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Montevideo program remodeling

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This spring's study abroad program to Montevideo, Uruguay is full of new opportunities, both cultural and educational. Nil Santana, originally from Brazil, has been teaching in the Department of Art and Design for the past 12 years. Santana will be accompanying students to Montevideo in spring 2013 for his first full semester teaching with a study ... [Read More…]

Chapel series explores faith, politics

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ACU is trying to encourage students spiritually and intellectually with a campus conversation Chapel series in Walling Lecture Hall on "God, Politics and the 2012 Elections." The conversation will host two professors with different political views. Dr. Neal Coates, chair of the Department of Political Science and Dr. Kristina Davis, assistant ... [Read More…]

Business students get a Jump Start on internships

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COBA students met this week at the new Jump Start sessions to learn about potential internships and receive advising codes to register for the upcoming spring semester. Tim Johnston, assistant dean in COBA, created and implemented Jump Start last fall. It began as a program to inform students of upcoming deadlines for the "bigger" internships and ... [Read More…]

Students find parking at ACU challenging

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Despite the flood of freshman, ACU Police Chief Jimmy Ellison said his office has noticed no obvious spike in permits, issuing a steady number of 3,200 parking permits each academic year. Though the university cannot give specific numbers on student enrollment until the 12th day of classes, the freshman class is estimated to be about 965 ... [Read More…]

Dance groups to join for performance

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ACU dance organizations SHADES, Sanctify and Omega Dance Company will come together for a weekend performance to showcase the dance talent of students with a cornucopia of different styles. In mid-November, ACU dance organizations SHADES, Sanctify and Omega Dance Company have committed to putting together a joint showcase on campus.  Though all ... [Read More…]

Psychology Club conducts interest meeting

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The ACU Psychology Club had their first interest meeting last Thursday. The purpose of the psychology club is to foster community among students of psychology, serve others with integrity and encourage scholarly pursuits. "My favorite part of the Psychology Club is going out and doing something for our community. We love having community on ... [Read More…]

Short course to attend inauguration

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Students have the chance to attend the Presidential Inauguration for college credit as a part of a short course being offered this January. Dr. Lynette Sharp Pena and Dr. Suzie Macaluso, director of the Sociology Program, will be teaching the class Political Communication and Sociology in Presidential Campaigns in Washington, D.C. This class is ... [Read More…]

Wellness should be constant initiative

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Show of hands: who participated in Wellness Week last week? Looks like it had an OK turnout. Now how many of you even knew it existed and was going on last week? Perhaps you might have been too busy to attend. Don't worry, we're not criticizing you. We think Wellness Week should be much longer than just a week. The oft-cliche'd adage is true: ... [Read More…]

This just in: We don’t cost you tuition money

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"Honestly, it would be reasonable to say it costs ACU $800+ per day or more to print the Optimist, a paper that I rarely see students read. Save our tuition money, and simply post it online." This is a Facebook status I woke up to on Thursday. A few problems with this. It costs us about $250 per issue to print the Optimist. Not $800. Also, it ... [Read More…]

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