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Please plan to join us for Opening Assembly Monday, August 29, at 11 a.m., in Moody Coliseum.
Monday classes beginning at 10 a.m. should be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. to give everyone adequate time to attend Opening Assembly. Offices should close at 10:30 a.m. so that all staff can attend. Program participants, including band and choir members, are excused from the 10 a.m. class meeting after checking in with the instructor. Faculty will gather in Teague Special Events Center in full regalia by 10:45 a.m.

Several awards were announced during Pre-Session. Congratulations to the following award recipients:
Faculty Awards 

• Provost’s Award for the Advancement of Spiritual Formation – Dr. Ramonica Scott
• Provost’s Award for Service – General Education Proposal Team: Dr. Rodney Ashlock, Dr. Cole Bennett, Dr. Stephanie Hamm, Dr. Monty Lynn, Dr. Sara Salkil (Dallas faculty), Dr. Autumn Sutherlin.
• Provost’s Award for Scholarship – Dr. Curt Niccum

Staff Awards

• Unsung Servant award – Susan Gore, Executive Assistant to the VP for Student Life
• Outstanding Staff Member – Amber Webb, School of Nursing Facilitator
• Outstanding Staff Member – Lieutenant Bucky Wright of the ACU Police Department
• John C. Stevens Award – Ryan Bowman, director of Multicultural Affairs

GPA, our company’s benefits plan administrator, and ELAP Services, have come together to form a new company, Imagine360. Coming together allows them to deliver exceptional member support to you and your family.

This means that as a member of our health plan, you’ll start seeing a lot of positive changes, including a new member experience team designed to improve your experience with one number to call for all your needs. In addition, you will start to see the Imagine360 name more over the coming months, as well as some materials still with GPA and ELAP logos as updates are made.

For now, here are some things we want you to know:

The current GPA website and member portal continue to be available with new messages that introduce Imagine360.

Member Support

Continue to call the current phone number listed on your benefit ID cards whenever you have questions about your benefits.

Email Addresses

The company emails have now changed to imagine360.com addresses, but any emails sent to the “old” address are automatically forwarded. You may have already seen messages from your contacts within Imagine 360 along these lines.

Opening Assembly will be Monday, August 29, at 11 a.m. in the newly renovated Moody Coliseum. This year’s speaker is April Anthony, chair of the ACU Board of Trustees. We haven’t been able to celebrate this ceremonial start to the academic year for the past two years because of the Moody construction and the pandemic. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Also, please plan to attend Monday Chapel in Moody Coliseum each week during the academic year.

Faculty and Staff are invited to the new Moody Coliseum for Pre-Session Wednesday, August 24, 12:15-4:30 p.m. Our time together will begin with lunch from 12:15-12:45 p.m. The meeting will include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training led by Chief Diversity Officer Anthony Williams, a devotional time and a presentation of the Strategic Plan by Dr. Phil Schubert, president, and Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost. Annual awards will also be announced. All offices should close or operated by student employees so that Staff can attend. 

You are invited to join the ACU community as it celebrates Restoration Day on Tuesday, September 6 at the Brown Library Packer Forum (6:00–8:00 pm).

Restoration Day 2002 Announcement

New student move-in is right around the corner. Residence Life invites all faculty and staff to participate in the move-in day festivities! New student move-in will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 23 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our freshman halls and noon until 2 p.m. at our sophomore halls for transfer students. Please help us welcome our new Wildcats to campus! Student Life will be providing move-in shirts for those who volunteer. There are a limited number of shirts available, so they will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Stop by the lower level of the campus center on Friday, Aug. 19 from 8 a.m. to noon to get a shirt!

To express our appreciation for you and provide opportunities for you to rest and recharge, we have arranged for you to have membership access to the nearby properties of Refuge Ranch. This organization was founded by a fifth-generation Wildcat and former employee, Jason Groves, and his wife, Amber. It is intentionally designed to make it easy to say “yes” to reconnecting with each other, ourselves and our Creator. These short videos of Refuge Ranch in Buffalo Gap and Fort Refuge in Tuscola provide a glimpse of the array of experiences you can enjoy throughout the year with others or alone. View the calendar for current experiences.

Your membership includes everyone in your household and provides these benefits:

• Complimentary access for designated experiences: includes Family Fun Days, Personal Retreats, Guided Meditation, etc.
• Discount on premium experiences and merchandise: includes Marriage Date Night, Concerts, Festivals, etc.
  • Receive 10% off marriage date nights with code: ACUMemberDate
• Members-only access to both properties for personal/family use: subject to availability.
• Discount on group events: including senior blessing for departments, faculty/staff retreats, strategic planning sessions, team building, etc.

Refuge Ranch is celebrating 2 years, and your ACU membership allows you to attend the celebration on August 27th. Details and RSVP here. Look for the fall calendar to be released soon and save the date for a private ACU event on November 3rd.

For any questions or to make a request, email info@myrefugeranch.org.

Shop for original student art, miscellaneous art supplies, and frames at the Shore Art Gallery, August 12 & 13, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All proceeds benefit the Art Department.