Kim Dennis's Archive

Feeling like you have to many irons in the fire and you don’t know how to relax anymore? Well join Staff Senate on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 4-6 p.m. in Gym D at the SRWC for the Self-Care Fair. There will be stations around the gym for you to learn new ways to de-stress. Stations will include chair yoga, a mobile library, nutritional cooking demo and axe throwing.

November 4-8, all Nike and UnderArmour is 25% off the regular price.  This is a great time to get that polo you’ve been wanting or to get some early Christmas shopping checked off your list.  Shop in store or online at acu.bncollege.com.

For one day only (Nov. 15), we will offer special pricing on all MacBooks and iPads just for faculty and staff.  Pre-order at bit.ly/acutechsale,  by Nov. 8, to hold your device for pick up on Nov. 16th. Apply for payroll deduction by visiting the Human Resources Office by Nov. 12.  Got an old device?  Trade it in for store credit at acu.tradeitin.net!

ACU has kicked off our annual United Way Campaign for faculty and staff. Please consider participating this year by contributing to this excellent organization. The United Way of Abilene invests 99 cents of every dollar it receives back into the Abilene community, helping a wide variety of local non-profit organizations. This is an opportunity to give back to our city and to reach out to our neighbors as we strive to be a relational university.

This year we will be offering an incentive for employees that choose to give to the United Way campaign. The department with the highest percentage of giving will receive free lunch from a local restaurant as a reward. Our campaign ends on November 22 and we need your gift to help make a big impact on Abilene. Remember, any amount is appreciated; even $5 a month can be used to help someone in critical need. You can email the completed form to uw@acu.edu or return it to Human Resources at ACU Box 29106 or humanresources@acu.edu no later than November 22nd.

Questions regarding the United Way giving campaign can be sent to Jordan Jones at jwj16a@acu.edu .

Thank you for your prayerful consideration in supporting the United Way.

Join Dr. Joe Stephenson as he reveals all he knows about the origins of The Dutch Lady, an exciting, long-lost play. Fresh off trips to London (where The Dutch Lady was performed by Shakespeare’s Globe) and Virginia (where he made an exciting announcement about his research), Dr. Stephenson has returned to Abilene and is ready to tell all. His research as Culp professor will finish next year, but he has already found out quite a bit about the origins of this play–when and where it was written, where it may have been performed, its sources and influence . . . . and perhaps even a hint at the authorship!

The event will be in the CORE Classroom on Nov. 4, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Refreshments will include cookies–a snack and a word which came into our culture through Dutch influence.

Dr. Richard Wright (Professor of New Testament) will be presenting a session on using Accordance bible software, focused on new users. We hope you can join us on Tuesday, November 5 from 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. in the Scholars Lab (Library 326) to hear Dr. Wright and to enjoy a free lunch! RSVP

All benefits-eligible employees will need to complete their 2020 benefits enrollment online between November 4th and November 8th. If you would like assistance enrolling in your benefits during this week, come to the Brown Library, 3rd floor Computer Lab (BL301) for help from an HR or benefits vendor representative.

The 2020 Benefits Enrollment Guide is now available on the HR website.

Join the African Students Association for their annual CHOMA (African Food Festival)! The event will be on Saturday, Nov. 2nd at 6:00 p.m. at the lower level of the campus center. Get your tickets for $3 this week in the campus center at 11:30 a.m. or at the door.

You may still receive your flu shot at the ACU Medical Clinic. We also have the high dose flu vaccine recommended for those aged 65 and over. You may call 325-674-2625 to make an appointment or walk in between 8-12 and 1-4:30 M-F.

Learn how to add animations to your digital flyers and epubs using Adobe InDesign. Join us Oct. 29th from 11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. in the Innovation Foundry. Lunch will be provided. RSVP