Archive for April, 2021

Dine ACU at Abilene Christian University truly values your opinion, and we are looking for feedback on the dining program in exchange for a free meal voucher for two! One grand prize of a $75 voucher for retail or catered services will be given after the completion of the focus groups. We would greatly appreciate your participation in one of our upcoming focus group sessions, so that we may hear your candid feedback regarding your dining experiences. Your feedback is extremely important to us and will be used to help us reinvent your dining experience here on campus. Please read the directions carefully to determine which focus group is designated for you! Once you are signed up, the Zoom link will be emailed to you.

SESSION                              DATE(S) & TIME(S)
Faculty/Staff                      04/19  9:30am – 10:30am
Commuter Students        04/19  11:00am – 12:00pm
Residential Students       04/19  1:30pm – 2:30pm
Residential Students       04/19  3:00pm – 4:00pm

To sign up, please click here.

The Annual Meeting for all members of the ACU Credit Union is Tuesday, April 13th in the Hunter Welcome Center. Come at 11:30am to Zone A / Room #124 for the once a year business meeting for the members. As always, election of Board members and door prizes are on the agenda. Masks and social distancing will be required. SEE YOU THERE!

All accidents and/or incidents (regardless of severity) occurring on campus or during an ACU-sponsored event need to be reported promptly, not to exceed 48 hours. The Accident / Incident Report Form should be completed for all accidents/incidents regardless of whether anyone is injured. If you have any questions please contact the Office of Institutional Compliance & Risk Management at risk@acu.edu.

Sing Song 2021 is scheduled for Thursday, April 22, through Sunday, April 25. We’re looking for judges for the following categories: costumes, entertainment and vocals. As a judge, you would be required to attend a brief training before the show to prepare you for scoring your designated category over the course of the two-hour performance. All judges will receive one complimentary ticket to bring a guest to the performance you are judging. If you are interested in serving as a judge for Sing Song 2021, please fill out this form. Based on your availability and expertise, we will put together our judging team. Contact Courtney McGaha for more information.

Please join us at a retirement reception honoring Rich Jinkerson for his service and to express our best wishes. The come-and-go reception will be Thursday, April 15 from 3-4:45 p.m. in the Onstead Science Center Lobby.

Join us in ACU’s Cullen Auditorium from 6:30-8:30 p.m for two interviews with Dr. Billy Curl (’64) and his great nephew Rodney Hawkins II, Emmy-nominated producer for CBS National News. The conversations, moderated by OMA director Ryan Bowman (’06), will explore Curl’s life story, his ministry and his experience as the first Black student to integrate Abilene Christian University. Hawkins then will join him to discuss his ongoing series documenting his family history and his personal journey restoring the family’s 200-year-old cemetery. Click here to learn more and register today.

Are you planning on getting the COVID vaccine soon? Have you already been vaccinated? Are you interested in helping scientists better understand the strength and longevity of the COVID vaccine? If so, please contact CovidResearch@acu.edu to volunteer in our research project. Volunteers will simply donate a small sample of blood. Each donation should take about 5 minutes and no more than 15 minutes.

As of March 23, 2021, anyone 16 and older is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from the Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District Clinics. (You must be 18 and older to register to receive the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines while those 16 and older may register to receive the Pfizer vaccine.) Online scheduling for COVID-19 Vaccine appointments is available here.

The Wind Ensemble April Concert will be streamed here, Friday, April 9th, 7:00 p.m.