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The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a $40 million transformative facility that will house Stephen F. Austin State University’s Greg Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship during its meeting May 7-8. The building of the same name will be constructed next to the future home of SFA’s $85 million Forestry Building and Agricultural Engineering and Technology Building on Raguet Street between Hayter and East College streets beginning in July 2025, with substantial completion anticipated by February 2027.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Model European Union team at the Midwest Model European Union competition in Bloomington, Indiana. Gavin Willsey, pictured top row, second from right, earned placement for the third consecutive competition, becoming the first from SFA to achieve the distinction.

Dr. Kent Willis, senior vice president for enrollment and student engagement at Stephen F. Austin State University, introduced SFA’s new Lumberjack Launch Guaranteed Admissions Program to more than 200 attendees at a ceremony May 7 on campus. The program is designed to provide a seamless transition for students from participating regional schools into the SFA community.

For the first time ever, a quartet from the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve Band based in New Orleans will perform during Stephen F. Austin State University’s four commencement ceremonies May 8-9 at Johnson Coliseum. The quartet features SFA alumnus Danny Paxton, who earned his Bachelor of Music at the university in 2013. They will play processional and recessional music as well as the national anthem. For more information on the band’s Texas tour dates, visit music.marines.mil. For more information on SFA’s commencement ceremonies, visit sfasu.edu/graduation.