NHS construction students helping out Village Nac on another project

Nacogdoches High School students in the career and technical education department are again helping out Village Nac, a faith-based community providing assistance for those suffering from chronic mental health issues or chronic homelessness. This time, the students are building temporary outhouses that will be used by Village Nac while the organization expands its permanent facilities, […]

SFA entrepreneurship program, ACE named the top emerging entrepreneurship program in nation

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurship academic program in the Nelson Rusche College of Business were collectively named the top emerging entrepreneurship program in the country by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. According to USASBE, the award recognizes programs that are bold, innovative […]

BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN NISD: MARGIE CHUMBLEY SPENT A LIFETIME IN PUBLIC EDUCATION

Margie Chumbley is an institution where Nacogdoches Independent School District is concerned. The longtime teacher spent 58 years in public education, including 33 years as a substitute for NISD.  A generation of students in Nacogdoches have come to know Chumbley when she filled in at McMichael and Mike Moses Middle Schools, Nacogdoches High School as […]

SFA biology graduate student reaches finals in southern region thesis competition

Callie Lynn, a Stephen F. Austin State University biology graduate student from Rusk, represented SFA at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools’ Three Minute Thesis Competition Feb. 19-20 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Under the guidance of Dr. Jason Bruck, associate professor of biology at SFA, Lynn presented “The Dolphin Cocktail Party Effect: Did You Whistle […]

SFA’s Department of Biology to host J.H. Burr Distinguished Lecture Series

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Biology will host the J.H. Burr Distinguished Lecture Series at 5 p.m. March 19 in Kennedy Auditorium.  The featured speaker will be Dr. Lee Fitzgerald ’78, SFA alumnus, professor at Texas A&M University and curator of the herpetology collection at the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections […]

SFA’s University Series to feature Sue Foley

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University will present Grammy nominee and five-time Blues Music Award winner Sue Foley at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, in Turner Auditorium. The performance is presented by SFA’s Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts as part of the University Series. “We are excited to welcome an artist of Sue […]

SFA students win a total of $7,500 in ACE’s Pop-up Pitch Competition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship has announced the three winners of the Pop-up Pitch Competition held throughout the fall semester. The top three video pitches were decided by audience applause during halftime at the SFA men’s basketball game Feb. 2.   “The student entrepreneurs took center stage at halftime and […]

SFA faculty, students and alumni to be featured in spring art exhibition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– An ensemble of artists representing Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Art — including a faculty member, graduate students and alumni — will be featured in the spring exhibition, “Five Painters: New Myths,” on view from April 11 to May 16 with an opening reception and panel discussion from 5 to 7 […]

SFA’s Music Preparatory Division receives award for SFA Strings Project

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– The American String Teachers Association has awarded Stephen F. Austin State University’s Music Preparatory Division the 2026 Outstanding National String Project Consortium String Project Award for its SFA Strings Project. The SFA Strings Project provides high-quality string instruction to students of all ages across East Texas through partnerships with local schools and community […]