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SFA launches Faculty Showcase to highlight faculty research and achievements


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University recently launched Faculty Showcase, a comprehensive platform designed to celebrate the groundbreaking research, teaching and professional achievements of its faculty members. 

Officially launched Nov. 11, Faculty Showcase consolidates information about faculty research interests, publications, curriculum vitae and teaching activities into one accessible location, providing a robust resource for collaboration and inspiration.

More students eligible for tuition-free education with SFA’s Purple Promise expansion


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University will be expanding its Purple Promise Guarantee Program, which covers the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for eligible students, to students whose families make up to $100,000 annually beginning fall 2025 following an announcement Wednesday from The University of Texas System.

SFA’s Cooking Matters program completes ninth year teaching about healthy meals on a budget


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– For nine years, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Cooking Matters program has transformed the way families in Nacogdoches think about food, health and budgeting. The six-week community nutrition initiative wrapped up its latest season this week, equipping a new group of participants with practical skills to prepare nutritious, affordable meals.

SFA aviation students awarded Wings Over Houston Airshow scholarship


SFA students create full-scale campaigns, earn awards at AAF advertising competition


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University students, including members of the university’s American Marketing Association student chapter and graphic design majors, made their mark during this year’s District 10 American Advertising Federation Student Conference in Houston, earning top honors for their creative strategies and teamwork.

Honors Research Symposium highlights SFA students’ innovative work on university retention


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Honors recently hosted its sixth annual Honors Research Symposium to showcase the research efforts of first-year students enrolled in SFAS 1101 "New-Lumberjack Experience." The students presented their research posters on topics related to university retention, and the posters will be on display in the McKibben Education Building through the spring semester.

SFA expands accepted transfer credit hours to enhance student success


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– In a move aimed at easing the transition for transfer students and maximizing educational opportunities, Stephen F. Austin State University has increased its accepted transfer credit limit from 66 to 90 credit hours. This significant policy change provides incoming transfer students with greater flexibility in applying their previously earned credits, helping them to progress toward degree completion without the need to retake courses or sacrifice credits.

SFA School of Music bands host ‘Kaleidoscope’ concert


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– The bands in Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Music will present their fifth annual “Kaleidoscope” concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in the Griffith Fine Arts Building’s Turner Auditorium. The program will feature all three concert bands along with student chamber ensembles in a “kaleidoscope event” with no breaks between performances.

SFA speech pathology clinic celebrates sixth year offering Parkinson Voice Project’s SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s speech pathology clinic, the Stanley Center for Speech and Language Disorders, is celebrating its sixth consecutive year as the recipient of a Parkinson Voice Project grant that enables the center to offer the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program.

SFA students explore banking, financial planning careers


Stephen F. Austin State University students in the Rusche College of Business learned from Texas banking, bank regulation and financial planning experts that their industry is far more about people than money at a career exploration day Nov. 6. Sponsored by SFA’s Chadwick Banking Program, the event featured one-on-one meeting opportunities with nearly 20 Texas banks and financial planning institutions as well as bank regulators from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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