Dr. Billy Curl, one of the first black students to attend ACU, visited campus April 28. Ryan Bowman, OMA director, interviewed Dr. Curl about what his experience was as one of the only black men at ACU. “There is no comfortable conversation around this especially from an African American standpoint,” said Bowman. “But the point of this ... [Read More…]

The student body voted to pass an amendment to the SGA constitution last week that will allow 3% of the total budget as well as any surplus to be allocated to the university endowment. "At its most basic form, this endowment fund is an investment of our money," said Daniel Sherman, president of SGA and senior business management major from ... [Read More…]

After a year of canceled flights and forsaken travel plans, the Study Abroad Office is hopeful to send students overseas to Oxford and Leipzig in the fall of 2021.  COVID-19 continued to make study abroad a challenge for the university and the students. Despite the challenges, the Study abroad office is hopeful for the future. “We are hopeful ... [Read More…]

May commencement is taking place Friday, Saturday and Sunday as 2021 undergraduate and graduate students accept their diplomas. In total between both semesters, ACU saw 1,187 graduates and now seniors are in the process of finding job placements nearing graduation. ACU’s Career Center keeps stats on the graduating students and their placement ... [Read More…]

SGA has announced their new executive cabinet for the 2021-22 school year. Alongside with President Bekah Jones and Vice President Boone Denton, the executive cabinet includes Jackson Suss as Treasurer, Nathan Marshall as CFO, Lindsey May as Press Secretary, Skye Gill as Chief of Staff, Brantley Brumley as Marketing Director, and Marlyn Allen as ... [Read More…]

Faculty committees have started the process of changing the general education requirements for students. The actual process of changing the curriculum is very involved and starts with research conducted by a faculty committee that will eventually draft a proposal to be exclaimed by faculty and academic advisors. Dr. Cole Bennett, professor of ... [Read More…]

Cullen auditorium is undergoing renovations beginning this June or July and construction is expected to last until late spring of 2022. In addition to the extensive renovations, a name change is being discussed and the Board of Trustees will be voting on a new name by the end of the semester. The construction project will cost $9.25 million and ... [Read More…]

After a crazy year of elections in 202o, the Abilene 2021 city council elections are now just around the corner. Running for reelection in the first seat of Abilene City Council is incumbent Shane Price, an ACU alumnus. Running against him is ACU student Stephen Hunt.  Hunt, 26, a sophomore psychology major originally from Evansville, ... [Read More…]

This year has been anything but normal, filled with masks, cancelled events and desperate attempts at social distancing to try to keep the pandemic at bay.  Zoom calls and cancelled events seemed to be the theme of this school year but there’s hope that things may be returning to normal sooner rather than later. COVID-19 is a phrase students ... [Read More…]

Abilene Axe Company has moved to a new location in the SoDA District, surrounded by the KAO Lounge, Sockdolager Brewing Co., Honey & Fig Gelato and the SoDA District Courtyard. This move comes from an end to the business' lease on behalf of the landlord when he decided to move in a new direction with the old building. Drew Long, deputy ... [Read More…]