Archive for ‘Events’

Join us for a 2-part Family First Marriage Luncheon on March 25th and April 22nd. Drawing from renowned marriage researcher, Dr. John Gottman, Family First will offer a 2-part luncheon on, Making Marriage Work. Gottman shares practical research findings, tools, and techniques that have helped thousands of couples build stronger marriages. The free lunches will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Core Classroom (by the library). Please reserve your lunch spot for the March 25th and April 22nd sessions at familyfirst@acu.edu.

Family First Speaker Series Feb. 26th – A Path for Life: 5 Practices to Strengthen Your Marriage and Family. Join us on Feb. 26th, as Bradley Steele, new pulpit minister at University Church of Christ, presents, A Path for Life: 5 Practices to Strengthen Your Marriage and Family. This meaningful conversation will focus on how scripture reading, prayer, acts of mercy, sabbath, and community are important practices that can enhance marriage and family life. A free lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Core Classroom (by the library). Please reserve your lunch spot at familyfirst@acu.edu.

Calling all faculty and staff: we want to celebrate YOU at the March 3rd men’s and women’s basketball games! You can receive up to 4 complimentary general admission tickets for the March 3 games by emailing tickets@acu.edu or by stopping by the Wildcat Ticket Center during office hours. Submit your requests no later than Thursday, Feb. 27 by 4:30 p.m. You may then pick up your tickets at the Wildcat Ticket Center Friday, Feb. 28 or Monday, March 2 during office hours.

Get your Sing Song tickets for Faculty/Staff discount night. Fifty percent off all tickets to the 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21st show. Use the code FacultyStaff20 for online purchases only.

Do you teach online classes? Do you know what library services and resources are available to online students and the faculty who teach them? Join us in the Scholars Lab (Library 326) on Tuesday, February 4th at 11:30 a.m., with Online Learning Librarian, Dr. Melissa Atkinson, as she helps us navigate through the many resources available. Lunch will be provided. RSVP

ACU Online provides a webinar series showcasing its faculty and some of their expertise through Duncum Center Solution’s iDea Lab.  Topics are applicable to your professional and personal life and have included “The Power of Thanks at Work”, “The Vocational Grind”, “The Enneagram Advantage”, and “Practical Tips for De-Escalating Conflict”.  Generally, the iDea Lab webinars are offered bi-monthly on a Thursday from noon to 1:00 pm.  Webinar attendees include ACU employees and ACU’s corporate partners. Not available for the live webinar? No problem! Register anyway and we’ll email you a recording to watch at your convenience. Or, you may watch previous webinars on-demand on YouTube.

The next live webinar is scheduled for February 6, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. featuring ACU Online Ed.D. Program Director, Dr. Brian Cole and ACU, Online Ed.D. student, Jerica Nickerson on “Optimizing Mentoring Relationships”.  RSVP

Join us at the convenience of your desk on your lunch break or bring your team along with you!

Join Pruett Gerontology Center on January 31st from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a free lunch and to hear speaker, Matt Mercer, as we learn about legal topics facing older adults and their caregivers. Email gero@acu.edu for more info and to RSVP.

You are invited to join us for a retirement reception to celebrate Jacki Hathorn’s more than 20 years of service to Abilene Christian University. The reception will be Thursday, January 30th from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., with a special recognition at 4:00 p.m., in the Library Atrium. Please join us to celebrate someone who has been such a blessing to so many at ACU!

Please join the Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs Search Committee as we introduce our three finalists for this position.  We will have a reception for the three finalists on January 21, January 24 and January 31 from 3-4 p.m. in the Packer Forum on the 3rd floor of Brown Library. Each candidate will make a short presentation and there will also be a time to meet the candidates.

You are invited to attend a retirement reception to celebrate Kristi Thaxton’s 23 years of service to Abilene Christian University. The reception will be Thursday, January 23rd from 3:00-4:30 p.m., with a special recognition at 3:30 p.m., in the Hunter Welcome Center lobby. Please join us as we celebrate a wonderful lady who has been a tremendous blessing to ACU!