SGA has teamed up with TerraCycle, a waste management company to offer recycling bins throughout the Campus Center. TerraCycle provides the recycling bins, picks them up after an allotted amount of time and goes through the recycling process. Amy Brock, vice president of SGA and senior communication major from Arlington, said this project was ... [Read More…]
University distributing over $1.5 million in CARES funding for student aid
The university received $4.6 million in CARES funding from the most recent federal stimulus bill, and at least $1.5 million will be exclusively for student aid. $1.5 million is the minimum the university has to allow for students, but they are putting a priority on student aid. "We can allow students to use this towards their balances to help ... [Read More…]
ACU asking for additional Care Coordinator volunteers
Students who test positive for COVID-19 or have to isolate or quarantine will be assigned a care coordinator to help them in their process, but ACU is asking for more volunteers. Care coordinators help students and give them support while in isolation or quarantine. Some coordinators will give them home-cooked meals or items that they need ... [Read More…]
Pruett Center’s aging photo contest deadline approaches
The Pruett Gerontology Center's "Images of Aging" contest, which opened on Oct. 5, will close on Feb. 19. Suzie Macaluso, director of the Pruett Gerontology Center and associate professor of sociology, emphasized the importance of the contest. "Aging is something that we will all experience and yet we hold negative stereotypes and images of ... [Read More…]
Young Alumni series shifts virtual in the spring
Tim Holt, senior production editor for Dude Perfect, will serve as the first speaker for the Virtual Young Alumni series hosted by the Student Alumni Association this Spring. A graduate of ACU (‘15), Holt has a degree in digital entertainment and a minor in digital media and finished his final semester at the Los Angeles Film Studies ... [Read More…]
Edwards Resident Director assisted in Abilene school name changes
Zach Snyder, the Resident Director of Edwards Hall, created a petition that would later spark the push to rename several schools named after Confederate leaders in Abilene. "I started a petition and posted it on Facebook and went to bed fully expecting it to be ignored," Snyder said. "I woke up to it being a top story in the local news and ... [Read More…]
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Zooms in with Lynay students
After the Provost's Office announced how classes would be socially distanced for the fall semester, Brad Benham, director of Lynay, started planning a new format for events with speakers. "We began thinking of how social distancing and masks would impact our program," Benham said. "We normally meet in three groups of 100 students, but we ... [Read More…]
ACE Sushi arrives to campus for additional dining option
Ace Sushi opened Monday in the former Breakfast Co. space to offer students an additional dining option. The staff will serve a wide food variety from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the McGlothlin Campus Center to provide Japanese and Asian fare. “We want to offer a lot of choices for people,” said David Casida, senior director of dining services. ... [Read More…]
1 in 3 undergraduates did not fulfill fall Chapel requirements
About 1 in 3 undergraduate students failed to complete their Chapel requirements during the fall semester. The Office of Student Life temporarily suspended Chapel probation in the fall because of challenges with quarantines and fewer attendance opportunities than a regular semester. Dr. Ryan Richardson, associate vice president of student ... [Read More…]
ACU Dining expands grab-and-go option at the Bean
The Bean continues to undergo changes to protect the health and safety of its guests during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the start of the pandemic in March, ACU has made an extensive number of changes to ensure a safe return for students to campus in August. ACU Dining has implemented various different changes and opportunities for safe ... [Read More…]
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