There are many ways to give back in our society. Purchasing fair trade items, going vegetarian, buying locally grown foods: all of these things are done intentionally. People do these things in order to be supportive of what they believe to be good causes. They put their money towards these things, even if it costs a few extra bucks, because their ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2012
Whiteside, Richardson earn All-Star invite
Former ACU football standouts Aston Whiteside and Daryl Richardson will prolong their collegiate football career on Saturday as both will play in the Players All-Star Classic at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Ark. The two ACU products will be playing for the South team in Saturday's game, which will start at 3 p.m. The rosters will be ... [Read More…]
ACU adds speed, depth on signing day
February 1st may mark the start of a new month for some, but for avid sports fans, the beginning of February signals National Signing Day. It is the first day when high school student athletes can sign their letters of intent to play for the college of their choice. The ACU football team didn't miss out on the fun as head coach Ken Collums added ... [Read More…]
Consumers’ business does not equal support
Buying a product for a company doesn't necessarily mean support for its goals. Once money leaves a customer's hands and he receives the product he paid for, it belongs to the leaders of the company to do with as they want. Many people choose not to buy a product or service if they know the company supports a cause they don't agree with. By doing ... [Read More…]
Theatre seniors spend semester in NYC
Five ACU theatre students are spending the last semester of their senior year in a new place, New York City. Senior theatre majors Ashley Parizek, from Dublin, OH, Peter Hargrave, from Pasadena, Kelley Barker, from Mesquite, Blake Rogers, from Athens, TX, and Jefferson Ferguson, from Houston, are spending the spring semester in Manhattan with a ... [Read More…]
Apple honors mobile learning initiative
ACU was among 49 programs across the nation to be recognized as a center for educational excellence and leadership with the Apple Distinguished Program award on Jan. 18. This honor is given to programs that take the initiative to merge technology and education and focus on the development of new educational resources for students and ... [Read More…]
Therapy, sociology departments prepare for merger
The Department of Family Studies will merge with the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy at the beginning of the fall 2012 semester. Dr. Jaime Goff, MFT chair, said the merger will move the two full-time and one part-time faculty members of the Family Studies program into the MFT department. The department will be renamed to reflect both ... [Read More…]
SA approves budget after lengthy debate
Students' Association Congress worked more than two hours to approve the $90,000 budget for the spring semester in their first congressional meeting. Out of the $92,846 that was requested, the clubs received $37,000 to spend this semester. None of the student groups' requests were fully funded. The remainingĂ‚Â budget was allocated to SA officer ... [Read More…]
QEP grants to find student research
Students interested in undergraduate research are now eligible for more research grants. "With the upcoming Pursuit grant we're funding faculty and students, and we're putting a little seed money for expenses and supplies," said Dr. Phyllis Bolin, director of Pursuit Quality Enhancement Plan. Applications for the new Pursuit Grants along with ... [Read More…]
Business competition continues early registration
Early registration for the Springboard Ideas Challenge will end March 1. The final deadline for late registration will be March 21. The Springboard Ideas Challenge is a competition that calls for students interested in entrepreneurship to design a business plan for their concept. Each team is required to submit a written plan. If chosen, finalists ... [Read More…]
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