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. Pictured, from left, at the workstation’s ribbon-cutting ceremony are Franks; Dr. Catie Munguia, executive director of Better Together Nacogdoches; Brewer; Olson Beal; and Lewallen.
ABOUT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephen F. Austin State University, the newest member of The University of Texas System, began a century ago as a teachers’ college in Texas’ oldest town, Nacogdoches. Today, it has grown into a regional institution comprising six colleges — business; education, humanities, and social sciences; fine arts; forestry and agriculture; health professions; and sciences and mathematics. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, SFA enrolls approximately 11,000 students while providing the academic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school. The main campus encompasses 421 acres that include 40 academic facilities, nine residence halls and 68 acres of recreational trails that wind through its six gardens. The university offers more than 80 bachelor’s degrees, more than 40 master’s degrees and four doctoral degrees covering more than 120 areas of study. Learn more at sfasu.edu.
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