The ACU homecoming choir concert will take place Saturday morning at 11:45 in the Williams Performing Arts Center recital hall. Dr. Paul Piersall, interim director of choral activities, said the concert will feature a variety of music spanning both contemporary and traditional genres. "We try to put together a program that is entertaining but has ... [Read More…]
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Come and meet those dancing feet on ’42nd Street’
The ACU Homecoming Musical, 42nd Street, will be performed Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Abilene Civic Center. 42nd Street combines classic Broadway tunes and exciting dance numbers to create an incredible show. The show tells the story of a chorus girl who becomes an overnight Broadway sensation, and the musical is a ... [Read More…]
Groups preparing floats for ‘Greatest Hits’ theme
Continuing in last year's footsteps, the Homecoming parade will be the only Homecoming event to have a theme. Misty Spainhower, alumni relations officer, said this year's Homecoming parade theme is "ACU's Greatest Hits." "The floats will be focused on unique ACU traditions, landmarks and people," Spainhower said. Samantha Adkins, senior alumni ... [Read More…]
First Queen returning to ACU
The first Homecoming Queen, Addie Rheiner Felts, will be coming back to campus this weekend to relive her glory days. Samantha Adkins, senior alumni relations officer, has been in contact with Felts' daughter to schedule the visit. "We actually had a member of her family that notified us that she had been the first queen," Adkins said. "We ... [Read More…]
Reunion dinners provide opportunity for alumni to reconnect
Throughout Homecoming weekend, a flood of alumni will return to campus. Class reunion dinners allow returning graduates to reminisce and dine with old classmates around Abilene and  ACU's campus. On Saturday, ACU will welcome back its graduating classes ending in two and seven, such as the class of 2002 or 1967, with dinners and a special evening ... [Read More…]
Students lead Community Swap
Tuesday, four ACU students put on a Community Swap by the GATA fountain. Students in the ACU community brought items that they had no use for anymore and donated them to those who did. This idea came from four students, Krista Cukrowski, Luke Luttrell, Colby Hatchett and Christy Duke, who needed to come up with a project that would benefit the ... [Read More…]
Seniors to display art in “Arte y Factos”
The senior art show, "Arte y Factos" will take place Friday at 5 p.m. in the Shore Art Gallery located on the ACU campus. Senior art majors Leah Rama and Jordan Bell, friends since the first week of freshman year, will present their artwork at this event. "It's going to be a very diverse range of works," said Jordan Bell, senior graphic design ... [Read More…]
King of Campus Court to ring first bell
An old ACU tradition is set to be reignited Friday after Chapel as the resounding clang of a bell honors Homecoming once again. In 1980, Mrs. B.C. Freddie Goetz Goodpasture, Mandy Goetz Myers and Marky Goetz Pace donated a locomotive bell to ACU in memory of Fremont Goetz. The bell, cast in 1895, was incorporated into a monument presented by the ... [Read More…]
JamFest concert to feature student artists
Friday at 6 p.m., the ACU Alumni Association will be putting on JamFest, an annual concert made up of ACU student bands. JamFest will feature a fireworks show and will likely be attended by more than 1,000 students and alumni. Nine bands will perform music from a variety of genres at the show. Jama Cadle, assistant director of alumni relations ... [Read More…]
Zeta Rho preparing for first Alumni Breakfast
Zeta Rho is getting ready for another first since their recharter, the Homecoming Alumni Breakfast Saturday morning. Along with this year being Zeta Rho's first pledge class, grub, and Homecoming Parade since its recharter, it will also be the first time that previous Zetas have been able to participate in the traditional breakfast before the ... [Read More…]
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