SFA culinary students gain career experience at Masters Tournament

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, […]

SFA instructor and alumnus receives Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the education of students with visual impairments

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 […]

SFA’s Friends of the Visual Arts establishes scholarship honoring Dr. Jill Carrington

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. […]

SFA Upcoming Events and Key Dates

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 […]

SFA police receive donation from Nacogdoches Law Enforcement Foundation

Officers at The University of Texas System Police Department at SFA received three Dell laptops to use in their patrol vehicles as part of the Nacogdoches Law Enforcement Foundation’s annual support package for Nacogdoches County law enforcement. In addition to the $2,000 laptops, each officer received $150 worth of technical equipment from NACLEF. Pictured is […]

SFA engineering students earn top honors in regional robotics competition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s IEEE Robotics Team captured first place at the IEEE Region 5 Robotics Competition in March in Boulder, Colorado. SFA engineering students competed against 25 teams from 23 universities to earn top honors at the prestigious event sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Southwestern U.S. region. […]

Quaid, Patrick offer insights on Texas film industry at SFA lecture series event

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Actor Dennis Quaid celebrated his 72nd birthday by sharing his experiences advocating for the Texas film industry and reminiscing about his movies at the fifth installment of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series April 9. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick served as Quaid’s interviewer for the event. The series, hosted […]

SFA construction management students to host open house at Village Nac

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s construction management students in the James I. Perkins College of Education’s School of Human Sciences and Professional Studies will host the “Hard Hat Jacks @ The Village Nac Open House” featuring their work on The Village Nac Neighborhood 2 Shower and Laundry Project from 11:30 a.m. to 1 […]

SFA students earn honors at state FBLA competition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Eight students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Future Business Leaders of America student chapter earned honors at the collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in March in Dallas. They advance to the collegiate FBLA National Leadership Conference in June in Las Vegas. “These students have been truly dedicated to our student FBLA chapter […]

SFA business students, alumnus and associate professor earn awards at international management conference

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– The Stephen F. Austin State University chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management received several awards at the SAM International Business Conference in March in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. In addition, Dr. Gina Harden, SAM faculty advisor and associate professor of management information systems in SFA’s Nelson Rusche College of Business, and […]