NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Fifty students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business traveled to Ireland and Scotland May 11 through 21 to explore businesses, including a smokehouse near the Cliffs of Moher, the home of Guinness beer in Dublin and a kiltmaker on Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin State University music alumnus Zach Moore continues to earn accolades as a musician and composer, having recently had his work “Always Keep This Close” selected as an All-State Choir piece for the 2025 Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choir process. It’s just one of a series of Moore’s compositional accomplishments influenced by chance and choice, followed by an eventual decision to chase a dream.