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.

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.

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.

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.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Thirteen aviation students from Stephen F. Austin State University competed at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's SAFECON 2024 competition, held in Waco. This prestigious event included ground and flying challenges against top collegiate flight programs from across the nation. 

Multiple departments at Stephen F. Austin State University collaborated with the Texas Forestry Association to host the annual Wild About Science event Oct. 18 and 25 for fourth and fifth grade students from regional schools. Faculty and staff from the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, SFA Gardens and the James I. Perkins College of Education’s Department of Education Studies trained 71 SFA students to conduct three Project Learning Tree activities for the event.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. William R. Johnson, the university’s fourth president, who passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23. Johnson’s leadership, vision and dedication shaped SFA’s trajectory during his 14 years as president, from 1976 to 1990, making him one of the university’s longest-serving presidents.