NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University has entered a technology partnership with Devart, one of the leading developers of database management software, to provide dbForge Studio for Structured Query Language Server to students in the Rusche College of Business.

The dbForge Studio SQL Server’s integrated development environment helps users design databases, write SQL code, compare databases, synchronize schemas and data, and generate meaningful test data.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– One day after celebrating her fourth anniversary as Stephen F. Austin State University’s Equine Center supervisor, Cassandra Montesano received an unexpected phone call. 

On the other end of the call was Dr. Stephanie Jones, associate professor in the Department of Agriculture and director of SFA’s Equine Center, to inform Montesano of the news –– she had been named one of eight recipients of the university’s 2023 President’s Achievement Award. 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Health and Wellness Hub is set for a grand opening at the end of the month that is the culmination of more than a year’s worth of collaboration among multiple departments and the university’s administration.

Scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 24, the event will celebrate the consolidation of six departments and services that used to work separately: Health Services, Counseling Services, Student Outreach and Support, the Lumberjack Food Pantry, Student Wellness and an on-campus contact for the Family Crisis Center of East Texas.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of History will host Gordon Williams, an award-winning writer, producer and director, for an event titled “Beaumont’s Black History — In Moving Pictures” at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theater. The presentation is part of the Robert S. Maxwell Lecture Series.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Pianist Dr. Andrew Parr, former music professor at Stephen F. Austin State University, has joined the faculty of the Music Preparatory Division, announced Alba Madrid, director of the Music Prep program.
 
Parr brings more than 45 years of piano performance and teaching experience to the preparatory program where his wife, Linda, also teaches piano.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University's SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. March 9 in the Pineywoods Native Plant Center’s Brundrett Conservation Education Building.
 
Greg Grant, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist for Smith County, will present “Making Scents of the Genus Narcissus.”
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 will highlight a concert presented by the Symphony Orchestra at Stephen F. Austin State University at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
 
Conducted by Dr. Gregory Grabowski, director of orchestral activities at SFA, the Symphony Orchestra will also perform Franz Schubert’s “Rosamunde Overture” and Camille Saint-Saëns “La Muse et le Poete,” which will feature faculty members Dr. Jennifer Dalmas, violin, and Dr. Evgeni Raychev, cello. 
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Dr. Jiwon Han, collaborative pianist at University of Wyoming, will perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Florence Price and John Corigliano when he presents a guest recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play “Everybody” has something for everybody. It’s classic and contemporary, serious and humorous, approachable and accessible yet full of surprises.
 
Included in this year’s Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance’s Mainstage Series, “Everybody” is a “multifaceted opportunity for our students and audience,” said theatre Professor Scott Shattuck, the play’s director.