NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. Ann Filemyr, creator of the poems included in the fine arts press book "Growing Paradise," will read from the collection at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

The poetry reading is being held in conjunction with Stephen F. Austin State University's exhibition of the book's 18 silkscreen and letterpress prints co-created by local artist Liz Akamatsu and SFA Professor of Art Piero Fenci in response to Filemyr's poems. The exhibition is hung in the upstairs Hallway Gallery.

Project "ALL Jacks Walk/Bike to School Day," designed to encourage SFA students, faculty and staff to walk or ride their bicyces to school will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5, to promote physical activity in the community.

The Stephen F. Austin State University health science program is partnering with the Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition for a service-learning project called "ALL Jacks Walk/Bike to School Day."

Lancaster senior Lamar Jefferson and Wink senior Erin Whitmire, portraying a young couple adjusting to the recent death of their young son, rehearse a scene from David Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole." The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the drama at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Oct. 8, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F.

Global leadership changes and their potential impacts on the Texas economy will be discussed during a conference titled "Which Transatlantic Relationship After the Global Crisis?" on Oct. 3 and 4 at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

John Holt, associate professor of trumpet at the University of North Texas, will perform a guest artist recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - John Holt, associate professor of trumpet at the University of North Texas, will perform a guest artist recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

John Noel Roberts, director of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - John Noel Roberts, director of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, will present a faculty recital, "Three Centuries of Keyboard Sonatas," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -Stephen F. Austin State University has recorded the second-highest enrollment in its history, with 12,903 students registered for classes. The university's highest enrollment, 12,954 students, was recorded in fall 2010.

Although the number of undergraduate students increased by 99, from 11,269 to 11,368, the number of graduate students decreased from 1,685 to 1,535. The number of first-time freshmen increased 10.5 percent, from 2,177 to 2,406.

The newly renovated SFA TV2 studio at Stephen F. Austin State University.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A ribbon cutting for the newly renovated SFA TV2 studio and KSAU radio station at Stephen F. Austin State University will be held Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Boynton Building, 2126 Alumni Drive.

Patricia Foster, assistant professor of psychology at SFA, has been chosen to receive the 2011 Distinguished Teaching Award from the College of Reading and Learning Association at their annual conference in November in San Diego, California.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Patricia Foster, assistant professor of psychology at Stephen F.