Category Archives: SFA News

Photographs of the Upshaw family of Nacogdoches County taken by Texas photographer Richard Orton are now in the form of a traveling exhibition to be shown in galleries, museums and community centers. Orton’s book “The Upshaws of County Line: An … Continue reading →

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the first Women’s Empowerment Summit beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, March 3, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Twilight Ballroom. SFA and Nacogdoches community members are invited to develop … Continue reading →

Stephen F. Austin State University students recently flashed back to the 1950s by hosting a themed Valentine’s Day event for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Nacogdoches. Students in SFA’s School of Human Sciences Phi Upsilon Omicron … Continue reading →

The Children’s Performing Arts Series at Stephen F. Austin State University will present two performances of “The Little Mermaid” Tuesday, March 7, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. The classic tale of the Little Mermaid is brought to … Continue reading →

With two tarantulas, a tree frog, Bess beetles, millipedes, a prairie dog and a 175-gallon manmade wetland complete with red-eared turtles, crayfish and Gambusia fish, Dr. Alan Sowards’ classroom at Stephen F. Austin State University is anything but typical. As … Continue reading →

Stephen F. Austin State University students and faculty members and a community member recently participated in the National African-American Read-In at Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School in Nacogdoches. Dr. Lauren Burrow, assistant professor in SFA’s Department of Elementary Education, organized the event … Continue reading →

Members of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Student Government Association visited with Rep. Jason Isaac of Dripping Springs at the Texas Capitol Wednesday. Isaac is a 1996 graduate of SFA and the only Lumberjack currently serving in the Texas House … Continue reading →

Point by point, the image of a cannon slowly materializes on the computer screen. Fine grooves in the handcrafted bronze handles shaped like dolphins prove difficult for the scanner to visualize, but eventually, with enough manipulation, a 3-D rendering of … Continue reading →

The Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform a concert featuring works by Sammy Nestico, Gordon Goodwin, Pat Metheny and other jazz and big band greats at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, in Cole … Continue reading →

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “Without Bound: Perspectives on Mobile Living” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 3, in The Cole Art Center … Continue reading →