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SFA’s Friends of the Visual Arts establishes scholarship honoring Dr. Jill Carrington
Stephen F. Austin State University’s Friends of the Visual Arts, a community organization supporting East Texas arts and art students through fundraising, has established a new scholarship honoring Dr. Jill Carrington, retiring professor of art history at SFA, and her … Continue reading
SFA engineering students earn top honors in regional robotics competition
Stephen F. Austin State University’s IEEE Robotics Team captured first place at the IEEE Region 5 Robotics Competition in March in Boulder, Colorado. SFA engineering students competed against 25 teams from 23 universities to earn top honors at the prestigious … Continue reading
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to interview actor Dennis Quaid for SFA’s Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will interview acclaimed actor and Texas native Dennis Quaid for the fifth installment of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series at 7:30 p.m. April 9 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Grand … Continue reading
SFA entrepreneurship program, ACE named the top emerging entrepreneurship program in nation
Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurship academic program in the Nelson Rusche College of Business were collectively named the top emerging entrepreneurship program in the country by the United States Association for Small Business … Continue reading
SFA biology graduate student reaches finals in southern region thesis competition
Callie Lynn, a Stephen F. Austin State University biology graduate student from Rusk, represented SFA at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools’ Three Minute Thesis Competition Feb. 19-20 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Under the guidance of Dr. Jason Bruck, associate … Continue reading
SFA’s University Series to feature Sue Foley
Stephen F. Austin State University will present Grammy nominee and five-time Blues Music Award winner Sue Foley at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, in Turner Auditorium. The performance is presented by SFA’s Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts as part … Continue reading
SFA students win a total of $7,500 in ACE’s Pop-up Pitch Competition
Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship has announced the three winners of the Pop-up Pitch Competition held throughout the fall semester. The top three video pitches were decided by audience applause during halftime at the SFA men’s … Continue reading
SFA’s Music Preparatory Division receives award for SFA Strings Project
The American String Teachers Association has awarded Stephen F. Austin State University’s Music Preparatory Division the 2026 Outstanding National String Project Consortium String Project Award for its SFA Strings Project. The SFA Strings Project provides high-quality string instruction to students … Continue reading
SFA reports strong spring 2026 enrollment growth
Stephen F. Austin State University reported significant gains in spring 2026 enrollment, marking its first spring-to-spring enrollment increase since 2019 and the largest spring enrollment increase since 2010. Overall spring headcount increased 7% compared to spring 2025, surpassing 10,000 students … Continue reading
SFA graduate student earns top prize in international photography competition
Ginger Gore Russell, a Stephen F. Austin State University Master of Fine Arts in photography candidate from Hemphill, earned first place in the Texas Photographic Society’s juried TPS 33: The International Exhibition with her photo, “Among Thorns.” Jurors selected Russell’s … Continue reading


