Tag: Jim Orr

Unique course teaches students how to give well
An Abilene nonprofit organization was awarded $25,000 from a national group thanks to two students from ACU’s Strategic Philanthropy course who brought skills they learned to the 2017 Philanthropy Lab Ambassadors Conference in Dallas. Anna Casey, a marketing major from Willow Park, Texas, and Rees Heizelman, a management major from Abilene, joined 34 students from 17 universities across the […]

New home for speech, language center
ACU’s Center for Speech and Language Disorders has moved to the Duncum Center, at the corner of East North 16th Street and Judge Ely Boulevard, and is now called the Center for Speech, Language and Learning at the Duncum Center. The conflict resolution graduate programs once housed in the facility, previously known as the Duncum […]

New advancement VP Orr has deep ACU roots
Each time James “Jim” Orr walks across campus, he’s potentially retracing a lot of family footprints along the way. Four generations of them, in fact. The 1986 accounting graduate was announced today as Abilene Christian University’s new vice president for advancement, inheriting a key role in the development and funding of his alma mater’s growth […]

Affordable Care Act webinar to help ministers
The Siburt Institute for Church Ministry at Abilene Christian University has every minister’s best interests at heart. That’s why its teaming with Christian Leaders Benefits Alliance (CLBA) to present a live webinar on healthcare to give ministers insights into the government’s new Affordable Care Act. The webinar will take place Monday, Aug. 19, from 7-8:30 p.m. CDT. ACU […]
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