With the official closure of Mabee Hall, the renovated Sikes Hall will take on the title of Mabee Hall. The new Mabee Hall will be open to house freshman women and men students in August 2024. This hall is the third and final installment of the Freshman Village project. Initiated in 2020, a series of residence hall renovations occurred on the ... [Read More…]
Pepperdine School of Public Policy visits campus
Emily Milnes, director of recruitment, visited the Department of Political Science on April 18 on behalf of ACU’s sister school, Pepperdine University, to inform students about the Pepperdine School of Public Policy. The Pepperdine School of Public Policy is an academic branch of one of Pepperdine's master’s programs. It is a 20-month program ... [Read More…]
ASA ‘kicks back’ for Easter
The African Students’ Association hosted an Easter Kickback on March 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the University Park Apartments ClubHouse and Pavilion. This is the first year the club put on an event for Good Friday. It was aimed at students who were not able to return home for the Easter weekend. The idea was proposed by one of the club coordinators ... [Read More…]
AES to host 68th Intramural Rodeo
The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences club will host its 68th Intramural Rodeo on April 25 at the Taylor Telecom Arena. Doors will open to the public at 5 p.m and the event will officially commence at 6 p.m. Fully funded by local sponsors and donors, the AES club invites members of the ACU and Abilene community to come and spectate ... [Read More…]
FilmFest celebrates 20th anniversary
FilmFest will celebrate its 20th annual gala on April 19 at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene. Created in partnership with the AT&T Learning Studio, the FilmFest Gala is a red carpet event held for student film creatives to publicly present a short film and possibly receive one or more awards. This is a special year for the festival ... [Read More…]
Sanctify to perform its spring show Friday and Saturday
Sanctify will perform its Sanctify Showcase on Friday and Saturday. Sanctify is an on campus hip hop dance group. Every year Sanctify puts together a performance to display its members' talents, as well as spread a message on the significance of dance. For the past fourteen years, the group has established itself as an outlet for community and ... [Read More…]
Students serve Abilene community
The Missions Students’ Association organized A Day of Service with several local non-profit organizations including Abilene Youth Sports Authority, Alliance for Women and Children and Grace Community Garden. Before volunteering, students signed up for specific non-profits online leading up to the event. Tasks included supervising a sports ... [Read More…]
Pickleball Club creates competitive team
The Pickleball Club hosted tryouts for the club's first competitive team on Feb. 24. The tryouts were for students interested in playing pickleball as a competitive sport. They were divided into two parts with a skills test in the morning and a competitive play in the afternoon. Students who were eager to show off their talent were required to ... [Read More…]