Students elected 51 new representatives to serve as Congress members for the 2015-2016 school year. Because of some technical difficulties, Students' Association was unable to use the vote.acu.edu online voting system for the election, resulting in a lower voter turnout than recent semesters. The executive cabinet found out the site would be ... [Read More…]
Purple Fridays mean return of old tradition
Among the many changes Wildcat Week brought to campus this year has been the return of purple shirt Fridays. While brainstorming ways to revamp what was formerly known as Welcome Week, Caddie Coupe, director of new student programs, and her seven student directors decided to look back before working forward. "It's not a new tradition," Coupe ... [Read More…]
Clowder sees decrease since initiative start
Now in its third year, the university's Feral Cat Initiative has trapped, neutered and released 100 cats. Started in spring 2013, the initiative is part of the Department of Facilities and Campus Management's goal to create a more sustainable cat population on campus. At present, 63 known cats live on campus, with five new litters born during the ... [Read More…]
Midnight Worship sees record numbers
Midnight Worship has seen a growth in attendance for the start of the school year. A record 545 students attended the first event on Aug. 28. Brittany Coons, senior advertising and public relations major from Cedar Park, said this was a large number compared to last year's average attendance of 150-200 students. Coons has been the outreach ... [Read More…]
Summit to begin under new leadership
Summit will return for its 109th year in just more than a week under a team of first-time leaders. Summit is an annual lectureship series sponsored by the university that draws in hundreds of religious leaders and people to share ideas. This year's Summit will take place Sept. 20-23 with the theme, "Same Mind, United in Imitating Jesus," which ... [Read More…]
Canvas commitment brushes away confusion
When Dr. Marisa Beard began working at ACU last June, she was shocked that the current learning technology environment created so much confusion for faculty and students. "OpenClass was being used, the free version of Canvas, the free version of Blackboard, Moodle and then even Wordpress," said Dr. Marisa Beard, director of instructional ... [Read More…]
West Texas Fair and Rodeo returns to Abilene
The 117th annual West Texas Fair and Rodeo returns to the Taylor County Expo Center Thursday through Sept. 19. The fair includes several carnival rides, a beauty pageant, a petting zoo, concession stands, concerts and exhibits for events including everything from livestock shows to calligraphy. Locals can submit their own artwork and food to be ... [Read More…]
Wildcats by the Numbers
The total number of enrolled students at ACU, both undergraduate and graduate, is 4,544. The freshman class has the highest amount of students currently enrolled at 1,070 students, the sophomore class has 848 students, juniors come in at 791 students and seniors have 930 students enrolled. There are more women on campus than men, with 1,969 women ... [Read More…]
Wildcats partner with Nike for five-year deal
The ACU Department of Athletics has agreed to a five-year deal with Nike to begin on July 1, 2016. Athletic director Lee De Leon unveiled the new partnership with the world's leading athletics apparel company at a press conference in the Teague Special Events Center Thursday afternoon. "Very rarely do you have the opportunity to partner with a ... [Read More…]
Honors College rolls out summer D.C. program
The Honors College will begin a new immersive internship experience in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2016. ACU Honors in D.C. will have spots for eight honors students to live together, earn colloquium credit and intern with various organizations throughout the Capital. Dr. Jason Morris, dean of the Honors College, said he noticed ACU ... [Read More…]
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