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May 25, 2023 – Stephen F. Austin State University is doing some needed maintenance to its downtown art gallery, The Cole Art Center at The Old Opera House. SFA workers will clean the outside brick and remove deteriorating grout to apply new material and sealant to prevent seepage that has caused some damage to interior upstairs offices. The overhead entry awing will also be repaired and restored to prevent leakage. As a result of the work, Cole Art Center will be temporarily closed for about two weeks. When work is completed, patrons will still have opportunity to view the Texas National exhibition through June 30.
May 15, 2023 - Stephen F. Austin State University students received monetary awards and scholarships — many donated by Nacogdoches-area financial institutions — during an April 19 ceremony.
Award and scholarship recipients were chosen by faculty members from the SFA Rusche College of Business’ Department of Economics and Finance.
“Students were selected based on their academic achievement in their coursework, engagement in research projects, participation in conferences, and pursuit of their future career goals — whether employment, entrepreneurship or graduate study,” said Dr. Mikhail Kouliavtsev, chair of the department.
Nathan Hanzelka, finance senior from Eastland, received the Entrepreneurship Award, and Dan Nguyen, finance junior from Vietnam, received the Portfolio Management Award — both of which were sponsored by Buchanan Wealth Management.
Other achievement award recipients included Sergio Diaz-Montiel, finance senior from Lufkin, who received the Asset Liability Management Award sponsored by Citizens 1st Bank, and Tina Packard, finance and banking senior from Nacogdoches, who received the Financial Institutions Award sponsored by Cadence Bank.
The Economics Reading Group presented Alexander Ornelaz, sports business senior from McKinney, with the Economic Pursuits Award; Barret Williams, economics freshman from Wake Forest, North Carolina, with the Economic Interest Award; and Emily Herrell, social work senior from Arp, with the Economics Reading Group Officer Award. All three awards were sponsored by the Charles Koch Foundation.
The High-Ranking Economics Major Award, sponsored by the Charles Koch Foundation, went to Preston Sahs, Frisco senior. The High-Ranking Finance Junior and High-Ranking Finance Senior awards, both sponsored by Southside Bank, went to Robert Leslie of The Woodlands and Diaz-Montiel, respectively. Tom Nguyen, a junior from Vietnam, received the High-Ranking Banking Major Award from SFA’s Chadwick Family Banking Program.
Spencer Carmichael of Spring received the Outstanding Economics/Finance Graduate Award, and Ngoc Hoang, finance sophomore from Vietnam, and Salma Ben-Salah, economics exchange student from Tunisia, received the Undergraduate Scholar Award. All three awards were sponsored by the ECON 3339 Packet Fund.
The Dustin C. Harrison Memorial Scholarship was presented to Tristen Adams, finance senior from Lufkin. The scholarship benefits finance majors who display upstanding character and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Harrison graduated summa cum laude from SFA in 2018 with a degree in finance and then worked as an analyst at Ayco Goldman Sachs in Dallas before his death in March 2021. Ronnie and Chloe Canaan-Chapman, both 2018 SFA graduates and friends of Harrison, established the scholarship.
For more information on these awards and SFA’s Department of Economics and Finance, visit sfasu.edu/ecofin.
The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents promoted Piero Fenci, professor of art, to professor emeritus at its May 10 meeting.
May 11, 2023 - During a one-day special-called meeting, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents selected Kirksey Architecture to create a new forestry, agriculture and interdisciplinary facility and promoted Piero Fenci, professor of art, to professor emeritus.
Regents awarded a contract for an initial amount not to exceed $5.6 million to architectural engineering firm Kirksey Architecture for designing SFA’s new forestry, agriculture and interdisciplinary facility at the Todd Agricultural Research Center. Kirksey Architecture built the Cole STEM Building and is overseeing renovations to the Griffith Fine Arts Building.
In 2021, the 87th Texas Legislature approved $45 million in capital construction assistance projects funding for SFA to build a new forestry and agriculture facility. As part of system affiliation, The University of Texas System offered another $35 million for a total of $80 million to build SFA’s new forestry, agriculture and interdisciplinary facility.
Also during the board meeting, Dr. Steve Westbrook, SFA president, presented the recommendation promoting Fenci to professor emeritus.
