Despite stringent health and safety requirements, new students had many opportunities to explore the activities and organizations available to them throughout Wildcat Week. Planned events included paddle boarding, time at Maxx Air Trampoline Park, axe throwing, a movie at the Paramount Theater, introductions to campus organizations and more. In ... [Read More…]
Army headlines revised fall schedule
The Wildcat football team will travel to West Point, New York, Oct. 3 to face Army for the first time in program history. The game also will be just the team's second time against a military academy. The Wildcats lost to Air Force 37-21 in the 2016 season-opener. The Wildcats also added two additional games Friday against UTEP Sept. 19 and ... [Read More…]
NEXT leading $30.5 million nuclear research collaboration
ACU will join three major universities in the search for a better tomorrow. With Natura Resources’s help ACU, Georgia Institute of Technology, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin will form the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Research Alliance (NEXTRA). This $30.5 million collaboration will be the largest sponsored ... [Read More…]
Res Life creates guidelines for COVID-19
Residence Life has responded to the COVID-19 crisis by putting several guidelines in place for students and staff and restructuring other guidelines regarding resident assistants and events. One guideline impacting Res Life restricts visitations at all residence halls from non-residents – including family members and friends – from outside the ... [Read More…]
Spouse of faculty member sues Abilene city manager for $1 million
A faculty member's spouse who contracted COVID-19 in March has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the Abilene city manager for disclosure of private medical records. The plaintiff traveled to New York City March 4 and returned to Abilene four days later. Shortly after, rumors began circulating about an initial outbreak of the coronavirus in New ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Traditional candlelight devotional moves to Wildcat Stadium
The class of '24 continued the long-standing Wildcat Week tradition of the candlelight devotional on Tuesday night. For the first time, students walked from Moody Coliseum into Wildcat Stadium as their parents, friends and fellow students sang over them. ... [Read More…]
Gallery: New students begin Wildcat Week with move-in
Incoming freshman started Wildcat Week by moving into their residence halls on Sunday with the assistance of parents, friends and Wildcat Week volunteers. Students were limited to two guests in their rooms during the move-in process, and all volunteers wore masks throughout the day. ... [Read More…]
ACU pursuing independent fall schedule
The Department of Athletics is actively pursuing an independent schedule following the Southland conference's decision to postpone all fall sports for the spring semester Thursday. With the announcement, ACU football has no games scheduled for its season. The season-opener against Texas A&M was canceled July 30 following the SEC's decision ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Historic outdoor commencement celebrates class of 2020
For the first time since 1967, three outdoor commencement ceremonies honored graduates on Friday and undergraduates on Saturday. To comply with state health guidelines, graduates were socially distanced across the field while friends and family celebrated their accomplishments in the stands of Wildcat Stadium. ... [Read More…]
Dorrel, players optimistic entering 2020 season
Head coach Adam Dorrel is optimistic as the Wildcats begin preparation for the new season, finishing its 2019 bout just 5-7. "I'm just excited to be back talking football," Dorrel said Wednesday. "I'm very proud of our institutions, starting with our president and athletic director. I feel like they've been very forward-thinking throughout all ... [Read More…]
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