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Stephen F. Austin State University and Kilgore College officials signed the Lumberjack Transfer Alliance agreement during SFA Day at Kilgore College May 15. KC’s membership in the alliance provides its students who are ready to transfer to a four-year university with guaranteed admission, scholarships and enhanced services at SFA. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Kent Willis, senior vice president for enrollment and student engagement at SFA; Dr. Neal Weaver, SFA president; Dr. Brenda Kays, KC president; and Dr. Tracy Skopek, vice president of student engagement, learning and student success as well as chief academic officer at KC.

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.