Archive for March, 2026

ACU is excited to offer Medicare 101 Sessions to our employees again this year! We are hosting virtual sessions with a Medicare expert, Tamela Southan, who will be able to answer any questions you may have regarding Medicare, how it works, how Medicare and ACU insurance work together, and how they don’t, etc. Please feel free to invite your spouse to this virtual meeting as well. One virtual session will be on Monday, 04/06, 10-11am, and you can click here to join. Another virtual session will be on Friday, 04/10, 1-2pm. Click here to join.

We are now several months into the launch of our Workday implementation, having completed the HR and Finance portion of our project. As mentioned at last week’s meeting, the next phase, which focuses on the Student implementation, is in full swing, with more information for the campus planned for this coming Fall. As we prepare for this next phase, we want to take the opportunity to hear from you on how the first phase went. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey on our initial Workday launch. Link to survey.

Dear ACU Community,

We are pleased to announce the upcoming retirement of Dr. Donald Isenhower at the end of this semester. Dr. Isenhower has dedicated four decades of service to Abilene Christian University, shaping generations of physics students and contributing significantly to his field and our campus community.

To honor his legacy, we are creating a memory book. If you would like to contribute a message, photo, or special memory, please send your submission by April 11 to cmv21a@acu.edu or mail it to:

PO Box 27963
Abilene, TX 79699

Retirement Reception: Friday, May 1, 2026, at 3:00-4:30 p.m. In the lobby of the Onstead Science Center

This will be a come-and-go celebration with light refreshments.

ACU Staff and faculty members are invited to attend the ACU Bands April Concert, “Give Us This Day,” on Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Boone Family Theater. Admission is free!

The Office of Intercultural Engagement & Belonging invites ACU faculty and staff to attend a special Commemoration Service organized by our international students from Rwanda in memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide. This meaningful gathering offers an opportunity for remembrance, reflection, and solidarity as we honor the lives lost and stand alongside our Rwandan students and members of the local Rwandan community in recognizing this significant moment in history. Saturday, April 11, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM University Church of Christ (733 E North 16th, Abilene) All members of the ACU community are welcome. Please use the registration link below to let us know you plan to attend. RSVP HERE! We hope you will consider joining us as we remember together and reaffirm our shared commitment to dignity, justice, and peace.

To celebrate 75 years of serving the university community, University Credit Union is giving away $750 to one lucky winner. Enter for your chance to win and join us in celebrating this milestone year. Get started!

One of Staff Senate’s main goals is to be a voice for our colleagues. Join us during Staff Senate Office Hours on the first Wednesday (at 9:00 A.M.) and third Thursday (at 2:00 P.M.) each month in Collaboration Room One (second floor of the Brown Library) to share any thoughts you have. You can also always email us at staffsenate@acu.edu or complete our intake form.

ACU Soccer is hosting various kids camps this summer. We are looking forward to a tremendous staff of ACU coaches and players, as well as other professional coaches, to put on the best soccer camp in West Texas. We have day camps, overnight camps, and goalkeeper camps. There will be prizes, competitions, an ACU Soccer camp shirt, and tons of fun! Discounts are available for ACU faculty/staff, siblings attending camp and groups/teams with 7 or more. Contact head coach Stephen Salas at stephen.salas@acu.edu for the discount code and for any questions. Registration link.

On Thursday, April 2, at 11:50 a.m. ACU will be testing our ACU Alert and the outdoor bell tower notification system. You may receive a test message through ACU Alert and hear the outdoor notification system. All communications will clearly state: “This is only a test.” No action is required. If a real emergency occurs at the time of the test, the test will be canceled or clearly communicated as a real alert with specific instructions. Note that this test is separate from the City of Abilene’s annual tornado drill scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, at 10 a.m. ACU will not conduct a campus wide tornado drill, but Abilene citizens may receive a City of Abilene community alert that morning. If you have questions, please contact Risk Management at risk@acu.edu.