Category Archives: SFA News

While guests with fancy hats, pastel dresses, bow ties and suits mingle by the pool, Stephen F. Austin State University hospitality administration students work behind the scenes to make the Kentucky Derby come to life at The Fredonia Hotel. From … Continue reading →

A celebration of the life of Dr. Alan Nielsen, theatre professor emeritus at Stephen F. Austin State University and former creator and director of The Original Cast, SFA’s cabaret troupe, will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 6, in W.M. … Continue reading →

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Center for Regional Heritage Research’s “More Than a Riveter” exhibit opened Thursday, April 26, at the Nacogdoches Railroad Depot. Sophia Savage, a counseling graduate student assistant for the CRHR, and Kierstin Smith, a DeWitt School … Continue reading →

The origins and sincerity of presidential speeches are the focus of a new book written by a Stephen F. Austin State University professor. Ken Collier, SFA professor of political science, analyzes U.S. presidential speechwriting in his new book, “Speechwriting in … Continue reading →

Dr. Pauline Sampson was approved as dean of research and graduate studies by the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents Tuesday. As professor of secondary education and educational leadership and a member of the graduate faculty in the … Continue reading →

Changes in curriculum recently approved by the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents reflect society’s continuing reliance on data and technology. A new Bachelor of Science in data analytics approved Tuesday is a partnership between the computer science, … Continue reading →

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and SFA Galleries will present “Red Dirt Memories: Storytelling with Jerry Permenter” Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown … Continue reading →

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts, in partnership with Austin Heights Baptist Church, will present a free, one-night screening of the documentary “Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry” … Continue reading →

The combined choirs at Stephen F. Austin State University along with the Orchestra of the Pines will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem KV 626 (completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on … Continue reading →

A team of mass communication, art and marketing students from Stephen F. Austin State University recently won Best Media Plan at the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition in Corpus Christi. This award recognizes students for their creative use … Continue reading →