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University outranks other Texas schools in World Report

September 11, 2019 by Allison Harrell

ACU has outranked other Texas universities in U.S. News & World Report’s new benchmark and climbed nine spots in the regional rankings from last year. The university received its highest overall Western Region ranking in history at 12th in the U.S. News & World Report's 2020 "America's Best Colleges." Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the ... [Read More…]

Law requires employees to report sexual assault incidents

September 7, 2019 by Allison Harrell

University employees are now required by law to promptly report incidents regarding sexual harassment and assault against a student or another employee as of Sept. 1. Senate Bill 212, which went into effect Sept. 1, says all employees of an institution, public or private, must "promptly report" any reports made to them involving the sexual ... [Read More…]

Maker Lab, Innovation Foundry to bring back ‘Maker Monday’

September 7, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

The Maker Lab and Innovation Foundry will partner for the third year to host a series of workshops for students and faculty. The workshops are designed to help beginners to intermediates who are interested in using Adobe software. The Maker Lab workshop is called Maker Monday, and the first session begins on Sept. 23 upstairs in the Brown ... [Read More…]

China no longer accepts plastic and glass from US

September 7, 2019 by Andrew Norsworthy

For the first time in decades, China is no longer receiving plastics and glass from the U.S. for recycling. China's reason for the change is the plastics from the U.S. are not sorted properly. This has resulted in China spending more money in order to sort out plastics before processing. Plastics are separated into subsets due to different ... [Read More…]

Online undergrad degrees exceed enrollment expectations

September 7, 2019 by Dillon Daniel

Enrollment in the ACU Dallas online undergraduate programs has surpassed expectations. Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for the Dallas campus Stephen Johnson said they originally projected 25 students across the Bachelor of Science in psychology and the Bachelor of Science in information technology administration programs but said ... [Read More…]

Financial Aid plans new workshops to inform students of scholarship opportunities

September 6, 2019 by Bryce Lurkens

Financial Counseling and Student Services is offering new programs to help current students better understand the scholarships available to them. "We are providing new programs this year to better assist students," said Jordan Jones, associate director of financial counseling and student services. "We have a financial town hall meeting on Sept. ... [Read More…]

Experiential Learning Center opens in library

September 3, 2019 by Allison Harrell

The Center for Careers and Experiential Learning has been added to the Brown Library to include the Career Center, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Research and Halbert Institute for Missions and Global Service. The Center for Careers and Experiential Learning is located in the front, left entrance of the library. It will be a central location on ... [Read More…]

Three faculty members receive 2019-20 Digital Scholars Grant

August 30, 2019 by Allison Harrell

Three faculty members have received a grant by the University Library Committee to encourage digital research at ACU. Dr. Lynette Austin, Nick Tatum and Dr. Trey Shirley were awarded a year-long grant funding program called the Digital Scholars Grant. The grant is intended to encourage faculty research and learning within their specific fields ... [Read More…]

Maslow Coffee Company weathers summer

August 30, 2019 by Andrew Norsworthy

Maslow Coffee Company continues to grow and prosper from its opening in March of 2019. The coffee company, located near the ACU campus police station, is still open for business. Business for Maslow’s dwindled during the summer months due to students leaving school and going back home. However, the numbers in terms of profit and growth during ... [Read More…]

Study Abroad lines up program offerings

August 30, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

Several faculty members will be leading Study Abroad trips during the upcoming semesters. The Study Abroad Program travels to three different countries throughout the year. The three locations are in Oxford, England, Leipzig, Germany, and Montevideo, Uruguay. In fall of 2019, the professors attending Leipzig are Dr. Mark Phillips, professor ... [Read More…]