The Honors College students will be traveling to New York for the second time as a part of the Honors program, "Study America" during spring break. This trip is not a spring break campaign, but a chance for students to learn outside of the traditional classroom setting. "It's academic, it's curricular, but it's learning in a new kind of way," said ... [Read More…]
Archives for November 2012
UP to offer Christmas housing
University Park will be housing students who are unable to go home during the four-week Christmas break. Students staying at UP for Christmas break will check in on Dec. 13 and move out on Jan. 12. For students living overseas or thousands miles of away, housing for Christmas break is a huge blessing. UP is offering Christmas break housing for a ... [Read More…]
Series honors women entrepreneurs
The Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy welcomed April Anthony, founder of Encompass Home Health, to campus Tuesday afternoon for the final event in the fall Entrepreneur Speaker Series. "For the Entrepreneur Speaker Series we have different areas of focus for different events," said Dr. Jim Litton, director of the Griggs Center. ... [Read More…]
Students, faculty volunteer with United Way
For many years ACU students, staff and faculty have served many nonprofit organizations with the help of the United Way of Abilene. The United Way of Abilene directly benefits local organizations such as FaithWorks, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Food Bank of West Central Texas, the Noah Project and other organizations. Many students, staff and ... [Read More…]
Class and club acts encourage applications
Sing Song auditions will begin this week, and class and club acts are calling all hopefuls to bring their best Sing Song faces to the stage. ACU's 57th Sing Song production is well underway with class and social clubs acts mostly auditioning using a virtual first-come, first-serve sign-up. The women's social club Ko Jo Kai's act will be led by ... [Read More…]
Society of Physics students attend conference
The Society of Physics Students is continuing its efforts to promote science through outreach following its trip to PhysCon last weekend. On Nov. 8-10, two national physics clubs, the Society of Physics Students and the Physics Honor Society, convened in Orlando, Fla. for the 2012 Quadrennial Physics Congress. Often simply referred to as ... [Read More…]
Downtown Abilene’s much needed facelift
At 1:17 a.m., the line is a twenty minute wait. Almost every table is filled with college students from ACU, Hardin Simmons and McMurry. Several cops sit together to make sure nothing gets out of control. Business is booming as usual at Whataburger. But what else are college students supposed to do after midnight? Or even after 10 p.m.? The sad ... [Read More…]
Keeping faithful, even in darkness
For many, the college years are when reality really hits. Serious illnesses become more real, friends get divorced, families fall apart, houses get robbed, buses crash, money gets tight and good people miss out on opportunities they deserve because of circumstances that are out of their control. More and more students will experience people they ... [Read More…]
Pros and cons of “pre-Christmas”
I have a confession to make. I've already put up my Christmas tree. Here's my reasoning behind it: According to tradition, the holiday season starts on Thanksgiving (or after Santa makes his appearance at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade). Once I return from Thanksgiving break I will only have three weeks left in my apartment before ... [Read More…]
Library hours, checkout could be extended
The library is considering extending its hours from 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. during the week. Dr. John Weaver, dean of library services and educational technology, met with the Students' Association Wednesday evening to discuss changes the library could make to improve its service to students. Several SA members voiced their desire to extend library ... [Read More…]
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