NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Hachidori Duo at Stephen F. Austin State University will present "Songs and Dances" when the ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Cole Concert Hall in the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

The Hachidori Duo includes husband-and-wife musicians Dr. Jennifer Dalmas, associate professor of violin and viola in the SFA School of Music, and Dr. Evgeni Raychev, cello instructor. Their recital is a feature of the School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The McGee Business Building, Room 133, was almost at full capacity as dozens of Stephen F. Austin State University Rusche College of Business students listened to Citizens National Bank President and CEO Brad Tidwell and his executive team discuss the current and future state of the banking industry during a recent Evening with Executives event.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Alongside Nacogdoches' celebration of its 300th anniversary and Stephen F. Austin State University's preparation for its 100th, the Stone Fort Museum on the SFA campus will honor 80 years of service to the university and community during a celebration slated for Oct. 15.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Nathaniel Briggs always knew he wanted to help people; he just didn't know how to achieve his goal. When Briggs first entered college, he was a music education major; however, Briggs, now a Stephen F. Austin State University graduate student in the counseling program, soon realized he "loved people more than music" and changed his major.

Intrigued by the way people think, Briggs of Saginaw, Texas, serves as a counselor-in-training in SFA's Counseling Clinic, which is provided by the university's Department of Human Services' counselor education program.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Mary Frances Mays Kane, better known as "The Story Lady," has donated her collection of more than 10,000 books and story props for children to her alma mater, Stephen F. Austin State University.

The collection includes Golden Books, first editions, textbooks, fiction, non-fiction and more. Most of the materials will be available for teacher candidates and Early Childhood Lab and Charter School teachers to check out for instruction.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A flute and piano recital featuring Stephen F. Austin State University music faculty members Christina Guenther and Ron Petti, originally scheduled for Tuesday night, Sept. 27, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus, has been canceled.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Networking has proven key for Stephen F. Austin State University senior international business major Kelly Gomez, who, because of her connections, was able to intern at Green Ibérica, a shipping container company in Vigo, Spain.

For three months, the tall pines of East Texas were replaced with the sandy beaches of Spain as Gomez, a Cleburne, Texas, native, gained real-world, corporate experience handling imports, inspections and invoices for Green Ibérica, an agent of the Evergreen Line.