Education
BY DUSTIN BUTLER
Higher Education Guide
2025
Readers, welcome to your CI Higher education guide! Content in this edition highlights the latest information on higher education institutions in Flower Mound and throughout Denton County. Check out the latest on changes at Texas Woman’s University’s Denton campus, including the opening of a renovated welcome center that houses the school’s bookstore, dining options and student services. Other stories within the edition touch on updates for other area higher education institutions, such as new facilities or degree programs. Happy reading!
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O cials cut ribbon on Welcome Center at Brackenridge Hall
Texas Woman’s University sta and o cials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 4 for the university’s newly renovated Welcome Center at Brackenridge Hall. What’s happening The welcome center, located at 402 Adminis- tration Drive, consists of about 82,000 square feet and will act as the introduction to the university for new and prospective students, TWU Chancellor Carine Feyten said during the ceremony. A number of student services will be located in the building, including: • A dmissions • Financial aid • Scholar program s The building, formerly Brackenridge Hall, was built as a dormitory in 1916, Feyten said, and was renovated as the Brackenridge Student Union
The Welcome Center at Brackenridge Hall was previously the university’s student union building.
Texas Woman’s University Chancellor Carine Feyten spoke at the Sept. 4 ribbon cutting.
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building in 1969. “Brackenridge Hall has been reimagined for a new era,” Feyten said. “This welcome center is not only about convenience, but it’s also about our identity ... It re ects who we are: bold, welcoming, student-focused and always looking ahead.” The TWU Board of Regents approved $42.5 million for the project in 2022, but revised the budget to $48 million in 2023.
The welcome center houses several student services, including the Career Connections Center.
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