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Sunday February 20 2000
Several things factor
into school holidays
Matt Lowe
Student Reporter
Local banks and post offices will
close Monday for Presidents Day;
ACU meanwhile wilt be busy
with the first day of Lectureship.
The campus post office will even
be open. I
Classes meet on several other
national holidays IncludingiLabor
Day and Martin Luther King Jr.
Day. But classes do not meet on
Thanksgiving another national
holiday.
'One reason for this disparity is
simple said Delores Mankin who
organizes information about the
university academic calendar.
"We can't do bankers' holidays or
postal holidays because we'd have
a couple of holidays every
month" Mankin said.
She said more complex issues
arise when deciding which holidays
the university should celebrate.
One important consideration is
ACUs status as a residential uni-
versity. If the university closes
often students who live on cam-
pus are harmed in two ways: costs
increase and educations suffer
Mankin said.
ACUs retention rate may even be
affected by the timing. of certain
holidays.
"The Labor Day holiday is very
close to when we start classes"
Mankin said. "If we close down
on Labor Day there would be a lot
of first-year students who would
be homesick and we'd never see
them again. They would never
come back."
Dr. Thomas Winter professor of
sociology and social work and
associate provost said planning
the calendar is complicated
because the university must try to
align its calendar with the sched-
ules of other universities and even
local high schools.
Hardin-Simmons University
McMurry University Abilene
Independent School District and
Abilene Christian Schools all
influence the ACU calendar.
"So many of our faculty and staff
have spouses that work in the
public school or private school
systems it doesn't make sense for
us to just ignore that" Winter
said.
Needs of the university staf
must also be considered. Many
members of the faculty use the
summer for vacations but staff
members who must continue to
work during those times
deserve holiday time as well
Winter said.
The university also considers
the guidelines of the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools and those of the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
Observing the Coordinating
Boards requirements helps ACU
students transfer courses to other
universities.
Many campus groups are asked
to help sort through these
demands and to offer their own
ideas.
The Students' Association and
Faculty Senate both provide
assistance as well as depart-
ments that sponsor university
events like ACU's Athletic
Department.
Representatives from these
organizations meet periodically
as the University Calendar Com-
mittee. The latest meeting of the com-
mittee took place about three
years ago Winter said and it set
policies to guide the creation of
the university calendars for five
years.
Winter said the plan has gone
well but questions about fall break
continue to spark some discussion
among the faculty.
The addition of a spring holi-
day is another issue under con-
sideration. The University Calendar Com-
mittee will likely meet to review
the calendars success within the
next year Winter said.
r Dates to Know -
WACU celebrates 30 years
of service with dinner
The Women for Abilene Chris-
tian University will hold a "Cele-
brating 30 Years" dinner Tuesday
at 5 p.m. in the East Dining
Room of the Bean. The $8 tickets
must be purchased before the
dinner.
Students may purchase a ticket
for $6.50. Tickets may be pur-
chased at the ticket windows of
the Campus Center Sunday 1:30-
6 p.m. Monday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. or
Tuesday 8 a.m.-noon.
Applications available
for Pope Fellows program
Applications for the Jack Pope
Fellows program are available to
full-time juniors pursuing a bach-
elors degree with a grade point
average of 3.25. Applicants
should plan to pursue a public
service career.
Applications are due Wednes-
day in Room 220 of the Adminis-
tration Building. For more infor-
mation please call Ext. 2095.
Applications for law
scholarships available
Students planning to attend
law school in the fall may pick up
a scholarship application from
Dr. Mel Hailey in Room 220 of
the Administration Building.
One scholarship is given to
each of three schools: Baylor
Pepperdinc and Texas Tech.
Applicants should have taken
the LSATby December applica-
tions are due March 1. Recipients
will be announced by April 3.
Donations needed
for annual rummage sale
Parents Anonymous will spon-
sor its second annual rummage
sale March 3-4.
Clothes furniture appliances
computer parts toys baby items
and more are needed.
Proceeds will help provide free
parent teen child and grand-
parent education and support
programs. For more Information
please call 676-1167.
Seniors' graduation
applications due March 10
Students wanting to graduate
in August or December 2000
may pick up applications from
their advisers. Applications
should be turned in to the regis-
trar by March 10. For more infor
mation please call Ext. 2543.
World Wide Youth
Camps need volunteers
Volunteers are still needed for
camps in Croatia Brazil Hon-
duras India Kazakstan Kenya
Mexico Russia Ukraine and
Oklahoma. For more informa-
tion please contact Andrew
Kelly at Ext( 3762 or
andrewwwycorg. J
Health Services' offers
marriage video series
Health Services is sponsoring a
13-week video service So You Are
Getting Married in the Living
Room of the Campus Center
Monday at 6:30 p.m. The half-
hour videos are followed by a half
hour of discussion.
IMPACT church to receive service award
Lauren Crist
Student Reporter
IMPACT Church of Christ will be awarded for
its service to the Houston community on Mon-
day at the Christian Service Luncheon.
The luncheon will be held in the Teague Spe-
cial Events Center at noon and will honor two
tnbute speakers: Homer Gainer and Dimas
Velasquez both part of the IMPACT church in
inner-city Houston.
"The Christian Service Award Is a recogni-
tion the university gives to an individual a
couple or an organization that has provided
exemplary service through the community"
said John Tyson vice president for develop-
ment. "Its an opportunity to honor and rec-
ognize a ministry a church that is doing a
very effective job of ministering to a commu-
nity of people."
The Christian Service Award will be present
ed to Gainer an ACU Senior Board member
who volunteers at IMPACT; and Velasquez
who is an IMPACT member and volunteer at
the church.
About 112 people will
accompany these two men
to the luncheon. The Chris-
tian Service Award will be
translated into Spanish for
half the members of the
church who are Spanish-
speaking. Twenty-six ministries
have a role in IMPACT
helping provide the poor the homeless and
many first generation immigrants with clothing
and food distribution daycare and counseling.
Many students serve at IMPACT dunng week-
end spring break and summer campaigns
every year.
"There have been a ton of student interns at
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imtOrtle'anifatiout urban?
ministry-in lmenca. -. .
IMPACT" said Heidi Baker administrative
coordinator of development. "A lot of people
have been touched by IMPACT. It's an amaz
ing place. This is a great
opportunity to learn about
urban ministry in America."
Tickets are sold in the Admin-
istration Building in Room 300
for $10 a person or students
may order tickets by calling
Ext. 2629.
Tyson assistant professor of
communication said he hopes
to motivate people to be active
in missions for the poor.
"It will be a tremendous encouragement and
inspiration to those who attend" he said. "We
hope this will inspire other churches in other
locations to reach out to the poor and disen-
franchised." Students are welcome to attend the luncheon
Williams: Center will provide for fine arts
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"Don and Judy have some uneasi
ness about this facility bearing their
names. Their style of philanthropy
is to do good in quiet ways."
The Williams Performing Arts
Center will provide classroom
performance and practice facili-
ties for ACU music and theatre. In
addition to the Fulks and Culp
Theatres it also will include a
recital hall signature lobby area
dressing rooms faculty and
administrative offices faculty stu-
dios choral and instrumental
rehearsal halls and music library.
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