NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The work of Charles D. Jones will be showcased in an exhibition that opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

"East Texas Impressions: The Art of Charles D. Jones" will feature drawings, prints and paintings of the professor emeritus in the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University who now serves as director and master printer for the LaNana Creek Press in SFA's College of Fine Arts.

LIKE SO MUCH in history, Jerome Davis' career as a broadcast journalist can be traced to one incident.

The T.L.L. Temple Foundation has awarded a grant to Stephen F. Austin State University that will support a proposed Master of Science in nursing degree and allow healthcare professionals to pursue careers as family nurse practitioners.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - More than 130 students in Stephen F. Austin State University's hospitality administration program participated in a service-learning pilot project this semester that generated 786 volunteer hours.

Faculty members for each course within the program included a six-hour service-learning component to their syllabi.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University mass communication students recently contributed research and an estimated 600 hours of social media work for five Nacogdoches businesses.

Students enrolled in social media content production, a course offered by SFA's mass communication department, worked collaboratively with local businesses, which, in turn, provided experience managing social media.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Nancy C. Speck Development Award was presented during the 27th Stephen F. Austin State University Gala to Banker Phares, who serves as the John and Karen Mast Professor in SFA’s Nelson Rusche College of Business. Phares also is a senior lecturer of finance and director of SFA’s financial planning program.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches will be open during most of the Christmas and New Year's holiday break for Stephen F. Austin State University, gallery officials have announced.

Cole Art Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24 and 25, and Friday, Jan. 1. Normal gallery hours are from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's Nelson Rusche College of Business has expanded its degree options with a new human resource management major.

"We believe this new major will assist students wanting to work in the human resource field," said Dr. Mitch Crocker, chair of the management, marketing and international business department. 

The creation of this major is in response to students requesting a specific degree in the human resource field. Also, Crocker said the college has been seeking opportunities to offer more specialized degrees.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Three Stephen F. Austin State University donors were honored during the SFA Gala held recently at the university.

Philanthropic contributors to the university are recognized by induction into one of three societies: the Fredonia Society, the Thomas J. Rusk Society and the Stephen F. Austin Society. The cumulative levels of giving range from $100,000 to $1 million or more.