Category: Student Experience
ACU launches Holy Sexuality Week series
Abilene Christian University is launching Holy Sexuality Week Nov. 6-10, a series cultivating discussion and biblically-guided teachings on relationships and sexuality featuring special guest speakers. The series will bring the campus together for an intentional focus on what the Bible teaches about human sexuality, marriage and relationships. During the week, all students are encouraged to … Continued
ACU’s 31st Ethnos featuring record number of acts
Abilene Christian University’s Ethnos performance is back for its 31st year of production at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3-4 at Boone Family Theatre with a show theme of Echoes. In 1992, three years after the inception of the International Students’ Association, the Culture Show was created to showcase different cultural groups at Abilene Christian University. … Continued
ACU Halbert Center hosts annual Missions Week
The Halbert Center for Missions and Global Service highlighted ways for students to serve others and share the gospel both locally and around the world during Missions Week last week at Abilene Christian University. The week’s events included Philanthropy Game Night, a non-profit fair, a prayer night and a launch party for Worldwide Witness applications. … Continued
ACU Student Internship Spotlight: Holly Reichling, Nouwen Craft and Gabriella Lopez
Three Abilene Christian University students completed internships for the TV production The Chosen over the past two summers and acquired new connections as well as tangible skills for their future careers. Holly Reichling, senior multimedia major from San Antonio, was a production intern for The Chosen at the set in Utah this summer. Reichling started … Continued
U.S. News highlights ACU’s nationally ranked student experience for fifth year in a row
For the fifth consecutive year, the student experience at Abilene Christian University, both in and out of the classroom, was ranked as one of the nation’s best in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings released today – in the categories of Study Abroad, Learning Communities, Service Learning, First-Year Experience and Senior Capstone. Overall, … Continued
ACU’s fall enrollment tops 6,000
Abilene Christian University welcomes more than 6,000 students this fall, marking the university’s sixth consecutive year of record enrollment. The enrollment of 6,219 reflects an increase of 4.6% over last year and more than 19% over the past five years. This fall’s record enrollment includes 1,021 new freshmen who come from every region of Texas, … Continued
Natura Resources selects Zachry Nuclear Engineering to design reactor for deployment at ACU
Abilene Christian University’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory and Abilene-based Natura Resources have taken another step toward construction of one of the first advanced reactors in the United States. Zachry Nuclear Engineering has been selected to design the Natura Resources Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) that will be deployed on ACU’s campus. “Natura Resources is excited … Continued
ACU Student Internship Spotlight: Devon Grey and Trevon Hardy
Connections to large companies regularly help students at Abilene Christian University land internships and roles to further their careers. Devon Grey (’23) started as a remote graphic design intern at Lands’ End this summer and is now a full-time associate graphic designer for the company. Grey graduated in May with a Bachelor of Science degree … Continued
ACU Student Internship Spotlight: Yourim Cho
Yourim Cho, sophomore biology major from Seoul, South Korea, spent eight weeks of her summer in Nairobi, Kenya, completing a medical internship with CMF International. CMF International is a global missions team that works across 26 countries to create Christ-centered communities. The organization strives to serve, send and transform the world by connecting others with … Continued