The Office of Residence Life has hired four new staff members and is working on adding one more after several departures in the past year. This semester, Bellande "Bell" Bertrand has replaced Zack Snyder as director of residence life. And in a new position combining the Honors College and ResLife, Mary Womack is working as the co-director of ... [Read More…]
Campus community impacted by July flooding
At around 5 a.m. Dr. Kyle Tippens awoke to the power turning off in the house. His noise machine went silent and his fan slowed to a stop. Outside, thunder crashed and rain battered the window. On the morning of July 4, he missed the alerts on his phone warning him of the flooding happening just a few hundred feet from his house. “I called the ... [Read More…]
Study Abroad forced to drop inaugural Valencia trips
Study abroad trips to Valencia, Spain, for the fall and spring semesters were canceled on June 15 after a partner university in Spain cut half of the classes offered for students. The Office of International Programs and Study Abroad partnered with the Polytechnic University of Valencia, which provided the courses during the trips; however, in ... [Read More…]
New Kojie Park set to finish construction by Homecoming
*Note: The original version of this story stated Ko Jo Kai was established in 1913, but it has since been edited to the correct year of 1919. Construction on the new Kojie Park is nearing completion as the Women of Ko Jo Kai plans a park dedication on Homecoming weekend. The park cost around $600,000. The idea first emerged after Homecoming ... [Read More…]
ACU Gives exceeds goal, raises over $919,000
The Office of Advancement raised over $919,000 for various organizations on campus during the annual ACU Day of Giving on Wednesday. Thirty-eight organizations participated in the fundraiser, with women’s basketball beating its goal by the most, $93,667.11, more than tripling its goal. Julie Goodenough, head coach of the women’s basketball team, ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Bar Association prepares to launch in fall
The university will launch the Wildcat Bar Association next semester to connect alumni who work as lawyers with current students who hope to work as lawyers. The program is still in the early stages of development. Still, it will be co-chaired by Chris Riley, associate professor of government and criminal justice and pre-law adviser, and April ... [Read More…]
‘God provides’: Business students learn to navigate stock market crash through STAR Fund
As the stock market has experienced one of its biggest crashes since the beginning of COVID-19, students managing the Student Trading and Research (STAR) Fund have experienced firsthand the consequences of a significant crash. The STAR fund is part of the university’s endowment and is run by students in a senior-level business class. The fund ... [Read More…]
FilmFest allows students to gain experience in filmmaking
Sixteen student-produced films made their debut on Friday at the annual FilmFest at the Historic Paramount Theater. “Thumbs Up” won best picture, “ELON” won best animated film, and “Rumination” was the people’s choice category. Shelby Byrd, Jonah Norcross, and Case Kirby won best producer for their film “Shoebox.” The other winners ... [Read More…]
Sigma Theta Chi, Galaxy, Freshman Purple win Sing Song 2025
Sigma Theta Chi, Galaxy and Freshman Purple are the overall winners of this year’s Sing Song. Sigma Theta Chi’s theme was Under the Sea directed by Jenna Stevens, senior nursing major from Abilene; Galaxy was Star Wars directed by Austin Nelson, sophomore vocal performance major from Georgetown; and Freshman Purple was Hansel and Gretel, ... [Read More…]
ACU Credit Union merges with University Credit Union to increase financial services
In February, ACU Credit Union and University Credit Union (UCU) merged to help increase financial services and provide UCU with an on-site location in Texas. The name will now be ACU Credit Union powered by University Credit Union. UCU is based in Los Angeles and is connected with Universities in California such as UCLA, Loyola Marymount, ... [Read More…]