One of Dr. Jess Dowdy's goals upon entering ACU as a new associate professor of physics this fall was to see ACU's Department of Physics become a hub for training physic teachers. "It's already one of the best physics departments in the world," Dowdy said. "Why can't it become one of the best places to train a physics teacher?" The first step in ... [Read More…]

The iPhone made room for ACU's newest toy last month. The iSchool won a Google Nexus One phone Oct. 18 as a part of its admission into the first round in a competitive mobile education grant. Unity Technologies chose ACU as one of 20 international learning institutes to receive the phone and Unity Pro software, valued at $3,000, said Dr. Brian ... [Read More…]

ACU pulled up its annual grade on its "Green Report Card" to D+ for 2011 from a D in 2010. The Sustainable Endowments Institute has yet to give ACU a passing grade in environmental friendliness Dr. Jim Cooke, professor of agriculture and environmental science, said these grades have two interpretations. "The first interpretation is that we have a ... [Read More…]

Bart Herridge, registrar, said he understands why some ACU employees are skeptical about the health benefits changes in 2011. He represented staff as the university planned the changes. "There's a degree of shock value to it just because it's such a different paradigm from the way we've done health insurance," Herridge said. But Herridge said he ... [Read More…]

Aluminum cans, plastic bottles and a jug half-filled with spoiled milk were rescued from years of lying in a landfill by the Environmental Society's recycling raid Thursday. About 15 students from the Environmental Society and the Locavore Club retrieved 16 bags of recyclables from the trashcans of Nelson Hall, A.B. Barret Hall and McKinzie Hall, ... [Read More…]

With health care reform comes sweeping changes for every U.S. citizen - including ACU employees. While most Americans will not be affected by many of the new laws for several years, faculty and staff will experience their own reform in health benefits starting Jan. 1, 2011. Wendy Jones, director of human resources, presented ACU's new health ... [Read More…]

Spring, summer and fall 2011 may hold upperclassmen's last chance to take Fundamentals of Communication (COMS 111), said Dr. Lynette Sharp-Penya, associate professor of communication. COMS 111 is being replaced by Foundations for Speech and Rhetoric, or COMS 211, listed this school year as COMS 240, as a part of the new core curriculum. Students ... [Read More…]

his year Homecoming and Columbus Day, the events that attract the most prospective students to campus, have fallen only two days apart, said Ashley Pyle, director of campus visits and events. "It's our golden opportunity to showcase what an awesome place this is," Pyle said. ACU expects between 125-150 prospective students to attend Wildcat ... [Read More…]