Archive for November, 2015

Next month on December 2nd, The Family First Speaker Series will be entitled, Marriage Panel: Committed Couples Share. Join Dr. Rick Lytle and Jeanne Lytle and Dr. Chris Riley and Rachel Riley, in a lively and informative panel, as they share how marriage has its places of ups and downs, but the key is knowing how to grow a committed relationship through thick and thin. Reserve your spot at rsvp2ac@acu.edu

The University maintains standard definitions of employment status and classifies employees for purposes of personnel administration and related payroll transactions accordingly. Review Policy 010 to see the details of these definitions.

010. Definitions of Employment Status

If you have remaining funds in your 2015 flexible spending account, you may use your Discovery Benefits Visa Card through 3/15/2016 if you are staying on the HRA for 2016. If you are moving to the HSA beginning in 2016, you MUST use up all of your Flex funds by 12/31/15. 

**Failure to empty your Flex funds will result in not being able to use your ACU and personal contributions to your HSA until 4/1/16**.

Informational meetings for Benefits Annual Enrollment will begin this week and continue through the month of November. We will be in the Campus Center Living Room on Thursday, November 12, 9:00 – 10:30 and 3:00 – 4:30 and Friday, November 13, 9:00 – 10:30 and 1:30 – 3:00.

The 21st Edition is now available for download with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device, and with iTunes on your computer for $10.95 at the itunes store.   It can be read with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device.
The AnswerBook is a copy-desk reference guide to ACU – a handbook for the history buff – a resource for the trivial and the profound in this unordinary university’s life. It serves the primary purpose of a central source of information about ACU and its historical, geographical and cultural setting, writing style issues, and legal issues for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication classes and the JMC Network.

Join ACU Conflict Resolution Professor Joey Cope for an in-depth look at conflict in the church environment. Cope has served as a church elder, attorney, and church consultant and offers realistic and practical conflict analysis. ACU employees receive a 50 percent discount on the price of the training, which takes place at ACU Dallas over two weekends (Feb. 11-13 and March 3-5). Visit go.acu.edu/iuxgj for more details.

Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe CC) is now available to all ACU faculty, staff and students. Adobe CC is a software suite of applications such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat DC and Premiere Pro. Adobe CC offers new opportunities to collaborate on projects and share design work between your tablet and computer. For more information visit the Technology Support blog.

The 2015-16 Hello Book in now available.  Books are $8 each.  Departments can purchase with a FOAP.  Please contact Barb in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at ext. 2296 or email bsb10a@acu.edu.

Faculty and Staff, bring your ACU ID to the the 1881 food truck at lunch on Wednesday, November 4 and get $1 off your meal!  They’ll be set-up in the mall area from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Benefits Annual Enrollment will be Nov. 30 – Dec. 4. Informational meetings will begin Nov. 12. You can see the full schedule here. Employees will soon be able to schedule individual appointments for assistance. Watch MyACU for details.