A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
Each year the ACU staff elects 10 new senators to represent them on the Staff Senate. Please review the candidates and cast up to 10 votes. Staff members may only submit one ballot, so please carefully review your submission. Voting will remain open through Friday, April 8. Click here to vote today!
ACU’s 18th FilmFest is Thursday, April 7, at 7pm at the Paramount Theatre. This is a free event and doors open at 6:30pm. Come join us for an evening of student films, awards and fun!
Please plan to join us for the 14th annual ACU Undergraduate Research, Creativity & Innovation Festival on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, in the Hunter Welcome Center from 9:30a.m. to 4:20p.m. Undergraduate students from ACU, surrounding universities, and local high schools will present papers throughout the day; poster presentations will be from 11:30a.m. to 1:00p.m. The Top Scholars Presentations will be from 4:30p.m. to 6:00p.m. The event is open to the public, and there is no cost for the event. The program for the day is available on the event website. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at uresearch@acu.edu.
You are invited to attend a retirement reception to celebrate Dan Garrett’s more than three decades of service to Abilene Christian University and the ACU Foundation. Join us on the Hunter Welcome Center’s east patio, facing Faubus Fountain Lake, on Friday, April 29 from 4-5:30 p.m. with a special recognition at 4:30 p.m. The event is free to attend, but we’d love to know you’re coming – click here to RSVP. During registration, you can write a note of encouragement or blessing for Dan – you can also email your thoughts to the ACU Office of Gift Planning at giftplanning@acu.edu. We plan to share your well wishes with Dan before he retires.
As the end of the school year is fast approaching, the Office of International Students & Visiting Scholars would like to continue to grow our International Student Support team. Some of the unique needs that our international students have include – summer storage for their belongings, help with moving out, rides to the airport, summer housing, driving lessons, and the like. If you are interested in serving on our ISS team, please e-mail veronica.summers@acu.edu for more details.
The annual Senior Candlelight Send-Off is Sunday, May 1, and we’d love for you to be there! Please plan on joining us for this special evening, and please encourage other faculty and staff members to be there, too! Line up along the sidewalk between the Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center and Beauchamp Amphitheater begins at 8 p.m., and the event starts at 8:20 p.m.
Dr. Joey Cope, ACU’s Associate Vice President for ACU Dallas Academics, will retire this May after 33 years of service to the university. We invite you to help us honor him at one of these receptions:
Thursday, May 5 on ACU’s Abilene campus, in ACU’s Hunter Welcome Center. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with a short presentation at 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25 at the ACU Online campus in Addison. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a short presentation at 7:15 p.m.
We hope you’ll join us at one of these events as we honor Joey for a long career of service and Christian leadership.
Learn more and RSVP today.
If you would like to honor Joey by participating in a tribute video, please Click Here.
Save the date – ACU students, faculty, staff and their families are invited to join us for a free event at the Abilene Zoo from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12! Come explore the zoo and enjoy free admission to the carousel, zoo train and giraffe feeding station. Food will also be available to purchase. Stay tuned for RSVP information this week.
Come grab a sweet and salty snack mix treat at the Adams Center Tuesday afternoon from ACU Dining!
