Category Archives: All SFA
SFA Phi Upsilon Omicron students host Valentine’s Day event for nursing home, assisted living residents
Stephen F. Austin State University students recently flashed back to the 1950s by hosting a themed Valentine’s Day event for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Nacogdoches. Students in SFA’s School of Human Sciences Phi Upsilon Omicron … Continue reading
Children’s series to present ‘The Little Mermaid’ at SFA
The Children’s Performing Arts Series at Stephen F. Austin State University will present two performances of “The Little Mermaid” Tuesday, March 7, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. The classic tale of the Little Mermaid is brought to … Continue reading
Animals bring lessons to life in SFA professor’s classroom
With two tarantulas, a tree frog, Bess beetles, millipedes, a prairie dog and a 175-gallon manmade wetland complete with red-eared turtles, crayfish and Gambusia fish, Dr. Alan Sowards’ classroom at Stephen F. Austin State University is anything but typical. As … Continue reading
SFA assistant professor organizes event for National African-American Read-In
Stephen F. Austin State University students and faculty members and a community member recently participated in the National African-American Read-In at Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School in Nacogdoches. Dr. Lauren Burrow, assistant professor in SFA’s Department of Elementary Education, organized the event … Continue reading
SFA and Nacogdoches leaders visit Texas Capitol for Nacogdoches – SFA Days
Members of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Student Government Association visited with Rep. Jason Isaac of Dripping Springs at the Texas Capitol Wednesday. Isaac is a 1996 graduate of SFA and the only Lumberjack currently serving in the Texas House … Continue reading
SFA’s Center for Regional Heritage Research works with museum, French officials to create 3-D image of LaSalle cannon
Point by point, the image of a cannon slowly materializes on the computer screen. Fine grooves in the handcrafted bronze handles shaped like dolphins prove difficult for the scanner to visualize, but eventually, with enough manipulation, a 3-D rendering of … Continue reading
Swingin’ Axes, Aces to perform music of top jazz composers
The Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform a concert featuring works by Sammy Nestico, Gordon Goodwin, Pat Metheny and other jazz and big band greats at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, in Cole … Continue reading
Film series to feature ‘Without Bound: Perspectives on Mobile Living’
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “Without Bound: Perspectives on Mobile Living” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 3, in The Cole Art Center … Continue reading
SFA alumna named Mountainview Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year
Ashlee Brewster, a 2013 Stephen F. Austin State University graduate, was named the 2016-17 Teacher of the Year for Mountainview Elementary School in Waco. “I am incredibly honored to have achieved this award,” Brewster said. “I feel as a teacher, … Continue reading
SFA to host guest flute, harpsichord recital
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will host a guest flute and harpsichord recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Part of the Cole Performing Arts Series, the concert … Continue reading


