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The ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Gardens will host horticulturist and author Paul Cox at the Les Reeves Garden Lecture 7 p.m. Thursday, June 17, in Room 110 of the Agriculture Building on Wilson Drive on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.

Cox is the former assistant director of the San Antonio Botanic Garden and co-author of Texas Trees a Friendly Guide. He will present an entertaining and thought-provoking program titled "Sure Experience is the Best Teacher, but Why Can't it happen to Someone Else?"

Cox is a graduate of ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ and currently resides with his family in Helotes, Texas.

Stephen F. Austin State University will host the ninth annual Pineywoods Camp in June.

Children ages 4 to 10 are invited to discover the natural world among the tall pines and streams of East Texas. The campers will learn through hands-on investigations, games, crafts and exploration of forest environments.

Openings are available for two camp sessions. Wonder Woods, June 7 to 11, is open to children ages 4 to 6 at a cost of $75. Mill Creek Camp 2, June 21 to 25, is open to children ages 7 to 10. The cost for Mill Creek Camp 2 is $100.

Dr. Danny R. Arnold

Dr. Danny R. Arnold has been named dean of the Nelson Rusche College of Business at Stephen F. Austin State University and will join the faculty Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of Regents.

Stephen F. Austin State University will host a free Preserve America Workshop on gravestone identification Friday, June 18, at several cemeteries in Houston and Cherokee counties.

Participants will learn to identify and distinguish between the most commonly used stones for cemetery markers in East Texas, including marble, granite and ironstone, as well as other materials that are often mistaken for stone such as zinc and concrete, said Dr. Perky Beisel, assistant professor of history at ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½.

Mata Ortiz pottery such as this example will be exhibited in the upstairs hallway of ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½'s Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, beginning with an opening reception at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 14.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will open an exhibition of Mata Ortiz pottery at 5:30 p.m.

Dr. Judy A. Abbott

Dr. Judy A. Abbott has been named dean of the James I. Perkins College of Education at Stephen F. Austin State University and will join the faculty Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of Regents.

IHS (NYSE: IHS) a leading global source of critical information and insight, today announced that Mark Wysong, IHS vice president, Environment, and Marilyn Johnson, IHS director, Sustainability and Environmental Initiatives, will join a renowned panel of global experts June 1-3, 2010, at the Texas Capitol in Austin for an executive workshop on sustainability entitled, "Toward a Livable World," which is sponsored by Stephen F. Austin (ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½) State University's Center for a Livable World.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS- Reaching beyond music lessons, the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will offer dance and movement classes this summer for both adults and children. All classes will be taught in Room 201 of the Norton Health and Physical Education Building.