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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present Dr. Brad Meyer performing "LI" in the Trees at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in the Free Speech Area on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.
This concert will feature the world premiere of Meyer's latest percussion ensemble composition, "LI," which stands for "Lines of Inspiration."
"The composition is an abstract, semi-improvisation structure to help facilitate an atmosphere of interactive music and art," said Meyer, professor of percussion studies at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ student organizations donate approximately 1,000 books to area children
Stephen F. Austin State University's Jacks Council on Family Relations and Residence Hall Association recently donated approximately 1,000 books to the Greater East Texas Community Action Program Head Start and Early Head Start. Pictured, from left, are Adrian Gutierrez, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ child development and family living senior and Jacks Council on Family Relations president; Vanessa Thorn, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ child development and family living senior and JCFR member; Dr.Internationally renowned cellist Quint to perform at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present cellist Misha Quint performing with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ music faculty and students in a concert at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, in Cole Concert Hall on the university campus.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's online public administration master's degree program ranked third best in the nation by GradSchoolHub.com
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's online Master of Public Administration was ranked third out of the top 30 programs offered nationally based on its affordability and recognition, according to a recent release by .
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ mass communication, art and music students create ad campaign for Snapple
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Classes across the Stephen F. Austin State University campus collaborated during the course of several months to produce an entry for the National Student Advertising Competition, which took place this month.
Sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, the annual program challenges college students to create an integrated marketing campaign for a specific product, service or brand.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ senior receives Olds Family Outstanding Student Teacher Award
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University senior Brooke Taylor-Johnson received the Olds Family Student Teacher Award, which honors an exemplary student teacher from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Department of Elementary Education each semester.
University field supervisor Maryann Bentley nominated Nacogdoches native Taylor-Johnson for the honor, and a committee of six Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ elementary education faculty members, who reviewed teaching videos and additional nomination materials, selected her to receive the award.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Latin Lumberjacks to celebrate Cinco de Mayo
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Latin Lumberjacks ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with an outdoor concert from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in the plaza outside the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.
The Latin Lumberjacks is comprised of members of the Sound Recording Technology program within the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music. Directed by Luigi Lazareno, music faculty member, the group will perform a variety of popular songs in salsa style.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ students learn about the fashion industry during annual l 'Tour Day' field trip
Stephen F. Austin State University's Phi Beta Lambda sweeps state conference, 13 students qualify for nationals
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Members of Stephen F. Austin State University's professional business student organization, Phi Beta Lambda, won 13 first-place awards in various competitions during the recent 2016 PBL State Leadership Conference in Dallas.
In addition to their record-breaking number of awards, 13 students qualified for the annual National Leadership Conference in multiple events, which Henry Dunn, PBL faculty adviser and lecturer of general business at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, said is the university's largest qualifying group in the organization's history.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Choral Masterworks Series to present 'An American Requiem'
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the annual Choral Masterworks Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.
Under the direction of Dr. Tim King, director of choral studies at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, the A Cappella Choir, Choral Union, Women's Chorus and the Orchestra of the Pines will perform "An American Requiem" by Richard Danielpour. Guest soloists will be Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ alumni Erin Roth, mezzo-soprano; Richard Novak, tenor; and Casey Jones Parrish, baritone.