Greater than Three Outreach is dedicated to providing adaptive sports and rehabilitation programs for individuals affected by mobility loss due to traumatic injuries. Heidi Wachtel, the founder of Greater Than Three, is a senior at ACU, about to graduate with her degree in social work with a sports focus to work with adaptive ... [Read More…]
Have students stopped reading?
Associate Professor Dr. Todd Womble, associate professor of language and literature, has taught English and Literature classes for 15 years. He said he has seen big changes in students' ability and willingness to read books. The required amount of reading for even English majors has decreased since Womble was in school. He is unsure if that’s ... [Read More…]
International Justice Mission fights against human trafficking
International Justice Mission (IJM) is a global organization that partners with local justice systems around the world to build safe communities that protect at-risk individuals from violence. ACU’s IJM Chapter spreads the message of IJM to the student body through chapels, volunteering, and fundraising. “I got into it because of the Christian ... [Read More…]
Jazz band plays instrumental role in Sing Song performances
ACU’s jazz band began preparing for Sing Song in December and will finally display all of their work on Friday and Saturday. Band members perform in the pit, watching people perform right in front and behind them. Kyle Finley, a sophomore music education major from Rockwall, Texas, plays the trumpet and is part of the jazz band for Sing ... [Read More…]
Senior interior design students take a ‘Final Bow’
Senior interior design majors displayed their work for the last time as ACU students in the "Take a Bow" senior show. The official show was the night of Feb. 7 and was primarily for the designers' families. Four of the five designers are from out of state, so relatives traveled far distances to attend. “It was a big deal for us to have them ... [Read More…]
Barret Hall will become the first sophomore Honors Living and Learning Community
Sophomore Honors students will have the option to live in an Honors Living Learning Community for the first time next semester in Barret Hall. Dr. Trey Shirley, associate dean of the Honors College, said positive student feedback about the community created in Wessel Hall inspired the Honors College to extend the Living Learning Community from ... [Read More…]
Night to Shine: ACU athletes serving the special needs community
The volleyball team is volunteering through Beltway Park Church to give people with special needs a prom night on Friday. Night to Shine is an event founded by the Tim Tebow Foundation that depends on the work of around 500 volunteers each year. Beltway has participated in Night to Shine since 2015. Around 800 churches across the country will ... [Read More…]