Dr. Phil Schubert challenged the ACU community to "outlive their lives" during his inaugural address Monday. "The outlive your life principle gets right to the heart of our ACU promise," Schubert said. "We make a promise that ACU will be a vibrant, innovative, Christ-centered environment that engages students in authentic, spiritual, intellectual ... [Read More…]
ACU welcomes large, high-scoring freshmen class
The 2010 freshmen class is one of the largest and highest achieving in university history, and Welcome Week organizers say they are working to connect them to the ACU community. The university will not disclose official enrollment numbers until the 12th day of classes, but Associate Vice President for Enrollment Buck James said the 2010 freshmen ... [Read More…]
Judge Ely Boulevard, Taylor Elementary construction coming to an end
Northeastern Abilene's extreme makeover is coming to an end after almost three months of construction on Judge Ely Boulevard and a complete renovation of Taylor Elementary School. Since May, the city has been repaving roads throughout town, including Judge Ely Boulevard, ACU's main entrance roadway. Cody Marshall, Abilene City Engineer, said he is ... [Read More…]
Incoming freshmen participate in giant Twister game
Incoming freshmen participated in a Texas-sized game of Twister on Tuesday afternoon, an ACU Welcome Week tradition. The class gathered in Moody Coliseum on a board comprised of 192 regular mats held together with white duct tape. The students twisted, turned and contorted their bodies into all forms of obscure shapes until the last remaining ... [Read More…]
ACU student brings African traditions to Abilene
The gymnasium at South Side Baptist Church was transformed into an African village on Friday afternoon, the first day of the traditional African wedding ceremony of ACU student Serge Gasore to Esperance Namuseke Gasore. The entire wedding spanned two days and incorporated both American and African traditions. In August 2005, Serge came to ACU ... [Read More…]
President Schubert creates new leadership teams
Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, created two leadership teams that he said will work together to determine the university's identity and vision for the future. He divided those tasks between two groups, the Senior Leadership Team and the new University Operating Cabinet. "We have a tremendous team of very talented, committed folks ... [Read More…]
Students stage protest during Rove’s visit
A group of students held a peaceful protest Tuesday when former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove spoke on campus. Rove spoke in the Bob and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center at an event hosted by the Taylor County Republican Party. The party rented the facility and the university did not sponsor Rove's visit. Jared Perkins, junior ... [Read More…]
AT&T grants ACU $1.8 million for mobile learning
AT&T is giving ACU $1.8 million to enhance mobile learning. The money will, in part, go toward construction for the AT&T Learning Studio beginning in August. "We're committed as a company to advancing the mission and cause of education so we look forward to working with ACU to help collaborate with them to help shape the next generation of ... [Read More…]
Wildcats win second straight LSC Conference Tournament
The Wildcats secured their second straight Lone Star Conference title with a 6-4 victory over Angelo State on Tuesday. The Wildcats finished the tournament 4-0 for the second season in a row. Angelo State is also the runner-up for the second season in a row. Head coach Britt Bonneau said the Wildcats' title streak adds to the program's ... [Read More…]
Money to deliver address at 2010 commencement services
A class of 517 undergraduate students and 148 graduate students will cross the stage in Moody Coliseum for May Commencement on Saturday. There will be two Commencement services. The first ceremony will start at 11 a.m. for graduates of the College of Biblical Studies, College of Business Administration, College of Education and Human Services and ... [Read More…]
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