Summer Academy II students choose between one of the following courses for their week-long academic experience.

Digital Media 

Writing and speaking are fundamental skills in any course of study, but increasingly students are expected to communicate messages through digital media to connect with audiences around the world. Digital storytelling blends audio narration with images, video, and music or ambient sound to create short media projects that share a story important to the author. Students will work with trained media specialists in the AT&T Learning Studio to record, edit, and produce successful media messages in a range of styles. Taught by Dr. Kyle Dickson, associate professor of English and director of the Learning Studio at ACU.

Entrepreneurship 

Students will learn, through a case-study based approach, the basics of entrepreneurship. This class explores the process of generating a business idea and applying the resources and strategy to launch it into a workable, successful organization. Taught by Dr. Jim Litton, assistant professor of business and director of ACU’s Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy.

PianoFest 

We're proud to announce the addition of this annual ACU piano intensive to our line-up of Summer Academy courses! The schedule of events for this course includes master classes, daily lessons, presentations, supervised practice, daily concerts by faculty and students, performance labs and a mentoring program. Applicants should submit recording(s) of themselves playing two contrasting piano pieces, as well as a list of repertoire studied over the past two years. Space is limited and scholarships are available to those who qualify. Taught by Dr. Pauline Bjorem, associate professor of music, and Dr. Kay Williams, assistant professor of music. Contact Dr. Bjorem at pauline.bjorem@acu.edu or 325-674-2314 for details.

Monastic Camp 

Led by Bible professor Dr. Jerry Taylor, students will study the basics of the New Monastic Christian Movement. Dr. Taylor will focus on the values of monasticism; including, thoughtful, prayerful and contemplative lives and a focus on hospitality.