ACU Press released the first installment of a new hymnbook series this week, complete with Bible commentary and original songs from Old Testament scholars, lyricists, poets and ACU faculty. Timeless: Ancient Psalms for the Church Today will contain 108 new hymns, both traditional and contemporary, within its three volumes, which will be released ... [Read More…]
Sing Song 2012 tickets available for purchase
Homecoming may be just around the corner, but it is never too early to start thinking about Sing Song. Visiting alumni, parents and students can purchase tickets for this year's production from 5-7 p.m. on Friday and 12-1:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Campus Center. Tickets will be $16 for the 8 p.m. show on Friday, Feb. 17; $18 for the 2 p.m. show ... [Read More…]
Racial integration debated on the pages of the Optimist
Buried on the fourth page of the regular Friday edition of the Optimist in 1954, a letter written by a group of freshmen and sophomore boys posed a question to the faculty and students at the all-white Abilene Christian College. "We are all one, yet we cannot associate ourselves with our dark colored brothers and sisters in Christ on campus. ... [Read More…]
Liquor law violations remain top crime on campus
Liquor law violations remain the top crime on campus, according to the ACU Police Department's annual report of crime statistics released this month as required by federal law. The Clery Act mandates all colleges and universities receiving federal money for financial aid scholarships to disclose crime statistics from the last three years. The act ... [Read More…]
Students report an increase in religious diversity
As the religious makeup of the student body continues to diversify, the university has experienced a steady decline in the enrollment of students with a Church of Christ heritage. The percentage of students who reported having a background in Churches of Christ has dropped 13 percent from 2006 to 2010, according to the university's annual ... [Read More…]
Judge Ely businesses make way for Walgreens
Construction crews, bulldozers and dirt mounds have overtaken several lots at the corner of North Judge Ely Boulevard and East North 10th Street to make way for another addition of a well-known drugstore. The popular intersection will soon house a Walgreens, replacing the Mexican restaurant Alfredo's and an already vacant Shell gas station. The ... [Read More…]
University endowment remains strong
Despite a summer of stock market extremes, the university boasts numbers of a healthy endowment. ACU's endowment is currently valued at $290 million-$295 million, placing the university among the top 250 in the country, said Jack Rich, chief investment officer. "It's always hard to know day to day how our investments are doing," Rich said. "But ... [Read More…]
Former SA president’s charges dropped
A district court judge cleared the name of former Students' Association President Daniel Paul Watkins last month, ending a six-month legal battle in Virginia. Watkins, a 2009 graduate and law student at University of Virginia, left the Albemarle County Courthouse a free man after the presiding judge dropped Watkins' charges of stalking and ... [Read More…]
Trustees add four members
ACU's Board of Trustees welcomed four new members this fall, including a Midland businessman, a travel industry player, the former dean of the College of Business Administration and a returning trustee. These new members will help the board establish university policy, said Slade Sullivan, general counsel and secretary to the board. Among the ... [Read More…]
Video: Students Exude ACU Spirit at Welcome Week 2011
Incoming freshmen and transfer students kick-off their ACU experience with a candlelight devotional, intramurals and a texas-sized game of Twister. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI8yD70wW-I Editing by: Christina Burch ... [Read More…]
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