Archive for August, 2025

Join us at this year’s Wildcat Week Goodbye Blessing, August 19, 2025 5PM – 6PM in Moody Coliseum, to serve as prayerful encouragers for students whose parents or family cannot attend. We’ll provide buttons so you can be easily recognized as you offer a warm smile, kind word, and prayer, especially for those who may be alone or far from home. Your presence will help new Wildcats feel seen, valued, and welcomed into the ACU family. Please reach out to PJ Martinez (pjm21b@acu.edu), if you’d like a button.

Fall semester hours of operation for the Finance Cashier will remain on Tuesdays and Thursdays. However, the hours will change to mornings and will be open from 8:30am to 11:30am.

University Mail & Copy Center will be back to their regular school hours Monday -Thursday 8 am to 5:30 pm and Friday 8 am to 5 pm. We accept all outgoing mail with a proper mailing address and postage or a shipping label. Have a great school year!

The Wildcat Week team is excited to close out Wildcat Week with a powerful night of music featuring five-time Grammy Award-winning Christian artist Chandler Moore on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 8PM. Known for songs like Jireh, Praise, and More Than Able, Chandler brings an unforgettable worship experience to kick off the academic year. Faculty and staff can reserve up to two free tickets in advance using the code ACUFree here. General admission is $20 and seats can be chosen on the website. We can’t wait to see you there!

New student move-in is right around the corner. New student move-in will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our freshman halls and noon until 2 p.m. at our sophomore halls for transfer students. Accommodating the families moving their students in will affect some of our parking lots. Those lots which will be affected are Williams Performing Arts Center, SERC, COBA, and University Church of Christ lot. Traffic will be congested along Campus Court and 16th street. Please do your best to avoid this area and find alternate routes during that time frame.

The Office of International Students and Visiting Scholars has an important resource for ACU faculty and staff describing the role you play for F-1 and J-1 internationals students. Please take a moment to review this information and contact Lucy Dawson if you have any questions at 2237.

Get Ready for Headshot Day! Our next Headshot Day event will be held on Monday August 18th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Davis-Tucker Conference Room (#328B), located on the second floor of the Library. This is a drop-in event, so there’s no need to sign up in advance—simply stop by at your convenience! If you’re unable to attend, don’t worry—we’ll host another session in the spring. Photos will be available through Canto within 4-5 weeks following the event. While this initiative is entirely optional, we highly encourage everyone to take advantage of this great opportunity! Review this helpful Headshot Style Guide.

The career services and outcomes management platform for students is transitioning from Handshake to 12twenty. The new platform will be available to students when they return to campus. They can log in using their single sign-on at acu.12twenty.com. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact careers@acu.edu.

Join the Lytle Center’s annual Abiding in Christ Dinner on Sept. 16 from 6-8pm featuring Lyle Wells, President of Integrus Leadership. A nationally recognized leadership coach and former pastor, Lyle brings a deeply biblical and practical approach to leadership. He will challenge us to embrace a mindset of humility and service, reminding us that the world needs more servant leaders, not platform builders. Early bird price tickets for single seats or tables of 8 are available here. Early bird pricing ends Aug. 31. RSVP by September 8th. Early Bird $8/$60  Reg. $12/$75.

ACU will conduct a test of its outdoor emergency notification system on Tuesday, August 12th, at 10:50 a.m. This includes testing components such as the Tower of Light speaker system. This test is part of a broader emergency preparedness initiative that is still in development. Some areas of campus may experience limited or unclear audio during this phase. No action is required during the test. We appreciate your support as we continue to strengthen our emergency communication tools. If you would like to provide feedback or assist with future testing, please contact the Office of Risk Management at risk@acu.edu or 325-674-6142.