NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Join Nacogdoches Naturally on Saturday, Feb. 9, for a day trip to Ragtown Recreation Area in the Sabine National Forest.

Individuals and families wishing to participate should meet at 8 a.m. at SFA's Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St. Participants may ride in SFA vans or caravan in their own vehicles to the recreation area located in Shelby County. Travel time is approximately one hour, and the estimated return time is 4 p.m.

Dr. Mengmeng Gu

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. Mengmeng Gu, assistant professor and extension ornamental horticulturist at Texas A&M University, will present "Urban Landscape Philosophy and Strategies in China" at the upcoming Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series hosted by SFA Gardens.

Recent SFA graduate Elizabeth Royal is pictured with her display at the fall 2012 "Essence of Design" exhibit.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Senior interior design students at Stephen F. Austin State University will be showcasing their work in the "Essence of Design" exhibit on display Feb. 9 through March 2 on the second floor of the Ralph W. Steen Library.

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NACOGDOCHES - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music has announced the winners of the 2013 Schmidbauer International Young Artist Strings Competition held Jan. 19 and 20 on the SFA campus.

From a pool of international applicants, 10 semi-finalists in two age divisions were selected to compete in the two-day event.

The Center for Regional Heritage Research will open an exhibit on "Separate but Equal" public facilities on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Nacogdoches Railroad Depot, 101 Old Tyler Road.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents approved faculty and staff changes during its quarterly meeting Tuesday.

Faculty appointments include Jodene Pappas, librarian II, and Rebecca Parr, assistant professor of biology. Faculty changes of status include Sheila Lumar, from visiting assistant professor to assistant professor of human sciences; Brook Poston, from instructor to assistant professor of history; and William Bruton, from interim associate dean to associate dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics.

Linda Ridgway's "A Perfect Six" is cast in bronze and will be featured in the exhibition "Linda Ridgway: A Song Only to Herself," which opens Friday, Feb. 8, the Reavley Gallery in The Cole Art Center in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will open the exhibition "Linda Ridgway: A Song Only to Herself" with a reception at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A Virginia-based marketing research firm hired by the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents Tuesday will conduct an audit of the institution's marketing and communications initiatives this spring.

SimpsonScarborough was one of three firms that made presentations to the board's finance and audit committee Monday morning, and the agency's selection was approved by the full board Tuesday.

The latest adventures of Ramona will come to life on the stage of W.M. Turner Auditorium when the SFA College of Fine Arts and its Children's Performing Arts Series present "Ramona Quimby" at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, on the SFA campus. [Two Beans Productions' RAMONA QUIMBY (L to R): Alison Barton, Michele Dumoulin as Ramona, Maggie Wetzel. Photo by Vijay Nazareth.]

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