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Campus community impacted by July flooding

August 24, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

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…]

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Study Abroad forced to drop inaugural Valencia trips

August 24, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

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…]

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New Kojie Park set to finish construction by Homecoming

August 24, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

*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…]

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ACU Gives exceeds goal, raises over $919,000

May 7, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

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…]

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Wildcat Bar Association prepares to launch in fall

May 2, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

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…]

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‘God provides’: Business students learn to navigate stock market crash through STAR Fund

April 23, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

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…]

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FilmFest allows students to gain experience in filmmaking

April 16, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

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…]

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Sigma Theta Chi, Galaxy, Freshman Purple win Sing Song 2025

April 2, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

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…]

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ACU Credit Union merges with University Credit Union to increase financial services

March 27, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

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…]

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Nu Kappa Psi welcomes pledges in annual Probate

March 27, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan

Nu Kappa Psi finished this year’s pledge season for three new members with its annual probate on Friday in Beauchamp Amphitheater to present its most recent pledges to the university. Omicron Xi Chi held its Probate earlier this month. Probate is a performance in which new club members dance and chant to explain who the club is to the rest of ... [Read More…]

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