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SFA’s Rusche College of Business launches online mentoring program, expands Lumberjack network

With the click of a button, Stephen F. Austin State University Rusche College of Business students have access to hundreds of professional mentors and contacts through the Lumberjack Professional Network. Through the recent purchase of the Graduway software platform, the … Continue reading

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Pilot program deepens teacher preparation experiences for SFA students

Through a new pilot program, Stephen F. Austin State University is going back to its roots as a teachers college in an effort to deepen students’ teacher preparation experiences. The community responsiveness and engaged advocacy in teacher education or C.R.E.A.T.E. … Continue reading

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SFA to offer new certificate in aging studies

Society is aging and, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation’s population of those who are 65 years old and older will nearly double in the next 20 years. To help prepare for this population shift, Stephen F. Austin … Continue reading

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Watercolor East Texas show celebrates 34 years

The 34th Watercolor East Texas juried exhibition will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 28, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. This year’s juror is Texas artist Bev … Continue reading

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SFA Early Childhood Laboratory earns national accreditation

The Stephen F. Austin State University Early Childhood Laboratory has been recognized as one of the top programs in the nation by earning accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children — the world’s largest organization working … Continue reading

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SFA faculty member re-elected chair of LEAP Texas

Dr. Larry King, Stephen F. Austin State University professor in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Communication, has been re-elected by the Liberal Education and America’s Promise Texas Board of Directors to serve a second term as chair of the … Continue reading

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Free program offered in collaboration with SFA to benefit area mathematics teachers

A free grant-funded program for area teachers of fifth through 10th grade mathematics can help them strengthen their current skills and learn new ones. The two-year Advancing Inquiry in Middle Mathematics for Rural East Texas program will be taught by … Continue reading

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SFA faculty members visit collaborating forestry science institute in China

Faculty members within Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture spent a week in June touring China’s Jilin province as guests of the Jilin Provincial Academy of Forestry Science. The purpose of the trip, attended … Continue reading

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Hospitality and History: SFA alumnus serves as director of special events at The Fredonia Hotel

Ryan Russell, a 2012 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, is living proof of the phrase “never say never.” “I remember being in school and saying I absolutely don’t want to work in a hotel and look at me … Continue reading

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SFA’s SummerStage Festival continues with ‘Crimes of the Heart’

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre continues its SummerStage Festival with performances of Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart.” Pictured in the opening performance are, from left, North Richland Hills senior Cortney Francisco; Gilmer junior Bethany Trauger; … Continue reading

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