The university has cancelled an A Cappella Chorus tour trip to Seattle, Washington, due to an increase in risk for contraction of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, sent out a campus-wide email on Wednesday around 1 p.m. explaining the university’s continual monitoring of the virus and advising against ... [Read More…]
ACU Dallas to add online undergrad business degrees
ACU Dallas will add two online undergraduate degree programs in marketing and management in partnership with the College of Business Administration. The online degree programs were approved by the faculty of COBA, the Academic Council of COBA and by the Academic Council of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The CGPS in Dallas ... [Read More…]
New changes coming to fall Study Abroad
A new house in Oxford, England, and new program tracks in Montevideo, Uruguay, are among the new changes coming to Study Abroad in the fall. In Oxford, ACU is renovating a recently purchased house that can accommodate up to 25 students. Cassidy Miller, the study abroad coordinator, says the new house is just one block over from the houses ACU ... [Read More…]
The Bean pushes straw-less campaign
The Bean is using its new straw-less campaign to try to push students towards a positive environmental impact. Straws are used by millions of people every day, but many fail to consider the environmental impacts that they have. Straws and other trash often end up in our oceans, polluting the water and harming sea life. The Bean ... [Read More…]
Big Purple Marching Band receives new uniforms after 17 years
The Big Purple Marching Band will be updating their look as they plan to order new uniforms for the first time in 17 years. Dr. Brandon Houghtalen, director of the Big Purple Marching Band, said the old uniforms have been a mainstay with the band for a long time. “The Uniforms that we are currently wearing were designed in coordination with ... [Read More…]
Designers: From a shoe to an art show
During her freshman year as an art major at ACU, Myra Castillo walked into a senior art show intimidated, knowing she'd have four short years before exhibiting in a show herself. "It was really intimidating because I would ask juniors and seniors to look at their projects and think there is no way I can do this," Castillo, senior interior ... [Read More…]
ISA to host annual food festival, celebrating 15 countries
The International Student Association is hosting their annual food festival at 6 p.m. on March 21 in the Hunter Welcome Center. Sofia Ramirez, a junior political science major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and ISA president, said they are expecting a full capacity of 250 people at the event. Thirteen to 15 different countries will be represented ... [Read More…]
Moore publishes sequel to hit children’s book
Dr. Steven Moore, associate professor of language and literature and director of the McNair Scholars program, published his second book, Theodore and the Yellow Balloon, Tuesday. A sequel to the children’s book Theodore Thumbs, published in 2014, the book hosts the same characters as the previous and contains another powerful message about the ... [Read More…]
Bowman chosen as new director of OMA
Ryan Bowman, former associate director of spiritual formation and Title IX investigator and case manager, has been chosen as the Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. After a nationwide search that began in October of 2019, the Office of Student Life and a 12-person search committee narrowed down applicants and selected Bowman. "It ... [Read More…]
LCU selects McDowell as next president
Dr. Scott McDowell, vice president for student life, has accepted the position of president of Lubbock Christian University, effective April 1. McDowell has served on campus for two years, overseeing spiritual formation on campus, residence life, student organizations, student dining, multicultural affairs, career services, student productions, ... [Read More…]
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