By Samantha Sutherland and Ellen Smith Early Friday afternoon, a group of 12 ACU students, three faculty and one spouse from the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science gathered at the Zona Luce Building to prepare for a mission trip to Medina. Some, like Amanda Wilson, were veterans of the trip. Others, like Jason Iris, had never ... [Read More…]
Agriculture department faces difficult weeks
As the reality of the ACU's weekend tragedy sets in, faculty, staff and students in the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences have begun to consider their next steps. And finding that way forward may take time, say faculty and students. For now, the department remains focused on honoring and assisting the victims. Department ... [Read More…]
Survivors Recount Bus Accident
Survivors shed light on the moments between the first signs of trouble to the arrival of emergency personnel two days after an ACU bus wrecked. It was carrying 12 students, three faculty and a spouse to Medina Children's Home for an annual service project. There was one fatality and many are still being treated for their ... [Read More…]
Bus accident claims one life, injures several others
An ACU bus carrying twelve students, 3 faculty and a spouse was in an accident traveling to Medina Children’s Home for an annual service project. Many were treated for injuries at varying hospitals and one student, sophomore Anabel Reid was killed in the crash. KACU-FM News At Noon Reporter: Blane Singletary Play/mp3/2:32 ... [Read More…]
JMC Network Sportscast November 5, 2011
This week on the JMC Network Sportscast we take a look at volleyball as the team completes its last week of conference games. Also, soccer wraps up its regular season with a win against West Texas A&M, cross country prepares for the regional tournament, golf finishes its fall season and tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters in Moody Coliseum ... [Read More…]
Accident shocks Medina Children’s Home
When an ACU shuttle bus veered into a ditch and crashed at an intersection near Ballinger, the students and faculty from the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences were heading south toward Medina Children's Home, a campus 40 miles northwest of San Antonio, for their annual mission trip. Medina Children's Home, part of ... [Read More…]
Prayer vigil supports victims of bus accident
A prayer vigil took place Friday evening at the Beauchamp Amphitheater for those who wished to reflect on today’s bus crash. ACU students and community members attended to pray for all those affected. Dr. Mark Hamilton, associate dean of the Graduate School of Theology, led the service with songs and invited other ACU staff members to pray over ... [Read More…]
University provides quiet encouragement
Friday afternoon brought tragedy for the ACU community. A group of students who planned to spend the weekend together in Medina building playgrounds instead spent it scattered throughout four West Texas hospitals. Not everyone on campus knows the 12 students, three faculty and one faculty spouse involved. We cannot feel the physical or emotional ... [Read More…]
University responds quickly to crisis
The ACU community grieves the tragic death of sophomore Anabel Reid, environmental science major from Petersburg, who passed away in the ACU shuttle bus accident Friday. The bus was en route to Medina Children’s Home on a mission trip with a group of students and faculty from the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science. The tragic ... [Read More…]
Damaged shuttle bus removed from highway
The shuttle bus carrying 12 ACU students, three faculty members and one faculty member’s spouse involved in a accident on Highway 83, has been towed from the scene for investigation, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The shuttle bus, which was destroyed in the accident, was a white 2009 Ford E450 Super Duty Aerotech 24 passenger ... [Read More…]
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