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Students who live with their parents, are over the age of 21 before the
beginning of the enrolling semester, who have graduated from high
school more than two years prior to the beginning of the enrolling
semester, part-time students (less than 12 hours), and married students
are exempt from the residential living requirement. It is the
responsibility of the student to notify the Department of Residence
Life Education and Housing of such exemptions in a timely process to
avoid any unnecessary housing charges. These charges will be
refunded according to the Refund Tuition Schedule published by
Student Financial Services.
Students with 504/ADA disabilities or those requesting medical
accommodations must submit their requests, along with proper
medical documentation, to ALPHA Academic services. ALPHA
services will in turn notify the office of Residence Life Education and
Housing of their accommodation recommendations. It is our first
priority to meet any special needs within the scope of our residential
policy.
Because of ACU's strong belief in the importance of the
developmental residential living experience, exemptions to the
residential requirement for reasons other than those listed above are
very rarely granted. Students must consider issues related to room and
board costs when making financial decisions as to their ability to
attend ACU.
Abilene Christian University retains all rights of ownership of the
residential facilities, and therefore considers that all who reside in its
facilities agree to abide by all University regulations applying to
campus housing and Student Handbook and Planner. ACU reserves
the right to require a resident to move whenever the best interests of
the University appear to demand such action. ACU also reserves the
right to inspect any room at any time. In such situations, every effort
will be made to inspect the room with the student(s) present.
ACU is not responsible for the loss of personal property of residents
due to theft, fire, wind, rain, and/or flooding. Students are strongly
encouraged to purchase renters insurance on their own.
Spiritual Life and Student Ministries
Mark Lewis, Assistant Dean of Spiritual Life
ACU Box 29004; Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie Hall, Room 131
Phone: 325-674-2867
Fax: 325-674-6475
Email: mark.lewis@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/campusoffices/spirituallife.html
Jen Rogers, Director of Student Ministries
ACU Box 29004, Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie Hall, Room 133
Phone: 325-674-2867
Fax: 325-674-6475
Email: jen.rogers@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/campus offices/spirituallife.html
The Office of Spiritual Life & Student Ministries, partnering with
students, faculty, and staff, seeks to promote and encourage Christian
community and spiritual transformation within the ACU student body.
The SLSM office develops programs, opportunities and events that
gather us together for worship, prayer and reading of God's Word,
encourage deeper relationships, and respond to the needs and
brokenness in our community and the world. From our desire to love
God and love others, we meet daily as a community for chapel, share
and celebrate life together in small groups, serve locally and globally
in short term missions, journey as a part of local faith communities,
and provide pastoral care within the ACU community.1 32
Multicultural Enrichment
Office of Multicultural Enrichment
George Pendergrass, Director
ACU Box 29004; Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie Hall, Room 125
Phone: 325-674-6562
Fax: 325-674-6475
Email: george.pendergrass@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/osme
International Student Services
Laura Blake, Coordinator
ACU Box 29004; Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie Hall, Room 128
Phone: 325-674-2821
Fax: 325-674-6475
Email: laura.blake@acu.edu
Abilene Christian University's attention to a multicultural environment
enriches the personal, social, and spiritual growth of all members of
the ACU community and improves the university's capacity to achieve
its mission. A culturally diverse community includes faculty, staff, and
students with differing cultural identities who bring the richness of
their backgrounds and experiences into the learning environment.
Cultural diversity, presented correctly in a college setting, can
stimulate discussions, foster rewarding relationships and cultivate
fuller worldviews.
The programs, activities, and services offered by the Office of
Multicultural Enrichment (OME) and International Student Services
(ISS) foster constructive and frequent opportunities for students with
different backgrounds and perspectives to engage in meaningful
dialogue and reflection. Research shows that learning outcomes and
social development are enhanced when students encounter
perspectives that depart from their own worldview and past
experiences, causing them to think actively and to reassess long-held,
and often unexamined, assumptions.
OME and ISS serve students of color and international students at
ACU by maintaining an open door policy, advising student
organizations, engaging in one-on-one encouragement, and fostering
the growth and development of students by implementing educational,
social, and cultural programming. The aim is to assist students of color
and international students in achieving their educational goals and to
encourage student involvement in the academic and social systems of
college life. Although OME and ISS focus primarily on students of
color and international students, they are designed to positively
influence the quality of life and effectiveness of the ACU experience
for all students by educating the community about God's concept of
diversity.
Volunteer and Service-Learning Center
Nancy Coburn, Director
ACU Box 27867; Abilene, Texas 79699-7867
McGlothlin Campus Center Basement, Suite 30
Phone: 325-674-2932
Fax: 325-674-6867
Email: vslc@acu.edu
The mission of the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) is
to engage students in developing service involvement as a lifestyle
while meeting the needs of others in the Abilene and surrounding
community. Through the VSLC, students have access to a broad range
of service opportunities, including special events for specific agencies
and other community-wide efforts and ongoing assistance at local
schools, child care centers, after-school programs, and numerous
nonprofit and human service agencies.
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