Abilene Young Professionals (AYP) will host a networking event at Wildcat Stadium on Thursday. AYP is a program of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce dedicated to helping establish a young professional community in the Big Country. AYP is led by young professionals to attract, retain and engage other young professionals. AYP hosts After Five ... [Read More…]

With the school year starting, a variety of businesses, local and corporate, offer discounts to students with a valid ID or email. "Last semester I went to Hashi every week with a friend on student nights for friend dates," said Hattie Johnson Senior Pyschology major from Abilene. Local Discounts Rosa’s: New taco Tuesdays requires no ... [Read More…]

Former Lipscomb senior vice president for student life Scott McDowell has taken over as the new vice president of student life, succeeding Dr. Chris Riley, assistant provost for institutional research and SACSCOC liaison. McDowell served at Lipscomb for 20 years after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Bible from Freed-Hardeman University, a ... [Read More…]

As graduation approaches, international students prepare for another transition, having already transitioned from life in their native countries to college life in the United States. Before leaving, however, a few international students reminisced on their time at ACU and their experiences here. “My best experience at ACU has been Welcome Week,” ... [Read More…]

The Faculty Senate approved a college proposal to change the title of instructor, used for non-tenure-track and non-tenured faculty, to offer more stability and flexibility of terminology. Dr. Greg Straughn, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, authored the proposal to remove the current rank of instructor and replace it with the rank of ... [Read More…]

More than 50 students were sent out across six continents to participate in WorldWide Witness this past summer, continuing to expand the program's influence in the world. WorldWide Witness is an internship program that gives students an opportunity to take the skills they learn in the classrooms of ACU and apply them to places in need, ... [Read More…]

ACU hired 22 new faculty members between the main and Dallas campuses, and eight faculty members received tenure last year. The university has grown from one doctoral program, doctorate of ministry on the main campus, to three after the graduate program expansion at ACU Dallas, which now includes a doctorate of education and a doctorate of ... [Read More…]

Maslow Coffee will occupy the old Bitsy's Flower Shop, a building that has been vacant for almost five years. Since February, workers have been renovating the building and plan to open at the end of September. Bitsy's Flower Shop closed in 2013, when Bitsy Gregory decided it was time to quit and retire. The building went through stages of ... [Read More…]

The student life office hired April Napier as the new director of the office of multicultural affairs following the resignation of Prentice Ashford. Napier spent the past six years in diversity and multicultural initiatives. She was the chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the Undergraduate Student Government at Ohio State ... [Read More…]

Fall rushing will begin the week of Sept. 9 with women's teas taking place that Sunday. Teas are mandatory for all sophomore and junior women interested in rushing and pledging. The deadline for women to sign up to pledge is Thursday at midnight. The deadline for men to sign up to pledge is Wednesday at midnight. Those are hard deadlines, ... [Read More…]