The Orchestra of the Pines at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform a program featuring great string repertoire at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Dr. Gene H. Moon, director of orchestras at SFA, said the concert will include “one very staple work in the string orchestra repertoire and another that is rather quite obscure.”

The Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Biology will host the 29th annual J.H. Burr Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Twilight Ballroom.
 
SFA alumna Laura Livingston will present “The World is your Ostreoidea: The Diversity of Opportunities in Health Professions.”
 

The Symphonic Band and University Band at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform works by Henry Fillmore, Karl King, W. Francis McBeth and other great composers when the student ensembles perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

Stephen F. Austin State University student’s research regarding social media, fitness and body image has been selected for presentation in the SFA’s upcoming Undergraduate Research Conference.
 
“Fitness v. Physique: Is Body Image Harming our Health?” is the result of months of study by SFA freshman Travis Maclin III, a kinesiology major from North Richland Hills. Maclin’s findings will be displayed as part of a poster presentation on April 17 in SFA’s Baker Pattillo Student Center.
 

The Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Computer Science will host the 43rd annual Computer Science Programming Contest from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, in the McKibben Education Building, Rooms 316, 322 and 324.
 
Students form teams of three and four and compete to solve 10 problems devised by computer science faculty members. Depending on their experience level, teams can compete in a novice or expert category with the winning team members from both receiving $25 each.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — It was all about family during the Texas Council on Family Relations conference in Frisco where more than a dozen Stephen F. Austin State University students attended to learn about family dynamics.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University alumni and industry professionals from more than a dozen companies recently shared their expertise with current Rusche College of Business students during the fifth annual College to Career Conference at SFA.

This conference serves as the annual capstone highlight for business students in the Career Success Passport Program, formerly the Student Success Passport Program. This program helps students hone their professional skills while competing for scholarships.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Students nominated from each of Stephen F. Austin State University’s six colleges and one regional college will showcase their research during the 2018 Undergraduate Research Conference 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s spatial science program is using the latest technology in unmanned aerial systems, commonly known as drones, to provide an entirely new vantage of Appleby’s historic Bethel Cemetery, enabling caretakers to precisely document and map the more than 1,500 plots dating back to 1887 when it was founded alongside Bethel Baptist Church.