Saturday's commencement will grant seniors the reward for four years of academic achievement. For a few students, graduate awards will be given in addition to recognize their accomplishments beyond the diploma. Two weeks before graduation, The Student Life Committee meets to review the award nominations submitted by faculty and staff. Tina Fleet, ... [Read More…]
Grads preparing for celebrations
Graduation commencement ceremonies will take place May 11 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Moody Coliseum, honoring just under 500 students graduating from the university. Dr. Eric Gumm, registrar and director of the First-Year Program and Academic Development, said 497 students have been cleared to graduate, with students split evenly between the two ... [Read More…]
Grad students receive iPad for class
The Graduate School of Theology is handing out iPads to 10 different students in Dr. Tim Sensing's "Contexts of Ministry" course for the duration of the spring semester. The purchase of the iPads was made possible by a $10,000 grant from the James A. "Buddy" Davidson Charitable Foundation of Midland. James Prather, president of ACU's Graduate ... [Read More…]
Graduate chooses uncommon path
I have no idea what I want to do with my life, and ACU taught me that. It didn't teach me what I want to do; it taught me everything I don't. And for that, I am tremendously grateful. Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't want to do anything closely related to my major for quite some time. I'll probably jump back into it, but I'm tired. That's such a lame ... [Read More…]
Students prepare for Dec. 12 graduation ceremony
By Steve Holt, Staff Writer Julie Walker will enter the "real world" a semester ahead of many of her peers. Walker will receive her bachelor of science in communication Dec. 12, a semester earlier than many seniors who first enrolled in 2000. "The reality probably sets in when you realize you have to find a job after you graduate," said Walker, ... [Read More…]
Students find the post-graduation job search a fruitless, frustrating venture
By Steve Holt, Staff Writer Time and time again, Marti Stanley applied for a new job. The rejections came equally as fast. One year and fifty applications later, Marti had no job to show for it. Lucky to finally get a low-paying teaching position at a local nursery school, Marti gave up on finding the "well-paying job with health benefits" she ... [Read More…]