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ACUPD arrest three suspects in robbery, burglary

June 11, 2012 by Mark Smith

The ACU Police Department arrested three suspects in an armed robbery outside of Barret Hall on June 11. The arrests came that evening, less than 12 hours after the incident occurred. Devin Jerone Tate, 18, Joshua Lynn Jiminez, 22, and Anthony Jermaine Rocha, 17 were arrested and booked into the Taylor County Jail, according to an Abilene ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Breaking News Tagged With: Campus Crime

No decision made yet on iPad mandate

June 4, 2012 by Mark Smith

The decision to require all full-time ACU undergrad students to have an iPad by August 2013 has yet to be made. Team 55 sent an email to rising juniors encouraging them to choose the iPad option from the Mobile Learning Initiative because all full-time undergrads will be required to have an iPad in the fall of 2013. However, George Saltsman, ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Breaking News Tagged With: Mobile Learning

Ceremonies to honor graduates

May 7, 2012 by Mark Smith

About 540 undergraduate students will walk across the stage in Moody Coliseum to accept their diplomas Saturday. The two commencement ceremonies are scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Candidates from the College of Arts and Sciences will line up for the first ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in preparation of the 11 a.m. ceremony. Candidates in ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News

Horizon Team looks to experiment

May 3, 2012 by Mark Smith

The Horizon Team has moved past the initial stage in the process of evaluating where ACU fits in the landscape of higher education. The team produced a white paper in March detailing its findings after a large amount of reading and discussion around campus. The team is moving on to identifying experiments and ideas the university could try. Dr. ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News

Three new members join board of trustees

May 3, 2012 by Mark Smith

The university's three newest trustees visited campus Tuesday for an orientation led by the president's office. The board of trustees elected Carole Phillips, Kyle Hammond and Jim Porter in the board's meeting during Sing Song weekend and will begin their terms at the June 1 meeting of the board. Phillips, '83, graduated with a Bachelor's degree ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News

Res Life retracts UP email

May 3, 2012 by Mark Smith

Sophomores will not be able to live in University Park, contrary to an email rising sophomores received from the on-campus apartments management Thursday morning. Dr. John Delony, assistant dean for Residence Life Education and Housing, sent an email a few hours later to correct the mistake. "At this time, University Park is not available for ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: University Park

University mulls iPad mandate

April 26, 2012 by Mark Smith

All full-time ACU undergrad students may be required to have an iPad by August 2013. Team 55 sent an email to incoming freshmen encouraging them to choose an iPad from the Mobile Learning Initiative selection because all full-time undergrads would be required to have an iPad in the fall of 2013. However, George Saltsman, executive director of ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News

A better campus center for a better tomorrow

April 26, 2012 by Mark Smith

Isn't the Campus Center great? It's got the Food Court, Campus Store, mailboxes, the WORLD FAMOUS Bean, random couches and tables making great obstacle courses, and of course, those nice LCD TVs that you can never hear. Oh, and that random "Living Room" that doesn't do anything. I'm not complaining. But even the best campus centers can use ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns

Suspects arrested in theft case

April 25, 2012 by Mark Smith

Four ACU students were arrested over the weekend and charged with Class A misdemeanor theft for taking computer equipment from campus offices and classrooms. ACU Police arrested three students late Friday afternoon: Marc Little, family ministry major from West Chicago; Anthony Miller, freshman nursing major from Greenville; and Maverick Webb, ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AT&T Learning Studio, Campus Crime

Smith-Adams to be used as Honors College dorm

April 20, 2012 by Mark Smith

Registration for sophomore housing will begin Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. in the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Smith-Adams Hall will remain open next year as an Honors dorm for sophomores and Res Life has instituted a new program to allow rising sophomores to bypass the lottery process. The university had planned to shut ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ResLife

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