“It would really be impossible to measure the impact that Piero has had on hundreds of students during his time here,” Westbrook said.
Fenci, who is a Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts Dean’s Circle Endowed Professor award recipient, has been with SFA since 1975 and has distinguished himself as both an artist and an educator. His ceramic vessels have been featured in Ceramics Monthly, American Ceramics, The Contemporary Potter, and Clay and Glazes for the Potter. In 2004, he founded the first university program in contemporary ceramic art in the history of northern Mexico at la Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua in Chihuahua City, and he continues to travel there to mentor the program.
Fenci has earned an international reputation as a ceramist, exhibiting his work from coast to coast and in Italy, Russia and Mexico. He was named “Texas Master” by the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, becoming the fourth person (and the first ceramist) in the state to be honored with the award.
“Thank you to the board and the university for making it possible for me to have a glorious career here in Nac,” said Fenci, who is scheduled to retire Aug. 31.
“I am not leaving, though,” he added. “I love this emeritus position because I can continue to mentor my students. I am here and will continue to be supportive of you all. Just give me a holler.”
Fenci lives and shares a studio with his sculptor wife, Elizabeth Akamatsu. His work is represented in private and public collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, New York; and in the Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler. His latest exhibition, “Grand Voyage: The Art of Piero Fenci,” runs through September at Dallas’ Museum of Biblical Art.
For more information, visit sfasu.edu/regents.
Fifteen veterans, those currently in active duty, reservists, members of the U.S. National Guard and those commissioned in ROTC pose with their regalia during Stephen F. Austin State University’s inaugural Veterans Resource Center graduation luncheon May 3. The recognition included a presentation of their graduation stole; a red, white and blue honor cord; and a VRC challenge coin.
May 10, 2023 - Stephen F. Austin State University’s Veterans Resource Center hosted its inaugural veteran’s graduation luncheon Wednesday, May 3, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Twilight Ballroom to honor military-connected students graduating this month.
This is one of several new initiatives begun by Stesha Colby-Lynch, the newly appointed VRC program director, who said she is working to build up a veteran support network on campus.
A graduation stole, honor cords and challenge coins were given to 15 honorees during Stephen F. Austin State University’s inaugural Veterans Resource Center graduation luncheon.
The luncheon recognized 15 veterans, those currently in active duty, reservists, members of the U.S. National Guard and those commissioned in ROTC. The recognition included a presentation of their graduation stole; a red, white and blue honor cord; and a VRC challenge coin. Additionally, military-connected faculty and staff were in attendance, along with the families and chosen mentors of the recipients. Mentors also were presented a VRC challenge coin.
The VRC coin is a two-inch metal coin with the SFA logo on one side and the VRC logo on the other. Traditionally, similar coins are given during special events and given by high-ranking officials in recognition of good work.
“I felt that it was important to have a more ceremonious way to present them with their regalia and celebrate their accomplishments with family and friends,” Colby-Lynch said. “I also felt that it was important for the students to be able to nominate a mentor to be honored as well.”
The ceremony began with a brief introduction by Colby-Lynch, who then presented graduates with their regalia. After the ceremony, attendees were free to eat and mingle.
Students who chose not to participate could pick up their regalia at the VRC the week of graduation. Online students and those in satellite locations had regalia mailed to them.
For more information about the VRC, contact Colby-Lynch at Stesha.Colby-Lynch@sfasu.edu.
Evelyn McAdam, a Marine veteran graduating magna cum laude with a Master of Arts in photography, is given her graduation stole during Stephen F. Austin State University’s inaugural Veterans Resource Center graduation luncheon Wednesday, May 3. Fifteen veterans, those currently in active duty, reservists, members of the U.S. National Guard and those commissioned in ROTC were recognized during the event.
Chris Cotton, university archives and research coordinator at Stephen F. Austin State University, is one of eight recipients of this year’s President’s Achievement Award.
May 9, 2023 — He collects, organizes, indexes and safeguards Stephen F. Austin State University’s history through its archival collections. He helps students, faculty, staff and community members conduct in-depth research on East Texas. He interviews alumni about their experiences at SFA. He speaks with donors on topics ranging from East Texas lumber towns to World War II tanks.
