Last summer, Nacogdoches ISD opened the new Emeline Carpenter Elementary, the latest NISD campus to bear the late educator’s name. Funded by a bond election from 2018, the Emeline Carpenter Elementary is the newest campus in NISD and replaces an aging school that first opened back in 1964. But Emeline Carpenter’s contribution to public education […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — During its two-day quarterly meeting, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents selected Dr. Steve Westbrook to serve as 10th president until his retirement in May. The board also announced a fiscal year 2023 mid-year salary increase for university employees. Westbrook selected as 10th president The board unanimously voted to remove “interim” […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University honored prominent donors who have supported the school and the surrounding community during the 32nd annual SFA Gala held Saturday in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom. This year’s honorees, inducted into the university’s three highest tiers of giving, were David and Charlotte Sanderson, Sammie and Beverly Smith, […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Presidents, chancellors and the leaders of more than 100 Texas higher education institutions honored Jim and Margaret Perkins from East Texas by naming them recipients of this year’s Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service Award during a ceremony held in Austin this week. They were co-nominated by faculty and staff from Stephen F. Austin […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies recently announced the 2023 recipients of the President’s Innovation Fund, which rewards efforts to enhance innovative recruitment, retention and teaching practices that focus on student success. This year, there were 13 recipients — those included teams and individuals, faculty and staff […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host its annual Garden Gala Day Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1 and 2 at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St. The sale will feature more than 300 varieties of hard-to-find, “Texas-tough” plants, including Texas natives, edibles, […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – “Understanding Coincidence in the Multiverse,” a solo exhibition by Stephen F. Austin State University art faculty member Candace Hicks, will show Jan. 21 through Feb. 25 at Ivester Contemporary in Austin. The exhibition features two of Hicks’ ongoing series: her hand embroidered compositions on canvas she calls “Notes for String Theory” as well as […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Guest artist Dr. Kyung-A Yoo, associate professor of collaborative piano at Mercer University, will join piano faculty members at Stephen F. Austin State University to present “Eight-Hands Piano Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. SFA piano professors Drs. Ronald Petti, Mario Ajero and […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — In her first appearance before a Stephen F. Austin State University audience, Zoe Weil, co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education, will present “The World Becomes What We Teach: A Solutionary Approach to Humane Education.” The presentation, the second in the series, is made possible by SFA’s Montgomery Professorship for Humane Education. […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — In her first appearance before a Stephen F. Austin State University audience, Zoe Weil, co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education, will present “The World Becomes What We Teach: A Solutionary Approach to Humane Education.” The presentation, the second in the series, is made possible by SFA’s Montgomery Professorship for Humane Education. […]