Category Archives: SFA News

Brand new director of the SFA School of Music

Like so many young musicians, Dr. Manny Brand’s junior high school band director was his inspiration for wanting to be a music teacher. “I remember as a seventh grader in beginning band, Mr. Martinez took 40 12-year-olds who hardly even … Continue reading →

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SFA to screen “Ride The Divide” at Cole Art Center

As part of its First Friday Film Series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “Ride The Divide” at 7 p.m. Friday, July 5, at … Continue reading →

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Bidding starts July 5 for SFA Friends of the Visual Arts’ 12X12 fundraiser

The bidding will soon begin on the annual 12X12 fundraiser sponsored by the SFA Friends of the Visual Arts to raise scholarship funds for students enrolled in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art. Two weeks of silent … Continue reading →

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All The Right Answers; SFA student achieves perfect test score

Imagine a classroom filled with 121,083 college seniors taking a required graduation test. The students represent 654 institutions from across the United States, and each student has a two-hour time limit to complete the 120-question exam. A little more than … Continue reading →

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Area high school freshmen participate in SFA math and science academy

About 100 ninth-grade students from five area school districts attended iMAS (Investigations in Math and Science) Academy at Stephen F. Austin State University. SFA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) faculty members, master teachers from area schools and SFA student … Continue reading →

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Piney Woods Chorale performs at Disney World

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SFA 101 freshman seminar promotes academic success

Students completing Stephen F. Austin State University’s freshman seminar course, SFA 101, have higher retention and graduation rates than students not completing the course, according to a recent report. The SFA Office of Institutional Research compared 2,559 full-time, first-time undergraduate … Continue reading →

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SFA theatre students to perform at Texas Blueberry Festival

Students in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will add another element of excitement to all the fun those attending the Texas Blueberry Festival will experience June 8 in downtown Nacogdoches. Theatre students will appear in costumes … Continue reading →

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Scholarship bass fishing tournament announced

The Campus Recreation Department of Stephen F. Austin State University will host the inaugural Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship Bass Fishing Tournament on Saturday, June 29, at Jackson Hill Park and Marina on Lake Sam Rayburn in Broaddus. All proceeds … Continue reading →

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SFA Gardens lecture series to feature Mercer Arboretum director

The SFA Gardens at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, in the Agriculture Building, Room 110, at 1924 Wilson Drive. Darrin Duling, director of Mercer … Continue reading →

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