NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Brent McLemore, former director of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Center for Career and Professional Development, has been named director of the university’s new Center for Professional and Continuing Education, or PACE, which was created to leverage SFA’s knowledge resources to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis in Deep East Texas. […]
Nacogdoches High School sophomore Olivia Ajero will be featured later this month on NPR’s “From The Top” program, a series that captures the performances and personal stories of some of the top classically-trained young musicians around the country. Olivia is also a student at Stephen F. Austin State University’s Music Preparatory Division and the daughter […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the classic comedy/horror film “Gremlins” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct 4, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House. The Friday Films Committee selected “Gremlins” to celebrate the film’s […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business recently awarded the inaugural Sanner-Berry Business Professorship to Dr. Justin Blount, professor in the Department of Business Communication and Legal Studies. The new professorship was created through an endowment by Christine “Chris” Sanner Berry and James “Jim” Berry, both 1985 graduates of SFA. Professorships are […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– The public is invited to celebrate 65 years of the Humane Society of Nacogdoches County at an exhibit hosted by Stephen F. Austin State University’s East Texas Research Center. The exhibit’s opening is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 11 on the second floor of the Steen Library on campus. “The association […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Music is proud to present a captivating evening of choral music with the “Autumn Impressions” concert, performed by the Chamber Singers. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 in Cole Concert Hall. Directed by Dr. Michael Murphy, professor of conducting and director of […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s DeWitt School of Nursing are inviting community members to a free drive-through flu vaccination event Oct. 4-5 at the DeWitt School of Nursing Complex, located at 5707 North St. In partnership with East Texas Community Health Services, fourth-semester nursing students in the community health course will […]
Jessy Reeves was diagnosed with profound hearing loss at 11-months-old. Her mother advocated strongly to include her in a mainstream classroom setting so Reeves would have access to the same kind of education hearing students would receive. Fast forward to 2024, and Reeves is now a deaf education teacher at Nacogdoches ISD’s McMichael Middle School. […]
Prior to Friday’s homecoming football game at Dragon Stadium, the Nacogdoches High School Alumni Association will honor the Burrells as Distinguished Alumni Family for 2024. FRED D. BURRELL SR. AND HIS WIFE ALMEDA moved to Nacogdoches to be teachers. Mr. Burrell taught agriculture beginning at E.J.Campbell High School and retired after serving more than 40 years […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host a fruit research field day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 featuring kiwifruit, muscadine grapes, blueberries, figs, feijoas and other fruits. Speakers will include Dr. David Creech, director of SFA Gardens, and Drs. Tim Hartmann and Justin Scheiner, faculty members in Texas […]