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Student participates in winter break mission trip to Guatemala

December 1, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

While most students will go home for five weeks of winter break, one student will do a mission trip to Guatemala. Cody Bly, junior bio/chem major from White Oak, will go to Guatemala with Orphan Outreach, a nonprofit which partners with orphanages. A friend’s family member invited him to serve as a translator and games coordinator. He went to ... [Read More…]

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Student collects cans for Israel mission trip fundraiser

November 18, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

Emily Geller, senior animal science major, has decided to take a new approach to fundraising for her summer mission trip in Israel. Geller will be collecting aluminum cans that can be taken to a recycling center for a cash refund. Geller said while living in California, she noticed aluminum cans and plastic water bottles had a designated price ... [Read More…]

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Theatre students perform fundraiser cabaret

November 6, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

Theatre students raised money for charity while swapping roles in the production of Miscast Cabaret. The Department of Theatre put on a cabaret Sunday called Miscast Cabaret. The concept behind the show was to allow every performer to step away from “social norms" by stripping away all gender and racial boundaries that confine their usual ... [Read More…]

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Cornerstone classes compete in blood donor drive

November 3, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

Students and alumni helped raise awareness about blood cancer through a blood donor drive Monday through Thursday in the McGlothlin Campus Center. Sponsored by alumnus Early Young and nonprofit DKMS, the drive will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and anyone can register or donate. Chelsea Fordham, DKMS student ambassador for ACU, ... [Read More…]

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Springboard competition begins registration

October 26, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

Students with any major can participate in the entrepreneurial Springboard Elevator Pitch competition. The elevator pitch is a two-minute persuasive sales pitch of an original product or business and this year's Audience Choice winners could win $500. The concept behind an elevator pitch came from the idea that a person only has the time that ... [Read More…]

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Galaxy hosts third annual KGR benefit dinner

October 20, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

Galaxy’s third annual Kirk Goodwin Run benefit dinner will take place Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Grace Museum to raise funds for next year's run.  Kirk Goodwin was pledging Galaxy in 1984 when he was killed in a car accident while traveling home for the weekend. The men of Galaxy organized the run to honor Goodwin and help relieve the medical ... [Read More…]

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ACUPD explains parking for Homecoming

October 18, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

ACUPD is preparing for the Homecoming parade and increased traffic as alumni, friends and family come to campus this weekend. “Homecoming is one of the top two parking pressure events on campus, second only to Sing Song,” said ACUPD Chief Jimmy Ellison. Ellison said the biggest difficulty for parking and crowd control happens Saturday morning ... [Read More…]

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FilmFest ‘Rises’ to the occasion

October 13, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

The theme for this year’s FilmFest will be “Rise.” An interest meeting took place Wednesday to explain what FilmFest is and the different roles in the filmmaking process. Interested students of all majors were encouraged to sign-up to receive more information as well as help develop teams. Student director Forrest Lorenzen said FilmFest ... [Read More…]

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Tailgates enhanced with competition and prizes

October 6, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

United Supermarkets has paired with Wildcat Sports to create a friendly competition among the social club tailgates. With the goal of promoting student involvement at tailgates and other games, the winning club is gifted with a $100 GiftCard to United to be used toward their next tailgate. GATA President, Kelsee McGee, said her social club used ... [Read More…]

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KACU to celebrate three decades with NPR

September 30, 2016 by Vanessa Ellis

KACU will celebrate its 30th birthday as a National Public Radio affiliate this year. Nathan Gibbs, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications and general manager at KACU, discusses changes that have been made throughout the past few years. Gibbs said, “There used to be music on during the day, and I changed ... [Read More…]

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Despite challenges created by COVID-19, freshman and sophomore retention numbers are holding with a minor decrease from fall to spring. Read more below:
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Freshman and sophomore retention numbers are holding with a minor decrease from fall to spring according to an email from Dr. Schubert. Despite challenges presented by COVID-19, retention rates are holding slightly above 90%. “Freshman retention is holding at 90.5% from fall to spring (compared to...
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Cullen Auditorium is scheduled to undergo an $8 million renovation with the university hoping to break ground on the project this summer. The project is set to renovate the inside of Cullen while creating a new lobby space. The hope for the renovation is similar to construction of Wildcat Stadium: k...
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