A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
Staff Senate invites all staff and their families to join us at our first service project of the year at the DRI Pumpkin Patch. We’ll help Disability Resources Inc. (DRI) unload the pumpkin truck on Tues., Oct. 16th beginning at 5 p.m. Wear an ACU purple t-shirt and help us show the folks of DRI how much the ACU community loves them! RSVP if you can help.
Stop by the library the week of Homecoming, Oct. 11-14, to view Prickly Pear yearbooks and enjoy remembering friends and events from your time on the Hill. You’re also invited to join us in the Maker Lab on Oct. 11, from 5-7 p.m. for free tours, tool demonstrations and hand-on activities.
For those of you booking catering for your upcoming events, be sure to check out www.acu.edu/university-events for updated policies and the list of ACU approved caterers. As a reminder, before you can bring a third party caterer onto campus for your event, you’ll need to complete the request form found on the University Events website. If you have any questions, feel free to call x2632 or email universityevents@acu.edu.
This is your last week to earn points towards your 2019 medical premiums. If you are participating in the wellness program, please be sure you have achieved your points by Sept. 30th. Login to your GPA wellness account to view your wellness points. You can see how many points you have earned on the Home page by scrolling down until you see the My Activities section. To receive the full employee discount, you need to have at least 5 total points and one of those points being awarded for completing your annual exam. If you click on the My Activities button on the right of the screen, it will take you to the My Activities page. There is a progress section at the bottom of the My Activities page that will show you what you have completed and received points for. If your spouse is covered on our plan, they will need to login to their GPA portal to see if they have credit for their exam. Spouses only need to have an annual exam for you to receive the spouse discount.
Join us for Story Shorts in the Library Reading Commons on Oct 4, 12-1 p.m., as Leslie Reed (Instructor of German) reads “The Night in the Hotel” by Siegfried Lenz and Hannah Bowling (undergraduate English major) reads “A Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl.
September 24-28, receive 25% off all regularly priced Nike and UnderArmour items.
Get FREE Beats with an eligible Mac or iPad Pro. See the store for details.
The Campus Store is providing training sessions for faculty and administrative staff for Faculty Enlight, our textbook adoption site. Spring Adoptions are due 10/22, so if you are unsure how to adopt a book for a course, please come to one of the following training sessions listed below. You do not have to bring a laptop or iPad, but are certainly welcome. All training sessions will take place in Classroom 54, located in the Student Life Den in the basement of the Campus Center and will last approximately 20 minutes.
Tuesday, 9/25 and Wednesday 9/26 at 9:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m. or 10:00 a.m.
Thursday 10/3 at 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Friday 10/5 at 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Please email Shannon Wallis at shannon.wallis@acu.edu with any questions or if you need to set up a different time for training.
Join us on October 22, when Dr. Randy Harris will speak on, Where is God in my struggles? If you have questioned God’s presence in the trials of life, you are not alone. Randy will help us address this common question many of us ask. Core Classroom, room 272 by the library. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. with a free lunch provided. Please RSVP familyfirst@acu.edu
The deadline for this year’s wellness requirements is fast approaching. All requirements will need to be completed by Sept. 30, 2018, to receive the full wellness incentives for 2019. Check out the Wellness Program Overview and Wellness Program FAQ documents on your wellness portal today for all of the details! Login to your GPA member account at www.gpatpa.com and click Wellness to find more information. Your GPA Wellness Coordinator is Jessica Hall. She can be reached at (972) 619-2654 OR JessicaH@gpatpa.com
