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Remembering 9/11

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When he reached Hardin Simmons for an early-morning meeting, Dr. Royce Money, then ACU president, sat in his car, digesting the news. At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 struck floors 93-96 of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. "I don't think we ever got out of the car," Money said. "We decided the best thing would be for me to be ... [Read More…]

McDowell brings goals with new position

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Former Lipscomb senior vice president for student life Scott McDowell has taken over as the new vice president of student life, succeeding Dr. Chris Riley, assistant provost for institutional research and SACSCOC liaison. McDowell served at Lipscomb for 20 years after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Bible from Freed-Hardeman University, a ... [Read More…]

Faculty Senate votes to change instructor title

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The Faculty Senate approved a college proposal to change the title of instructor, used for non-tenure-track and non-tenured faculty, to offer more stability and flexibility of terminology. Dr. Greg Straughn, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, authored the proposal to remove the current rank of instructor and replace it with the rank of ... [Read More…]

Maslow Coffee plans grand opening after Bitsy’s renovation

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Maslow Coffee will occupy the old Bitsy's Flower Shop, a building that has been vacant for almost five years. Since February, workers have been renovating the building and plan to open at the end of September. Bitsy's Flower Shop closed in 2013, when Bitsy Gregory decided it was time to quit and retire. The building went through stages of ... [Read More…]

Student media is important to invest in and care about

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Though it didn't make the front-page headlines, a recent news article shared the experience of student-journalists at Liberty University. I am very thankful for the relationship the Optimist has with President Schubert. He is open and honest with us about things going on around campus. He reads the paper and has even extended words of ... [Read More…]

Ward takes over as new athletics director

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The former athletics director at Murray State in July was named the ninth athletics director in ACU history. Allen Ward was one of five candidates considered for the job after the departure of Lee de Leon, who took a job as executive senior associate athletics director/assistant vice president for development at Perdue University in West ... [Read More…]

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