Recently, I met a woman that started her own business. Prior to her leap of faith, she worked for a major company, made good money and lived comfortably. Then her life changed. After she became pregnant, she was forced to stay on bed rest for the final 20 weeks of her pregnancy. It was during this time that she decided to quit her current job and ... [Read More…]
Phillips remembered for joyous spirit, smile
Matt Phillips, son of Dr. Mark Phillips and Dr. Laura Phillips, died Sunday night at age 16. Phillips was a sophomore at Abilene's Academy of Technology Engineering Math and Science. Matt's sister, Allison Phillips, is a freshman marketing major and a member of the university's volleyball team. Matt was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic ... [Read More…]
Documentary to highlight Argentina’s Dirty War
The documentary "Las Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo and the Search for Identity," which highlights the impact of Argentina's Dirty War, will be shown on campus Monday at 6 p.m. in Room 114 of the Onstead-Packer Bible Building. The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Center for Peace and Justice and ACU's Graduate School of Theology ... [Read More…]
Winter graduation planned for 241 students
About 200 students will receive undergraduate degrees at a commencement ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 in Moody Coliseum. The university will award 62 graduate degrees, with 36 of those students expected to cross the stage. Registrar Bart Herridge said the number of students graduating is only slightly smaller than last year's group. "These ... [Read More…]
Christmas traditions define family
Some would say that I did not have quite the same Christmas experience most children have had. While my parents were not at all anti-Santa, they wanted me to understand that Christmas was not to celebrate a man who brings gifts once a year. They wanted me to know who Christmas really was celebrating. So, as soon as I was old enough to know about ... [Read More…]
Community mourns death of former student who battled cancer
Samantha Bahl, former ACU art and design student who battled adrenal cancer for more than two years, died last week at age 21. She was diagnosed on Oct. 1, 2009, and fought until Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Jackie Hughes, Samantha's mother and former ACU faculty member, said Samantha had a very strong relationship with God, which was evident ... [Read More…]
Straughn appointed interim provost
Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, appointed Dr. Greg Straughn as interim provost Monday, November 21, he announced in an email to faculty and staff. "He brings incredible inside experience, served as interim dean of college of arts and science," Schubert said. "I remember during that time frame being very impressed with his ... [Read More…]
Varner to depart provost postition early
Dr. Jeanine Varner will step down as provost before the end of December and will join the Department of English full-time next semester. Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, told faculty and staff in email Thursday he had decided to speed up Varner's transition out of the post. She told faculty and staff two weeks ago her original plan ... [Read More…]
Sibling relationship matures
Anyone with siblings knows that one of the sibling gets blamed for everything the other one does. In my case, my brother was the one that constantly got in trouble for things that I had done. I'll go ahead and say it, I was a brat. My little brother was the nice one out of the two of us. As a three year-old, Christian offered to take spankings in ... [Read More…]
Miller responding to treatment
Pat Miller, who was injured in the bus wreck nine miles south of Ballinger Friday, was responding to treatment Saturday evening as doctors began to cut back on her sedation medication, said Wes Witemeyer, a deacon at Hamby Church of Christ, where Miller attends. Miller's recovery is complicated by multiple sclerosis. Miller is listed in critical ... [Read More…]