Archive for January, 2021

In response to faculty requests and thanks to our ACU IT Department, F-1 and J-1 international students are now identified in the directory search. We hope this will aid faculty to reach out effectively and take advantage of some of the diversity in their classrooms. Please note this does not include all international individuals; only those who are in F or J status through ACU since this information is known to the university. Please treat this as confidential information until the student gives permission to share. Contact Lucy Dawson in the Office of International Students and Visiting Scholars if you have questions!

ACU Library has made available to ACU students, faculty and staff the Elsevier Scopus database – a large abstract/citation database that connects researchers with enriched and linked content to authors, institutional affiliations, and citation analysis for over 80 million records. Access to Scopus is available through our All Databases page and directly at http://ezproxy.acu.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.scopus.com

Applications and abstracts for the 2021 Undergraduate Research Festival at Abilene Christian University are due on Friday, January 22, 2021 by 5 p.m. Due to COVID-19, the ACU Undergraduate Research Festival, scheduled for Tuesday, March 30, 2021, will be virtual this year. Oral presentations will be live synchronous sessions. Poster presentations will be pdf format with a brief video-recorded introduction. Students who present their research compete for Outstanding Presentation Awards in several categories. This year at the festival there will be a creative arts category for presentations focusing on digital, vocal, theatrical, and creative expression, as well as entries from the Images of Aging photography contest. Submissions may be made for Images of Aging through the following link: https://blogs.acu.edu/pruettgerontology/images-of-aging/ All other festival proposals should be submitted at blogs.acu.edu/uresearch/festival/ If you have questions, you may contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at orsp@acu.edu or the Office of Undergraduate Research at uresearch@acu.edu.

Stop by the Adams Center on Wednesday, January 13^th for a welcome back coffee break donated by ACU Dining. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be provided for faculty/staff from 2:30-3:30 P.M. (or until supplies last). Look out for more pop up events featured in future HR Newsletters!

Because COVID-19 symptoms can mirror allergies, we strongly encourage anyone experiencing symptoms to get tested.

We continue to meet NCAA guidelines for COVID-19 testing of student-athletes. Basketball and volleyball players are each tested three times per week. Students in other sports are tested based on their determined risk level per NCAA recommendations.

For students who are participating in student activities this semester, we are implementing surveillance testing.

As a part of our research partnership with Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, all faculty, staff, and students who are NOT experiencing symptoms can receive free COVID-19 PCR testing by scheduling an appointment on this calendar.

For individuals who are experiencing symptoms, the ACU Medical Clinic offers the rapid antigen test for $40. Call the clinic at (325) 674-2625 to schedule an appointment.