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Lias composition to premiere at Kennedy Center


Stephen Lias

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Another composition by Dr. Stephen Lias, professor of composition at Stephen F. Austin State University, will have its world premiere on a national stage when the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra performs it at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Stone Fort Wind Quintet to perform program of woodwind favorites


The Stone Fort Wind Quintet at SFA features, from left, Charles Gavin, horn; Christopher Ayer, clarinet; Kerry Hughes, oboe; Christina Guenther, flute; and Lee Goodhew, bassoon. The ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F.

SFA Department of History to host noted historian


The Department of History will host Dr. Patrick Manning, Professor Emeritus of World History at the University of Pittsburgh and the former president of the American Historical Association.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -Dr. Patrick Manning, who serves as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus of World History at the University of Pittsburg, will visit Stephen F. Austin State University this month for a reception and public lecture.

SFA professor receives national, local accolades


Dr. Le'Ann Solmonson, Stephen F. Austin State University professor in the counselor education program and chair-elect of the Faculty Senate, has been named the American Association of University Women's Woman of the Year for higher education. Solmonson also was appointed as a trustee to the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. Le'Ann Solmonson, Stephen F.

SFA to host Earth Day celebration


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture and SFA Gardens will host an Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 1 at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center located at 2900 Raguet St.

The event, held in conjunction with the SFA Gardens Mast Arboretum spring plant sale, is a family-friendly gathering that aims to engage the community in the outdoors and sustainable living.

SFA interior design students create cardboard furniture to learn about sustainability, construction


Stephen F. Austin State University interior design students built cardboard furniture to learn about casegoods (storage cabinetry) construction and sustainable design. The furniture is displayed on the second floor of the Steen Library on the university campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University interior design students recently put their skills to the test in a unique way: constructing furniture from cardboard.

SFA professor named national president of the Association of Teacher Educators


Dr. Karen Embry Jenlink, professor of doctoral studies in educational leadership at Stephen F. Austin State University, recently accepted the gavel to serve as national president of the Association of Teacher Educators.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. Karen Embry Jenlink, professor of doctoral studies in educational leadership at Stephen F.

SFA's Archie McDonald Speaker Series to feature noted historian Douglas Brinkley


Douglas Brinkley

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Douglas Brinkley, whom CNN has declared, "a man who knows more about the presidency than any human being alive," will headline the 2017 installment of the Archie McDonald Speaker Series at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Young Nacogdoches pianist to perform on 'From The Top'


Twelve-year old Nacogdoches pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero, son of SFA piano professor Mario Ajero and his wife Gina, has been invited to perform on "From The Top" with host Christopher O'Riley when it comes to LeTourneau University's Belcher Center in Longview on Saturday, March 25.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Twelve-year-old Nacogdoches pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero has been invited to perform on "From The Top" with host Christopher O'Riley when it co

SFA Opera Theater to present 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'


The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will present Otto Nicolai's opera "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at 7:30 nightly Thursday through Saturday, March 30 through April 1, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - East Texas opera lovers will see a first when they attend the Stephen F.

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