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Safety measures in place for SFA’s housing facilities as campus set to reopen in the fall

Residence halls at Stephen F. Austin State University will open to students for the fall 2020 semester but with a sea change of new safety measures that will be continually evaluated as the global pandemic evolves. Residence Life Department staff … Continue reading

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SFA announces test-optional admissions for 2021 semesters

Mirroring state and national trends to streamline admission procedures in the wake of the ongoing pandemic, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Admissions has announced it will begin test-optional admissions for all 2021 terms. This decision was prompted by … Continue reading

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Griffith Fine Arts Building renovation, expansion underway

Motorists driving along North Street past the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University will see an extraordinary transformation in the next two years. Although the rest of campus is slowly opening back up after closing because of the COVID-19 … Continue reading

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Governor appoints Bramhall as new SFA student regent

Ireland Bramhall of Ennis has been appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to serve as student regent for Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2020-21 academic year. “I love SFA, so to be able to have an impact on the … Continue reading

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SFA’s certified public manager program adds eight to ranks

Stephen F. Austin State University recently added eight more certified public managers to the ranks through its nationally accredited certified public manager program, hosted by SFA’s Department of Government. Since the program’s inception at SFA in 2002, more than 160 … Continue reading

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SFA’s student chapter of The Wildlife Society receives national recognition

The Wildlife Society, an international professional organization of leaders in wildlife science, named the Stephen F. Austin State University student chapter as its national 2020 Student Chapter of the Year. The annual award recognizes exceptional achievements by student chapters in … Continue reading

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SFA’s ‘The Tempest’ showing online this week

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” live online for three consecutive nights starting June 30 and in a recorded version the following three days, July 3 through 5. Selected for the … Continue reading

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SFA’s Piano in the Pines Camp shifts to online

With so many youth camps being canceled this summer, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music has a camp that offers online piano instruction that can be enjoyed from the safety of one’s own home. Registration for the … Continue reading

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SFA helps ensure teaching talent for East Texas students through grant

Stephen F. Austin State University teacher candidates and East Texas students are benefiting from a grant program launched by the Texas Education Agency in 2018. One of the goals of the Grow Your Own grant program is to recruit and … Continue reading

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SFA’s STEM Academy provides area students hands-on research opportunities

Sounds of chirping frogs filled the air, but it wasn’t coming from the pond students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s STEM Academy sat near. Sarah Riley and Kennedy Tinajero listened intently on a laptop to breeding frog calls they … Continue reading

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