NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Ten 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 Latvia from July 22 to Aug. 2.

The study abroad course, now in its fourth 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 –– SFA Gardens’ monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series will feature a presentation by Brooke McGown, research and development coordinator at J. Berry Nursery, at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. She will present “Who Is J. Berry Nursery, and What Does a Research and Development Coordinator Do?”

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Kara Eaton, a master’s degree student in Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Social Work, was one of three students in the country selected to participate in the 14th University Scholars Leadership Symposium at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.