NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its first Brave Space Series of the semester at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Multimedia Room.

The program, “Through the Looking Glass,” will discuss ways to view situations and issues through individual perspectives.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – An exhibition of tintypes by Bill Nieberding, associate professor of art at Stephen F. Austin State University, will show Sept. 11 through Oct. 9 at Falling Star Gallery.

“Reflections in Silver” features tintype photographs that explore a range of East Texas subjects and still-life.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – For unique, live-theatre experiences in an intimate setting, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre offers its 2021-22 Mainstage Series featuring three outstanding plays presented on the SFA campus and another play presented in the neighboring town of Center.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Bob Sitton ’60, the longtime Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association director who helped endow hundreds of scholarships that generated millions of dollars, is being honored with a golf tournament in his name.

Sitton, who led the association from 1972 to 1998, will be the namesake of the Bob Sitton Classic at Homecoming, the annual golf tournament at Piney Woods Country Club. The alumni association approved the name change for the event formerly known as the Annual SFA Alumni Homecoming Golf Tournament. 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The American students weren’t quite sure how to do a traditional Tunisian dance, which requires a flare of the hip and a flick of the wrist, but at least they were willing to try. At a presentation hosted by 11 visitors from the North African nation on the Mediterranean coast, Stephen F. Austin State University was at last able to enjoy something that’s been largely missing for a year – international experiences.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Lumberjacks and friends of Stephen F. Austin State University are encouraged to participate in the university’s inaugural Giving Day, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 16.

The theme, “23 Reasons for 24 Hours,” will highlight 23 unique aspects of SFA through social media posts and emails.

Twenty-three is symbolic for SFA because 1923 is the year the university officially opened. It is significant for Giving Day because it is exactly the number of reasons detailed in a 1917 brochure encouraging policymakers to establish the university in Nacogdoches. 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Dr. Douglas Brinkley, CNN presidential historian and professor of history at Rice University, will present “Discovering America from the Road” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.14, at Stephen F. Austin State University in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theater.