More than 1,000 students started their semester off with Welcome Week. The event is the university's way of helping new students meet each other, as well as learn their way around campus and participate in the university's traditions. "Being on campus when all the other students are around makes college seem more real to me," said Evan Bridges, ... [Read More…]
Former ACU student killed in Amarillo car accident
Former ACU student Clinton Diaz was among the five fatalities of a car accident in the Texas Panhandle in early August. On the night of Aug. 12, Diaz, 20, of Amarillo, was the driver for a group of five other cast and crew members of the summer musical "Texas" as they returned from an end-of-the-year party. According to Texas Department of ... [Read More…]
Office of Student Life undergoing transitions
The Office of Student Life has experienced several changes in staffing since the departure of Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson from the university. Dr. Thompson served as vice president of Student Life and dean of students from June 2007 - March 2013. He left ACU to take a post at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala. Dr. Jan Meyer has been serving ... [Read More…]
Large freshman class disrupts dorm space
A large incoming freshman class expected to top 1,000 students has forced the Office of Residence Life to make drastic changes in rooms assignments and reshuffle student among dorms. Curtis Smith, interim director of Residence Life, said this class of incoming freshmen, estimated to be about 1,030 students, is among the top five largest classes ... [Read More…]
Atchley to speak on ACU Church of Christ connections
Metroplex minister Rick Atchley will speak to faculty at a luncheon on Monday where he will field questions concerning ACU's relationship with Churches of Christ. Atchley, minister at The Hills Church of Christ in North Richland Hills and former minister at Southern Hills Church of Christ in Abilene, said he was invited to speak at the luncheon ... [Read More…]
Online, summer classes hit record enrollment numbers
Summer semester enrollment was at an all-time high for the summer of 2013, as was the number of students who stayed in Abilene. End-of-summer statistics reveal a 61 percent overall increase in undergraduate enrollment from last year. There were 1,689 students enrolled in the summer semester of 2012, whereas the 2013 summer semester had 2,719 ... [Read More…]
Cullen Auditorium floods during summer
A storm that generated six inches of water in 30 minutes flooded Cullen Auditorium in mid-June damaging the building and forcing weeks of repairs. Chris Cornell, who worked in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning in the Department of Facilities and Campus Management, helped with the restoration. "I went to work on Tuesday morning and ... [Read More…]
New coaches prepare for season
This summer, ACU welcomed two new highly decorated coaches to the Wildcat family, as of May 2013 Head Coach Keith Barnier and as of July 2013 Assistant Coach Drew Graham. Barnier comes from Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM), where he recently led the Dragons to a sixth place national computer ranking during the indoor season, highest ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Welcome Week 2013
During ACU's 2013 Welcome Week, incoming students are introduced to fellow classmates, faculty, staff and the traditions of ACU. Displayed below are images documenting the students' participation in Welcome Week activities. [flickr album=72157635177077838 num=32 size=Square] All images from JMC Network staff and contributors: Mandy ... [Read More…]
A letter to the broken-hearted
Our little community has certainly had its fair share of heartache over the past two years. Experiencing so much loss in such a short span of time is taking its toll on this family. In times like these, our humanity becomes very real. We are reminded that, though we are young, we are not invincible. We do not have super powers. Our lives are ... [Read More…]
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