Begin Your Journey | First Year
Pursue Community | Second Year
Pursue Hospitality | Third Year
Pursue Calling | Fourth Year
Pursue Wisdom |
| Grow Intellectually | - Meet the faculty during Wildcat Week
- Develop research skills in Cornerstone (CORE 110)
- Explore the life of Jesus and the New Testament church in BIBL 101 and 102
- Complete BIOL 121/122 -*^Achieve an A or B in science courses and KINE 232
- Contact advisor about the Center for Pre-Health*^âśť
| - Support your peers by attending ACU's URCI Festival
- Explore the Old Testament in BIBL 211
- Maintain a high science and cumulative GPA of 3.0 *^
- Take Kine 232: Structural Kinesiology
- Complete ORSP courses for participation in research*^âśť
| - Engage in a faculty-mentored research or creative project
- Participate in information literacy workshop
- Complete GPA check to verify it is adequate for track*^âśť#
- Take GRE if required for selected graduate schools
- Find and verify internship for KINE 420
- Take KINE 340: Pre-Health Seminar*^âśť
| - Present at URCI Festival or other conference
- Gain practical field experience in your Capstone course-KINE 420: EXSC Internship
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| Grow Spiritually | - Experience Candlelight Devo during Wildcat Week
- Join a local Church
- Participate in the Purpose Program
- Engage in practices of meal fellowship, testimony and breath prayer
| - Participate in departmental chapels and club chapels (AT chapels or KINE Club Chapels)
- Volunteer in the Abilene community
- Participate in the life of a local church
- Learn about service opportunities at the Local Missions Fair
- Engage in practices of intercessory prayer, pilgrimage and journaling
| - Participate in and seek opportunities to lead departmental chapels and club chapels (AT chapels or KINE Club Chapels)
- Engage in practices of silence, spiritual listening and examen
| - Receive and extend blessings to others in the department at Senior Blessing
- Experience Candlelight Sendoff
- Participate in and seek opportunities to lead chapel
- Complete faith reflection in KINE 420 EXSC Internship
- Speak with prospective students about the ACU spiritual life
- Engage in practices of friendship and the rule of life
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| Grow Personally | - Take StrengthsFinder Inventory and reflect over the results
- Join a the AT Club or KINE Club
- Become involved in the ACU community by joining a student organization
- Begin establishing relationships within the department by attending KINU socials
- Grow as a leader through ACU LEADS: Emerging Leaders
| - Care for your whole person by taking advantage of recreation opportunities on campus (Rec Center, intramurals, etc.)
- Actively engage in a student organization
- Participate in or serve in at least one event in the AT Club or KINE Club
| - Develop your leadership skills while serving in a leadership role and helping to mentor future student leaders
- Lead in a church ministry or local service organization
- Practice stress management and physical fitness activities
| - Develop your leadership skills through ACU LEADS: Elected Leaders
- Lead a student club or organization
- Participate in the database for tutors
- Mentor a younger student in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
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| Grow Culturally | - Attend Events Hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA)
- Explore the opportunities to study abroad at a Study Aboard interest meeting
- Participate in a World Wide Witness summer internship
- Attend CEHS MLK Service Day
| - Attend events hosted by the International Students Association (ISA)
- Study Abroad in Oxford, Leipzig or Montevideo
- Attend CEHS MLK Service Day activities
- Give back to the community by volunteering in community programs such as Treadaway Kids, Meals on Wheels, Salvation Army, etc.
- Accumulate 10 observation hours*^
| - Attend events hosted by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action
- Attend CEHS MLK Service Day activities
- Continue to give back to the community by volunteering in community programs
- Accumulate 30 diverse observation hours*^
| - Apply to Fulbright Scholar, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Intercultural Service Opportunity
- Lead an OMA, ISA, or Carl Spain Center event
- Educate community members in KINE 473: Cardiovascular Physiology
- Support a new community program
- Train community clients in KINE 485: Clinical Exercise Physiology
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| Grow Professionally | - Begin connecting with potential employers by activating your Handshake profile
- Learn new creative possibilities through Creative U
- Begin to establish professional relationships by meeting with a department faculty mentor
- Apply for scholarshipsApply for scholarships
| - Develop a resume and participate in a mock interview
- Meet with your department faculty mentor
- Meet with your department faculty mentor
- Research prospective graduate programs
- Apply for scholarships
- Get involved with the Center for Pre-Health Professions*^âśť
| - Create LinkedIn Profile
- Continue to meet with your department faculty mentor
- Research or apply to graduate schools that interest
- Develop a personal statement for jobs graduate school applications
- Update resume
- Attend or present at a professional conference
- Identify faculty members who could write letters of recommendation
- Complete an internship with KINE 420
| - Update faculty mentor on post-graduation plans
- Finalize resume
- Secure letters of recommendation
- Apply for jobs andgraduate school
- Attend or present at a professional conference
- Complete KINE 420 (Capstone) if not already completed
- Volunteer at the rodeoâśť
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