Members of the debate team collectively won first, second, and third place overall, along with first through fourth place speakers as well, at their recent tournament at Howard Payne University. The team has attended four tournaments this semester, alongside Coach Sheila Ritchie, director of debate and associate professor in the Department of ... [Read More…]

(Photo by Andrew Norsworthy) Hispaniola, ACU’s Spanish journal, is looking for new student participants. Hispaniola is an opportunity for Spanish-speaking or learning students to become published authors. All students who are fluent or are learning the language of Spanish are invited to submit their literary works of art to be reviewed and ... [Read More…]

Alumni Zach and Kara Sheets have opened a new coffee shop called The Front Porch Coffee Company and Bakery in downtown Abilene. The grand opening was on December 3 as students and the people of Abilene are excited for another coffee shop to come to Abilene. Front Porch is located at 702 N. 2nd St., on the corner of North 2nd Street across from ... [Read More…]

Four women and two men have been named hosts and hostesses for Sing Song next spring. The hosts and hostesses are Caleb Crisp, Weston Weast, Lauren McDonald, Kasey Birchfield, Alex Marie and Tat Cordts. As the semester ends and Sing Song gets closer, the hosts and hostesses will now go through song selection and additional vocal lessons to ... [Read More…]

The faculty men’s a cappella group performance of the 12 days of Christmas during Chapel on Wednesday sets the stage for their a cappella season.  One of the group’s co-founders, Dr. Vic McCracken, the associate professor of ethics and theology, said that the group was formed several years ago by members of the ACU faculty-staff dodgeball team, ... [Read More…]

Faculty and students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders have partnered with non-profit organization Hope Speaks to work with people with disabilities in Uganda. The non-profit ministry, Hope Speaks is based in Kampala, Uganda. It  work with Ugandans of all ages that have disabilities. Speech, language, feeding, and ... [Read More…]

The College of Business Administration  is offering a study abroad trip to Africa during the upcoming summer. The interest meeting will take place on Nov. 22 in COBA.  The trip,  though hosted by the College of Business, is also in partnership with the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy. The trip and meetings are open to all ... [Read More…]

ACU is partnering with United Way of Abilene to offer volunteers for the first Winter Lightfest. Jordan Jones, associate director of financial aid and counseling, has been selected to be ACU’s loan executive for the 2019-20 school year. Jones, originally from Dallas, has been at ACU since last August. One of Jones’s duties is to assist in ... [Read More…]

The Department of Communication and Sociology is hosting a food drive to raise money for Meals on Wheels, and it are taking any canned or dried goods that students or faculty is willing to donate until Friday. COSO is partnering with the programs Meals on Wheels and Groceries on Wheels to help not only those in need of food, but also to those who ... [Read More…]

The Honors College will host a quidditch event on dead day for the honors Cornerstone classes. Quidditch is the school sport in the Harry Potter franchise. Each teams’ objective is to score goals into the other team's hoops. In the series, each team has magical brooms that fly them around the battlefield. In this non-magical version of the ... [Read More…]