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Lytle Center advises students through activities

April 27, 2018 by Lee Mills

The Lytle Center for Faith and Leadership Development is an emerging resource for ACU students to enhance their interpersonal skills as well as grow in their faith. Initially organized by former COBA Dean Richard Lyle, his namesake program hosts Thursday chapel weekly where majors from outside the College of Business are encouraged to attend and ... [Read More…]

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KGR Hosts Classes on Campus

March 28, 2018 by Lee Mills

  The Kirk Goodwin Run is an event held annually at ACU to support local families who have come upon hard times. Looking back at Kirk Goodwin’s, class of 1985, legacy leading the young men of Galaxy to honor his legacy by creating a foundation that would be dedicated to enriching the lives of those in need.   The KGR 5K class is put on ... [Read More…]

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Econ students win contest channeling Lil’ Dicky

March 4, 2018 by Lee Mills

Students in a Macroeconomics class recently won a contest sponsored by Cengage Learning with a video titled "$pend Dat Money." The project started a year ago when a select group of students were charged with creating content that would challenge them to incorporate their knowledge gleamed from Macroeconomics into a music video spin-off of their ... [Read More…]

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Community participates in Springboard entrepreneurs competition

January 26, 2018 by Lee Mills

Local entrepreneurs participated in the Abilene Elevator Pitch round of the Springboard Competition Monday.  Sponsored by the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, the Springboard Competition has five tracks for entrepreneurs, according to the Springboard website. Tracks include the ACU Track, three Community Tracks and the High ... [Read More…]

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