Archive for December, 2016

Bruin Store is open today

Friday, December 16th, 2016

The Bruin Store will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today (Saturday) for midyear commencement. Congratulations to all our graduates!

Come to the George Fox exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

The Oregon Historical Society is featuring a special anniversary exhibit titled, “Vision, Mission, Values: 125 Years of George Fox University.” As the oldest Christian institution in Oregon, we have a lot of history to share!

The exhibit highlights key individuals who shaped our story, special places and unique artifacts from campus life over the past 125 years. It is open now and runs through Feb. 5.

The Oregon Historical Society is located at 1200 S.W. Park Ave., in Portland. More information is available at this link.

Accelerated HR Payroll Deadlines

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

A couple of HR items to make note of …

December

All payroll items such as temporary employee time cards, check requests, adjunct contracts and W-4 and direct deposit changes are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16.

Updating Your Personal Information and Consent for W-2

Make sure your mailing address is correct for year-end reporting. You can check it, and update if necessary in MyGFU > Self-Service > Campus Personal Info.

You can also elect to have your W-2 available via MyGFU rather than mailed. To sign up or check to see if you already have, go to MyGFU > Self-Service > Payroll and Compensation > W-2/W-2c Consent.

Questions? Contact Kera Hallman at khallman@georgefox.edu.

Students: Don’t forget to lock your time sheet

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

Please be sure to log into your time sheet to lock your December hours, before you head out of town. Failure to lock your time sheet will cause a delay in your January payroll. Be safe and enjoy your time off!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.

Fitness Center has limited hours today

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

The Wheeler Fitness Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (Friday) due to weather conditions and the start of break. Stay safe!

Christmas break hours start tomorrow:

  • 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday
  • Closed Sundays
  • Closed Dec. 24-28
  • Closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1

Today is last chance to sell back your textbooks before break

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

Want some extra cash this Christmas break? Sell your textbooks back to the Bruin Store and get cash today! We are buying back textbooks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today (Friday).

Also, go to georgefoxshop.com to order your spring textbooks now. Just choose the in-store pick-up option and we’ll have them ready for when you arrive back on campus in January.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Go Bruins!

Despite weather, Bruin Store still open to buy back your books

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Despite the wintry weather today, the Bruin Store is still open for business. Swing by if you wish to sell back your textbooks! We are buying back textbooks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Also, go to georgefoxshop.com to order your spring textbooks now. Just choose the in-store pick-up option and we’ll have them ready for when you arrive back on campus in January.

Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Go Bruins!

Registration open for MLK Day of Service on Jan. 16

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Don’t forget to join your friends in MLK Day of Service in Portland!

MLK Day of Service is a day we are able to live into this vision Dr. King had for serving and justice. Though one day of service is never enough to fully celebrate him or what he stood for, we hope you are able to join us for this day of service and recognition of Dr. King.

MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 16. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Students: Don’t forget to lock your time sheet

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Please be sure to log into your time sheet to lock your December hours, before you head out of town. Failure to lock your time sheet will cause a delay in your January payroll. Be safe and enjoy your time off!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.

Please take you bikes home over Christmas break

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Please consider taking your bikes home for Christmas break and then bringing them back at spring break when the weather will be a bit more amenable for riding. If that is not possible, then please store your bike in your dorm room/apartment during Christmas break to make it less tempting for potential thieves!

Thank you,
Security Services

New: Media Production Services offers event request form

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

If you are planning an event on the Newberg campus that requires sound, video recording or production staffing, please complete the new Media Production Services Event Request form.

This would include department-specific, campus-wide or public events requiring media production support. Even if you are unsure of your specific needs, our staff will be alerted to your request, and we will work with you to make your event the best quality possible.

Questions? Please contact mps@georgefox.edu.

Results from political survey provide insight for article

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Hi everyone. Not long ago I submitted a survey in the Daily Bruin asking you how you felt about the election and how the university should respond to it. I did this poll for an article on the possible political tension occurring on campus and the school’s attitude toward the matter.

I figured it appropriate to post the article so you could see the results. If you have any questions about it, feel free to email me at isnively15@georgefox.edu.

– Ian Snively

New: IT Equipment Check-out Process

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

Are you interested in an easier way to reserve equipment for your class or event?  IT is changing to a new equipment check-out system that is easy to use and quick. It will email you a confirmation immediately, and then you just pick up the equipment at the time requested.

To reserve equipment for your class or meeting in Newberg or Portland:

You can also call in your reservation to:

  • Newberg Service Desk: 503-554-2569
  • Portland Center IT: 503-554-6127

We think you will find the the system so easy that you’ll want to reserve online most of the time.

