Category: ACU News
ACU Pickleball Club partners with nonprofits for tournament
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 … Continued
Maples to speak at upcoming ACU chapel
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
ACU hosts bone marrow drive, raises funds to support former Wildcat
Kade Parmelly (’20), a recent Abilene Christian University alumnus and former Wildcat offensive lineman, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in February, and the ACU community has rallied together to support him in a variety of ways. On Monday, ACU is hosting a bone marrow drive during Chapel at 11 a.m. in Moody … Continued
Social impact venture Play4More emerges from soccer camp for refugee children
What started as a summer soccer camp to engage Abilene’s refugee children has expanded into a global effort providing free soccer balls to underprivileged children across the world, and will partner this summer with Bob Goff’s Love Does organization to offer a soccer camp for Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Drs. Jason (’96) … Continued
ACU’s Sing Song returns to Moody Coliseum
Abilene Christian University’s 67th annual Sing Song will return to its longtime home, Moody Coliseum, for the first time since 2020 after taking place in alternate locations and formats the past two years during the pandemic and the renovation of Moody. Showtimes are March 31 at 8 p.m. and April 1 at 2 p.m. … Continued
ACU partners with UGS, eCampus for campus store
Abilene Christian University is partnering with University Gear Shop and eCampus.com for the operation of branded merchandise and textbooks and course materials beginning March 14. UGS will be the provider for ACU’s in-person campus store, as well as extended campus locations and a gear shop website with a deep inventory of branded merchandise and … Continued
ACU Marriage and Family Institute offers free EMDR therapy for second year in a row
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 … Continued
Swinney Financial Markets Lab at ACU provides new technology, work space for students
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
ACU names Stephen Johnson chief executive officer at ACU Dallas
Dr. Stephen Johnson has been named chief executive officer of ACU Dallas, a branch campus of Abilene Christian University. Johnson has served the university for 22 years, most recently as vice president and chief administrative officer at the Dallas campus, where he led the expansion of the university by opening the branch campus and expanding … Continued