Abilene Christian University's Blog
We are all busy with the end of the semester, but I wanted to let you know about a few meaningful opportunities coming up this week. First, our chapter of Alpha Chi will be hosting a Blood Drive on Friday afternoon (12:00-5:00 p.m.) in the Honors College in Zellner Hall on the Abilene campus. You can earn chapel credit for this. On Sunday afternoon, May 1, at 3:30 p.m. we will be hosting a scholarly discussion with Dr. Mikee Delony and movie viewing of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" also in the Honors College. (Previously we said that we could offer chapel credit for this, but we cannot.) These opportunities are open for everyone, not just Alpha Chi members.
You will receive reminder emails the days of all of these events this week! I do realize we have a large number of online student members and you may not be able to participate in these activities in person. However, you can donate blood sometime this week and send in selfies of the donation. We will post them on our website!
Delegates from our chapter recently attended the Alpha Chi National Convention in Austin, Texas. Your fellow chapter members represented all of you very well. Here are a few pictures you may enjoy. Next year we will be in Albuquerque, NM, and we would love for you to be a delegate.
As a reminder, officer interest forms are due on Friday as well.
Congratulations to our graduating students! Remember that all of you are eligible to wear the blue and green honor cords during graduation. These can be purchased at the ACU Campus Store.
Deadline is January 7!
Scholarship applications:
- Undergraduate Students: If you are an undergraduate junior or senior, you will have to apply for the scholarships through our ACU chapter of Alpha Chi. If you are graduating in May 2022 and going to graduate school, these scholarship opportunities also apply to you! We are allowed to nominate two students from our chapter for these national scholarships. We have a competitive process for deciding our chapter's nominees. If you would like to know more and apply for these scholarships, fill out this form. As part of your application, you will be required to submit a scholarly work, such as an essay, research paper, creative writing, original musical composition, or pictures of original art. Applications for undergraduates are due on January 7, 2022.
- Graduate Students: Graduate students can fill out the scholarship application directly. Follow this link for more information about how to apply. Applications for graduate students are due on February 15, 2022.
- Contact Dr. Darby Hewitt (darby.hewitt@acu.edu) for more information about scholarships.
Convention applications:
- All undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. This year's Alpha Chi Honor Society national convention will be in Austin, TX, March 24-26, 2022. We invite all students--undergraduate and graduate (residential and online)--from all disciplines to present their work at this convention. You can submit any scholarly work, such as an essay, research, creative writing, original musical composition, or pictures of original art. The ACU Texas Psi chapter of Alpha Chi will select a minimum of four students to represent ACU at the Alpha Chi Convention. Those selected will receive an all-expense paid trip to the conference.
- Follow this link to apply for convention participation.
- Applications are due on January 7, 2022.
If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Jennifer Huddleston
