Each year junior and senior students from ACU have the opportunity to
spend a week with national business leaders examining how they can make
a difference in the world. This year more than 100 students
participated in Leadership Summit 2010 in Buena Vista, Colo., Jan. 2-8.
On Sunday, ACU senior David Vanderpool was on the border Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. Along with his father, David ('82), and a team of medical missionaries, he found himself helping with an amputation. At 2 a.m. Wednesday, the Bible major from Tennessee arrived back on the ground in Abilene. By 9 a.m. he was in his Old Testament literature class.
In March, Abilene Christian University faculty members hope to inspire deep thought and serious discussion on the topic of how to confront racism by inviting Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racism author and speaker to address the issue on campus.
Abilene Christian University's student-run media staff announces its commitment to produce the first paper of its kind for Apple's new iPad device.
Abilene Christian University has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.