Students have the opportunity to pursue on-campus jobs that allow them to experience the environment and benefits that off-campus jobs may not offer. Jenaveve Anderson, junior child and family services major from El Paso, is the student team lead for Wildcat Central and said she loves her job and being able to help students and parents is her ... [Read More…]

As 44 students prepare to leave for their semester study abroad in Leipzig, Oxford and Montevideo, the Office of International Programs and Study Abroad has adjusted the length of the semester trip and is exploring locations in Spain to replace the South America program. The trip to Oxford will led by Dr. Shelly Sanders, professor of English, and ... [Read More…]

The school year will officially begin on Monday with the 119th Opening Assembly. The Opening Assembly will consist of a reading of Paul’s sermon on Mars Hill, singing, music performed by the Big Purple Marching band, Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, announcing the start of the school year and an address by Justice Jeff Boyd, a ... [Read More…]

Mabee Hall is the most recently renovated addition to the Freshman Village. Construction of the former Sikes Hall concluded this summer, and rooms opened up for the 2024-25 incoming class this fall. Zach Snyder, director of residence life, said he has high hopes for this dorm.  “Mabee Hall represents our ongoing commitment to enhancing the ... [Read More…]

The Office of Spiritual Life will begin the school year with a leadership structure and a new theme. After pausing the search for a new university chaplain, Dr. Ryan Richardson, vice president for student life, began to look at two people already involved in ACU spiritual formation. “I started to notice that between Nathan Kranz and Avory ... [Read More…]

With the official closure of Mabee Hall, the renovated Sikes Hall will take on the title of Mabee Hall. The new Mabee Hall will be open to house freshman women and men students in August 2024. This hall is the third and final installment of the Freshman Village project. Initiated in 2020, a series of residence hall renovations occurred on the ... [Read More…]

The university has delayed its deadline for admission for a month – to June 1 – as it has struggled to get financial aid information from the federal government. The FAFSA Simplification Act has led to a significant overhaul of the processes and systems used to award federal student aid, and every university is delayed in sending out the net ... [Read More…]

Alli Dimmitt, senior political science major from Naples, Florida, was named Miss ACU, and Parker Carson, senior biology major from Turkey, was awarded Mr. ACU award by the Student Government Association at the Senior Candlelight Sendoff on Sunday. Dimmitt said she was grateful to receive the award from her fellow students. "I just feel ... [Read More…]