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30 Campus Life
30 Campus Life
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.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 10 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/campuslife/reslife for more information.
Residence Hall Reservations and Cancellations
Students who want to live in university housing must submit a housing
request form accompanied by a deposit. Those who voluntarily cancel
their application must do so prior to May 1 to receive a refund.
Cancellations for special workshops should be made one week
before the first class session.
Current ACU students will have priority over others in the choice of
rooms for a specified period. The room deposit will be kept as long
as a student lives in university housing. When the student leaves
university housing, the deposit will be applied to any unpaid balance
on the student's account or it will be refunded upon request;
otherwise, it will be forfeited. All room reservations will be held until
the first day of classes and then be released unless special holding
arrangements are made in advance with the Office of Residence Life
Education and Housing. After the semester begins, necessary room
changes must be coordinated through the residence hall director.
Off-Campus Housing
All first- and second-year students must receive university approval
before they are allowed to live off campus. Students may apply to
live off campus through the Office of Residence Life Education and
Housing. Applications to live off campus must be submitted one
month prior to the first day of the semester in question, and if
approved, must be renewed each semester through the end of the
student's second year at the university. For more information
regarding exemption requirements, go to www.acu.edu/reslife
or call 325-674-2066.
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 threelong-held, and often unexamined, assumptions.
OSME and ISS serve students of color and international students
at ACU by maintaining an open door policy, advising studentSpiritual Life and Student Ministries
Mark Lewis, Director
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
The office of Spiritual Life and Student Ministries (SLSM) supports
the mission of Abilene Christian University by facilitating events
and experiences that contribute to the overall process of helping
students grow in Christ. ACU places a great deal of value on student
leadership development. Because of this the director of Spiritual Life
serves as advisor for four student organizations that not only seek
to help each student's process of spiritual formation, but also allow
students to step into leadership roles where they collaborate and
carry out ministry activities.
SLSM partners with the Spiritual Life Core student organization to
provide spiritually formative activities such as Bible studies, prayer
groups, and the weekly "18:38" Chapels where contemporary issues
are discussed as part of the effort to prepare graduates to be salt
and light in their families, in their work place, and in their church
community. The office sponsors short-term mission experiences
through Spring Break and Weekend Campaigns. SLSM works with
the Awake 3:18 student organization to raise awareness, provide
education, and offer ministry opportunities related to the global
HIV/AIDS crisis, with focus being directed toward the African
pandemic, as well as the needs of families affected by AIDS here
in the Abilene area.
Spiritual Life and Student Ministries hosts "Meet the Churches" at the
beginning of each semester, networking with local campus ministers
and congregations to encourage student attendance, participation
and development of relationships with local church families. The
office also provides pastoral counseling and works with the
Counseling Center to present the annual Sacred Relationships Week.
Multicultural Enrichment
Office of Student Multicultural Enrichment
ACU Box 29004; Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie Hall, Room 127
Phone: 325-674-6562
Fax: 325-674-6475
Email: osme@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 who have differing cultural identities that 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, or services offered by the Office of Student
Multicultural Enrichment (OSME) and International Student Services
(ISS) should 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
experience, causing them to think actively and to reassess
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