A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
Join us Nov. 30 from 7-8:30pm in the ACU Library Reading Commons for a live debate entitled “Resolved: The Texas Heartbeat Act advances justice and the common good.” The debate is presented by the ACU Political Science and Criminal Justice Department in partnership with the ACU Library and features students from the department’s Research Methods class. Dr. Benjamin Peterson will be the moderator. All are welcome. More details are on our blog.
Join Chad Gundersen and Chris Juen, producers of The Chosen television series, for a Q&A sponsored by JMC in the Packer Forum of the Brown Library about the making of the groundbreaking show. The event will be 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 in the Packer Forum of the Brown Library.
Professor Joyce Haley will transition from teaching responsibilities to duties in the Adam’s Center for Teaching and Excellence, and the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication invites faculty and staff to a reception from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in the Morris+Mitchell office on the first floor of the Don H. Morris Building.
ACU Athletics would like to thank you for all you do for our students! We would like to offer you a free ticket to our home football game on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. vs. Sam Houston State University. To claim your free ticket, head to acusports.com/tickets and use the promo code TEACH. Please reach out to the Wildcat ticket office at 325-674-2287 if you have any difficulties. In addition, we will be offering free admission to the women’s basketball game on Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. vs. Angelo State! Stop by between classes to cheer on the Wildcats! Thank you for all you do! We are grateful to have you on our team!
University Mail Services is moving to 1694 Campus Court, across the street from the Hardin Administration Building. We will be closed Friday, December 17 to move and will open at our new location on Monday, December 20 at 8 am. Effective December 20 all incoming mail and shipments via UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc. will be delivered to Mail Services’ new location. All freight will continue to be delivered to the Operations Warehouse at 1201 East Ambler Avenue. To ensure that your non-freight packages are delivered correctly, please use “1694 Campus Ct” as the street address along with your ACU mailbox number and Abilene, Texas 79699. The package carriers will deliver packages with the old address to Mail Services’ new location. It is important that you edit your shipping address on your Amazon Business profile from 1201 East Ambler Avenue to 1694 Campus Court. If you have questions regarding your Amazon account, contact Sandra Hall at purchasing@acu.edu or 325-674-2273. Detailed information about the move and address formats will be sent to the departments in early December. For questions about the move, please contact Holly Perry at hap98a@acu.edu or 325-674-2865.
If you are interested/willing to be a faculty/staff advisor for a new Indian/Hindu student organization that is in the process of being formed, please contact Yajat Patel – yyp19a@acu.edu.
There is an upcoming change in process for Concur Travel personal reimbursements and out of pocket expenses starting December 1. The following expenses will now be processed through the employee accounts receivable account under the employees banner ID and will be netted if both situations are in the same month. Personal reimbursements are where an employee used the ACU Travel card for personal expenses (i.e. spouse traveled with employee, or accidentally used the travel card for a personal expense) and now needs to reimburse the University for those transactions. The transaction will be reported in Concur Travel as a Personal Reimbursement. A charge will be placed on the employee account in banner and monthly billing statements will be sent (please note that late charges should be assessed if not paid in a timely manner). The employee can reimburse the university using Wildcat Pay Portal or by stopping by the Finance Cashiering office or Wildcat Central to make a payment. Out of pocket expenses are where the employee paid for an ACU expense with their own funds. The transaction is reported in Concur Travel as an Out of Pocket expense. The employee reimbursement will be recorded on the employee account receivable as a credit (owed to employee). If the employee does not have a balance on their account, then a refund check or direct deposit will be processed. If the employee does have a balance due on their account, then the employee reimbursement will be used to pay down the balance (exceptions may apply). Please contact the Travel Office travel@acu.edu if you have any questions regarding this upcoming change.
The Student Recreation and Wellness Center is offering its last adult and pediatric first aid/CPR/AED course for the semester on Dec. 6. The course consists of an online portion followed by a two-hour in-person training session. Visit srwc.acu.edu for detailed course information and registration. For additional questions, please contact Alyssa Hawkins at akh04b@acu.edu.
ACU Athletics would like to thank you for all you do for our students! We would like to offer you a free ticket to our home football game on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. vs. Sam Houston State University. To claim your free ticket, head to acusports.com/tickets and use the promo code TEACH. Please reach out to the Wildcat ticket office at 325-674-2287 if you have any difficulties. In addition, we will be offering free admission to the women’s basketball game on Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. vs. Angelo State! Stop by between classes to cheer on the Wildcats! Thank you for all you do! We are grateful to have you on our team!
A belated retirement reception for Dr. Patricia Hernandez will be held from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM in the Lobby of Halbert-Walling Research Center on Friday, December 3, 2021. The department would like to invite you to drop by and greet Patricia and enjoy Mexican Hot Chocolate and Tamales. Patricia has moved to Austin to be of help to her parents and will be with us in Abilene for the reception.
