Dr. Kent Brantly will share his story of surviving the Ebola virus Friday. Brantly and his wife, Amber, return to ACU for Homecoming and will speak at Chapel on and at the Chapel forum at 4 p.m in Moody Coliseum. "They will share their incredible story and the impact it has had on their lives," said Grant Rampy, director of public relations ... [Read More…]
SA bill heats things up in the library
At the Students' Association meeting on Wednesday night, Congress passed a bill unanimously to fund a microwave in the library for general student use. SA will pay $459 out of its congressional project fund for the microwave, the microwave cart and electrical wiring. The senior class vice president, Stephen Estrada, presented the bill. "A ... [Read More…]
Physics professor receives prestigious award
Dr. Donald Isenhower has been honored by the American Physical Society for his undergraduate research done for the physics program. Isenhower, professor of engineering and physics, received the 2015 Prize to A Faculty Member For Research In An Undergraduate Institution and was chosen for the award out of 750 physics programs across the ... [Read More…]
GradeFirst app is so far unsuccessful
The new athlete tutoring app, GradeFirst, hasn't been functioning as well as the athletic department had originally hoped. The app, intended for use among student athletes, enables them to schedule tutoring sessions to help when they miss class for games or practice. However, the system has had errors when trying to schedule ... [Read More…]
Students to experience Silicon Valley corporate culture
The Griggs Center and School of IT & Computing will co-sponsor a student trip to Silicon Valley over fall break, giving students an opportunity to experience the entrepreneurial world in a new environment. "The trip intentionally tries to involve both business and technology students, giving them exposure to the entrepreneurial process from ... [Read More…]
Red Thread to start book club
The ACU Red Thread Movement is expanding its student interaction on campus this semester by starting a book club. "We're going to be reading a book called Inside the Business of Trafficking and it's going to take a look at the business side of it," Moses said. "It's a really cool opportunity for students to learn why people sell other human ... [Read More…]
ACU to host 2015 Christian Scholars Conference
The Christian Scholars Conference will take place at ACU in June 2015. The conference will be June 3-5. The theme is One World: Remapping Culture, Trade, Information and Faith. There will be four sessions led by Phillip Jenkins, Christian Wiman, Randall Balmer and Tavis Smiley. "The mission of the Christian Scholars' Conference is to create ... [Read More…]
Layers of a Legacy
On Robert Oglesby's office shelf sit scholarly books of every length about Christian ministry along with with framed pictures from family vacations beside group photos of himself with colleagues and students. All receive prominent placement at the front of the shelves. And each item adds to the layers of Oglesby's life. On these same shelves, ... [Read More…]
Laptop kiosk set to open by finals
Team 55 will soon be opening a laptop kiosk. Eric Lemmons, Team 55 manager, said the new kiosk will allow students to check out laptops through an automated system. "Since Team 55 is not open all the times the library is open, we wanted to provide a way for students to check out laptops when we are not there," he said. "It's very much like a ... [Read More…]
Flag football season heats up down the stretch
We've hit the homestretch of the flag football season and there's little sign of any team slowing down. Of course, a few teams never really got started, so slowing down isn't an option for them in the first place. I'm looking at you, Thunder Ducks and Boyz in Motion. Only a week remains in the regular season and many teams are fighting for ... [Read More…]
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