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Tuition discounts benefit employees
By Awon Hutsiztr
Studont Reporter
f"nc benefit of being a full-time employee of
WACU is the tuition discount for employees
weir spouses and children.
'Tuition discount for the family arc one of the
main benefits of working at ACU" said Wcs
Qorman assistant registrar. "I finished my mas-
ter's degree that way"
Eleanor Hancock' junior art major from Abi-
left; whose mother is English instructor Gay
Hancock said "It's the reason I'm at ACU." She
added that she could not afford ACU without the
discpunt.
Gorman said 'Traditionally it has been most-
ly children and spouses who use the discount but
thrre are quite a number of employees them-
selves who are taking classes. v
Joyce Varley director of human resources
saill exact figures for this school year are not yet
available but numbers from last spring showed
241 ACU families used tuition discount benefits.
A. breakdown of those numbers show 80
n&iployccs 41 spouses and ISO children received
discbunts on classes.
Varlct said "There is some overlap of the
numbers because some employees have more
than one child receiving tuition discount and
there are also 30 couples who are both employed
bvACU."
fUtan Lambeit director of Student Financial
Services said "Joyce Varley is an excellent
example of the discount program because she is
not only taking classes but she also helped pro-
vide some of the new provisions for entry-level
employee benefits."
Varley said "I'm unusual because it affects
me In both ways. It fell under my job responsi-
bility to make suggestions for change Jn the pro-
gram. At the same time I've been working on
my degree." She added that she will graduate in
December with a bachelor of applied studies
degree.
NcW guidelines for eligibility were established
'ACU is very competitive
in its employee benefit
program
Joyce Varley
last spring for employees hired after May 1993
that limited the maximum tuition discount to 75
percent as opposed to the previous 80 percent.
"Employees hired before May 1993 still will be
eligible for the 80 percent discount" Varley said.
Changes were made to correspond with budget
cutbacks across the university Varley said. "The
changes made had to do with balancing the
employee benefits budget" she said. The restric-
tions made last year arc minimal but will save
ACU thousands of dollars Varley added.
The restrictions include a SO percent tuition
discount after one year of employment and a 75
percent discount thereafter for full-time employ-
ees who arc classified as full-time faculty full-
time professional staff or full-time executive
staff. Biweekly employees who are employees
not on salary arc eligible for a 25 percent dis-
count after one year of employment 50 percent
after two years and 75 percent after three years.
Other new restrictions include employees'
children who are a semester past their 28th birth-
days arc no longer eligible for discounts and
social security and federal income tax must be
paid on graduate tuition benefits.
Lambert said employees and their families are
limited to one baccalaureate degree and one post-
baccalaureate degree each with the discounted
tuition. Varley said the decisfon to limit the
tuition bericfits helped make it possible for ACU
to give salary raises across the board this year
which would have been difficult to budget other-
wise. The decision was made to limit first- and
second-year full-time employee tuition benefits
after looking at the programs offered at other pri-
vate Christian universities she said.
"ACU is very competitive in its employee ben-
efit program" Varley said. The employee benefit
program includes health insurance tuition dis-
counts and retirement plans which amounts to
funds equivalent to 8 percent of a full-time
employee's yearly salary. "The program is very
generous compared with most universities" Var-
ley said.
VAX service
facilitates
research
Iy;Wndy Davie
StUtont Reporter
"TPhe Academic Computing Office
offers a computing service for
students who want cither to do
research or download games to
their personal computers.
J'l love people to use the comput-
ciul encourage it" said Paul Mac-
Donald director of Academic
Computing.
Elaine Reynolds computer sup-
port specialist said "About 350-
400 students now use Academic
Computing. There is no charge
HWht now but there Is no guarantee
foTthe future."
Reynolds said students who want
to;usc the VAX a powerful main-
frame computer must complete
two forms. The first request form
must be signed by a faculty mem-
ber from live same field as the stu-
cjm. If a problem with the usage
occurs and Reynolds cannot contact
the student she will contact the
faculty member.
The second fonn is a statement
of.'ethlcs. "It's a requirement for
software contracts to have them on
W" Reynolds said.
This form stipulates the responsi-
bilities of the user. By signing this
form students agree to "strictly
legal and ethical utilization."
Qne reason for signing the state-
melt of ethics is copyright laws
anp MacDonald said unauthorized
use of the VAX is a violation of the
laws.
Reynolds said a student can be
connected to the VAX within three
daVs after both forms arc submitted
yioroccsscd.
The VAX can be a helpful tool
foj- many students. Phil Gage
scp-ior computer science major
fr$m Abilene said "Using the
VAX creates communication
bekycen ACU and the outside
woffd."
Gage said the VAX provides
scholastic support for performing
research gathering information and
accessing current news.
EJpokstoretobuy
used textbooks
The ACU Bookstore will repur-
chase books Dec. 13-17 from
8:30 a.m.-4:30 am.
Thorn Lcmmons manager of
ACJfc Bookstore said students will
receive approximately 50 percent
of;thc original price they paid for
textbooks if the books can be used
in the spring and if the store has not
reached its inventory quota.
The number of textbooks faculty
jnflbers estimate they will need
for spring classes will determine
the quota of books that can be
repurchased Lcmmons said.
