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Stephen F. Austin State University student Henriette Eidsnes of Tananger, Sola in Norway, has received the Merit Award Scholarship by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Only 52 NSCS members are chosen nationwide to receive the $1,000 scholarship. "I believe this award is a compliment for the hard work I have applied to my college education," said Eidnes, a new member of the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ chapter.
"Receiving this scholarship will be a tremendous help with the financial obligations I face as an international student."
ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ to open 'A Forest Insect Alphabet'
This velvet ant woodcut by ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ retired professor Charles Jones is included in the exhibition, "A Forest Insect Alphabet," that the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ School of Art will open at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Griffith Gallery. The exhibition features pages from a 72-page book recently printed at ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½'s fine arts press.ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Wind Ensemble to present 'Bits and Pieces' concert
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Wind Ensemble will present a concert titled "Bits and Pieces" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, in Cole Concert Hall on the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ campus.
"This concert features the 55-member Wind Ensemble performing in groups of differing sizes," said Fred J. Allen, ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ director of bands and the ensemble's conductor. "Various combinations will be presented, from a piece written for nine instruments to one for the full band."
Guest sound recording expert to speak at ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present sound recording expert Mark Hornsby in a guest lecture, "Current Trend in Audio" from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in the Music Recital Hall, on the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Gov. Rick Perry to visit ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ campus Friday
Gov. Rick Perry
Newly reelected Texas Gov. Rick Perry will visit the Stephen F. Austin State University campus at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at the Spirit Lounge in the Baker Pattillo Student Center.
Perry will speak, followed by a meet-and-greet session and a signing of his new book "Fed Up!"
The event is sponsored by the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas. The event is free and open to the public
ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ announces art exhibition changes
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art has announced changes to its exhibition schedule for the next few months.
"A Forest Insect Alphabet" will open in Griffith Gallery at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, and run through Friday, Feb. 4. The exhibition of woodcuts and text included in a book recently printed and bound at ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½'s LaNana Creek Press replaces "John Heliker: Drawings and Sketchbooks" that was originally scheduled to open in the gallery on Friday, Nov. 19. The Heliker show has been postponed until next year.
ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½'s upcoming musical satirizes big business
Lead characters from ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½'s upcoming production of "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" rehearse a scene from the musical comedy. In this scene, Rosemary and J.Acclaimed German poet to speak at ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½
German poet Uwe Kolbe will present the final lecture in the Stephen F. Austin State University German Club speaker series, "Reflections on (Re)Unification, " commemorating 20 years of German political unity, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the Vera Dugas Liberal Arts North building, Room 142.
Kolbe will present "The Insight of Dissenters: Remarks on Freedom and Real Socialism in Germany." He will discuss his first-hand experience as a dissident artist living in East Berlin, the capitol city of the former German Democratic Republic.
ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ faculty member wins award of merit
Dr. Marsha L. Bayless, a Stephen F. Austin State professor in the Nelson Rusche College of Business, was awarded the Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit at the international meeting of the Association for Business Communication held recently in Chicago.
ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Campus Recreation director to serve on national assembly
Ken Morton, director of campus recreation at Stephen F. Austin State University, recently was appointed to serve on the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Assembly.
NIRSA is the leading resource for professional and student development, education and research in collegiate recreational sports. As a member of the inaugural assembly, Morton will join 18 other professionals in sharing knowledge and ideas on issues within collegiate recreation.