ACU will join three major universities in the search for a better tomorrow. With Natura Resources’s help ACU, Georgia Institute of Technology, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin will form the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Research Alliance (NEXTRA). This $30.5 million collaboration will be the largest sponsored ... [Read More…]
Bean reduces to 50% capacity
The Bean has implemented new rules and regulations to better protect the university as the fall semester begins. The campus dining hall has put into place multiple new precautions for the semester, including a 50% capacity limit for students as well as safety training and personal protective equipment for all associates. “All associates are ... [Read More…]
Res Life creates guidelines for COVID-19
Residence Life has responded to the COVID-19 crisis by putting several guidelines in place for students and staff and restructuring other guidelines regarding resident assistants and events. One guideline impacting Res Life restricts visitations at all residence halls from non-residents – including family members and friends – from outside the ... [Read More…]
Students return to campus during COVID-19 pandemic
ACU will return to in-person instruction Monday, as the country continues to grapple the effects of COVID-19, which canceled all in-person instruction at ACU in the spring semester. The university has mandated face coverings in all buildings and outdoors when social distancing is not possible. ACU also intends to move online following ... [Read More…]
Spouse of faculty member sues Abilene city manager for $1 million
A faculty member's spouse who contracted COVID-19 in March has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the Abilene city manager for disclosure of private medical records. The plaintiff traveled to New York City March 4 and returned to Abilene four days later. Shortly after, rumors began circulating about an initial outbreak of the coronavirus in New ... [Read More…]
ACU pursuing independent fall schedule
The Department of Athletics is actively pursuing an independent schedule following the Southland conference's decision to postpone all fall sports for the spring semester Thursday. With the announcement, ACU football has no games scheduled for its season. The season-opener against Texas A&M was canceled July 30 following the SEC's decision ... [Read More…]
Study abroad programs canceled for the fall semester
The Senior Leadership Team canceled all study abroad programs for the fall semester amid a growing number of cases of COVID-19 across the nation. Nearly 30 students were expected to travel abroad and have been notified of the cancellations. Stephen Shewmaker, Executive Director of ACU Study Abroad, said students who were looking to study ... [Read More…]
40 percent of ACU students against mandatory face masks on campus, survey finds
Nearly 40 percent of ACU students believe the university should not mandate face coverings on campus, a new survey shows. The survey was conducted by the Optimist and distributed in conjunction with the Student Government Association. The survey, which had nearly 900 respondents, was conducted via social media from June 29 to July 5. Despite ... [Read More…]
ACU mandates face coverings in return-to-campus plan
University officials are mandating face coverings and moving the fall semester online after Thanksgiving break in its plan to safely reopen campus. Face coverings will be mandatory for all indoor spaces unless someone is alone in a private office. They will also be required outdoors when physical distancing is not possible. All residence halls ... [Read More…]
University forms first-ever diversity council
Five students and several faculty and staff will serve on the university's first-ever Diversity Council, aimed at promoting minority groups and ethnicities on campus. 13 members will serve on the Diversity Council. Five of the students on the council hold respective roles on campus. "This council will be invaluable as we generate ideas and ... [Read More…]
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