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Dr. Phil speaks to Ģý friends and donors at a private reception in Dallas.

Dr. Phil speaks to Ģý friends, donors at Dallas event

A group of Ģý friends and leaders gathered with television personality and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Phil McGraw at a recent event in Dallas. Dr. Phil Schubert (’91), Ģý president, interviewed McGraw for an audience of Ģý alumni and university leaders on topics including the role of Christians in society, media … Continued

Ģý appoints director, fellow of Landon Saunders Center

Ģý announced two new appointments for the newly established Landon Saunders Center for Joy and Human Flourishing: Dr. Claire Davidson Frederick will serve as the inaugural director, and Dr. Richard Beck has been named Senior Fellow.  Frederick is currently an affiliate faculty member at Lipscomb University and director of the ENGAGE Youth Theology … Continued

Ģý to be first Texas university in unique refugee partnership

Ģý is set to be the first Texas university to join the Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR) program, designed to partner U.S. colleges and universities with their local refugee resettlement agency as a co-sponsor to host refugees on campus grounds and support them in their resettlement.  Ģý and the Abilene office of the … Continued

FilmFest celebrates 20th anniversary with record-setting event

FilmFest returned to the Paramount Theatre April 19 to celebrate its 20th year promoting student filmmaking. This was a record year for FilmFest with 40 submitted scripts and 27 submitted films leading to the Gala premiere of 16 narrative, documentary and animated films. During the evening, students received awards for excellence in filmmaking in 15 … Continued

Ģý professor to benefit from annual Kirk Goodwin Run

Dr. Cindy Roper, professor of communication at Ģý, will be the beneficiary of this year’s Kirk Goodwin Run, a nonprofit event sponsored by Ģý’s Galaxy fraternity. The run, which annually raises funds to assist people facing ongoing medical expenses, will take place May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Hunter Welcome Center. In … Continued

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Ģý’s net assets surpass $1 billion

Ģý’s net assets now total more than $1 billion, marking a new level of financial health and stability. The university reached the billion-dollar milestone in November, thanks in part to the generosity of donors during Ģý’s Higher Ground campaign, as well as the outstanding performance of the university’s endowment, said Lori Herrick, chief … Continued

Renovated Sikes Hall to reopen with new name

Ģý’s Sikes Hall, originally opened 1977, is undergoing renovation and is closed for the 2023-24 academic year. When it reopens in August 2024, it will sport a new look – and a new name. Its reopening will coincide with the permanent closure of Mabee Hall, and Sikes will be rechristened as Mabee Hall … Continued

Depiction of Einstein image returns to campus

The creative impact of award-winning sculptor-painter Jack Maxwell (’78) rolls on at Ģý, where his latest – a familiar depiction of gleeful cyclist Dr. Albert Einstein – is now portrayed in two of its major science buildings. “Life is like riding a bicycle,” once said Einstein, a theoretical scientist considered one of the … Continued

Genevieve Graessle, senior English major from Austin, helped KĢý take second place in student newscast in the Public Journalists Media Association awards.

Student-staffed Ģý radio station receives state, national awards

  KĢý, Abilene’s National Public Radio station, recently took home second place nationally for student newscasts from the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA). Four full-time staff members manage station operations and oversee the students in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Ģý who serve as reporters and on-air hosts. Heather Claborn, … Continued