Five students who are a part of the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory at Abilene Christian University were awarded scholarships from the U.S. Department of Energy’s University Nuclear Leadership Program. Although ACU students have been awarded these scholarships in past years, this is the most scholarships ACU has received in a single cycle. Samuel Ash, … Continued
Lori Herrick has been promoted to chief financial officer at Abilene Christian University. As CFO, Herrick will continue to develop short and long-term financial and operational strategies to support the growth of ACU. She will lead all financial operations for both the Abilene and Dallas campuses, encompassing accounting, budgeting, compliance, internal audit, risk management, procurement … Continued
Abilene Christian University’s Brown Library announced the kickoff of fundraising for the Landon Saunders Center for Joy and Human Flourishing at the annual Friends of ACU Library dinner Wednesday night. The new center, named in honor of longtime Church of Christ minister Landon Saunders, has a mission to promote conversation and reflection upon the primacy … Continued
Students in the College of Business Administration have a chance to put their business education into practice by selling their products at the annual Venture Out Market, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 19 in Abilene Christian University’s campus mall area. The Foundations of Entrepreneurship class will be participating in the market, along with … Continued
For the eighth consecutive year, Abilene Christian University has earned a top spot on The Princeton Review’s list of best game design programs. ACU is ranked No. 28 in the “Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design for 2023” list. “We have found that our ranking brings awareness of the digital entertainment technology program … Continued
April is Parkinson’s disease awareness month, and the Dr. John C. Stevens Pickleball for Parkinson’s Tournament and Resource Fair is set to take place April 29 in the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center at Abilene Christian University to raise money for the local chapter of the Davis Phinney Foundation. The tournament … Continued
Motivational speaker, author and writing consultant Nika Maples (‘96) will be speaking at an Abilene Christian University Chapel event at 11 a.m. on April 10 in Moody Coliseum, discussing a lifelong journey that began here. During Maples’ sophomore year at ACU, she suffered a Lupus-induced stroke that led to quadriplegia. Her life was turned upside … Continued
Spring break provided an opportunity for numerous Abilene Christian University undergraduate students in various departments to further their learning in unique environments. Pre-Law Ghana Trip For the second year in a row, ACU pre-law students partnered with Pepperdine Caruso Law’s Sudreau Global Justice Institute and the Wildcat Academics on Mission program to shadow legal attorneys … Continued
The Department of Political Science and the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication met with legislators at the Texas State Capitol in Austin to collaborate on departmental projects on March 20-21. Students in the Advanced Reporting class in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication worked with the Pope Fellows from the Department of Political … Continued