A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
Faculty, staff and students who need medical care can choose an in-person visit or telehealth. The Medical and Counseling Care Center is open normal hours — Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Before you go into the clinic, please call 325-674-2625. Telehealth visits are available through Wildcat Care.
Most buildings on campus are now locked and accessible by key or card swipe. The Library remains open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The ACU Credit Union is accessible through the north and south doors of the Administration Building between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Campus Center is open to provide access to The Bean.
Summary Plan Descriptions (SPD) are now available on our HR website or you can find them here. The SPD is a detailed guide to the benefits ACU provides and how each plan works. Included under bookmarks are Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, AI, CI, LTD, and STD.
Please continue to use the SOAR recommendation form if you see a student struggling.
SOAR continues to help connect students with the MACCC, and SOAR will work with the MACCC to get a student scheduled at an affordable rate, if cost is an issue. If the student is needing some personal and emotional support but not at the individual therapy level, our SOAR team will connect with these students via Google Hangouts.
If a student is facing barriers accessing immediate living needs such as food, housing, clothing, or transportation please submit a recommendation to SOAR. Each recommendation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, but frequently these students are good candidates for help from the Katie Kirby Student Care Fund.
SOAR is also helping provide students with support and connection to campus partners as usual such as financial aid, University Access Programs, etc. They are working with students via email/phone and Google Hangouts when a more extensive conversation is needed.
Google Hangouts Chat is a great way to stay connected with your team and easily communicate with people across the ACU community. You can access it from a web browser, installed application, or a mobile client. In addition to direct messages, you can create chat rooms where multiple people can communicate together in threads. Check out our knowledge base article, How do I use Hangouts Chat? Click here for more information.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020-2022 ACU Staff Senate. Please be sure to nominate two staff members who you feel would be a good representative. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, April 10. Please refer to the Staff Senate email which will be sent on Tuesday (3/31) for more information. Nominate today.
If you suspect you may have COVID-19, you can access Hendrick’s virtual triage process by texting “covidhelp” to 325-216-4824. You will then receive a link to complete a questionnaire that will triage your symptoms and direct you to either the screening clinic hotline or recommendations for care at home.
Be aware that with the Coronavirus outbreak, scammers are using public fear to increase the likelihood that users will click on a link or open an attachment. Protect yourself by:
The ACU Credit Union is changing its office hours to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., beginning Monday, March 23rd. We will be checking email and phone messages during the day, also. Please feel free to call or email to make an appointment with a loan officer.Thank you for your continued support.
Student employees who are currently working should be logging their hours as normal. Those who were not able to work during March 16 – April 9 should log their normal work schedule on the “Campus Closure” line on their timesheet. Beginning April 10, only students who are completing work should be logging those hours on their timesheets. It is critical that student timesheets are actually verified and approved by the supervisor.
