After 18 months of probationary period, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has voted to remove the accreditation warning for the institution. Robert Rhodes, provost, said the warning applied to the institution as a whole, both the main and branch campuses. During this time, the university was limited in its ability to introduce new ... [Read More…]

The Honors College will offer colloquia next year on topics ranging from politics and bioethics to coffee and the Amish community. Each year, the Honors College presents a collection of colloquia, and for the 2019-20 year, nine faculty members will offer seven colloquia on those topics and others. The colloquia are a unique variety of ... [Read More…]

The College of Business Administration is again offering its social entrepreneurship class at CitySquare in Dallas. Similar to classes like leadership summit, a short course in Colorado, the attending students get a break from the Abilene area in order to gain hands-on experience. Students take advantage of summer classes like this one to ... [Read More…]

In their first organized event of the Spring semester, called Hispanos Unidos Beyond Stereotypes, the club gathered students and spoke about community last Thursday. The event was organized to highlight all the different stereotypes that affect the communities. Many students from different Hispanic and Latino countries were represented during ... [Read More…]

The on-campus public radio station has begun giving its listeners an opportunity to get together, drink coffee and share conversation with staff members on the first Friday of every month at an event called Coffee with KACU. The event takes place from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the station on the first floor of the Don H. Morris Center. Cara Lee ... [Read More…]

The Air It Out Elite Academy conducted a spring camp session last weekend at The Fieldhouse Gym in Abilene. The Elite Academy is a branch of Air It Out Passing Camp and has been around for six years. The camps take place three times during the winter, spring and summer. Twenty-five middle and high school quarterbacks and 20 receivers attended ... [Read More…]

Students have partnered with Nikki’s Swirl Shoppe to create an art wall. Brian Cantu, junior information systems major from Converse and employee at Nikki’s Swirl Shoppe, and his fiancé Katherine Cripe, junior graphic design and advertising major from Tulsa, pitched the idea to the owners Nikki’s Swirl Shoppe to formulate a relationship between ... [Read More…]

The men of Galaxy, women of Ko Jo Kai and Seniors topped the competition to take home the Sing Song trophy in their respective divisions. The Moonies swept each category: vocals, entertainment, costumes, set and choreography. Chase Rogers, director of Galaxy's lumberjacks act, said he was thankful for the opportunity to direct his club and sing ... [Read More…]

Four professors from the language and literature department, named Modern Ink, will present their writing to students, faculty and staff. Writers’ Night is an event that takes place every spring, where participants have the opportunity to meet with the professors of Modern Ink. The participating professors are Shelly Sanders, Debbie Williams, ... [Read More…]