The Marriage and Family Institute at Abilene Christian University is providing five sessions of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy at no cost from now through June 30, 2023, thanks in part to a grant from the Community Foundation of Abilene. EMDR therapy is a psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and … Continued
Abilene Christian University’s new Swinney Financial Markets Lab in the Mabee Business Building celebrated a grand opening Feb. 24 with tours and a reception. The Swinney Financial Markets Lab gives students in the College of Business Administration access to real-world information and cutting-edge technology, including a Bloomberg terminal. The 40-seat lab provides a home for … Continued
Abilene Christian University added two new members to its Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 28. Luke James is president of VitalCaring Group, a home health organization based in Dallas. He graduated from ACU in 2004 with a degree in financial management and filled various roles at Encompass Health from 2004-2021. In addition, James has been … Continued
Registration is under for the spring event of ACU’s 116th year of Summit, March 30-31, with the theme of “Living Word.” Summit’s two-day format is centered around intentional groups for those with similar interests or leadership roles, and for Spring 2023, those communities include family ministry, Hispanic ministry, preaching ministry and worship ministry. There will … Continued
Abilene Christian University will host Dr. Shaun Casey (‘79) for a discussion of his new book, Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom: The Future of Religion in American Diplomacy, at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the Packer Forum of the Brown Library. The event is free and open to the public. Casey’s career has … Continued
As Abilene Christian University lives out its mission to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world, internships are a practical way for students to put that into practice. Brendan Gipson, sophomore computer science major from Owasso, Oklahoma, seized an opportunity last summer as an information technology intern at Cherokee Nation Businesses in … Continued
A faculty member will be moving into Wessel Hall alongside the first-year students this summer when the newest residence hall opens at Abilene Christian University in the Fall of 2023. ACU’s faculty-in-residence program, allowing faculty to live alongside students in a unique residential community, is already underway in Bullock Hall this year, and another faculty … Continued
Through a 2021 Council for Christian Colleges and Universities grant, Dr. Andrew Holowiecki, assistant professor of biology at Abilene Christian University, and his team of undergraduate researchers are studying the embryonic development of zebrafish in hopes of better understanding human development. ACU was one of nine CCCU institutions awarded a grant and has received $133,427 … Continued
Abilene Christian University’s Baptist Studies Center and Siburt Institute for Church Ministry are jointly hosting a webinar on Feb. 13 featuring Dr. Russell Moore, the new editor in chief of Christianity Today and one of the leading public voices regarding culture and Christian ethics over the past few decades. The event will take place through … Continued