NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University have selected Samuel Langston, a freshman from Lufkin, as the first William Arscott Art Scholarship recipient at SFA. Langston is studying filmmaking in SFA’s School of Art.

Jeff Brewer, assistant professor of sculpture, nominated Langston for the scholarship.

“I have had the pleasure of knowing and teaching Sam over the past year. He is a dedicated student and budding young artist,” Brewer wrote in his nomination letter to the SFA Friends of the Visual Arts.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University's Rusche College of Business awarded 44 scholarships totaling $50,000 to students in the Career Success Passport Program. The college awarded four $2,500 scholarships to top scholars and 40 $1,000 runner-up scholarships.

ACOGDOCHES, Texas — What do zookeepers, veterinarians, pilots, florists and pharmacists have in common? Mathematics.

Recently, Stephen F. Austin State University students from the James I. Perkins College of Education proved mathematics could be fun through their fourth Mathematics Career Carnival held at Thomas J. Rusk Elementary School.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — History and innovation merged in a new project between Stephen F. Austin State University interior design students and members of the Charles and Lois Marie Bright Foundation and City of Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Daniel Dallmann, an artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was selected as having the winning entry in the 2018 Texas National Competition and Exhibition at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Nationally acclaimed art critic and author Jed Perl, who served as juror, chose Dallmann’s “Studio Interior with Empty Chair” for the top honor in this year’s prestigious competition that garnered more than 65 pieces of art by 65 artists from 19 states.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Registration is underway for the annual Summer Art Academy offered by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art for the two-week camp that will meet June 11 through 22 on the SFA campus.

Students going into kindergarten through sixth grade may enroll in classes that include drawing, painting, sculpture and ceramics.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Registration continues for summer lessons and camps offered by the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music.

Lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar, cello, Suzuki violin, violin/viola, percussion, ukulele and other instruments.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Lydia J. Lim has joined the faculty of the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music as a piano teacher.

An active soloist, chamber musician and accompanist, Lim holds Bachelor of Music, Master of Music and professional study degrees from Manhattan School of Music and has taught in private music schools throughout New York and New Jersey.

She has won awards in numerous competitions, including competitions in London, England, Korea and New York.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Through a real-world project, Stephen F. Austin State University students in the Rusche College of Business have experienced business in a professional format.

For the second year, Dr. Rajat Mishra, assistant professor in SFA’s Department of Management and Marketing, has tasked students in his project management course with creating a project as if they were implementing their plans in real life. Projects ranged from building a new disc golf course to constructing a laser tag arena in Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Wires, red plastic cups, magnets and other gadgets blanket the table as eager students await instructions. Dr. Hector Ochoa, assistant professor in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy, explains how students can use the household items on the table to create a speaker. Soon, students begin constructing their own devices.

This activity was part of the SFA School of Honors’ Maker Fair, an event that introduced students to various disciplines through hands-on activities.