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Mail services, Living Room to move for centralized advising

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The Campus Center Living Room will be eliminated and Mail Services will move to make room for an expanded Depot, which will include centralized advising offices. University administration announced in the spring a decision to move academic advising to a centralized location. Kevin Campbell, chief enrollment officer, is directing the change ... [Read More…]

New COBA dean outlines goals, leadership style

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The College of Business Administration's new dean brings analytical leadership and development goals to the position. Dr. Brad Crisp, former director of the School of Information Technology and Computing, took his position as the new dean of COBA May 9. He served as the interim dean since January when Dr. Rick Lytle stepped down. A search ... [Read More…]

Spiritual Formation Credits double community service activities

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Two semesters after the Office of Student Development initiated Spiritual Formation Event Credits, the number of students involved in community service more than doubled. In Spring 2015, about 90 students participated in community service, but the number of students rose to 260 in spring 2016, according to data released by the Office of Student ... [Read More…]

Annie retires from omelet station

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Annie Capers left behind her pan, assorted vegetables and devoted omelet-lovers when she retired from the World Famous Bean three weeks ago. Though she made hundreds of cheese-covered egg creations each day, Annie often remembered individual students' usual orders. She called students "baby" and was quick with the words "love you." "She was ... [Read More…]

Completed memorial honors the late McDaniel

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At only 4 feet tall, the purple-blossoming vitex tree doesn't provide much shade yet. But together with a limestone bench, the little tree creates a serene spot to remember former Wildcat, Colby McDaniel. The Students' Association, ACU facilities and friends of the late McDaniel partnered to build a memorial just in time for her older sister to ... [Read More…]

SA hires leadership team

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The Students' Association hired four officers for next year's executive cabinet and will have two chief financial officers for the first time. Michael Humphrey, sophomore accounting major from Keller, will serve as chief financial officer in the fall, and Alex Blanchet, freshman finance major from McKinney, will take the position in the ... [Read More…]

ACU Police, administration respond to ‘parties’

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Cars were lined on either side of the road and scores of people were walking in the middle of the street, and Beth Reeves could barely drive through to her house. "I thought, 'Had something happened?'" Reeves said. As the congregational care minister at Highland Church of Christ, Reeves was used to seeing crises. But when she saw the ... [Read More…]

Dance performance to portray sins and virtues

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Deadly sins and heavenly virtues will come to life in a dance performance by Chameleon Performing Arts company, which includes ACU students, alumni and Sing Song choreographer Teri Wilkerson. The show, called "7," will take place April 22-23 at the Paramount Theatre. Chameleon, a contemporary dance group at Dance Discovery Studios, includes ... [Read More…]

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