SFA to host third-annual Giving Day Sept. 18

August 4, 2023 — Lumberjacks and friends of Stephen F. Austin State University are encouraged to participate in the university’s third-annual Giving Day, which is also happening in conjunction with SFA’s centennial celebration.

SFA welcomed its inaugural class of students Sept. 18, 1923. To celebrate the university’s 100th anniversary, this year’s campaign goal is $192,300.

SFA Health, Wellness Hub Partners with Nac Safe Place for Inaugural Suicide Awareness Walk

August 3, 2023 — Join Stephen F. Austin State University’s Health and Wellness Hub staff members at Nac Safe Place’s suicide awareness walk, scheduled for 5 p.m. September 23 at Festival Park in downtown Nacogdoches.

Nac Safe Place is a collaboration of community agencies, schools and law enforcement officials dedicated to reducing the stigma associated with suicide in order to increase each person’s ability to seek help and prevent further loss of life.

SFA Gardens to Host Fall Plant Sale

SFA’s CARRI, Texas Forest Country Partnership to Host Economic Development Forum

July 28, 2023 - Stephen F. Austin State University’s Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation along with the Texas Forest Country Partnership will host the Nacogdoches Forum on Rural Economic Development from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex.

Dr. Dan Bruton Named Final SFA Regents Scholar

July 28, 2023 — As one of its final duties, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents named Dr. Dan Bruton, professor of physics and director of the SFA Planetarium, the 2023-24 Regents Scholar.

Retired LSU AgCenter Extension Agent to be SFA Gardens’ August Lecture Series Speaker

July 19, 2023 — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. August 10 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

SFA’s University Police Department Officers Receive Dual Commission with UT System

Officers of Stephen F. Austin State University’s police department take a formal oath for dual commission with The University of Texas System’s police force during a ceremony Monday in the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

SFA Gardens’ July lecture series speaker - Rosanne Green

SFA Gardens to Host Summer Plant Sale

June 27, 2023 — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host a houseplant and succulent summer sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 8 at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center greenhouse, located at 2900 Raguet St.

The sale will feature succulents, cacti and houseplants of various varieties, plus a small assortment of a few other plant types. This sale will be a much smaller event than the SFA Gardens semi-annual plant sales and will offer a specific selection of plants intended for indoor or special care.

SFA Partners with Panola College to Offer Interdisciplinary Studies Teaching Degree

June 2, 2023 — Stephen F. Austin State University has partnered with Panola College to offer the Panola Pathway with SFA, which will allow students to expand on their associate degree to eventually earn a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from SFA.

The program, slated to begin its inaugural courses this summer, is pending approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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