The university has received the largest gift in its 108-year history - a $55 million commitment from three families that will help fund the construction of a major science complex and two stadiums. The donation will lay the foundation for ACU's Vision in Action initiative, the newest approach to the university's 21st Century Vision developed in ... [Read More…]
Three science facilities to update department
Construction will begin on the development of three science facilities on campus as a result of gifts totaling $30 million from three donors. As part of the development, Foster Science Building will be transformed to become the Robert R. Onstead Center for Science and Humanities. Chambers Hall will be torn down and a new facility, the ... [Read More…]
Planning team meets with Honors students
The Honors College faculty and students recently conducted a strategic planning meeting for the university. Dr. Gregory Straughn, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, contacted faculty and staff to help create a new strategic plan for ACU. Those invited offered their ideas, opinions and analysis. The Honors College faculty invited 25 ... [Read More…]
SA shares ideas with Planning Task Force
The Students' Association voiced about 100 concerns over diversity, funding, visitation and other campus issues to members of the Planning Task Force in their meeting on Wednesday. In 2008, Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, and a group of administrators authored a document titled "The 21st Century Vision" that outlined the goals the ... [Read More…]
New Task Force to create new Vision
The Planning Task Force met Sept. 26-27 at the Abilene Country Club at Fairway to begin the process of creating an updated version of ACU's strategic plan. The PTF is made up of 32 faculty and staff members. The task force was commissioned by President Schubert and is lead by Adam Hester, chair of the Department of Theatre, and Wendy Jones, ... [Read More…]
Walking the Line: ACU seeks to balance faith, academia
Cortney Snyder didn't know what a church was until she was 10 years old. She grew up in Belton - a "Church of Christ hub," she says - but she didn't consider herself a Christian. In high school, her peers started inviting her to youth group activities at the Belton Church of Christ - where many of the students planned to attend a small, private ... [Read More…]
Prospectus, survey results published
A 12-page search prospectus, released Sept. 21 by the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, outlines the future of the university and what kind of president it will take to achieve it. The prospectus was formulated with the help of Academic Search Inc.'s senior consultant Dr. Bill Franklin and can be downloaded at www.acu.edu The university's ... [Read More…]
Resizing Board helps 21st Century Vision
President Royce Money admits that few people on campus - faculty, staff or students - know much about the Board of Trustees. However, a five-year plan to transform the board will greatly impact ACU. Currently, the number of board members stands at 54, but the university wants to reduce this number to a more manageable 25-30 over the next five ... [Read More…]
21st Century Vision benefits students, campus
By 2020, ACU will become the premier university in Christ-centered education. At least, that's what the 21st Century Vision states as its primary objective and lists the ways that ACU hopes to achieve that goal. The vision aims to make ACU a better university academically, spiritually and physically and contains four imperatives, said executive ... [Read More…]
Chaplain position withdrawn, 21st Century Vision discussed at SA meeting
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress examined the 21st Century Vision and continued a vacillating debate on the creation of a chaplain position Oct. 24. After moving to definitely table a bill to create a chaplain position in the Students' Association last week, senior senator Nathan MacKenzie withdrew the bill Oct. ... [Read More…]