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Fund-raising walk goes on without Money
Wendy Walter
Student fcpdrter
' An important component was
missing from the 8th a-ftnual Walk
with Money Saturday - Dr. Royce
Money university prcskkat.
The Women for ACU fund reiser
whkh raises money for scholar-
ship by participants collecting
pledges and walking with Money
went on as usual though.
Money was in North Richland
HiBs at the funeral of Jim Iindsey
71 fomjer record-setting ACU quar-
terback. However the title of the
walk remained accurate; Moneys
wife Pam Money walked in his
place. Mrs Money has partidpated
every year since the walk began chr-
mg Moneys first year as president.
Last year sponsors and donors
supported 30-60 participants rais-
ing $12000 and exceeding the goal
of $7000 This year fewer turned
oat to walk around 30-40 and the
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goal of $8000 has
not been reached. It
was not a disap-
pointment though
said Dewby Ray
Abilene VVACU
chapter president.
"Each year we
try to match our
goal whatever it is
tht year but if we
don't make it we
don't get uptight
about k" Ray sakL
"We just always look for ways to
improve. Next year our goal will be
$9000."
Ann Vbung director of the annu
al Walk with Money also said she
thought the walk was a success.
"Us Just thrilling" she said; "We
have in hand over $6000 dollars.
That is a signifi-
cant amount of
money. Its also
been a great time
of fellowship for
us. It is one of the
only opportunities
we have to visit
with our scholar-
ship students."
WACU gives 10
scholarships every
year to students.
f J The monev for the
scltokrships comes directly from
the funds raised at Walk with
Money. Four of the students re-
ceiving WACU sclvokrships partkl-
We just
always look
for ways to
improve.
- Dewby Ray
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pitted in this years walk.
Tley have given us mpney to go
to school and we want to show our
appreciation" said Blake Berryhill
junior Bible major from Tulsa Okla
Another scholarship recipient
Alexis Dyers senior human re-
source management major from
Abilene said the walk was enjoy-
able for the students also.
"It gave us a chance to raise
money for scholarships for stu-
dents and we got to talk to Pam
Money and other prominent fig-
ures" Byers said.
Byers raised more tlian $100 in
pledges for the event and received a
Walk with Money insulated water
bottle as did the other 20-30 people
who raised $100 or more.
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MORHWMS STROLL: Pam Money wife of university president Dr.
Royce Money walks Saturday with Blake Berryhill Junior Bible
major from Tulsa Okla. and Andrew Deister senior youth mih-
Istry major from Grand Junction Colo.
Trained volunteers
begin tutoring
Taml Umberth and MkheHe Charles
Student Reporters
Thirty ACU volunteers began
tutoring children in a pilot read-
ing program Monday.
The reading program is de-
signed to help struggling elemen-
tary and middle school students
'improve nhelf 1rca4(rrglhrbvugh'
tutoring.
The goal is to teach students to
read well enough to pass the read-
ing portion of the TAAS test.
Through the ACUAbilene Inde-
pendent School District Reading
Partnership approximately 75 stu-
dents will be tutored from Thomas
Elementary School and Jefferson
Middle School until Dec. 3.
These students were selected by
their teachers to participate.
Nancy Cobum director of the
Volunteer and Service Learning Cen-
ter is in charge of the partnership.
"The students are not receiving
help from any other place.
"They are not in the gifted pro-
gram and are not tutored through
any other program" Cobum said.
The ACU volunteers were
trained last week by Dr Patricia
Simpson; director of the ACU
Reading Clinic which offers tu-
toring on campus.
"The techniques that 1 am shar-
ing with them are techniques that
research is showing can make a
difference in the students' reading
ability" said Simpson associate
professor of education. "I think its
exciting the techniques thai we're
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really make a difference.
Sign-ups for the reading pro-
gram are closed but the process
will begin again next semester.
Meknie Fitzgerald senior biol-
ogy major from Webster Grove
Mo. is chairwoman of the Volun-
teers in Public Schools Committee
of the Students' Association. V1PS
was a key player in the sign-ups
for the ACUA1SD partnership.
"We are. taking the overflow or
people that couldn't get involved
with tills program because it is
time specific and we're using them
for the actual VI PS program we are
doing through SA" Fitzgerald
said.
Students can become involved
in volunteering by visiting the
Volunteer and Service Learning
Center in the Bean Sprout or call-
ing Cobum at Ext. 2932.
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2. Dccrib four key characteristic that distinguish ACU and support the
mission.
3. Relate ACU's mission and ACU's characteristics to your undergraduate
experience.
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Committee prepares
for Homecoming
Carnival time and
place changed to
encourage mort
attendance
Mclanie Thomas
SfarYWWter
For many alumni faculty staff
and students theres no place they
would rather be during Homecom-
ing than ACU.
$ The festivities scheduled to
take place Oct. 15-18 will In some
form reflect this years theme
j "Nowhere Else I'd Rather Be."