All of this and more has earned Chris Cotton, university archives and research coordinator at SFA’s East Texas Research Center in the Steen Library, one of eight President’s Achievement Awards presented this year.
“It is such an honor to be a recipient, and it is really rewarding to know that my colleagues think so highly of me,” Cotton said.
This year, Cotton is extra busy serving on the committee that’s setting the scene for SFA’s centennial celebrations.
“The university’s upcoming centennial is something that is very exciting to be able to participate in directly,” he said. “As a historian and archivist, I firmly believe an understanding and recognition of the past will help SFA successfully move forward for our next 100 years.”
From 2016 to 2018, Cotton worked as an ETRC graduate assistant. In 2019, he was hired as the center’s archives associate. By 2022, he was the university archives and research coordinator managing ETRC’s student workers, several of whom have gone on to work in libraries or pursue a graduate education in library science.
The secret to his success is customer satisfaction, according to one of his nominations.
“Chris gives every researcher his maximum attention. Whether it is a student, faculty member or community member, I am impressed by the lengths to which he goes each and every time to make sure they get the most from their archival experience. He is adept at figuring out exactly what a person is looking for and then finding the information in the depths of the ETRC.”
Cotton said he believes that connecting ETRC patrons with the past in a tangible, hands-on way through archival materials can help them more fully connect with the past.
“In addition, helping our patrons find that missing piece of information or that story that brings all of their research together is incredibly rewarding,” he said.
Cotton works closely with professors to design archival visits and projects to improve undergraduate student learning and retention. For example, he has collaborated with Dr. Michael Martin, SFA professor of English and creative writing, for the past two years to help students with their projects in Martin’s New-Lumberjack Experience honors course.
“The success of these projects and my students has greatly depended on all the time, energy and effort of Chris Cotton,” Martin said. “The students sense his interest, and they engage him every time they are in the archives.”
For this class, Cotton takes time from his regular duties to introduce students to the archives, help them choose research topics and work with them throughout their entire projects.
“Each day that my class is in the library, Chris makes himself available to the students, always looking for new and additional materials they may request,” Martin said. “After the students have gathered the research and built their posters, Chris attends the Honors Research Symposium, listens to the students practice their talks, and offers encouragement and suggestions.”
Cotton has become a go-to staff member when students need help in general, according to another nomination.
“Random students have started to come to Chris to get help with various types of research outside the archival realm or ask him to read their papers before they turn them in.”
Cotton said he’s happy to help anyone working on historical topics.
“The best part of my job is being surrounded by history every day and getting to share that history with the community.”
May 5, 2023 - The School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University has opened registration for its 2023 summer art camps.
The SFA Art Academies are offered for older students as well as elementary age students, according to Dr. Maggie Leysath, professor of art education in the School of Art.
The two-week Elementary Art Academy begins June 5 and concludes June 16 with an art exhibition. Students entering first through sixth grades will meet from 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays in the Art Building off Wilson Drive. Classes are arranged by approximate age and include drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and more. Registration fee received by June 1 is $250 per student. Late registration is $265. For more information or to register, visit https://art.sfasu.edu/artacademyelem.
The Secondary Art Academy, which begins June 26 and ends June 30, is for students entering seventh through 12th grades in the 2023-24 school year. Student artists will work with art teachers for a real art studio experience from 9 a.m. until noon. A lunch break will be taken at the SFA cafeteria. Art work resumes after lunch until 3 p.m.
Fees received before June 1 are $250. After June 1, fees are $265. When registering, secondary art academy students should indicate which art mediums in which they are most interested on the form. Registration fees also include lunch costs for the secondary students. Register at https://art.sfasu.edu/artacademysec.
“In Secondary Art Academy, students explore their artistic interests with guidance from our expert art education students,” Leysath said.
Discounts are available for children of SFA employees.
Registration for each academy may be accessed at the School of Art website at art.sfasu.edu under Programs/Community. Space is limited. For more information, contact Leysath at leysathmn@sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-4804.
May 2, 2023 — This fall, Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education will add the Master of Education in curriculum and instruction to its offerings, which is designed for educators wishing to evolve their teaching skills to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population.
