Dr. Allison Garrett has been named the president of Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. Garrett has served as executive vice president of ACU for the last three and a half years and will transition out of her current role in December. Garrett will begin at Emporia State on Jan. 4, 2016. "When I came here, Dr. Schubert and I talked. ... [Read More…]
Pledging season to end with Homecoming
The pledging season is almost finished, and social clubs will have new members by next Wednesday. But before the pledges get to finally wear the jerseys and T-shirts they have waited so long to do, they must survive Homecoming week first. Between intramural games, float preparations, visits, and pledging activities, pledges have plenty to ... [Read More…]
Community supports leukemia patient
On Sept. 21, Hudson Wade was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Hudson, the 11-year-old son of ACU alumni Kirk and Laura Wade, is currently admitted to Cooks Children's Hospital in Fort Worth while he undergoes chemotherapy to fight his cancer. He's been through his first round and now waits for the results of bone marrow tests to see if any ... [Read More…]
An open letter to every professor I’ve had since freshman year
An open letter to every teacher I've had since freshman year: If you've ever been my teacher, odds are pretty good that I have slept quite soundly in your class. I'm writing this letter to let you know that I truly do care about learning and higher education but some days, my willpower just isn't strong enough to push through the ... [Read More…]
Christian Village residents respond to ACU acquisition
Plans to purchase the Christian Village of Abilene building continued to move forward this week. On Tuesday, the university signed the offer-option agreement with Christian Village, putting the two parties closer to signing the final contract. Dr. Chris Riley, vice president of student life and former Christian Village board member, said the ... [Read More…]
Lytle to transition out as Dean of COBA
Dr. Rick Lytle will transition out of his role as Dean of the College of Business Administration over the next year. Lytle, who has served as COBA's dean for the last 16 years, will take over leadership of the Colorado-based organization CEO Forum Inc. CEO Forum is a marketplace ministry dedicated to developing spiritual executives across the ... [Read More…]
SA fall budget passes in record time
Student Congress passed the Students' Association fall budget in record time during Wednesday night's session. In a meeting lasting less than an hour, the $163,076 budget passed with only one amendment before being approved unanimously by the 51 members of Congress. Because of the addition of the student activity fee last spring, SA had more ... [Read More…]
SA election sees low voter turnout
Students elected 51 new representatives to serve as Congress members for the 2015-2016 school year. Because of some technical difficulties, Students' Association was unable to use the vote.acu.edu online voting system for the election, resulting in a lower voter turnout than recent semesters. The executive cabinet found out the site would be ... [Read More…]
Honors College rolls out summer D.C. program
The Honors College will begin a new immersive internship experience in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2016. ACU Honors in D.C. will have spots for eight honors students to live together, earn colloquium credit and intern with various organizations throughout the Capital. Dr. Jason Morris, dean of the Honors College, said he noticed ACU ... [Read More…]
SA adds new positions to ballot
Students running for Student Congress positions began campaigning Thursday for next week's election. Several new positions, including representatives for social clubs and student organizations, have been added to the ballot this year. In all, 51 students are running for different 28 positions, some of which will have multiple ... [Read More…]
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