NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents approved new faculty and staff appointments, changes of status, promotions and retirements at its regular meeting Tuesday.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents approved additional grant awards totaling more than $3.7 million allocable to fiscal years 2011 and 2012 at its quarterly meeting Tuesday.

Grant awards result from extensive faculty research and service engagement across many academic disciplines and include direct federal, federal pass through, state and private awards. To date, the university has received more than $19 million in grant funding for fiscal year 2011 and more than $13 million for fiscal year 2012.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - After her father succumbed to cancer, playwright Jackie Rosenfeld turned to her craft as a means of coping with the loss. The senior lecturer in theatre at Stephen F. Austin State University chose to focus on the effects of breast cancer, and the resulting "keepingabreast" will open in New York on Friday, Oct. 21.

The Manhattan Theatre Mission's production of the play will be the third time the play has been produced by a professional company.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will present three guest artist recitals during the third week of October as part of the 2011-2012 Cole Performing Arts Series.

All three performances are in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

At 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct.17, three members of the Forth Worth Symphony Orchestra-violinists Eugene Chekasov and Ivo Ivanov and violist Sergey Tsoy-and Texas Christian University piano faculty member Larissa Cherkasov will join SFA faculty cellist Evgeni Raychev in presenting "Brahms and Friends."

Racism, nativist extremism and the white supremacist fringe groups of the neo-Confederate movement are among the topics to be discussed from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom at Stephen F. Austin State University. The event is a presentation of SFA's Wisely Fellow Speaker Series.

Dr. Heidi Beirich, director of research for the Southern Poverty Law Center, will present "American Extremism and the Growing Hate Movement." Beirich earned a doctorate in political science from Purdue University.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The SFA Gardens at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Agriculture Building, Room 110, at 1924 Wilson Drive. Texas Agrilife Extension horticulturist Jim Kamas will present "Overcoming Pierce's Disease - a New Lease on Life for Growing Grapes on the Gulf Coast."

Professor Smart and Ms. Knowitall will present the "Let's Go Science Show" at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts' Children's Performing Arts Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Teachers and parents can still purchase tickets to the 12:30 p.m. "Let's Go Science Show" on Friday, Oct. 21, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

Dr. Tamey Anglley, SFA assistant director of bands

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Tamey Anglley, newly appointed assistant director of bands at Stephen F. Austin State University, will make her Nacogdoches conducting debut during the joint concert of the Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

Chamber Orchestra Kremlin will present a 7:30 p.m. concert on Thursday, Oct. 20, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts' 2011-2012 University Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - When the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin presents its concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, "W.M. Turner Auditorium will be filled with splendid music performed by 16 of the most gifted Russian musicians," said John W.

From left to right: Wilber Arias Jr., Lacey Pierce and Cameron Kirkland.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Three Stephen F. Austin State University students recently received $1,000 scholarships from Milam Masonic Lodge No. 2 in Nacogdoches. The scholarships were awarded at the lodge's September meeting to Wilber Arias Jr. of Nacogdoches, Cameron Kirkland of Killeen and Lacey Pierce of Douglass.