A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
DevelopAbilene is working on a comprehensive workforce assessment. An integral part of this assessment includes responses from employees. The survey takes only 5-10 minutes to complete and participants may choose to enter a drawing to win an iPad. All surveys, regardless of prize entry, will remain anonymous.
Here is the link to take the Abilene Workforce Assessment Survey.
ACU Mail Production located on Campus Court has permanently closed. Should you have printing needs in the future Copy Cat located in the Library Commons area is available to serve you. Holly Perry will continue to manage Mail Services (ACU’s Post Office) and Copier Management.
Big Brothers Big Sisters has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with ACU. ACU students make up their largest volunteer base. Several ACU faculty and staff members have become “Bigs” in thier program as well. However, Big Sisters Big Brothers is currently enrolling volunteers for their Lunch Buddy program in AISD and are in dire need for additional volunteers. They currently have 137 children on their waiting list and many of them have been waiting to be matched for more than a year.
The program begins in the fall and is super easy and fun. A volunteer is matched with a child at an elementary school. They simply enjoy lunch and friendship together once a week for 30 minutes. In other words, folks can eat lunch and volunteer at the same time! If you are interested in volunteering, please see the link above.
University Purchasing is no longer the administrator for ACU’s P-Card program and the JP Morgan Chase, Smart Data On Line (SDOL) system. Please direct all questions regarding P-Card or SDOL to the Accounts Payable office at extension 2785 or you can e-mail your requests to accountspayable@groupmail.acu.edu. We would like to thank all of our customers and partners who have helped make the program successful, we are leaving it to pursue more opportunities to help the University save money through additional use of our Purchasing Cooperatives and preferred vendor relationships.
Abilene Shakespeare Festival 25th Anniversary Presents:
MACBETH – Read More
June 26, 28 and July 3, 2014 • Fulks Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
By William Shakespeare • Directed by Adam Hester
FREE Admision. Doors open at 7 p.m. Talk back on July 3
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S LAND OF THE DEAD – Read More
June 27, 29 and July 2, 5, 2014 • Fulks Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
By John Heimbuch • Directed by Gary Varner
Tickets $10 • General Admission • Recommended for ages 10 and older
Call 325-674-ARTS (2787) for tickets. Box office open 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
or purchase tickets online.
The Abilene Shakespeare Festival is partially made possible by the generous support of the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, the Bill and Ann Bradshaw Stokes Endowment for Theatre (George Ann Stokes Harding and William N. Stokes III) and the ACU Theatre.
Staff Pre-Session will be held on the morning of Tuesday, August 12, 2014. All offices should close or be staffed by student employees to allow all staff to attend the event. Please mark your calendar and watch for details.
Introducing ACU PromoGear – ACU’s new promotional merchandise purchasing program. Staples Promotional Products has established a campus wide discount for any promotional products needed for department promotions or university events. Staples is now the exclusive partner for all promotional purchases made on behalf of the University. The ACU PromoGear program has a lot a great tools that will not only save your department money on items like caps, pens, apparel, drink ware, and so on, but also help with idea generation and creative collaboration! Join us in the glass classroom in the Bean this coming Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 2:30 P.M. for a free Ice Cream Sundae and a short walk-through about how the program works
When you enroll in Internet Banking, you’ll have 24/7 online access to your HSA so you can:
ACU Staff Senate would like to thank all the staff members that participated in this year’s election and would like to announce the 2014-15 Senators. As a reminder, Staff Senator serves to foster a unified staff community by encouraging the exchange of ideas and concerns in keeping with the mission of the University. If you have ideas or concerns, please reach out to one of your Senators. To learn more about what Staff Senate did this year, please see the Staff-Senate 2013-14 Review from Bart Herridge, the outgoing chair.
It is time to take care of your standing orders for FY15. We are requesting you use your P-Card in place of purchase orders for your Standing Order needs. If it is not possible to use a P-Card with that vendor, then a requisition must be entered into the Banner system by June 13, 2014. This will allow Accounts Payable to pay the June invoices on time. Standing purchase orders entered last fiscal year cannot be used again for FY15. You must use your P-Card or get a new Standing purchase order to the vendor. Setting up a standing order with a vendor allows the buyer to place orders as desired using the same P-Card number or purchase order all fiscal year. For instructions to enter a requisition for a standing purchase order, see the Purchasing with Banner manual (available on our web site at www.acu.edu/purchasing). If you have any questions about standing purchase orders, please email us at purchasing@acu.edu or call 2246.
