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ISA to host International Food & Fashion Festival

March 2, 2018 by Ashley Alfred

The International Students Association and African Students Association are joining forces to produce an International Food & Fashion Festival on March 3. The festival will feature 13 tables themed by countries from around the world. Each table’s food will represent a different country’s traditional vegetarian or meat-based dishes and ... [Read More…]

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ACU chapter named AIGA school of the month

February 26, 2018 by Ashley Alfred

The Dallas Society of Visual Communications (DSVC) has deemed ACU the school of the month based on the success of Art & Design students involved in the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). AIGA is a national organization for graphic design students and professionals, with locations on college campuses across the country. In choosing ... [Read More…]

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Apple opens applications for ACU campus representatives

February 16, 2018 by Ashley Alfred

ACU and Apple Inc. are joining forces in the search for a student campus representative to support and advertise the Apple Brand. Throughout campus, flyers were passed around promoting the new availability and its description. It read: If you love exploring the ways technology enhances your college life, we have a program that lets you share ... [Read More…]

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Maker Lab to host maker fair

September 22, 2017 by Ashley Alfred

The Maker Lab is hosting a maker fair to teach students about assistive touch and augmentative and alternative communication. Assistive technology (AT) and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) hold the purpose of assisting people incapable or struggling to do certain things. AT is any item or device that supports and gives ... [Read More…]

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Alumni Relations prepares for stadium grand opening

September 18, 2017 by Ashley Alfred

Alumni are traveling from all over as they gear up for their first taste of on-campus football at their former university. Craig Fisher, director of alumni relations and annual projects, said alumni are traveling from across the state and the country. He said that he knows for certain that alumni will be visiting from Arkansas, Arizona and ... [Read More…]

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Sophomore works to bring Define American to campus

September 8, 2017 by Ashley Alfred

A sophomore student is working to bring Define American, a non-profit organization targeted toward international students, to ACU’s campus. Jenna Leigh Bonner, sophomore history major from Pampa, is pursing to bring a Define American chapter to campus. She first discovered Define American while scrolling through Twitter, and began doing ... [Read More…]

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Tom Craig to depart after Sing Song 2018

September 5, 2017 by Ashley Alfred

Tom Craig ('89) will direct his final Sing Song in February 2018 before he leaves his position as Director of  Student Activities and Productions to focus on his family antique business – The Antique Station. Craig made the decision to retire in November of last year to allow the Office of Student Life to plan for the future and prepare to keep ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase

New parking system put into action by ACUPD

August 28, 2017 by Ashley Alfred

The 2017–18 school year will feature new parking stickers with specific labels relating to students' on-campus residence, with separate labeling for those who live off campus being designated as “commuter.” Prior to the 2016–17 school year, the ACU Police Department parking stickers have had no specific data other than the labels of “student” or ... [Read More…]

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Student, mother killed in car accident

August 28, 2017 by Ashley Alfred

A student and her mother were killed Friday afternoon in a four-vehicle accident on I-20 in Sweetwater. Celina Schuetz, junior child and family services major from McKinney and a member of GATA social club, car reportedly hydroplaned before being struck by an 18-wheeler on her trip back to ACU. Schuetz and her mother, Catherine, were ... [Read More…]

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Alumni Relations hires six student Gameday directors

May 11, 2017 by Ashley Alfred

Six students will work as Gameday directors for the 2017 football season, coordinating activities during the inaugural season of Wildcat Stadium. According to the Office of Alumni Relations, the students hired to spearhead activities each Gameday, a when football games are played at home at the new stadium, are: Bailey Goodenough, junior ... [Read More…]

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