Deana Nail coordinator of
alumni activities said the theme
was taken from one of the songs
being performed in the Homecom-
ing Musical My Fair Lady.
She said the theme was chosen
because "so many of our alumnll
are so loyal.
"Homecoming is something
they block out on their calendar.
No matter whats going on they'll
stop what there doing and take
the time to come back here
(because) they can't imagine being
anywhere else."
Nail said although the usual e-
vents are scheduled such as the
parade and bonfire there are a few
; changes additions and special
events that will also take place
Moving the Homecoming Car
nival from Friday night to Saturday
after Homecoming Chapel is one
such change.
Nail said before the carnival
seemed to be "something just stu-
dents went to...We really want
alumni and their kids to attend."
The carnival will now take place
at 1 1:45 a.m. in the mall area south
of Moody Coliseum.
Nail said the new time and loca-
tion is convenient because "when
people come out of Moody it'll be
right there its a big thing to find a :
place to eat during Homecoming'
so we're going to have food at the
carnival so people can eat."
ARAMARK will cater the food
for the event. Nail said students
may be able to use their meal plan
to pay for meals.
Kelly Enright senior advertising
and public relations major from
Hurst is co-chair of the Home-
coming Steering Committee this
year.
Enright said the new time and
location of the carnival is more
convenient because it serves as "a
reminder for everyone to go to
Chapel go to the carnival and then
go to the game."
Besides the carnival time
change two womens social clubs
will be conducting dedication cer-
emonies at the same time.
Members of Sigma Theta Chi
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TfCH-KHOW: Using the online textbook for UNIV 100 University Seminar students read each lesson as assigned
by their instructor and then complete a quiz that follows to test their reading comprehension.
Log-on Learning
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University Seminar becomes
university's first completely
paperless class with WtbCT
. This year the University Seminar class has a new outlook.
f. The textbook assignments and quizzes are all placed on the
web.
. five change is partly due to a program called World Wide
1 Web Course Took.
. WebCT is a software program that allows course informa-
tion to be put on the Internet ACU bought thk program for
about $3000 and had it licensed for about 1600 students.
ACU also uses Web Course in a Box to place information on
the web.
James Langford director of Academic Computing
installed the programs last year.
He said placing class information on the web is a trend
taking place in other universities.
"WCB makes it easier for professors to put information
on the web but WebCT has more features" Langford said.
Story by Mic
Dr. Colleen Durrington dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences said "For the most part things are going well with ;
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Durrington said Team 55 is helping the students in the i
University Seminar classes with any problems they are hav-
ing. Next year University Seminar facilitators plan to train"
freshmen early in the semester to learn the mechanisms of
the program. ' "' '""'
Durrington said a survey will be conducted at the end of
the semester to find out the students' reactions to the Uni-
versity Seminar classes.
"We believe that we are the first university to have
freshman seminar entirely on the web" Durrington said.
"We believe it will be more interesting and motivating to
students J."
Durrington said as of yet they have no plans of putting'
other classes' on the web. Some professors use these pro--
grams however to put some class information on the web.
Dr. Charles Mattls' assistant professor of biology" uses
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Week stimulates interest in various mission fields
Aaron Tweeton
Online Editor
Interest in missions has doubled because of
Missions Emphasis Week said Phyllis Phillips
administrator coordinator for the Missions
Department.
Reports show that twice as many students
signed up for information compared to last year
with Latin America showing the largest amount.
The goal of Missions Emphasis Week which
ended Friday was to recruit students of all
vocations to service in missionary work
throughout the world.
Booths brochures and ornaments filled the
HaUf Servants intthe Biblical Studies Building
to arouse interest from numerous students.
Africa Asia Ladn America and Europe were
among the foreign mission fields as well as loca-
tions in the United States and North America
"I have been on short-term mission trips
with my youth group back home" said Randl
Unqulst sophomore elementary education
major from Atlanta Ga. "I would love to do
domestic missions.''
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We like to see
numbers of individuals
becoming involved.
- Sonny Guild
Sonny Guild and Jack Walker both mission-
. aries-ln-residence in trie Department of Mis-
sions said the emphasis of the week was not
only to get people io consider a missions major
but to get every student involved in some sort
of missionary work.
"Students that are in other disciplines that
are active in missions all had a big part in
putting together the display (in the Hall of Ser-
vants " said Walker.
ACU offersboth graduate and undergraduate-
programs in missions as well as minor and cer-
tificate programs.
Internships Weekend Campaigns and Spring
Break Campaigns are also available.
According to Guild the number of students
overall participating in missionary work has
risen about 30 percent since last year.
"We like to see numbers of individuals
becoming involved" said Guild "but success
isn't really defined in terms of numbers but if
the seed of the mission of God the idea of it is
planted into the hearts of students."'
For' more information about the missionary
field call Guild at Ext. 3765 tor Lorl Eartes at
ExL 3760. The Missions Department website is
httDAvww.blble.acu.edumlnlstrvmlsslons.
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