SWTJ Uvalde softball field 10/14/23, 9 am – noon,  Face to face event, open to all SRSU students, SRSU faculty and staff. Registration required. Limited space.

To prepare for the upcoming Eclipse, the public is invited to attend a Zoom webinar on Tue., Oct. 3rd, at 4:30 PM. Dr. Anirban Bhattacharjee, a professor of physics at SRSU, will discuss “Faces of our Sun.” Dr. Lindsay Fuller, a professor of physics at the University of Texas at San Antonio, will discuss “Total Eclipses in the Heart of Texas,” a project with the National Science Foundation (NSF) that centers on education, and “Soundscapes,” which focuses on animal sounds during an eclipse. Register at Total Eclipses in the Heart of Texas with UTSA’s Dr. Lyndsey Fuller and SRSU’s Dr. Anirban Bhattacharjee - LibCal - Sul Ross State University. 
 
A lecture with scientists affiliated with the National Solar Observatory on Friday, Oct. 13, at Sul Ross State University’s Uvalde Auditorium from 4-5 pm CT. The public, SRSU students, SRSU faculty and staff, and area schools are  invited to attend. The event will also be livestreamed. Please register at (Include link)
 
The annular eclipse on Saturday, Oct. 14, will be livestreamed from Uvalde, home to one of Sul Ross State’s four campuses, with the help of the National Solar Observatory. A viewing will be hosted at the Southwest Texas Junction College softball field from 9 a.m. to noon for all SRSU students, faculty and staff. Register at (link).
 
A total eclipse on April 8, 2024, will be streamed from Eagle Pass, which falls within the Path of Totality, a 100-mile wide, 10,000-long swath of earth from which the eclipse can be seen in full, and which only occurs in this area once every 300 plus years. Additional events will be announced in early spring to assist area schools in preparing for the total eclipse.
 
While the Noyce program at SRSU will lead the effort, UTSA, NSF, the University of North Texas, NASA and the McDonald Observatory are all providing programming support, including the donation of a total of 25,000 eclipse glasses, educational activities and training for Noyce scholars and mentors, including Sul Ross’ own Dr. April Ortiz, a professor of math, Dr. Chris Ritzi, a professor of biology, and Dr. Anirban Bhattacharjee, associate professor of physics.
 
Noyce en la Frontera performs education research and provides professional development and support for STEM literacy for K-12, community college and higher education serving underserved communities. 
 
The Noyce program benefits both undergraduate and masters degree students on all of SRSU’s campus. Two graduate students are assisting with the eclipse projects, including Gilbert Betancourt of Carrizo Springs, who is seeking his graduate degree in career counseling, and Francisco Sanchez, an Eagle Pass High School Teacher of the Year, who is seeking his master’s in Educational Technology. 
 
For more information, email noyce@sulross.edu.