NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The East Texas Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University is sponsoring the third annual "I Found it in the Archives" essay and video contest showcasing archived materials that have positively impacted people's lives.

"We're seeking entrants who have found something special in our collections - records, documents, photos, recordings, a meaningful item or treasure," said ETRC Director Linda Reynolds. "If it has meaning to you, it has meaning to us and is a wonderful basis for your entry."

Greg Grant

Nacogdoches, Texas - "Greg Grant is as much a horticultural wonder as the plants he discovers and writes about," asserts Chris S. Corby in his introduction to Grant's new book, "In Greg's Garden: A Pineywoods Perspective on Gardening, Nature and Family."

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. Derald Harp, Assistant Professor in Horticulture at Texas A&M University-Commerce will present "Landscape Soils-Growing from the Ground Up" at the upcoming Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series hosted by SFA Gardens.

The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 17, in Room 110 of the Agriculture Building located on Wilson Drive on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Join Nacogdoches Naturally Family Outdoor Adventures for a field trip to the Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin on Saturday, Jan. 12.

This event provides an opportunity for families to learn about the area's rich history and to contribute to the community through an outdoor family service project at the museum. Participants will leave from the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St., at 9 a.m. and will return at approximately 1 p.m.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Violinists, violists and cellists from around the world will compete for $15,000 in prize money during the George and Peggy Schmidbauer Young Artist Strings Competition presented by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music Saturday, Jan. 19, and Sunday, Jan. 20, on the SFA campus.

"Burnett Ranch" by Natalie Erwin is among the work to be featured in "Contemporary Western Art," an exhibition opening Thursday, Jan. 17, in the Griffith Gallery on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will open "Contemporary Western Art" with a 5:30 p.m. reception Thursday, Jan. 17, in Griffith Gallery on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Two Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music faculty performances are scheduled to occur the week that students return to campus for the spring semester.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Two professors in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture at Stephen F. Austin State University recently received new titles. Dr. David Kulhavy received the Lacy Hunt Professorship, and Dr. Brian Oswald received the Joe C. Denman Distinguished Professorship.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "Koyaanisqatsi" at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

"Koyaanisqatsi" is Godfrey Reggio's debut as a film director and producer. The title is a Hopi Indian word meaning "life out of balance." Created between 1975 and 1982, the film is an apocalyptic vision of the collision of two different worlds - urban life and technology versus the environment.

Dr. Stephen Lias, music professor and 1991 graduate of SFA, backpacks near the headwaters of the Killik River in Gates of the Arctic National Park. Photo courtesy of Zachary Richter.

Alone in a tiny floating cabin in Alaska's pristine Glacier Bay is perhaps the last place one would expect to find an SFA music professor composing a symphony. But that's exactly how Dr.