Archive for March, 2023

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.

Attention all baseball enthusiasts! Get ready for an opportunity to enhance your batting skills in virtual reality. On Thursday, March 30th, from 11 am to 1 pm, the Innovation Foundry is bringing you the ultimate batting practice experience on the campus lawn between Brown Library and Mackenzie Hall. Experience the thrill of batting like a pro in a completely immersive environment. Get some practice in as the opening day of the baseball season begins.

It is election time for the 2023-25 ACU Staff Senate! If you are eligible to serve as a staff senator, please consider running for Staff Senate! You may review the full Staff Senate bylaws here. Qualifications for Staff Senators (from the bylaws): Classified through HR as an ACU Abilene campus staff position Completed one full year of continuous service to ACU Employed by ACU at least half time Has not served on Staff Senate within the last two years Not currently represented by Faculty Senate Is not employed as an administrator (president, vice presidents, assistant or associate vice presidents, provost, assistant or associate provost, deans, assistant or associate deans, or assistant to the president) Please submit your willingness to run for Staff Senate here by Friday, March 31, 2023. Thank you for considering serving to represent the voice of all staff on campus!

Mark your calendar for our next faculty/staff meeting on March 29 at noon or 4 p.m. in the McCaleb Conference Center of the Hunter Welcome Center. Dr. Schubert will be joined by other senior leaders, and they will give updates on a variety of topics, followed by a Q&A session.

You are invited to nominate students for the May 2023 Honor Awards! Click on this link to view a list of the eligible graduating seniors in a drop-down menu. Each nomination should include a paragraph or more describing the student’s personal attributes or contributions that correspond to the award. Your input will assist the Student Life committee in making decisions with respect to the final recipients for Honor Man or Honor Woman, Trustees Award, B Sherrod Scholarship and Dean Adams Achievement Award. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2023.

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 IT is hosting its next surplus computer auction on April 15 in Hart Auditorium. The auction begins at 1 p.m., but doors open for bidder registration at 11 a.m. Follow our Facebook page for additional details at facebook.com/ACUauction. Come join us for the fun, and who knows, you may get a sweet deal on a computer.

Please join us to say “Farewell and Best Wishes” to Lori Herrick as she leaves ACU to be the CFO of Lubbock Christian University. There will be a come-and-go reception on Wednesday, April 5, from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the Atrium of the Brown Library. We will have a brief presentation at 3:00pm.

You are invited to join us on Wednesday March 29th to celebrate Steven Knight as he prepares to retire from ACU. Steven has served the ACU community for more than 25 years, reshaping the technology experience in classrooms that our students interact with daily. This will be a come & go reception in the Packer Forum of the Brown Library with a brief presentation at 2:00 PM.

Abilene Christian University is participating in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities’ (CCCU) assessment of faculty and staff thriving this spring. This instrument is designed to measure faculty and staff’s levels of thriving, defined as positive emotions and vital engagement in your role at ACU. It also assesses what it takes for university faculty and staff to thrive: aspects of the institutional environment that support or hinder your thriving. Our purpose is to discover the extent to which our faculty and staff are enjoying their work here, to uncover any gender or racial differences, and to address the aspects of the environment that may be hindering your ability to thrive. The survey will allow us to compare our results to other CCCU institutions.

Faculty Survey:
The survey will take you about 15 minutes to complete; all responses are held confidential, and only grouped data will be reported to the institution. Please click here to begin.

Staff Survey:
The survey will take you about 15 minutes to complete; all responses are held confidential, and only grouped data will be reported to the institution.  Please click here to begin.