Category: Features
March Madness: Women’s basketball punches ticket to NCAA Championships
For the second time in as many nights Abilene Christian athletics will play host to a NCAA basketball selection show Monday, March 18, on the Brown Family Club Level of Wildcat Stadium. All fans are welcome to watch the ESPN-produced telecast with the team and coaches. Doors open to the club level at 5 p.m. … Continued
High school theatre director credits ACU with helping her land ‘dream job’
Laura Harris (’17) is living her dream as a theatre director at Keller High School in Keller, Texas. Her experience as a student at ACU was an integral part of her journey here. A graduate of ACU’s Teacher Education program, Harris’ degree plan combined theatre and education courses. She believes the classroom observation, teaching … Continued
Reese has special interest in mentoring women for Christian leadership
Whether counseling students in her office, leading ACU’s Center for Women in Christian Service, or uplifting women missionaries and Christian leaders around the world, Dr. Jeanene Reese (’74) is answering God’s beckoning. “My call is to be a faithful woman serving in the opportunities God has given me,” she said. And those opportunities are … Continued
New students get the warmest ‘hello’ from director of student programs
Abilene Christian is the highest-ranking university in Texas in a U.S. News and World Report benchmark focused on student success. Here is a look at some of the people and programs that make our student experience exceptional. Although she stands only 4 feet 11 inches tall, her role on campus is large. The spunky and … Continued
Homecoming Musical ‘Wonderful Town’ taps into alumni, student talent
Get ready for a wonderful three-day experience beginning Oct. 12 as ACU Theatre presents a heart-warming Homecoming Musical, Wonderful Town. The show features the music of Leonard Bernstein, who would have turned 100 on Aug. 25 of this year. Bernstein died in 1990, but his music – made famous in Broadway hits like West Side … Continued
Engineering class project turns into real-world missions experience
Garrett Rhoden learned something he wasn’t expecting to learn in an engineering class: He has a heart for missions. The realization came after a trip to Honduras in May that was part of an engineering class taught by Dr. Timothy Kennedy, P.E. Garrett, a senior engineering major, spent part of the summer helping install latrines … Continued
GAP program offers extended missions experience for students, recent grads
As Amanda Daly was in the thick of her master’s in psychology at ACU, the San Diego native was unsure of the direction her life should take after graduation. She considered a Ph.D., but ended up ruling it out. She also didn’t like the idea of settling into a job after graduate school. She felt … Continued
Alumni author finds disruption is good for the soul
Caution: If you don’t want to get involved with an endeavor that might seem outlandish, maybe even risky, but for a good cause, stay away from Chris Field (’06). This is a man who has set four Guinness World Records – all involving people he got to join him – run 22 marathons, made almost … Continued
Alumnus takes break from ‘Hamilton’ tour to perform at ACU Theatre’s Lights Up!
[aesop_image img=”https://mllcnzvqahci.i.optimole.com/cb:a79E.7a2e/w:auto/h:auto/q:mauto/f:best/https://www.acu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/eean-horizontal.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” credit=”Photos courtesy of Eean Cochran” alt=”Eean Cochran will return to Abilene Sept. 21 to perform a one-man show, "Your Shot with Eean Cochran," for the annual Lights Up! event to raise funds for the Department of Theatre. ” align=”center” lightbox=”on” caption=”Eean Cochran will return to Abilene Sept. 21 to perform … Continued