SFA Names New Dean of Research and Graduate Studies

Dr. Forrest Lane, an educator with nearly 20 years in a variety of academic and administrative positions within higher education, was named dean of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies.

SFA Gardens to Host Annual Holiday Wreath-making Event

October 26, 2023 — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host its annual “Deck the Halls: Using Evergreens to Decorate for the Holidays” seminar from 9 a.m. to noon December 2 at the Brundrett Conservation Education Building in the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

Guests will join Dawn Stover, study leader with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s East Texas Plant Materials Center, to create elegant wreaths, garlands and centerpieces using materials from nature. Participants will take home several creations.

SFA’s Horticulture Program to Host Fall Plant Fair

Stephen F. Austin State University’s horticulture program will host the annual Fall Plant Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at the SFA Plantery, located at 1924 Wilson Drive behind the Agriculture Building.

SFA A Cappella Choir to Present ‘Sacred and Profane’ concert Program

October 20, 2023 - The A Cappella Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present the program “Sacred and Profane” when the student choir performs at 7:30pm Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 in Cole Concert Hall, Wright Music Building, on the SFA campus.

SFA Gardens’ November Speaker to Discuss Garden Design, Dynamic Landscapes

October 20, 2023 — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. November 9 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

Megan Proska, senior director of horticulture at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, will present “Garden Design: Creating a Dynamic Landscape.”

SFA Seeks Workshop Proposals, Sponsors for National IMPACT Conference

October 13, 2023 — For the first time in its 40 years, the largest annual event focused on the civic engagement of college students will take place in Texas, and Stephen F. Austin State University is hosting it.

SFA leadership Honor Society Hosts Kickoff Event for Yearlong Mentorship

October 7, 2023 - Stephen F. Austin State University’s Omicron Delta Kappa hosted a kickoff for the Leaders of Tomorrow program with a retreat Saturday in the Baker Pattillo Student Center and Norton HPE Complex on campus, marking the beginning of a yearlong mentorship with Nacogdoches County eighth graders.

SFA Construction Program to Host Open House of New Lab Facility

October 5, 2023 - To celebrate with current students and past alumni returning for the Homecoming weekend, the construction management program in Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education will host an open house for its new laboratory facility from 1 to 3 p.m. October 21, 2023 at 514 E. Austin St. in Nacogdoches.