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Students receive honors at Making Literature Conference

April 6, 2015 by Emily Studer

One out of three ACU students who attended the Making Literature Conference received honors for their literary work submitted. The conference took place at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. Alyssa Johnson, senior English major from Wheeler, received an honorable mention award for her piece At Death Do They Part: The Gendered Suicides of ... [Read More…]

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Chinese, Arabic, new languages taught in library

November 13, 2013 by Brittany Sanchez

Lucy Dawson, immigration specialist, has created an event to share her passion of learning new languages with others. Languages Live will be offering free language lessons in the library on Tuesday. Spanish will be offered first, starting at 7 p.m. in the Core Classroom of The Brown Library. Sigma Delta Pi and Dr. Beatrice Walker will be hosting ... [Read More…]

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Chinese, Arabic, new languages taught in library

November 12, 2013 by Brittany Sanchez

Lucy Dawson, immigration specialist, has created an event to share her passion of learning new languages with others. Languages Live will be offering free language lessons in the library on Tuesday. Spanish will be offered first, starting at 7 p.m. in the Core Classroom of The Brown Library. Sigma Delta Pi and Dr. Beatrice Walker will be hosting ... [Read More…]

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September 11, 2013 by Optimist Staff

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ACU professor publishes book in French

September 10, 2013 by Melany Cox

Yann Opsitch, instructor of French, published a book entitled "La Sagesse et L'Adversite" in June. The book is written entirely in French. The title translates to "Wisdom and Adversity." Opsitch said he was invited last fall to present a conference in Colmar, France about the theme of wisdom in the Bible and decided to write a book to reach ... [Read More…]

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Dept. of Language adds new Korean course

September 10, 2013 by James Eldred

Korean language classes began this semester. The course is a new addition to the Department of Language and Literature. Dr. Harland Rall, assistant professor of Language and Literature, is the language coordinator for Dialektos. "Dialektos is a name we gave to the language program for non-traditional languages on campus," Rall said. "It ... [Read More…]

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