NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– After pitching business ideas since the beginning of the school year, five Stephen F. Austin State University student teams advanced to the final round of the fifth annual Lumberjack Entrepreneurship Competition recently at the SFA Planetarium. The high-energy, “Shark Tank”-style showdown also featured a poster session in the Cole STEM Building Atrium. “The […]
May 4 – June 1 Note: This is not a full list of events. Visit the SFA calendar for more. Spring Commencement Ceremonies 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. • May 7–8 Johnson Coliseum Four ceremonies will be held. Full schedule available at sfasu.edu/graduation/commencement/guest-info. Plant Propagation with Dr. Andrew King 9 a.m. • May 9 Brundrett […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University has appointed Dr. Jason Reese as the permanent dean of the Nelson Rusche College of Business, effective May 1. This appointment follows Reese’s yearlong service as interim dean after the departure of Dr. Tim Bisping, who is now dean of the College of Business at the University of […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Two recent Stephen F. Austin State University graduates, Julia Whitehead and Ireland Bramhall-Ragland, will give the commencement addresses during SFA’s spring graduation ceremonies for undergraduates. Whitehead, fifth-grade teacher and social media influencer, will address graduates at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 7, and Bramhall-Ragland, senior area of study advising specialist at Austin Community College, […]
Nearly 30 Stephen F. Austin State University students helped the Sylvans earn its seventh consecutive victory and sweep all the collegiate events at the Louisiana Forest Festival April 25 in Winnfield by scoring 54 points overall. No team has ever swept all the competition’s events. Louisiana Tech University came in second with 40 points, and […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Model European Union team, consisting of eight political science majors and one accounting major, earned third place in the Best Delegation contest during the 2026 Midwest Model European Union in Bloomington, Indiana. Hosted by Indiana University, the MMEU competition is the nation’s largest and second-oldest intercollegiate simulation of […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Fifteen Stephen F. Austin State University students in the School of Human Sciences and Professional Studies’ hospitality administration culinary program were recruited to staff the Masters Tournament kitchens April 3-12 at the Augusta National Golf Club in an exclusive experience to work alongside world-class experts in the culinary field. “I’ll be honest. Midweek, […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Dr. Michael Munro, clinical instructor in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Education Studies, recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired at its annual conference in Denton. “The fact that the statewide organization took the unprecedented step of recognizing […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Friends of the Visual Arts, a community organization supporting East Texas arts and art students through fundraising, has established a new scholarship honoring Dr. Jill Carrington, retiring professor of art history at SFA, and her distinguished career as an art historian, educator and dedicated supporter of the organization. […]
Below is Stephen F. Austin State University’s calendar of events and key dates for April 20 to May 8.Note: This calendar is not intended to be comprehensive; click the calendar links below for more events. Baseball vs. The University of Texas at Arlington 6 p.m. April 21Pilgrim’s Park SFA’s baseball team will compete against The University […]