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The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved Stephen F. Austin State University’s strategic plan, campus master plan and future Lumberjack Crossing residence hall during its Feb. 18-19 quarterly meeting in Austin.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Biology will host the J.H. Burr Distinguished Lecture Series at 5 p.m. March 19 in Kennedy Auditorium. The featured speaker will be Dr. Lee Fitzgerald ’78, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ alumnus, professor at Texas A&M University and curator of the herpetology collection at the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections at the university.

Stephen F. Austin State University will present Grammy nominee and five-time Blues Music Award winner Sue Foley at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, in Turner Auditorium. The performance is presented by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts as part of the University Series.

The winners of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship Pop-up Pitch Competition were announced at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ men’s basketball game Feb. 2. Pictured, from left, are Madden Bennett, a senior media and communications major from Austin; Kaitlin Eckert, a sophomore environmental science major from Houston; and Elizabeth Perales, a junior psychology major from Frisco; celebrating with members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Cheer and Dance team.