NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its Brave Space Series at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Multimedia Room. The discussion will focus on consent.
 
“The Office of Multicultural Affairs’ open dialogue series invites participants to discuss society’s meaning of consent versus its actual definition,” said La-Meria Seriale, OMA student ambassador. “In this discussion, we will learn how to properly ask for consent and how to apply it in today's society.”
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – When the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre presents the play “Rideshare/Overshare,” audiences will see each cast member playing multiple characters that the theatre students have thoughtfully and carefully created.

Each of these characters has a unique personality and an equally unique costume specifically designed to fit the wacky persona developed by the imaginative student actors.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Whether it means spending hours paddling a canoe down a river or wading into it herself, Jessie Johnson, a graduate student in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Biology, is doing what she can to study and protect a threatened species of snake.
 
Working under a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Conservation License Plate Grant, Johnson is studying the Brazos River watersnake and its habitat, assisting in providing an updated understanding of the snake’s occurrence and demography.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Registration for spring 2021 at Stephen F. Austin State University will begin Monday, Nov. 9, as campus faculty, staff and administrators gear up to offer another safe and highly flexible academic semester.

The spring 2021 semester at SFA is expected to operate much like fall 2020, according to Dr. Scott Gordon, SFA president.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. David Creech, Stephen F. Austin State University professor emeritus of agriculture and director of SFA Gardens, received the Southern Region of the International Plant Propagators’ Society Fellow Award during a virtual conference held in October.

The award honors individuals for ongoing contributions to the nursery industry and plant propagation in the Southern region.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s horticulture program will host an annual fall plant sale from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the SFA Plantery, located at 1924 Wilson Drive.  

Plants available for purchase include a variety of winter annuals, such as pansies, violas, wallflowers, sweet alyssum and snapdragons. All plants are winter hardy and grow well in East Texas. Plants are $2 per pot or $32 for a tray of 18 plants.  

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University has partnered with Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Academic Alliance to offer a face-to-face completer program for the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies’ early childhood through grade 6 concentration in Bryan-College Station.
 
This partnership, beginning in fall 2021, will help students from Blinn College District and other institutions seamlessly transition into the SFA program.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The acclaimed jazz program at Stephen F. Austin State University will present its first and only live concert of the fall semester from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, behind the Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau in downtown.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Perhaps this year more than any other has demonstrated the value of teachers. From adapting learning environments due to COVID-19 to going the extra mile to ensure their students remain engaged and learning, teachers continue to make a difference. Stephen F. Austin State University recently recognized seven of its faculty members with 2020 Teaching Excellence Awards for their dedication to their students and profession.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A number of students enrolled in the Music Preparatory Division of the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University have qualified for All Region orchestras.

The competition took place Oct. 10 through 14. Students recorded their audition on a platform on the Texas Music Educators Association website, and qualifiers were notified the following week. Their clinic/concert will be at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Tyler High School.