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Media professionals discuss industry during Super Media Bowl at SFA


Panelists Devonte Hill, SFA alumnus and current producer and talent at Total Medulla Entertainment, a company Hill created; Tim Pirrello, SFA alumnus and post manager for AMS Pictures in Dallas; and Neal Barton, news director and anchor for KETK-TV in Tyler, discuss the challenges and rewards of working in broadcast media. Various media professionals participated in a panel discussion Tuesday at Stephen F.

SFA School of Theatre plans benefit to help fund trip to Scotland


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre event on Feb. 11 will help raise funds for theatre students to travel Edinburgh, Scotland, in August to participate in the two-week Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

"An Evening of Love Scenes and Songs" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Upstage Theatre in the Griffith Fine Arts Building on the SFA campus. The show will feature theatre faculty members and students performing scenes from William Shakespeare's plays and singing love songs.

SFA biology department to host Darwin Day lecture


NACOGDOCHES, Texas -The Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Biology will host its second annual Darwin Day program. The program will include a seminar by Dr. Charles Pence, assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies at Louisiana State University. Pence's seminar is titled "Evolution and Chance: From Darwin to the Pioneers of Statistics in Biology."

SFA students teach essential nutrition, cooking tips in Cooking Matters program


More than 40 Stephen F. Austin State University students taught community members essential nutrition education and cooking tips during the Cooking Matters program.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Through the Cooking Matters program, more than 40 Stephen F. Austin State University students enrolled in the School of Human Sciences promoted healthy eating during the fall semester while taking HMS 409: Community Nutrition.

SFA partners with Panola College to offer bachelor's degree


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Administrators from Stephen F. Austin State University and Panola College signed an articulation agreement Jan. 12 that will help create a seamless transition for Panola College technical and vocational graduates and students enrolled in these programs to transfer up to 66 hours of coursework to SFA and apply it toward a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences.

The Rusk Family Letters Collection at SFA Opens to Public


Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison addresses attendees at the public opening of The Rusk Family Letters, a new collection at Stephen F. Austin State University that comprises documents written by noteworthy Republic of Texas historical figures Thomas J. Rusk and his brother, David Rusk.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dignitaries and special guests, including former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, members of Stephen F.

SFA School of Theatre to present 'Intimate Apparel' in Mainstage Series


SFA theatre students, from left, Danika Pettyjohn, Forth Worth senior, and Taylor Solice, Mesquite senior, work on costumes for "Intimate Apparel," Lynn Nottage's award-winning play to be presented by the SFA School of Theatre at 7:30 nightly Feb. 28 through March 4 in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Guest artist Jiles King will direct American playwright Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel" when the Stephen F.

SFA to host Showcase Saturday for prospective students


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Future college students will have the opportunity to experience a taste of campus life during a free, action-packed open-house Saturday, Feb. 18, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches.

Prospective students will have the opportunity to visit with university faculty and staff members, tour the campus and residence halls, and preview academic programs during the SFA Showcase Saturday event.

SFA's online master's degree in early childhood education program ranked among top 20 in U.S.


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's online master's degree program in early childhood education has been ranked one of the top 20 best online programs in the nation for 2017 by BestColleges.com, a website connecting students to schools and programs that suit their educational needs.

SFA hospitality administration students attend Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus conference in Waco


Several Stephen F. Austin State University students studying in the hospitality administration program recently traveled to Waco to attend the Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus mid-winter conference. Pictured from left: Elizabeth Garza; Dr. Mary Olle, SFA assistant professor in hospitality administration; Jessica Michalowski; Mackenzie Tarter; Taryn Hamilton; Jessica Glatter; Dana Sorey; Taylor Thompson; Samantha Yoder; and Dr.
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