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Please remember that all hires should be coordinated with Human Resources and processed through PageUp. If you are considering hiring someone who lives outside of Texas or the United States, it is critical that you contact HR prior to any discussions with a potential applicant. Please email humanresources@acu.edu with any questions.

Friends of ACU Library (FACUL) invites you to its spring fundraiser, A Love Letter to Leipzig, on Monday, April 22, at 6 p.m. in the Williams Performing Arts Center. Join us for an evening celebrating the city of Leipzig’s contributions to music, history and the arts. We will also celebrate ACU’s relationship with Leipzig through our Study Abroad program as we raise money to build a library reading room in the university’s historic villa that will inspire future generations of ACU students who live and study in our wonderful home there. This year’s FACUL dinner will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres from Germany. Musical performances of German composers will entertain guests throughout the evening, along with lectures exploring Leipzig’s unique place in the world. Distinguished guests will offer greetings and engage attendees in lively discourse. As the event winds to a close, guests will enjoy kaffee und kuchen for dessert – coffee and cake – while reflecting on the evening’s cultural festivities. The music, food and camaraderie will leave a lasting positive impression of German heritage and ACU’s long-standing relationship with this country. Register here.

Mark your calendar for our next faculty and staff meeting on March 6 at noon or 4 p.m. in Hart Auditorium in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building.

Join ACU Bands for the Winter Bands Concert featuring the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. Monday February 19th at 7:30 PM in the Boone Family Theater. Admission is free!

We are saddened by the passing of Terry Bowman, director of off-campus properties for the Abilene Christian Investment Management Company (ACIMCO), after battling multiple forms of cancer in recent months.

Terry, 59, has been part of the ACU community for more than 30 years, first as a plumber, and for the last 14 years supervising ACU’s off-campus rental properties. His wife, Mary, is an employee of HES, ACU’s facilities management company. Terry was a diligent, committed staff member, and colleagues recall his genuine care for students who lived in the properties he managed.

The funeral is scheduled for Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Church of Christ.

Please join us in praying for Mary, their children and grandchildren, their extended family, and the ACIMCO staff.

ACU’s flag is flying at half-staff in Terry’s memory.

In partnership with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, ACU is hosting the biennial Best Practices in Christian Higher Ed national conference on Sept. 29-Oct 1, 2024. This conference is an exciting way to showcase our campus and national leadership in student success, as well as an opportunity for you to participate in this important conversation. The theme for the 2024 conference is “Expanding Minds and Hearts Through Global Learning and Study Abroad.”  We invite you to submit a proposal related to the conference theme or any intersection of high-impact practices and Christian Higher ed.

The conference will provide attendees the opportunity to network, share insights and research, reflect on the distinctiveness of Christian education, and join together in worship. We hope ACU faculty and staff will be well represented at the conference, whether by attending or presenting.

Participants will hear from two keynote speakers:

• Melissa Torres joined The Forum on Education Abroad as president and CEO in 2019 and has more than two decades of experience in higher education and program design, development, and implementation. She previously served as vice president for Academic Programs at IES Abroad where she supervised 36 international study abroad centers around the world.
• Alex Sosler is an assistant professor of Bible and ministry at Montreat College and assisting priest at Redeemer Anglican Church in Asheville, North Carolina. He is also author of Learning to Love: Christian Education as Pilgrimage and editor of Theology and the Avett Brothers.

Interested in presenting?
We invite you to submit a proposal about how one or more high-impact practices relates to Christian higher ed. Tracks include teaching and learning; diversity, equity and inclusion; Christian spiritual formation; vocational and leadership development; and retention and outcomes. Sessions might address questions such as: How has your institution implemented high-impact practices? What insights have you gained? How have high-impact practices enhanced your institution’s mission or improved student outcomes?

The deadline for submission is March 1. If your proposal is accepted, you will have the opportunity to submit your paper to be considered for inclusion in an edited volume published by ACU Press.

If you have any questions about the conference and call for proposals, contact Scott Hamm.

If you operate vehicles for university business, please read and follow the University Driver Policy. The policy requires that departments maintain a list of their Routine Drivers (as defined in the policy) and share it annually with the Office of Institutional Compliance and Risk Management. Routine drivers must have a motor vehicle record check (MVR) conducted each year and complete an online driver safety training course every five years. Risk Management can provide both links and review MVR or driver training history if needed. Also, all trips with passengers must submit a passenger list to Risk Management before departure. The passenger list must include each traveler’s first and last name, Banner ID, cell phone, and emergency contact information. The list must be emailed to risk@acu.edu. If you have any questions, please contact Risk Management at risk@acu.edu.

The Gayle and Max Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center is complete and preparing to house the NEXT Lab and other future research projects. The facility will be open to the community on Sept. 1 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and NEXT Lab personnel will be on hand to talk about the facility and current projects. Please plan to enter the SERC from the lobby on the north side of the building.

Opening Assembly, including the annual Parade of Flags, will be Monday, August 28, at 11 a.m. in Moody Coliseum. This year’s speaker is Hon. Shelton Gibbs IV (’02), district judge for the 422nd District Court in Texas. Judge Gibbs was named Young Alumnus of the Year in 2021 and is a member of the ACU Board of Trustees. All faculty are invited to participate in the celebration by marching in regalia and sitting in the faculty section. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Also, please make plans to close offices so that all faculty and staff can attend Monday Chapel in Moody Coliseum each week during the academic year.