The program features evidence-based research to promote the expanding skills and knowledge professionals need in diverse EC-12 educational settings. It also takes the students through a holistic approach involving theory, research and practical application to develop multitiered teaching skills.
According to Dr. Susan Reily, program director and associate professor in the Department of Education Studies, the program is ideal for recent graduates of the Perkins College of Education as well as teachers and other educational professionals eager to build their skill sets in specific areas, such as instructional coaching, early childhood or as a reading specialist.
“Public school districts in Texas require teachers to have specialized skills like those offered through the Master of Education in curriculum and instruction in order to get teacher leadership positions with schools and districts,” Reily said. “Many districts are looking for teacher leaders, and this degree is a great way to specialize for a teacher leadership position within a district.”
The program was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in November 2022, and students will have year-round admission to best fit the busy schedule of classroom teachers and other education professionals. The program is slated to have 20 students in its inaugural semester, Reily said.
The program is completely online with the potential for some synchronous Zoom meetings — meaning those where students must sign on at a specific time. Interested candidates may choose from three concentrations, which each require 18 hours of concentration-specific courses in addition to the core curriculum:
- Early Childhood – This concentration builds skills and knowledge for teachers and educational professionals who aim to manage or develop early childhood learning environments.
- Instructional Coach – This concentration prepares teachers to move into an instructional coaching position for grades kindergarten through 12 at a public school district. Specific attention is given to developing best practices and research-based curriculum and instruction that allows students to grow in their academic achievement.
- Reading Specialist – This concentration focuses on the research-based curriculum and instructional development and is designed to build skills to earn the Texas reading specialist certification. These skills allow an individual to be employed within a public school district as a reading specialist.
All concentrations for the program can be completed in two to three years dependent on the number of courses taken per semester.
For more information, visit gosfa.com/medci or contact Reily at reilys@sfasu.edu.
By Nathan Wicker, senior marketing communications specialist at Stephen F. Austin State University.
April 28, 2023 — Stephen F. Austin State University recognized faculty and staff for their years of service to the university during two installments of the 2023 Faculty and Staff Service Award ceremonies April 19 and 20, respectively.
“The tireless work our faculty and staff put in every day for our university and its students is one of the things that makes this university great,” said Dr. Steve Westbrook, SFA president. “Their devotion and commitment to challenging the minds and changing the lives of our students is remarkable.”
Faculty
Faculty members who were awarded Teaching Excellence Awards included Jeremy Becnel, College of Sciences and Mathematics; Ric Berry, Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts; Stephanie Jones, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture; Robert McDermand, Nelson Rusche College of Business; Aaron Coy Moulton, College of Liberal and Applied Arts; Sarah Straub, James I. Perkins College of Education; and Jennifer Malmberg, Faculty Senate recipient.
Stephen Taaffe, College of Liberal and Applied Arts, was recognized as the 2022-23 Regents Scholar. Jeremy Stovall, Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, received the Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching, and Deb Scott, Elliott College of Fine Arts, received the Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for Research and Creative Activity.
Ten-year award recipients included Justin Blount, Department of Business Communication and Legal Studies; Cheronda Brown, School of Social Work; Aryendra Chakravartty, Department of History; Vicki Ezelle-Thomas, Department of Education Studies; Eric Faulk, Department of Government; Tod Fish, School of Music; Ali Hachem, Department of Human Services and Educational Leadership; Karla Hamilton, Department of Education Studies; Gina Harden, Department of Management and Marketing; Scott Hutchens, Department of Psychology; William Nieberding, School of Art; Stacia Prince, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Susan Reily, Department of Education Studies; James Rowe, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science; Celina Serna, DeWitt School of Nursing; Mandy Seybold, Department of Languages, Cultures and Communication; Christina Sinclair, Perkins College of Education; Veronica Sjolander, School of Nursing; Robyn Whitehead, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science; and Tingting Xu, Department of Education Studies.
Twenty-year award recipients included Della Connor, School of Nursing; Carlos Cuadra, Department of Languages, Cultures and Communication; Jennifer Dalmas, School of Music; Amy Durham, Department of Human Services and Educational Leadership; James Faucett, School of Music; Michael Janusa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Darla O’Dwyer, School of Human Sciences; Evgeni Raychev, School of Music; Amanda Rudolph, Department of Education Studies; Scott Runnels, School of Art; and Kenneth Untiedt, Department of English and Creative Writing.
