Category Archives: SFA News
SFA alumna named Mountainview Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year
Ashlee Brewster, a 2013 Stephen F. Austin State University graduate, was named the 2016-17 Teacher of the Year for Mountainview Elementary School in Waco. “I am incredibly honored to have achieved this award,” Brewster said. “I feel as a teacher, … Continue reading
SFA to host guest flute, harpsichord recital
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will host a guest flute and harpsichord recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Part of the Cole Performing Arts Series, the concert … Continue reading
Cruz visits with SFA administrators and supporters
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was in Nacogdoches recently and visited with Stephen F. Austin State University administrators and supporters at the Juanita Curry Boynton House. After a welcome from SFA President Baker Pattillo, pictured at right, Cruz discussed a variety … Continue reading
College Values Online names SFA among nation’s top 10 best value colleges for online master’s degree in early childhood education
Stephen F. Austin State University has been named one of the top 10 best value colleges in the nation for its online master’s degree in early childhood education by College Values Online, a website dedicated to helping students select the … Continue reading
SFA marketing students prepare for national competition
Stephen F. Austin State University students enrolled in an advertising and promotion course in the Rusche College of Business are embarking on a challenge to help counter violent extremism as part of a national competition. In Edventure’s Peer to Peer: … Continue reading
SFA announces recipients of 2017 Research and Creative Activity grants
Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the recipients of its annual Research and Creative Activity grants. The RCA grant program was created to help support the initial research efforts of SFA faculty members … Continue reading
Raines fans, friends looking forward to SFA Strings Scholarship fundraiser
The year was 1968. It was a time of riots, assassinations and protests, “mostly over the Vietnam War,” according to Nacogdoches businessman and Realtor David Yates. It was the dawning of the Age of Aquarius with peace, love and harmony, … Continue reading
SFA interior design students collaborate with Nacogdoches Treatment Center to design proposed facility
Stephen F. Austin State University interior design students honed their professional skills while collaborating with staff members at the Nacogdoches Treatment Center to create site and floor plans for a proposed assisted living facility for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The … Continue reading
SFA to present student-directed play ‘Picnic on the Battlefield’
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the student-directed, one-act play “Picnic on the Battlefield” by Fernando Arrabal with English translation by Barbara Wright at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. … Continue reading
Media professionals discuss industry during Super Media Bowl at SFA
Media professionals, including representatives from broadcast, radio, journalism, public relations and advertising, spoke to more than 240 students Tuesday during Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Mass Communication’s first Super Media Bowl. Throughout the panel discussion, panelists spoke to … Continue reading


