NACOGDOCHES — From being administered done a tiny shack connected Washington Square to educating astir 12,000 students a twelvemonth connected its beautiful, 421-acre main campus, Stephen F. Austin State University has travel a agelong mode successful 100 years. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the Nacogdoches assemblage person large plans to people the university’s archetypal period passim 2023.
“SFA’s past is filled with unthinkable radical and events,” said Dr. Steve Westbrook, SFA’s interim president. “Our field and assemblage person been looking guardant to celebrating them.”
Launching astatine the SFA Gala tomorrow, the university’s centennial solemnisation features concerts and commemorations to retrieve those who person kept the Lumberjack tone live done challenges and successes implicit the past 100 years.
Events volition culminate successful a play of festivities starring up to Sept. 18, a period aft SFA opened its doors connected the 53rd birthday of its archetypal president, Alton W. Birdwell.
“This year, Sept. 18 falls connected a Monday, truthful the centennial committee is engaged readying a afloat play of events and activities including concerts, a luncheon, dedications and a large day party,” said John Branch, seat of SFA’s centennial committee. “There volition beryllium much details arsenic we get person to the date.”
The assemblage besides has breathtaking changes successful store this twelvemonth arsenic authorities enabling the assemblage to go a subordinate of The University of Texas System is considered. In addition, the hunt for SFA’s adjacent president is underway.
“SFA has more than 115,000 alumni who lend to the economical and taste vitality of Texas and beyond,” Westbrook said. “That fig volition proceed to turn arsenic we connection students a beardown instrumentality connected their higher acquisition investment.”
For much accusation connected SFA’s past arsenic good arsenic centennial events and memorabilia, visit sfasu.edu/centennial.
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