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SFA Steel Band to perform spring concert
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Steel Band at Stephen F. Austin State University will present its annual spring concert when the student ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
The Steel Band, directed by Dr. Ben Tomlinson, percussion adjunct faculty, will perform traditional calypso selections from Trinidad and Tobago as well as additional tunes from around the world.
Among the selections will be "Morning Dance" by Spyro Gyra. The piece takes the band outside of its traditional soca and calypso roots, according to Tomlinson.
SFA Gardens’ Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series to feature Louisiana prairie activist, horticulturist
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. May 9 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St.
Marc Pastorek, prairie activist and horticulturist from Covington, Louisiana, will present “The Prairie Inspired Garden: Fun with Seed!”
SFA graduate receives excellence in education award
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Shannon Lee, a three-time Stephen F. Austin State University graduate, was awarded the 2019 Gilbert I. “Buddy” Low Excellence in Education Award from the Beaumont Foundation of America.
SFA's Board of Regents approves new academic programs during its quarterly meeting
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Undergraduate and graduate students at Stephen F. Austin State University will have a variety of new degree program, concentration and certification options beginning fall 2019 in areas such as construction management, social media, medical humanities, and private security and asset protection, based on action taken in Tuesday's meeting of the Board of Regents.
SFA students participate in 13th Economics Scholars Program Conference at the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — For the first time, economics students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business presented research at the 13th Economics Scholars Program Conference for Undergraduate Research, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
SFA students place second in event at International American Marketing Association Conference
Stunning performance of ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ continues through Saturday
Victims of Alto tornado invited to participate in group therapy session at SFA
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. Jose Carbajal, Stephen F. Austin State University assistant professor of social work, invites victims of the recent tornado in Alto to participate in a group therapy session designed to help them process and heal from this traumatic event.
The processing session will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 17, on the SFA campus in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Multimedia Room. Carbajal is an approved consultant in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment and is an EMDR certified therapist.
SFA's Stanley Center for Speech and Language Disorders offers guidance for Better Hearing and Speech Month
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - In recognition of Better Hearing and Speech Month, Stephen F. Austin State University's Stanley Center for Speech and Language Disorders is offering guidance on how to recognize communication disorders and ways to treat them.
"Development of strong communication skills is extremely important," said Deena Petersen, center director. "Yet common misconceptions remain. One misconception is children generally outgrow speech or language difficulties. Unfortunately, this often delays treatment."