Student responses to a summer survey measuring music tastes, price ranges and more may lead to more entertainment choices. A group of students, staff and administrators began meeting in June to brainstorm ways to make students' experiences on campus more entertaining and have been conducting weekly meetings since. Students' Association President ... [Read More…]
Archives for August 2014
ACUPD responds in July to fatal stabbing at The Grove
ACU police were among the first responders to a fatal stabbing earlier this summer at The Grove Apartments. ACUPD, along with Abilene PD, answered a call at 2:20 a.m. on July 27 at the complex on Judge Ely Blvd. Kaleb Cory, a 19-year-old Abilene resident, was stabbed and later pronounced dead at Hendrick Medical Center. "Multiple APD units ... [Read More…]
JUST Program modifies recruiting and curriculum
The Justice and Urban Studies Team is approaching its third year with new recruiting strategies and a fortified curriculum. JUST, a program of the Honors College, is a collaboration between ACU and CitySquare that operates on-campus and on-ground in Dallas. Over the past two years, ACU students have partnered with CitySquare to fight urban ... [Read More…]
Riley selected as vice president of Student Life
Chris Riley, a 2000 ACU graduate, was hired this summer for the position of vice president of Student Life. Previously he served as the university's associate general counsel and legal compliance coordinator for eight years. Riley said his first week in the role, beginning on August 4, was spent meeting with all other officers and ... [Read More…]
Former student hired as new OME director
Prentice Ashford was appointed as the new director of the Office for Multicultural Enrichment. OME advises and oversees campus groups like Black Students' Association, Hispanos Unidos, Sanctify Hip Hop Company, SHADES Step Squad and Virtuous Sisterhood. Though students lead the groups, Ashford will be the director of those students. "What we ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Welcome Week 2014
Every August the First-Year Program provides the Welcome Week experience for all incoming freshmen and transfer student. Students participate in mentor groups, games, service projects, intramurals and the infamous candlelight devo. [flickr album=72157646236926998 num=30 size=Square] ... [Read More…]
Missions program sends students throughout the world
About 70 students interned in nearly 30 countries this summer as part of the WorldWide Witness program. WorldWide Witness was founded in 2001 to act as ACU's summer mission internship program. Students typically stay with a host family to work in the community according to their spiritual gifts and talents, said WorldWide Witness director Larry ... [Read More…]
Student Life makes changes to pledging process
The Office of Student Life has shortened the social club pledging process to a three-week period and prohibited the use of physical activity to initiate pledges. Chris Riley, vice president for Student Life, informed social club presidents of the changes during a Sunday-night meeting at his house. Riley said the changes are the result of a ... [Read More…]
Coaching staffs undergo summer changes
Sports teams added new faces to their coaching staff this year as teams take on their second year at the NCAA Div. I level. The volleyball and golf programs experienced the biggest changes, taking on new head coaches for the 2014 season. Jason Bibler, the new head volleyball coach, is coming from UTA where he worked under longtime head coach ... [Read More…]
Library Starbucks gets certified makeover
The Starbucks in the library was renovated and updated over the summer so students can now grab their caffeine fix from an actual Starbucks franchise. Anthony Williams, chief business services officer, said library baristas trained over the summer with representatives from Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. to learn how to brew the official ... [Read More…]
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