A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
A consultant from TIAA will be offering individual counseling sessions via phone/virtual to discuss your personal financial situation and retirement investments. Register for an appointment online. Appointments are limited and are reserved on a first come, first serve basis.
Tickets for the 66th Annual Sing Song are on sale now! Sing Song will take place on April 1-2 at the Taylor County Expo Center. Visit acustupro.com/tickets to get yours today!
Please note that p-card reporting will be transitioning to Concur beginning in the month of March 2022. Purchasing card and travel card spend will stay the same; only the p-card reporting processes will be changing. Please feel free to contact us by emailing pcard@acu.edu if you have any questions regarding this upcoming change. The upcoming transition of p-card reporting from JP Morgan Smartdata to Concur Company Billed Statements (CBS) is currently scheduled for March 2022. It is important to note that monthly p-card transactions through February 2022 will be allocated in Smartdata and CBS Reporting for p-card transactions will begin for the month of March 2022. Training sessions will be offered before and after the launch date on the following dates:
Lynay Classroom | Hunter Welcome Center | Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 10:00 AM (Virtual Zoom Option Available) Meeting ID: 941 3167 3489 Zoom Passcode: 051617
Lynay Classroom | Hunter Welcome Center | Tuesday, Mar 22, 2022 10:00 AM (Virtual Zoom Option Available) Meeting ID: 961 2117 0252 Zoom Passcode: 289369
Lynay Classroom | Hunter Welcome Center | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022 10:00 AM (Virtual Zoom Option Available) Meeting ID: 932 9378 5733 Zoom Passcode: 167470 .
We plan to provide a link to additional training options in February. User guides will also be made available for training on the new CBS Expense Reporting process. Please continue to reallocate p-card transactions in Smartdata until we implement the reporting changes in March of 2022. Please review the following information regarding the upcoming transition to Concur CBS. Concur CBS FAQs: Travel Card and P-Card transactions will stay the same; only reporting processes are changing for p-card transactions. In Concur CBS, p-card expense reports will be auto generated and pre-populated in Concur Expense. P-Card expenses will remain within a pre-populated monthly CBS report in Concur Expense. CBS reporting for p-card transactions will be for the full dates of the month and CBS reports will contain posted p-card transactions. P-Card expense report approvals will remain the same; the employee’s supervisor will approve their p-card expense reports in Concur CBS. The allocation and reporting deadline for p-card transactions will change to the 15th day of the month following posted p-card transactions. Proxy/delegate access will be available in Concur CBS similar to the current group user access in Smartdata. Currently p-card transactions are posted in Banner on a monthly basis at the beginning of the month following monthly card transactions. However, with Concur Company Billed Statements, p-card transactions will be posted to the general ledger after p-card reports are submitted by the cardholder, approved by the cardholder’s supervisor, and reviewed by the Accounts Payable office in Concur. Please be sure to email pcard@acu.edu with any questions. Thank you.
The International Students Association would like to invite ACU Faculty and Staff to participate in their annual International Food & Fashion Festival which will be taking place on Saturday, March 5th at the Hillcrest Church of Christ gymnasium. If you are interested in either cooking, offering your kitchen for students to use, or lending cultural attire for the fashion show, we would love to have Faculty/Staff involved. There will be 2 interest meetings taking place this week: 2/9, 2/10 at 7pm in BSB 121. For questions, you may contact veronica.summers@acu.edu
The Org Chart Change Form is working again. Please submit Org Chart change requests using the form on our website.
Friends of ACU Library invites you to its spring event, Incurable Optimism: An Evening With Kate Bowler, on Thursday, March 3, at the Hunter Welcome Center. Individual tickets start at $50. All proceeds from the event will support the FACUL Endowment. We are excited about the opportunity to bring Bowler and her message to ACU while providing critical support to Brown Library. Click here to purchase individual tickets. If you’d like to pay for a table sponsorship by FOAP, click here.
We’re excited to announce that Kathy (Gay ’78) Halbert of Colleyville, Texas, has been named the 2022 Outstanding Alumna of the Year. Brandon Osborne (’05) of Abilene is the 2022 Young Alumnus of the Year. Thanks to a generous gift from friends of the university, this event will be free of charge. We’ll gather at 12:30 p.m. in ACU’s Hunter Welcome Center to share a meal and honor these deserving alumni. Space is limited, so registration is required. Learn more and RSVP today.
We are working on completing the 1095-C forms by the IRS deadline of March 2nd. HR will notify employees once they are available. Please note that you do not have to wait to file your 2021 tax return if you are receiving a 1095-C. Once these forms are available on myACU Banner, you will receive an email notification from HR if you elected to opt into electronic delivery.
You can still opt in to receive your 1095-C electronically, please complete the below instructions as soon as possible. Paper copies for those who do not opt into electronic delivery will be mailed by March 2, 2022.
The MLK holiday (January 17), is included in this week’s pay period. Please remember to record your regularly scheduled hours as Holiday on your timesheet or leave report today. If you have any questions, you may refer to HR’s website for the holiday calendar and leave benefits.
Love is in the air and Family First is offering a drawing for a free date night at Fort Refuge, the new development of Refuge Ranch, February 24th at 6:30 pm. Experience a wonderful evening of laughter and childlike wonder with your spouse at Fort Refuge – their new indoor location! Enjoy fabulous cheesy or sweet fondue options along with delicious treats and drinks! Fun surprises (and prizes!) will be revealed throughout the evening as you play nostalgic board games together with NEW twists designed to awaken your youthful spirit! Fort Refuge *New Indoor Location*, 364 CR 154, Tuscola, TX 79562 To enter, email familyfirst@groupmail.acu.edu Entry deadline is February 18th by 5pm.
