A strong line of storms tore through West Central Texas on Thursday, causing minor damage across campus. High winds knocked down a tree branch between the Don Morris Building and the Shore Art Gallery, and heavy rains carried mud and water into the lower levels of several buildings. Temporary power outages were also reported around campus, and ... [Read More…]
Changes made to rushing process
Students interested in pledging an ACU social club began rushing Monday, when they encountered a change in the rushing process. This year there is no minimum number of rushes a potential pledge is required to attend. Gamma Sigma Phi president Bryan Elrod, senior marketing major from Missouri City, said most students already know which clubs they ... [Read More…]
700 passengers stranded at Abilene Regional Airport
A crowd of more than 700 passengers crammed Abilene Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon as severe thunderstorms rolled through North Texas, causing major flight diversions at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. "We are a primary diversion airport for DFW, so diversions are common," said Don Green, Director of Aviation for Abilene Regional ... [Read More…]
Ten faculty depart university over summer
Ten ACU faculty members left the university this summer, either to retire or move on to other positions. Dr. Jeanine Varner, provost, said losing several faculty before each school year is normal, but always difficult. "Because we form close relationships with our colleagues, and because students and faculty have very close relationships, there ... [Read More…]
Students adapt to payment changes
Student Financial Services has changed the way students pay their bills by eliminating paper mail statements and modifying online payment procedures. Julie Treece, associate director of billing and accounts receivable, said paper bills were eliminated to expedite the payment process and eliminate confusion. "We eliminated the paper bill because ... [Read More…]
COBA students to pioneer iPad textbook
Students in Dr. Ian Shepherd’s microeconomics class were greeted with more than just a syllabus on their first day of class Tuesday. The students were told they will be given iPads and told they will be among the first in the nation to use a textbook on the device. The 50 students in Shepherd’s class, along with 14 students in a senior level ... [Read More…]
Column: Print media a dying breed
Newspaper readership is declining at an alarming rate - and the ramifications are far more serious than you might think. A study released earlier this year by the Audit Bureau of Circulations revealed overall newspaper circulation fell 8.7 percent between October 2009 to March 2010. Magazine readership is also in a state of free fall. Magazine ... [Read More…]
ACU welcomes large, high-scoring freshmen class
The 2010 freshmen class is one of the largest and highest achieving in university history, and Welcome Week organizers say they are working to connect them to the ACU community. The university will not disclose official enrollment numbers until the 12th day of classes, but Associate Vice President for Enrollment Buck James said the 2010 freshmen ... [Read More…]
Family, friends remember father of COBA
During the summer ACU lost the father of its College of Business Administration. Dr. A. Overton Faubus, who served as chair of the department of business and helped lead it to become its own college, died Aug. 1 in Abilene - he was 96. Faubus is credited with helping COBA achieve national prominence as a business school. Faubus was born July 3, ... [Read More…]
University adds 24 new faculty
In addition to a large freshman class, ACU is welcoming 24 new faculty members for the 2010-11 school year, after adding 20 new faculty last year. Among the new faculty, 11 have doctoral degrees and 17 of the new faculty earned at least one degree from ACU. Vice Provost Ken Cukrowski is excited about what the new faculty can bring to ACU. "They ... [Read More…]
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