SFA Upcoming Events and Key Dates

Happy holiday season! Below is Stephen F. Austin State University’s calendar of events and key dates for Dec. 9 through 23. Due to the university’s winter break closure, the next media event advisory will not be sent until Jan. 6.Note: This calendar is not intended to be comprehensive; click the calendar links below for more events. […]

Christmas concerts, fine arts performances fill the calendar this month

There are a number of Christmas fine arts performances coming up in the next two weeks as Nacogdoches ISD celebrates the holiday. The Raguet Elementary choir marks the 80th anniversary of its appearance at Rotary Club of Nacogdoches at noon, Dec. 11, at the Fredonia Hotel & Convention Center. The Raguet choir has made this […]

SFA students learn how to launch businesses from local business owners

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– More than two dozen Stephen F. Austin State University students majoring in a variety of subjects spent the semester exploring local businesses to learn about the challenges owners faced on their paths to success. The students, who are either members of the Rusche College of Business Economics Reading Group or participants in the college’s “Discovering Business […]

SFA business student’s sales pitch earns high marks nationally

Brylee Adams, marketing senior from Houston in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business, placed 14th out of nearly 500 students competing in Fastenal’s online National Sales Invitational in November. Adams advanced through two rounds of competition by making compelling “elevator pitches” for fictional companies as part of pre-announced case studies to reach […]

SFA’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture partners with Elimini to advance carbon capture tech, provide student scholarships

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University is proud to announce a new partnership between the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture and Elimini, a groundbreaking company focused on advancing carbon dioxide removal and renewable energy through bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, or BECCS, technology. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in […]

Nacogdoches ISD Student Nutrition will begin serving Domino’s pizza

Nacogdoches ISD will begin serving Domino’s Pizza at lunch one day a month at elementary campuses beginning in December. On the first day, Monday, Dec. 2, Mike Moses and Emeline Carpenter elementary students will receive pizza. On Dec. 9, pizza will be served at Thomas J. Rusk and Raguet. And on Dec. 16, Brooks-Quinn-Jones students […]

SFA’s Cooking Matters program completes ninth year teaching about healthy meals on a budget

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– For nine years, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Cooking Matters program has transformed the way families in Nacogdoches think about food, health and budgeting. The six-week community nutrition initiative wrapped up its latest season this week, equipping a new group of participants with practical skills to prepare nutritious, affordable meals. Hosted by SFA’s […]