ACU will for the first time offer an award to local students who are part of Abilene and the Big Country entering fall 2020. The Abilene and Big Country Distinguished Student Award has been designated for juniors who are in the local counties within a ninety mile radius and exceed a 3.5 core GPA or are in the top 25 percent of their class. They ... [Read More…]
Adams Center creates adjunct faculty orientation on Canvas
The Adams Center staff created an online Canvas course for all faculty, but primarily geared toward adjunct professors. Teaching and learning specialist Amy Boone and director/ instructional designer Dr. Berlin Fang headed the project just over a year ago. The idea for the course originated from the yearly two and a half day class that new ... [Read More…]
Two staff members leave Student Life
April Napier, director of the office of multicultural affairs, has left ACU and Bart Herridge, dean of student engagement and retention, will be leaving ACU on Oct. 31. Herridge has worked for the university since 1999 and his last day at the university will be Oct. 31. He has spent four years working in the Admissions Office, eight years in the ... [Read More…]
Former Starbucks VP to speak at COBA speaker series
Former senior vice president of Starbucks Marketing, Emily Chang, will speak at the Distinguished Speaker Series luncheon on Oct. 30 at the Hunter Welcome Center. The Distinguished Speaker Series Luncheon is an annual event that seeks to spread a vision to students of what it looks like to live out one’s faith at work. By hosting real-world ... [Read More…]
Spanish honor students to read to children at public library
Spanish Honor Society students are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting bilingual story nights for children at the downtown branch of the Abilene Public Library. Students who are involved with these events will have the opportunity to use the language they are learning in a real situation. Students will get to test their language skills ... [Read More…]
Student-owned thrift shop launches online
AbiThrift, an online student-owned and operated thrift store, has launched its website. AbiThrift has launched its official website on Saturday, online at abithrift.com, with free shipping to Abilene. The founders will also have occasional pop-up shops in the future, with dates to be announced. Elyse Goodnight, founder and CEO of AbiThrift and ... [Read More…]
Debate team returns with awards from win at Lee College
Award winners, Elizabeth Miller and Shekinah Kahongo (Photo by professor Sheila Ritchie) The debate team returns home with two awards under its belt after their wins at Lee College. The debate team attended a tournament at Lee College. This Tournament turned out to be a success with two students who went to the quarterfinals in the ... [Read More…]
Students create chapter of Delight Ministries
A group of students have started a local chapter of a national women’s ministry. McKenzie Bonam, sophomore kinesiology- pre occupational therapy major from Kerrville, is a part of the ACU Delight chapter’s leadership team. Bonam feels that Delight ministries is creating a new space for women at ACU. “I think it’s essential be welcomed into a ... [Read More…]
Ethnos performance to premier ‘Pandemic’
The International Students Association will be hosting Ethnos with a new theme at 7 p.m on Nov. 8-9 in Cullen Auditorium. This year’s theme will be “Pandemic.” Ethnos is ACU’s annual culture show that is performed every year in the fall semester and is the biggest event that ISA puts on for students. This a showcase of different artistic ... [Read More…]
SGA conducting second annual join week
From ACUSGA.com The ACU Student Government is conducting a Join Week event for students that are interested in getting more involved in student organizations with the help of a new position on SGA. The second annual Join Week began Oct. 7 and is a week long event designed to connect students to different organizations on campus and the Abilene ... [Read More…]