Category Archives: SFA News
SFA students pitch business ideas at third annual entrepreneurship competition
From recording studios to lobbyist apps, Stephen F. Austin State University students pitched their business ideas to win the third annual “Shark Tank”-style Lumberjack Entrepreneurship Competition April 26. “It takes a lot of moxie to stand up and say, ‘I’ve … Continue reading
Project Raíces completes its first year of Language and Literacy Academias
Project Raíces, a grant-funded program facilitated through Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Education Studies, has completed its first year of Language and Literacy Academias with their 2023-24 cohort, enhancing bilingual and multilingual education for school districts in Nacogdoches … Continue reading
SFA Gardens to host Botany Bliss educational workshop for families
Kay Jenkins, SFA Gardens environmental education programs coordinator, is hosting a Saturday Science Adventure beginning at 9 a.m. May 11 at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Attendees will learn how botanists identify plants using characteristics such as overall size, leaf … Continue reading
SFA’s Contemporary Ensemble to stream recorded works
The Contemporary Ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will stream the ensemble’s recorded works on the SFA School of Music’s YouTube Channel at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2. To celebrate the opening of the Sound Recording Technology program’s new … Continue reading
McBroom named SFA’s director of athletics
Michael McBroom has been appointed director of athletics at Stephen F. Austin State University by Interim President Gina Oglesbee and The University of Texas System. Currently serving as director of athletics at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, McBroom will … Continue reading
Friday Night Film Series to screen student films
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will show a selection of short films by current SFA students as a feature of the Friday Night Film Series starting at 7 p.m. … Continue reading
SFA’s Student Activities Association set to host Summer Movie Series
In an effort to keep children and families entertained during the summer months, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Student Activities Association is set to host a number of family-friendly movies during its annual Summer Movie Series in the Baker Pattillo … Continue reading
Two SFA students accepted into Joint Admission Medical Program
Many obstacles can stand in the way of being admitted into medical school, but for two Stephen F. Austin State University students, the path to their dreams just got a little clearer. Perla Tovar, junior biochemistry major from Lufkin, and … Continue reading
SFA’s Fraser named Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Roslyn Fraser, associate professor of sociology in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Anthropology, Geography and Sociology, has been named Fulbright Scholar for the 2024-25 academic year. The Fulbright Program, the United States government’s flagship program for international … Continue reading
SFA Gardens lecture series to highlight “Pines, Pawpaws and Pocket Prairies”
Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. May 9 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Greg Grant, award-winning horticulturist, writer, conservationist, … Continue reading


