Begin Your Journey | First Year
Pursue Community | Second Year
Pursue Hospitality | Third Year
Pursue Calling | Fourth Year
Pursue Wisdom |
| Intellectual | - Meet the faculty during Wildcat Week
- Develop research skills in Cornerstone
- Explore the life of Jesus and the New Testament church in BIBL 101 and 102
- Complete Introductory Biology I and II (BIOL 121-124)
| - Attend Undergraduate Research Festival
- Explore the Old Testament in BIBL 211
- Survey the fundamental principles of genetics by completing BIOL 351: Genetics
- Learn about the foundations of life in BIOL 312: Cell Biology
| - Engage in a Faculty-Mentored Research or Creative Project
- Participate in information literacy Workshop
- Attend a seminar about the intersection of science and faith
| - Present at the URCI Festival or other conference
Finish strong by completing your Capstone course - BIOL 497: Seminar in Biology
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| Spiritual | - Experience Candlelight Devo during Wildcat Week
- Participate in BioBuds, Wildcats for Sustainability and Research chapels
- Participate in the life of a local church
- Attend the Department of Biology fall dinner and dead day cookout
- Engage in practices of meal fellowship, testimony and breath prayer
| - Participate in BioBuds, Wildcats for Sustainability and Research chapels
- Participate in the life of a local church
- Learn about service opportunities at the Local Missions Fair
- Volunteer in the Abilene community
- Engage in practices of intercessory prayer, pilgrimage and journaling
| - Participate in BioBuds, Wildcats for Sustainability and Research chapels
- Participate in the life of a local church
- Gain hands-on ministry experience on a Global Service Trip
- Engage in practices of silence, spiritual listening and examen
| - Participate in BioBuds, Wildcats for Sustainability and Research chapels
- Participate in the life of a local church
- Receive and extend blessings to others at Senior Blessing
- Experience Candlelight Sendoff
Engage in practices of friendship, relinquishment and developing a rule of life
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| Personal | - Take StrengthsFinder and reflect on your results
- Join a student organization
- Identify a potential faculty, staff or older student mentor in the Department of Biology
- Care for your whole person by developing a personal exercise prescription
- Grow as a leader through ACU LEADS: Emerging Leaders
| - Take advantage of recreation opportunities on campus (Rec Center, intramurals, etc.)
- Actively engage in a student organization
- Connect with a faculty or staff mentor
| - Serve in a leadership role on campus
- Lead in a church ministry or local service organization
- Connect with a faculty or staff mentor
| - Serve in a leadership role and mentor future student leaders through ACU Leads
- Lead a student club or organization
- Attend the senior Biology dinner
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| Cultural | - Attend events hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA)
- Explore opportunities to study abroad at a Study Abroad interest meeting
| - Attend events hosted by the International Students Association (ISA)
- Study Abroad in Oxford, Leipzig or Montevideo
| - Attend events hosted by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action
- Participate in a World Wide Witness summer internship
| - Apply to Fulbright Scholar, AmeriCorps, PeaceCorps or International Service Opportunity
- Lead an OMA, ISA or Carl Spain Center event
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| Professional | - Activate your Handshake profile and take the Career Explorer Inventory through Academic Advising & Career Services
- Take the Career Explorer Inventory
- Learn new creative possibilities through Creative U in the innovation foundry
| - Develop a resume and participate in a mock interview with Career Services
- Get a summer job or internship - preferably related to your field of interest
| - Take the entrance exam for graduate or professional school
- Identify faculty members who could write recommendations
- Create a LinkedIn profile
| - Secure Letters of Recommendation
- Finalize Résumé
- Apply for employment or to graduate/professional school
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