Students at multimedia agency 99 West are working to create a promotional kickstarter campaign video for a client’s compact grill invention, scheduled for completion by Thanksgiving break. 99 West is a co-curricular activity for multimedia majors that was established in the Spring of 2013. 99 West gives students professional multimedia experience ... [Read More…]

Wildcats participate in Abilene Heart Walk to raise money and awareness of the risks and dangers that heart disease brings for all people. The Wildcats put together a team of participants for the event. Emerald Cassidy, the director of public relations and media relations at ACU, organized the Wildcats team for the event. The Heart Walk is the ... [Read More…]

Dr. Richard Beck, department chair and professor of the Department of Psychology, is having a book launch for his sixth book, “Trains, Jesus and Murder: The Gospel According to Johnny Cash,” at Maslow's Nov. 14. The event will consist of Beck reading from selections of the book, reflecting on what they mean with acoustic sets played in between ... [Read More…]

Last week, the first year graduate students of the Intro to Making class in the Occupational Therapy program finished up their second project of the year: making prosthetic hands. Lillie Thomas, assistant professor of occupational therapy has lead the Intro to Making class for two years now. However, the class was originally created by Neil ... [Read More…]

The ministry internship fair, designed to connect students with jobs in churches over the summer, took place Nov. 5 in the Hunter Welcome Center.  The event targets missions and ministry Bible majors, but any student who wished to get connected with a church for a potential internship through the fair could. The internships are normally 10-12 ... [Read More…]

The ACU Democrats will host a gun control and law panel at 7 p.m. on Nov. 13 in BSB 114. This panel will include police chief Jimmy Ellison, Dr. Daniel Morrison, assistant professor of sociology, Mollie Spaulding, founder of Moms Demand Action in Abilene, and Shane McClung-Hunter, second amendment advocate. “I’m excited to be part of the panel,” ... [Read More…]

ACU’s Pickleball club is set to host a tournament to help raise funds for the organization at 3 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The pickleball tournament is an event which provides the group with exposure to the game and development of the organization. Co-President Emily Sherrill, a senior nursing major from ... [Read More…]

The start of this November was greeted with the numerous works of art from some of ACU’s students, put on display in the Shore Art Gallery on campus. In May, 16 students from the department were hand-selected to accompany Dr. Dan McGregor, associate professor of art and design, for two and a half weeks abroad in Leipzig, Germany. The purpose of ... [Read More…]

Plans to increase parking in downtown Abilene are under review by the city council and business managers.  Donna Albus, city council member, and Robert Hanna, city manager, said parking downtown has been an issue for a while now. “Parking has long been a problem in downtown Abilene and the recent increase in property redevelopment has made it ... [Read More…]