Archives for March 2016

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center now rents out equipment for hammocking, camping and paddleboarding. Douglas Sierra, senior information business major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, is in charge of renting equipment and said the it is top-of-the-line and people should be excited for this opportunity. "We have ENO double-net hammocks ... [Read More…]

The second annual Abilene City Limits will take place in Gardner's west lobby this Thursday from 8-10 p.m. Abilene City Limits is a benefit concert featuring several ACU student musicians along with free food and an opportunity to talk about the water crisis in the world today. All donations from the event go to the Wishing Well, an organization ... [Read More…]

A new talk show created by three ACU students featuring comical topics, serious issues and free prizes comes to Youtube March 17. Isaiah Tripp, sophomore multimedia major from Baltimore, Maryland, Matthew Connel, sophomore advertising and public relations major from Atlanta, Georgia, and Ashley Alfred, freshman convergence journalism major from ... [Read More…]

The Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization will fly nine members to Honduras for a service trip over spring break. This will be the second year CEO has sent a group to Honduras. The group will be working alongside Mission Lazarus. Jarrod Brown, a founder of Mission Lazarus and ACU alum, puts the trip together for CEO. Mission Lazarus is a social ... [Read More…]

The Honors College will host a Murder Mystery Dinner April 2 for the first time since 2012. Organized and cast by Honors students, the Murder Mystery Dinner allows for audience participation because attendees will get to vote on who they think the murderer is. "This event gives students the chance to take a break from the everyday stress of ... [Read More…]

The Office of Educational Technology will not change iPad requirements for Fall 2016, but will consider the change for 2017. The office sent a survey to all students and started discussions with faculty and staff this semester. Marisa Beard, director of educational technology, said a survey was sent last year, but they needed more data to make a ... [Read More…]

The Maker Lab will host a camp for middle school and high school students in June. The Maker Lab's intention is to introduce some of the basic digital fabrication tools. The camp is designed to teach campers the principles of science, engineering, technology and creativity. The campers will have a chance to learn how to use advanced tools such ... [Read More…]

Several Art and Design students earned top spots at the 2016 ADDY Awards. The ADDYs are a graphic design and advertising competition which takes place at a local level. First place winners receive automatic entrance into regional competition while second place may choose to pay to compete at the regional level. Every year the American ... [Read More…]