NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS-The A Cappella Choir, the premier vocal ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 8, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Under the baton of Tim King, director of choral activities at SFA, the choir will perform the program it presented while on tour to high schools primarily in the northwest Houston area. Between Sunday, Feb. 21, and Wednesday, Feb 24, the ensemble performed 12 concerts, including evening programs at Blinn College in Brenham and St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston.

As part of its 2009-2010 University Series, the Stephen F. Austin State University will present American Ballet Theatre II at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

As part of its 2009-2010 University Series, the Stephen F. Austin State University will present American Ballet Theatre II at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Four students from the Stephen F. Austin State University will be the featured soloists during the Orchestra of the Pines' "Taking Center Stage" concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Each fall, SFA music students enter the School of Music's annual Concerto/Aria Competition, and the winners have the unique opportunity of performing with a full orchestra, explained Gene H. Moon, director of orchestral activities at SFA and the Orchestra of the Pines' music director.

Red Oak sophomore Sharayah Reed and Nacogdoches High School freshman Devin Bruton rehearse a scene from the SFA School of Theatre's production of "A Raisin in the Sun."

Red Oak sophomore Sharayah Reed and Nacogdoches High School freshman Devin Bruton rehearse a scene from the SFA School of Theatre's production of "A Raisin in the Sun." In this pivotal scene, Reed's character, Lena Younger, tells her grandson, Travis, that she is buying the family a new h

Stephen F. Austin State University has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents on Friday approved increases in designated tuition and room-and-board rates for the 2010-2011 academic year.

The $8.85 increase in designated tuition will raise the rate from $111 to $119.85 per semester credit hour. A new schedule of course and lab fees also was approved for the upcoming academic year. Course and lab fees provide instructional departments with funds to support the actual cost of consumable supplies, service and travel related to specific courses.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Area 6- to 12-year-olds may register for an artistic clothing class offered by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House as part of the Creative Art Saturday program.

Under the guidance of SFA Instructor of Art Matthew Sutherlin and art education majors, participants will discuss clothing as a form of self-expression and artistic product. Students will utilize non-traditional materials in the creation of a piece of clothing that functions as a self-portrait.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts, School of Art and School of Music will premiere a new feature-length film, "Sara's Book," at 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, March 5, in the Ledbetter Gallery of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Admission is free and open to the public.

Shot entirely in Nacogdoches and the surrounding area by SFA film students, "Sara's Book" focuses on Sara Blake, a 16-year-old girl whose world comes crashing down when her parents die in a car wreck and she is sent to live in an orphanage.

Dr. Larry King, professor of communication and coordinator of institutional assessment, was appointed to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee (UEAC). He will serve a two-year term that expires on Dec. 12, 2012.

The UEAC functions to solve issues and generate ideas to improve undergraduate education that comply with the goals of the Texas higher education plan.

The Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center has moved from its downtown location on Pecan Street to the third floor of the McKibben Education Building on the SFA campus.

The new facility provides more space, allowing for a larger training lab and expanded student work area.

"We are excited to be back on campus," PR Blackwell, Columbia Center director, said. "Our new location is a huge improvement in terms of space, connectivity and capacity, allowing us to better serve the region."