NACOGDOCHES, Texas – New choreographic works created by the Stephen F. Austin State University dance faculty and guest artists Torens Johnson and Amy Wright will be featured in the program “Ex/Posed Em/Power” presented Feb. 16 through 18 in the Norton HPE Complex on the SFA campus. “The Repertory Dance Company will take the audience on a […]
Exhibition features works by artists Budd, Pierce, Rasimus NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House will present ‘Persona,’ three solo exhibitions featuring the work of Richie Budd, Kris Pierce and John Rasimus, running Feb. 7 through March 24 at the […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. David Creech, Stephen F. Austin State University professor emeritus of agriculture and director of SFA Gardens, will discuss plant grafting techniques during a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon March 11 at the Brundrett Conservation Education Building, located at 2900 Raguet St. “There’s an art and a science to budding and grafting, and […]
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 […]