Project Merge, a non-profit, student-run organization that renovates homes and other local non-profit organizations around the Abilene community, will be partnering with Noah Project. After having paused its operations for the last three years, the organization recently resumed and contacted different local groups that needed its ... [Read More…]

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center is hosting a lifeguard certification class on April 13-14. Alyssa Hawkins, director of aquatics and member services, will be the course's supervising instructor. The SWRC has offered these types of classes in the past on an annual basis. As the last one was offered last month, this is first time the ... [Read More…]

Hilltop and Gracenote a capella groups are having auditions on April 24-25. This academic year was the first that the groups have existed. As Hilltop is a mixed vocals group, there will be six female spots and six male spots available.  Grace Note, however, is an all-female group, so they are looking to fill 12 female positions. The ... [Read More…]

Theatre students and faculty began rehearsals before spring break for their April performances of the Broadway musical Bright Star. Bright Star will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Apr.11-13 and Apr. 26-27 in Fulks Theatre, with a talkback on Apr. 26 and a dinner on Apr.27. The play, set in North Carolina during the 1920s through the 1940s, was ... [Read More…]

The Brown Library and Innovation Foundry will host “Creative U” 2019 starting April 8th – 12th. Creative U started a few years ago and was previously named Adobe Days. The goal originally was to promote the use of Adobe and its products on campus. While this is still a prominent goal, the Library and Innovation Foundry has taken it a step ... [Read More…]

The Griggs Center will be taking applications for the 2019 Praxis Academy. The Praxis Academy is a weeklong conference hosted by Praxis Labs on the campus of Biola University in Los Angeles, California. There are approximately 250 students from around the globe that are selected to attend through an application process. This summer’s ... [Read More…]

The Honors College is hosting a Humans versus Zombies tag tournament on March 25 through April 1. Laura Young, the Honors college event coordinator, came up with the idea for the event. She's receiving assistance from those in Honors college in preparation for the tournament, including the help of Raiden Sawyer, senior English major from ... [Read More…]

Wildcat Software is looking to hire individuals who are interested in and have a passion for coding and programming. The company was established in 2014 by Dr. Brad Crisp, director of the School of Information Technology and Computing and associate dean of Graduate Business. It was created as part of the Griggs Center’s Wildcat Ventures ... [Read More…]

A group of students will go to Colorado Springs during Spring Break for a code programming mission trip. The students on the trip will participate in the eighth Spring Break Code-a-Thon, where they will use their programming skills to serve charitable organizations. Jessica Lannin, academic advisor and volunteer team leader for the trip, said ... [Read More…]

Chartwells and ACU Dining began conducting Teaching Kitchen classes to encourage students to prepare healthy meals at home. The classes started last semester and will continue to be offered once a month going forward. Cody Johnson, executive chef for catering, will instruct those in attendance how to cook the food, while Dietitian Specialist ... [Read More…]