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Ken Collums Show 2014 Season Preview

May 26, 2014 by Optimist Staff

Take a look at the JMC Sports Staff preview of the 2014 Ken Collums Show. See the new co-host Shera Niemirowski, along with long time ACU play-by-play man Grant Boone, talk Wildcat football and what you can expect from the Ken Collums Show next year. 2014 Ken Collums Show Grant Boone - Co-Host Shera Niemirowski - Co-Host Daniel Zepeda - ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: The Ken Collums Show, Videos Tagged With: Football, Ken Collums Show

Wildcats to gather at Globe Life Park in June

May 7, 2014 by Dystanie Douglas

The ACU Alumni Association will host the 10th annual "Alumni Night at the Rangers Game" at Globe Life Park. The game will begin Monday, June 9 at 7:05 p.m. against the Cleveland Indians. Each year the alumni association hosts ACU alumni, faculty, staff, students and parents at a Rangers game to cheer on the Texas Rangers. The event is open ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alumni, Baseball

CitySquare students finish semester with celebration

May 7, 2014 by Allison Brown

ACU students finished up their year at CitySquare with a celebration of their work with Design For Change inner city students Saturday in Dallas. Over the last year, sophomores Alan Songer, criminal justice and Spanish major from Tomball; Bethany Richardson, social work major from Nacogdoches; Molly Clemans, marketing and ad/PR major from ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CitySquare

The Optimist Print Edition: 05.07.14

May 7, 2014 by Optimist Staff

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Filed Under: Print Edition Tagged With: Dead Day, Graduates, Print Edition

Fourteen grads to be awarded by Student Life

May 6, 2014 by Rachel Fritz

Fourteen students will receive awards that honor character and other admirable qualities at Saturday's commencement ceremonies. Every year, Student Life awards outstanding students with these awards. Each student was nominated by faculty and staff and had to meet certain qualifications to be considered for an award. "The executive assistant ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Graduates, Student Life

Graduation Ceremonies to honor 561 seniors, 124 graduate students

May 6, 2014 by Linsey Thut

Five hundred sixty-one seniors will begin a new chapter of their lives as they walk across the stage in Moody Coliseum to receive their diplomas in one of two graduation ceremonies on Saturday. The first ceremony, starting at 11 a.m., will honor 247 undergraduates and 43 graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences. The second ceremony, ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Commencement

Year in Review

May 6, 2014 by Linsey Thut

It's been a year filled with firsts as well as lasts. Starting in the fall, ACU said hello to one of the largest freshman classes ACU has seen. In August, the Brown Library introduced the Maker Lab, equipped with a 3-D scanner and 3-D printer to provide students with a creative space to work and design. Nursing students learned the ins and ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features

SA conducts Changing of the Guard ceremony

May 6, 2014 by Catherine Blakemore

The former Students' Association officers passed down their positions to the incoming officers in the Changing of the Guard ceremony last Thursday at Abilene Country Club. Robert Hull, senior piano performance major from Ripon, California, served on the Students' Association this year as the executive administrator and also did some of the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SA

Soccer adds assistant coach and Abilene Cooper recruit

May 6, 2014 by Daniel Zepeda

Head soccer coach Casey Wilson has added both a player and a coach to the team for the 2014 season. Katie Lane, a high school senior midfielder from Abilene Cooper, has signed her letter of intent to play for ACU in the fall. Sheena Scott, coach at Dana Hills (California), comes to Abilene after turning Danna Hills into one of the premiere teams in ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Women's Soccer

Islanders Sweep ‘Cats in Crutch

May 6, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The baseball team was swept in their final home stand this weekend against Southland Conference leader Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The three-game series was extremely close, with two out of three games coming down to the last inning to decide the winner. Friday's opening game of the series looked like a victory for the 'Cats as they held a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

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