The Maker Lab will bring together technology, science and art at its first ever Maker Fest. Maker Fest is a free event that is open to the public Thursday, March 31 from 4-9 p.m. in the Maker Lab. The event will showcase the creations of 12 makers from the ACU and Abilene maker communities while also giving attendees the opportunity to engage ... [Read More…]
China, India and the West course to be offered Fall 2016
A new course called China, India and the West will be available in the fall for students who are interested in taking a unique history course. Dr. Kelly Elliott, assistant professor in the History Department, will teach the class. "My Ph.D. is in modern British history," Elliott said. "I have done a lot of work in the empire, I have good ... [Read More…]
Frontier Texas hosts Tribute FilmFest
For the first time in 60 years, Abilene's very own Tribute Film Festival was held at Frontier Texas last weekend. The festival has been known in the past primarily for screening potential award winning short films, but there's more than meets the eye in this year's extravaganza. According to frontiertexas.com, the festival is "a three-day ... [Read More…]
SRWC to Rent Out New Equipment
The Student Recreation and Wellness Center now rents out equipment for hammocking, camping and paddleboarding. Douglas Sierra, senior information business major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, is in charge of renting equipment and said the it is top-of-the-line and people should be excited for this opportunity. "We have ENO double-net hammocks ... [Read More…]
Second annual Abilene City Limits benefits Wishing Well
The second annual Abilene City Limits will take place in Gardner's west lobby this Thursday from 8-10 p.m. Abilene City Limits is a benefit concert featuring several ACU student musicians along with free food and an opportunity to talk about the water crisis in the world today. All donations from the event go to the Wishing Well, an organization ... [Read More…]
Students create new YouTube talk show
A new talk show created by three ACU students featuring comical topics, serious issues and free prizes comes to Youtube March 17. Isaiah Tripp, sophomore multimedia major from Baltimore, Maryland, Matthew Connel, sophomore advertising and public relations major from Atlanta, Georgia, and Ashley Alfred, freshman convergence journalism major from ... [Read More…]
CEO members head to Honduras for spring break
The Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization will fly nine members to Honduras for a service trip over spring break. This will be the second year CEO has sent a group to Honduras. The group will be working alongside Mission Lazarus. Jarrod Brown, a founder of Mission Lazarus and ACU alum, puts the trip together for CEO. Mission Lazarus is a social ... [Read More…]
ACU Honors College to hold murder mystery dinner
The Honors College will host a Murder Mystery Dinner April 2 for the first time since 2012. Organized and cast by Honors students, the Murder Mystery Dinner allows for audience participation because attendees will get to vote on who they think the murderer is. "This event gives students the chance to take a break from the everyday stress of ... [Read More…]
Administration to reconsider iPad requirements
The Office of Educational Technology will not change iPad requirements for Fall 2016, but will consider the change for 2017. The office sent a survey to all students and started discussions with faculty and staff this semester. Marisa Beard, director of educational technology, said a survey was sent last year, but they needed more data to make a ... [Read More…]
Maker Lab to welcome local students for camp
The Maker Lab will host a camp for middle school and high school students in June. The Maker Lab's intention is to introduce some of the basic digital fabrication tools. The camp is designed to teach campers the principles of science, engineering, technology and creativity. The campers will have a chance to learn how to use advanced tools such ... [Read More…]
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