.27)
Vacation Leave (12.21)

Reports:

President
Upcoming Dates
Dean of the Rusche College of Business
Commencement
Engineering Degree
Student Regent
Faculty Senate
A Year in Review
A Word of Thanks
Student Government Association
“All Paws In” Community Service
Student Center Advisory Board
Archie McDonald Speaker’s Series
SGA Election Results

ESTIMATED ADJOURNMENT OF BOARD MEETING (approximately 10:30 am)
Members of the Board of Regents will attend the annual Faculty Recognition Luncheon in the Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center at 11:45 am. A quorum is expected to attend, but no action will be taken.
Where appropriate and permitted by law, Executive Sessions may be held for the above listed subjects (Section
551.071). Possible action may be taken in Open Session on matters considered in Executive Session. Further details regarding the posted agenda are available for public review in the Office of the Board of Regents, Austin Building 308, Telephone (936) 468-4048.

The SFA Friends of Music will accept reservations through noon Tuesday, April 15, for Extravaganza 27, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music’s annual gala banquet. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Grand Ballroom of SFA’s Baker Pattillo Student Center.

This year’s Extravaganza, “Catch Our Rising Stars,” celebrates the 27th anniversary of the gala and fundraiser, which features gourmet dining, performances by student soloists and ensembles, and the presentation of student awards. But this year’s event has taken on a new and energized approach, according to Dr. Manny Brand, director of the SFA School of Music.

“This year’s Extravaganza will be the culminating musical event of the year,” Brand said. “No other concert has the musical variety and generates as much community and university excitement as Extravaganza.”

Part music student awards ceremony, part formal dinner, and part musical potpourri, Extravaganza will feature jazz, harp, wind ensemble, choir, opera, string quartet, and orchestra. Additional highlights include awarding the “Outstanding Music Alumnus” of the year and “Outstanding Recitalists” of the year.

Popular trumpet professor Dr. Gary Wurtz will serve as this year’s master of ceremonies assisted by Dr. A.C. “Buddy” Himes, dean of the College of Fine Arts, Dr Richard Berry, SFA provost and vice president of academic affairs, and Brand. Live dance music will follow for everyone to enjoy.

The Extravaganza 27 committee includes Habiba Awan, Caryl Hall, Carolyn King, Susie Lower, Gloria Settle, Shirley Watterson and co-chairs John and Melinda Rohrer.

“We are looking forward to the Extravaganza,” said Melinda Rohrer. “ We love SFA students and support their activities – from music to basketball.”

This year’s Friends of Music officers include Nancy Collins, president; Carrie Ventura, president-elect; Missy DeVine, secretary/treasurer; and Kenneth and Camille Price, past co-presidents.

Tickets are $40 for adults and $10 for students. Scholarship benefit tickets range in prices from $65 to $140, and donations will be accepted for the Friends of Music scholarship fund.