NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Students enrolled in private and group lessons offered by the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will perform in a series of end-of-the-semester recitals in May.

At 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5, SFA student teachers will present their students in recital in conjunction with piano students studying with Dr. Mario Ajero. The joint recital will be in Cole Concert Hall, located in the Wright Music Building, 2210 Alumni Drive on the SFA campus.

The SFA Trombone Choir

The Trombone Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present its final concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, in Cole Concert Hall. According to the choir's director, Associate Professor of Trombone Deb Scott, the first half of the program will be devoted to four trombone quartets.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - A collection of wind band pieces based on the color blue will be presented during the Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Symphony's concert, "Blue!" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 30, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

"The program includes pieces such as John Mackey's 'Hymn to a Blue Hour' and 'Blue Shades' by Frank Ticheli, one of the most widely performed composers of wind band music in the world," said David W. Campo, SFA associate director of bands and the Wind Symphony's conductor.

Pictured: Residents of The Arbor Assisted Living Facility and SFA students in Dr. J.B. Watson's Aging and Social Problems class.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Students in the Aging and Social Problems class at Stephen F. Austin State University and residents of The Arbor Assisted Living Facility are working together to collect donations for the Rainbow Room, which will benefit children in Nacogdoches.

Professor of forestry and 2011-2012 Regents Professor Dr. Jimmie Yeiser

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The upcoming Stephen F. Austin State University Regents Lecture by Dr. Jimmie Yeiser, director of the Forest Resources Institute and holder of the T.L.L. Temple Chair in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, will focus on Texas' invasive plant and animal species and their impact on ecosystems.

SFA students who presented the award winning advertising campaign at the National Student Advertising Competition are, from left, Shannon Blow, Heather Scott, Bobby King, Conrad Aleshire and Travis Bruce.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Ad Team won two top awards at the recent American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition in Shreveport.

Dr. Karol Chandler-Ezell, associate professor of anthology at SFA, recently received the Ruth Bendict Global Citizenship Award from the Center for a Public Anthropology.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. Karol Chandler-Ezell, assistant professor of anthropology at Stephen F. Austin State University, is the recipient of the Ruth Benedict Global Citizenship Award from the Center for a Public Anthropology.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University bands will present a free "Concert in the Park" at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, in the wooded area between the Baker Pattillo Student Center and the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

Beginning at 1 p.m., Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, honorary band service fraternity and sorority, will be selling hamburger plates that include a hamburger, chips and a drink.

Map of El Camino Real de los Tejas is courtesy of the National Park Service.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stone Fort Museum at Stephen F. Austin State University will offer two June workshops exploring the cultural history of El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail.

The workshops will be held June 7-8 in Natchitoches, La., and June 14-15 in Victoria.

Dr. George L. Hunt, assistant professor of accounting at Stephen F. Austin State University, received the 2012 Teaching Excellence Award for Service Learning on Wednesday, April 18th.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. George L. Hunt, assistant professor of accounting at Stephen F. Austin State University, is the recipient of the 2012 Teaching Excellence Award for Service Learning.