The store will acquire about five
more books than requested in case
enrollment exceeds what instruc-
tonjranticlpate. Fred Domingucz
ACU Bookstore textbook manager
said Missouri Book Service the
store's wholesaler will buy some
of the books not needed at about 20
to'30 percent of their original
pri&p.
tfie bookstore will display a list
of: books that cannot be repur-
chased In its window.
The store does not acquire work-
bopks and computer software and
textbooks should be in respectable
conation.
M Smmnns atd. "The kcV OUC8-
tion to ask is Would I buy this
book ifit was on the shelf?'"
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Members of tha Big Purple Marching Band perform their halftime show at Shotwell Stadium
Saturday afternoon during the Wildcat football game against Texas A&M-Kingsville.
Dating Game comes to Bean
ty Lon Sulivan
Student Reporter
Memories of the television scries The Dating Game
filled the Bean Nov 2 when the Student Founda-
tion presented its own version of the show.
The idea for the show started as a joke during the
summer after it evolved from brainstorming said
Shawni Bums director of student activities.
'It's always fun to get up and act
goofy especially with my
friends
David Stotts
Although the format was the same as the television
show "it was not as risque" Bums said.
"Our show was a lot more fun because the people
knew each other" she said.
Students who wanted to participate were asked to fill
out a questionnaire about 30 minutes before the show
Bums said. The questionnaire asked such questions as
"What Is your sign?" and "What is your dating motto?"
and "Why should you be lucky enough to get a date
with one of your contestants?"
After the questionnaires were completed three par-
ticipants were selected to be possible dates for each of
the three contestants she said.
Each of the contestants were asked prior to the show
to participate. The contestants were Rob Thomas
sophomore human communication major from Dallas;
Joel Houston Scott sophomore youth ministiy major
from Bclton; and Becky Jeffrey sophomore human
communication major from Fort Worth.
Like the television show the possible dates were hid-
den from the contestants. Bums said contestants did
not know who the participants were unless they rccog-
nized their voices.
To decide which participant would be the date the
contestants asked each person a round of questions and
then made their date selections based on the answers
Bums said.
Unlike the real show a glamorous Hawaiian vacation
was not among the prizes. Instead a trip to a local bowl-
ing alley was one of the "cheesy places for the date"
she said.
All participants received a box of Ramen Noodles or
Rice-a-Roni Bums said.
David Stotts sophomore broadcast production and
theatre major from Atlanta was the host for the show.
"It's always fun to get up and act goofy especially with
my friends" he said. "Therefore it was fun being a part
of the Dating Game."
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Wednesday
11:30 p.m. Sadie Hawkins
Week: Enjoy a catered picnic
lunch by Harold's Pit Bar-B-Q in
the mall area. The first SO people
in line cat free. Regular admission
will be $3 per plate.
Thursday
7 p.m. The Paramount Art Film
Scries will present Cinema Par-
adiso an Italian film with English
subtitles for $5 admission.
Friday
7:30 p.m. Sadie Hawkins Week:
Jazz Night will be in the Bean
Sprout.
8 p.m. Royal Wedding starring
Fred Astairc and Jane Powell
will be at the Paramount Theatre.
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Saturday
2 p.m. Royal Wedding will bc
shown at the Paramount Theatre.
7 p.m. Sadie Hawkins Week:?
The International Students' Asso-
ciation will present "Around the
World in 90 Minutes."
The show will feature 22 differ-
cm items irom various countries lu
and will be in Cullcn Auditorium. J
Admission will be S3 for stu
dents $5 for non-students andN
frin fnr ntHArtn llnrlsi 0 aw
Admission for Sadie Hawkins"
dates will be S5 for two.
8 p.m. Royal Wedding will be'
shown at the Paramount Theatre.
Sunday
6:30 am. African Mission Fel-"
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Professor edits book series
on socio-religious research
By Angela Kennedy
Student Reporter
Dr. Monty Lynn associate pro-
fessor of management sciences
edits a religious book scries high-
lighting the beneficial relationship
between sociology and religion.
"It is an attempt to build a bridge
between the fields of social science
management and religion" Lynn
said.
His annual book scries Research
in the Social Scientific Study of
Religion is a collection of articles
submitted by social scientists who
research religion.
The scries also focuses on con-
cepts of social sciences that can
help churches become more effec-
tive he said.
Lynn's four-volume scries is
aimed at an interdisciplinary audi-
ence that includes psychologists
sociologists and anthropologists.
Lynn has corresponded with
about 500 scholars from around the
world through his project.
"It has been a great pleasure lb
get to know so many great schol
ars" he said. 4
Although Lynn teaches in the '
College of Business Adtninistra.
tion he earned his doctorate in-'
social organizational psychology.
Lynn's co-editor for the scrics'is"
David Mobcrg professor emeritus'
at Marquette University.
Conducting extracurricular pro;
jeets such as this keep professors
educated on current topics Lynh
said.
"It is a personal requirement for
me" he said adding that working
as editor of the scries is a way foj-
him to keep up with changes in bl$
field of study allows him to dclivjj-
the latest cutting edge information
to his students. ' J
Lynn plans to resign from big
position as editor of the series after
the publication of its seventh vol-
ume in 1996 he said. He intends to
concentrate more on business and
health care aspects of research after
resigning his position he said.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 23, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 10, 1993, newspaper, November 10, 1993; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth92207/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.