The Student Alumni Association will host a candlelight devo/senior send-off. The Candlelight Devo is an annual tradition that typically takes place during Welcome Week. It is a memorable experience for all students that attend ACU. In the Candlelight Devo each new student is given a candle to light, and then they walk through a tunnel of ... [Read More…]
Faculty, staff open homes to foster children
Christian Homes and Family Services of Abilene, where some faculty and staff members have worked, are in need of more families to adopt and foster children. Christian Homes is a Abilene nonprofit organization that is dedicated to building Christian families through"¨ maternity, foster care and adoption services. Slade Sullivan, ACU vice ... [Read More…]
Young Life hosts talent show fundraiser at ACU
Young Life Abilene is hosting a talent show to help send special needs students to camp. Walker Johnson, senior health promotions major from Fort Worth, serves as a team leader and student staff member for the Abilene Young Life program. Walker describes the program as a Christian ministry dedicated to being present in the lives of ... [Read More…]
Miss Frontier Texas accepting applications
The Miss Frontier Texas scholarship competition is now accepting applications for the 2014 Miss Frontier Texas. Frontier Texas museum hosts this local competition each year. Brenna Jefferies, senior ad/PR major from Argyle, is the account director for the Frontier Texas public relations account. "The Miss Frontier Texas competition is a way to ... [Read More…]
Miss Frontier Texas accepting applications
The Miss Frontier Texas scholarship competition is now accepting applications for the 2014 Miss Frontier Texas. Frontier Texas museum hosts this local competition each year. Brenna Jefferies, senior ad/PR major from Argyle, is the account director for the Frontier Texas public relations account. "The Miss Frontier Texas competition is a way ... [Read More…]
Zumba makes working out a Halloween celebration
The Student Recreation Wellness Center is hosting a Zumba Halloween party. This is the second year the Rec Center has hosted a Zumba Halloween party, with this year's actually being on Halloween. "The party is this Thursday, Oct. 31. I'm very excited and expecting it to be just as much fun, if not more, than last year's," said Ruthie Swedlund, ... [Read More…]
Entrepreneurship speakers to visit COBA students
The Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy and the local Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization chapter are sponsoring an Entrepreneur Speaker Series through the College of Business Administration. The Entrepreneur Speaker Series began last year, but is completely student-run and organized by COBA majors this year. "This year is ... [Read More…]
Health board installed in Campus Center
Eating healthy in the "World Famous Bean" and being unaware of the food's nutritional value will no longer be a problem for students. The Aramark Food Company installed a nutrition heath board outside the Bean in the Campus Center. The purpose of the health board is to inform students about nutrition information not only for food in the Bean, ... [Read More…]
Say ‘aloha’ to Hawaiian shirt Wednesdays
Hawaiian shirts appear across campus every week. Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday is a new trend on campus rallied by students wanting the entire school to wear tropical-printed shirts every Wednesday. Selvin Villeda, sophomore biology pre-med major from Rockwall, is responsible for starting the trend. "I started Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday in high school. ... [Read More…]
Say ‘aloha’ to Hawaiian shirt Wednesdays
Hawaiian shirts appear across campus every week. Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday is a new trend on campus rallied by students wanting the entire school to wear tropical-printed shirts every Wednesday. Selvin Villeda, sophomore biology pre-med major from Rockwall, is responsible for starting the trend. "I started Hawaiian Shirt Wednesday in high ... [Read More…]