At SFA, a graduate student's thesis project is the crowning glory of many academic careers - an exhausting project that allows the student to demonstrate their competency before a committee of future peers. The crowning glory of Ricky Kennedy's academic career is a movie about a time machine fashioned from an Atari game system.

Though the movie has already played at two festivals, the movie will show at its first Texas festival on Saturday, at the Austin Film Festival.

Austin Smith (left), son of Ted and Hollie Smith, and Alaina Cordova (right), daughter of Keith and Amanda Cordova, will serve as the 2014 Stephen F. Austin State University Children of the Court during the annual celebration Oct. 24 and 25.

Nacogdoches, TEXAS - Austin Smith and Alaina Cordova, both natives of Nacogdoches, will serve as the 2014 Stephen F.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association will host a breakfast fit for hungry Lumberjacks from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in front of City Hall, 202 E. Pilar St., in downtown Nacogdoches.

In conjunction with the 2014 Homecoming festivities, a buffet of flapjacks and special toppings will be cooked and served by the Nacogdoches Kiwanis Club. Kids can enjoy pancake decorating, coloring books and photos with the SFA Lumberjack and Ladyjack mascots and other spirit team members.

The 2014 Homecoming Duck Dash is slated for noon Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Ag Pond, located near Homer Bryce Stadium on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association rubber ducks are ready to dash at the 2014 Homecoming Duck Dash slated for noon Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Ag Pond, located near Homer Bryce Stadium on campus.

SFA's all-new Rockin' Axes will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in Cole Concert Hall. Andrew Sperandeo, left, adjunct faculty member in the School of Music, is director of the Rockin' Axes.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The all-new Rockin' Axes ensembles, products of the Sound Recording Technology program in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, will perform their first concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

The SFA A Cappella Choir will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the A Cappella Choir performing its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School Board will meet at noon Monday, Nov. 3, in the Elementary Education Conference room of the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center.

There will be a public hearing on the Schools Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, as well as a regular board meeting. The Schools FIRST hearing will address the financial report of the SFA Charter School, as determined by the Texas Education Agency.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The fifth annual Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjack Homecoming Certified 5K will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in the parking lot behind the Schlief Tennis Complex, located at the corner of Wilson Drive and Starr Avenue.

Hosted by the SFA Alumni Association and the Campus Recreation Center, the race will allow participants to run or walk the pre-designed course, which begins at the Schlief Tennis Complex and ends in downtown Nacogdoches.

The Texas Tribune will host an event with Sen. Robert Nichols and Rep. Travis Clardy from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Evan Smith, Texas Tribune CEO and editor-in-chief, will moderate the discussion with a focus on the upcoming 84th Legislative Session, followed by an audience question-and-answer session.