SFA art students delight children with Purple Pikachu inflatable

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Art students studying three dimensional design with Professor Lauren Selden at Stephen F. Austin State University created a large-scale inflatable Purple Pikachu as a final group project for fall 2022. Using plastic and packing tape for the sculpture and a blower fan for inflation, the art students planned and organized a public presentation and […]

SFA Gardens lecture series to feature Lufkin-based landscape architect

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building in the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Ben Miller, director of landscape architecture with Lufkin-based design firm Goodwin-Lasiter-Strong, will present “Everything you wanted to know about pruning […]

TRUSTEES OK RESOLUTION STARTING DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PROCESS

Nacogdoches ISD’s Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday to initiate the process under Texas Education Code to become a District of Innovation (DOI). Following the adoption of the resolution, the board held a public hearing for comments. Later in the meeting, the board authorized Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo to appoint the members of […]

RAGUET CHOIR MAKES ITS ANNUAL VISIT TO ROTARY CLUB

Raguet Elementary’s choir visit to Rotary Club of Nacogdoches on Wednesday marked the 68th year the school’s students performed for the service club at Christmas. The tradition of an NISD choir visiting Rotary goes back even further, 78 years to 1944. The only interruption in personal appearances, as far as anyone can recall, was in […]

Lincoln Center Posters’ exhibited at SFA’s Cole Art Center

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A collection of posters that commemorate milestones of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is displayed at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House through Jan. 20. Cole Art Center is Stephen F. Austin State University’s historic downtown art gallery. The “Lincoln Center Posters” exhibition features premium limited-edition prints […]

SFA Homecoming events kick off next week

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University has a full slate of events scheduled for Homecoming 2022, including a concert, a parade and an alumni auction, in addition to the football game against Utah Tech University at 2 p.m. Oct. 29 at Homer Bryce Stadium. The fun is already underway with the SFA Alumni Association’s online Homecoming Auction 2022. […]

NISD PARENT PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT SURVEY

Parent and Family Partnerships are extremely important to the success of NISD students. In an effort to continue to build the capacity of parent and family engagement we are asking that you take a moment to complete a 5-minute survey, linked through the QR code below. Your feedback is valuable in enhancing the partnerships and […]

SFA to recognize outstanding alumni at awards banquet, Sept. 23

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association will honor eight alumni during its awards banquet beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at The Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches. . The SFA Alumni Awards honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their professions and the community and who advance the goals and […]

SFA regents approve construction projects, employee compensation

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents concluded its quarterly meeting Tuesday in which it approved construction and maintenance projects delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, heard results of a campus climate survey, and approved the university’s 2022-23 operating budget that will include a budget supplement for faculty and staff compensation. At […]