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As an SFA alumni and graduate of the department of Forestry and Agriculture, I’m appalled that SFA would suggest removing more of its beauty that is known for, simply in an attempt to become a bigger campus. On top of that, there are better locations to build on like the 3-4 athletic fields. They already have a football and soccer stadium, they could sacrifice one of those empty grass fields along Wilson Drive
McKenna supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterCome on, SFA! Don't mess with the beautiful legacy that is SFA in its unique, one of a kind landscape! As an alumni myself and mom to two Lumberjacks, this is so disappointing to see. Keep SFA as SFA!
Dixie supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterI can't imagine the college of Forestry without its Beautiful Legacy of our Trees. Unless you are a Forester and a Naturalist you will Never Understand their Significance.
Progress always takes what is special but don't take what has made our school Legendary. Class of 95'.
Mandy Skeen supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterI’m a forestry student at SFA and we use this area for classes and labs all the time. This area is important for us on an educational basis, but many forestry students also value it purely for the aesthetics and the physical representation of our major. We’re forestry students. Trees and nature are a large part of our major; so having a space near our building that reflects those key elements adds to our school spirit and student culture.
Katelyn supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterWell written petition, with solid suggestion for changing the location.
Matthew supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterWhen I first arrived at Stephen F. Austin State University, everything felt overwhelming—new faces, new routines, and a quiet pressure to figure out who I was becoming. But it didn’t take long for me to find a place that felt like mine: the winding trails beneath the towering pines and oaks of the SFA campus. We should preserve every piece of vegetation on campus.
Jackson supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterThis is horrible PR for an amazing University. It is inconceivable that a University that routinely exploits it's campus beauty (the gardens and groves of trees) in order to recruit students (and let's be real, their parents) to pursue degrees at their school to then seek to destroy the very parts of campus that makes this University stand apart. Students and parents search for schools that feel worth the investment. While the education is high caliber, and the culture is phenomenal, noone wants to feel like they are institutionalized, they want to feel at home. More nature, less concrete. It simply does not make sense to destroy the very thing you boast most about.
My student was sold when she saw the campus. She planned to study under the trees. Over her first year she took many walks and runs around campus (by the Ag Pond and around the garden, through the trees) to clear her mind during stressful times navigating her first year of campus life. If the campus were nothing but buildings and parking lots my child would have never toured. She wouldn't have cared about the culture or traditions and she would have ended up in an entirely different University System....and she's not even a forestry major...she's not majoring in any science for that matter. Some sacrifices aren't worth making. Surely the board will recognize this.
Candice supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterThe campus of SFA is beautiful. I was saddened when they cut the trees for the fine arts building as well. I'm not against progress but I am quite positive brilliant minds can manage to make progress without disturbing the beauty of the campus. We DO NOT WANT this campus to look like UT Austin in the middle of downtown completely blended in to the surrounding city. It doesn't feel like a campus at all. SfAs forestry and associated career fields are close to the top in the nation if not the best. Please don't ruin our school by demolishing history and pride in our school. Our 4H Forestry kids use these trees as well. They mean so much to all of us. Stop this project and revamp it to preserve the trees on campus.
Lacy supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterIn forestry, we were taught conservation and preservation. Cutting these trees and replacing them with buildings isn’t part of our mission as foresters. Stop adding other buildings in the space needed for forestry students to learn. Before you know it, they will be judging utility poles and measuring utility poles like Texas A&M students who no longer have a true forestry program. Stop watering down our amazing programs! These trees serve a purpose. Find somewhere else to build.
Laura supported: Preserve SFA's Legacy in Forestry: Relocate the Proposed Site of the Greg Arnold CenterSFA’s historical & powerful history has started its decline since we lost Dr. Patillo back in 2018/2019. Since then we have had leaders in administration that do not understand the power and history behind SFA. Do not ruin our beautiful campus for the monetary benefit that flashy rich people from Austin have waved in your faces. SFA is better than this, or at least they used to be
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