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Family Studies major renamed by department

September 18, 2014 by Elijah Evans

The family studies major was renamed last spring, and was officially cataloged as the child and family services degree this fall. The marriage and family studies department renamed the program to better represent the spirit of the degree. Because family studies is a multi-disciplinary field, the department believes the name change will now ... [Read More…]

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Students to speak at Summit

September 18, 2014 by Elijah Evans

Summit recruited numerous students to speak at this year's conference. Brady Bryce, director of ministry events and Summit, said Summit leadership listened to students, faculty and other individuals across campus to unearth student speakers. "We tried to be widely diverse in the disciplines that are represented and just find out who people ... [Read More…]

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Professor and students to test DNA

September 11, 2014 by Elijah Evans

Two professors and three Honors students have teamed up to explore race as a social construct through DNA testing and plan to apply their findings to the CORE 210 class. Trevor Thompson, Ph.D candidate and instructor, and Dr. Jonathan Camp, associate professor of communication and director of the Organizational Development Program, and the three ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat Reign organizes first Yell Night

September 9, 2014 by Elijah Evans

Section F of Moody erupted with nearly 300 raucous cheers and enthusiastic antics on Friday at 11 p.m. Yell Night, organized by Wildcat Reign, prepared the student section for the football game on Saturday evening. The student section leaders instructed the students on chants and cheers to be used at specific times during the game. Bryan ... [Read More…]

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PepsiCo truck gets MakerLab overhaul

September 4, 2014 by Elijah Evans

A multidisciplinary food truck initiative headed by Dr. Stephen Johnson, the dean of the graduate school, and designed by Nil Santana, director of the MakerLab, recently partnered with PepsiCo Inc. to eliminate a food desert in south Dallas. Johnson and Santana desire to create a graphically-robust vehicle for educating the south Dallas ... [Read More…]

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Rushees required to attend all club teas

September 2, 2014 by Elijah Evans

Rushing officially began Sunday, accompanied by a couple of significant rule changes regarding rush attendance and voting. Starting this year, the Office of Student Life has made the women's clubs teas mandatory for all women registered to pledge. Mark Jackson, associate director of student organizations and programs, said many of the women in ... [Read More…]

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Career Center changes networking system

August 28, 2014 by Elijah Evans

The ACU Career Center replaced ACU CareerLink in July with College Central Network, the nation's largest network of college job seekers. The Career Center looked to streamline the networking process and provide students an interface that was easy to use. "It's social networking to the max," said Jessica Carrigan, senior management and ... [Read More…]

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Chapel under new leadership

August 26, 2014 by Elijah Evans

A revamped Chapel greets returning students this year. The Chapel staff, formerly headed by Mark Lewis, the new Dean of Students, is now led by Mark Jackson and David Moses. Jackson, the associate director of student organizations and programs, and Moses, director of leadership camps, take the ropes in addition to their normal roles. The pair ... [Read More…]

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