The Human Collective is a new club on campus that supports the financially underrepresented in Abilene and the surrounding community by educating, acting and showing love to people in poverty. “We are creating a culture at ACU where people are aware of people who struggle with financial insecurity,” Gracyn McGathy, president of the club and ... [Read More…]
Sing Song date pushed to end of spring semester
After changes to the event during COVID-19, Sing Song this year will take place in the newly opened Moody Coliseum on April 1-2, 2022. In previous years, Sing Song has taken place in February but this past spring semester, the administration decided to move it to the beginning of April or the end of March moving forward. The Sing Song date ... [Read More…]
Vaccination clinics help the slow the spread of COVID-19 on campus
Starting Sept. 7, the university announced a two week mask mandate for campus and the university started setting up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in residence halls and during tailgates. "We are trying to motivate people becoming vaccinated. We, as a university, believe that is more effective than mask wearing," Dr. Tamara Long, vice president ... [Read More…]
Hailey bids farewell to full-time teaching
Dr. Mel Hailey, professor emeritus of political science, has retired after over 40 years at the university. Hailey graduated from ACU in 1970 and, beginning in 1974, taught at both the collegiate and high school levels. Starting out as a social studies teacher at Cooper High School, Hailey accepted a position as a political science professor at ... [Read More…]
Hispanic Unidos return with Entra A La Plaza after a year of COVID-19
With food trucks and a Selena cover band, Entra A La Plaza returns to campus in full swing. Hosted by Hispanic Unidos, this event encourages everyone in the Abilene community to come celebrate Hispanic culture. “You don't have to be the same culture to support and celebrate us,” Ashley Cortez, president of Hispanics Unidos and junior marketing ... [Read More…]
Winter snowstorm leads to lost trees on campus
Last winter during what many affectionately refer to as the snowpocalypse, out of the 2600 trees on campus nearly 60 trees were lost on the main campus, with an additional 11 at Smith-Adams and 14 at Taylor Elementary. Scott Warren, the director of landscaping and grounds, has been working with landscape since he was 20 years old but he has been ... [Read More…]
Study Abroad Global Healthcare trip set to take place May
Starting summer 2022, students will have the opportunity to study global healthcare in Leipzig, Germany as part of the study abroad program. The trip will feature courses such as Hearing Rehabilitation and Global Healthcare, all of which are intended to enrich the learning of pre-med students. According to Dr. Lynette Austin, director of ... [Read More…]
Freshman Follies return to a normal, live performance
Freshman Follies is underway this week back in it's original format after a year of COVID-19. Freshman Follies will hold two live performances Sept. 17-18. “We are luckily able to go back to our 2019 format,” Courtney McGaha, ACU student productions coordinator and graphic designer, said. The format of the lip-syncing competition has been ... [Read More…]
Theatre premieres one-man play, ‘Tied’
The Department of Theatre premiered Tied at Fulks Theatre on Saturday. Tied is a play set in 1963 after the death of four young Black girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. In the play Daniel, a devoted husband and father, has lost his youngest daughter to this tragedy. The one-man play was presented in a staged reading performance ... [Read More…]
Missions Week preparations in place
Every year Halbert Missions Center hosts Missions Week - an event designed to serve those at ACU and beyond. Set to take place Sept. 20 -25, this year's event will feature favorites such as a coffee meet and greet, an interactive prayer night and service day. Notable additions include a Hispanos Unidos concert, local food trucks and guest ... [Read More…]
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