• darbie angell
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    Dishing It Up

    Darbie Angell is a rising star in the design industry and an entrepreneur whose fire for design was kindled at ACU. Her Cru Dinnerware collection can be found at national stores including Macy’s, Bed Bath & Beyond and Dillard’s.

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    Body, Mind & Spirit

    The completion of ACU's new Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center has given students a place to live, learn and play - all under one giant roof.

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  • US News Best Colleges ranks ACU COBA #1 for graduate degrees that lead to jobs
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    #1 for Jobs

    ACU's College of Business Administration is ranked No. 1 in the nation in terms of graduate students who secure employment within three months of earning their degrees, says a study published by U.S. News & World Report.

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  • Mobile Learning 2010
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    Mobile Learning

    ACU students and faculty continue to connect to the world in new ways using mobile technology - from K-12 classrooms throughout West Texas to businesses in Oxford, England.

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    Inside Politics

    Keri Gray’s passion for politics and unbridled initiative landed her an internship in the office of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi where she got a close-up view of political influence at work.

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  • US News Best Colleges ranks ACU #1 Up and Coming University
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    Up and Coming

    ACU holds on to its No. 1 ranking as an Up-and-Coming school among Regional Universities-West in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges" report for 2012.

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  • Stephen Powell and Jason Boone
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    Touting Adventure

    They may seem unlikely business partners - one holds a degree in finance and the other in missions - but Stephen Powell and Jason Boone have embarked on a rollercoaster of entrepreneurial adventure that has taken them around the globe.

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  • AT&T Learning Studio
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    Inventing the Future

    A pioneering gift of $1.8 million from AT&T is enabling the next step in teaching and learning innovation at ACU. The new AT&T Learning Studio provides a laboratory for mobile learning.

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  • krystal underwood
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    Changing the World

    ACU's mission is to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. Some, like Krystal Underwood ('11), take those words literally.

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  • steve eller
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    Horse Sense

    Licensed professional counselor Steve Eller believes horses possess a special power - the power of healing. Not in the medical sense, but emotionally, therapeutically and spiritually.

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Spotlight

ACU Theatre presents 'Proof'

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, Proof combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theatre. Proof is a wonderfully compassionate and knowing play about a young woman who, upon the death of her father, must sort out a number of long denied feelings and fears. Proof is intensely alive, complex, funny and human. Performances are Feb. 9-11 and 16-18.

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It pays to think ahead.

We are excited that you have chosen to apply to ACU. Submit your application by Feb. 15 to receive an admission decision no later than March 1.  You will also be in the first round of financial aid award letters and will increase your chances of receiving a spot in your first-choice residence hall.

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Spotlight

ACU lands another Apple honor

Abilene Christian University’s award-winning mobile-learning initiative has helped the university land another honor as an Apple Distinguished Program. ACU is one of 40 programs across the nation to be recognized as a center of educational excellence and leadership.

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Learn more about mobile learning at ACU: acu.edu/connected

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Elise (Smith '83) Mitchell

Elise (Smith '83) Mitchell

Elise Mitchell could have gone to college close to her southern Illinois home. But then she wouldn't have found herself doing other people's laundry on a recent Friday night. Mitchell chose to follow her older brother to ACU instead, turning her public relations degree into a nearly 30-year career that now sees her in charge of her own company, serving clients as large as Walmart and Tyson Foods. Elise is one of several 2011 alumni award recipients.

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chelsey brumbaugh

Chelsey Brumbaugh ('13) | Speech Pathology

Chelsey Brumbaugh expected to find academic excellence at ACU, but she also got a few surprises during her freshman year.

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Brad Schultz

Brad Schultz ('12) | Political Science

Brad Schultz has experience working in congressional offices. Lots of experience. "By the end of this summer, I will have worked in every type of congressional office," he says.

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Ashley Del Real

Ashley Del Real ('11) | Nursing

When Ashley Del Real thinks of poverty, she thinks of a 2-year-old boy who weighs only 15 pounds, forced to sleep on the ground where bugs bite him nightly. She thinks of a disfigured, malnourished woman living in a tiny house with a leaky roof while her life is being stripped away by cancer.

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Marie Dufitumukiza

Marie Dufitumukiza ('11) | Biology/Honors

A life-threatening encounter with malaria led biology honors student Marie Dufitumukiza to pursue a career in medicine at ACU. "That experience really stirred my heart and made me want to help others," says Marie, a native of Rwanda who now makes Abilene her home. "That was one of God's miracles."

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Office of Advancement

Your Gift Makes a Difference

Erin Boyd is just one of the many exceptional students who rely on the generosity of ACU's alumni and friends to fund the scholarships that make her education possible. Now is a great time to make sure you've helped change the life of a student who otherwise couldn't receive the kind of training for servant-leadership ACU provides. Read more about Erin's story, or visit the Office of Advancement to learn more about how your gifts help ACU transform the world one life at a time.

Any Questions?
mobile learning at ACU
Teachers who ask their students for feedback during class are often met with stony silence. ACU's Jason Holland, an admitted skeptic when it comes to the incorporation of mobile devices in education, says he's now a believer.
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