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SFA’s student research conferences offered online

Although the university is not hosting any on-campus events for the foreseeable future due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, students at Stephen F. Austin State University will still be presenting their research — but this time, in a virtual format. Each … Continue reading

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Life Lessons

SFA professor shares his insight regarding economics, effects of COVID-19 In higher education, much emphasis is placed on transformative learning experiences. In fact, when administrators at Stephen F. Austin State University were drafting the university’s 2015-23 strategic plan, they assigned … Continue reading

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Regents to meet April 17-18

The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents will convene a two-day videoconferencing meeting April 17 – 18. To view the videoconference live, go to http://www.sfasu.edu/about-sfa/board-of-regents/meeting-information. FRIDAY, April 17 2 p.m. CALL TO ORDER IN OPEN SESSION Welcome University … Continue reading

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SFA art education students create videos for homeschooled students

Art education students and faculty at Stephen F. Austin State University have created a series of YouTube videos designed to provide art instruction for students who are at home instead of in the classroom as a result of the worldwide … Continue reading

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SFA mass communication students videoconference with industry professionals

Special guests Norm Hitzges and Donovan Lewis, cohosts on Dallas sports radio station The Ticket, recently videoconferenced with Stephen F. Austin State University mass communication students about career expectations. The pair shared their knowledge and experience while answering student’s questions, … Continue reading

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SFA master’s degree in mass communication receives national ranking

The Stephen F. Austin State University Master of Arts in mass communication with a public relations specialization was ranked the No. 1 most affordable online degree in the United States by OnlineU, an organization that provides a free and comprehensive … Continue reading

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SFA biology students take first place in undergraduate poster presentation at ecological symposium

Two students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Biology recently placed first for the best undergraduate poster presentation at Texas A&M’s Ecological Integration Symposium. Jordan Griffin of Chandler and Zachary Hutchens of Nacogdoches virtually presented their poster “Distribution … Continue reading

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SFA students, faculty train Lufkin SSLC employees to help residents with visual impairments

Nearly 20 new employees at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center are blindfolded while seated at tables in a training room. They are given objects of various shapes and sizes and asked to guess what they are. Some easily determine … Continue reading

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Volunteer seamstresses expand effort to include protective gowns for health care workers

It began a couple of weeks ago with an offer by Stephen F. Austin State University theatre faculty to sew surgical mask coverings for medical professionals on the front lines of battling the spread of COVID-19 in Nacogdoches County. With … Continue reading

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SFA students win top honors at statewide ecology symposium

Three Stephen F. Austin State University students received first place honors for their research presentations at the annual Ecological Integration Symposium. Jordan Griffin and Zachary Hutchens, both SFA biology majors, won first place in the symposium-wide undergraduate poster contest for … Continue reading

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