The 17th annual FilmFest Gala, organized by the Learning Studio will take place at 8 p.m. Friday at the Beauchamp Amphitheater. Melissa Henderson, director of this year's short film festival, has worked with FilmFest and the Learning Studio since 2015 and said preparation for FilmFest has been a far different experience during the COVID-19 ... [Read More…]
Jones, Denton run unopposed for SGA office
Annual elections for Student Government Association President and Vice President started this week, the second year with two candidates running unopposed. Candidates Bekah Jones and Boone Denton, running for President and Vice President respectively, have both been previously involved with SGA and have shaped a campaign geared towards ... [Read More…]
Virtual teacher fair opens registration for education prospects
The Career Centers' virtual teacher fair is now open for registration for anyone who wants a future in education. There will be 67 school districts attending this fair for students to explore. “With everyone's schedules being so different,” said Jill Fortson, director of the Career Center. “we switched to this Vimeo showcase because it gives a ... [Read More…]
Residence Life opens lobbies and rooms to guests
Residence Life opened up lobbies to guests and open-house to same-gendered guests on March 19 and 26, respectfully. The decision to begin reopening residence halls comes from analyzing decreasing positive COVID-19 cases with current numbers indicating zero positive cases and quarantined people associated with the university. Shannon ... [Read More…]
ACU Chapel Office develops new digital content
With the continuation of COVID-19 regulations, the Office of Spiritual Formation has developed a new series of digital content to give students more chapel credit opportunities. Coronavirus and the Moody Coliseum construction have led to a significant decline in chapel opportunities for ACU students this semester. Even with the hope of fewer ... [Read More…]
New set designer brings years of experience to Department of Theatre
At the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, the Department of Theatre brought on set designer and ACU alumni David Utley to its staff to help teach, design and mentor in the department. Utley got his start in design during his time as an undergraduate at ACU in the theatre department. After starting as an actor at ACU, he quickly found a ... [Read More…]
Virtual Teacher Fair open for registration
The annual Teacher Fair's registration is now open to students online through Handshake on a website called Vimeo. On Vimeo, students have access to 65 recruiters and recruiters are able to see students' résumés. Each school has uploaded an elevator pitch talking about their school and requirements for potential employees. "This is one of the ... [Read More…]
Virginia AG candidate visits campus
A candidate for Virginia attorney general visited campus last week, speaking to political science classes, LYNAY and several other groups. Jack White, who is an attorney at Washington D.C. law firm FH+H, was invited by Dr. Neal Coates, chair of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice. White's parents graduated from ACU in 1971. ... [Read More…]
Resident Advisors finalized for new dorm
Resident Advisors for the new freshman dorm were finalized March 15, along with the rest of the Resident Advisor selections. The hiring process was extremely competitive, and applications for RA positions significantly increased this year. There were 138 applications for RA positions in the new dorm and only nine individuals were selected. One ... [Read More…]
Teacher education course starts Zoom tutoring with elementary students
The Reading Assessment and Instruction course in the Department of Teacher Education has recently started Zoom tutoring with elementary students. Dr. Andrew Huddleston, associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education, said in this upper-level course students would have normally gone out and tutored a small group of students in an ... [Read More…]