The university has named an attorney and board member the new vice president for advancement, a position which has been open for more than a year. Jim Orr, who graduated from ACU with an accounting degree in 1986, has been hired to fill the university's top fundraising position. The position has been vacant since spring of 2013, when Phil Boone ... [Read More…]
Project REACH debuts cultural fashions
Project REACH Fashion Show hit the runway yesterday to showcase different cultures on campus. The fashion show, sponsored by African Students Association, was at 6 p.m. yesterday in the old bowling alley area of the Campus Center. The show featured 17 students from different cultures modeling attire from all over the globe. In keeping with the ... [Read More…]
KACU focus on news brings in more funds
KACU's shift to become more focused on news and information has increased pledges from some donors during the spring pledge drive. The drive brought in more than $33,000 in donations from listeners around the Abilene area last week. Though the station came up about $4,000 short of its $38,000 goal, it raised more than the previous spring ... [Read More…]
Highland preacher throwing Easter party
Jonathan Storment, preaching minister at Highland Church of Christ, will kick off his new series, "Jesus Throws The Best Parties", by throwing a party April 20. Following the 11 a.m. service, Highland families, friends and neighbors are invited to celebrate Jesus and the gift of life with food, music and community. In years past, Highland ... [Read More…]
Physicists meet on campus for conference
The Department of Engineering and Physics attended the Texas Physics Conference on campus over the weekend. The conference takes place every year at different college campuses across the state, and this year marked the fifth time for it to be at ACU. "You know how in your science textbooks there's pictures of scientists all together at a ... [Read More…]
Student agency wins production award
Two commercials produced by 99 West, ACU's student multimedia agency, recently received awards at local and national competitions. 99 West is in its first year of existence in the JMC Department, and they have already produced award-winning work. The agency entered their ads for the Frontier Texas museum and ACU's Campus Store in the local ... [Read More…]
Energy conservation to save $6 million
ACU's school color is purple, but a new partnership with Cenergistic Energy Conservation Company is looking to make campus little more green. ACU has entered a five-year contract with Cenergistic in an effort to conserve energy on campus. Cenergistic is an energy conservation company that works within schools, churches and healthcare ... [Read More…]
Highland Church to renovate auditorium
Highland Church of Christ announced plans to renovate the auditorium space at their main campus as the next step in their Restoration Movement. The Restoration Movement began in April 2012 as Highland asked the questions, "What difference does it make that we believe in Jesus? Are the people around us better, is the city better, is the world ... [Read More…]
Week focuses on individual, not marriage
This week, the ACU Counseling Center and the Family Studies department are co-sponsoring the annual Sacred Relationships Week. Sacred Relationships Week is a time set aside to talk more directly about relationships on campus through a series of Chapel talks, forums and panel discussions. With the theme of "Yourself In Relationship", this year's ... [Read More…]
Honors colloquia become more diverse
The Honors College is offering several colloquia during the spring semester, covering topics ranging from global warming to computer hacking. In addition, the college is giving some students a chance to partner with CitySquare in a colloquium combining social research and biblical studies. For many years, the Honors College at ACU has prided ... [Read More…]