NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Early Childhood Laboratory was awarded $650,827 through the 2022 Child Care Relief Fund. The funding will be received in four installments and will be used for professional development, supplies, personnel, equipment, facilities and food services programs.  

The funding was designed to help child care centers recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.  

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University graduate student Stephan McLawrence always dreamed of being a successful entrepreneur who could take care of his family and create jobs for young people from his homeland, Carriacou, Grenada. SFA’s Rusche College of Business has helped him get closer to achieving that dream through its corporate partnerships.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the student-directed one-act play “Sing to Me Through Open Windows” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in Regents Suite A in the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Spirit Teams traveled to Daytona Beach, Florida, for the National Cheerleaders Association and National Dance Alliance national championships, where they garnered first-, second- and third-place finishes. 

The spirit programs are led by T.J. Maple, an adjunct professor in kinesiology.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education has partnered with Lufkin Independent School District to staff up to 10 paid, one-semester internships.
 
Sponsorships of new and attractive programs like these internships are examples of the willingness SFA and its partners have to adapt to changes in education, according to Michelle Miller, SFA clinical experience coordinator.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. Hans Williams, dean of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, received the Laurence C. Walker Distinguished Service to Forestry Award at the Texas chapter of the Society of American Foresters meeting held this month in Lufkin.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s horticulture program will host the annual Spring Plant Fair from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the SFA Plantery, located at 1924 Wilson Drive.  

Plants available for purchase include edibles like tomatoes and peppers, as well as a variety of summer annuals, including begonias, coleus, globe amaranth, summer snapdragons, vinca and more. All plants grow and perform well in East Texas.  

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Members of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Board of Regents met to discuss various campus initiatives, approving policy revisions and hearing reports during their recent quarterly meeting.
 
Regents approved an initiative to enhance enrollment with the addition of a STUNT program for female athletes beginning fall 2023. The fast-growing sport, which is derived from traditional cheerleading, features a head-to-head game between two teams that present routines in such categories as partner stunts, jumps and tumbling, and pyramids and tosses.