NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Earth Sciences and Geologic Resources will host an Earth Science Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Cole STEM Building atrium.

This free event is open to the public. Visitors who have minerals, rocks or fossils they would like to have identified are encouraged to bring them for a free identification service. There will be geology-themed activities for all ages, including dinosaur races, cupcake geology and an augmented reality sand table.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University recently broke its single-day application record with 2,700 submitted applications thanks in part to Free College Application Week.

Administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board the second full week of October, the initiative helps Texas residents apply to public colleges at no cost.

Stephen F. Austin State University's Schlief School of Accountancy, housed within the Nelson Rusche College of Business, has announced the formation of its inaugural advisory council — an initiative aimed at strengthening the bridge between academia and the rapidly evolving accounting profession.

With programs serving 270 students across its Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and Master of Professional Accountancy degrees, the school is committed to staying ahead of industry trends, and this new council marks a strategic step forward.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Sophia Clinger, an education studies senior at Stephen F. Austin State University, was one of 18 college students selected from 500 applicants to participate in the Women and the Constitution conference hosted by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia recently. Clinger, of Crosby, is the first preservice teacher ever to be selected by the center for the honor.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– A derringer pistol believed to have been given by Sam Houston to an East Texas physician in the mid-1800s was donated to the Stone Fort Museum at Stephen F. Austin State University Monday.

The firearm, which had been stored in a paper bag for nearly 90 years, was donated by descendants of Dr. John Newton Fall, a family physician and member of the Texas Senate from 1857 to 1861.