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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Steel Band at Stephen F. Austin State University will present "Blasts From the Past" when the ensemble performs at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Symphonic Band and University Band at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform their final concert of the spring semester at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

The program, titled "Songs of the Earth," will include selections by composers ranging in style from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ryan George.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - More than 50 Stephen F. Austin State University undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty members in the psychology department presented a total of 44 research posters and eight research discussions during the Southwestern Psychological Association's annual conference held March 31 through April 1 in San Antonio.

The presentations were the result of more than 60 research projects completed in the department's social, developmental, cognitive, clinical and forensic psychology laboratories, and behavioral/cognitive neuroscience research laboratories.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Debate Team successfully completed its 2016-17 season by acquiring more than 30 accolades, including recognition at the International Public Debate Association's national tournament held March 23-26 in Russellville, Arkansas.

This year marked the association's 20th anniversary and hosted competing students from 132 U.S. colleges and universities.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Folklore is the traditional knowledge of a culture passed down through stories, customs, superstitions, folk art and music, family legends, and oral histories. The Texas Folklore Society, based on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus, will continue its tradition of celebrating these stories during its 101st annual meeting Friday through Sunday, April 21-23, at the Holiday Inn-South Broadway, located at 5701 S. Broadway Ave. in Tyler.

The event is open to the public.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Music Preparatory Division in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music has announced its spring recital schedule.

Guitar students of Chance Moore will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the performance hall of the Music Prep House at 3028 Raguet St.

On Saturday, May 6, violin students of Dr. Jennifer Dalmas and cello students of Dr. Evgeni Raychev will perform at 1 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

Dr. Dana Cooper

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. Dana Cooper, Student Success Center executive director and associate professor of history at Stephen F. Austin State University, will be the interviewer during the 2017 Archie McDonald Speaker Series.

Yong-Ha Jung, a junior at Flower Mound High School and the first-place winner of the 2017 Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, will be a featured soloist when the Orchestra of the Pines performs at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Orchestra of the Pines at Stephen F. Austin State University will present the program "Bartók and Berlioz" at 7:30 p.m.