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Fourteen grads to be awarded by Student Life

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Fourteen students will receive awards that honor character and other admirable qualities at Saturday's commencement ceremonies. Every year, Student Life awards outstanding students with these awards. Each student was nominated by faculty and staff and had to meet certain qualifications to be considered for an award. "The executive assistant ... [Read More…]

Surviving the end of days (aka graduation)

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A few hundred students this week are stumbling around with little to no sleep and the weight of their future on their shoulders. It's easy to pick out the seniors from the crowd this week as graduation swiftly approaches. Graduating used to be fun, when moving from the second to the third grade meant an end-of-the-year party with cupcakes and a ... [Read More…]

Preparing to co-habitate with your parents

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With less than 30 days until the handing of diplomas, graduating seniors will grab their gowns and mothers will wait to welcome them home with baby blankets and cheek-staining lipstick love. According to Pew Research Center study, 36 percent of young adults ages 18-31 will return home to live with their parents, the highest share of post-college, ... [Read More…]

Johnson named Dean of Graduate School

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Dr. Stephen Johnson, dean of the Honors College, has been named dean of the Graduate School. He will step into the position at the beginning of the summer, replacing Carly Dodd, professor of communication, who has been serving in the position. Johnson has been a faculty member since 2001. He is an associate professor of ministry and director of ... [Read More…]

207 walk in winter graduation

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The university will grant degrees to more than 200 students during commencement at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in Moody Coliseum. The 207 students receiving degrees is fewer than the 250 students last year, so Dr. Eric Gumm, registrar and director of the First-Year Program, anticipates this year's ceremony to be slightly shorter. Gumm expects between ... [Read More…]

Emery: Son encouraged by Chapel audience

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Wednesday morning, Abilene Christian Elementary Students performed their Christmas program during Chapel. My son had a solo part. He got flustered and had to start his song over. The ACU students in attendance cheered for him and encouraged him before he restarted and after he finished. That really meant a lot to him and he left Chapel with a ... [Read More…]

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