Category Archives: SFA News
Student Success Passport Program helps students sharpen professional skills, compete for scholarships
Hundreds of students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business are taking part in a unique program designed to help them sharpen their professional skills while competing for scholarships. Since its launch in October 2015, the Student … Continue reading
SFA associate professor serves as Southwest regional chair for Interior Design Educators Council
Sally Ann Swearingen, associate professor in Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Human Sciences, is serving as the Southwest regional chair for the Interior Design Educators Council, an organization that works to advance the education, scholarship and service of … Continue reading
Rigorous Generation Jacks summer academy prepares incoming first-generation students for college
A thrum of light chatter and crinkling snack bags filled the Academic Assistance and Resource Center on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus as 45 incoming first-generation freshmen settled into their afternoon break. Fresh out of a training module … Continue reading
SFA graduate student interns with the Houston Texans
Discipline is the name of the game for Stephen F. Austin State University graduate student Jeffrey Rodriguez, who, since mid-July, has been interning as an athletic trainer with NFL team the Houston Texans. Rodriguez, an Austin native who is a … Continue reading
Director of SFA’s School of Human Sciences appointed to American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences National Accreditation Board
Dr. Lynda Martin, director of Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Human Sciences, has been appointed to the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences National Accreditation Board. The board ensures undergraduate family and consumer sciences programs at accredited … Continue reading
SFA faculty art exhibition includes show by artist Brewer
The Annual School of Art Faculty Exhibition at Stephen F. Austin State University, featuring a separate show by Jeffie Brewer, assistant professor of sculpture and drawing, opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, in The … Continue reading
SFA Gardens’ Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series to feature director of the Baker Arboretum
Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St. Dr. Martin … Continue reading
SFA School of Human Sciences associate professor awarded mentoring professorship
Dr. Chay Runnels, associate professor, hospitality administration program coordinator and graduate program co-coordinator at Stephen F. Austin State University, is the latest recipient of an endowed professorship established to reward faculty members who serve as excellent mentors and teachers. The … Continue reading
Retired SFA communication professor receives Texas Association of Broadcasters’ Educator of the Year Award
Designer of the award-winning Stephen F. Austin State University radio station KSAU-FM and more than 30-year faculty member Dr. William “Joe” Oliver was selected to receive the 2016 Texas Association of Broadcasters’ Educator of the Year Award. “Because of my … Continue reading
SFA students collecting denim for third year with Cotton Incorporated
This fall, Stephen F. Austin State University students will again partner with Cotton Incorporated to collect denim for the Blue Jeans Go Green project. This recycle program encourages people to donate denim to be “upcycled” into UltraTouch denim insulation. Jamie … Continue reading


