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ĢƵ Gardens’ June lecture to feature talk on super plants


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s ĢƵ Gardens will host the monthly Les and Theresa Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. June 9 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St. 

Dr. Allen Owings, longtime educator and professor emeritus of horticulture at the Louisiana State University AgCenter, will present “Super Flowers, Super Shrubs and Super Trees for a Super Landscape.” 

ĢƵ music alumna Sheriff wins top prize in prestigious competition


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – ĢƵ music alumna and soprano Amanda Sheriff was awarded first prize in the 24th Lotte Lenya Competition in New York City. Sheriff earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education in 2016 and Master of Music in Vocal Performance in 2018 from Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music.

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music announced the competition winners. The final round took place at Merkin Hall on May 6, the first time the competition has been presented publicly before a New York City audience.

ĢƵ partners with Nacogdoches Independent School District for paid internships


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education has partnered with the Nacogdoches Independent School District to staff up to eight paid internships during the 2022-23 academic year.

The program, which launches this fall, will let students use clinical teaching assignments to gain valuable classroom experience before entering the education workforce.

Implementation of the new program is meant to ensure that the educational field is keeping pace with others, said Gabriel Trujillo, NISD superintendent. 

ĢƵ to host Deep East Texas Travel and Tourism Conference


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Business owners, travel and tourism professionals, and local economic development leaders are invited to the Stephen F. Austin State University campus to attend the Deep East Texas Travel and Tourism Conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Twilight Ballroom.

ĢƵ Music Prep offering summer lessons, camps


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Registration continues for summer lessons and camps offered by the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music.

Private lessons will be offered in piano, voice, cello, violin/viola, and trumpet. Summer lessons begin on Monday, May 23, and continue through Friday, July 29. Private lesson schedules will depend on students’ and teachers’ summer availability and can be for four, six, eight or 10 total lessons.

ĢƵ offers new certificate for banking professionals


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Beginning this fall, the Chadwick Family Banking Program in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business will offer banking professionals access to essential industry courses, allowing them to earn a professional certification in banking.

Designed for banking professionals who do not have an undergraduate banking degree, the 15-hour Banking Essentials Certificate can be completed via livestream and/or in person over one to two years. 

Corporations find workforce talent in ĢƵ’s Rusche College of Business


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Imagine graduating from college without pounding the pavement for a job immediately after receiving a diploma. Stephen F. Austin State University marketing senior Grant Lebkowsky of Flower Mound found himself in that position thanks to the career resources and corporate partnerships in ĢƵ’s Rusche College of Business.

ĢƵ chemistry professor receives U.S. patent


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. Matibur Zamadar, Stephen F. Austin State University associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for his invention regarding therapeutic treatment of bacteria and cancers, and fluorescence diagnosis.
 
Zamadar’s invention relates to methods and compositions for therapeutic treatment to slow or stop the progression of bacteria and cancers, and fluorescence diagnosis.
 

Dolphin Talk: ĢƵ faculty member focuses research on cetacean communication


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — A new study led by Dr. Jason Bruck, Stephen F. Austin State University assistant professor of biology, is shedding light on how dolphins use taste and signature whistles to identify each other.
 
The study offers two findings:

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