Fat Ass Ranch Winery & Brewery

Fat Ass Ranch is a Fredericksburg-based winery, brewery, and lifestyle brand. The most visited destination of its kind in Texas and the top merchandise seller in the Hill Country, with a fast-growing statewide beer distribution footprint.

Activ8 Performance Training

Activ8 Performance Training empowers athletes at every level to reach their potential using evidence-based methods, sports science, and holistic programs focused on performance, recovery, nutrition, and mental conditioning.

Sugar & Ice

Serving up the softest shave ice in town. We specialize in private events, including birthday parties, weddings, school functions, corporate events, sporting events, or any other celebration you can think of. Book us for a taste of the sweet life! 

SFA names Reese permanent dean of Nelson Rusche College of Business

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University has appointed Dr. Jason Reese as the permanent dean of the Nelson Rusche College of Business, effective May 1. This appointment follows Reese’s yearlong service as interim dean after the departure of Dr. Tim Bisping, who is now dean of the College of Business at the University of Central Arkansas.

SFA economics and finance students receive awards from local financial institutions

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University students received monetary awards - many donated by Nacogdoches-area financial institutions - during a recent ceremony.

Award recipients were chosen by faculty members from the Nelson Rusche College of Business’ Department of Economics and Finance.

SFA’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture names Weldon “Buddy” Alders Distinguished Alumnus

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Weldon “Buddy” Alders, a 1958 Stephen F. Austin State University graduate who earned a Bachelor of Science in agriculture, has been named the 2026 Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture Distinguished Alumnus. He is the owner and operator of Alders Companies in Dayton and Alders Farm and Ranch in Midway.

SFA’s Model EU team captures third place at the Midwest Model European Union competition

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Model European Union team, consisting of eight political science majors and one accounting major, earned third place in the Best Delegation contest during the 2026 Midwest Model European Union in Bloomington, Indiana.

SFA Sylvans earn seventh consecutive Louisiana Forest Festival collegiate win, place in history as first team to sweep LFF events

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SFA’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship rolls out Purple Spikes, a business succession network

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– East Texas businesses now have a free community resource designed to preserve the vitality of their companies through a business succession program called Purple Spikes, a new initiative from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship.

Social media influencer, college advisor to speak at SFA spring undergraduate commencement ceremonies

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Two recent Stephen F. Austin State University graduates, Julia Whitehead and Ireland Bramhall-Ragland, will give the commencement addresses during SFA’s spring graduation ceremonies for undergraduates.

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