Category Archives: SFA News
Friday Night Film Series to present ‘The Bell Affair’
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “The Bell Affair,” a film by Kwakiutl Dreher, William Thomas III and Michael Burton. The screening is … Continue reading
Georgia Museum of Art’s Eiland to serve as Texas National juror
Author and educator William Underwood Eiland will serve as juror for the 28th Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University’s acclaimed art competition and exhibition, which opens April 14 and runs through June 30 in The Cole Art Center @ … Continue reading
SFA’s Veterans Resource Center names Stesha Colby-Lynch program director
After serving four years in the U.S. Marines and in various other higher education roles, Stesha Colby-Lynch has been named program director for Stephen F. Austin State University’s Veterans Resource Center. With 10 years of experience in higher education, including … Continue reading
SFA’s Rusche College of Business names Matthew Smilor entrepreneurship center director
Matthew Smilor, former director of the award-winning Values and Ventures program for the Neeley Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Texas Christian University, has been named director of the Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche … Continue reading
SFA Opera Theater to present Bizet’s ‘Carmen’
The story of an entrancing and free-spirited girl and the inexorable impact of fate is featured when the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University presents Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen.” Based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée, “Carmen” … Continue reading
SFA kinesiology students take first and second place at Texas conference, have sights set on national competition
Students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Science took home several accolades during the 2023 Texas chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine’s conference in February, including first- and second-place finishes in an academic … Continue reading
Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics president shares wisdom with SFA human sciences students
Sarah Ryan, an alumna of Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education, recently returned to campus to speak to nutrition and dietetics students in the School of Human Sciences. Ryan, who graduated in 2012 with a … Continue reading
SFA music faculty, students to present ‘Celleuphoria’
The School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will present “Celleuphoria” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. “Celleuphoria” is a concert featuring the cello in “an intense emotional state viewed … Continue reading
Sean Kingston to headline SFA Student Activities Association’s SpringFest
Jamaican-American hip-hop artist Sean Kingston will be the featured performer at Stephen F. Austin State University’s SpringFest planned for 8 p.m. April 14 in Johnson Coliseum. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The concert will be hosted by SFA’s Student … Continue reading
SFA’s Denis to present horn recital ‘New Beginnings’
Dr. Andrea Denis, assistant professor of horn at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present “New Beginnings,” a recital of works by Paul Basler, Verne Reynolds, Elizabeth Raum, Stephen Lias and John Dickson, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in … Continue reading


