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Brantly shares story at ACU Homecoming

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Dr. Kent Brantly attended ACU Homecoming this weekend for the first time since he graduated in 2003, but he didn't come just to reconnect with alumni; he came to share with students about his experience with the Ebola virus. Kent was the Grand Marshall of the Homecoming parade on Saturday morning. Brantly spoke in Chapel on Friday morning. ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to gather at Globe Life Park in June

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The ACU Alumni Association will host the 10th annual "Alumni Night at the Rangers Game" at Globe Life Park. The game will begin Monday, June 9 at 7:05 p.m. against the Cleveland Indians. Each year the alumni association hosts ACU alumni, faculty, staff, students and parents at a Rangers game to cheer on the Texas Rangers. The event is open ... [Read More…]

Graduate offers SITC students advice on job search

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Timothy Michaud once played Halo 2 with a friend and 30 others in a single dorm room, but the December graduate returned to campus Thursday to help students in the School of Information Technology and Computing learn how to find jobs when they graduate. Michaud now is a security consultant at Cigital Inc., a Virginia consulting firm specializing ... [Read More…]

Alumnus returns to discuss major’s future

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Jeffrey Wendling ('71) visited campus on Thursday to advocate the expansion of ACU's criminal justice major. Wendling was the first person to graduate ACU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. The programs has existed for more than 30 years, drawing in students and educating them to go on to various careers, in federal, state ... [Read More…]

Alums return to aid student performances

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A week away from arguably ACU's most extravagant event, Sing Song acts enlist outside help to make last-minute tweaks and fine-tune their acts. Nick Tatum, a communication graduate student from Plano and the four-time winning class director will not be leading an act this Sing Song season, but has been just as involved with the show's ... [Read More…]

President’s Circle to honor donors of ACU

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The President's Circle dinner occurs on the weekend of Sing Song every year, giving alumni and donors yet another incentive to come to Abilene this Valentine's Day weekend. This year the President's Circle dinner will be a little different. "Instead of a guest speaker, we will have some coffee house-style conversations with faculty and ... [Read More…]

Catching Atchley: Minister named 2014 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year

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Rick Atchley ('78) should be a difficult man to get a hold of. With 25 years under his ministery belt at The Hills Church of Christ in North Richland Hills, two books written and guest-speaking appointments across the country, his schedule leaves little time for chit-chat. But despite this prominence in the ministry realm, Atchley responds to ... [Read More…]

Couple receives Young Alumni of the Year

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This year's Young Alumni of the Year award will be given to a husband and his wife. Two young alums will be honored for their dedication and sacrifice to a local neighborhood in Fort Worth. Dr. Randy Brown and Anda Brown are married and live in one of the worst places in Fort Worth. Randy Brown decided, after years of meditating with God and ... [Read More…]

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