In the fall of 1960, a tall, lanky freshman walked onto the Abilene Christian College campus as the first member of his family to attend college. Already, he knew his calling: He planned to preach. Royce Money graduated from ACC prepared to lead a church, and more than 30 years later, he returned to lead a university. The ACC Experience During ... [Read More…]
Video: ACU President to retire
Dr. Royce Money, 10th president of the university, told members of the Board of Trustees on Saturday he plans to retire at the end of the 2009-10 school year. After his retirement, which will be effective May 31, 2010, Money will serve as chancellor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEAhX49obU Video/editing by Sommerly Simser ... [Read More…]
ACU President to retire
Dr. Royce Money, 10th president of the university, told members of the Board of Trustees on Saturday he plans to retire at the end of the 2009-10 school year. After his retirement, which will be effective May 31, 2010, Money will serve as chancellor. Video/editing by Sommerly Simser ... [Read More…]
ACU President to retire in May 2010
Dr. Royce Money, 10th president of the university, told members of the Board of Trustees on Saturday he plans to retire at the end of the 2009-10 school year. After his retirement, which will be effective May 31, 2010, Money will serve as chancellor. Money, who has served as president since June 1991, has had the second longest term of office ... [Read More…]
The Old Switcheroo
By Laura Acuff, Staff Writer Walking into astronomy class at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, a student sat down and prepared to take an exam for which he'd never seen a study guide. Just one more point, he told himself. If he could score one more point than the lowest score in the class, he'd consider it a victory. Thus began university president Dr. ... [Read More…]
Going Underground
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief While one part of Dr. Royce Money's trip was about meeting with Chinese officials, another was meeting with Chinese Christians. Following the meetings, the group became a tourist group and traveled by bus to the Great Wall of China. A pastor and his wife who work in an underground church joined them. On ... [Read More…]
‘We all went on faith’ – Part I
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief When Dr. Royce Money left for an eight-day trip to Beijing, China, in August, he never imagined it would change his view of the world, the university he presided over and life. The trip, comprised of meetings with high government officials about Christianity, indicated the government's grip on on religion in ... [Read More…]
President assures ACU that Campus Life under control
Dr. Royce Money responds to Jared Field's column headlined "Learning to live without a leader" in the Feb. 2 edition of the Optimist. I would like to assure Jared Fields and all the ACU students that there is indeed "someone in charge" in the Campus Life area. Dr. Jeff Arrington is the associate dean of Campus Life and, as ... [Read More…]
Money relocates during renovations to Presidential Suite in Ad Building
By Denton Josey, Page Editor May 22, Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, was relocated to an office in the library because of the renovations taking place in the Presidential Suite in the Hardin Aministration Building. Sharon Lindsey, executive coordinator to the president, said the president's office hasn't been renovated since ... [Read More…]
President travels to China to discuss Christianity
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, traveled to China this summer and met with Chinese government officials along with nine other Christian leaders from the United States to engage Chinese officials in informal dialogue about Christianity. "A delegation of 10 conservative evangelical Christian ... [Read More…]