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If you anticipate using any tuition remission benefit during the 2008-09 academic year (fall, spring and/or summer semesters), whether for yourself, a spouse, and/or dependent(s) – and whether for undergraduate or graduate courses – you need to complete a Tuition Remission Request Form and submit it by Monday, March 3.

Please go to this link and scroll about halfway down the page to find the link to important information for completing the Tuition Remission Request Forms and the forms themselves. Please be sure to read the one page of information  before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form. Incomplete forms will be returned without being processed.

For information about the Tuition Exchange program, contact Missy Terry (Academic Affairs). If you are applying for tuition exchange benefits for your child but are not sure he/she will be granted the scholarship, you should also apply for tuition remission at George Fox.

If you have a student who will likely be a freshman next academic year but who has not yet completed the undergraduate admissions process, please complete a Tuition Remission Request Form. Do not wait until he or she has been accepted.

Again, these completed forms must be in Human Resources by March 3. If you miss the deadline, your tuition remission cannot be guaranteed for next year.

The Student Talent Show is presented by Capstone Booking.

Money generated by this event will go to the Patrick Kibler Fund, a fund set up to help finance business majors.

We are trying to keep the cost low enough for students and faculty to attend while also trying to generate money for the fund.

Please help by taking the following survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GjG_2bhw4wms0NHNmUgRPIVA_3d_3d

Thanks,
Capstone Booking

1098T Tuition Statements, for claiming educational tax credits, have been mailed to students who were charged tuition in 2007.

The IRS requires that we mail forms to your permanent home address. We suggest that you ask your parents, or whoever resides at that address, to watch the mail for the 1098T. It will arrive addressed to you.

For information about educational tax benefits, visit this link: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/stu_fin_srv/1098t.html.

The campus community is invited to attend an artist talk and closing reception for the ceramics exhibit now on display. The event will feature stories about significant pieces in the collections.

Date: Friday, Feb. 1
Location: Minthorne Gallery and Hoover 102
Time: 7-8 p.m.

What holiday is celebrated on Feb. 1? It’s National Freedom Day. The purpose of this holiday is to promote good feelings, harmony, and equal opportunity among all citizens and to remember that the United States is a nation dedicated to the ideal of freedom.

Major Richard Robert Wright Sr., a former slave, fought to have a day when freedom for all Americans is celebrated. When Wright got his freedom, he went on to become a successful businessman and community leader in Philadelphia. He chose Feb. 1 as National Freedom Day because it was the day in 1865 that President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment – the amendment to outlaw slavery – to the Constitution.

Wright gathered national and local leaders together to write a bill declaring Feb. 1 “National Freedom Day,” and President Harry Truman signed the bill in 1948 to make it official.

You are invited to an MBA informational meeting at 12:00 noon, Thursday, Feb. 7, in the conference room at the Boise Center. The meeting lasts approximately one hour and lunch is provided (RSVP requested).

You’ll learn the distinctives of the program and details of the coursework from the program director, have the opportunity to speak candidly with a current student, and learn about the application process and financial aid.

Join us and/or tell someone you know who is interested in pursuing an MBA.

Questions? Contact Kris Thompson, Graduate Admissions Counselor, via e-mail at kthompso@georgefox.edu or at 208-375-3900.

Bruce Strom and Rae Casey, School of Professional Studies Boise campus, will present a session on Hybrid higher education best practices in February at the Midwest Scholar’s Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

Bruce Strom, Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership (School of Professional Studies) at the Boise campus, wrote the following articles:

• Knowledge management. Idaho Business Review (Guest Writer Series) (February18, 2008).

• Updating business plans (The Small Business Advisor), Small Business Success Center News (Greater Boise Area Chamber of Commerce) (February, 2008).

• Find out whether you’re cut out for entrepreneurship. Idaho Press-Tribune. Nampa, ID. (January 23, 2008).

• Strategic small business planning: Intentional planning can help turn small businesses into bigger businesses for the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Success Center News for the January, 2008 issue.

For more information about these articles, contact Bruce Strom at bstrom@georgefox.edu.

All 2007 W-2 Forms were mailed last Friday, Jan. 25, to campus mail boxes for regular employees. (For employees whose pay is sent to their home address, their W-2’s were sent to the home address as well.)

In the unlikely event that you lose your W-2 and need a replacement, you will need to request it in writing, including e-mails, and allow 24 hours processing time. Human Resources/Payroll will not be able to accept requests for replacement W-2 Forms via phone.

Next Wed., Feb. 6, 6 to 7 a.m.  the file and print server at the Portland Center will be down for maintenance.

When you bring or route a package to Mail Services for shipping, please attach one of our bright green “Package Shipping Instructions” which indicates how you want the package mailed and if you need insurance or tracking on the package.

If we receive a package without the green instruction form, Mail Services will send the package out via UPS so it can be tracked. Unfortunately, this can be an expensive method.

Green forms are available at Mail Services or by e-mailing Sherrie Frost at sfrost@georgefox.edu.

Questions? Call ext. 2555

– Sherrie Frost, Director, Mail Services

When you route a package to Mail Services for shipping, please attach one of our bright green “Package Shipping Instructions” which indicates how you want the package mailed and if you need insurance or tracking on the package.

If we receive a package without the green instruction form, Mail Services will send the package out via UPS so that it can be tracked.  Unfortunately, this can be an expensive method.

Green forms are available in the Portland Center workroom or at Mail Services in Newberg or you can e-mail sfrost@georgefox.edu

Questions?  Call Ext. 2555

Sherrie Frost, Director Mail Services

All remaining faculty business meetings this semester except the meeting on “dead day” (April 21) will be held in Wood-Mar Auditorium. This will better facilitate the equipment needed for teleconferencing with the other campuses. Faculty business meetings will take place from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 29, March 14, and April 11. The April 21 meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon in Hoover 105.

One day left to complete Bruindata scholarship applications!

Go to your Bruindata account to complete the donor funded scholarship process.  You must write an essay to complete the process.

The scholarship application site will close at 8:00 a.m. on February 1.  There will be no extensions.

Questions can be directed to James Oshiro at joshiro@georgefox.edu.

Thursday, Jan. 31 is the last day for homecoming court nominations! 

Please vote online at http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/asc/homecoming/voting.html.

Career Services will be hosting a Christian Camp Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, in the EHS Atrium. All those interested in learning more about summer camp employment opportunities are welcome to attend. More than 20 camps will be represented at the event.

For more information, call ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu.

Spring Serve trips are fast approaching and we need employees or alumni leaders to help facilitate the leadership of a trip with two student leaders. The approximate dates are March 21-29. For more information about these trips and responsibilities, contact Andrea Crenshaw (Campus Ministries) at 503-554-2323 or acrensha@georgefox.edu.

Capstone Booking is interested to know if the student body would like to participate or go to the talent show.  Please provide your feedback by taking the following survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GjG_2bhw4wms0NHNmUgRPIVA_3d_3d

Contact Cherie Beck at cbeck04@georgefox.edu for more information.

Sheri Philips and Robby Larson (University Relations) will speak at a luncheon sponsored by the George Fox University Auxiliary at noon on Friday, Feb. 1. The event is $7 and will be held in the Cap and Gown Room. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Nancy Lamm (503-537-2321) or Louise Clarkson (503-538-2850).

Orientation Committee Applications will be available Monday, February 4 in the Student Life Office. 

Six to seven students will be selected to help plan Orientation with the Co-Coordinators. Combine fun and leadership in this role!

Questions? Contact Joel Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu.