The Department of Athletics is still working on a plan for recruiting in light of the NCAA's temporary recruitment ban. Athletic director Allen Ward said it was premature to talk more about how ACU coaches are moving forward in light of the dramatic impacts of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. "We have focused solely on student-athlete welfare ... [Read More…]
McCarty, Farler react to canceled seasons
ACU baseball and softball seasons were inching closer to conference play when the Southland Conference made the decision to cancel all remaining spring sports. "It's been a whirlwind," head coach Abigail Farler said. "When we found out our upcoming series got canceled, it got pretty serious pretty fast." Softball had played 24 out of their 51 ... [Read More…]
Emergency response team meets daily to make decisions for ACU community
University leadership plans to make a decision by April 3 whether it will extend the online-only class format beyond April 9. Last week, the university decided to extend spring break through March 20 and move to online-only classes from March 23 to April 9 because of the spreading COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Dr. Phil Schubert, president ... [Read More…]
Goodenough, Wright react to canceled tournaments
The chances of winning back-to-back Southland Conference Tournaments was cut short for the women's basketball team Thursday. Following the cancellation of the Southland Conference Tournament, the NCAA Tournament announced that it would no longer take place. "It breaks my heart," head coach Julie Goodenough said. "I don't know when I'm going ... [Read More…]
Golding, Ricks ‘devastated’ by season’s abrupt ending
The sound of shoes squeaking, crowds cheering and the anticipation of confetti falling in Katy came to a screeching halt Thursday. The shock of the decision to cancel the Southland Tournament resonated with head coach Joe Golding and his team when the news broke. "It's been a crazy 48 hours," Golding said. "Obviously they don't give you a ... [Read More…]
University continues to monitor coronavirus after extending break, going online
ACU has extended spring break an additional week to March 23 and will move classes online until April 9 in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus. Kevin Campbell, senior vice president for operations, said that the decision came after careful deliberations among the Senior Leadership Team. "Senior administrators began ... [Read More…]
Southland Conference suspends spring sports competitions
The Southland Conference has suspended all sporting competitions effective immediately until March 30 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This affects all conference and non-conference contests for the Southland's spring sports. Conference and campus administrators will converse in the coming weeks to discuss when teams will return to action. This ... [Read More…]
ACUPD uses empty dorm for active shooter training
ACUPD conducted active shooter training at McDonald Hall during its vacancy on March 5 and 10. The empty, previous dormitory provided the space and area for ACUPD to train for active shooter scenarios. Randy Motz, lieutenant for ACUPD said, "We train for active shooters with the Abilene Police Department, we used rounds called ... [Read More…]
Threats of virus cancels a cappella trip
The university has cancelled an A Cappella Chorus tour trip to Seattle, Washington, due to an increase in risk for contraction of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, sent out a campus-wide email on Wednesday around 1 p.m. explaining the university’s continual monitoring of the virus and advising against ... [Read More…]
ACU Dallas to add online undergrad business degrees
ACU Dallas will add two online undergraduate degree programs in marketing and management in partnership with the College of Business Administration. The online degree programs were approved by the faculty of COBA, the Academic Council of COBA and by the Academic Council of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The CGPS in Dallas ... [Read More…]
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