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Retired horticulture agent, consultant and educator to be SFA Gardens’ September lecture series speaker

Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Keith Hansen, a retired extension horticulture … Continue reading

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SFA Music Prep fall class registration underway

Registration is underway for fall classes in the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, according to Alba Madrid, Music Prep director. The fall roster for youth includes private lessons in piano, violin, cello, … Continue reading

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SFA faculty and students research freshwater biodiversity in rivers of South America

Dr. Carmen Montaña, assistant professor of biology at Stephen F. Austin State University, led an international research expedition funded by National Science Foundation to study freshwater biodiversity in rivers in the Guiana Shield, a tropical region in South America facing … Continue reading

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SFA School of Art faculty exhibition to feature works by adjunct members

Stephen F. Austin State University’s annual School of Art Faculty Exhibition will show Aug. 29 through Sept. 29 in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. An opening reception is planned for 5:30 to 7:30 … Continue reading

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SFA students study natural resources in the Netherlands

With the added perk of exploring a new culture, 12 students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture traveled to the Netherlands this summer to learn about the country’s natural resources and horticulture production. … Continue reading

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Dean of SFA’s college of education named to national fellowship for educator-preparation leaders

Dr. Judy Abbott, dean of Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education, was named an Impact Academy fellow for the 2023-24 academic year through the national nonprofit organization Deans for Impact. Impact Academy is a yearlong … Continue reading

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SFA’s Friday Night Film Series to screen ‘Rainbows End’

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “Rainbows End,” a 2010 documentary made by SFA filmmaking alumni Eric Heuber and Andy Cope. The screening … Continue reading

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SFA’s CARRI and Texas Forest Country Partnership to host economic development forum

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation along with the Texas Forest Country Partnership will host the Nacogdoches Forum on Rural Economic Development from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Nacogdoches County … Continue reading

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SFA students go abroad to explore history and architecture in Greece

For nearly two weeks this summer, 16 students from various colleges and areas of study at Stephen F. Austin State University traveled to 14 cities on mainland Greece to study the country’s history, culture, economy and politics, as well as … Continue reading

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UT System votes to assume governance of SFA

During a special meeting of The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents today, Regents elected to assume management and operational control of Stephen F. Austin State University effective July 28. This action will pave the way for the university … Continue reading

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