A blog on the latest news and events for ACU faculty and staff
Please join us as we wish farewell to Jan Meyer, who is getting to fulfill a life-long dream to work in the mountains of New Mexico. She will begin working at the Glorieta Camps at the end of March. Please come by the lower level of the Campus Center on Tuesday, March 7 between 2:30-4:00 p.m. to wish her well!
A few are still available for our annual Alumni Day lunch this Sunday (2/19). We will honor ACU’s 2017 Outstanding Alumni of the Year, David (’82) and Laurie (Stallings ’81) Vanderpool, and the Outstanding Alumna of the Year, Chelsea (Thornton ’01) Buchholtz. Lunch is at 12:30 p.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center. Tickets: $20 a person; $140 for a table of eight. Visit alumniassociation.acu.edu for tickets. If your department would like to purchase tickets or a table using a FOAP, please contact Suzanne Sims at ext. 4830. Please note, you cannot buy tickets using a purchasing card.
Please join us for a reception honoring Jim Trietsch’s 30 years of service at ACU. We hope you will come celebrate with him on Monday, February 27, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center lobby. There will be a special presentation at 4:00 p.m.
Please join us for a reception honoring Julie Hughes’ 23 years of service at ACU. We hope you will come celebrate with her on Friday, February 10, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center lobby.
The Brown Library Invites you to a reception honoring Dora Weathers. Dora retired from ACU in July after 20 years of faithful service. Now that she’s back in the states, come help us celebrate her retirement on Wednesday, December 7th, 3-4 p.m. in the Brown Library Atrium, with a special presentation at 3:15 p.m.
The Adams Center invites you to a come-and-go campus farewell reception honoring David Christianson on Monday, December 5, from 3:00 to 4:00pm in the Adams Center Classroom. David has worked for ACU for 4 1/2 years as the Instructional Designer in the Adams Center. David is starting a new adventure with IN-Focus Digital. Please come by and wish him well.
Please join us for a reception honoring Dr Gary Green’s 16-years of service at ACU. Gary has been an incredible asset to ACU serving as part of the Halbert Institute for Missions. We hope you will come and honor him on Thursday, December 1st, 3-4 p.m. at the Biblical Studies Building room 250 with a special presentation at 4:30 p.m.
Please join us for a reception honoring Carol Bailey’s 29-years of service at ACU. Carol has been an incredible asset to ACU and we hope you will come and honor her on Tuesday, November 15th, 4-5 p.m. with a special presentation at 4:30 p.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center lobby.
Dr. Dana Kennamer Pemberton has been named to the board for the Society for Children’s Spirituality (Christian Perspectives), an international ecumenical organization of academics and thoughtful practitioners dedicated to promoting informed practice regarding children’s spirituality. The Society represents a broad range of Christian faith traditions and strives to create opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between researchers and practitioners through their conferences, publications, and social media presence. See at http://societyforchildrensspirituality.org/about-us.html
A reception honoring Dr. Glenn Pemberton will be on Thursday, October 20. The reception will be from 3:30-5:00 in the lower Rotunda of the Onstead-Packer College of Biblical Studies building. A special presentation will be given around 4:00. Sadly Glenn is leaving us due to medical disability. Please join us as we thank him for the time and blessings he shared with us.
