NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Registration is underway for the annual Summer Art Academy offered by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art for the two-week camp that will meet Monday through Friday, June 10 through 21, on the SFA campus.

Students going into kindergarten through sixth grade may enroll in classes that include drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and more.

This year’s academy director is Dr. Maggie Leysath, professor of art education at SFA.

Through a $410,000 Hogg Foundation for Mental Health grant, students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Social Work and Department of Languages, Cultures and Communication pulled their collective knowledge, skills and resources to involve Nacogdoches County residents in addressing their own mental health needs.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Jaycie Case, a senior human development and family studies major at Stephen F. Austin State University, was recently recognized by the National Council on Family Relations for her “exceptional accomplishments and involvement in scholarship, leadership and community service in family science,” according to the NCFR.

Dr. Jennifer Newquist, assistant professor in SFA’s School of Human Sciences, nominated Case for the NCFR Honors Student Recognition, which is a national award.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Graduate students in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will host an open studios event and ceramics sale for the public and SFA community on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in the art buildings off of Wilson Drive.

Open studios events allow the public to view artists' working spaces as well as recent and in-progress work. Students will be available to talk with visitors and answer questions, and some artists will have works for sale. Graduate studios are located in both the upper and lower SFA art buildings.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Another installment of the popular “Red Dirt Memories: Storytelling with Jerry Permenter” is planned for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Permenter’s newly published book, “Red Dirt Memories,” will be available for purchase.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — A group of Stephen F. Austin State University students spent the semester creating “Qué Tiene la Música: Canciones, Poemas y Dibujos de Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy,” a book of poetry, song lyrics and art pieces for their History of Latin American Culture course.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. David Kulhavy, Laurence C. Walker professor of forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, has been named the recipient of the prestigious William T. Hornaday Gold Medal Award, recognizing his more than four decades of service and leadership in the conservation field.

The national award, presented by the Boy Scouts of America, is the organization’s highest conservation award presented to adults.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s planetarium in the Cole STEM Building will begin offering new shows Dec. 15, providing audiences with additional opportunities for scientific discovery.

With public shows every Saturday and group shows available throughout the week upon reservation, the planetarium provides a wide range of subjects sure to interest any visitor. New shows will be offered Dec. 15 through Jan. 26, with a break Dec. 23 through Jan. 6 for the holidays.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University's historic downtown gallery, will be open during regular gallery hours for most of the holiday season.

Regular hours are from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Students from Stephen F. Austin State University interested in effecting positive economic and social change have an opportunity to make a difference by participating in the on-campus round of the Hult Prize, a global competition with a $1 million prize.