Everything Nac

The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Sciences and Mathematics has rescheduled an appearance of Camille Schrier, crowned Miss America 2020, at the Women in STEM Luncheon. The noon event will be held Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at The Fredonia Hotel.

A passionate STEM advocate, Schrier graduated from Virginia Tech with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in biochemistry and systems biology and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University. She was awarded the Engineering Champion Award by the Sigma Rho National Sorority for her efforts promoting women in engineering and technical fields. Schrier will continue to hold the title of Miss America for 2021 due to the postponement of the Miss America pageant.

This scholarship fundraising event benefits students committed to the advancement of women pursuing STEM degrees at SFA.

The event will include an 11 a.m. gallery walk poster presentation highlighting STEM research accomplishments by SFA students and faculty and will feature STEM majors wearing fashions provided by The Town House.

Schrier will also attend a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 22, in the Cole STEM Building. Guests will have an opportunity to visit with and have their photo taken with Schrier.

Tickets for the style show are $50 each or $350 for a table of eight. Tickets for the reception are $50 each.

For tickets, visit sfasu.edu/womeninSTEM. For more information, email kdcarmona@sfasu.edu.

By Joanna Armstrong, marketing communications specialist at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will present the SFA Symphony Orchestra performing works by German composers in a live-streamed, virtual-only performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22.

The program will feature performances of Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 36, according to Dr. Gregory Grabowski, director of orchestral activities at SFA and the Symphony Orchestra conductor.

“In general, the program is definitely on the lighter side,” Grabowski said. “Wagner composed the piece as a gift for his wife after their son was born. It was performed on Christmas morning on the stairs of their villa.”

The Mozart symphony, which will close the concert, is subtitled “Linz” and was composed during a stopover on Mozart’s way back home to Vienna from Salzburg.

“The Mozart is a C major symphony, and you can’t get much more joyful than that,” Grabowski added.

To access the live concert free of charge, visit music.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the School of Music at (936) 468-4602.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens is introducing a modified version of its popular fall plant sale known as the Fabulous Fall Festival.

Plant sale patrons will have the opportunity to reserve a two-hour window to shop in the SFA Gardens plant nursery throughout the month of October. Up to six plant sale patrons may shop during the same two-hour window, and all physical distancing measures must be observed.

Reservation windows will occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday Oct. 1 through 30, with two Saturday opportunities on Oct. 3 and 17.

The sale will feature more than 300 varieties of hard-to-find, “Texas-tough” plants, including Texas natives, edibles, heirlooms, perennials, shrubs and trees, with an emphasis on pollinator friendly selections, as well as exclusive SFA introductions. The featured plants are extensively trialed before being offered to the public and are produced by SFA Gardens staff and volunteers.

All proceeds support staff members and operations within the Mast Arboretum, Pineywoods Native Plant Center, Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden and Gayla Mize Garden.

Reservations will begin Sept. 18 and may be made online at sfagardens.org and on SFA Gardens’ Facebook and Instagram pages. Reservations are required, and participants must wear a mask in all buildings. Additionally, the much-anticipated plant list will be released in conjunction with the reservation. Cash will not be accepted, but checks and all major credit cards are welcome.

Parking will be available at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St. Carts will be provided. For more information, email dawnstover@sfasu.edu.