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Do you like classical music? What about pop, rock, blues or jazz? Do you prefer an evening of modern dance or musical theatre? Is stand-up comedy more your style?

The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts is seeking input in planning future programming for its University Series and Encore Events.

A survey seeking suggestions for the kinds of national/international touring acts audiences would like to see in Turner Auditorium will help provide direction for future seasons.

The 2018-19 University Series season is already in place. It includes the Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] on Sept. 11; the dynamic classical music ensemble SYBARITE5 on Oct. 18; five-time Grammy Award-winning Dailey & Vincent’s Spirit of Christmas Tour on Dec. 11; the high energy Step Afrika! dance troupe on Jan. 25; and the contemporary high-octane Mexican string musicians the Villalobos Brothers on May 9. Encore Events include jazz great Branford Marsalis on Oct. 10 and The Purple Xperience, a Prince tribute, on Nov. 30. Some events are subject to change pending final scheduling.

Scheduling for the 2019-20 season will soon be underway. Access the survey at the following address to make your voice heard and to provide the guidance needed to make it another season you and your friends won’t want to miss. http://sfasu.edu/showsurvey

For more information, contact Scott Shattuck, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts and director of the University Series/Encore Events, at (936) 468-1336 or at shattucksh@sfasu.edu.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Psychology was well represented at the Southwestern Psychological Association annual convention recently in Houston.

Thirteen psychology faculty members and 26 undergraduate and graduate students presented 21 research posters, eight research discussions and two workshops during the convention.

According to Dr. Scott Hutchens, chair of the Department of Psychology, the presentations were the result of more than 30 research projects carried out in the department’s social, developmental, cognitive, clinical, forensic, behavioral and cognitive neuroscience research laboratories this past year.

“It is important to note that the majority of these research projects were not class projects,” Hutchens said. “Rather, they were the result of students voluntarily working in faculty member’s active research teams and laboratories.”

Approximately 2,000 individuals volunteered to participate in the department’s research programs during the past year, which generated more than 6,000 hours of research credit.

“I am very proud we can offer our students transformative learning experiences outside of the classroom where they acquire hands-on experience conducting research using the scientific approach,” Hutchens said. “In doing so, we work very closely with our undergraduate and graduate students to mentor them in obtaining valuable marketable skills, including teamwork, critical thinking, research design, statistical analysis, data interpretation, and oral and written communication.”

To learn more about SFA’s Department of Psychology, visit sfasu.edu/sfapsych.

By Emily Brown, marketing communications specialist at Stephen F. Austin State University.

OPEN MEETING NOTICE

Stephen F. Austin State University

Board of Regents Board Meeting and Committee Meetings Nacogdoches, Texas

April 22 – 24, 2018

Meeting 316

Austin Building 307

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

SUNDAY, April 22, 2018

3 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER IN OPEN SESSION

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The board will move to executive session for consideration of the following items:

Deliberations Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits (Texas Government Code, Section 551.076)
· Report from interim chief information officer
· Information Technology Audit Security Report

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 executive director of enrollment management, the associate provost, the director of intercollegiate athletics, the head men’s basketball coach, the head women’s basketball coach, the vice presidents and the president (Texas Government Code, Section 551.074)

Deliberations Regarding Negotiated Contracts for Prospective Gifts or Donations (Texas Government Code, Section 551.073)
· Possible Naming Opportunities

Deliberations Regarding the Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Sale or Value of Real Property (Texas Government Code, Section 551.072)

Consultation with Attorney Regarding Legal Advice or Pending and/or Contemplated Litigation or Settlement Offers, including but not limited to reported complaints, In Re: Estate of Paul N. Wilson, Geralyn Franklin v. SFASU, Courtnay Christensen v. SFASU, et al., and Pamela Clasquin v. SFASU. (Texas Government Code, Section 551.071)

Estimated adjournment 6 p.m. The board will recess for the evening with no further action expected.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A THREE-DAY BOARD MEETING AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AGENDA:

MONDAY, April 23, 2018

8 a.m.

RECONVENE BOARD MEETING IN OPEN SESSION

MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE

(Scheduled at approximately 8 a.m.)

Presentation and Committee Action on Agenda Items:

15. STEM Building Project Revision Ratification

16. Basketball Strength and Conditioning Room Renovation and Equipment Purchase

17. Transport Truck and Associated Equipment Purchase

18. Approval of Building and Grounds Policy Revisions

Security Systems 14.10

Solicitation on Campus 16.25

The Ed and Gwen Cole Art Center and the Griffith Gallery 16.27

Report: Baker Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom Renovation Update

Report: Current Construction and Planned Maintenance

MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE

(This meeting will convene at approximately 9 a.m. or following the previous committee.)

