Archive for December, 2021

With the busy traveling time among us, please keep in mind that ACU has a telemedicine option available. TimelyCare telemedicine is available for all ACU faculty and staff. Getting sick is never convenient, and finding time to get to a doctor can be hard. TimelyCare allows you to access a doctor from your home, office or anywhere — 24/7/365 — and is a convenient and cost-effective way to receive health care for common conditions. TimelyCare’s licensed providers can diagnose any non-emergency medical condition with a short phone visit or secure video visit. They can also prescribe medication and send prescriptions to the pharmacy of your choice. Access TimelyCare by visiting timelycare.com/acu.

Applications and abstracts for the 2022 Undergraduate Research, Creativity & Innovation Festival at Abilene Christian University are due on Friday, January 21st by 5 p.m. The URCI Festival is planning to be live and in-person on Tuesday, April 12, 2022! Students may present oral presentations, artistic performances, or posters in several categories. Oral presentations and artistic performances are 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions, and posters of research and creative products. This year the creative arts category will focus on digital, vocal, theatrical, and creative expression, including the Images of Aging photography contest. Students who present their work compete for Outstanding Presentation Awards. Click here for Information and Guides. Festival proposals should be submitted at URCI Abstract Submission Submissions may be made for Images of Aging through the following link: Images of Aging Submission Images of Aging submissions are due Feb 18, 2022. 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.

The Light in the Piazza Directed by Adam Hester Musical Direction by Chris Hollingsworth “The Light in the Piazza” whisks audiences away to Italy to experience a soaring tale of passion, forgiveness, and love. Margaret Johnson travels to Tuscany with her daughter Clara. When a handsome young Florentine captures Clara’s heart, Margaret must decide if she’ll risk revealing truths that could threaten her daughter’s happiness. Hailed as “astonishing,” “intensely romantic,” and “breathtaking,” “The Light in the Piazza” is a beautiful and memorable night of theatre. February 17-19, 25-26, 2022 Fulks Theatre 7:30 p.m. Click here for tickets.

Your Women’s Basketball Team is at home TOMORROW at 1 pm in the Teague Center! Take the afternoon off and come over to the Teague Center to support your Women’s Basketball Team before you take off for Christmas!

With the university closed for the holidays Dec. 24-31, Advancement Services wants you to know that any checks postmarked by Dec. 31 will still be gift receipted as 2021 gifts. If you would like to make an online credit card gift, go to www.acu.edu/giveonline. When offices re-open, please deliver any donations you have received as soon as possible to Administration Building, Room 300, or mail to Gift Records, ACU Box 29132. May your Christmas and New Year be richly blessed!

The Honors College invites all ACU faculty members to submit proposals for Honors colloquia to be offered during the 2022-23 academic year. Colloquium offered by the Honors College are opportunities for ACU professors to teach within their areas of research specialization as well as other areas of interest and engage with the university’s top undergraduate students in an intimate seminar setting. If you are ready with a colloquium idea, please submit your proposal. We would like to have all submissions by Jan. 14, but priority will be given to proposals received before Jan. 1. Want to know more about Honors Colloquium? Click here. If you are interested and want to discuss it further, contact Jason Morris (morrisj@acu.edu, x2830) or Susan Fikes (sef20a@acu.edu, x2728) with any questions.

Our nation endured another tragic school shooting in Michigan recently, bringing this year’s total to 29 school shootings.

ACUPD would like to remind all faculty, staff and students that we have a plan in place to handle emergency situations. We work with the Abilene Police Department and the Abilene Fire Department to prepare for these types of emergencies, and we practice safety procedures with our staff through discussions and emergency exercises. While no amount of planning can guarantee a tragedy will not occur, our highest priority is keeping our campus community safe. It is equally important that we help prepare you for a critical incident.

An excellent training video has been produced by The Ohio State University Police Department. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it and discuss it with others. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lt. Bucky Wright at bww20a@acu.edu or 325-674-2305.

The finance office cashier will be closed Thursday, Dec. 23. The last day to make your deposits before the Christmas Break will be Tuesday, Dec. 21, between 1 and 4 p.m. The cashier desk will resume normal hours of operation for the spring semester – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. – on Jan. 4.

We are looking forward to celebrating our graduates at the December 2021 Commencement ceremony on Friday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m. Because of construction on campus, we are holding a single ceremony in the Coliseum at the Expo Center of Taylor County. Faculty and administrators who are participating should report in full regalia to the concourse on the east side of the Expo Center at 6:45 p.m., Friday, December 10.

The Medical and Counseling Care Center holiday hours are: Dec. 6-10, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Dec. 13-17, 8 a.m.-noon; Dec. 20-24 and 27-31, closed for the holidays. The MACCC will reopen Jan. 3.