Archive for September, 2024

We are inviting all Abilene Christian University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends to wear your ACU swag, and join us at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the largest event to raise funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. The event will be Sept 28th at 9:00am at Grover Nelson Park. Register here. You can join us virtually as well! On Sept 28th, post pictures from the event OR of your own walk. We would also love see pictures honoring a loved one that has been affected by Alzheimer’s or dementia. Use #ACUWalk2EndAlz, #ENDALZ. This event is hosted by the Pruett Gerontology Center at ACU. Email gero@acu.edu or call / text Chandra McFarlen 325-370-7933 for more information.

On Oct. 16-18, we invite you to join us for Summit. Alejandro Ezquerra, Robby John, and Josh Ross will serve as keynote speakers, and Dr. Anna Carter Florence will deliver the plenary address at our Anchor Point dinner on Thursday, Oct. 17. We will also be led in worship by United Voice Worship. Registration is required, and registration closes Oct. 1. For more information, including a schedule, or to register, check out the Summit website.

COBA is looking for gently used professional clothing to add to our new COBA Career Closet. Students will be able to borrow outfits for job interviews, our career fair or networking events. Drop off at Mabee office 134 in Dean’s Suite or email hmc07a@acu.edu for pick-up!

Booking business-related travel through Concur is strongly recommended. Concur provides multiple benefits such as lower rental rates, full coverage insurance for Enterprise/National rental vehicles, and customer support from Corporate Travel Planners (CTP/CTM). Enterprise/National is ACU’s preferred vehicle rental provider. If a vehicle rental is booked outside of Concur with Enterprise/National, employees must ensure that insurance coverage is applied by providing ACU’s contract ID with Enterprise XZ65059. The contract ID must be provided at the time of the booking. For non-Enterprise/National rentals, insurance is not included in the rental rate and employees and or guests will need to add insurance to the rental at the time of booking. See the University Drivers Policy when determining which type of rental insurance coverage to accept. Please contact the Office of Institutional Compliance & Risk Management with insurance or driver policy questions at 325-674-6142 or risk@acu.edu. Please contact the ACU travel office at travel@acu.edu if you have travel-related questions.

Please join us for a training opportunity to review p-card and travel card expense reporting processes in Concur. ACU Travel Office staff will be available to answer questions after the session. If you are not able to attend the campus training session in 2024, additional campus training sessions will be provided in 2025. The upcoming training session will be held in the Lynay Classroom in the Hunter Welcome Center Room 211 on Tuesday, September 24th from 1:30-2:30 PM. There is a zoom option to attend the training remotely that can be accessed here.

Join ACU staff members as we go through the curriculum of The After Party each Tuesday at lunch beginning 9/10, leading up to one of the authors, Curtis Chang, speaking in Chapel on 10/16. We will meet in the LYNAY classroom from 11:30 am to 1 pm each Tuesday, with the exception of meeting in the Packer Forum in the Library on 10/1. The After Party is a collection of resources designed by the non-profit Redeeming Babel to help you move towards better Christian politics. Our video course, book, and worship music were designed for pastors & people who know there’s a better way to “do politics.” As you engage with our materials, you’ll be equipped & encouraged to do the hard work of engaging across differences, reframe your political identity in light of the Gospel’s promises, and focusing your heart & mind on the “how” of relating to each other before the “what” of political opinions. Find your free resources here.

Please join for a time of singing together on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Tuesdays in Mabee Business 301 at 11:00 for Great Songs Chapel. Singing from hymnals, we’ll have a variety of themes covered throughout the year, with songs chosen to highlight the theme: mostly familiar songs, with a few new ones included as well. Faculty, staff and students are welcome. Sing to the Lord!

Creative & Academic Technology is hosting our annual Creative U event on September 24, 2024. Our guest speaker will be ACU alum Korie (Darby ’09) Herold. During lunch, Korie will be sharing her story of being an ACU student and her journey from being a successful photographer to starting her own brand designing heirloom memory books. Her first book (As You Grow – A Modern Memory Journal for Baby) gained notoriety after Joanna Gaines selected it herself to add to the Magnolia Market baby capsule in 2018. She will also be leading a Brush Lettering Workshop at 3:00 PM. More info and registration can be found here.

As the new school year begins, we also are headed into FLU season. Be sure to get your flu shot this year. The ACU Medical Clinic is offering several FLU Shot Clinics on campus for your convenience. Listed are the info for those clinics:

10/7/24: Admin Building (Legal Conference Room), 12-1

10/10/24: Hunter Welcome Center (Room 254), 12-1

10/14/24: COBA (Room 116), 12-1

10/15/24: SRWC, 11-12:45 (Nursing students administering)

10/15/24: BEAN, 4-6 PM (Nursing students administering)

10/17/24: SRWC, 11-12:30 (Nursing students administering)

The vaccine is available at no charge to all ACU-insured employees, spouses and dependents. The flu shot is $25 for individuals without ACU insurance. You may also call 325-674-2625 to schedule an appointment to receive your flu shot at the ACU Medical Clinic.

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