Association of College Unions International

Association of College Unions International

Association of College Unions International (ACUI) is an organization of approximately 700 college and university student unions and activity centersCite web|url= http://www.acui.org/about |title=About ACUI|publisher=Association of College Unions International|work=ACUI.org|location=Bloomington, Indiana|year=2008|accessdate=2008-02-07] , and sub-pages thereof] in the United States (including territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam) and Canada.Cite web|url= http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=30&id=134 |title=About ACUI: Regions|publisher=Association of College Unions International|work=ACUI.org|location=Bloomington, Indiana|year=2008|accessdate=2008-02-07] ] The organization is headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. It serves student centers with programs in administration, finance, and management; campus life and programming management; auxiliary services; and facilities and operations. The ACUI is known for its "Stop the Hate!" program and its sponsorship of student sports competitions.Cite web|url= http://www.acui.org/about/mission/ |title=Mission of the Association|publisher=Association of College Unions International|work=ACUI.org|location=Bloomington, Indiana|year=2008|accessdate=2008-02-07] , and sub-pages thereof]

History

The organization was founded in 1914 as the National Association of Student Unions with members from Case School of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Purdue University, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Its first international member school was McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Cite web|url= http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=30&id=244 |title=The History of ACUI|publisher=Association of College Unions International|work=ACUI.org|location=Bloomington, Indiana|year=2008|accessdate=2008-02-07] ]

Other names of the organization over the years have included American Association of Student Unions, Association of College and University Unions, Association of College Unions, and Association of College Unions – International.

Marsha Herman-Betzen currently serves as the Executive Director of ACUI.Cite web|url= http://www.acui.org/directories/central_office.aspx?menu_id=30
title=Central Office Staff|publisher=Association of College Unions International|work=ACUI.org|location=Bloomington, Indiana|year=2008|accessdate=2008-02-07]
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ports, games and other competitions

The ACUI organizes the quizbowl events College Bowl (until its shutdown in 2008) and Honda Campus All Star Challenge (ongoing). The organization also hosts regional tournaments and in some cases national championships for students, in pocket billiards (pool, especially nine-ball, but also eight-ball and a modified form of straight pool), ten-pin bowling, table tennis (ping-pong), table soccer (foosball), air hockey, three-on-three basketball, racquetball, darts, dominoes, chess, several card games (including spades, Texas hold 'em poker, and euchre), rock-paper-scissors (rochambeau), Scrabble, poetry slam, and even several networked video games (including "Halo 3", "Dance Dance Revolution", "Madden NFL 08", "Guitar Hero III", and "Super Smash Brothers").Cite web|url= http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=106&id=3150 |title=Regional Leisure Activities|publisher=Association of College Unions International|work=ACUI.org|location=Bloomington, Indiana|year=2008|accessdate=2008-02-07] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.acui.org/ Official ACUI homepage]
* [http://www.acui.org/Acui/Programs/Collegebowl/index.cfm ACUI College Bowl program]


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