The Daily Bruin

Staff and faculty: Is your staff parking permit in shards? Did you leave it at the car wash? No longer driving that former jalopy? If any of these pertain to you, now would be a great time to go on MyGFU and update your vehicle info, and let security know if you need a new parking permit.

If you keep forgetting to switch your permit from car to car, an extra one can be purchased for only $5 cash. Did you lose yours? A mere $5 brought to the security office will procure you a new one on the spot! If yours is in tatters, just bring the remains to the security office and we can get a new one to you while you wait.

If you’ve updated your vehicle information but don’t need a new permit, just e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu so that the database can be updated and your current permit re-assigned to your new vehicle.

Questions? Call ext. 2090 or e-mail nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Adjuncts: If you will be on contract for 2014, you will need a new parking permit, as yours expires today (12-31-13). Please either go on MyGFU and update your vehicle info, and then e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu to let me know that you need a new one, or come to the security office between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and we can issue you a new one on the spot.

The end of the year is here! Gifts from George Fox employees make it possible for students to receive tremendous opportunities for spiritual formation, vocational development and character growth.

To see videos and students’ testimonies of how these types of opportunities at George Fox deepen their relationship with God and prepare them for exceptional life outcomes as world changers, please go to giving.georgefox.edu.

For an easy way to give via payroll deduction, please follow this link.

If you want to receive 2013 tax credit, please make sure your donation meets the following deadlines:

• Checks must be postmarked no later than Dec. 31.
• Online donations must be processed no later than midnight (Pacific time) tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 31).
• Credit card payments must be processed in our office no later than 5 p.m. (Pacific time) tonight. To reach us today, please call Kristi Hagen at 503-554-2111.

Many thanks to those who have already responded! You make such a difference in students’ lives.

Happy New Year!

If you have any questions, please contact Kristi Hagen, gifts and data specialist, at khagen@georgefox.edu.

This Friday, Jan. 3, is the final day employees will be able to complete the Best Christian Workplaces survey, so please, if you have not already done so, take about 10 minutes to do so this week. Please log in to this link using this Access Code: 2433-571.

If you would rather complete the survey on paper, please request it from Rob Bohall. You can then return it to him, and he will ensure that it is submitted confidentially.

The Best Christian Workplaces Institute will provide the survey results in summary format to maintain all employees’ confidentiality. These results will be shared with employees early in 2014.

Did you forget to return your rented textbooks? You are welcome to return them until Monday, Jan. 6, without being charged the non-return fee. Bring them to the Textbook Annex or BlueZone Store (see our website for store hours), drop them in campus mail to Box 6229 (please box them), or mail them to BlueZone Store, 409 Carlton Way, Newberg, OR 97132.

Please include your name and email with your returns in case we have questions. Thanks.

Sandy Gidding (sgidding@georgefox.edu)

Staff and faculty: Just a reminder that all main academic buildings will be locked until Thursday morning, Jan 2. This is to ensure the safety of the handful of employees who will be working. Please remember to bring your ID card and your office key for admittance to your building.

Thank you!
– Security Services

If you have already completed this survey, thank you very much. If you were too busy to take the time to complete it during the last two weeks, we hope you will make time now that the semester has come to an end. A high level of participation will ensure that the results of this survey more accurately represent our community and will be more valuable as a result.

Please login to this link.

Do you have a desire to lead worship? Join us in MUSI 340, Creating, Planning, and Leading Worship. The class will help you develop your philosophy of worship and then give you tools to implement that philosophy as you learn to create, plan, and lead worship!

The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. and is offered for 3 credit units.

Questions? Contact Bobby Gaither at rgaither@georgefox.edu.

• HVAC Technician II
• Administrative Assistant II for Department of Professional Studies (a five-month temporary position to fill in during a maternity leave)
• Director of Enterprise Software
• Director of Gift Development
• Director of Nursing Program (also posted on the Faculty Jobs website)
• Director of University Events
• Programmer Analyst

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these openings, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Merry Christmas!
– HR

This full-time position (on pay range H), open due to the departure of Jason Schwanz in early January, is currently open only to employees. Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to request a job description if you are interested in the duties and qualifications of this position.

To apply: Please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources by Friday, Jan. 3. The link to the transfer request form can be found at this link.

If you have already completed this survey, thank you very much. If you were too busy to take the time to complete it during the last two weeks, we hope you will make time now that the semester has come to an end. A high level of participation will ensure that the results of this survey more accurately represent our community and will be more valuable as a result.

Please login to this link.

Please excuse our misprint in the Dec. 19 edition of The Daily Bruin. This is the correct list.

• HVAC Technician II
• Administrative Assistant II for Department of Professional Studies (a five-month temporary position to fill in during a maternity leave)
• Director of Enterprise Software
• Director of Gift Development
• Director of Nursing Program (also posted on the Faculty Jobs website)
• Director of University Events
• Programmer Analyst

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these openings, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Merry Christmas!
– HR

This full-time position (on pay range H), open due to the departure of Jason Schwanz in early January, is currently open only to employees. Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to request a job description if you are interested in the duties and qualifications of this position.

To apply: Please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources by Friday, Jan. 3. The link to the transfer request form can be found at this link.

Due to the surprise gift of an extra holiday, the time sheets do not currently reflect the 24th as a holiday. Therefore, if you work on the 24th, please reflect the hours that you have worked on the regular time line and then write in “worked” on the vacation line.

Merry Christmas!
HR

Our web conferencing room, iVocalize, will be upgraded on Monday, Dec. 23 at 9 a.m. If you will be using iVocalize during the Spring 2014 term, we encourage you to create your new account anytime Dec. 23 through Jan. 5. See the quick guide, iVocalize Create Your Sign In, for step-by-step instructions.

We recommend that you use the computer and Internet connection you plan to use during the term. This will allow you to complete your login testing well before the term begins. (Note: The room will not be hosted during this time. This is for basic login testing only.)

We are also offering orientations the week of Jan. 6-11 on the features of the new conference room. These 30-minute sessions will be hosted by an IT trainer. Register at iVocalize Web Conferencing Orientation RSVP or the Student iVocalize Orientation RSVP.

Questions? Contact Josh Nauman at jnauman@georgefox.edu.

The Murdock Learning Resource Center will be open over the Christmas break, Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed Saturdays and Sundays, between Dec. 24 and 27, and on Jan. 1, 2014.

Following is a day-by-day rundown of the Portland Center’s library hours over the Christmas break. Please use this calendar as a guideline for the Portland Center’s library schedule. The announcement posted in the Dec. 19 Daily Bruin pertained to the Newberg campus.

• Monday, Dec. 23, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Dec. 29, closed
• Monday, Dec. 30, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 31, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 1, closed
• Thursday, Jan. 2, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 3, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4-5, closed
• Monday, Jan. 6 through Friday, Jan. 10, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 11, closed

Questions? Contact Charlie Kamilos at ckamilos@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder that the library’s faculty courier service will be suspended over Christmas break as of Monday, Dec. 23, and will resume on Monday, Jan. 13.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu.

During the Christmas break the buildings on the Newberg and Portland campuses will be supplied with minimal or no heat in order to preserve energy and money. Uninhabited dorms will be shut down all of the break, as will administrative buildings on Tuesday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Dec. 29, and on Wednesday, Jan 1.

If we have a spell of freezing weather, heat will be kept at the minimum temperature to prevent problems. Thank you as we attempt to be good stewards of our resources.

Merry Christmas from Plant Services!

Concert choir is looking for new singers to join for second semester. Auditions will be held the first week of school (Jan. 13-16).

Information packets can be picked up outside Ross 201, the Music Office before heading out for break.

Questions can be directed at Jessica Sokoloff at jsokoloff10@georgefox.edu