Cindy Smith named NISD’s Director of Facilities and Construction

Cindy Smith has been named Director of Facilities and Construction at Nacogdoches ISD, filling the role left vacant when Ralph LaRue retired last month. Smith is also the first woman to hold the position with the district. Most recently, Smith has been maintenance facilitator for the district, the No. 2 position in Facilities and Construction. […]

SFA’s Department of Allied Health Studies completes 10th year teaching healthy meals on a budget

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– For 10 years, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Cooking Matters program has provided families in Nacogdoches new ways to manage health and budgeting while cooking. This year’s curriculum, “Food Smarts: A Cooking and Nutrition Class,” concluded this week after six weeks of nutrition education, equipping a new group of participants with practical skills […]

SFA Upcoming Events and Key Dates

Below is Stephen F. Austin State University’s calendar of events and key dates for Nov. 24 to Dec. 8.Note: This calendar is not intended to be comprehensive; click the calendar links below for more events. Campus closed for Thanksgiving  Nov. 27 to 30Campus will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.  SFA Symphony Orchestra  7:30 p.m. Dec. […]

SFA students earn awards at AAF-Houston advertising competition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University students, including graphic design and communication majors as well as members of the university’s American Marketing Association student chapter, earned top honors for their creative strategies and teamwork during the District 10 American Advertising Federation-Houston Student Conference earlier this month. Competing alongside their peers from across the region, […]

CASA executive director to discuss trust-based relational intervention at SFA humane education speaker series event

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Natalie Thornton, executive director of Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Pines and former public high school teacher, will present “Connected and Compassionate: Humane Education Strategies for Trust-Based Relational Intervention” at Stephen F. Austin State University’s Montgomery Professorship for Humane Education Speaker Series. The presentation begins at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the […]

SFA students learn side hustle tips from local business owners

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Nearly 20 Stephen F. Austin State University students majoring in a variety of subjects spent the semester learning how local entrepreneurs launched their successful businesses initially as side hustles. The students, who are either members of the Nelson Rusche College of Business Economics Reading Group or participants in the college’s new “Economic Success […]

College fair recruiters visit Nacogdoches High School

Forty-six colleges and universities and five branches of the U.S. military were on hand Wednesday at Nacogdoches High School for the annual College Fair in the NHS competition gym. Students had a chance to visit with presenters, ask questions and receive information. Here are the schools that were present: Angelina College Blinn College Centenary College […]

SFA ranks among top universities in student ‘flourishing,’ national survey finds

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University ranks among the top universities in the nation for helping students grow in wisdom, integrity and leadership, according to data from The Wall Street Journal Survey of U.S. Colleges and Universities 2025. The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science analyzed the survey results […]