Thirty-year award recipients included Nita Hudson, School of Music; James Van Kley, Department of Biology; and Hans Williams, Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.
Forty-year award recipients included Russell Nielson, Department of Earth Sciences and Geologic Resources; and Walter Trikosko, Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy.
William Arscott, School of Art, was recognized and awarded for 60 years of service.
Faculty retirees include Parker Ballinger, Department of Economics and Finance; Leisha Bridwell, School of Human Sciences; Kenneth Farrish, Department of Environmental Science; Thomas Judson, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Leah Kahn, Department of Education Studies; Dee Kimbrough, School of Nursing; Jay Thornton, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science; Stephen Wagner, Department of Biology; Jerry Williams, Department of Anthropology, Geography and Sociology; Michelle Williams, Department of Education Studies; and Sherry Williford, Department of Mass Communication.
Staff
Staff members who were awarded the President’s Achievement Award included William “Bill” Bryant, Physical Plant Department; Kate Childress, Student Success Center; James Colwell, Physical Plant transportation; Chris Cotton, university archives; Kay Johnson, Procurement and Business Services; Cassandra Montesano, Department of Agriculture; Francisco Paco Morales, School of Music; and Kassondra Perry-Weaver, School of Nursing.
Ten-year recipients included Eleno Adame, University Police Department; Rosa Cabral, Physical Plant, custodial services; Rachel Clark, Student Publications/Divisional Media; Bradley Cobb, Physical Plant housing operations; Morgan Cortines, Office of Strategic Analytics and Institutional Research; Wally Crittenden, SFA Athletics; Martha Cruz, Campus Recreation; Crystal Deckard, Perkins College of Education; Nesha Deckard, School of Human Sciences; Richard Dorsett, Physical Plant building maintenance; Robbie Goodrich, Elliott College of Fine Arts; Heather Hawkins, Perkins College of Education; Heather Howell, Division of Student Affairs; Ashley Johnson, Information Technology Services; Donna Matheny, Department of Anthropology, Geography and Sociology; Deanna McCollum, Perkins College of Education; Melanie Mercer, Perkins College of Education; Gilbert Miller, Physical Plant building maintenance; Molly Moody, Perkins College of Education; Beverly J. Morehouse, Office of Research and Graduate Studies; Agatha Moreland, Physical Plant housing operations; Susan Nolan, Office of Title IX; Ragan Philliber, SFA Charter School; Antonio Rangel, Physical Plant custodial services; Amanda Romig, Perkins College of Education; Rebecca Self, School of Nursing; Chassity Stegall, Physical Plant custodial services; Julie Stephens, College of Sciences and Mathematics; Richard Stobart, Physical Plant custodial services; Carrie Stover, Perkins College of Education; Tammi Thompson, Office of Financial Reporting; Lissy Turner, Office of Title IX; Jessica Waguespack, Dean of Students Office; and Wil Willoughby, Physical Plant building maintenance.
Twenty-year award recipients included Sabrina Delaney, Office of the Registrar; Letitia Hamilton, Office of Financial Reporting; Jason Johnstone, Division of University Marketing Communications; Ronald King, School of Art; Kimberly Morris, Office of Admissions; Donna Shelton, Procurement and Business Services; and Lynn Shivers, Department of Management and Marketing.
Thirty-year award recipients included Joy Rhodes, Department of Government, and Janice Thorn, Physical Plant custodial services.
Forty-year award recipients included Barbara Olds, Steen Library, and Carolyn Spears, Stone Fort Museum.
April 28, 2023 — During its three-day quarterly meeting, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents made plans for the anticipated passage of the bill making SFA a member of The University of Texas System.
As the regents met, Senate Bill 1055 was undergoing its second reading on the House floor of the 88th Texas Legislature in Austin. When it completes its third reading, the bill will be forwarded to Gov. Greg Abbott for signature.
“We don’t anticipate any issues,” said Dr. Steve Westbrook, SFA president. “It’s just a matter of process. It is one of the most universally agreed upon pieces of legislation we’ve encountered.”
