NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. Dana Cooper, associate professor in Stephen F. Austin State University's Department of History, has been chosen among Nerdwallet.com's "40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire" for 2015. Nerdwallet.com is designed to help readers access information, insight and consumer-driven advice about personal finance, which includes sharing information about making smart decisions concerning college and careers.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's production of Frank Loesser's musical comedy "The Most Happy Fella" will offer an abundance of great roles that will showcase the talents of SFA voice students.

SFA Opera Theater will present "The Most Happy Fella" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 9 through 11, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus as part of the College of Fine Arts' University Series, "Connect."

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's SFA Gardens will host its annual Garden Gala Day Spring Plant Sale and Earth Day Celebration from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St., in Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Through a partnership between Stephen F. Austin State University's Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, the School of Human Sciences' Hospitality Administration program and Älvdalen Educational Center, a forestry and hospitality post-secondary technical college in Älvdalen, Sweden, 15 Swedish students and two faculty members from the educational center completed a two-week exploration of East Texas.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's Percussion Ensemble will perform with guest artist Dr. Joshua Knight at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Under the direction of Dr. Brad Meyer, director of percussion studies for the SFA School of Music, the ensemble will perform the music of Dwayne Rice and Nathan Daughtrey, among others.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stone Fort Wind Quintet, a faculty ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Cole Concert Hall in the Tom and Peggy Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

The program will feature a mix of music and will include works by Giuseppe Cambini, Josef Foerster, Daniel Baldwin and György Ligeti. The quintet features School of Music faculty members Christina Guenther-Scott, flute; John W. Goodall, oboe; Christopher Ayer, clarinet; Staci Spring, bassoon; and Charles Gavin, horn.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Future college students will have the opportunity to experience a taste of campus life during a free, action-packed open-house Saturday at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches on March 28.

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

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Mary Lou Retton, who catapulted to international fame by winning the All-Around Gold Medal in women's gymnastics at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, will be the featured guest at the 2015 installment of the Archie McDonald Speaker Series at Stephen F. Austin State University.

In addition to becoming the first American woman to ever win a gold medal in gymnastics, Retton won silver medals for team and vault, and bronze medals for uneven bars and floor exercise. Her five medals were the most won by any athlete at the 1984 Olympics.

Though most Stephen F. Austin State University students and faculty members are away for spring break next week, some facilities and operations will remain up and running.

Campus tours will be available and staff members from the offices of Admissions, Financial Aid, Residence Life, the Registrar's Office and the Business Office (Bursar) will be on standby in the Rusk Building, Room 206 throughout the break. Operations at the campus post office will not be interrupted during the break.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and its art galleries will host a closing reception for two exhibitions currently showing at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

A reception to close "Stuart Riordan: Sardines & Oranges" and "Beyond the Academy: Contemporary Outsider and Expressionist Art" will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at the art center. Some of the artists are expected to attend.