| Below is Stephen F. Austin State University’s calendar of events and key dates for Aug. 4 to Sept. 1.Note: This calendar is not intended to be comprehensive; click the calendar links below for more events. |
| Summer commencement for graduate students 6 p.m. Aug. 7 Griffith Fine Arts Building, Turner Auditorium A summer commencement will be held for graduate students. |
| Summer commencement for undergraduate students 3 p.m. Aug. 8 Johnson Coliseum A summer commencement will be held for undergraduate students. |
| Bellingrath Gardens and Home: Past to Future 7 p.m. Aug. 14 Brundrett Conservation Education Building Join SFA Gardens for the Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series featuring Todd Lasseigne, executive director of Bellingrath Gardens and Home in Theodore, Alabama. Lasseigne will share its history and plans for the future. |
| Pineywoods Dining Hall grand opening ceremony 11:30 a.m. Aug. 14 Pineywoods Dining Hall’s Wilson Drive entrance Faculty, staff, students and Nacogdoches community members are invited to the grand opening ceremony of the new Pineywoods Dining Hall. |
| Soccer vs. Sam Houston State University 7 p.m. Aug. 14 SFA Soccer Field SFA’s soccer team will play Sam Houston State University in the season opener. |
| Fall Welcome Meeting 10 a.m. Aug. 18 Griffith Fine Arts Building, Turner Auditorium Join President Neal Weaver for the 2025 Fall Welcome Meeting. |
| SFA Gardens Volunteer Lunch Bunch Noon Aug. 20 Brundrett Conservation Education Building Information will be shared about upcoming events, including the Fabulous Fall Festival Plant Sale on Oct. 4 and the 40th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 25. |
| Volleyball vs. The University of Texas at Arlington (exhibition) 2 p.m. Aug. 23 Shelton Gym SFA’s volleyball team will play The University of Texas at Arlington in an exhibition. |
| Piney Woods Entrepreneurship Network meetup 5:30 p.m. Aug. 28 Nine Flags Bar & Grill Hosted by the Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship, the Piney Woods Entrepreneurship Network invites community members, small business owners, entrepreneurs and students to come together to connect with, learn from and help each other. |
| Van Redin – Photographs and Memories Sept. 1 – Nov. 7 Griffith Fine Arts Building, Jill Adams Gallery Works by Van Redin, celebrated still photographer who has worked on more than 80 major motion films over four decades, will be on display. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. Sept. 5. |