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Staff Senate is teaming up this week with the Student Nurses Association to host a bone marrow drive on campus with Earl Young’s Team. The mission of Earl Young’s Team is to increase public awareness for the need of donors to supply bone marrow for blood cancer patients, and to increase the number of volunteers who sign up to join the national registry. Every 4 minutes in the U.S., someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. For many patients, a bone marrow transplant is the best chance for survival. Donors are found by submitting a cheek swab kit that has the potential to match with a patient. If you are interested in registering, please reach out to the senator closest to you: Amy Boone (Brown Library-Adams Center), Makayla Jones (McGlothlin Campus Center, Room 42C), Krista Heath (Hardin 200) to schedule a time that works best. The drive will take place Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (October 18-20) of this week.

All faculty and staff are invited to participate in focus groups designed to help inform ACU’s Strategic Plan. The focus groups will last approximately one hour and consist of an introduction followed by a breakout group facilitated conversation. Participants are asked to only attend one of the events, which will be held in the Hunter Welcome Center and take place on Oct. 25 from noon-1 p.m., Oct. 25 from 3-4 p.m. and Nov. 9 from noon-1 p.m. Please look for an email Wednesday from Dr. Schubert with more details. Click here to view a message from our president and our provost.

Faculty and staff are invited to attend a special event with enneagram parenting experts Joey and Billy Schewee (@enneagramparents) on Saturday, Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Southern Hills Church of Christ. Childcare and lunch will be provided. Come gain a bit of awareness about your kid(s) (or students or grandkids) and learn parenting strategies from an enneagram perspective. The cost is $30 per family to attend. Click here for tickets.

Join Family First on Oct. 27 as Bradley Steele, pulpit minister at University Church of Christ, presents “How being a Christ-Follower can Change your Relationships.” A free lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Core Classroom (by the library). Please reserve your lunch spot by Oct. 25 at familyfirst@acu.edu.

ACU is excited to offer Medicare 101 Sessions to our employees again this year! We are hosting 2 virtual sessions with a Medicare expert, Tamela Southan, who will be able to answer any questions you may have regarding Medicare, how it works, how Medicare and ACU insurance work together and how they don’t, etc.

All employees who attend one of the sessions will also get a complimentary one-on-one session with Tamela to answer any follow-up questions you may have. Please feel free to invite your spouse to this virtual meeting as well.

Session 1:

Tuesday, 10/12, 10am-11am

Click here to join.

Session 2:

Wednesday, 10/13, 1pm-2pm

Click here to join.

Offices will close at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct 15, to allow faculty and staff to attend the Homecoming Carnival at 5 p.m. on the lawn of the Hardin Administration Building and Campus Court. Please display appropriate signage at your offices to notify students and visitors in advance.

All faculty and staff in Abilene are invited to kick off Homecoming week with the Alumni team on Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 6-8 p.m. on the porch of Hunter Welcome Center. Come and go and enjoy a free Chick-Fil-A dinner, games, and time with colleagues and family. Registration is required – we’ll have free T-shirts for the first 150 employees who arrive at the event, and participants will be entered in a raffle to win a FIREDISC grill! Faculty and staff and immediate family are invited to join us. RSVP today!

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication is excited to be back in person to host their annual award ceremony. See more information here.

The ACU Medical Clinic is partnering with the School of Nursing to offer flu shot clinics for your convenience. The clinic dates and locations are: October 12: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. outside the SRWC entrance October 12: 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Campus Center October 14, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. outside the SRWC entrance The vaccine is available at no charge to all ACU insured employees, spouses and dependents. The flu shot is $25 for non-ACU insured individuals. You may also call 325-674-2625 to schedule an appointment to receive your flu shot at the ACU Medical Clinic.

Lt. Randy Motz’s Retirement Reception You are invited to celebrate the retirement of ACUPD Lt. Randy Motz. We are grateful for his 9 years of service as the Lieutenant for the ACU Police Department. Please join us for a come-and-go reception Thursday, September 30th from 2:00pm – 4:00 p.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center, Reeves Conference Room #284.