Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1995-1996 Page: 5
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General Information 5
The most famous and long-tenured administrative team at
ACU consisted of Don H. Morris, president from 1940 to
1969, and his associates, Walter H. Adams, dean, and
Lawrence L. Smith, bursar. During the administration of
John C. Stevens, president from 1969 to 1981, the campus
doubled in size with new buildings almost everywhere.
The name of.the school was changed to Abilene Christian
University in 1976. William J. Teague, president from
1981 to 1991, emphasized spiritual and academic values as
they find their expression in the virtues of caring, serving,
and excelling.
Today ACU has about 4,200 students enrolled in three
undergraduate colleges (the College of Arts and Sciences,
the College of Biblical and Family Studies, and the College
of Business Administration) plus the Graduate School, and
the Abilene Intercollegiate School of Nursing.
The period of growth and physical construction which
characterized most universities in the 1960s, 1970s, and
1980s has continued at ACU into the 1990s. In addition
to the 208-acre main campus, 500 acres of land nearby is
used principally for experiments and demonstrations by the
ACU Department of Agriculture. The Mabee Business
Building was completed in 1986 to house the College of
Business Administration. The new Biblical Studies
Building was dedicated in the fall of 1989. This facility,
together with the Mabee Business Building, provides a new
front door for the university on Judge Ely Boulevard.
ACU is fortunate to be in Abilene, a friendly city of more
than 100,000, 150 miles west of Fort Worth. Abilene, an
educational center, provides programs and services
normally associated with cities twice its size.
ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION
Abilene Christian University is accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools to award associate's, bachelor's, master's, and
doctor's degrees. ACU, through its College of Business
Administration, is nationally accredited by the Association
of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for
the offering of the following degree programs: (1) B.B.A.
Degree (with majors in Accounting, Marketing, Human
Resource Management, Business International Studies,
Finance, and Management), and (2) M.B.A. Degree. The
undergraduate program in chemistry is accredited by the
American Chemical Society. The ACU Child Development
Center is accredited by the National Academy of Early
Child Programs, an accrediting division of the National
Association for the Education of Young Children. The
General Dietetics program (Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics
major) is currently granted approval status by the American
Dietetics Association Council on Education Division of
Education Accreditation/Approval, a specialized body
recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation
and the United States Department of Education. The
Marriage and Family Therapy program at Abilene
Christian University is accredited by the Commission onAccreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
of the American Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy. The Department of Music has been recognized as
meeting the qualifications and standards of the National
Association of Schools of Music. The Abilene
Intercollegiate School of Nursing programs are accredited
by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas;
the baccalaureate nursing program is accredited by the
National League for Nursing. The Social Work Program is
fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE) to offer the baccalaureate degree in Social Work.
What is ACU?
ACU is a residential university where students have an
opportunity to meet others with similar interests and goals
and to develop life-long friendships. Ideally, they learn to
be sensitive to the needs of others and at the same time feel
a sense of personal dignity and worth. They learn to value
excellence, integrity, self-reliance, truth, love, beauty, health,
and goodness. Students are encouraged to learn to listen,
observe, inquire, synthesize, evaluate, think logically and
creatively, calculate, analyze, organize, read critically and
widely, and write and speak effectively. Conscientious
students come to understand their culture as seen in
history, philosophy, literature, the arts, language, human
behavior and science; and they learn to cope by using
the concepts of the social and natural sciences and
the humanities.
Students at ACU may also prepare themselves for
personally satisfying careers. Graduates of Abilene
Christian University hold positions of leadership and
service throughout the world. Employers prize them not
only for their academic and professional competence,
but also for their commitment, integrity, and high
moral standards.
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