SFA engineering students earn top honors in regional robotics competition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s IEEE Robotics Team captured first place at the IEEE Region 5 Robotics Competition in March in Boulder, Colorado. SFA engineering students competed against 25 teams from 23 universities to earn top honors at the prestigious event sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Southwestern U.S. region. […]

Quaid, Patrick offer insights on Texas film industry at SFA lecture series event

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Actor Dennis Quaid celebrated his 72nd birthday by sharing his experiences advocating for the Texas film industry and reminiscing about his movies at the fifth installment of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series April 9. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick served as Quaid’s interviewer for the event. The series, hosted […]

NHS welding team puts together second place finish in the first Dragon Classic Build-Off

The first Dragon Classic Build-Off saw the Nacogdoches High School welding team put together a second place finish on March 25 while competing against seven other teams, including Pine Tree and Longview. The NHS team included ​​Chance Garber, Christian Bach, Rodrigo Medrano and Bryan Rodriguez. The competition was designed to simulate an authentic scenario in […]

SFA construction management students to host open house at Village Nac

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s construction management students in the James I. Perkins College of Education’s School of Human Sciences and Professional Studies will host the “Hard Hat Jacks @ The Village Nac Open House” featuring their work on The Village Nac Neighborhood 2 Shower and Laundry Project from 11:30 a.m. to 1 […]

SFA students earn honors at state FBLA competition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Eight students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Future Business Leaders of America student chapter earned honors at the collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in March in Dallas. They advance to the collegiate FBLA National Leadership Conference in June in Las Vegas. “These students have been truly dedicated to our student FBLA chapter […]

SFA business students, alumnus and associate professor earn awards at international management conference

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– The Stephen F. Austin State University chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management received several awards at the SAM International Business Conference in March in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. In addition, Dr. Gina Harden, SAM faculty advisor and associate professor of management information systems in SFA’s Nelson Rusche College of Business, and […]

SFA workshop to offer techniques for preventing falls

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Need help improving your balance? Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Allied Health Studies is hosting a fall-prevention workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon April 20 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Twilight Ballroom.  The free workshop is for adults 65 years and older and is limited to 50 participants. Those who […]

Tammara Marion named head girls basketball coach for Nacogdoches High School

Tammara Marion has been named Head Girls Basketball Coach for Nacogdoches High School after serving four years as an assistant with the Lady Dragons. Marion has 11 years of coaching experience, including as head coach and athletic coordinator at Madison High School. She also had assistant coaching roles at Aldine Nimitz and Cleveland High Schools. […]