COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT
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
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 STUDYAccountingAgribusinessAgricultureAgricultural DevelopmentAgricultural MachineryAnimal ScienceAnthropologyArtArt HistoryBiochemistryBiologyChemistryChild and Family DevelopmentCommunication StudiesCommunication Sciences & DisordersComputer Information SystemsComputer ScienceCorrectionsCriminal JusticeDanceDeaf and Hard of HearingEconomicsEnglishEquestrianEnvironmental ScienceFashion MerchandisingFinanceFood, Nutrition and DieteticsForest Management
Forest Recreation ManagementForest Wildlife ManagementForestryFrenchGeneral BusinessGeographic Information SystemsGeographyGeologyGerontologyHealth ScienceHistoryHorticultureHospitality AdministrationHuman SciencesInformation TechnologyInterior DesignInterior MerchandisingInternational BusinessJournalismKinesiologyLatin American StudiesLaw EnforcementLegal AssistantManagementMarketingMathematicsMilitary Science
MusicNursingOrientation & MobilityPhilosophyPhysicsPiano PedagogyPlant and Soil SciencePolitical SciencePoultry SciencePre-Veterinary MedicinePsychologyPublic AdministrationRadio-TelevisionRecreation ManagementRehabilitation ServicesSocial WorkSociologySpanishSpatial ScienceSpecial EducationSurveyingTeacher CertificationTeacher Education EC-6Teacher Education 4-8TheatreTurfgrass ManagementUndecidedUrban ForestryWildlife
Check out these unique majors
related to the forest location of SFA!
ALUMNI YOU MAY KNOW Mrs. Shannon “SFA is better than Sam
Houston” Rodriguez graduated from Stephen F. Austin.
Coach Gunter Rodriguez also graduated from SFA.
SOURCES PBS SFASU.edu Wikipedia.org