ACU Compass

ACU Roadmaps: Choose Your Own Route!

At ACU we understand that no two people have the same journey. We were each created with our own unique design and meant to fulfill a calling that our Creator instilled in us as individuals. ACU Roadmaps provide a guide for you to create your own rich experience, while preparing you for a meaningful life and career going forward as an ACU graduate. Utilizing ACU Roadmaps and the ACU Compass App, you can track your own holistic formation between academics, spiritual formation, experiential learning, career preparation, leadership development, and much more!

To help preview possible journeys, there are several ACU Roadmaps that students can utilize, such as department specific, program specific, and others. We invite you to use these roadmaps to learn about your opportunities, choose your own path, and make the most of your time at ACU, tracking your experience using the ACU Compass App.

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Track Your ACU Journey

Mark your progress across all five competencies on the ACU Compass app, powered by Suitable. Suitable is a mobile-first platform that allows you to complete activities, pursue achievements, and collect a record of your experiences throughout your time at ACU. The Suitable app + ACU’s Compass initiative = a holistic collegiate experience as a Wildcat. Earn badges as you develop spiritually, intellectually, culturally, personally and professionally and track the progress within the app.

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Themes of Holistic Formation at ACU

As you work with your advisors and professors to build your personal learning experience, each of these themes mark your holistic growth year-over-year with intentional focus on one of these concentrations each year.

Year 1: Community

Discover the distinctive nature of Christian community by identifying and engaging in a relationship with God and others through student experiences and the local church.

Year 2: Hospitality

Grow in being a welcoming presence for others by receiving and extending hospitality through quality time and service to others both locally and globally.

Year 3: Calling

Advance your understanding of vocation by integrating your identity, career, and vision for life with the call to lifelong discipleship.

Year 4: Wisdom

Prepare for a new, purposeful season of life beyond ACU, prioritizing kingdom wisdom and living as you launch into your career.

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY

Here is a sample of a Compass Roadmap to showcase your holistic journey at ACU. Discover and embrace new opportunities as you form a holistic lifestyle which provide a solid foundation to carry with you as you move through and beyond your time at ACU.

Begin Your Journey	First Year Pursue Community	Second Year Pursue Hospitality	Third Year Pursue Calling	Fourth Year Pursue Wisdom
Grow Intellectual	Meet departmental faculty during Wildcat Week Develop research skills in your Cornerstone class (CORE 110) Explore the life of Jesus and the New Testament church in BIBL 101 and 102.	Attend ACU's Undergraduate Research, Creativity and Innovation Festival Explore the Old Testament in BIBL 211	Engage in a faculty-mentored research or creative project Participate in an information literacy workshop	Present at the URCI Festival or other conference Finish strong by completing your Capstone course
Grow Spiritual	Participate in chapel, including departmental and small group chapels each month Experience Candlelight Devo during Wildcat Week Participate in the life of a local church Practice meal fellowship, testimony, and breath prayer	Participate in chapel, including departmental and small group chapels each month Commit to volunteering in the Abilene community Practice intercessory prayer, pilgrimage and journaling	Participate in chapel, including departmental and small group chapels each month Gain hands-on ministry experience on a Global Service Trip Practice silence, spiritual listening and examen	Participate in chapel, including departmental and small group chapels each month Receive and extend blessings to others in your department at Senior Blessing Experience Candlelight Sendoff Practice friendship, relinquishment and developing a rule of life
Grow Personal	Take StrengthsFinder assessment Become involved in the ACU community by joining a student organization Connect with a potential faculty, staff, or older student mentor Grow as a leader through ACU LEADS: Emerging Leaders	Utilize wellness opportunities (SRWC, intramurals, etc) Actively engage in a student organization	Develop your leadership skills while serving in a leadership role on campus Lead in a church ministry or local service organization	Mentor a younger student in your major Lead a student club or organization Develop your leadership skills through ACU LEADS: Elected Leaders
Grow Cultural	Attend events hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) Explore the opportunities to study abroad at a Study Abroad interest meeting	Attend events hosted by the International Students Association (ISA) Study Abroad for a semester in Oxford, Leipzig, or Montevideo	Attend events hosted by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action Participate in a Worldwide Witness summer internship	Help implement an OMA, ISA or Carl Spain Center event Apply to Fulbright, AmeriCorps, or other international service opportunities
Grow Professional	Activate your Handshake profile and take PathwayU through ACU’s Career Services Learn new creative possibilities through Creative U	Develop a résumé or CV through ACU's Career Development Center Participate in a mock interview	Create LinkedIn Profile Get a summer job or internship–preferably something related to your field of interest Research graduate schools that interest you	Secure letters of recommendation Finalize a résumé or CV through ACU's Career Development Center Apply for jobs and/or graduate school

The ACU Experience

It’s not about the tests you take or the grades you achieve. It’s about who you are becoming. Compass showcases five areas for your holistic journey. Together, these five themes spread over four years of opportunities provide a roadmap that enables you to build a personalized experience, helping you to become the Christian leader God’s designed you to be.

Intellectual

Sharpen your mind through critical thinking, problem solving and engaging in original research or creative projects. Build knowledge in your field and develop relevant skills through innovative and experiential assignments and activities.

Spiritual

Grow in likeness of Christ, as the Spirit leads both individuals and communities into deeper love of God and others. Cultivate Christian community, hospitality, vocation, and wisdom through reflective participation in community practices such as worship, study, and service.

Personal

Mature as a whole person through mentorship, peer-to-peer relationships, and cultivating habits that produce wellness. Discover your strengths, become a productive team member and grow as a leader.

Cultural

Deepen intercultural knowledge and the ability to communicate with and relate to people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and geographic areas. Foster a greater respect and empathy for all peoples through building dynamic and mutually-rewarding relationships in local and global contexts.

Professional

Prepare for a meaningful career by exploring options, participating in career development activities, gaining relevant experiences, and making purposeful connections that launch your professional life.

Navigate Your Holistic ACU Journey