NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University celebrated another record-setting Giving Day, raising $273,318 from 4,808 donors during its fifth annual event Sept. 18, SFA’s 102nd birthday. This year’s totals exceeded the goal of 3,500 donors and far outpaced 2024’s results of $192,545 from just over 3,400 donors. The increase represents a 42% jump in dollars raised and 41% growth in donor participation year over year.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Stone Fort Museum will host the Old Stone Harvest Fest from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the museum on SFA’s campus.

According to Carolyn Spears, Stone Fort Museum director, the family-friendly event will feature traditional cooking demonstrations, heritage crafts and live music.

“Old Stone Harvest Fest is about savoring the past while we celebrate the future,” Spears said. “We welcome everyone to join us for an evening of music, food and hands-on fun.”

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University aviation sciences students can begin their piloting careers sooner because the university is now one of only four higher education institutions in Texas authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to certify students are eligible for their Restricted Airline Transport Pilot certificate.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Dr. Jose Carbajal, associate professor in Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Social Work, was awarded the 2025 EMDR International Association Ambassador Award during the organization’s conference in Anaheim, California.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host its annual Fabulous Fall Festival Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center located at 2900 Raguet St. in historic Nacogdoches.

The sale will feature an array of hard-to-find “Texas tough” plants, East Texas natives and pollinator-friendly selections. Expect to find great trees, including Japanese maples, red buds, bald cypress and more. A list of all available plants will be posted on the SFA Gardens website two weeks before the sale.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Fifteen Stephen F. Austin State University students capped off their summer I term “Discovering Business” course in the Nelson Rusche College of Business with a trip to Estonia and Finland at the end of July.

The study abroad course, now in its third year, is designed to introduce incoming first-year and current students of all majors to business concepts and principles while helping them meet fellow Lumberjacks and faculty members before the fall semester starts.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Three finance sophomores from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Nelson Rusche College of Business were selected for The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company Scholars program this year.

Madison Custer of Spring, Davis Huddle of Houston and Raymundo Perez of Frisco form the second group of SFA students selected for this opportunity, which was made possible by the university’s affiliation with the UT System two years ago.