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Campus Activities Board to host Dead Day event

December 4, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

Free food, live music and a stress-free environment are included in the Dead Day event the Campus Activities Board and Students' Association will host at Frontier Texas Monday from 5-8 p.m. in hopes of giving students a study break. "This will be a free event for students on Dead Day to celebrate the conclusion of the semester and also help ... [Read More…]

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Library extends hours for an extra week

December 4, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

The Brown Library has extended its hours until 1 a.m. beginning Nov. 29 through the end of the semester. John Weaver, dean of library services and educational technology, said the hours were extended to "support the more extensive student research and writing that is often required for final projects and exams." Freshmen also have their ... [Read More…]

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Community supports local craft scene

November 22, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

A People Party Productions hosted their annual craft fair Saturday at The Mill Winery from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The craft fair featured over 40 artisans, live music, a bake sale and many of the local food trucks. Items such as jewelry, handmade soaps, T-shirts and home decorations were featured. Jen Harmel, owner and curator of A People Party ... [Read More…]

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DET club to build virtual ACU campus

November 12, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

The DET club is developing a virtual campus multiplayer game that current and potential students can experience. Austin Graham, president of the DET club, is one of the leaders in developing this project. "It's a project where we are teaching DET students how to 3-D model, and we are using the ACU campus as the learning method," Graham said. ... [Read More…]

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Ethnos Culture Show to celebrate ‘One World’

November 5, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

Ethnos, an annual student-led multicultural show, will take place on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in Cullen Auditorium. The theme of this year's show is "One World" and will showcase the different international and local cultures that are represented on campus. The goal of this year's show is to make the students' culture a part of ACU's ... [Read More…]

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Broom Colloquium brings ‘The Very Worst Missionary’ to campus

October 27, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

The Broom Colloquium will take place Wednesday and Thursday as opposed to during the spring semester, as it has in past years. The Broom Colloquium is an annual campus conversation that encourages the ACU community to relate global issues to God's mission in the world, will take place Wednesday and Thursday. Dr. Chris Flanders, associate ... [Read More…]

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Distinguished JMC alumni to be honored

October 12, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication will host the 23rd annual Gutenberg Awards celebration dinner Thursday. Gutenberg Awards are given to JMC alumni who have displayed exceptional performance in their careers and are distinguished in their accomplishments. This year's honorees are Jason McArthur ('93), Michelle Morris ('87) ... [Read More…]

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COBA creates ‘People of ACU’ Facebook page

September 24, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

Students in the College of Business Administration started a Facebook and Instagram project titled People of ACU modeled after the famous Humans of New York movement. Kelsea Marshall, a junior marketing major from San Antonio, began this project for her Information Systems class along with her classmates Kevin Carroll, a junior marketing major ... [Read More…]

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JUST To Open Up To Non-Honors

September 16, 2015 by Michaela Kasselman

The Justice and Urban Studies Team is in the process of opening up the previously Honors-exclusive program to students who are not involved in the Honors College. JUST, a program in partnership with ACU@CitySquare, is a year-long educational program where students who have at least sophomore standing commit to spend a year in Central and South ... [Read More…]

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