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Pre-med students face statewide residency issues

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With an increase in Texas medical schools and a static number of residency spots, students could face a greater possibility of having to go out of state to become doctors. Students pursuing a medical degree must attend medical school for four years, and after that, they must participate in a residency program for three to five years where they ... [Read More…]

Grant encourages professors to improve learning

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The initiation of the ACU 20/20: Envisioning the Future of Education grant gives professors the chance to submit ideas to compete for a $6,000 grant to fund classroom innovation. Provost Dr. Robert Rhodes said the grant serves to provide a level of support or funding to help bring their idea or new approach to life. "We prize innovation and ... [Read More…]

I’m not saying you should drop out, but…

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Education is the key to success. I've heard this phrase or some rendition of it countless times, and I believe it's true. However, it doesn't ring true in the sense that you have to sit in a classroom and earn a degree to make something of yourself. Now, you can be just as successful without going to college as someone with a master's degree - ... [Read More…]

Insurance switch results in uncertainty among faculty

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As the university switches to a new insurance provider, faculty and staff have found themselves uncertain of whether they can take their health concerns to Hendrick Hospital without paying out of pocket or being reimbursed. ACU began the process last semester of switching from Cigna Health Insurance to Group & Pension Administrators, an ... [Read More…]

Students raise awareness via facial hair

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November, also known to some as No Shave November, is a month where men opt out of shaving their beards and mustaches in support of men's health. Four students have used their environmental science class project as a vehicle to promote awareness and raise funds for the Movember Foundation. The Movember Foundation was started in 2003 and has ... [Read More…]

Professors compete for highest lip sync honors

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For the first time, faculty of the Honors College conducted and performed in a lip sync battle to raise funds for Hope College in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday night. Dr. Jason Morris, Dr. Steven Moore, Dr. Richard Beck and Tracy Shilcutt battled against each other in "the most epic showdown in history." The idea for the show was formed from a ... [Read More…]

Student Life opens spring pledging to freshmen

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Starting next semester, freshmen will have the opportunity to pledge a social club for the first time in the university's history. Mark Jackson, associate director of student organizations and programs, Chris Riley, vice president of Student Life, and Tom Craig, director of student activities and productions, implemented the decision in hopes of ... [Read More…]

Librarians rush to rescue water-damaged books

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Librarians and library staff responded to a leak that damaged almost $10,000 worth of books on the ground level of the library last week. On the Friday of fall break, an ice machine on the east side of the main floor of the library began leaking, and the water seeped through the carpet and caused damage to the art and design book collection. ... [Read More…]

Maker Fest seeks to draw out creators

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The first Maker Fest will take place in the Maker Lab during the spring semester, but students can sign up to show off their work now. Maker Fest is modeled after Maker Faire, a large conference for makers of all kinds to showcase inventions, creations and creativity described as "the greatest show and tell on Earth." Dr. Nil Santana and Chad ... [Read More…]

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