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SFA College of Business Advisory Council meets


SFA Rusche College of Business Advisory Council members, front row, L-R: Mike Pickard, computer science department chair; Mitch Fralick, co-founder and president of Producers Assistance Corporation, in Houston; Debbie DuFrene, associate dean; John England, managing partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP, in Houston; Warren Fisher, associate dean and MBA director; Wendy Buchanan, senior vice president of investments for Wells Fargo Advisors in Nacogdoches; Michael Bieler,

SFA art galleries closed for part of Thanksgiving break


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Art galleries operated by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 24, through Friday, Nov. 26, for the Thanksgiving holidays.

The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House will be open as usual on Saturday, Nov. 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Currently on display in the downstairs Ledbetter Gallery at The Cole Art Center is "Fabric of African Culture," an exhibition that includes African textiles, artifacts, sculptures and ceremonial articles spanning 500 years. The show runs through Saturday, Jan. 15.

"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"


SFA British exchange student Iggy Scott, who plays the new secretary in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," is admired by the men who work for the World Wide Wicket Company.

SFA British exchange student Iggy Scott, who plays the new secretary in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," is admired by the men who work for the World Wide Wicket Company.

SFA faculty to present recital of Bach's sonatas for flute and harpsichord


Harpsichordist Geneva Fung (left) and flutist Christina Guenther, both of the SFA School of Music, will present a recital of sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Flutist Christina Guenther and harpsichordist Geneva Fung, both members of the Stephen F.

SFA College of Fine Arts offers holiday entertainment


Steve Lippia, a much sought-after vocalist, will present "Simply Sinatra Christmas" as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts' University Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, in W.M. Turner Auditorium. Tickets are currently on sale for all of the holiday events offered by the college in December.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - "Simply Sinatra Christmas" starring vocalist Steve Lippia and G.F.

SFA faculty member receives distinguished alumni award


Dr. Darrel McDonald, left, was presented a distinguished alumni award by Dr. Janie Park, president of Chadron State College.


Dr. Darrel L. McDonald, professor of geospatial sciences at Stephen F. Austin State University, recently received a distinguished alumni award from Chadron State College in Nebraska.

SFA students win at American Advertising Federation competition


SFA students were members of the top three winning teams at the 2010 American Advertising Federation Student Competition in Houston. Pictured are, from left, Naeem Munaf, Tiffany Occhiogrosso and Traneka Southwell. Southwell and Jamal Peterson, not pictured, were members of the team that created the first-place campaign, "2020 Vision," while working at a Clear Channel Houston outdoor advertising company.

SFA to open 'Fabric of African Culture'


This mask from the Guro tribe in Africa is part of the "Fabric of African Culture" exhibition that the SFA School of Art will open with a 6 p.m. reception on Friday, Nov. 19, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS -African textiles, artifacts, sculptures and ceremonial articles spanning 500 years are included in "Fabric of African Culture," which the Stephen F.

SFA student receives merit scholarship


Stephen F. Austin State University student Henriette Eidsnes of Tananger, Sola in Norway, has received the Merit Award Scholarship by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Only 52 NSCS members are chosen nationwide to receive the $1,000 scholarship. "I believe this award is a compliment for the hard work I have applied to my college education," said Eidnes, a new member of the SFA chapter.

"Receiving this scholarship will be a tremendous help with the financial obligations I face as an international student."

SFA to open 'A Forest Insect Alphabet'


This velvet ant woodcut by SFA retired professor Charles Jones is included in the exhibition, "A Forest Insect Alphabet," that the SFA School of Art will open at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Griffith Gallery. The exhibition features pages from a 72-page book recently printed at SFA's fine arts press.
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