NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Finishing spring semester 2020 studies, which have been online, in the midst of a worldwide pandemic would be stressful for any college student. But imagine yourself as a fine arts student who had chosen this academic year to study abroad.
ĢƵ recreation center to reopen Monday
The Student Recreation Center and outdoor pool at Stephen F. Austin State University will reopen Monday, operating under strict new guidelines that meet or exceed the minimum standard health protocols set forth by state health authorities.
Lumberjacks in ĢƵ Rusche College of Business will soon benefit from a new partnership with Mustang Cat
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Rusche College of Business recently secured a corporate partnership with Mustang Machinery Company, Ltd., a company that sells and rents construction equipment and engines and operates under the name Mustang Cat.
ĢƵ’s Graduate Research Conference winners announced
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Winners of Stephen F. Austin State University’s 2020 Graduate Research Conference were recently announced after organizers restructured the annual event as a result of the ongoing pandemic.
“COVID-19 brought an immediate halt to our university’s classes on campus as well as all events, including our annual Graduate Research Conference,” said Dr. Pauline Sampson, dean of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. “Our great committee jumped into action to change the format from a face-to-face to virtual conference.
ĢƵ graduate Castillo accepted into prestigious art program at Texas Tech University
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A Stephen F. Austin State University art student and a recipient of the Ed and Gwen Cole Dean’s Award in Art has been accepted into a highly competitive Master of Fine Arts program at Texas Tech University, where she has also been awarded several scholarships.
ĢƵ now offering construction management degree
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Human Sciences is now offering a Bachelor of Science in construction management.
A partnership among ĢƵ’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, College of Sciences and Mathematics, James I. Perkins College of Education and Rusche College of Business, the construction management program began in fall 2019.
Long distance doesn’t stop ĢƵ social work student from helping feed the hungry
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — COVID-19 has affected people in all aspects of their lives — socially, professionally and, for some, nutritionally. Thankfully, Nacogdoches Helping Other People Eat, the largest food pantry in East Texas, is receiving assistance from many community members in helping feed the hungry during this uncertain time, including Lizette Rojas, a Stephen F. Austin State University social work student and intern.
Boerne artist Gonzales wins 2020 Texas National
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The winning artist in the 2020 Texas National Competition and Exhibition at Stephen F. Austin State University is Boerne artist Victoria Gonzales.
The announcement was made recently on the ĢƵ School of Art website, which also features a short walk-through video of this year’s exhibition in The Cole Art Center @ the Old Opera House, ĢƵ’s historic downtown art gallery. Annette Lawrence, professor of studio art in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, judged the entries with the assistance of a video.
ĢƵ business professor teaches students how to track, interpret COVID-19 data
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - This semester’s special-topics class in business communication at Stephen F. Austin State University started out as a crash-course in data visualization, with students tracking financial and logistics information as well as the occurrence and location of wildfires, both nationally and in Texas, using Tableau software.
ĢƵ Charter School works to end academic year on a high note despite pandemic
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Classrooms at the Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School are frozen in time. Incomplete drawings and books with marked pages rest in students’ cubbies.
“When we said goodbye for spring break, my students and I didn’t get a chance to savor the moment because we thought we would be right back,” said Alyssa Landreneaux, a fifth-grade teacher at the school.
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