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Hailey bids farewell to full-time teaching

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Dr. Mel Hailey, professor emeritus of political science, has retired after over 40 years at the university. Hailey graduated from ACU in 1970 and, beginning in 1974, taught at both the collegiate and high school levels. Starting out as a social studies teacher at Cooper High School, Hailey accepted a position as a political science professor at ... [Read More…]

Hispanos Unidos’ Entra A La Plaza returns after a year of COVID-19

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With food trucks and a Selena cover band, Entra A La Plaza returned to campus last week. Hosted by Hispanos Unidos, the event encourages members of the Abilene community to celebrate Hispanic culture. “You don't have to be the same culture to support and celebrate us,” said Ashley Cortez, president of Hispanos Unidos.  COVID-19 turned ... [Read More…]

Winter snowstorm leads to lost trees on campus

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Last winter during what many affectionately refer to as the snowpocalypse, out of the 2600 trees on campus nearly 60 trees were lost on the main campus, with an additional 11 at Smith-Adams and 14 at Taylor Elementary. Scott Warren, the director of landscaping and grounds, has been working with landscape since he was 20 years old but he has been ... [Read More…]

Study Abroad Global Healthcare trip set to take place May

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Starting summer 2022, students will have the opportunity to study global healthcare in Leipzig, Germany as part of the study abroad program. The trip will feature courses such as Hearing Rehabilitation and Global Healthcare, all of which are intended to enrich the learning of pre-med students. According to Dr. Lynette Austin, director of  ... [Read More…]

Freshman Follies return to a normal, live performance

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Freshman Follies is underway this week back in it's original format after a year of COVID-19. Freshman Follies will hold two live performances Sept. 17-18. “We are luckily able to go back to our 2019 format,” Courtney McGaha, ACU student productions coordinator and graphic designer, said.  The format of the lip-syncing competition has been ... [Read More…]

Theatre premieres one-man play, ‘Tied’

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The Department of Theatre premiered Tied at Fulks Theatre on Saturday. Tied is a play set in 1963 after the death of four young Black girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. In the play Daniel, a devoted husband and father, has lost his youngest daughter to this tragedy. The one-man play was presented in a staged reading performance ... [Read More…]

Missions Week preparations in place

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Every year Halbert Missions Center hosts Missions Week - an event designed to serve those at ACU and beyond. Set to take place Sept. 20 -25, this year's event will feature favorites such as a coffee meet and greet, an interactive prayer night and service day. Notable additions include a Hispanos Unidos concert, local food trucks and guest ... [Read More…]

ACU achieves record enrollment

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ACU hit record total institutional enrollment for the fourth consecutive year, buoyed by growth in the number of students enrolled at ACU Dallas. Total enrollment is 5,334 students, 3,554 of which are students enrolled on the Abilene campus, according to the email sent Wednesday by Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university.  Of the ... [Read More…]

AES completes summer service trip to Nicaragua

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A group of students and staff traveled to Jinotega, Nicaragua for three weeks over the summer to install bio-sand water filters, dig sanitary composting latrines and tour local facilities. The group was from the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Wildcat Academics on Mission (WAM), an initiative of the Halbert Center for ... [Read More…]

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