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SFA receives grant for family-friendly workstation in Steen Library

Members from SFA and the Nacogdoches community present a family-friendly workstation during a ribbon-cutting event
University Marketing Communications  |  October 1, 2026
Members from SFA and the Nacogdoches community present a family-friendly workstation during a ribbon-cutting event
Pictured, from left, at the family-friendly workstation’s ribbon-cutting ceremony are Mercedes Franks of the Judy B. McDonald Public Library; Dr. Catie Munguia, executive director of Better Together Nacogdoches; and SFA's Dr. Lauren E. Brewer, Dr. Heather Olson Beal, and Tim Lewallen.

Stephen F. Austin State University received a grant from Better Together Nacogdoches to purchase a family-friendly workstation for the first-floor computer lab in Steen Library. The workstation, which allows parenting students a study space while caring for their child, was also funded by SFA’s Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Tim Lewallen, assistant director of customer service for SFA Information Technology Services, communicated the need for the workstation to fellow grant writers Dr. Heather Olson Beal, professor of education studies; Dr. Lauren E. Brewer, associate professor of psychological sciences; and Mercedes Franks, manager of the Judy B. McDonald Public Library in Nacogdoches, which also has a family-friendly workstation.