The ACU Rodeo lives to see another year despite the fuss over whether the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences should be dissolved. I thought it was definitely dissolved. The Faculty council has officially dropped the proposal to get rid of the Ag department. Whether this is a temporary or a long-term decision will be answered ... [Read More…]
Engineering students form new club
Students in the Department of Engineering and Physics have begun a new club to explore and practice different skills in the engineering field. The club, called the Engineering Students' Association, is not yet officially recognized by Student Life, but meetings are taking place and plans are in the works for new projects. Francisco Teran, ... [Read More…]
Club rivalries highlight intramural basketball finals
The intramural basketball season ended Thursday night with its own version of March Madness. All season long, the social club teams lagged behind the non-club teams, kind of like how I am lagging behind in my homework and classes at this point in the semester. But if intramural basketball can tell us anything, it's that it's not how you start, ... [Read More…]
ACU Press moves into Brown Library
During the first few weeks of December, ACU Press moved out of its offices on Campus Court and into the former faculty lounge just off the front foyer in the Brown Library. The change of offices marked the beginning of a revamped partnership between Brown Library and ACU Press in a move initiated by the university. The move will change ... [Read More…]
Online graduate MFT program to launch in summer
The Department of Marriage and Family Therapy will offer an online graduate MFT program starting this summer, in addition to the residential graduate program. The program will feature three degree tracks and will be facilitated through ACU's new learning management system, Canvas. The Department of Marriage and Family Therapy has been ... [Read More…]
On-campus bike rental business grows quickly
UBikes, the on-campus bike rental service that launched last semester, added more bikes to its fleet this week. The student-run business, whose parent company is Wildcat Ventures, saw enough demand in its first four months of operation, allowing it to purchase five new mountain bikes and two new cruiser bikes, bringing its total inventory to 15 ... [Read More…]
ACU hires firm to study millennials
ACU is three months into a semester-long partnership with Barna Group, a research group surveying the student body and providing resources for the university to better engage in students' spiritual development. Barna Group, founded in 1984, tracks cultural and spiritual trends, offering statistics, resources, seminars and custom research to ... [Read More…]
Transhumanist presidential candidate speaks to BCOR
Two sections of BCOR 310, God and the Good Life, heard from guest speaker Zoltan Istvan, the 2016 presidential candidate for the Transhumanist Party, the Friday before spring break. Transhumanism is the idea that human experience and capacity can be greatly enhanced by the use of technology and making those technologies widely available. It is a ... [Read More…]
Student ‘stick’ their love for ACU in Campus Center
The Student Alumni Association showed appreciation to ACU donors by flooding the Campus Center with notes written by students. "We want I Love ACU day to become a day that students look forward to," said Alex Abston, vice president of SAA. "It is an easy way to give back to ACU and show our appreciation for people who pour into our campus ... [Read More…]
KACU asks listeners to ‘reset the preset’
KACU-FM has changed its frequency to 89.5 and will begin relocating its tower to reach a larger audience. The station is located on the campus of Abilene Christian University and is an NPR affiliate. video/editing by Kynzie Newman ... [Read More…]
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