Archive for February, 2017

Phase 1 of major improvements to administrative Banner are coming soon. Most know “administrative Banner” by one or more of the following names: Internet Native Banner, INB, Big Banner, Banner-Banner and Oracle Banner.  The next generation of the Banner platform will significantly improve your ability to use Banner, with Java no longer required once all project phases are completed.  We are offering a second information session on Wednesday, February 15th, from 11 a.m. – noon in the CORE Classroom of the Brown Library.  You can view more details on the Computing Services blog  or contact hab.adkins@acu.edu for more information.

COBA is hosting a research talk with international management scholar, Dr. Mary Yoko Brannen, on February 22nd from 11:30 – 1 pm. In this lunch-time talk, Professor Brannen will discuss the current state of cross-cultural management research and the vital role of ethnography in helping to move the field forward. Central to her thesis is the importance of going beyond pre-determined generalized categorizations, to understanding individuals in their own context, thus allowing for more robust and externally valid cross-cultural studies.  Such learning from the Other in turn helps firms and individuals reflect back on their own assumptions, practices and behaviors contributing not only to growth and renewal but, even more importantly, to enhanced, more compassionate, cross-cultural understanding.

Interested faculty can RSVP to Kathy Garison (klg08e@acu.edu). Lunch will be provided.

A few are still available for our annual Alumni Day lunch this Sunday (2/19). We will honor ACU’s 2017 Outstanding Alumni of the Year, David (’82) and Laurie (Stallings ’81) Vanderpool, and the Outstanding Alumna of the Year, Chelsea (Thornton ’01) Buchholtz. Lunch is at 12:30 p.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center. Tickets: $20 a person; $140 for a table of eight. Visit alumniassociation.acu.edu for tickets. If your department would like to purchase tickets or a table using a FOAP, please contact Suzanne Sims at ext. 4830. Please note, you cannot buy tickets using a purchasing card.

On Saturday, Feb. 25, 9:00 a.m. to noon, you are invited to join the Agricultural & Environmental Sciences department in a FREE sustainable landscape workshop held at the McDaniel House, 1618 Campus Court. This is a combined sponsorship with ACU, and Taylor County AgriLife  Master Gardener Program. A variety of topics will be discussed including rainwater harvesting, permeable walkways, composting, mulching, raised bed planting and much more.  READ here for details of event.

“About 1 out of 10 people will have a seizure. About 1 out of 10 people has had a seizure. That means seizures are common, and one day you might need to help someone during or after a seizure. Learn what you can do to keep that person safe until the seizure stops by itself.”

In the event that a student or co-worker has a seizure on campus, the ACU Medical Clinic is available for non-emergent follow up care by appointment. Patients may schedule an appointment online by logging into myACU, going to Quicklinks, clicking on “Medical Clinic Patient Portal” and choosing the “Appointments” tab.  We may also be reached at 325-674-2625.

Want a sneak peek at ACU Sing Song? Come to the Thursday, Feb. 16, preview show that starts at 7 p.m. To attend that show, guests pay $10 at the door for general admission, and they sit wherever they want! Doors open at 6 p.m. Students with current ACU IDs and children 12 and under get in for $5. Tickets are still available for Friday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. To buy tickets for those shows, go to the lower level of the Campus Center.

All drink and snack vending across campus now have new card readers installed that will take Bean Bucks and Campus Cash. They will continue to take debit and credit cards as well.

Have questions regarding the different tax forms you may have received from HSA Bank?  Click on this link to find out more information regarding what the tax forms are used for and whether or not you should expect to receive them.

The ACU and Abilene communities are invited to tour the new Halbert-Walling Research Center from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Don’t miss this chance to check out this beautiful facility and its state-of-the-art labs and science classrooms.

The International Students Association in collaboration with the African Students Association would like to invite faculty/staff to participate as cooks/table sponsors for our annual International Food and Fashion Festival on March 4th.
ISA’s International Food & Fashion Festival is featured in the spring semester. Food and fashion from all over the world is showcased through the preparation of our international students and is open to the Abilene community. Proceeds for this year’s festival will be donated to the IRC.
If you have any questions or are interested in being a cook/table sponsor, please contact Veronica Whitt, ISA advisor, at vdw09a@acu.edu.