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You and your covered dependents have access to The Standard’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). This confidential service offers free over-the-phone counseling any time, day or night, to help you with a variety of personal situations. The EAP also provides up to 3 counseling sessions for both you and your covered dependents, either in person or over the phone. Counselors can help with concerns such as emotional well-being and health, relationships, parenting and addiction. To contact the EAP, call 888-293-6948, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to talk to a professional counselor. Register online HERE.

The Staff Senate is hosting a Jingle Mingle in the Hunter Welcome Center on December 3 from 3- 5 p.m. This come and go event is an opportunity to enjoy some refreshments, holiday cheer, games, crafts or just some good conversation with colleagues. This midweek gathering is open to all staff and faculty to relax before the holiday break. We hope to see you there!

The Cashier in the Financial Operations office will continue to operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30am to 11:30am through 12/18/25. December 18th will be the last day in 2025, before our ACU Christmas Break, to make cash/check deposits. Beginning January 5, 2026, the Cashier operating hours will change to Monday & Wednesday afternoons from 1:30pm to 4:30pm.

Expertly map your financial journey with University Credit Union’s financial wellness center. From personalized tools like goal forecasting and the Financial Health Checkup to interactive learning modules, we’re here to support your money management every step of the way. Learn more! 

Save the date! ACU is bringing eHealth Screenings back on campus for your convenience. Complete your complimentary biometric screening to help earn points toward your 2027 wellness credit. All employees and spouses enrolled in ACU’s medical plan for 2027 must complete a biometric screening & annual physical with their physician by 07/31/2026 to avoid the wellness premium surcharge in 2027. Onsite Screening Dates and Times: Hunter Welcome Center December 10, 11, 12. More information on registration to come!

We are just 21 days from our Workday launch! The response to our training sessions has been great so far!. Please check out the training calendar to find any sessions relevant to your role that you haven’t attended yet. All training sessions after the Thanksgiving break are going to be offered virtually only. This is a change from our initial plan, but we think this format will best serve the remaining training audiences.

We are also seeking feedback on the training sessions we have done so far. If you have attended any of these training sessions, please take a moment to fill out this feedback form. You can continue to fill this out for future training sessions as well.

Employees should plan to use all 2025 personal days and banked/floating holidays by December 14, 2025 prior to the final timesheet and leave report that will be submitted in Banner. There are no changes to vacation usage timing, which should be used by December 24th.

We are now only 35 days from the launch of Workday and our training sessions begin today! All sessions are being offered in a virtual only or a hybrid format, so remote employees can attend any of the sessions that work best for them. Abilene employees are encouraged to attend in-person as they are able. All employees should plan to attend at least one of the general navigation sessions.

Here are the sessions for this week. Those offered in-person will be available online as well. See the Training Page for Zoom information if you can’t be in-person.

November 10th

• 9:30am – General Navigation and Time and Leave Reporting – Virtual Only
• 10:00am – Employee Management – Virtual Only
• 2:00pm – Hiring Workflow – HWC 211 Lynay Classroom

November 12th

• 1:30pm – Financial Management – HWC 284 Reeves Alumni
• 2:30pm – General Navigation and Time and Leave Reporting – HWC 284 Reeves Alumni

We are 42 days from the launch of Workday! Next week we begin our training sessions. Please take a moment to review the available sessions and put them on your calendar. We will offer sessions covering everything from financial tasks to submitting time sheets. We strongly encourage everyone to attend at least one of the general navigation sessions. This is where you will learn how to submit time and leave so that you can get paid.

Here are the sessions for next week. Those offered in-person will be available online as well. See the Training Page for Zoom information if you can’t be in-person.

November 10th

• 9:30am – General Navigation and Time and Leave Reporting – Virtual Only
• 10:00am – Employee Management – Virtual Only
• 2:00pm – Hiring Workflow – HWC 211 Lynay Classroom

November 12th

• 1:30pm – Financial Management – HWC 284 Reeves Alumni
• 2:30pm – General Navigation and Time and Leave Reporting – HWC 284 Reeves Alumni

Staff Senate encourages you to share your involvement with the Homecoming festivities this weekend. Visit CompassPro or utilize the following links to show off pictures of you and yours enjoying the different events:

• Homecoming Carnival
• Homecoming Game & Tailgate
• Homecoming Concert
• Homecoming Musical: Shrek!
• All Other Homecoming Events