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Time to reevaluate mandatory student attendance

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They don’t make college easy. If you’re reading this, you probably already know that. I believe I am doing well to keep on top of my school work and maintain a good GPA, but why do attendance requirements have an affect on how well I do in my classes? On average, college students take 15 hours of classes and work at least one job. If they aren’t ... [Read More…]

Student combines multimedia and missions

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“When you think missions, you think medical missions, preaching, sports or youth ministry, but you don’t normally think of video,” Elle Greco said. “But it’s such a needed thing. ...Without people who are going to tell the stories, how are we going to learn what God is doing throughout the world?” About five years ago, Greco felt called to use her ... [Read More…]

Pledging process soon to begin for 12 on-campus social clubs

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Social clubs will invite pledges and begin the fall 2019 pledging process on Call Night, Oct. 3. There are 12 social clubs on campus that will be accepting pledges. The six female social clubs are Alpha Kai Omega, Delta Theta, GATA, Ko Jo Kai, Sigma Theta Chi and Tri Kappa Gamma. The six male social clubs are Frater Sodalis, Galaxy, Gamma Sigma ... [Read More…]

Student government sees highest voter turnout

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Elections for student government had the highest voter turnout numbers in history this year . Student Government Association (SGA) saw a 10 percent increase in voter turnout from the last year, meaning over 50 percent of the student body voted in the elections. There are eight members total on SGA staff and over 50 members elected to senate. ... [Read More…]

12th day numbers show increased retention

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The retention rate of last year's freshman was the third highest retention rate of first year students in history at 79 percent. According to student population numbers found in the report as of the 12th day of the semester, data shows that enrollment numbers for the graduate programs have increased by 101 students and undergraduate enrollment ... [Read More…]

Former student acquitted on sexual assault, tampering charges

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A former student has been acquitted of charges that he sexually assaulted another student and withheld and destroyed evidence during an investigation related to an incident at a house two blocks from campus in the fall of 2014. Jacob Windsor, who at the time of the incident was a junior biology major from Midlothian, was found not guilty by a ... [Read More…]

Hamm becomes ACU’s first chief diversity officer

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The university has appointed Stephanie Hamm as the university's first chief diversity officer. Hamm graduated from ACU in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in social work. She went on to obtain her Master's Degree in Social Work at West Virginia University and then received her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Arlington. She worked in social work ... [Read More…]

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