SIGNING YOUR AGREEMENT
Congratulations on being selected to serve as an ACU faculty-in-residence (FIR) at one of our hub-site or non-hub-site programs. Please review the following three sections: 1) Signing your contract: Please select your agreement type below, complete and sign the required fields, and submit it to be countersigned. 2) Please download Whatsapp (links provided) and complete your contact form. 3) Please review key recruitment dates.
COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION FORM
Please submit your information below to submit your passports, family information, dietary restriction information, etc.
F24/SP25 KEY RECRUITMENT DATES
(Faculty-in-Residence: SP25/SUM25/F25/SP26)
Dates in bolded italics are required events for Faculty-in-Residence. Other items are for your information. A more comprehensive, visual representation of key semester dates/deadlines can be found here. Please note that non-hub site faculty-in-residence will be considered as summer faculty-in-residence for the purposes of orientation and recruitment.
2024
JULY 1, 2024 - Student/RA Applications Open//Deadline for SP textbook information//Online Faculty-In-Residence Meeting
AUGUST 20 - WILDCAT WEEK BEGINS (Study Abroad presence, several major recruitment events)
AUGUST 21 - Study Abroad Explore Abilene Event
AUGUST 22 - Study Abroad Wildcat Week Recruitment Event
AUGUST 23 - Minor Study Abroad Recruitment Event
AUGUST 24 - ACU Fest (Study Abroad will provide Ambassador representation and a tent)
SEPTEMBER 17 - Study Abroad Prospective Student Dinner Party (Semester only Faculty-in-Residence)
SEPTEMBER 20 - Parents Weekend (Parents recruitment event)
OCTOBER 1 - Priority applications close
OCTOBER 14 - Priority application decision day
OCTOBER 21 - Priority student contracts due
NOVEMBER 1 - Non-priority applications close; RA Applications close
NOVEMBER 8 - Non-priority decision day
NOVEMBER 9 - Outgoing SP Student Orientation/Faculty & Ambassador Event (Spring Semester Only, Full Day)
NOVEMBER 15 - Non-priority student contracts due
NOVEMBER 19 - THE LAUNCH PARTY (Orientation schedule released to students)
NOVEMBER 27 - RA decisions released
DECEMBER 5 - New FIR orientation session 1 (Summer and Semester Faculty)
2025
JANUARY 21 - Passport and Pizza Event (students can learn how to apply for their passport over dinner)
FEBRUARY 6 - FIR EVENT (Fall/Spring semesters)
FEBRUARY 7 - New FIR orientation session 2 (Summer and Semester Faculty)
MARCH 5 - New FIR orientation session 3 (Summer and Semester Faculty)
MARCH 20 - F/SUM Orientation Session 1
MARCH 27 - F/SUM Orientation Session 2
APRIL 3 - F/SUM Orientation Session 3
APRIL 10 - F Orientation Session 4
APRIL 17 - F Orientation Session 5 // Release F/SP/SUM Housing Information
APRIL 24 - F Orientation Session 6 // FIR/Ambassador End of Orientation Event (F Semester Faculty Only)
MAY 7 - New FIR orientation: Session 4 (Semester Faculty Only)
JULY 25 - New FIR orientation: Session 5 (Semester Faculty Only)
AUGUST 12 - New FIR orientation: Session 6 (Semester Faculty Only)