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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A bright turquoise shape on a monitor is clicked and dragged left to right then vertically and horizontally so the details on each of its sides can be scrutinized.

Pointing to the computer screen, Stephen F. Austin State University history graduate student Amanda Carr of Pollok notes the bright yellow patches on the artifact's surface. Those indicate areas on the object, she explained, the complex 3D scanners housed in the Center for Regional Heritage Research on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus did not pick up.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - From the moment she stepped through the resort's doors, she was in awe of her surroundings. Decorations with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme brought back childhood memories, while a replica of the San Antonio River Walk transported her to the historic Texas city.

Recently, Dr. Mary Olle, assistant professor in Stephen F. Austin State University's School of Human Sciences, completed a four-day faculty internship with Marriott at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University students and staff members within the School of Human Sciences recently completed Texas Friendly Hospitality Training to hone their customer-service skills and receive their Texas Friendly certification.

Dr. Chay Runnels, associate professor and hospitality administration program coordinator at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, has been a Texas Friendly instructor for 16 years and recently conducted a training session on campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Treasured works of art created by Runcie Tatnall will be among the pieces featured in this year's 12X12 scholarship fundraiser of the Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University.

A former assistant professor of drawing and painting in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Art, Tatnall recently left Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ to pursue other career interests, but he continues to support the Friends of the Visual Arts and the organization's efforts to provide scholarship opportunities for deserving young artists.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University graduate student Ashley Doss, an Imperial Valley, California, native who is working toward her master's and doctoral degrees in school psychology at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, has been selected to serve as the graduate student section editor for Research and Practice in the Schools: Official Journal of the Texas Association of School Psychologists.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Lufkin High School graduating senior Sierra Wills has been awarded a scholarship to study art at Stephen F. Austin State University.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. Pauline Sampson, program coordinator for Stephen F. Austin State University's superintendent certification program, has been appointed to the Texas Association of School Administrators Higher Education Committee for the 2016-17 academic year.

Through its committees, TASA interacts with state and national education-related organizations. As a TASA Committee member, Sampson will help develop recommendations regarding areas of study, projects and programs to meet the current and diverse needs of higher education.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The 2016 SummerStage Festival at Stephen F. Austin State University is set to open Friday, June 24, with an afternoon performance of "A Year With Frog and Toad," a musical based on the children's stories written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - An upcoming project at Stephen F. Austin State University will not be visible to most campus visitors, but will be heard far and wide. With funding provided by the Charles and Lois Marie Bright Foundation, the university will restore and enhance the bell tower located atop the Griffith Fine Arts Building on campus.

Approved during a recent specially called meeting of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Board of Regents, the project serves a dual purpose-historic preservation and university enhancement.