The fundraiser "Lights Up! 2011" raised over $13,000 for the Department of Theatre on Aug. 27 at the Williams Performing Arts Center, said Adam Hester, chair of the Department of Theatre. "'Lights Up! 2011' was an enormous success," Hester said. ACU Theatre alumni presented the fundraiser, which featured a play as well as the opportunity to ... [Read More…]
Rising from the rubble: America remembers 9/11
At 8:46 EDT Sunday morning, the country will fall silent and remember the tragedy that occurred at that same time exactly ten years ago. As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 draws near, Americans find themselves turning back the clock to recall the event that altered the nation's history. They remember where they were the moment they learned of the ... [Read More…]
Johnson takes helm of Honors
Dr. Stephen Johnson, associate professor of preaching, was named dean of the Honors College June 1, replacing Gregory Straughn, who was named assistant provost for general education at the end of last semester. Johnson said the Honors College is unique because it includes students with majors from all across the university in an ... [Read More…]
Freshman to read ‘Farsi’ in Cornerstone
Among the changes to the Cornerstone course this year has been its consolidation with the Freshman Common Reading, which new students now will read as part of the first-year course. This year students will read Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas. In the past, incoming freshmen would receive a free copy of ... [Read More…]
ACU welcomes new faculty
ACU staff added 18 new faculty members to their ranks this semester. Eleven departments have made additions to their faculty. These new members have come from all over the country, and over half of the new additions previously attended ACU. According to some of these alumni, returning to ACU to work is like coming home. The total number of new ... [Read More…]
ACU sustains Mobile Learning Initative, offers iPad upgrade
The university began distributing new iPhones and iPod touches to freshmen and transfer students last week in the Brown Library, with a new option that allows those students to pay extra for an Apple iPad. New students could pick up their new iPhone 4 or iPod touch Aug. 20-23. Team 55 and employees from AT&T were involved in the distribution ... [Read More…]
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