SFA cinematography students talk with Maule about their projects.

They say necessity is the mother of invention. When actor Brad Maule returned to East Texas in the spring of 2005, he didn't just need a job and a place to live, he needed to reinvent his life from the ground up.

SFA 101 - SFA 101, typically offered during the fall semester, teaches freshmen about the advantages of utilizing university resources such as the Ralph W. Steen Library, the Involvement Center, the Academic Assistance and Resource Center, Career Services, and the Academic Advising Center.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Students completing Stephen F.

Algebra teachers from five area school districts participated in the Talking Circle professional development program.

Talking Circle, a professional development program funded by the GEAR UP grant and Stephen F. Austin State University's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Research and Learning Center, brought algebra teachers from five area school districts to campus recently.

The Stephen F. Austin State University STEM Research and Learning Center will host the iMAS Unleashed Academy for middle school students June 24-27.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Research and Learning Center will host the iMAS Unleashed Academy for area middle school students June 24-27.

Fashion merchandising alumna Morgan Tomberlain Strong opened her own boutique in Longview about a year after she graduated from SFA.

To say that 2009 SFA graduate Morgan Tomberlain Strong is a busy lady would be an understatement. The fashion merchandising graduate stays on the go.

Matthew L. Logan

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Matthew L. Logan of Mansfield has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to serve as student regent for Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2013-14 academic year.

'Godspell' and 'Charlotte's Web' to be featured in SFA's summer theatre season.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The 2013 Summer Repertory season of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will feature popular productions that will inspire and entertain audiences of all ages.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - An exhibition of the work of artist Robert Rauschenberg, which had been on display earlier this year in the Griffith Gallery on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University, has been moved to The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House where it can be viewed throughout the summer.

"Robert Rauschenberg: Four Decades of Work on Paper" is an exhibition of 18 of the artist's creations offering an insightful cross-section of Rauschenberg's long and varied career, according to John Handley, galleries director for the SFA School of Art.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The deadline to register for the 2013 Art Educators' Retreat, a four-day workshop for art educators offered by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art, has already passed, and the sessions are full. But those still interested in participating can have their names placed on a waiting list, according to Marsha Blount, SFA assistant professor of art education and director of the retreat.

R.G. Dean's "Reaching for the Sky" was selected Best of Show in the 2012 Nacogdoches Art League Annual Juried Exhibition. This year's show opens June 14 in The Cole Art Center.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The opening reception for the 2013 Nacogdoches Art League Annual Juried Exhibition is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 14, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.