The ACU Police Department is preparing for Saturday's commencement ceremony by ensuring that students and their families will have access to parking despite the construction near Moody Coliseum. ACU Police Lieutenant H.E. Jenkins does not anticipate graduation resulting in the same parking conundrum that students faced during last week's UIL track ... [Read More…]
Honors College names dean
Dr. Stephen Johnson,  associate professor of preaching and director of contextual education, will serve as the new dean of the Honors College concluding a semester-long search. Faculty, staff and students participated in the search process and submitted their recommendations to the Office of the Provost on April 20. ... [Read More…]
Senior theater majors prepare Showcases
The Department of Theater will conduct Senior Showcase 2011 this Saturday to give New York agents Nancy Carson, owner of Carson-Adler Agency, Inc., and John Shea, director of the Frontier Booking International New York, an opportunity to view top-talent at ACU. This years' show is the 5th annual showcase and will feature all eight graduating, ... [Read More…]
History Department conducts regional conference
Ten ACU undergraduate students will present original research Saturday at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference, an honors history conference sponsored by the ACU Department of History. The conference will include 22 sessions with more than 50 presentations by undergraduate and graduate students from universities across the region. According to ... [Read More…]
University announces top scholars
ACU has nominated 108 of its top students to be listed in the 2011 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges directory. Who's Who lists top scholars who have demonstrated leadership on campuses across the nation and offers scholarships for these students. Students eligible for nomination must meet a minimum grad point average ... [Read More…]
Abilene Relay for Life to raise funds, awareness
The American Cancer Society will conduct Abilene's 17th annual Relay for Life from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m on April 29-30, at Elmer Gray Stadium . Maria Whittemore, chair of the event, said she is excited about the participation this year and enjoys seeing everything come together. "Last year was my first year as chair," Whittemore said, "and seeing ... [Read More…]
Gas Prices soar, stretching students
As gas prices continue to soar above $3 per gallon, many students are struggling to balance the limits of life as a pedestrian with the need to drive. Lauren Johnson, senior international studies major from Newport Beach, Calif., drives a small, efficient Volkswagen Beetle and said she does not feel the effects of soaring prices as much as fellow ... [Read More…]
English professor co-authors, blogs novel
Dr. Shelly Sanders, assistant professor of English, is taking an innovative approach to publishing young adult fiction online as co-author of a new novel titled That was Everything. Although navigating the chasm between Gardner and Mabee dorms to meet in the Brown library for a group project may seem difficult, Sanders and her co-author Dr. Scott ... [Read More…]
Students encouraged to receive meningitis vaccine
Texas A&M student Nicolis Williams, age 20, died Feb. 11 from bacterial meningitis after being hospitalized only a few days earlier on Tuesday of the same week. Williams was the second Aggie to contract meningitis at A&M in the last six months. Both A&M and ACU comply with Texas state law, which requires all students living on-campus ... [Read More…]
Winning clubs to donate prize money
Every year, Sing Song provides an opportunity for clubs and organizations to compete with each other for a coveted place in ACU history, but more recently, it also provides an opportunity for winning organizations to use their success to donate thousands of dollars to charities or causes of their choice. This year, the benefits of winning will be ... [Read More…]