Presentation and Committee Action on Agenda Items:

19. Acknowledge Receipt of Audit Services Report

20. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2017-18 Summer Budget

21. Grant Awards

22. Designated Fixed-Rate Tuition and University Services Fee

23. Approval of Financial Affairs Policy Revisions

Cellular Telephones and Wireless Communication Devices 3.6

Computer Purchase and Replacement 17.4

Establishing a New Departmental Account: Fund-Organization-Program (FOP) 3.12

Expenditure Authority for Financial Transactions 3.13

Financial Exigency 3.15

Gramm Leach Bliley Act Required Information Security 14.4

Identity Theft Prevention 14.5

Insurance and Other Benefits 12.10

Restrictions on Contracting With and Paying Certain Vendors 17.23

24. Dual Credit Enrollment

Report: Contract Monitoring Report

MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

(This meeting will convene at approximately 10:30 a.m. or following the previous committee.)

Report from the Deans:

Dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics

Dean of the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture

Presentation and Committee Action on Agenda Items:

10. Curriculum Changes for 2018-19

11. Low-Producing Programs

12. Approval of Academic and Student Affairs Policy Revisions

At-Will Employment 11.12

Commencement 6.8

Digital Millenium Copyright 9.3

Employee Scholarship Program 12.5

Extra-Institutional Learning Experiences in the BAAS Degree 5.11

Faculty-Staff ID Cards 10.7 (To Be Deleted)

Human Research Subjects Protection 8.4

Information Security for Portable Devices 14.6

Mobile Device Applications 15.2

Off-Campus Credit Courses 5.13

Out-of-State Electronic Fee 3.24

Parking and Traffic Regulations 13.14

Probationary Period of Employment 11.21

State Publications 2.14 (New)

Student ID Cards 10.7 (To Be Deleted)

University ID Cards 14.13 (New)

Use of Electronic Information Resources 16.32

Report: Career and Professional Development Center Update

Estimated adjournment of committee at noon.

The Board of Regents will recess at approximately noon for lunch, followed by a tour of the STEM Building construction. A quorum is expected to be present but no action will be taken. The meeting will reconvene at approximately 2:30 p.m.

Finance and Audit Committee (Scheduled at approximately 2:30 p.m.)

Report: Marketing Update

Presentation and Committee Action on Agenda Item:

25. Approval of the 2018-19 Marketing Campaign Contract

Estimated adjournment 4 p.m. The board will recess for the evening with no further action expected.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A THREE-DAY BOARD MEETING AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AGENDA:

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

9 a.m.

RECONVENE BOARD MEETING IN OPEN SESSION

Call to Order

Pledge to the Flags and Invocation

Installation of Newly-Elected Board Chair

Special Recognitions

Board Action on Agenda Item 1:

1. Approval of Minutes for Jan. 29 and 30, 2018, and March 19, 2018, Meetings

Presentation and Board Action on Personnel Items 2 – 9:

2. Faculty Appointments

3. Staff Appointments

4. Changes of Status

5. Promotions

6. Tenure

7. Faculty Development Leave

8. Regents Professor for 2018-19

9. Retirements

Committee Reports and Board Action:

Academic and Student Affairs Committee (Report and Board Action on Agenda Items 10 – 12):

10. Curriculum Changes for 2018-19

11. Low-Producing Programs

12. Approval of Academic and Student Affairs Policy Revisions

At-Will Employment 11.12

Commencement 6.8

Digital Millenium Copyright 9.3

Employee Scholarship Program 12.5

Extra-Institutional Learning Experiences in the BAAS Degree 5.11

Faculty-Staff ID Cards 10.7 (To Be Deleted)

Human Research Subjects Protection 8.4

Information Security for Portable Devices 14.6

Mobile Device Applications 15.2

Off-Campus Credit Courses 5.13

Out-of-State Electronic Fee 3.24

Parking and Traffic Regulations 13.14

Probationary Period of Employment 11.21

State Publications 2.14 (New)

Student ID Cards 10.7 (To Be Deleted)

University ID Cards 14.13 (New)

Use of Electronic Information Resources 16.32

Building and Grounds Committee (Report and Board Action on Agenda Items 13 – 18):

