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As part of Tolkien Week, the ACU Brown Library has a guest author, Shawn E. Marchese, speaking on Friday, September 27, 2024, in the Packer Forum at 2:00 p.m. Marchese is the founding co-host of The Prancing Pony Podcast and the co-author of Why We Love Middle-Earth. His talk, “Wanderers in the World: Frodo as Elf-friend and the Enchantment of the Reader,” will explore Frodo’s journey of becoming an “Elf-friend” — a name full of meaning in Tolkien’s legendarium — and how that journey mirrors the reader’s experience of reading The Lord of the Rings.

2025 Open Enrollment will be in November! All benefits-eligible employees will need to complete their enrollment online between November 4 and November 8, 2024. Please watch the myACU newsletter for details on Open Enrollment Meetings, which will be held between October 21st and November 1st.

The Biology Department is hosting a blood drive for the Hendrick Regional Blood Center. The blood drive will be held on October 3 from 9 am – 2 pm. The blood mobile will be parked in the Nelson Dorm parking lot between the Halbert-Walling and OSC science buildings. No appointment needed.

Join the Maker Lab on September 19th from 12-1 and learn the basics of leather working. We have two projects available: bookmark and keychain. The spots are limited, so it is first come, first served. You will receive a calendar invite after filling out this form.

Entra a La Plaza is September 27, 2024, 6 -10 p.m at the ACU Campus Mall. Entra a la Plaza at Abilene Christian University celebrates Hispanic culture in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month! The Abilene area community is invited to come and celebrate with us! Attendees can enjoy performances by Ballet Folklorico and Selena tribute band Bidi Bidi Banda, as well as food trucks, mariachi music, a petting zoo, and arts and crafts activities. The Hispanic heritage encompasses vibrant and colorful cultures worldwide, often bound together by the Spanish language. Abilene Christian is seeking to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution and celebrates the Hispanic cultural traditions of our students.

The ACU Volleyball team is excited to celebrate YOU on our 1st home opener of 2024. Sept 19th is Wildcat Appreciation Night, a night to celebrate Wildcat students, staff, faculty, and FANS. We’d love to have you support your volleyball student-athletes! Bring your families for post-match autographs!

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.