SFA’s Department of Biology to host Darwin Day

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Biology is set to celebrate Darwin Day at noon Feb. 12 in the Kennedy Auditorium with special guest speaker Dr. James Albert from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Albert is a leading zoologist and evolutionary ecologist whose research focuses on the diversity and evolution of […]

SFA honors distinguished alumnus with School of Theatre and Dance renaming

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– In recognition of a career that has shaped the performing arts and inspired generations of artists, Stephen F. Austin State University officially renamed its School of Theatre and Dance to the Denard Haden School of Theatre and Dance in honor of Haden, celebrating a legacy of creative achievement and a deep, enduring connection […]

SFA professor provides Deep East Texas economic outlook for state journal

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Despite economic uncertainty in the U.S., East Texans can look forward to growth in 2026, according to a recent Texas Real Estate Research Center article written by Dr. Mikhail Kouliavtsev, professor and chair of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Economics and Finance and director of SFA’s Center for Business and Economic […]

SFA unveils its first mass timber building during Pineywoods Dining Hall ribbon-cutting

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University officially unveiled the Pineywoods Dining Hall — the university’s first mass timber building and the first mass timber project in The University of Texas System — on Thursday, ushering in a new era of campus dining and welcoming both the university and Nacogdoches communities to explore the new […]

Angelina College to join SFA’s Lumberjack Transfer Alliance 

10 a.m. Jan. 28Angelina College Student Center5300 S. First St.Lufkin, Texas Stephen F. Austin State University will enter into an agreement with Angelina College to help streamline the process for AC students to transfer to SFA. The event is the first in a series SFA will host to announce and celebrate its new Lumberjack Transfer […]

Inaugural Texas Music Educators Association scholarship awarded to SFA music education student

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Faculty, staff and music education students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts gathered in Cole Concert Hall last week for a surprise announcement honoring Olivia Smith, a junior Bachelor of Music student from Angleton, as the first recipient of the Texas Music Educators Association’s newly endowed Robert […]

SFA mathematics alumna receives nation’s highest award for STEM education

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Voke (Gbemre) Ogueh, who graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2006 with a master’s degree in mathematics, has earned the President’s Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The White House and former President Joe Biden’s administration announced the most recent award recipients Jan. 13. She joins 336 award recipients […]

SFA Upcoming Events and Key Dates

Happy New Year! Below is Stephen F. Austin State University’s calendar of events and key dates for Jan. 6 through 20.Note: This calendar is not intended to be comprehensive; click the calendar links below for more events. Men’s basketball vs. Houston Christian University6:30 p.m. Jan. 6Johnson Coliseum Women’s basketball vs. Southeastern Louisiana University6:30 p.m. Jan. […]

SFA business student’s sales pitch earns high marks nationally

Brylee Adams, marketing senior from Houston in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business, placed 14th out of nearly 500 students competing in Fastenal’s online National Sales Invitational in November. Adams advanced through two rounds of competition by making compelling “elevator pitches” for fictional companies as part of pre-announced case studies to reach […]

Chamber NOBLE Scholar Day @ SFA

The Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce Education committee is excited to announce the premier Chamber NOBLE Scholar Day @ SFA on October 8th.  The Chamber NOBLE Scholar Day @ SFA will provide an opportunity for Nacogdoches County Sophomores to become aware of the options available and pathways to enable the student to achieve their career goals. “The students will […]