TALE T – College Spotlight A – Stephen F. Austin State University L – Graded work E – Tompkins Tutoring: Mondays 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays – 8:00 a.m. Thursdays – 9:45 a.m.
College Spotlight Intro Video Rec Center
Location: Nacogdoches, TX 2 hours from Humble and Kingwood This area is known as the “Piney Woods” region of Texas What do you think you would find in the Piney Woods?
Mascot and colors Colors: Purple and White (Red as accent color) Mascot: The Lumberjacks and the Ladyjacks Did you know? The mighty fighting pinecone was almost named as the SFA mascot!
Who is Stephen F. Austin? Stephen Fuller Austin (1793- 1836) Known as "The Father of Texas," Established the first Anglo- American colony in the Tejas province of Mexico and saw it grow into an independent republic. Statue of SFA on campus ~ this statue is known as “Surfin’ Steve”
The father of Texas Check out this enormous SFA statue near Angelton, TX
The winner takes this trophy! Rivals: “Battle of the Piney Woods” Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston won this year! The winner takes this trophy! 2nd oldest football rivalry in Texas
Motto and hand signal The symbol initially started with two fingers forming an axe. The thumb was added to not only make the symbol more unique, but also to form an "L" and a "J" when held side by side. The symbol also has been interpreted as the shape of Texas with two fingers pointed to Nacogdoches Originators of the hand symbol say it's simply an axe.
Majors and areas of study Accounting Forest Management Nursing Agribusiness Forest Recreation Management Orientation & Mobility Agriculture Forest Wildlife Management Philosophy Agricultural Development Forestry Physics Agricultural Machinery French Piano Pedagogy Animal Science General Business Plant and Soil Science Anthropology Geographic Information Systems Political Science Art Geography Poultry Science Art History Geology Pre-Veterinary Medicine Biochemistry Gerontology Psychology Biology Health Science Public Administration Chemistry History Radio-Television Child and Family Development Horticulture Recreation Management Communication Studies Hospitality Administration Rehabilitation Services Communication Sciences & Disorders Human Sciences Social Work Information Technology Sociology Computer Information Systems Interior Design Spanish Computer Science Interior Merchandising Spatial Science Corrections International Business Special Education Criminal Justice Journalism Surveying Dance Kinesiology Teacher Certification Deaf and Hard of Hearing Latin American Studies Teacher Education EC-6 Economics Law Enforcement Teacher Education 4-8 English Legal Assistant Theatre Equestrian Management Turfgrass Management Environmental Science Marketing Undecided Fashion Merchandising Mathematics Urban Forestry Finance Military Science Wildlife Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Music Check out these unique majors related to the forest location of SFA!
Sources PBS SFASU.edu Wikipedia.org
Class Activities SFA questions in on website Complete missing Bridges.com work Word Search Puzzle