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During its first few weeks of existence, Stephen F. Austin State University’s new student advertising and marketing agency has landed student staff members, its first two clients and a name: Axe Agency. Faculty, staff and students working at the agency, which is housed in SFA’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship, are, pictured front row from left, Trisha Wheeler, Axe Agency director; Cass Sullivan, art senior from Nacogdoches; Erin Adams, media and communication senior from Canton; Carissa Colunga, marketing junior from Houston; Tegan Smith, psychology junior from Corona, California; Sabrina White, art senior from Nacogdoches; and Dr. Amy Mehaffey, associate professor of practice in entrepreneurship in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Applied Business. Pictured, back row from left, are Tim L. Wood, SFA’s entrepreneur in residence; Brandon Joest, international business junior from Conroe; Jamesley Flowers, entrepreneurship first-year student from Livingston; Jaden Crane, media and communication senior from Athens; Noah Fuller, media and communication senior from Orange; and Dr. Bailey Thompson, associate professor in the Department of Media and Communication.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Chadwick Banking Program in the Nelson Rusche College of Business hosted its “Bank on Your Future” career exploration day in October. The event included a panel discussion with current and former SFA students. Pictured, from left, are Tom Heslep ’81, chief lending officer at Texas Republic Bank in Dallas; Neal Cummings ’25, credit analyst at Texas Republic Bank; Jasmin Meraz, senior banking major from Nacogdoches and loan assistant at Commercial Bank of Texas in Nacogdoches; and Carlos Palomo ’13 & ’15, vice president and commercial loan officer at Commercial Bank of Texas.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Sports Business Society, a student-led organization that provides professional development opportunities for students in the Nelson Rusche College of Business interested in sports business careers, raised nearly $2,000 during its SFA Homecoming silent auction at the SFA Alumni Association tailgate Oct. 24. Pictured, from left, are Julian Mendez, sophomore business major from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Eli Dixon, junior sports business major from Lufkin; Matthew Humphress, junior sports business major from Whitehouse; and Gavin Bock, SBS president and sophomore management major from Wimberley.

Kyle Sinopoli, Stephen F. Austin State University senior marketing major from Ennis, gained hands-on sales experience by selling tickets to SFA’s Oct. 24 Homecoming football game for his “Sports Promotion” course taught by Dr. Derek Walton, assistant professor of sports business in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Applied Business.