Axe ’Em, Jacks!
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – New choreographic works created by the Stephen F. Austin State University dance faculty and guest artists Elias Kababa, Lacreacia Sanders and Torens Johnson will be featured in the program "Omnium-gatherum" presented Feb. 15 through 17 in W.M. Turner Auditorium, Griffith Fine Arts Building, on the SFA campus.
Comedian Zimmerman to perform in SFA’s University Series
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The University Series at Stephen F. Austin State University brings comedian Joe Zimmerman to Nacogdoches for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, in W.M. Turner Auditorium, Griffith Fine Arts Building, on the SFA campus.
A favorite of late-night shows such as “The Tonight Show,” “Last Comic Standing” and “Comedy Central,” Zimmerman is a frequent performer on university campuses and at corporate events.
SFA chemistry faculty member receives patent for a new type of antibiotic medication for resistant bacteria treatment
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. Matibur Zamadar, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Stephen F. Austin State University, has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for his second invention of a drug to treat bacteria that is resistant to most existing antibiotics and kills millions of people around the world with an invasive infection.
SFA to host inaugural RAISE Conference focusing on student identities
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Research Advancing Identities and Student Experiences Center at Stephen F. Austin State University will host its inaugural conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center with keynote speaker Mercedes Franks, Nacogdoches Public Library manager.
The conference’s theme in its first year will be “The Research Odyssey: Charting New Waters in Identities, Experiences and Community Engagement.”
SFA School of Art to host exhibition of works by Stringer
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – An exhibition of works by San Antonio-based Japanese artist Hiromi Stringer will show Feb. 6 through March 23 in the Ledbetter Gallery of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
Pianist Milan to present solo concert at SFA
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Pianist Dr. Daniel Milan will present a solo guest recital featuring works by Franz Josef Haydn, Frédéric Chopin, Dinu Lipatti and Alexander Scriabin when he performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
Milan describes the program as containing a number of “personal bucket-list pieces.”
SFA to screen ‘Selma’ film in February
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the film “Selma,” written by Paul Webb and directed by Ava DuVernay, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.
SFA joins the Carnegie Project on Education Doctorate to elevate doctoral education program
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Doctor of Education in educational leadership program offered through Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education has joined the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate, a consortium of over 125 colleges and schools of education that have committed to critically examine the doctoral degree in education.
Multiple pianists to present concert at SFA
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will present the annual “Eight-Hands Piano Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, in Cole Concert Hall, Wright Music Building, on the SFA campus.
SFA to host FIRST LEGO League Challenge area qualifier tournament
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The STEM Research and Learning Center at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the FIRST LEGO League Challenge East Texas area qualifier tournament from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Cole STEM Building’s Nelson Atrium.