Archive for October, 2021

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ACU Athletics and Hanner Chevrolet GMC have teamed up to thank and publicly recognize departments on campus who play a significant role in the success of our student-athletes. We are happy to announce that our students, coaches, and staff have selected the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition as this month’s department honoree! Click here to learn about the impact that the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition has on ACU student-athletes and what student-athletes have to say about their experience with the department. Our partners at Hanner Chevrolet GMC want to show their appreciation by providing lunch for the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition. They encourage all ACU faculty/staff to explore their GM Educator Discount Program when considering their next vehicle purchase.

This week Apple is expected to announce the release date for their newest macOS update, macOS 12 Monterey. Updating to the new version can potentially cause problems ranging from software incompatibility to rendering the computer unusable. If you choose to update, please be aware that there is limited support we can provide until we receive updates to our supported software.

In response to upcoming changes by Google and ongoing security concerns, a new process governing the retention of your ACU email account will be implemented starting in January of 2022. As of the new year, employees who leave the university will no longer retain their ACU email account access. A process will be established to handle necessary exceptions on a case-by-case basis. More information can be found here.

Please join us Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Nancy and Ray Hansen Reading Commons as Brown Library partners with the Department of Language and Literature for Cover2Cover, a marathon-style reading of a single text. Chosen text will be Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the American version) by J.K. Rowling. Each reader takes a 15-minute shift until the entire book is finished. Students, staff and faculty readers are welcome! Please contact Dr. Womble at mtw04b@acu.edu to have your name added to the reading list.

Operations involving hot work creates a significant risk of fire. Welding, soldering, grinding, brazing, or other types of hot work introduces a source of ignition into areas that may contain combustible material. Sparks or hot slag can come into contact with and ignite combustible materials during operations or hours after the hot work has been completed. Due to the risk associated with hot work, ACU has updated its hot work program & procedures for all staff, faculty, students, and contractors whose work is under the supervision of ACU. Questions may be directed to the Office of Institutional Compliance & Risk management at 325-674-2424 or risk@acu.edu.

Faculty and staff are invited to attend a special event with enneagram parenting experts Joey and Billy Schewee (@enneagramparents) on Saturday, Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Southern Hills Church of Christ. Childcare and lunch will be provided. Come gain a bit of awareness about your kid(s) (or students or grandkids) and learn parenting strategies from an enneagram perspective. The cost is $30 per family to attend. Click here for tickets.

Professors, please submit your textbook requirements for spring classes. Textbook information can be submitted in our Adoptions & Insights Portal, found under the myACU Quicklinks, or by clicking here. Please contact Scott Harsh at textinfo@acu.edu with questions or for assistance.

Join Family First on Oct. 27 as Bradley Steele, pulpit minister at University Church of Christ, presents “How being a Christ-Follower can Change your Relationships.” A free lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Core Classroom (by the library). Please reserve your lunch spot by Oct. 25 at familyfirst@acu.edu.

Microsoft has released Windows 11. Updating to the new version can potentially cause problems ranging from software incompatibility to rendering the computer unusable. Please be aware that ACU IT can provide only limited support for Windows 11 until it has had time to mature past the early release stage. You should refrain from updating your computer to Windows 11 without a specific business need. If you have questions, please contact the Helpdesk at 325-674-4357.