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NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Dr. George Avery, staff archeologist and cultural heritage coordinator, along with volunteer archeological stewards from the Texas Historical Commission, began to unearth the history of an often-neglected gem in Nacogdoches County – the Sand Hill community.

Tucked between Melrose and Chireno along Highway 21 sits Sand Hill, a community established as a freedom colony — those in which African Americans settled after they were freed. To date, there are about 500 freedom colonies recorded in Texas.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Center for Research Advancing Identities and Student Experiences is partnering with Information Age Publishing to host a new textbook series titled “Identity and Practice in Higher Education-Student Affairs.” 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Christine “Chris” Sanner Berry and Jimmy “Jim” Berry, both 1985 graduates of Stephen F. Austin State University, have endowed the new Sanner-Berry Business Professorship in Ģ����Ƶ’s Rusche College of Business as part of their long tradition of supporting education inside and outside the classroom.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Audiences attending the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre’s presentation of “The Jungle Book Kids” will be transported to a colorful, lively jungle filled with a host of animals and interesting characters they are sure to love.

Through the creative efforts of the production team for the children’s musical, “The Jungle Book Kids” will delight audiences of all ages with its music, choreography, costumes, and its scenic, sound and lighting designs, according to Cleo House Jr., director of the School of Theatre and of the play.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Thirteen students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture recently traveled across the Netherlands to explore the country’s natural resources and robust horticulture industry through Ģ����Ƶ’s study abroad program.
 
The trip, led by Dr. Brian Oswald, Joe C. Denman Distinguished Professor of Forestry, and Tina Oswald, Ģ����Ƶ research librarian, spanned two weeks and exposed students to different natural resource perspectives as well as the origins of many of the cut flowers imported into the U.S.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University's Ģ����Ƶ Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. July 14 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St.

Steven Chamblee, executive director for the Longview Arboretum and Nature Center, will present “The Longview Arboretum: The Good, the Bad and the Muddy.”

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The live-theatre experience is not the same for everyone. Bright lights, unexpected sounds and action-packed movement may be invigorating for many theatre-goers. But for some, these unforeseen aspects of live performances can have the opposite effect.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre alumna Mai Lê continues to enjoy professional successes in the Houston area – this time as an actor in a play she co-wrote.

“Song Of Me,” created and written by Mai Lê and Đạt Peter Tôn and directed by Tôn, enjoyed a successful debut May 27 through June 12 at Stages, Houston’s sixth largest nonprofit performing arts producer.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University has named Mary Ann Rojas the inaugural executive director of the Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation.

A native of rural West Texas and graduate of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Rojas comes to Nacogdoches with over 20 years of executive experience in government, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and brings along a wealth of experience in education, training and workforce development. Rojas has served as an executive director of workforce development organizations in Missouri and Texas.