Bill Waugh, ACU alumnus, former ACU trustee and founder of the Taco Bueno fast food chain, died Tuesday in Dallas where he lived. Waugh, 79, graduated from ACU in 1959 with a degree in fine arts. It was that same artistic eye and an innovative business sense that led him to launch several successful restaurant chains across the Southwest ... [Read More…]
Chapel exemptions not exempt from change
The Chapel Office has modified its exemption policies for this semester, allowing students greater leeway to fulfill their credit requirements. The new exemption policy is designed to make it easier for students with schedule conflicts to satisfy the Chapel requirement and remain off Chapel probation. Mark Jackson, associate director of ... [Read More…]
Committee selects Canvas to replace OpenClass
Students have entered their final semester of the OpenClass learning management system (LMS), as a committee of faculty members decided to fully switch to Canvas for the fall 2015 semester. Some classes began using Canvas this semester. The JMC 495 Internship class started using it to keep attendance and grades. The change to Canvas continues ... [Read More…]
Sanctify getting a fresh start
The dance team Sanctify is getting a fresh start this semester. The club will conduct dance tryouts from 2-5 p.m. Saturday in Studio B of the Money Student Recreation and Wellness center. The mission of Sanctify is to redeem the image of hip-hop and glorify God through dance. While the club did not perform last semester, it did not ... [Read More…]
Online sexual assault and harassment course still available
The deadline to be entered in a drawing for three $100 Starbucks Coffee Company gift cards for taking the sexual assault course ended Monday and winners were chosen Tuesday. Before winter break, the Office of Student Life sent an email to students requesting they take an online sexual assault course as part of a legal requirement. "The purpose of ... [Read More…]
Stadium fundraiser to sell bricks and seats
The Office of Advancement will sell seats and bricks to raise money for the new football and soccer stadiums. So far, donors have committed $19.7 million, $10.3 million short of the $30 million goal, advancement officials said. "The fundraising campaign related to the athletic stadia is designed to create awareness of opportunities and needs ... [Read More…]
Professors react to French attack
The two-man double terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo has left millions disturbed, including two ACU professors who have family residing in Paris. The French magazine features satirical cartoons, jokes and reports targeted toward political leaders and political matters. Last week, the magazine published a cartoon that depicted Muhammad, a Muslim ... [Read More…]
Montevideo program welcomes three students
As ACU said goodbye to its study abroad students Wednesday morning, Montevideo, Uruguay was getting ready to welcome its smallest group of students yet. Only three students, all of them women, committed to study abroad at the Montevideo site this spring. "Things like this are kind of cyclical, and it's hard to explain," said Stephen ... [Read More…]
Honors College to select new Dean
Dr. Jennifer Shewmaker and Dr. Jason Morris have been selected by the Provost's Office as the two candidates for position of dean of the Honors College. The candidates will begin the final interview process next week said Allison Spencer, academic coordinator of the Honors College. According to an email sent out by the chair of the Honors ... [Read More…]
GSP preserves memories and chairs in Walling
Members of Gamma Sigma Phi descended on Walling Lecture Hall Dec. 12 to remove and preserve parts of their storied meeting place. The GSP officer team, headed by former club president Drew Ritchie from Lake Jackson, approached the ACU administration and the Department of Mathematics to inquire about preserving part of Walling. The two parties ... [Read More…]
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