The university was informed on Tuesday afternoon that six employee payments had been rerouted to out-of-state bank accounts and a total of 17 myACU accounts had been accessed by the perpetrators. Before Thanksgiving break, several ACU email accounts received a phishing email that, when responded to, allowed the perpetrators to attain account ... [Read More…]
Faculty uses CourseSites as alternative to OpenClass
CourseSites is becoming a more widely-used learning management system in the university's classrooms as OpenClass has proven to be difficult in navigation for professors and students. Berlin Fang, director of instructional design for the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning, said more faculty members are beginning to adopt CourseSites outside ... [Read More…]
207 walk in winter graduation
The university will grant degrees to more than 200 students during commencement at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in Moody Coliseum. The 207 students receiving degrees is fewer than the 250 students last year, so Dr. Eric Gumm, registrar and director of the First-Year Program, anticipates this year's ceremony to be slightly shorter. Gumm expects between ... [Read More…]
Moore chosen as new director for McNair
Dr. Steven Moore, associate professor of language and literature, has been appointed as the new director of the McNair Scholars Program. The program helps students who may not normally have the opportunity to achieve their dreams of getting a Ph.D. Moore will continue his job as an associate professor of Language and Literature while taking ... [Read More…]
Faculty donates $29,000 to United Way
Faculty and staff collected $29,000 in donations during the past month for the Abilene-based, non-profit organization, United Way. Clint Buck, director of Financial Operations at ACU, was in charge of coordinating United Way donations this year. He said the ACU staff has donated money to the organization each holiday season since 1996. "Very ... [Read More…]
SA renovates office with allocated funds
The Students' Association was allocated a budget of $2,000 from Student Congress to update the six rooms in their office. Dylan Benac, SA president and senior political science major from Boerne, said that the office is mainly focusing on repainting. "It has been years since the office has been redone," said Benac. "We want the office to ... [Read More…]
Maker Lab benefits campus in first semester
The Maker Lab has captured the attention of many students in its first semester being open. The Maker Lab houses a vinyl cutter, a 3D printer, a 3D scanner and other equipment that enables students and faculty to create with and learn from each other. "The Maker Lab is quite remarkable," William Kirklen, sophomore English major  from Abilene, ... [Read More…]
Christmas Slam offers prize for hashtag
ACU's third annual Christmas Slam drew large crowds and friendly competition between groups on campus on Dec. 3. Christmas Slam is an ACU tradition that takes place in Moody and aims to create a family-friendly event centered around the men's first home basketball game and the women's last home basketball games of the semester. The women's ... [Read More…]
CitySquare opening exhibits ACU program
The grand opening of ACU at CitySquare in Dallas was hosted by ACU to display the work they've done so far. CitySquare, located in Dallas is an organization that focuses on fighting poverty and providing means of education to those less fortunate. Dr. Stephen Johnson, dean of the Honors College, said ACU and CitySquare are working together to ... [Read More…]
Maker Lab benefits campus in first semester
The Maker Lab has captured the attention of many students in its first semester being open. The Maker Lab houses a vinyl cutter, a 3D printer, a 3D scanner and other equipment that enables students and faculty to create with and learn from each other. "The Maker Lab is quite remarkable," William Kirklen, sophomore English major from Abilene, ... [Read More…]
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