Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 2005-2006 Page: 29
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Campus Life 29
Campus Life
Wayne Barnard, Associate Provost for Student Development
and Dean of Campus Life
ACU Box 29004; Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie Hall, Room 135
Phone: 325-674-2067
Fax: 325-674-4831
Email: barnardw@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/campuslife
The mission of Campus Life is to work in partnership with Academic
Affairs to integrate living, learning and faith, whereby students learn
to live lives of Christian service and leadership throughout the world.
Campus Life reports with Academic Affairs to the provost and is
directly supervised by the associate provost for student development
and dean of campus life. Campus Life is organized into four areas,
each supervised by a director. These areas are Leadership Education,
Student Life, Student Services, and Residence Life Education and
Housing, each reporting to the associate dean of Campus Life.
Four other units report directly to the dean of campus life.
These include ACU Police and Public Safety, Student Productions
(including Freshman Follies and Sing Song), Student Judicial Affairs
and Discipline, and Chapel.
Leadership Education includes the Volunteer and Service-Learning
Center, Student Involvement (including men's and women's social
clubs), Leadership Education and Leadership Camps.
The area of Student Life is comprised of three units: Intramural
Sports and Outdoor Education, Spiritual Life and Student Ministries,
and the McGlothlin Campus Center.
Student Services includes the Medical Clinic, the University
Counseling Center, Student Multi-cultural Enrichment, and
International Student Affairs.
Residence Life Education and Housing comprises the first and
second year student's residence halls, Sherrod Apartments for
married students, and University Park Apartments for third
and fourth year students.
Residence Life Education and Housing
Mimi Barnard, Director
ACU Box 29004; Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie, Room 121
Phone: 325-674-2066
Fax: 325-674-6475
Email: reslife@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/campuslife
Abilene Christian University promotes a residence life philosophy
intended to assist students in their development toward responsible
and disciplined lifestyles. We believe a student's best opportunity for
success is deeply rooted in our Christian environment - integrating
living, learning and faith. Unlike colleges and universities that may
require four years in on-campus housing, or others that may be
defined as commuter schools without on-campus housing, ACU
provides a developmental opportunity whereby first-year students
live in traditional on-campus halls with a curfew, second-year students
live in traditional on-campus halls without a curfew, and third-year,
fourth-year and graduate students live in on-campus apartments
or off-campus.
All first-year and second-year students are required to live in residence
halls, regardless of the number of hours earned. The only exceptions
to this requirement are:
1. A student's parents are Abilene residents, and he or she will
live with his or her parents in the family's primary residence.
(Students whose parents own property in Abilene are not
exempt from this policy. Parents should plan to lease this
property until their student is eligible to live off-campus.)3. A student has graduated from high school more than two years
prior to the beginning of the fall semester. (Home schooled
students and high school students enrolled in college classes
earning dual credit are not exempt from this policy.)
4. A student is married and files a marriage license with the
Office of Residence Life Education and Housing.
5. A student is enrolled in 8 hours or less (First and second-year
students enrolled in 8 hours or less at ACU and taking
additional hours from another college or university in Abilene
or the surrounding area are not
exempt from this policy.)
Any petition for exceptions to the above criteria must be made in
writing to the director of residence life education and housing. Such
petitions must adequately state reasons for an exception and should
include any supporting documentation for such reasons. Any petitions
made for health reasons will be carefully considered and must be
made in writing, with supporting medical documentation, one month
prior to the beginning of the semester. Our first priority will be to
meet any special needs within our residence life policy. A number of
rooms have been dedicated to these special requests. In most cases,
exceptions to our policies will not be made. Instead, we desire
that students work with residence life staff to meet any special needs.
Exceptions will not be made based on financial need. Students
should consider issues related to room and board when making
decisions to attend Abilene Christian University.
When making decisions about off-campus petitions, the director
of residence life education and housing will consult with various
ACU officials, as well as with any persons submitting supporting
documentation. The decision of the director of residence life
education and housing will be final. Any concerns or questions
concerning ACU residence life philosophy, policies or process should
be directed to the director of residence life education and housing.
The associate dean of Campus Life will only address written concerns
after they have first been addressed by the director of residence life
education and housing.
The university has on-campus accommodations for 1,818 single
students in nine residence halls. Each residence hall is equipped with
computer network connections, cable television and telephone lines
in each room. A computer lab is located on the first floor of every
residence hall. First- and second-year students live in residence halls.
Please see www.acu.edu/reslife for more information.
About 475 people - third and fourth year students and graduate
students - have the opportunity to live in the 200-unit University Park
apartment complex located on the northeast corner of the campus.
Among the University Park features are electronic gates, recreational
facilities and a central courtyard with a clubhouse. Each of the three
custom floor plans is designed to meet students' needs and to assist
in achieving academic objectives. The community offers students
the convenience of living on campus plus much of the flexibility
of off-campus living.
Chapel Programs
Shane Hughes, Coordinator
ACU Box 29004; Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie Hall, Room 130
Phone: 325-674-2631
Fax: 325-674-6475
Email: chapel@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/chapel
Chapel Programs seeks to form ACU's corporate identity as people
who gather and worship as well as contribute to community, spiritual
development, and critical thinking while affirming ACU's heritage
within the churches of Christ. This office oversees Chapel policy and
all efforts to provide quality programming for Chapel.
Chapel meets daily, Monday-Friday, from 11-11:30 a.m. during
the fall and spring semesters, except on university approved holidays.
It is required of all full-time undergraduates under the age of 25.
Chapel provides a period of education, corporate worship andcommunity connectedness.
2. A student is 21 years of age prior to the beginning of the
fall semester.CamusLif 2
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