Questions about using this system? Please contact the Service Desk.

Make plans to take part in MLK Day of Service Jan. 16

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

Don’t forget to join your friends in MLK Day of Service in Portland!

MLK Day of Service is a day we are able to live into this vision Dr. King had for serving and justice. Though one day of service is never enough to fully celebrate him or what he stood for, we hope you are able to join us for this day of service and recognition of Dr. King.

MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 16. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Students: Please don’t forget to lock your time sheet

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

Please be sure to log into your time sheet to lock your December hours, before you head out of town. Failure to lock your time sheet will cause a delay in your January payroll. Be safe and enjoy your time off!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.

Music department still has Christmas trees for sale

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

Do you want a Christmas tree? Please come check out the trees in front of Ross. If interested in purchasing a tree, please see Debbie Hawblitzel in the music office (Ross 201). The cost is $10.

Interested in taking a choir class? Contact Danielle Warner

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

Are you interested in taking a choir class in the spring? Please let Danielle Warner know by emailing her at dwarner@georgefox.edu.

Comings and Goings

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

tai-harden-mooreThe university hired Tai Harden-Moore as the associate director of advancement communications and grants last week. Tai will earn her MBA from Concordia University in Portland later this month, after earning her Juris Doctor degree from Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando, Florida, in 2014. Tai also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Eastern Washington University (2009). Prior to joining George Fox, Tai worked as a research consultant for Radix Consulting Group LLC, where she researched issues surrounding equitable and affordable housing, gentrification, displacement, policy, and economic and community development. Tai also gained experience while working as the executive coordinator at the Urban League of Portland, where she advocated on behalf of community members regarding a wide range of social issues and engaged community leaders, community members, donors and clients in order to advance the work of the organization. Tai lives in Newberg with her husband, Andre, and two children, Jaylan and Leia.


beth-hamptonPlant Services welcomes Beth Hampton as a custodian. She has worked the last year and a half as an office manager at Key Home Furnishings in Lake Oswego. Before that, she was a lead-in room dining server at The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg for four years. Kristin also worked at The Allison as an assistant housekeeping manager from 2009 to 2011. She attended Ecola Bible School in Cannon Beach, Oregon, and is a native of Newberg. Beth lives in town and attends Newberg Friends Church.


Britt Hoskins (Advancement) is leaving the university on Dec. 22. She and her husband Tyler are moving to the Corvallis area, where both will work at Oregon State University. Tyler was recruited for a position at OSU a couple months back, and Britt recently secured a marketing position at the university.

About Our People

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

Carmen Imes’ (College of Christian Studies) doctoral dissertation was accepted for publication in the Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement Series, published by Eisenbrauns. Entitled “Bearing YHWH’s Name at Sinai: A Re-Examination of the Name Command of the Decalogue (Exodus 20:7),” her project argues that the command does not prohibit speaking the divine name (e.g., in oaths, magic or cursing) but rather misrepresenting Yahweh by claiming to belong to the covenant people while living like the nations. Carmen is also contracted to produce an Illustrated Exodus in Hebrew for GlossaHouse.

Ed Higgins (English) published an essay, “Art, Aesthetics and Christian Faith Values,” in the Dec. 3, 2016, issue of Embers Igniting, an online literature and fine arts magazine based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Birthdays

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

Dec. 13            Steve Grant, Marcey Keefer Hutchinson
Dec. 14            Janelle Olivarez
Dec. 15            Paul Corbett-Furgal, Shaun Davis, Ben Hartley, Rick Muthiah, Cliff Rosenbohm
Dec. 17            Gary Buhler, Viki Defferding, Joe Thouvenel
Dec. 18            Carol Huthinson, Katy Turpen
Dec. 19            Anderson Campbell, Phil Smith
Dec. 20            Jennifer Hanks
Dec. 21            Dawn Ford
Dec. 22            Robin Ashford, Jenny Getsinger
Dec. 23            Rodger Bufford
Dec. 24            Jeong Ahn, Greg Allen
Dec. 25            Abby Burgess, Debby O’Kelley
Dec. 26            Jill Beals, Jan Campadore, Michelle Engblom-Deglmann
Dec. 28            Sandra Banta-Wright, Robert Simpson
Dec. 30            Cris Banton, Lori DeKruyf, Diana Koba, Paul L’Esperance, Kaitlyn Ragan
Jan. 1              Bob Harder
Jan. 2              Meghan Gifford
Jan. 3              Lenore Stewart
Jan. 4              Brenda Graf, Chris Koch, Molly Murphy, Dan van der Water
Jan. 6              Merrill Johnson
Jan. 9              Mary Cameron