Stephen F. Austin State University
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Stephen F. Austin State University[a] (SFASU or SFA) is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas. It was founded as a teachers' college in 1923[9] and subsequently renamed after one of Texas's founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of Thomas Jefferson Rusk. On May 11, 2023, the university joined the University of Texas System; it was previously one of two public universities in the state not affiliated with one of Texas's seven university systems.[10]
It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.[11] Though the university is located in the rural East Texas college town of Nacogdoches, the vast majority of SFA students come from Greater Houston, the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and other cities throughout Texas. SFA has also served students from 46 states outside Texas and 42 countries outside the United States.[12]
The
Academics
Race and ethnicity[14] | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|
White | 58% | ||
Hispanic | 21% | ||
Black | 14% | ||
Other[b] | 5% | ||
Asian | 1% | ||
Foreign national | 1% | ||
Economic diversity | |||
Low-income[c] | 41% | ||
Affluent[d] | 59% |
Stephen F. Austin offers more than 120 areas of study, including more than 80
The Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture is nationally recognized, and houses one of only two schools of forestry in the State of Texas (and the only forestry college in the timber-producing East Texas region). It was responsible for mapping and recovery of debris and remains from Space Shuttle Columbia that fell on its premises in 2003.[15][16]
During the 2021-2022 academic year, there were 2,792 degrees awarded. Of those degrees, 2,230 (79%) were undergraduate, 552 were post-graduate (20%), and 10 (1%) were doctoral.
Since 2007, Stephen F. Austin has served as the headquarters of the
Colleges and schools
- Nelson Rusche College of Business
- Gerald W. Schlief School of Accountancy
- James I. Perkins College of Education
- Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts
- School of Art
- School of Music
- School of Theatre
- Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
- College of Liberal and Applied Arts
- School of Social Work
- College of Sciences and Mathematics
- Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of Nursing
- School of Honors
- The Graduate School
Campus
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In addition to the main campus which encompasses 430 acres, the university maintains a 642-acre (2.60 km2) agricultural research center for beef, poultry, and swine production and an equine center; an observatory for astronomy research, a 2,650-acre experimental forest in southwestern
Athletics
In tribute to the forestry industry, which is a major component of the area's economy, the men's athletic teams are called
Men's NCAA sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor & outdoor track and field. Women's NCAA sports include basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, cross country, golf, indoor & outdoor track and field, soccer, softball, tennis, and (indoor) volleyball.
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SFA's
The men's basketball team reached its first NCAA tournament in
In 2020, the athletic department of Stephen F. Austin was found by the NCAA to have had several administrative errors in reporting the grades of the student athletes from 2013 to 2019, which resulted in the university having academically ineligible players to be on rosters. As a result, the SFA's football, men and women's basketball teams victories from this time span (including the 2016 men's basketball team win over WVU and the Southland Conference titles from 2014 to 2018) had to be vacated.[22]
In July 2021, SFA joined the Western Athletic Conference. SFA houses three sports outside the WAC—football in the UAC; beach volleyball (a women-only NCAA sport) in the Sun Belt Conference; and bowling (another women-only sport) in Conference USA, which absorbed SFA's former bowling home of the Southland Bowling League after the 2022–23 season.
Notable alumni and faculty
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Points of interest and notable campus buildings
- Mast Arboretum
- The
- The Planetarium[25]
- The Observatory[26]
- SFA Art Galleries[27]
- Griffith Gallery
- The Art Center
- Ralph W. Steen Library[28]
- The AARC, Academic Assistance and Resource Center, is located on the first floor of the Ralph W. Steen Library, and offers free tutoring to Stephen F. Austin State University students:[29]
- The ETRC, East Texas Research Center, is located for public use on the second floor of the Ralph W. Steen Library.[30]
- The East Texas Historical Association is based on the Stephen F. Austin campus.
Gallery
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Ruby M Mize Azalea Garden
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Stephen F. Austin Building
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Stone Fort Museum
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Thomas J. RuskBuilding
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Ralph W. Steen Library
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Tom and Peggy Wright Music Building
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Ed & Gwen Cole Concert Hall
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Gladys E. Steen Hall
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Tracie D. Pearman Alumni Center
Notes
- ^ The statute that added Stephen F. Austin to the University of Texas System specified the university's legal name as "Stephen F. Austin State University, a member of The University of Texas System". SFA continues to use its previous name, without the added phrase, for most purposes.
- ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
- Pell grantintended for low-income students.
- ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.
References
- ^ "SFA Story: The History of Stephen F. Austin State University". sfasu.edu. Stephen F. Austin State University. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Origins of the University". www.sfasu.edu. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "About SFASU".
- ^ As of 2021 Stephen F. Austin Annual Report. Page 5"Overview" (PDF). Stephen F. Austin State University.
- ^ "Neal Weaver officially named Stephen F. Austin State University president".
- ^ "SFA names new provost, executive vice president".
- ^ "SFA reports fall enrollment numbers". Stephen F Austin State University. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "In Memory of Wilfred Roy Cousins". Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, First and Second Called Sessions of the Seventieth Legislature, Volume 4, Legislative Document, 1987: 310. 1987.
- ^ Ketterer, Samantha (May 10, 2023). "Stephen F. Austin State University to join University of Texas System". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Accreditations | SFASU". Sfasu.edu. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Barron, David (May 20, 2020). "SFA placed on NCAA probation, must vacate wins in four sports". HoustonChronicle.com.
- ^ "College Scorecard: Stephen F Austin State University". United States Department of Education. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ Jeffrey Williams (April 9, 2003). "Search and Recovery of the Space Shuttle Columbia: A Geospatial 1st Responder Perspective". Faculty Publications. 3. Nacogdoches, Texas: Stephen F. Austin State University. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Stepaniak, Philip C.; Lane, Helen W.; Davis, Jeffrey R. (May 2014). Loss of Signal: Aeromedical Lessons Learned from the STS-107 Columbia Space Shuttle Mishap (PDF). Washington, DC: NASA. p. 117. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "SFA researchers discover cancer-treating potential of invasive plant". SFASU. July 11, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Traditions Council: Student Affairs Programs". www.sfasu.edu. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ https://sfajacks.com/news/2024/5/29/sfa-accepts-bid-to-southland-conference-for-2024-25-season
- ^ "SFA earns first NCAA bid, Texas and A&M also in".
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (November 27, 2019). "...Stephen F. Austin pulls off OT stunner". ESPN Men's College Basketball. ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Krueger, John. "SFA incorrect reporting results in 289 vacated wins, $94K in fines, loss of titles". The Daily Sentinel.
- ^ Spears, Carolyn (2008). "Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Replacement Marker for Old Stone Fort". academia.edu. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ "The Stone Fort Museum". www.sfasu.edu. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ "The Planetarium". Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ "SFA Observatory". www.physics.sfasu.edu. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ "Page Not Found – College of Fine Arts – SFASU". sfasu.edu. Archived from the original on February 22, 2004.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Ralph W. Steen Library :: Home". library.sfasu.edu. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ "Tutoring - Academic Assistance and Resource Center". library.sfasu.edu. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ "Ralph W. Steen Library :: Archives". library.sfasu.edu. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
External links
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