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For SFA students, tiny homes prove to be big opportunities for course credit, community service


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — On a sunny day this fall, Cullum Brownlee removed his baseball cap, wiped the sweat from his brow and took a swig of cold water. Out on a busy construction site just east of Nacogdoches, he and other Stephen F. Austin State University students were building four tiny homes at Village Nac, a faith-based community for residents with chronic mental health and homelessness issues.

Five-year English language learners grant awarded to SFA’s James I. Perkins College of Education


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education was recently awarded a five-year $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to enhance bilingual and multilingual education for school districts in Nacogdoches and Angelina counties.

SFA to host on-campus Showcase Saturday open house


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — College-bound students and their families are invited to Stephen F. Austin State University’s in-person, on-campus Showcase Saturday event Nov. 12, which offers participants a unique opportunity to experience life as a Lumberjack.

Children of the court named for SFA Homecoming


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Robert Kubacak and Avery Turner, both of Nacogdoches, will serve as children of the court during Stephen F. Austin State University’s 2022 Homecoming celebrations this weekend.

Robert is the 6-year-old son of Tony Kubacak and Sasha Kubacak ’08. Avery is the 9-year-old daughter of Trey Turner ’98 and ’02 and Lindsey Turner ’04 and ’07.

SFA’s presentation of ‘Lord of the Flies’ requires extensive preparation for large show


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A lot of lines. A number of actors. A huge set. A multitude of props, lights and sounds. The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance’s presentation of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” is setting the stage to be one big show and one exceptional learning experience for SFA student actors and the play’s management team.

SFA Percussion Ensemble to perform works by Higdon, Trevino, Akiho


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Percussion Ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform works by Jennifer Higdon, Ivan Trevino and Andy Akiho among other percussion composers when the student ensemble presents its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

SFA’s closes out six-week Cooking Matters program


SFA’s Thanksgiving Homebound ready for another season of giving


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Thanksgiving Homebound, the annual food drive spearheaded by Stephen F. Austin State University's Jacks Council on Family Relations, is ready for another season of giving.

Comparison of Julius Caesar, George Washington subject of SFA Department of History presentation


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. Brook Poston, associate professor in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of History, will host a presentation titled “George Washington and Julius Caesar: Parallel Lives” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in Dugas Liberal Arts North, Room 102. 

The talk will explore a comparison of Julius Caesar, the famed military and political leader of ancient Rome, and George Washington, United States military officer and first U.S. president. 

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