Archive for September, 2020

Did you know that you can check your wellness credits through our new wellness platform Mobile Health?  You can view your information through their mobile app (Apple or Google Play) or by going to their website.

As a reminder, employees and spouses covered on ACU medical plan must complete the wellness requirements by September 30, 2021, to receive wellness credit towards their 2022 premiums.  The two requirements are to complete an annual exam with your doctor and receive a biometric screening or preventative lab work.

Please email humanresources@acu.edu with questions.

As we all navigate the array of challenges during the Covid Pandemic, Family First is launching a series on Coping During Covid. Look for helpful resources that can help you and your loved ones foster resiliency during these trying times. This week we focus on self-care. Taking care of ourselves is an important first step in taking care of others. From managing our anxieties and being gracious to ourselves, check out these helpful articles.

Receive 25% off all Sweats and Outerwear, Sept. 21-25. This sale is good on all regularly priced items and is available in store and online at acu.bncollege.com.

The ACU Medical Clinic will be hosting on-site flu shot clinics again this year during the first part of October. We are in the process of finalizing the details now and will communicate those soon. Please remember that you can also schedule an appointment with the ACU Clinic to get your flu shot at a time that is convenient for you. Flu shots are offered at no cost to all employees and dependents that are covered under ACU’s medical insurance.

Dr. Schubert and Dr. Rhodes will host two virtual meetings this fall – one in September and one in October. Please make plans to join us Thursday, Sept. 17 from 12-1 p.m. or 4-5 p.m., whichever time fits best with your schedule, for the first of these meetings. You can join the conversation by visiting acu.edu/town-hall.

Questions can be submitted via text. If you prefer to send questions by email, please send those to provost@acu.edu by Sept. 16.

The Library is bidding farewell to Circulation Supervisor, Stefan Bushey. Stefan’s last day is Friday, September 18th. Stefan has been with the Library as a student worker in the ACU Learning Studio, Evening and Weekend Supervisor, and as our Library Circulation Supervisor since 2015. We are very grateful for all of the work that he has done for us and for the mentoring and support of our student employees that have worked with him. A Google form is available to write an encouraging message for Stefan as he leaves ACU for the next chapter in his life, graduating with a Master’s in Conflict Management and Resolution from ACU in Summer 2020. Join us in well wishes for Stefan by submitting a message on the Google Form.

On September 27th, Zoom will be releasing a security update for all licensed Zoom accounts. This update will require all meetings to have either a passcode or a waiting room enabled. If passcodes are added to existing meetings, calendar invites need to be resent to include the passcode. If passcodes are added to new meetings, the passcode will automatically be embedded into the meeting link (unless you have specifically disabled this feature). Details can be found in this Zoom support article.

In March, Google announced that it would be providing premium features for Google Meet to all education customers for a limited period of time. On October 1st, that time will end and those features will be inaccessible. At that time, meetings will be limited to 100 participants, live streaming functionality will be unavailable, and dial-in access to meetings will be limited to the US only. Recording functionality will continue to be available for the time being, but will eventually be adjusted such that recordings will only be available for 30 days.

If you have empty Virex spray bottles in your offices or meeting spaces (not classrooms), please return them to Risk Management for refilling. There is no need to turn in bottles from classrooms as they are refilled by WFF.

Chartwells is offering complimentary breakfast for all faculty/staff on Friday, Sept 11 from 8-10 a.m. or until supplies last. Event to be held in the Adams Center. Help spread the word and make plans to join them!