Archive for March, 2024

ACU students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and their families are invited to join us for a free event at the Abilene Zoo on Thursday, April 25! Join us from 6-9 p.m. for an exclusive evening of community, fun and zoo attractions. Admission is free, but registration is required by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 24. Register to join us today!

ACU Press is hosting two authors on campus April 4. Don McLaughlin, preaching minister at North Atlanta Church of Christ, will speak at 2 p.m. about his book Love First: Ending Hate Before It’s Too Late, and Rubel Shelly, teaching minister at Harpeth Hills Church of Christ, will speak at 3 p.m. about his books The Ink is Dry and Male and Female God Created Them. Both events will be in the Packer Forum of the Brown Library. In addition, faculty and staff, and their guests, are invited to a dinner event April 4 at 5:30 p.m. featuring a discussion with Shelly and McLaughlin about sexuality, marriage and relationships. The dinner is free, but registration is required. See the March 19 faculty/staff newsletter for RSVP link and more information.

Join us in celebrating Dr. Denise Barnett’s Retirement Reception on April 4th, 2:30-4:00 p.m. in the Don Morris Courtyard near KACU (Sherrod 131 if rainy weather).

Support student entrepreneurs from the College of Business Administration at the spring Venture Out Market on Wednesday, April 17, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Mall. Student vendors will be offering unique and innovative products, so stop by and see what’s available!

Please join us for a retirement reception honoring Bill Fowler, Monty Lynn, and John Neill on Thursday, April 18 from 3:30 – 4:30 pm in the Petty Atrium in the College of Business. The reception will begin at 3:30 pm with a short program at 4:00 pm. We will have notecards available if you’d like to write a special message to the honorees.

The ACU Credit Union annual meeting for members will be on Thursday, April 18, 4:30 p.m. in the Lynay classroom (Hunter Welcome Center, Room 211). Come enjoy light refreshments, enter to win door prizes, and hear an update from the past year!

The Women for ACU Scholarship is now accepting applications! This scholarship awards up to $2000 per fall and spring semester, and is open to both male and female students with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Encourage current Sophomores and Juniors to apply here. Applications close 4/14, contact Abby Easley – age17b@acu.edu with any questions.

Did you know that HSA Bank has a mobile app? If you are one that has not taken advantage of this tool, we highly encourage you to do so. Click this link for more information. Here are just a few examples of options you have through the mobile app:

• Quickly check available balances 24/7

• View charts summarizing account(s)

• View claims requiring receipts

• Click to call or email Customer Service

• View, contribute and distribute HSA transactions

• Pay bills from any account and add a payee

• Using the Dashboard, enter medical expense information and supporting documentation

• Retrieve your forgot username/password

• Report a debit card as lost or stolen

It is election time for the 2024-26 ACU Staff Senate! If you meet the eligibility requirements below, please consider running for Staff Senate! You may review the full Staff Senate bylaws here.

Qualifications for Staff Senators (from the bylaws):

1. Classified through HR as an ACU Abilene campus staff position
2. Completed one full year of continuous service to ACU
3. Employed by ACU at least half time
4. Has not served on Staff Senate within the last two years
5. Not currently represented by Faculty Senate
6. 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)
7. Your position is not funded by a grant so it doesn’t violate the grant qualifications

Please submit your willingness to run for Staff Senate by Friday, March 29. Thank you for considering service as a voice for all staff on campus!

Friends of ACU Library (FACUL) invites you to its spring fundraiser, A Love Letter to Leipzig, on Monday, April 22, at 6 p.m. in the Williams Performing Arts Center. Join us for an evening celebrating the city of Leipzig’s contributions to music, history and the arts. We will also celebrate ACU’s relationship with Leipzig through our Study Abroad program as we raise money to build a library reading room in the university’s historic villa that will inspire future generations of ACU students who live and study in our wonderful home there. This year’s FACUL dinner will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres from Germany. Musical performances of German composers will entertain guests throughout the evening, along with lectures exploring Leipzig’s unique place in the world. Distinguished guests will offer greetings and engage attendees in lively discourse. As the event winds to a close, guests will enjoy kaffee und kuchen for dessert – coffee and cake – while reflecting on the evening’s cultural festivities. The music, food and camaraderie will leave a lasting positive impression of German heritage and ACU’s long-standing relationship with this country. Register here.