NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s emergency management office has announced an initiative aimed at enhancing the safety and well-being of the campus community by distributing Narcan, a potentially life-saving medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, to strategic locations around campus and by offering Narcan training sessions.

The announcement coincides with both Red Ribbon Week and October’s Fentanyl Awareness Month, the latter of which was established earlier this year by Gov. Greg Abbott’s signing of House Bill 3144.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs is preparing for its annual MLK Day of Service, slated for Jan. 15, 2024, and is currently accepting service project requests for the Nacogdoches community.

The MLK Day of Service is an annual event that honors the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. During the event, participants will volunteer their time and assist local agencies with various community service projects that will positively impact the Nacogdoches community.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.
 
Megan Proska, senior director of horticulture at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, will present “Garden Design: Creating a Dynamic Landscape.”
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Experience an unforgettable Halloween “spooktacular” concert with the  Stephen F. Austin State University Symphony Orchestra when the student ensemble performs Hector Berlioz’s “Symphony Fantastique” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.
                                                                

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance will present the student-directed full-length play “Moon Over Buffalo” by Ken Ludwig at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, in the new Black Box Theater in the Griffith Fine Arts Building, SFA campus.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Several students in the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music secured positions on the TMEA  All Region Orchestra during recent competition in Kilgore.
 
“We are delighted to announce that 10 string students earned well-deserved spots in the prestigious Region 4 and Region 21 Orchestra,” said Alba Madrid, director of the Music Preparatory Division.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The A Cappella Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present the program “Sacred and Profane” when the student choir performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in Cole Concert Hall, Wright Music Building, on the SFA campus.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Baseball is a game of inches. 

The game often hinges on minute details — a close play at the plate, a pitcher missing his spot in the strike zone by a whisker, or a long ball hit an inch either to the left or right of the foul pole can be the difference in a memorable home run or a mammoth, yet quickly forgotten, foul ball. All come into play, and all could be the difference between the elation of winning and the anguish of defeat. 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – There’s still time to make silent bids on artwork featured in the annual 12 X 12 Scholarship Fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University and benefiting students in the SFA School of Art.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Piney Woods Entrepreneurship Network will hold its second meet-up for community members, small business owners, entrepreneurs and Stephen F. Austin State University students from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at Barkeeps, located at 3308 North St. in Nacogdoches.

Hosted by SFA’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship in the Nelson Rusche College of Business, this network brings together East Texans in an informal setting to learn from each other and promote new venture creation and growth inside and outside SFA.