NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Electric Guitar Ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the Music Recital Hall, Wright Music Building, on the SFA campus.

Directed by Larry Greer, the ensemble will present a program of jazz standards mixed with Christmas favorites. Admission is free. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Symphony Orchestra at Stephen F. Austin State University will showcase the 2022 SFA Concerto/Aria Competition winners in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance’s production of “Lord of the Flies” is being considered by Region 6 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival to receive an invitation for a performance at the regional festival next year.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs is gearing up for its annual MLK Day of Service, slated for Jan. 16, 2023, and is currently taking service project requests for the Nacogdoches community.
 
The MLK Day of Service is an annual event that honors the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. During the event, participants volunteer their time and assist local agencies with various community service projects that will positively impact the Nacogdoches community.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Texas Forestry Association presented Dr. Leah Kahn, an associate professor of education studies at Stephen F. Austin State University, with the 2022 Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educator Award during its annual meeting held in College Station in October.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – An endowment honoring the late Pat Barnett has been established at Stephen F. Austin State University by her son, Barry Barnett, to recognize the many contributions she made to the university’s Music Preparatory Division in the School of Music.

The Patricia A. Barnett Fund commemorates her service as director of Music Prep from 1999 through 2019, during which time a number of advancements were made to the program’s mission, including moving into what is now known as the Music Prep House and the creation of new educational opportunities for young musicians.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — To mark National Women’s Small Business Month in October, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship in the Rusche College of Business recently sponsored “Women in Entrepreneurship,” a panel discussion for students, faculty and staff featuring three local female business owners.

Aubrie Smith, senior entrepreneurship major from Colleyville and president of SFA’s student-led Society for Entrepreneurial Advancement, was one of the students who attended the discussion.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (BVM Sports) – Jonathan Shuskey has been busy since retiring from the military two years ago. The 20-year Army veteran just finished his first fall season with Stephen F. Austin State University golf after transferring from Christian Brothers University. The Lumberjacks played well but there is plenty to work on ahead of the spring season. 

“I think we got some young guys and I count myself in that when I say young guys even though I'm 40 years old,” Shuskey said. 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Larry Cain, former director of the Angelina College Small Business Development Center, has been named director of the Small Business Resource Hub, part of the Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Contemporary Ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will broadcast its fall semester concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, on the SFA School of Music YouTube Channel.

Directed by James Adams, the Contemporary Ensemble is one of three student performance groups in the Sound Recording Technology program in the School of Music.

“This is going to be a fantastic show,” Adams said. “This special concert will feature two bonus holiday songs.”