Over the course of 60 hours this past weekend, more than 100 people visited the prayer room in Morrison House in order to pray for AU’s campus. The event was planned by a small group of friends who are “passionate about prayer and seeking God’s heart for their lives personally and for the campus,” said Campus Pastor Tamara Shelton. Shelton said that there were more than 160 visits to the prayer room during the 60-hour-long prayer journey. Students weren’t the only ones to get involved. … [Read more...]
AU student baptized during Carry The Love event
On Wednesday, April 12, Carry The Love, a ministry team that tours the country worshiping with students on college campuses, stopped at AU for a night of veneration and prayer in Reardon lobby. Kirstin Crawford, a junior studying psychology and youth leadership and development, was one of many students who attended the event; however, she had to leave early on that particular night. A week later, Carry The Love unexpectedly decided to return to campus to host one more event, this time in the … [Read more...]
Enactus wins regional contest, moves on to national
Enactus is an international organization that has created a global community of students, professors and business leaders. College and universities all over the world have Enactus teams, but last week, AU’s chapter of Enactus won their regional competition. The regional Enactus competition was in Chicago, where they beat much larger schools in the process, including the University of Wisconsin Madison. “There were 41 teams competing in six different leagues,” said Bailey Witt, senior marketing … [Read more...]
Is the “Billy Graham rule” respectful or unfair to women?
Last week, Vice President Mike Pence came under public criticism for statements he made to The Hill in 2002. The statements, mentioned in a Washington Post profile on Karen Pence, regarded Pence’s take on the “Billy Graham rule”—that is, Pence does not eat alone with a woman who is not his wife and does not attend events without her where alcohol is being served. Public backlash was swift and severe to Pence’s statements—however, the practice of the “Billy Graham rule” has long been a practice … [Read more...]
Mocha Joe’s under Chartwells control next year
In an effort to respond to feedback from students regarding Mocha Joe’s, AU Food Services has announced that Chartwells will assume the role of managing the coffee shop next year. As a result, Mocha’s will also accept Raven Dollars as a method of payment. Dana Stuart sent an email to the student body outlining the student meal plan options for the 2017-18 school year. This email addressed changes in the meal plans, such as increasing the amount of meal plan options from three to four, … [Read more...]
CMC tour featuring AU student comes to Reardon
John Schwallie, an AU senior Songwriting major, has spent the semester at the Center for Contemporary Music in Nashville. Next Tuesday, the CMC tour will stop by Reardon Auditorium for a performance. Schwallie is no stranger to the AU music scene, as his band John Louis & the Midwest performed many times on campus, and his more recent project, understatements, gathered hype in the AU community with its release. The CMC tour stop, however, will offer a fresh way for AU fans to experience … [Read more...]
AU targets new students with increased marketing efforts
Social media and marketing is an important concept by many standards, especially those on a college campus. AU is no exception. Responsible for meeting the needs of all the departments, the Office of Communications and Marketing does their best to make sure AU is well-represented on and off campus. “The benefit to any organization in having departments like those in our unit is that you are able to send consistent, relevant messages to internal and external publics,” said Rebecca Fuller Beeler, … [Read more...]
Dr. Allen reflects on Trump’s first month
On January 20th, the trajectory of America changed as Trump was sworn in as President of the United States. Because of the lengthy process of legislative efforts, executive orders are common during the first few months of a new presidency. Trump has taken advantage of his executive order privilege in several ways. On the second day of his presidency, he signed two executive orders to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access—two controversial pipeline deals that Trump plans to … [Read more...]
AU faculty join initative to close gender gap in higher ed
The gender gap of faculty and staff in higher education is an issue that is becoming increasingly important to women nationwide, but also to women on AU’s campus. Statistically, women make up one quarter of the total amount of college professors, and men outnumber women in the position of college president two to one. One nationwide group that addresses these issues and many more relating to women in higher education is the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Dr. Marie Morris, … [Read more...]
Anderson Now aims to stimulate local economy
AU is putting the IDEA-U initiative into action through the Anderson Now project. The project, funded by a Lilly Endowment grant, is aimed at stimulating the local economy with small businesses in Anderson. Through the Anderson Now project, graduates from Indiana universities can apply with a business idea of their own and receive $25,000 in loan forgiveness, guidance from local business owners and AU faculty and staff and shared working space. The opportunity also applies to Indiana graduates … [Read more...]