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This year is the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication’s 23rd Annual Gutenberg Celebration. It honors three distinguished JMC alumni each year and kicks off Homecoming weekend. This year, it will take place on Thursday, October 15th at 6:30 p.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center. It is free to for all JMC majors and minors and is a great networking opportunity. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music and a photo setup make this event a can’t-miss!
October is National Cyber Security Awareness month. As technology changes, we need to become more and more conscious of the potential cyber threats that exist. We should realize that we are not immune to cyber threats at work or at home. Everyone has become a target.
Information Technology will begin weekly sessions on identifying threats and what you can do to keep your data safe. Contact Kristy Strickland (stricklandk@acu.edu) to register. For more information, visit the Technology Support blog.
Everyone’s favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in ACU Theatre’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure! The whole family will love this musical based on the classic Disney film, which features memorable numbers such as “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar” and “Jolly Holiday.” 8 p.m. Oct. 16-17, and 2 p.m. Oct. 18. Tickets can be purchased online at acu.edu/theatre.
Join fellow alumni and friends for the annual Homecoming tournament honoring longtime ACU golf coach Vince Jarrett. Kick off the big weekend with good food, great friends and lots of fun giveaways and prizes. 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, Diamondback Golf Club. Cost: $400/team or $125/person, which includes golf, lunch and ACU gear. Proceeds benefit the Vince Jarrett Endowed Golf Scholarship. Tournament and hole sponsorships also available. For more information and to register, visit alumniassociation.acu.edu.
Faculty and staff can pre-purchase the $3 Homecoming Carnival Wristbands all this week in The Alumni Relations suite, Hunter Welcome Center Room 282. The Carnival, 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 by the Beauchamp Bell Tower, will be a fun event for the whole family — who doesn’t love food trucks? And be sure to stick around for JamFest at 7 p.m. in the Mall area!
We’re giving away free Wildcat for Life T-shirts to alumni on a first-come, first-served basis at the Carnival from 5-7 p.m. Friday! Come by the registration table near the Beauchamp Bell Tower, sign in and receive your shirt! We’ll also, if available, have shirts at the football game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Shotwell Stadium.
Offices will close at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct 16, to allow faculty and staff to attend the Homecoming Carnival at 5 p.m. by the Beauchamp Bell Tower. Please display appropriate signage at your offices to notify students and visitors in advance. Be sure to take this opportunity to interact with campus visitors as well.
