Archive for February, 2022

Encourage sophomores and juniors you know to apply for the Women for ACU Scholarship! The Women for ACU awards scholarships of up to $2,000 per fall and spring semester each academic year to qualified applicants. Applications are now being accepted through April 8. Click here to learn more.

Following Jesus is the work of a lifetime, and sometimes we need a community with whom to engage our minds, hearts, souls, and bodies for the purposes of discipleship. The Siburt Institute for Church Ministry invites you to join them for Summit on March 31 – April 1. Kim Hardin (Teacher Education) and David Kneip (Bible, Missions & Ministry) will be leading a two-day Summit community that engages today’s challenges and draws on Richard Beck’s book, Hunting Magic Eels. See also the communities for preachers, small-church leaders, and worship ministers. Register by Feb. 28 for discounted pricing!

The International Students’ Association and African Students’ Association would like to invite you to come to the International Food & Fashion Festival on March 5th from 6-8 PM and the Hillcrest Church of Christ Gym. Tickets are now on sale in the campus center from 11AM-1PM, Monday-Friday. Tickets are limited and will not be sold at the door, so please be sure to purchase your tickets ahead of time. To reserve tickets, you may contact Veronica Summers (vdw09a@acu.edu).

You have a chance to get credit for your biometric screening on campus! EHealth Screenings is coming back to the Abilene Campus in April.  Dates have not been narrowed down just yet, but be on the lookout for additional information soon!

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 Human Resources as this month’s department honoree! With the help of the Human Resources team, ACU Athletics was able to hire and onboard an entire football and volleyball staff. Brooke Nichols, Business Services Coordinator for ACU Athletics says, “I appreciate the recent help of HR and their efforts to help onboard an entire Football and Volleyball staff for athletics. Athletics had several critical hires during a very busy time with the holidays and the end of the semester approaching. The wonderful team over in the HR department was always available, helping us expedite processes in a timely manner with positive attitudes”. To show our appreciation, our partners at Hanner Chevrolet GMC will be providing lunch for your team. Your department will also be recognized in a feature story on ACUSports.com, on Hanner Chevrolet’s website, and during upcoming sporting events. In addition, our partners at Hanner Chevrolet GMC encourage all ACU faculty/staff to explore their GM Educator Discount Program when considering their next vehicle purchase.

The Pruett Gerontology Center is hosting a series of lunch time discussions on a variety of topics related to aging. These will feature local experts who can answer any questions you may have. These conversations will be held from 11:30am-1pm on Wednesdays through the semester in room 213 of the Sherrod Building, and lunch will be provided. If you are interested in any of the following topics, please let us know by clicking the link to secure a spot.

Apple: All MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros are $25 off through March 26th. And we have new discounted prices on previous generation MacBook Pros. We currently have limited stock of the new 9th generation iPad. See store for availability. Textbooks: Professors, we are currently accepting textbook adoptions for summer courses at aip.bncollege.com. Please provide textbook information by February 25th.

You’re invited to connect with some great ACU young alumni on Friday, Feb. 25! The Alumni Association will host a young alumni panel and reception starting at 2 p.m. in Hart Auditorium. Participants include: • Talan (Wadley ’07) Cobb, market president at Big Brothers Big Sisters West Central Texas • Samuel Palomares (’11), media and entertainment practice lead at Dockyard • Thomas Wilson (’20), student minister at The Well Church • Marjon Zabihi Henderson (’04), director, brand experience and special events at Neiman Marcus Group The panel discussion begins at 2 p.m., followed by a come-and-go reception at 3 p.m. where you can grab a snack and network with the panelists. Reconnect with your departmental alumni and encourage your students to attend!

We seek to further transform our community into a loving, inclusive space for people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. We also want to leverage the unique strengths found at ACU to better meet the needs of all students, faculty and staff so we can fully carry out our mission.

Due to the urgency of developing DEI training and the timing of Black History Month, we are scheduling meetings this month to get input from faculty and staff as we prepare training curriculum. Your input is vital to the success of these future training opportunities for our campus.

We hope you will join us for one of these conversations and bring your best ideas and insights. Lunch will be provided, so bring your appetite as well!

RSVP here.