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 […]

Louisiana state extension specialist to be SFA Gardens’ May lecture series speaker

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. May 11 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Heather Kirk-Ballard, an assistant professor and state extension specialist for consumer horticulture at the Louisiana State University AgCenter, will present “Tips and […]

SFA’s Model EU team earns Best Delegation honors at the Midwest Model European Union competition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Model European Union team, which consists of nine political science majors and one international business major, earned Best Delegation honors at the Midwest Model European Union competition for the second year in a row. Hosted by Indiana University, the MMEU competition is the second-oldest intercollegiate simulation of the European […]

NHS SWEEPS TO DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN UIL ACADEMICS

Nacogdoches High School swept to a district title in UIL academic competition, its first overall championship in years. NHS earned the overall school sweepstakes with 537.5 points. Competitions that are part of the district contest are speech and debate, academic and one-act play. Several NHS students are advancing on to regional competition, and the school’s […]

Dr. Jason Bruck, associate professor of biology

Bruck along with Paige Stevens, doctoral student, and Veda Allen, undergraduate student in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, published a paper in the journal Animals that highlights how the pause in ocean noise that followed the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected how dolphins responded to noises when human activity resumed. Dolphins were exposed to noises […]

TRUJILLO NAMED DISTINGUISHED ADMINISTRATOR BY TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

Nacogdoches ISD Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo has been named a Distinguished Administrator by Texas Music Education Association. The TMEA award program recognizes school administrators whose support has been critical to the music program successes in schools across Texas.  Trujillo was nominated for the award by Deshmond Johnson, NISD’s Director of Fine Arts. The superintendent was […]

SFA’s Trombone Choir to perform classical works

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Trombone Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present classical music from three eras when the student ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. The program will feature works from the Renaissance era, the Classical period and the 20th century, according to Dr. […]