A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
Please join us for a farewell reception honoring Geoff Klafter, Operations warehouse manager, as he becomes a full-time minister at Hawley Church of Christ. The reception will be held Thursday, Aug. 8, from 2:30-4 p.m. in the lobby of the Hunter Welcome Center. Light refreshments will be served.
Join ACU Athletics this Thursday, Aug. 8, from 6-8 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings at 1010 E. Overland Trail for our Wildcat Fall Sports Preview. Get together with other Wildcat fans and hear from several of our coaches, including Ijeoma Moronu Alstrup (volleyball), Keith Patterson (football), Stephen Salas (soccer) and Miles Smith (track and field). Food will be available for purchase, but there is no additional charge to attend. Space is limited, so RSVP today to reserve your spot.
Starting this year, the Marketing office is introducing “Headshot Days.” They’re an opportunity for both new and existing employees to receive professional, high-quality headshots. These sessions will occur twice a year, providing everyone a chance to obtain a headshot or update their current one. This will be your only opportunity to get a headshot from the Marketing Department. Our first Headshot Day event will be Aug. 15 and 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building Room 103. There will be a make-up day Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a drop-in event; no need to sign up. If you can’t make it, we will host it again next semester. Photos will be available via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the event. Please note that this initiative is entirely optional, but we highly encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity. Review this helpful Headshot Style Guide!
The ACU Faulkner Center for Marriage and Family is pleased to announce our fall fundraiser dinner on September 19th at 6:30 pm at the Hunter Welcome Center with speaker, Tish Harrison Warren. Tish is the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life (Christianity Today’s 2018 Book of the Year) and Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work, or Watch, or Weep (Christianity Today’s 2022 Book of the Year and the 2022 ECPA Christian Book of the Year). Recently, Tish wrote a weekly newsletter for The New York Times and was a columnist for Christianity Today. Her articles and essays have appeared in Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Comment Magazine, The Point Magazine, and The New York Times. Tickets are $30 and tables are $240. Individuals tickets can be purchased here. If your department would like to use a FOAP to purchase tickets or a table, please use this link.
Parking permits for school year 2024-25 are now available through paper form only at this time. The online parking portal will not be available until mid-August. Faculty and staff if you will please fill out the Vehicle Registration Form and bring to the ACU Police Department to obtain your permit. Student permits are available at ACU Police or Wildcat Central. Office hours are 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For questions, please call ext. 2305.
Please join us for a farewell reception honoring Stephen Rektenwald as he embarks on his new journey with the ministry staff at Oldham Lane Church of Christ. Let’s celebrate Stephen’s contributions and wish him well in his new role. The reception will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM with a special presentation at 2:00 PM in the Creative and Academic Technology office, Brown Library 326. Light refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you there as we show our appreciation and support for Stephen!
The retirement reception for Gayla Herrington will be held in the Lower Rotunda in the Onstead-Packer Bible Building on Thursday, August 8 from 4 PM-6 PM.
The Parade of Flags is a celebrated part of Opening Assembly on the first day of classes each fall. In this exciting ACU tradition, current students and/or employees are invited to carry flags representing their home states and countries. We need your help to ensure every state, territory, country and province of the ACU family is represented in the procession. If you are interested in participating in this year’s Opening Assembly on August 26th, please send a message to acuevents@groupmail.acu.edu. Be sure to include your name, email address and the flag you would like to carry. Flags are assigned on a first-come basis, so reach out today!
The ACU Faulkner Center for Marriage and Family is pleased to announce our fall fundraiser dinner with speaker, Tish Harrison Warren. Tish is the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life (Christianity Today’s 2018 Book of the Year) and Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work, or Watch, or Weep (Christianity Today’s 2022 Book of the Year and the 2022 ECPA Christian Book of the Year). Recently, Tish wrote a weekly newsletter for The New York Times and was a columnist for Christianity Today. Her articles and essays have appeared in Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Comment Magazine, The Point Magazine, and The New York Times. Please save the date for September 19th, 2024 at 6:30pm in the Hunter Welcome Center, when Tish will speak on Marriage as Formation. Tickets for this dinner event will go on sale in late July, so watch for more details.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires employers to file annual reports with the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor on the status of their various employee benefit plans and to provide employees with a summary of those reports, called a Summary Annual Report. Here is the Full Report filed with the Internal Revenue Service for ACU’s group health plan. This report requires no action from you. It is for informational purposes only.
