Business is picking up in Abilene as the university prepares for a weekend of Homecoming festivities. Hotels experience a significant increase in occupants every year thanks to ACU Homecoming. The Alumni Association link on the ACU Web site offers a list of hotels within five to 10 minutes of campus, but seven out of nine of the provided hotels ... [Read More…]

By Bailey Neal Out of the many organized Homecoming activities taking place on campus this weekend, the ACU class reunion dinners will be one of the only chances for alumni to reconnect with others from their graduating class. A total of nine reunion dinners - for the classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 - will be ... [Read More…]

By Emily Loper The 2010 Homecoming Parade will take to the streets of the "Wild, Wild West" at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The parade will feature exhibitions by clubs and social clubs and a performance by the Big Purple marching band. Samantha Adkins, senior Alumni Relations officer, said the parade will depart from ACU Drive and onto East North 16th ... [Read More…]

The Abilene community can enjoy family-friendly entertainment at ACU's Homecoming Carnival this weekend, an annual event that sprawls across the mall area outside Moody Coliseum. This year's carnival will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday. The Alumni Relations Office invited local elementary schools to attend the carnival. A petting zoo, face ... [Read More…]