Archive for June, 2015

Offices will also be closed the Friday of Spring Break. Offices should remain open Monday through Thursday of Spring Break. Staff are welcome to take additional vacation days with their supervisor’s approval.

Our thanks to Staff Senate, the Strategic Review Team (SRT) and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) who were all consulted prior to this change.

The Abilene Library Consortium and ACU Library are pleased to announce that the new web interface for the West Texas Digital Archives is now available!  You can visit the new site at: http://wtda.alc.org. The West Texas Digital Archives contains important collections of ACU history like the Optimist, Prickly Pear Yearbook, ACU Catalogs, and the Sewell Photograph Collection.

With our Library Consortium partners, we We now have over 101,000 items in the West Texas Digital Archive (that’s more than 1 million digital files!).  Since January 1, 2015 we’ve had more than 359,000 uses of our combined collections. We are frequently adding new collections so please check the site often for new and exciting content.

ACU Athletics will continue to honor a complimentary admission to all Faculty/Staff that work at ACU by using your faculty/staff ID card.  You can also purchase an ALL Sports pass for your spouse and children.  The price for spouses is $60.00, and $20.00 per child(4-18) as well as $20.00 for senior spouses(65 and over).  Children three and under will receive free admission. This gives you access to every home ACU athletic event.  Please fill out the online form for the amount of ALL Sports Passes that you will need. Select an adult or senior pass for your spouse, as well as however many children you have.  The deadline to fill this form out is July 15th, in order for us to get the cards ordered.  We will send a follow up email to let you know when they will be available for pick up at the ticket office in Moody Coliseum.  You will need to provide a photo ID upon pickup. We really appreciate all of the support that this great university gives to Athletics and look forward to seeing you this upcoming year!!

The Student Financial Services office has undergone restructuring over the past several months. The SFS office has been realigned across Student Life, Enrollment Management and Financial Operations in order to better manage our investment in student financial aid and to better serve the diverse needs of our student body.

2. The functions of interfacing with state and federal agencies, compliance and audits will remain with Financial Operations. For questions about compliance or financial aid regulation issues, contact Jeff Leving.

3. All financial aid will be awarded by the individuals joining Enrollment Management. This includes athletic, departmental and endowed scholarships.  For conversations regarding these types of scholarships for undergraduate students, please contact Darrell Horn.  For conversations about departmental scholarships for graduate students, please contact Mindy McCarter.

Did you know you can participate in on-demand webinars from TIAA-CREF? These sessions are designed to provide you with an in-depth look into how to improve your financial know-how.

The Siburt Institute for Church Ministry and ACU’s Doctor of Ministry Program invite staff and faculty to take advantage of a special offer to attend an upcoming Lunch and Learn event with Dr. Thomas G. Long, Bandy Professor of Preaching at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.   On Monday, June 22, at 11:30 a.m., Dr. Long will tackle important questions facing 21st-century preachers in his presentation, “Preaching in More Than One Voice: Addressing the Multiple Needs of Congregations Today.”  The cost is just $12.50 for the ACU community with the discount code: preaching.  Lunch is included.  The deadline to register is 12 noon, Wednesday, June 17.  The event will take place in the Hunter Welcome Center, McCaleb Room C.     Register here

If you were unable to participate in the Biometric Screenings held on campus in May, you can now participate by using a voucher at Quest Diagnostics between June 1st – June 30th, 2015.

1. Go to My.BlueprintForWellness.com
2. Enter Registration Key: ACU2015
3. Enter your Unique ID: First Name, Last Name and first 4 digits of DOB (For example: Willie,Wildcatmmdd)
4. Complete the registration process online as directed. You will also then be directed to complete your CIGNA Personal Health Questionnaire and schedule your screening.

ACU’s School of Nursing has earned national accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The first class of nursing students graduated in May.

ACUPD has been closely following the developments of new Texas laws set to go into effect  in August 2016 related to the carrying of weapons by Concealed Handgun License (CHL) holders on college/university campuses. Consultations with key campus groups and ACU senior administration has already begun and ACUPD will be sending out detailed information in the near future about these new laws, their effect on our campus, and what ACU’s official policies will be. If you have immediate questions or concerns, feel free to contact ACUPD Chief of Police Jimmy Ellison (jimmy.ellison@acu.edu, or ext. 2305).