The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 4, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Page: 4 of 8
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ACU has many service and
volunteer opportunities avail-
able for students to become
involved in.
Students looking for service
opportunities can use the
Volunteer and Service-Learning
Center to find service organiza-
tions on campus. Such organiza-
tions include: Service Action
Leadership Team Wildcat Kids
Treadaway Kids Senior Buddies
and Habitat for Humanity
SALT gives students oppor-
tunities for service SALT facili-
tates service opportunities for
ACU students through such
activities as ACU for Abilene
Service Saturday Encourage-
ment Day and a Service Expo
said Jenna Grime junior
English major from Archbold
Ohio and publicity co-chair for
SALT.
Students interested In SALT
have until the end of the week to
submit their applications to the
Volunteer and Service-Learning
Center.
Wildcat Kids works to pair
two college students with a
school-aged child to attend an
activity once a month
However "it is encouraged
that the college students meet
with the child between activi-
ties" said Nancy Cobum direc-
tor of the VSLC. About 100 kids
and 200 college students arc
involved in Wildcat Kids
In Treadaway Kids college
students mentor and have a
weekly Bible study with school-
aged children In the past the
program has taken place at
Hillcrest Church of Christ on
Wednesday ccnings before the
regular church activities but the
program may be relocating
Cobum said
Senior Buddies partners col-
lege students with residents at
Christian Village a retirement
complex on North 19th Street.
The volunteers play games with
the residents and plan activities
such as a movie night
Habitat for Humanity raises
money to help build or renovate
a house for an underprivileged
family
Students can go to the VSLC
to pick up an application for any
of the organizations To dale the
number of students visiting the
office has been average.
"There has been a stead)
stream since last week since
Welcome Week" Cobum salt
"Many of the students will take
an application and not turn it in
but we usually gel good re
spouses "
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Circus event planned for faculty staff
Hooked on New Zealand
'Big Top offers
fellowship and fun
to faculty members
By LUKE BARKIS
STUDENT MTOKTW
"Under the Big Top" an
event for the ACU faculty staff
and their families to enjoy food
fellowship and face painting
will be conducted in the Teague
Special Events Center on Thur-
sday Every year ACU sponsors an
event for the ACU faculty and
staff with a different theme and
this year "Under the Big Top"
has been chosen for a circus-
type atmosphere
Donna Davis employee
services coordinator said "Un-
der the Big Top" will include
games for adults and children
alike. The Teague Center will be
filled with different booths for
face painting free food and
many different forms of enter-
tainment Davis has coordinated the
September event for the past
two years with the same theme
the "ACU County Fair." Davis
said the determination on
whether to bring a certain
theme back is the response of
the faculty and staff and their
families She said the County
Fair was a hit with its country-
western atmosphere and pig-
kissing contest which caused it
to come back for another year.
The attendance averages
around 300 to 600 faculty and
staff with their families Davis
said depending on the night
the event is conducted and how
many classes interfere.
"1 really encourage everyone
to come to socialize with the
new employees and faculty"
Davis said
Wayne Barnard dean of
Campus Life said he thinks the
event improves every year and
is becoming more interactive.
"Its really good for new staff
to come and meet everyone and
see that they arc part of some-
thing bigger than themselves"
Barnard said
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 4, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 1, 2004, newspaper, September 1, 2004; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101884/m1/4/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.