Archive for May, 2022

Each year during Pre-Session, we take the opportunity to present awards to two outstanding staff members. Please take the time to nominate staff member(s) for this honor by filling out this form. The Senior Leadership Team will select the honorees based on nominations they receive from faculty and staff. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, June 18.

We wanted to remind you of ACU’s Sick-to-Service benefit allowing up to 40 hours per year for qualifying events. The benefit was designed to give employees an option to utilize banked sick hours for service related projects and activities.  For more information or to find out if you are eligible, please visit the Sick-to-Service (S2S) Hours Program on the HR website.

The ACU Medical Clinic is open this Summer from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. We are closed Fridays. Please call our front office at 325-674-2625 to make an appointment, or online using the medical clinic patient portal.

The Bean will be open for lunch May 9 – July 1. Faculty/Staff meal plans will continue to be accepted during the summer. Students can purchase Summer Free Style plans for 15-meals. Student summer plans do not roll over.

All ACU staff are invited to a Bahama Bucks snow cone party Wednesday, May 18th, between 2-4PM in the Quad (In front of the Onstead Science Center). Staff Senate wants to celebrate the good work you contribute to the university! See you there!

Summer group exercise passes are now on sale and can be purchased at srwc.acu.edu or at the member services desk. The passes include unlimited classes through August 27th and are only $15. Classes include Yoga, Zumba, Cycle, Strong, and more. For specific class days and times check out the group exercise schedule here. For other information, including facility hours, pool hours, memberships, personal training, guest passes, swim lessons, and more, take a look at the Summer Rec Guide.

ACU has unlimited access to RightNow Media—the world’s largest streaming library of video Bible study resources (it’s been called the “Netflix of video Bible studies”). This extensive library has more than 20,000 videos from a wide range of speakers. These Bible study videos can be used as part of a class, team, or personal devotions, and many series include free discussion guides and handouts.

We believe that RightNow Media is a tool that can help you live out your faith in every area of your life—at school, at home, and in your community. In addition to series on books of the Bible, RightNow Media has videos for everyone in our families on various topics like marriage, parenting, personal finances, mental health, and more. There’s even a library for kids with over 2,000 safe, entertaining videos. RightNow Media has a free app available on all major streaming devices so you and your family can access content anywhere, anytime.

You should have already received an email invitation for FREE access to RightNow Media. (If you haven’t received it yet, check your spam or promotions folder.) To get started, simply click the link in the email, create your free account, and start browsing more than 20,000 inspiring videos. We pray that RightNow Media will be a blessing to you, your family, and our students!

Join your colleagues for a special Chapel designed for faculty and staff Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Chapel on the Hill. As we wrap up the semester, this will be a chance to worship, reflect and give thanks. Dr. Cliff Barbarick, associate professor in the Department of Bible, Missions and Ministry, will speak about the importance of rest and celebration. 

You are invited to join the Office of Institutional Effectiveness as we celebrate Lisa McCarty’s 34 years of service with the university. Lisa started as a programmer in IT and then became the assistant director for institutional research. Her retirement reception will be Friday, May 20, from 2:30-4 p.m. in the east lobby of Hunter Welcome Center. Hope to see you there!

Homecoming is just a few months away, with a big celebration planned for Oct. 13-16. If your department or organization is having a reception or an event, the Alumni team would love to know what you have planned so we can include your event in our general Homecoming promotions. Click here and let us know what you have in mind, and we’ll follow up with you this summer.