NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University students received monetary awards — many donated by Nacogdoches-area financial institutions — during an April 17 ceremony.

Award recipients were chosen by faculty members from the SFA Rusche College of Business’ Department of Economics and Finance.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University's chapter of the Bilingual Education Student Organization was given the Texas Association for Bilingual Education’s Unity Through Excellence Award during the 2024 BESO Spring Leadership Institute.

The award recognizes efforts to foster a supportive community for BESO members while passionately advocating for bilingual education. SFA’s chapter of BESO began in spring 2019.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — As Bruce Huber neared his retirement after 35 years at communications company RR Donnelley, he and his wife, Tonya, decided to pursue his passion for working the land and hospitality by opening Huber Gardens, an agritourism business six miles west of downtown Nacogdoches. But they needed some help with the “business” part.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Graduate students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business are gaining real-world experience by helping the East Texas Alliance of Hope increase its visibility as the go-to local resource for those who are battling cancer.

Ashley Berry, the founder of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Lufkin, is about to mark a decade without cancer herself. To celebrate, she wants to help more East Texans impacted by cancer by increasing awareness of the nonprofit and its services in Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Students enrolled in Dr. Dan Li’s spring session of art appreciation at Stephen F. Austin State University experienced the innovative intersection of art and technology.

Li, visiting professor of art education in the School of Art, presented non-art majors with an opportunity to create contemporary functional art through board game design, facilitated by technology.

“Their latest endeavor aimed to foster a sense of belonging within ‘The Oldest Town in Texas,’” Li said.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Eight Stephen F. Austin State University staff members recently were selected to receive the university’s President’s Achievement Award.

Selected by Interim President Gina Oglesbee, awardees received an inscribed plaque and $750. Recipients were nominated by staff, faculty and students. To be eligible for nomination, the honorees were required to be full-time staff members with at least one year at SFA.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — From recording studios to lobbyist apps, Stephen F. Austin State University students pitched their business ideas to win the third annual “Shark Tank”-style Lumberjack Entrepreneurship Competition April 26.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Project Raíces, a grant-funded program facilitated through Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Education Studies, has completed its first year of Language and Literacy Academias with their 2023-24 cohort, enhancing bilingual and multilingual education for school districts in Nacogdoches and Angelina counties.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– The Stephen F. Austin State University Division of Student Affairs named Launa Castañeda of Garland, Julia Hobson of Richmond, Callie Lynn of Rusk, and Brennen Leidy of New Braunfels as recipients of the 2024 Best of SFA Award.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. Jared Barnes, associate professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University, was featured in a New York Times article that allows him to share his gardening expertise and the resources he uses as an educator.

From Barnes’ experiences gardening as a boy to his current position as a faculty member in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, the article addresses Barnes’ passion for teaching through his newsletter, “plant-ed,” and the insights he gains from other horticulturalists’ newsletters.