Archive for October, 2019

Join us in the Scholars Lab on Thursday, October 17, at 12:00 p.m. for lunch and meet one of our new faculty members: Dr. Andrew Holowiecki.
Dr. Holowiecki, (PhD, M.S.), Assistant Professor of Biology, will be discussing his personal research, Utilizing the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Model to Investigate Development Toxicity and Congenital Heart Defects, as well as sharing what the future looks like for the field of Biology. Lunch will be provided. RSVP

Offices will close at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, to allow faculty and staff to attend the Homecoming Carnival at 5 p.m. in the mall area of campus and inside the Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center. 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!

Homecoming 2019 is right around the corner, Oct. 17-20, and we hope you make plans to attend! The weekend is packed with activities, including the carnival, Homecoming Candlelight Devo, the parade, Chapel, tailgating, football game against Stephen F. Austin, the musical Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, dessert celebration, Brunch in the Bean and much more. View the complete schedule of events at acu.edu/homecoming and register today! We hope to see you there, because Wildcats are always better together!

All faculty and staff in Abilene are invited to join the Alumni team in kicking off Homecoming week! We’ll gather from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the walkway between the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building and the McGlothlin Campus Center. Free Homecoming 2019 T-shirts will be available for the first 120 who attend. Come and go and enjoy food, games and time with colleagues. You’ll also be able to register early for the Homecoming Carnival. See you there!

Please plan to join Dr. Schubert on Wednesday, Oct. 16, as he presents various campus updates and provides his perspective regarding what’s on the horizon for ACU. There will also be time for Q&A. Both meetings have the same agenda and are from noon-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m., in the Hunter Welcome Center, McCaleb Conference Center.

In April 2019, ACU received a matching grant from Adobe to improve student learning outcomes and increase digital pedagogy by identifying best practices for teaching and assessing creative digital skills with Adobe Creative Cloud across the curriculum and throughout the student and teacher experience.

Competitive grants of $1,500 are available for full-time teaching faculty to support changes to the existing courses by integrating a creative assignment that uses Creative Cloud software to promote the development of skills such as creativity and creative problem-solving.

The deadline to submit a proposal for Spring 2020 is October 18 (11:59 p.m.) and notification of award will be by October 24. The deadline to submit a proposal for Fall 2020 is May 15, 2020 (11:59 p.m.) and notification of award will be by May 22, 2020.

Further information about this grant and how to apply can be found at Adobe@ACU. If you have any questions, contact Amos Gutierrez, ACU Adobe Ambassador, at adobe@acu.edu.

A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) is a volunteer appointed by a judge to help guide a child or set of siblings through the CPS system as an advocate in their foster placement, school, and in court.  CASAs are committed to making a difference for children who might otherwise slip through the cracks in an overburdened foster care system. Join us for lunch on Friday, October 11 at 11:30 in the Adams Center as the Big Country CASA Events Director joins two ACU employees who are currently serving as CASAs to hear more about this volunteer opportunity. HR wants to remind employees that CASA is being added to the list of approved activities for staff to use with Sick-to-Service hours. Email rsvp2ac@acu.edu or call x2455 to sign up for this session.