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Oct 22, 2024 · November 6, 2024 by Brylie Mahar Leave a Comment. After a national search that attracted over thirty applicants, Mike Willoughby was selected to start as the new dean of the College of Business Administration (COBA) on Jan. 2, 2025. “I was a late participant in the process after it became apparent the expansive requirements of the position ...
Rushing begins as wildcats search for community in Greek Life
1 day ago · Rushing season is starting to take off as wildcats dream about the Greek life they hope to join. Two events, Fraternity Coffees and Sorority Teas have already taken place as an opportunity for potential new members (PNMs) to start learning about the Greek life that ACU has to offer. Robin McPherson is the coordinator for Greek Life.
Freshman standout makes ACU cross country history, breaks 8k …
1 day ago · The Wildcats cross-country phenom, Andruw Villa, made history as he showed how great he is by dethroning Nicodemus Naimadu, for the program’s longtime 8K record back in October. For the freshman, it has been a season of steady improvement, commitment, and relationship-building with his coaching staff. He spoke after the race to emphasize his ...
Endowment, other factors boost ACU on Forbes ranking
Aug 29, 2024 · The Forbes 2024 college financial grades list was released earlier this month. Nearly 900 private universities were ranked, and ACU was in the top 50. Forbes calculates each college’s GPA by using the financial data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics. Among the criteria used by Forbes are endowment, reserve ratio and ...
Sports Archives - The Optimist
November 7, 2024 by Lindsey Blasingame Leave a Comment. After Thursday’s five-set loss to Utah Valley University, the Wildcats find themselves on an eight-game losing streak. Despite the loss, Madeline Guffy, senior setter from Krum, reached an impressive milestone: 2,000 career assists. Guffy’s 2,000th assist came in the fourth set on a ...
ACU heads down I-20 for matchup against longtime rival
ACU heads down I-20 for matchup against longtime rival. November 4, 2022 by Christian Rodriguez. ACU (5-3, 2-0) is set to face the Tarleton Texans (5-3, 2-1) at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville. A Wildcats win would be the first time since 2018 the team has acquired six wins.
ACU heads to Vegas for challenging mid-major tournament
November 17, 2022 by Connor Mullins. ACU (2-1) heads to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Vegas Four Tournament on Nov. 21-23 at the Dollar Loan Center to take on Wright State (2-1), Weber State (1-2) and the University of California-Riverside (1-1) in back-to-back-to-back days. Head coach Brette Tanner’s Wildcats head to Vegas following a 104-46 win ...
ACU achieves record enrollment - The Optimist
ACU hit record total institutional enrollment for the fourth consecutive year, buoyed by growth in the number of students enrolled at ACU Dallas. Total enrollment is 5,334 students, 3,554 of which are students enrolled on the Abilene campus, according to the email sent Wednesday by Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university. Of the entering ...
From where does our identity come? - The Optimist
Sep 13, 2022 · Labeling ourselves as a Christian university will mean nothing until we can publicly denounce the standards of excellence the world defines, and identify ourselves by the foolish wisdom of Christ. In our bluster about status and rankings, the voice of Christ beckoning us to “Come, follow me” is drowned out. Our banners should not display ...