Honors College students have teamed up with the Dallas-based nonprofit CitySquare to fight poverty in the Dallas area. A hand-picked group of 15 freshmen from the 135 Honors students were chosen to be a part of an urban and justice studies team. All are pursuing an interdisciplinary degree. "We wanted to pick students who we thought would be the ... [Read More…]
Smith-Adams adjusting to Honors
ACU made its first residence hall specifically for Honors students this year and Smith-Adams Hall is adjusting to its new role in the ACU community. The Honors housing program at Smith-Adams was piloted at freshman housing rates with a cost of $1,805 as opposed to the standard sophomore rate of $2,025. Unlike other sophomores, Smith-Adams ... [Read More…]
Honors College innovates with free iPad
The Honors College is piloting a program with this year's honors freshmen to determine the effectiveness of using a tablet device in the classroom. Like last year, new ACU students and rising juniors had the option of choosing from three mobile learning devices: an iPod Touch, an iPhone or an iPad, for which a discount voucher would be provided. ... [Read More…]
Honors college to study in New York City
The ACU Honors College is offering "A Cultural Pilgrimage," a visual and performing arts Maymester course in New York City. The Study America one-week course is an exploration of artistic and cultural highlights of downtown New York. Students will spend the majority of their time in Manhattan and some time in New Jersey going to museums, painting, ... [Read More…]
Johnson takes helm of Honors
Dr. Stephen Johnson, associate professor of preaching, was named dean of the Honors College June 1, replacing Gregory Straughn, who was named assistant provost for general education at the end of last semester. Johnson said the Honors College is unique because it includes students with majors from all across the university in an ... [Read More…]