A little taste of Hogwarts will return on a broomstick as four Cornerstone classes face off in ACU's second Quidditch Tournament on Monday. DumbleMoore's Army will face off against VoldeMorris on Dead Day, led by Dr. Steven Moore and Dr. Jason Morris. "What a way to truly celebrate Dead Day," said Moore, assistant professor of language and ... [Read More…]
Theatre performs for Cornerstone classes
This year's Cornerstone production will address the difficulties of mental illness through the ACU Department of Theatre's performance of the musical "Next to Normal." Chair of the theatre department, Adam Hester saw the play on Broadway three times and said he knew he wanted to produce it at ACU because of its inherent truth and emotion. "I ... [Read More…]
History classes to study across Europe
The Department of History has created a new Study Abroad Program that covers a century of war and peace in Europe. The program will offer a course in the History of Recent Europe, HIST 474, taught by Dr. Ron Morgan, chair of the history department. "It occurred to me a couple months ago that we would be at the hundredth anniversary of the ... [Read More…]
History classes to study across Europe
The Department of History has created a new Study Abroad Program that covers a century of war and peace in Europe. The program will offer a course in the History of Recent Europe, HIST 474, taught by Dr. Ron Morgan, chair of the history department. "It occurred to me a couple months ago that we would be at the hundredth anniversary of the ... [Read More…]
Foster Science family adopts chemistry lab
Titus the Chemistry Lab lab has swiftly become the Department of Chemistry's unofficial mascot during his stay in the Foster Science Building. Titus' owner, laboratory manager Amber Brokaw, brought the nine-year-old chocolate labrador retriever to work to watch over him while he battles an auto-immune disease. "His own immune system is ... [Read More…]
Art professors give gallery talks
ACU's Biennial Faculty Exhibition, showcasing artwork of the 12 full-time faculty members of the art and design department, hosted its corresponding Artist's Talk at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Geoffrey Broderick, associate professor of art and design, said he enjoyed the opportunity to see what other faculty members were doing. "We don't ... [Read More…]
Les Mis set-up goes smoothly despite size
About 70 members of the cast and crew for ACU's homecoming musical "Les Misérables" began technical preparations on Sept. 30 with the unpacking of the production's set at the Abilene Civic Center. Adam Hester, chair of the theatre department and director for Les Mis, said the size of the musical's set could be compared to that of last year's ... [Read More…]
24 Hour Film Fest gets rolling with one contestant
ACU's 24 Hour Film Fest received only one submission on time over the weekend. Tim Holt's (Working Title), designed to be a trailer for a thriller movie, won the competition by default. Contestants were to upload their films to YouTube and email a hyperlink to the Film Fest team by 6:00 a.m. Saturday. According to the Film Fest Facebook page, ... [Read More…]
24 Hour Film Fest gets rolling with one contestant
ACU's 24 Hour Film Fest received only one submission on time over the weekend. Tim Holt's (Working Title), designed to be a trailer for a thriller movie, won the competition by default. Contestants were to upload their films to YouTube and email a hyperlink to the Film Fest team by 6:00 a.m. Saturday. According to the Film Fest Facebook page, ... [Read More…]
McDonald Hall residents chalk up encouragement
McDonald Hall's bonding activity turned into a campus-wide conversation last week when the residents of the dorm's second floor anonymously chalked the sidewalks with encouraging messages on the evening of Sept. 22. Resident assistant Julia Curtis, sophomore English major from Mexico City, Mexico, and about 20 of her residents set out around ... [Read More…]