NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University student chapter of The Wildlife Society received the Student Chapter of the Year award and defeated universities from across the state to win its second consecutive Quiz Bowl Championship at the statewide Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society meeting held this month in Corpus Christi.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The SFA Symphony Orchestra will perform Ottorino Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

Dr. Gregory Grabowski, director of orchestral activities for the SFA School of Music, conducts the orchestra, which will also perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 and Pierre Max Dubois’ Alto Saxophone Concerto, featuring School of Music concerto competition winner Jamal Brown, a senior music education major from Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — In recognition of United Nations World Water Day, Stephen F. Austin State University, the City of Nacogdoches, Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful and Resilient Nacogdoches invite the community to participate Saturday, March 21, in cleaning up litter in and along Lanana Creek.

“We are extremely fortunate for the water resources available to us in East Texas, and it is important that we are good stewards of this precious resource,” said Sarah Fuller, outreach coordinator with SFA’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Honors will host a lecture by its former director, Dr. Allen Richman, professor emeritus of history, at 3 p.m. Feb. 26 in the McKibben Education Building, Room 131.

Richman will present “The Origins and Significance of the Epic Work: Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus and the Path to Reformation,” discussing the profound influence Erasmus had on the church. Following the discussion, he will read selected passages from “Praise of Folly.”

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Only a few seats are still available for the afternoon performance of the widely popular Super Scientific Circus scheduled to be presented on Friday, Feb. 28, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Women take the lead on stage and behind the scenes when the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre presents Kate Hamill’s “Pride and Prejudice” as a feature of this year’s Mainstage Series.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — About 60 juniors and seniors enrolled in hospitality and family and consumer sciences courses at Nacogdoches High School will explore their career options in these fields and more at the School of Human Sciences Preview Day on Feb. 27 at Stephen F. Austin State University.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A recent donation from Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, will assist Stephen F. Austin State University’s College of Forestry and Agriculture in replacing a facility that was destroyed by a November 2018 fire at the Walter C. Todd Agricultural Research Center.

The fire at the Beef Farm did not injure any individuals or animals, and construction of a facility to meet the needs of SFA students majoring in animal science will begin soon. Luminant donated $10,000 to the building replacement project, which has a projected cost of $900,000.