ACU has launched a full-scale version of class blogs as part of the myACU system this semester, after completing a pilot phase of the project last year. Class blogs are a new way for faculty to present content to their classes. Although they are optional, 236 course blogs, representing 129 faculty members and more than 2800 students already have ... [Read More…]
Mobile initiative begins second year
One year later, ACU's mobile initiative is still going strong, according to a document released Friday that reported overwhelmingly favorable responses from students, faculty and staff. "It was successful beyond our wildest imagination," said Kevin Roberts, associate vice president of operations. More than 85 percent of the faculty reported that ... [Read More…]
Students participate in Welcome Week traditions
Deafening noise filled Moody Coliseum Tuesday as nearly 800 students crowded onto a giant Twister board to take part in a long-standing Welcome Week tradition. The number is not surprising, considering ACU is taking in more than 1000 freshmen this year, said Wade Huggins, Welcome Week student director and senior Biblical text major from Abilene. ... [Read More…]
Graduates take stage, accept diplomas
Abilene Christian University's Moody Coliseum filled with faculty, students and their family and friends Saturday as the university bid farewell to its graduating class of 659. Graduates of the College of Biblical Studies, College of Business Administration, College of Education and Human Services, and the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing ... [Read More…]
Businesses lose student employees
As the semester ends, many student workers are exchanging neatly rolled silverware and alphabetically ordered DVDs for more permanent job positions. ... [Read More…]
Students unite to serve Abilene
By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter More than 100 students met around the GATA Fountain on Saturday morning to worship and pray together before leaving for one of 13 service projects for the annual event ACU for Abilene. Dr. Stephen Moore, associate professor of English, spoke to encourage the teams. "I was worried because it was foggy, but ... [Read More…]
Service groups unite for volunteer event
By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter The Service Action Leadership Team is celebrating the 10th anniversary of ACU for Abilene on Saturday by doing what it does best: service. Students will spend the morning at 13 different sites, from the Food Bank to the zoo, as they strive to make an impact on the Abilene community. Many student groups, ... [Read More…]
Conference to focus on Christian growth in Zimbabwe
By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter Seventy mission team members from eight states and three countries met Friday and Saturday in the Hunter Welcome Center to discuss the future of the church in Zimbabwe. Hillcrest Church of Christ sponsored the Zimbabwe Missions Forum, which was the first such event focused entirely on the southern African ... [Read More…]
IJM officer from Africa kidnapped
By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter The International Justice Mission chapter at Mekerre University in Kampala, Uganda, is the first IJM chapter in Africa. College students from IJM chapters around the world, including ACU, were invited to celebrate its founding in late 2007. But the students' battle against injustice met violent resistance March ... [Read More…]
Graduation Fair assists seniors
By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter The Living Room of the Campus Center buzzed as graduating seniors took part in the Graduation Fair on Monday and Tuesday. They had the opportunity to try on class rings, pick up their caps and gowns and fill out paperwork in one place. "The purpose of the fair is to get everything you need for graduation under ... [Read More…]