13. Possible Naming Opportunity (Executive Session Item)

14. Possible Naming Opportunity (Executive Session Item)

15. STEM Building Project Revision Ratification

16. Basketball Strength and Conditioning Room Renovation and Equipment Purchase

17. Transport Truck and Associated Equipment Purchase

18. Approval of Building and Grounds Policy Revisions

Security Systems 14.10

Solicitation on Campus 16.25

The Ed and Gwen Cole Art Center and the Griffith Gallery 16.27

Finance and Audit Committee (Report and Board Action on Agenda Items 19 – 25):

19. Acknowledge Receipt of Audit Services Report

20. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2017-18 Summer Budget

21. Grant Awards

22. Designated Fixed-Rate Tuition and University Services Fee

23. Approval of Financial Affairs Policy Revisions

Cellular Telephones and Wireless Communication Devices 3.6

Computer Purchase and Replacement 17.4

Establishing a New Departmental Account: Fund-Organization-Program (FOP) 3.12

Expenditure Authority for Financial Transactions 3.13

Financial Exigency 3.15

Gramm Leach Bliley Act Required Information Security 14.4

Identity Theft Prevention 14.5

Insurance and Other Benefits 12.10

Restrictions on Contracting With and Paying Certain Vendors 17.23

24. Dual Credit Enrollment

25. Approval of the 2018-19 Marketing Campaign Contract

Reports:

President

· Dates

· Commencement

· Legislative Update

· Student Regent

Faculty Senate

· Career Ladder Proposal for Non-Tenure Track Faculty

· Academic Excellence Initiative

· Faculty Accomplishments

Student Government Association

· Archie McDonald Speaker Series

· SGA Accomplishments

· SGA Goals

· Personal Reflections

Appointment of Board of Regents Committees for 2018-19
ESTIMATED ADJOURNMENT OF BOARD MEETING

(approximately 10:30 a.m.)

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.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Center for Regional Heritage Research will host an exhibit on the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps at the Nacogdoches Railroad Depot beginning April 26.

Sophia Savage, a counseling graduate assistant for the CRHR, and Kierstin Smith, a DeWitt School of Nursing student, developed the idea of creating a WAAC exhibit. Savage and Smith wanted to shed light on a piece of Nacogdoches history that is often overlooked.

“There’s a lot of history in Nacogdoches and so much of it can easily be missed,” Smith said. “Nacogdoches has a historical past that hasn’t been fully explored, specifically the Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College WAAC Branch No. 1 Army Administration School.”

After learning of the WAAC’s involvement during World War II, the duo wanted to create a unique exhibit to educate the public as to who the WAAC’s were.

Mark Barringer, chair of SFA’s history department and director of the CRHR, believes this exhibit will further establish the WAACs importance to the area. “As Dr. Jere Jackson has documented, the WAACs saved this institution,” Barringer said. “If we want to honor and remember them, we need to preserve everything we can now. This is just another part of maintaining as complete a record as possible.”

Savage and Smith have spent months gathering information and creating the exhibit that will display various memorabilia, including a WAAC uniform. They worked with CRHR operations manager Tiffany Gauntt, public history faculty members and the City of Nacogdoches Historic Sites Department throughout the process.

Jessica Sowell, assistant historic sites manager, has partnered with the CRHR on multiple projects during the past two years. She has primarily helped gather artifacts for this exhibit.

“As a facilitator, I just helped handle the museum side of things. Sophia and Kierstin have done great work on their own,” Sowell said.

The CRHR got its start in 2006. While the staff members and collaborating faculty members primarily work on local and regional historic sites, they also have external research partners in the U.S., Brazil and Australia.

“One of the great things about the CRHR is we get students from other disciplines, like Sophia and Kierstin, who get invested in what they’re researching and receive hands-on experience in new settings,” Barringer said. “I’m very proud of these students.”

Both students said that they had no prior training on creating an exhibit before the process began. Since they were not history students, either, they had to learn how to conduct the research on their own. Throughout the process, they have developed a deeper appreciation for history.

“Before I started working in the Center for Regional Heritage Research, I wasn’t very interested in history; but now, I really enjoy it,” Smith said, “It’s so important to know about events and people because they helped make the world what it is today. I really hope this exhibit not only interests people about the WAACs, but also encourages them to dig into other areas of history.”

A guest speaker from the WAAC’s Veteran Association will serve as guest speaker on opening night, April 26. Refreshments and food will be served from 6 to 8 p.m.

The depot is located at 101 Old Tyler Road. The depot’s regular hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and admission is free.

For more information on SFA’s Center for Regional Heritage Research, visit http://www.sfasu.edu/heritagecenter/.

By Emily Brown, marketing communications specialist at Stephen F. Austin State University.