Images of Aging Archives

Deadline for photography contest extended

March 3, 2015 by Josh Levinson

Friday's heavy snowfall led to a submission deadline extension for this year's Images of Aging contest to Tuesday. "It's always fun to do this," said Adelaide Rich, Pruett Gerontology Center student worker. "We do it to promote successful aging - taking away the negative stereotypes of what we typically think of older people." Students have ... [Read More…]

Images of Aging contest begins

November 20, 2014 by Callie Oliver

The Gerontology Center has begun taking submissions for their annual Images of Aging contest. All current ACU students are encouraged to submit an original photo for the contest. There are three categories open for submission: color, black and white and mobile. The photo must contain a person who is 60 years or older. Winners of the contest ... [Read More…]

Images of Aging hosts third annual contest

March 18, 2014 by Micah Hermsdorf

The Images of Aging photo contest extended the due date to Friday, March 21 from its previous date, March 17. A high response rate and photo opportunities over spring break impacted the decision to push back the submission date, announced on the Images of Aging blog, http://blogs.acu.edu/imagesofaging/. Students now have until Friday to ... [Read More…]

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25 Feb

"ResLife had to handle dorms without power, water and burst pipes. We saw them communicate and lead like no other during these challenging times." Read more from Sports Videographer Tavian Miles below:
https://acuoptimist.com/2021/02/unsung-heroes-of-the-winter-storm/

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24 Feb

Despite challenges created by COVID-19, freshman and sophomore retention numbers are holding with a minor decrease from fall to spring. Read more below:
https://acuoptimist.com/2021/02/freshman-and-sophomore-retention-numbers-comparable-to-2020/

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Despite challenges posed by COVID-19, intramural sports are being offered for all students during the spring semester. Read more below: ...

Intramural activities resume; flag football eyeing return after spring break - Optimist

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Intramural sports are still in swing this semester, despite challenges posed by COVID-19. Last spring, intramurals were put on hold. In the fall, some intramurals were once again made available, albeit with COVID-safe restrictions. This spring, however, is going to be a return to more normal operati...

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Unsung heroes of the winter storm - Optimist

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A lot of us did not expect to have a pre-spring break in the middle of February, but ultimately that’s what happened as a whole university. “The winter storm displaced many of us, and forced us out of our daily routine.” Now, it wasn’t an actual spring break because of what happened across t...

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