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The SRWC offers American Red Cross private swim lessons year-round for children 3 years old through adults. For more detailed information please visit our website or contact Alyssa Owens at akh04b@acu.edu.

If you know a senior graduating in May or December, and interested in attending graduate school at ACU, please encourage them to apply for the V. W. and Loreta Kelley Alumni Endowed Scholarship. They will need a letter of recommendation from a faculty or staff member in their application. The application window closes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 7.

Hendrick Regional Blood Center supplies blood to Abilene hospitals as well as several counties surrounding Taylor County. Currently, the blood supply is LOW, and the ACU Department of Biology has coordinated a blood drive to help. The blood donation bus will be on campus Thursday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The bus will be parked in the Nelson Hall parking lot between Onstead and Halbert-Walling science buildings. Please help us spread the word. It normally takes only 20 minutes, and walk-ins are welcome.

We are excited to invite you to the Annual International Food & Fashion Festival, hosted by the Office of Intercultural Engagement & Belonging and the International Students Association! This vibrant event will celebrate the diversity and cultures that make our campus truly special.

Date: Saturday, March 1st

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Hunter Welcome Center

Join us for an evening filled with delicious global cuisines and stunning fashion from around the world! It’s a great opportunity to support our international students and experience the richness of diverse cultures within our community. Tickets are limited and must be purchased online via the ACU Marketplace. Tickets will not be available at the door. Secure yours today here. We look forward to seeing you there for a night of culture, community, and celebration!

Please join us for the ACU Bands first concert of the semester, Saturday March 1st at 7:30 p.m. in Boone Family Theater. Wonderful music performed by the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, and the Wind Ensemble portion is what the group will be taking on tour March 3-4. Free admission.

Valentines day sale in the Campus Store on February 14th! Get 14% off 1 branded item valued over $20. In store promotion only.

Founder’s Club student-run businesses are hosting a pop up in the Campus Center on Wednesday, February 12, from 10 am to 2 pm. Come shop and support our student entrepreneurs!

Calling all staff! Let’s have lunch together! In an effort to encourage community among staff across departments, let’s meet in the Bean Smart Room monthly and have lunch together. This is a self-pay event. Our next lunch will be Feb. 13 at 12pm. If you have any questions, email or call Ola Mae Bulkley, omb19a@acu.edu or 2204.

If you have remaining funds in your flexible spending account from 2024, you have until 3/15/2025 to use your Discovery Benefits debit card to pay for 2024 claims. After that time, you will only have access to your funds by filling out a manual claim form through 3/31/2025. On 4/1/2025, the 2024 plan year will close and any funds remaining will be inaccessible. Please also be sure that you have substantiated any prior claims that you used your FSA funds to pay for by this time as well. Failure to substantiate your claims could result in you having to repay those funds to Discovery Benefits.

This Friday, February 7, is Coffee with KACU at 8:30 am at the station (DMC room 100)! KACU is launching our local talk show “West Texas Dispatch” on February 3rd at 12pm! Meet our host George Levesque and the rest of the team! The West Texas Dispatch is KACU’s weekly talk show dedicated to serving the listeners of Abilene and beyond with news and information that reflects the unique spirit, needs, and issues of our region as well as celebrating the best parts of the Big Country and West Texas.