
Category: ACU News

ACU Sing Song 2022 kicks off in new location
Abilene Christian University’s 66th annual Sing Song will be more familiar in size and style this year after pandemic restrictions impacted last year’s show, but the 2022 event will take place in a new location. Construction continues on a major renovation of Moody Coliseum, the longtime venue for Sing Song, so the show will go … Continued
ACU names Summer Scholars for high school study abroad
Abilene Christian University announced the selection of 29 students to participate in the first-ever Summer Scholars, a study abroad opportunity for rising high school sophomores and juniors. Summer Scholars offers the high school students a week-long college experience in England, including attending the grand opening of ACU’s Oxford campus and visits to Oxford City Centre, … Continued
ACU Marriage and Family Institute offers free EMDR treatment
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, 2022, 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
ACU’s longstanding church leader gathering to launch with new format for 2022
Abilene Christian University’s revamped gathering for church leaders will focus on communal experiences and spiritual renewal in its new two-day format launching this spring with the theme “Seeking Hope, Finding Joy” March 31 – April 1. Summit, now in its 115th year, began early in Abilene Christian’s history as a way of highlighting the university’s core … Continued
ACU earns 2022-23 Military Friendly® School designation
Abilene Christian University earned the Military Friendly® School designation in the 2022-23 listings released online Monday and set to be published in the May and October issue of G.I. Jobs magazine. The full list can be found at militaryfriendly.com. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses … Continued
Kate Bowler to speak at Friends of ACU Library dinner March 3
Best-selling author, podcaster and professor Dr. Kate Bowler is the featured speaker for the annual Abilene Christian University Brown Library fundraising dinner. Table sponsorships and individual tickets are available for “Incurable Optimism: Friends of ACU Library Dinner With Kate Bowler” March 3 at the Hunter Welcome Center. Bowler studies the cultural stories we tell ourselves … Continued
ACU to honor Halbert, Osborne with alumni awards
Abilene Christian University has named its Outstanding Alumna of the Year and Young Alumnus of the Year and will present the awards Saturday, Feb. 19, to Kathy (Gay ’78) Halbert and Brandon Osborne (’05). Kathy, cofounder of the Caris Foundation, is ACU’s Outstanding Alumna of the Year. Brandon, executive director of Abilene Youth Sports Authority, … Continued
Events, performances, activities planned to celebrate Black History Month at ACU
Guest speakers, a prayer walk, a lecture series and several student activities are slated for February as part of Black History Month at Abilene Christian University. Feb. 1 – An outdoor prayer event organized by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first Black students … Continued
ACU selects veteran FBS defensive coordinator as new head football coach
Keith Patterson, currently the defensive coordinator at Texas Tech University, will be the next head football coach at Abilene Christian University. Patterson’s experience includes 13 years leading some of the nation’s top defenses at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The FBS teams he coached … Continued