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NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin State University music students will perform works from the 18th through the 21st centuries when the ĢƵ Wind Ensemble and Friends present “The Evolution of Chamber Winds” in a virtual performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 1.
The concert features chamber music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charles Gounod, Walter Hartley, Jean-Denis Michat and Andy Akiho, according to Dr. David Campo, director of bands at ĢƵ.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — In partnership with Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, ĢƵ Hillel, a student group that builds connections with emerging adults and inspires them to direct their own Jewish journey, will host the university’s first official Holocaust Remembrance Day event, or Yom Hashoah in Hebrew, on April 8 as part of the OMA’s Diversity Week event slate.
Hungarian Holocaust survivor Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsváth will be the event’s keynote speaker. She will share her Holocaust experience and engage in a Q&A with attendees.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Association of Teacher Educators Board of Directors has selected three faculty members in Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education as editors of its journal, Action in Teacher Education.
Drs. Heather Olson Beal and Amanda Rudolph, professors of education studies, and Dr. Chrissy Cross, associate professor of education studies, are serving as part of a team for a three-year editing term beginning in July.
The team was selected for its strong application, according to Alisa Chapman, ATE executive director.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the student-directed one-act play “Hand Gestures” in virtual-only performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27.
Directed by Sara Clark, Plano senior theatre major, the play by Caitlin Turnage is about finding the courage to come to terms with the person you really are.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Symphony Orchestra at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform works by Jean Sibelius, Antonín Dvorák and Camille Saint-Saëns when the ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the ĢƵ campus.
Conducted by Dr. Gregory Grabowski, director of orchestral activities for the ĢƵ School of Music, the Symphony Orchestra’s centerpiece in the program will be Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor featuring ĢƵ music faculty member Dr. Evgeni Rachev, cello.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — For Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020, using her position to promote STEM education is one of her most important roles. The featured speaker at Stephen F. Austin State University’s Women in STEM luncheon, Schrier will tell her journey so far as a woman in STEM in hopes of encouraging others to pursue STEM fields.
“My goal is to show that although pursuing a STEM career is rarely easy, it is incredibly worth it,” Schrier said. “I hope that my story can inspire those thinking about or currently pursuing science to keep working hard!”
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Lorenzo M. Smith, Ph.D., professor and dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento, will be Stephen F. Austin State University’s next provost and executive vice president.
Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; a master’s from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan; and a doctorate in engineering mechanics from Michigan State University.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University announced the creation of its Distinguished High School Program Tuesday and named Nacogdoches High School as one of six partner schools across Texas.
Inclusion in the program means all students from NHS and partner schools may waive the $50 application fee, and seniors ranking in the top 30% of their class are guaranteed admission to ĢƵ.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s dance program will livestream senior choreographic works during its production of “Danceworks: Origins” at 7 p.m. April 8 through 9 and 3 p.m. April 10.
“The theme of the concerts came from a wide array of research topics,” said Heather Samuelson, dance program coordinator and assistant professor in ĢƵ’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Science. “This is one of the most diverse productions the senior choreographers have crafted.”