A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
A consultant from TIAA will be offering individual counseling sessions on campus to discuss your personal financial situation and retirement investments on November 29 and 30 in the Brown Library Idea Room 3. You can register for an appointment online. Appointments fill up fast and are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Register here.
The President’s office invites all Staff and Faculty to participate in healthy, authentic discussions during the week of Nov. 6–10. During that week, we will host Chapel in Moody Coliseum each day and invite students, faculty and staff into follow-up conversations that will take place in the evening, featuring several guest speakers presenting on different aspects of the week’s theme. If you can’t be there in person, the 11 a.m. presentations will be livestreamed at acu.edu/live. The evening presentations will be recorded and available the next morning via YouTube.
Join us for a send off reception for Arlene Kasselman on November 6th from 3-4 pm. Reception will be held within the Student Life Den. This will be a come and go event, with light refreshments.
Come by the Hardin building (Room 112) on October 31st between 10:30 and noon to get your flu shot. Free for all faculty and staff on ACU’s insurance.
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. You can review the full report of the 5500 SAR filed with the Internal Revenue Service for ACU’s 403(b) retirement plan.
All caregivers of older adults are invited to come and join a caregiver support group, hosted by The Pruett Gerontology Center. Lunch will be provided, as well as, a space to share your experiences being a caregiver, and be in community with others who take on the same role. The group meets on the last Tuesday of the month over lunch. If you would like more information, please fill out this form.
The International Students Association under the direction of the Office of International Students & Visiting Scholars invites you to join us for an evening of vibrant performances from all over the world! This year’s show will feature 18 different acts performed by some of our very own international students as well as a number of cultural groups from the Abilene community including Hoa Rahi (Tahitian Dance Group), the Ballet Folklorico del Big Country and the Big Country Mariachi.
Dates: Friday, November 3rd & Saturday, November 4th at 7pm
Venue: Boone Family Theatre
ACU Tickets prices: $10/adult $8/student or child (4+) $30/group of 5
Tickets may be purchased here.
This is a friendly reminder of what our student handbook says about International student hours:
“In accordance with federal regulations, international students can work up to 20 hours per week during Fall and Spring semesters. International students are eligible to work 25 hours per week when school is not in session or during the annual vacation (for example, during the summer break).”
Failure to uphold this federal law could result in termination of the student’s position and a loss of immigration status. Supervisors- Please communicate with your international students and adjust their schedules accordingly. Remember that this is a total hourly limit between all jobs that the employee holds on Campus.
If you have not already done so, remember to attend an informational benefits meetings in preparation for Open Enrollment for 2024. These meetings will be scheduled during the week of October 23rd and 30th. Please add this Calendar to view available times and locations for those meetings. There will be significant changes for 2024. All employees enrolled in ACU benefits are encouraged to attend an informational benefits meeting.
All benefits-eligible employees will need to complete their benefits open enrollment for 2024 the week of November 6th – 10th. HR staff members will be available that week in the computer lab on the top floor of the Brown Library, Monday-Thursday 8:00-5:00.
You can find our Benefits Guidebook for 2024 attached below:
You are invited to nominate students for the December 2023 Honor Awards! Use this link to view a list of the eligible graduating seniors in a drop-down menu. Each nomination should include a paragraph or more describing the student’s personal attributes or contributions that correspond to the award. Your input will assist the Student Life committee in making decisions with respect to the final recipients for Honor Man or Honor Woman, Trustees Award, B Sherrod Scholarship and Dean Adams Achievement Award. Nominations are due by Noon on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
