A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
Recent and upcoming changes to the laws surrounding Title IX can leave faculty and staff feeling confused as to what they do and don’t have to report. Join members of ACU’s Title IX Team to discuss your questions and concerns.
Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 4:00 p.m., Student Life Classroom, Campus Center Room 54
Friday, Sept 13 at 9:00 a.m., Student Life Classroom, Campus Center Room 54
The Operations Warehouse has a new e-mail that should be used when placing all Warehouse Stock orders (paper and drinks) as well as all Pickup requests (Recycling, shredding storage requests). Please send all these requests to: warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu instead of purchasing@acu.edu. Also we have updated the forms on myACU to reflect this change. Please go to quicklinks and download the new forms. If you have any questions, please contact Geoff Klafter at the Operations Warehouse at ext. 2365.
Please join us Tue., Oct. 1, 4-5 p.m., as we honor our colleagues’ hard work and scholarly achievements at the Faculty Publication Celebration in the ACU Library Scholars Lab and Packer Forum. Remarks begin at 4:15 p.m. and light refreshments will be served. A list of faculty publications is harvested from Activity Insight to compile a catalog of faculty publications from May 2018 through June 2019. This catalog is featured digitally on ACU’s institutional repository, Digital Commons. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Student Life and the SOAR office want to encourage faculty and staff to connect any students they know to us if they are impacted by the pending hurricane in Florida or the recent shootings in the Midland/Odessa communities. You may fill out a recommendation here acu.edu/soar if you know of a student needing additional support.
Islamic Gospel Music Ensemble: Riyaaz Qawwali, a group of Texas based musicians, will be performing gospel music from the Sufi traditions in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The concert is Friday night, September 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Williams Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
Get ready for Game Day with 25% off of all Champion apparel. This sale runs through Friday, September 6th.
Celebrate Opening Weekend with a movie at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium! We’re screening the film Avengers: Endgame for free on Friday, Sept. 6 on the stadium’s Wessel Scoreboard. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and the movie starts at 7 p.m. Learn more.
The Speaker Series lunches are in the Core Classroom (by the library) from 11:30-1. Please reserve your lunch spot for each month at familyfirst@acu.edu.
September 11th – What Adults Can Do to Help Kids and Teens Follow Christ. Guest Speaker: David Sessions, Youth Minister at Highland Church of Christ.
October 9th – Caring for Aging Family Members: Local Resources at Your Fingertips
Guest Speakers: Abilene’s Agency on Aging and Dr. Suzie Macaluso, Director of the Pruett Gerontology Center
November 13th – Love Thy Neighbor: Welcoming and Serving Refugee Families in Abilene
Guest Speakers: International Rescue Committee (IRC) will provide insight about our local refugee population, how the IRC serves refugees, and ways to get involved and serve these families.
