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Wildcat Ventures hiring new CEOs

April 14, 2020 by Sydney Villanueva

Wildcat Ventures, a portfolio of ACU student-run businesses, is hiring new CEOs for four out of five of the companies for the 2020-2021 school year. ARG, The Crossing Café, PCT, and Wildcat Software are all looking to hire new CEOs. Purple Outfitters is the only company that already has a CEO that will be staying on for this next ... [Read More…]

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Abilene Cultural Affairs Council to honor movie production designer Nelson Coates

March 27, 2020 by Sydney Villanueva

Abilene Cultural Affairs Council is hosting an event, "In the Heights of Hollywood," to honor Nelson Coates, an award-winning ACU alumni production designer, on Sept. 26. The fundraiser was originally supposed to take place on March 28, but due to the circumstances of COVID-19 it is rescheduled for later this year. “We were excited that we ... [Read More…]

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ISA to host annual food festival, celebrating 15 countries

February 27, 2020 by Sydney Villanueva

The International Student Association is hosting their annual food festival at 6 p.m. on March 21 in the Hunter Welcome Center. Sofia Ramirez, a junior political science major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and ISA president, said they are expecting a full capacity of 250 people at the event. Thirteen to 15 different countries will be represented ... [Read More…]

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