The Student Government Association is encouraging students to register to vote for the upcoming presidential election through a campaign called ACU Votes. To participate, all students need to do to become registered in Taylor County is visit the SGA office in the Campus Center basement and fill out a change of address form. This will allow ... [Read More…]
Pi Kappa gets second revival with recharter
Hawke Ratliff has spent the last seven months working on the recharter and rebranding of Pi Kappa, and his efforts have paid off. The social club was founded in 1996 but has disbanded twice over the years. Pi Kappa became an official fraternity again earlier this semester. Pi Kappa disbanded in the spring of 2007 and again in 2020, said ... [Read More…]
Declining sales kills The Fatted Café
The Fatted Café in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building will close Friday at 1 p.m. because of a lack of business. Chrystal Morris, who has run The Fatted Café for six years, said during her time there she has worked to make it a peaceful place on campus for students. However, she said because of the location of The Fatted Café, many ... [Read More…]
Dallas campus launches three new colleges
ACU Dallas has launched three new colleges to support the growth of programs and students. The Colleges of Learning and Development, Health and Human Services and Leadership and Professional Studies, launched in August. Over the years, enrollment at the Dallas campus has consistently increased and is expected to continue that trend. For the past ... [Read More…]
SGA allocates $27,000 to student organizations
Student Government Association allocated $27,000 among various student organizations at its semi-annual budget meeting on Wednesday. The International Student Association received about $2,000 which was the highest amount to be allocated. Film Fest and Indian Culture Association each received about $1,500. SGA had significant budget cuts this ... [Read More…]
Elections begin for SGA positions
Candidates for SGA office started their campaigning Thursday morning to prepare for voting, which starts Friday and ends Monday. Students will receive an email directing them to where they can vote for their class senators and officers, SGA officers say. One president, one vice president, one multicultural representative and ten senators will be ... [Read More…]
Endowment, other factors boost ACU on Forbes ranking
ACU received an A on the Forbes 2024 college financial grade list, which highlights the financial stability of private universities in the nation. The Forbes 2024 college financial grades list was released earlier this month. Nearly 900 private universities were ranked, and ACU was in the top 50. Forbes calculates each college's GPA by using ... [Read More…]
SGA plans election, events for fall
This year's Student Government Association elections are quickly approaching, with the first interest meeting taking place this Thursday from 3-4 p.m. in the Campus Center basement, Room 54. More SGA interest meetings will be on Aug. 30, Sept. 3 and Sept. 4 from 11 a.m.-noon. The Sept. 4 meeting will take place in the Onstead-Packer Biblical ... [Read More…]
On-campus job opportunities available to students
Students have the opportunity to pursue on-campus jobs that allow them to experience the environment and benefits that off-campus jobs may not offer. Jenaveve Anderson, junior child and family services major from El Paso, is the student team lead for Wildcat Central and said she loves her job and being able to help students and parents is her ... [Read More…]
Kirk Goodwin Run to benefit communication professor
The 40th annual Kirk Goodwin Run will take place Saturday and will benefit Dr. Cindy Roper, professor of communication, who suffered a stroke last year. Roper has been a professor at ACU for 30 years and recently suffered from a rare spinal stroke that left her paralyzed from the waist down. The Kirk Goodwin run will raise money to cover Roper’s ... [Read More…]