By Loretta Fulton All three of Abilene’s universities will have observances throughout February in honor of Black History Month. Many of the events are open to the public. Deadline to purchase tickets for a luncheon at McMurry is at noon Friday, Feb. 13. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Mabee Room of Garrison Campus
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By Loretta Fulton Beth Garvey, Chief Executive Officer and President of BGSF, Inc., will be featured speaker for the March 3 Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University. Admission is free, but reservations are required by Feb. 17. Click here to reserve a seat. The lecture will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at HSU’s Houston-Landrip Center, 2241 Pine St.
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By Loretta Fulton Craig Enoch, retired justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and a practicing attorney, will be the second speaker in the Fletcher Lecture Series for the spring semester at Hardin-Simmons University. Enoch is an attorney with Butler Snow LLP, which has offices in various cities, including Dallas. He will speak at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in
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By Loretta Fulton Stephen Curry, founder and chairman of Endurance Advisory Partners in Dallas, will be the leadoff speaker for the Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University for the spring semester. Curry will speak at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in HSU’s Houston-Lantrip Center, 2241 Pine St. Admission is free but a reservation is required by Jan. 13. Click here
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By Loretta Fulton Hundreds of Messengers, or delegates, and their guests are expected in Abilene Nov. 16-18 when the Baptist General Convention of Texas holds its annual meeting at the Abilene Convention Center. “The theme this year is LIVE OUT GC2: Love God, Love People and Make Disciples. God calls His church to faithfully live out the Great Commandment and
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By Loretta Fulton Most traditional Christian denominations are represented on local university campuses for the fall semester, but only a handful of students come from faith traditions outside of Christianity. Abilene Christian University is affiliated with the Churches of Christ, McMurry University is United Methodist, and Hardin-Simmons University is Baptist. Only ACU and McMurry responded to a request for denominational
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The chairman and CEO of Providence Bancshares, Inc., will the the final speaker for the Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University on Oct. 28. Mark Lovvorn will speak at 11 a.m. at HSU’s Houston-Lantrip Center, 2241 Pine St. The lecture is free but an RSVP is required by Tuesday, Oct. 14. Click here to RSVP. Mark Lovvorn The following is
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Jeff Williams, former mayor of Arlington, will be guest speaker for the Fletcher Series at Hardin-Simmons University on Tuesday, Oct. 7. His talk will begin at 11 a.m. in HSU’s Houston-Lantrip Center, 2241 Pine St. The lectures are free, but an RSVP is required by Sept. 23. Click here to register. Jeff Williams Williams is president and CEO of Graham
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Click here to read full ACU enrollment news release. Click here to read full McMurry enrollment news release. Click here to read full Hardin-Simmons enrollment news release. By Loretta Fulton McMurry and Abilene Christian universities enrolled record numbers of students for the fall semester, while Hardin-Simmons’ total enrollment dipped slightly but showed improvement in certain areas. McMurry recorded its third consecutive year
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