Monday’s Chapel continued the Abilene community’s response to the tragedy that struck 16 ACU representatives on Friday. The gathering offered members of ACU as well as family of the victims a chance to mourn – especially for the life of Anabel Reid. Moody Coliseum was nearly filled with students, faculty, staff and visitors who came to show ... [Read More…]
ACU alumni open My Sister’s House boutique
This week, My Sister's House, a women's consignment sale, filled 181 Pine Street with racks and shelves brimming with second-hand clothes, accessories and furniture. Sisters Kate Stover and Summer Walters, both ACU alum, started My Sister's House two years ago and are now in the middle of their fourth sale. "This is something that we wanted to ... [Read More…]
Beloved ACU student remembered for sweet spirit, heart of service
Anabel Reid, who friends describe as a woman who had a unique passion for children and serving others, died Friday after the shuttle bus accident on U.S. Highway 83 just south of Ballinger. She was 19. Reid was among 12 students, three faculty members and one faculty spouse who were traveling to Medina Children’s Home for the Department of ... [Read More…]
University responds quickly to crisis
The ACU community grieves the tragic death of sophomore Anabel Reid, environmental science major from Petersburg, who passed away in the ACU shuttle bus accident Friday. The bus was en route to Medina Children’s Home on a mission trip with a group of students and faculty from the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science. The tragic ... [Read More…]
Damaged shuttle bus removed from highway
The shuttle bus carrying 12 ACU students, three faculty members and one faculty member’s spouse involved in a accident on Highway 83, has been towed from the scene for investigation, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The shuttle bus, which was destroyed in the accident, was a white 2009 Ford E450 Super Duty Aerotech 24 passenger ... [Read More…]
Campus gathers at Beauchamp for prayer vigil
A prayer vigil took place Friday evening at the Beauchamp Ampitheater for those who wished to reflect on today’s bus crash. ACU students and community members attended to pray for all those affected. Dr. Mark Hamilton, associate dean of the Graduate School of Theology, led the service with songs and invited other ACU staff members to pray over the ... [Read More…]
Students respond to bus accident
Students were shocked when news broke on campus that students and faculty were involved in a bus accident this afternoon. A total of 16 ACU-affiliated passengers, including students, faculty and the spouse of a faculty member, were on their way to Medina Children's Home for a service project when their 24-passenger bus rolled off the highway, ... [Read More…]
One dead, many injured in ACU bus accident
Anabel Reid, 19-year-old sophomore environmental science major from Petersburg, was pronounced dead at the scene after an accident on U.S. Highway 83 near Ballinger involving a shuttle bus transporting 12 Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science students, three faculty members and a faculty spouse from ACU to Medina. The one-vehicle ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Bus crash claims life of student, injures many
16 students and faculty from the ACU Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences were traveling to the Medina Children's Home for their annual service trip. Their bus drifted off the highway, flipped end-over-end into the right-hand ditch and landed on it's wheels with almost the entire body ripped away from the frame. Anabel Reid, 19, ... [Read More…]
Varner announces resignation
Jeanine Varner, provost of the university, announced this morning she will be stepping down from her position, effective this fall. "I am sorry to announce that at the end of this academic year, I will complete my service as ACU's Provost," Varner said in an email sent out today. "I have loved working with the capable, devoted faculty, and I have ... [Read More…]
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