Archive for December, 2012

As you travel to see family and friends this Christmas holiday, ACU Admissions would love to offer you a packet of materials that can be shared with relatives, churches or schools with which you have relationships. The materials provided include information about spring visit days, Summer Academy, our majors and areas of study, current events and general information about ACU. Packets are available at the reception desk in the Hunter Welcome Center.

The ACU Undergraduate Research Festival is approaching! If you are an undergraduate, and have done research, consider participating in this year’s Festival.  Abstracts will be accepted January 14-February 8. Check out our blog for announcements, abstract writing tips, and presentation tips (coming soon).

Mark your calendar to join in and participate in Abundant Life’s “Wellness Day” on Friday, January 18. The event will be held from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. More details on this day’s events and receiving a free membership to the SRWC coming soon!

Due to the holiday Christmas closure, please make sure you pay attention to the following payroll deadlines:

Thank you to all of the faculty and staff that contributed to the 2013 campaign. Your gifts are essential to programs right here in Abilene that work to keep our community strong. We congratulate the following contributors, who were selected as this year’s prize winners: Lisa McCarty, Karen, Gililland, Ann Yarbrough, Mark Riggs, Cynthia Powell, Paula Smith, James Thompson, Stephanie Smith, Eric Gumm, Mitzi Adams, Lynn Fitzgerald, Becky Musgrave, Michael Sadler, Carson Reed, Alan Pruett, and Stephanie Lang.

There will be a come and go retirement reception at KACU, in the Don Morris Building from 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday, December 10, honoring Sandy Byers. Sandy has been the KACU Traffic Manager and Administrative Assistant since August of 1988. Please stop by and help us show our appreciation for her many years of service to ACU.

Please come and share your good wishes with Diane Best as she retires from the University after 14 years of service.  There will be a come-and-go reception from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, in the ACU College of Business Administration Atrium with a brief presentation at 4:00 p.m.

As the year comes to an end, are you curious to see how much of your deductible has been met, and how much is remaining in your HCA (Health Care Account)? You can view this information by going to www.bcbstx.com and logging in. To view your deductible, select “My Coverage,” and then “Medical.” To view your HCA balance,  select “My Coverage,” and then ” Heath Care Accounts.”

This is an exciting time in the lives of Nathan, Marsha, and Lorabelle Smith! Marsha is going to be a full-time mom in their new home, and while we are VERY sad to see her go, we rejoice with the Smiths! Please join us in celebrating Marsha’s five years of service as a nurse in the Medical Clinic and kicking off this new chapter of her journey! The event will be Thursday, December 13, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. as a come and go event at the Medical and Counseling Care Center.

Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code makes it possible for employers to provide up to $5,250 per year to their employees (not dependents) in tax-free tuition assistance for education as part of a “qualified educational assistance program.”   Section 127 is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. The provision was established in 1978 and has been extended by Congress several times, most recently in 2010. Consider contacting your members of Congress to support a tax extenders package that extends employer-provided education assistance.  Click here to write or call your member of Congress.  Please note, section 127 specifically exempts tuition discounts for classes taken at the graduate level.  ACU’s undergraduate tuition benefit is already exempt from taxation under Section 117 of the Internal Revenue Code.   Read more about ACU’s Employee Tuition Benefit.