SFA art graduate Fleniken to speak at Portfolio Night

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –Stephen F. Austin State University art alumna Emily Fleniken will be the guest speaker at the School of Art’s Graphic Design Portfolio Night from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in Room B121 and the front art gallery of the Art Building off Wilson Drive on campus. Fleniken, a 2013 SFA graduate, […]

SFA combined choirs, orchestra to perform Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The combined choirs and orchestra of Stephen F. Austin State University will present W.A. Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor when the student ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches. Performing are the SFA A Cappella Choir, directed by Dr. Michael Murphy, director of choral activities […]

Four students named Best of SFA

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Division of Student Affairs announced Michalla Byrd of Joaquin, Heath Sharr of Jacksonville, Jay Teamer of Lewisville, and Curtis Tran of Nacogdoches as recipients of this year’s Best of SFA Awards. “The committee was overwhelmed with the amazing pool of candidates for the awards this year, […]

ALL 1S AGAIN FOR GOLDEN DRAGON MARCHING BAND

It’s all 1s again for Nacogdoches High School’s Golden Dragon Marching Band. The varsity symphonic band directed by Jacob Weems received straight 1s on stage and in sight-reading during the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading contest held April 5-6 in Whitehouse. Those scores, when added to the 1st division rating from last fall’s marching contest, means […]

‘[title of show]’ challenges SFA students to act, sing, dance simultaneously

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The musical/comedy “[title of show]” is set to take the stage April 20 through 23 in Kennedy Auditorium on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. With music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell, the production provides great growth opportunities for college students who are learning the […]

SFA graduate student Silvas’ film chosen for summer feature

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A film by Armando Silvas Jr., graduate student in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art’s filmmaking program, has been selected to be produced as the 2023 SFA summer feature. Silvas’ “The Russian at Christmas” is a feature-length action/comedy holiday film about a Russian hitman who tracks down a mall Santa […]

ROLLOUT OF STAAR 2.0 BEGINS NEXT MONTH

In the 2023 Spring semester, state testing in Texas is changing and the original State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) will fully transition to the newly designed STAAR 2.0. This means all students will be assessed exclusively online, and students will see several different types of questions rather than the traditional multiple choice. […]

CAREER SUMMIT, JOB FAIR HELD AT NHS FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS

Recruiters representing 32 firms, colleges and branches of the U.S. military were on hand Thursday, April 13, at the Youth Career Summit at Malcolm Rector Center for Advanced Careers and Innovation at Nacogdoches High School.  NHS collaborated with Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas on the job fair and career summit for the second year in […]

SFA students, faculty and alumni earn honors at international management conference

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management received several awards in March at the first in-person SAM International Business Conference since the COVID-19 pandemic. At the conference in Nashville, Tennessee, students from around the world competed in categories ranging from business pitch and extemporaneous speech […]

SFA students explore banking careers, receive industry insights

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Local banking experts discussed the variety, flexibility and security offered by the banking industry with Stephen F. Austin State University students in the Rusche College of Business at a recent career exploration day. They also stressed the industry’s focus on giving back to the community through serving, advising and lending. The event, sponsored […]