The annual Cornerstone production, typically a play, is a musical for the first time in four years. John and Jen, a musical composed by Andrew Lippa, deals with trauma, PTSD and how negative relationships create and develop personality. The production opens in 1959 to John and Jen, siblings, as kids before he passes away at the end of the ... [Read More…]

Hendrick Regional Blood Center hosted a blood drive on campus Tuesday. The drive was held in the parking lot between the Brown Library and Hardin Administration from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Two bloodmobiles will be available, and all donors will receive a T-shirt. This blood drive follows one another, where a record 91 donors showed up to give blood ... [Read More…]

Locals can purchase Abilene-Opoly at Walmart for $19.98. Abilene-Opoly is a board game based on the format of Monopoly. Players can land on spaces named after places in Abilene including the Mall of Abilene, Jacob’s Dream Sculpture, Paramount Theater and Abilene Zoo. Instead of landing in jail, players can end up in a ‘traffic ... [Read More…]

COBA is now accepting applications for students to study abroad in China in July 2019. Students who attend the trip will have the opportunity to take Global Entrepreneurship (MGMT 419) taught by Jim Litton, associate professor of business and director of Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, and a business law course taught by ... [Read More…]

The Maker Lab is offering instrument building workshops for $20 on certain Saturdays this year. The first workshop will be Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Maker Lab. The Strum Stick workshop will be the first in a series of instrumental workshops offered. Darren Wilson, director of the Maker Lab, said the first workshop had a ... [Read More…]

The Honors College will now allow student internships in Leipzig, Germany. Each year, Honors students apply to be interns in the College’s prestigious summer internship programs. The application process, requiring an essay and interview, results in a select few who use the spring semester to prepare for summers away from home. In previous ... [Read More…]

The Swing Cats hosted their eighth annual Fall Stomp on Nov. 2. The event consisted of a variety of swing dances, accompanied by live music from the Jazz band. The Fall Stomp was open to students and faculty and included a free dance lesson beforehand. "Swing Cats has been an integral part of my time here at ACU since freshman year," said ... [Read More…]

This past weekend at the Global CEO Conference, ACU CEO won the Global Chapter of the Year award for the fourth consecutive year, and Wildcat Ventures won the Best Revenue Generating Initiative Award. The CEO and Wildcat Ventures executive teams traveled to Kansas City, Missouri, to attend the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization Global ... [Read More…]