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Alumni office to honor Brantly, Mitchell

February 11, 2015 by Bailey Werderich

Elise Mitchell ('83) and Dr. Kent ('03) and Amber (Carroll '06) Brantly will return to Abilene during Sing Song weekend to receive the highest honor ACU gives annually - Outstanding Alumnus and Young Alumni of the Year awards. "The criteria is timely recognition lifetime achievement that brings honor to the university through personal and ... [Read More…]

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Student media selects leaders for upcoming year

April 29, 2014 by Emily Seidel

Students have been selected to lead three student-run media organizations in the Journalism and Mass Communication Department this fall. The organizations consist of the Optimist, Morris & Mitchell and 99 West. Beginning in August, the Optimist will be helmed by Madeline Orr, junior convergence journalism major from North Richland Hills, ... [Read More…]

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Pura Vida supports Red Thread with selfies

February 20, 2014 by Rachel Fritz

Morris and Mitchell has teamed up with Pura Vida to raise money for the Red Thread Movement. Pura Vida has agreed to work with the student-run advertising agency to support Red Thread by donating $1 for every red lipstick selfie taken using Pura Vida's hashtag. "We used Pura Vida's color brand, red, and being bold as our trademark and ... [Read More…]

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Student media groups get new leadership

April 24, 2013 by Madeline Orr

Two students have been formally chosen to lead the JMC Network and Morris & Mitchell agency for the 2013-2014 school year. Marissa Jones and John Martin have been selected to serve as the editor-in-chief for the Optimist and the group account director for the student-run advertising and public relations agency, Morris & Mitchell, ... [Read More…]

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Ad/PR students win advertising awards

February 8, 2013 by Elizabeth Weiss

Morris & Mitchell, the student-run advertising agency, recently received 3 Addy Awards from the American Advertising Federation. The Addy Awards is an annual competition put on by the American Advertising Federation that honors excellence in the advertising field. The competition begins at the local level, and winning entries move on to the ... [Read More…]

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Video: JMC students ‘pay it forward’

January 24, 2013 by Marcus Bowen

Students honor Elise Smith Mitchell, JMC alum and CEO of Mitchell Communications Group, by sharing with others in the Abilene community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGH2xc2d08 Video/Editing by: Marcus Bowen Video by: Lucius Patenaude, Brance Armstrong, JP Festa, Will Rogers ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Videos Tagged With: JMC, JMC Network, KACU, Morris & Mitchell, Optimist

JMC department gives back to community

January 24, 2013 by Melany Cox

During department Chapel on Tuesday, Dr. Cheryl Bacon, professor and chair of the department of journalism and mass communication, announced that the JMC department received a donation of $500,000. Elise Smith Mitchell, ACU alum and president and CEO of Mitchell Communications Group in Fayetteville, Ark., said she chose to make a donation to the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase, Videos Tagged With: Archive, JMC, JMC Network, KACU, Morris & Mitchell, Optimist

JMC students ‘pay it forward’

January 24, 2013 by Marcus Bowen

Students honor Elise Smith Mitchell, JMC alum and CEO of Mitchell Communications Group, by sharing with others in the Abilene community. Video/Editing by: Marcus Bowen Video by: Lucius Patenaude, Brance Armstrong, JP Festa, Will Rogers ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Videos Tagged With: Archive, JMC, JMC Network, KACU, Morris & Mitchell, Optimist

Student groups select new leaders

April 26, 2012 by Edward Isaacs

Mark Smith and Arielle Moncure have been chosen to lead the Optimist and Morris & Mitchell for the 2012-13 school year. JMC Network advisers and university administrators chose Smith, sophomore convergence journalism major from Powhatan, Va., to be editor-in-chief of the Optimist. He has worked for the student-run paper since February of last ... [Read More…]

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Sing Song 2025 Awards Women’s Division:

Vocals:
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2. Sigma Theta Chi
3. Delta Theta

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3. Delta Theta

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Sing Song 2025 Awards Class Division:

Overall Award:
1. Freshman Purple
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3. Seniors

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