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Student and professor awarded Fulbright scholarships

April 22, 2016 by Mariana Cedillo

For the first time at ACU, both a student and professor have received a Fulbright award. A Fulbright U.S. Scholar award is one of the highest honors the federal government gives with regard to scholarship and international exchange. Dr. David Dillman, professor of political science, received a teaching grant to teach in Serbia while Jennie ... [Read More…]

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Steven Moore addresses bullying in new children’s book

April 20, 2016 by Erika Bolado

Dr. Steven Moore's new children's book Theodore Thumbs, a story about bullying, is now published and sold online. Steven Moore, an associate professor in the Department of Language and Literature and director of the McNair Scholars Program, said he was inspired by firsthand experience while growing up and other people he knew in the same ... [Read More…]

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Canvas commitment brushes away confusion

September 11, 2015 by Elijah Evans

When Dr. Marisa Beard began working at ACU last June, she was shocked that the current learning technology environment created so much confusion for faculty and students. "OpenClass was being used, the free version of Canvas, the free version of Blackboard, Moodle and then even Wordpress," said Dr. Marisa Beard, director of instructional ... [Read More…]

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Forensics receives new director

May 1, 2015 by Johanna Fleming

Alumnus and former debate team member Dylan Brugman will transition into the position of director of forensics in fall 2015. Brugman, of Aurora, Colorado, was on the team for three years while double majoring in political science and sociology. Now, he is currently finishing his master's degree in communication. Brugman said he enjoyed being ... [Read More…]

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Two faculty members to retire at end of semester

April 22, 2015 by Daniel Block

Two faculty members find themselves in the homestretch of their collegiate teaching careers. Kitty Wasemiller, professor in the Department of Art and Design, and Dr. Tony Ash, professor in the College of Biblical Studies, will retire at the conclusion of the spring semester. Wasemiller, program director of the interior design program, taught ... [Read More…]

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Faculty vote approves MBA program

April 8, 2015 by Betsy Smith

University faculty recently voted and approved a new Master of Business Administration program for ACU's Dallas-Fort Worth campus. A total of 112 faculty members voted to approve the degree. 15 voted not to affirm it and six abstained from voting during the faculty vote March 31. "The MBA is a key program in ACU's desire to partner with adult ... [Read More…]

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Physics professor awarded $10K for research

March 5, 2015 by Bailey Werderich

Thirty-eight years of persistence, risk-taking and research has finally paid off for Dr. Donald Isenhower, professor of engineering and physics. Isenhower received the American Physical Society's 2015 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution. "I've spent 38 years doing electronics, building detectors, debugging ... [Read More…]

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ACU professor receives patent

October 30, 2014 by Callie Oliver

Dr. Ken Olree has gained a patent on a method for blocking nerve impulses that could potentially help people with epilepsy, seizures and other neurological problems. Olree, associate professor of engineering and physics, applied for the patent in 2007 and received the rights in September of this year on his method for "coil optimization for ... [Read More…]

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Colleagues praise retiring former dean

October 23, 2014 by Callie Oliver

Dr. MaLesa Breeding will retire after 21 years at the university. Breeding, executive director of the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning, will leave ACU to work in the Metroplex in speech pathology. "I'm going back into speech pathology and I'll be working with a geriatric population," she said. "Working in direct patient care with ... [Read More…]

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Physics professor receives prestigious award

October 7, 2014 by Sarah Stephens

Dr. Donald Isenhower has been honored by the American Physical Society for his undergraduate research done for the physics program. Isenhower, professor of engineering and physics, received the 2015 Prize to A Faculty Member For Research In An Undergraduate Institution and was chosen for the award out of 750 physics programs across the ... [Read More…]

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