Westbrook thanked state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Travis Clardy, R-Nacogdoches, and their staffs.
“They have worked tirelessly on behalf of the university on what is a complex piece of legislation,” Westbrook added.
He also thanked Dr. Charlotte Sullivan, SFA’s director of governmental relations, and her counterparts at the UT System along with UT Chancellor James Milliken and UT Board of Regents Chair Kevin Eltife.
“This new era will be a game changer for the university and the citizens of Nacogdoches County and East Texas,” Westbrook said.
The SFA regents proceeded to make recommendations to keep the transition process moving once the bill is signed by the governor.
“We want to be well positioned for the transfer of management and control and make it as seamless as possible,” Westbrook said. “You won’t even see the lights flicker.”
Transfer of management and control to UT System
SFA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For SFA to retain its status as an accredited institution, SACSCOC requires that any governance change receive the prior approval of SACSCOC’s Board of Trustees, and that any approved governance change occur within 30 days of its approval.
The regents unanimously recommended that, should the legislation filed to create Stephen F. Austin State University, a member of The University of Texas System, become law and SACSCOC approve the change in governance at its June 2023 meeting, the UT System Board of Regents takes necessary action to accept management and control of SFA when transferred by the SFA Board of Regents effective no earlier than July 1 and no later than July 28, with a target date of July 1. This transfer includes SFA’s operations, real property and other assets.
The SFA regents also granted the SFA president the authority to suspend university policies as needed to manage SFA from April 26 until management and control are transferred to the UT Board of Regents.
Appointment of an interim SFA president
The SFA board will still be the governing body of the university on May 31, the date of Westbrook’s retirement. The SFA regents will collaborate with the UT System to appoint an interim president most likely at a special-called SFA board meeting May 10, during which Westbrook’s retirement will be accepted by the regents.
The interim president will serve until the 11th president is named by the UT System, which will conduct the presidential search after the legislation is signed by the governor.
Other board actions
Regents also acknowledged receipt of the audit services report and approved:
- curriculum changes
- grant awards totaling $8,240,994 for fiscal year 2023
- policy revisions
- and the minutes of previous meetings.
Regents heard general presidential, faculty, staff and student reports from Westbrook; Dr. Chris McKenna, chair of the Faculty Senate; Alison Reed, chair of the Staff Council; and Jada Cartwright and Nathan Lyons, Student Government Association president and vice president, respectively.
For more information, visit sfasu.edu/regents.
April 28, 2023 — Jason W. Downing ’92, Stephen F. Austin State University alumnus as well as principal, Deloitte and chief operating officer of its clients and markets business unit, will give the commencement addresses during the university’s four graduation ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 5-6.
Downing, a certified public accountant who earned a Bachelor of Business Administration at SFA, began his career at Deloitte in its audit subsidiary and later transferred to the consulting subsidiary. He has spent the last 31 years in a variety of management and client service roles serving some of Deloitte’s marquee clients that range from middle-market, high-growth companies to the Fortune 50.
Downing also serves on the boards for Deloitte US, the United Way Foundation of Metro Dallas and the SFASU Foundation. He’s a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and National Association of Corporate Directors.
To attend commencement, guests must present tickets to enter Johnson Coliseum. Tickets are free and will help university officials ensure the venue is not overcrowded. Each graduation candidate will be allotted 10 tickets with an option to request more. All commencements will take place in Johnson Coliseum.
The public also is invited to attend, and community tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis at the coliseum ticket office.
Candidates from the College of Liberal and Applied Arts will participate in a ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, May 5.
Candidates from the Nelson Rusche College of Business, the School of Human Sciences and the Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts will participate in a ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 6.
Candidates from the departments of education studies, human services and educational leadership, and kinesiology and health science — all in the James I. Perkins College of Education — are slated for the 12:30 p.m. ceremony, followed by the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture and the College of Sciences and Mathematics at 4 p.m.
Degrees to be awarded include 1,120 bachelor’s and 323 master’s degrees. Nearly 550 students will graduate with honors, including 162 cum laude, 142 magna cum laude and 240 summa cum laude. Forty-six students will graduate with the university scholar designation.
For more info, visit sfasu.edu/commencement.
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