Join IT in November and December for 30-minute webinars on FoxTALE, FoxFiles and Google Docs. View the schedule and sign up at this link. Information on how to join each webinar will be delivered via e-mail 24 hours prior to the webinar.
The last day of October is Monday, Oct. 31. Turn in your October time sheets to your supervisor at the end of your last shift of the month. Be sure your name and ID number is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it.
Payday is on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Â If you forget to turn in your time sheet on time, you may not get paid on the 15th.
Thank you!
– Human Resources
Student supervisors: Payday for student employees is Tuesday, Nov. 15. For us to meet this deadline we need your students’ October time sheets by Thursday, Nov. 3, by 5 p.m. If you are on the Newberg campus, please hand-deliver the time sheets. If you send them with a student, make sure they are in a sealed envelope. Any time sheets received after this deadline may not get paid on the 15th.
Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number is legible on each one. Also, don’t forget to sign them and be sure the students did as well. Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.
Thanks so much for helping us get our students paid in a timely manner!
– HR
The campus community is invited to the George Fox Auxiliary’s annual holiday bazaar Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. The event will feature more than 20 artisans selling jewelry, art, crafts, plants and food.
The bazaar will be held in two different buildings. The main bazaar will be held in the Ron Gregory Atrium between Wood-Mar Hall and the Edwards-Holman Science Center on Friday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional vendors will be set up in the Hoover Academic Building atrium during the same times. Admission is free.
For more information, contact Danya Ochsner at 503-537-8369 or Janet Lyda at 503-538-3032.
Friday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Oct. 29, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Willamette, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Oct. 30, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Oct. 30, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
The men’s and women’s cross country teams will be competing in the Northwest Conference Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, hosted by Linfield College at the Willamette Mission State Park near Brooks, Ore. The first race is scheduled for 10 a.m.
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the athletics website at gfubruins.com.
We are celebrating our annual costume contest at the Bruin Bookstore on Monday, Oct. 31. Wear you costume to the Bruin Bookstore (nothing scary) and we’ll give you 10 percent off your in-store purchase!
You’ll also be entered into our costume contest. The best costume winner will receive a $20 gift card for purchases at the Bruin Bookstore.
The university’s fall show, Steel Magnolias, opens tonight (Thursday) and tickets are available at the box office, now located at the information desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.
Tonight is free to students, while employees get one complimentary ticket each for any of the performances. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additional tickets can be purchased in Stevens or online at theatre.georgefox.edu.
The play runs through Saturday this week and resumes next week, Nov. 3-6, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, Nov. 6, performance, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.
Stop by, call 503-554-3844 or e-mail boxoffice@georgefox.edu with any questions. A synopsis of the play is available at theatre.georgefox.edu.
Today (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105, Joel Perez, dean of transitions and inclusion, will give a presentation on the state of diversity at George Fox. In this annual presentation he will share what has been happening over the past year as we continue to work on solving institutional systemic issues.
There will also be time for Q&A. If you are not able to attend, the presentation will be recorded and available on iTunesU.
Questions? Contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu.
The International Club is hosting a Ping-Pong tournament beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1, in the Foxhole. Play will take place every Tuesday and Thursday in November, from 7 to 11 p.m. (there will be a game every half-hour, so you don’t need to be there the entire time).
A $50 gift card will go to the winner. A sign-up sheet is posted on the door in the Foxhole, or you can e-mail Kaleb Olsen (olsenk10@georgefox.edu) with your name.
Contact Kaleb if you have questions.
Interested in learning more about living and working in the business community of New York City? You are invited to join the School of Business in meeting Benny Mah, managing director of The Mathes Company in New York City, today (Thursday), from 2:45 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 109.
At The Mathes Company, Mah manages discretionary portfolios for individual and institutional investors from Asia. He joined the company in 2001. Previously, he worked with Alpha Investment Management, Clariden Asset Management (New York), UBS Asset Management (NYC) and Chase Investors.
Questions? Contact Becky Jensen at rjensen@georgefox.edu.
How can you do your part for the environment and reduce university expenses? Recycle. George Fox pays for every ton of waste taken to the landfill but does not incur fees for recycling.
To learn more on what is recyclable other than paper, go to recycle.georgefox.edu. For answers to any additional recycling questions, call custodial at ext. 2030.
To request additional recycling containers, please submit a work order.
Jenn Lippert will present her junior voice recital at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in Bauman Auditorium. All are welcome and admission is free.
Please come and enjoy some food following the recital.
“Power Up Your Potential” is the theme for this year’s Professional Preview Day on Wednesday, Nov. 16! You will be connected with George Fox alumni who are now career professionals in the greater Portland area and get a glimpse into the daily aspects of their professional line of work while also learning about their employer.
Professional Preview Day matches you with an alumni professional in your field. These alumni were once in the place you are today, and now they are successful in the professional world. Empower your career plans by connecting with alumni professionals in occupations of interest to you.
If you have questions, contact the Career Services office at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu.
Registration opens Oct. 31Â on careers.georgefox.edu.
The U.S.P.S. representative called and will not be available today (Thursday) for passport applications or renewals on the Newberg campus. Unfortunately, he was called away to fill in at another post office for an emergency medical situation.
You can still call to arrange a time to apply or renew your passport at the Dundee Post Office (503-538-8250). Make sure you call ahead of time to confirm that the passport clerk will be available.
The representative apologizes for any inconvenience.
All are welcome to a Spanish chapel this Friday, Oct. 28, at 10:40 a.m. in Hoover 105. Come worship and hear a good message in Spanish (and, if you’re a student, receive chapel credit!)
ASC is still accepting proposals for Student Project Fund! This is your chance to submit your ideas for on-campus projects that will leave a lasting impression for years to come.
To submit a proposal, please include the following information:
To: ASC Student Project Fund
From: Your name
Proposal: A short description of the proposed project
Rationale: Support the above proposal. Is it a need on campus? Why? Benefits?
Cost: A breakdown of total costs and where you found the price estimates
Location: Include if necessary
Proposals are due by 5 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 28, to Emily Jordan, ASC Vice President, in the ASC Offices or by email.
Please direct questions toejordan08@georgefox.edu.
Chapel today (Wednesday) will feature students worshiping in different cultural styles. Our speaker is Dr. Kevin Newhouser, professor of sociology at Seattle Pacific University, who will speak on “Heaven is … Living Outside the Box.” Join us at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Tonight (Wednesday) is the night to celebrate diversity through talent from all over the globe! Join us for World’s Got Talent beginning at 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free.
Becoming a teacher? Please contact Beth Molzahn in graduate admissions to learn your next step toward an Initial Teaching License via the Master of Arts in Teaching program right here at George Fox!
E-mail: bmolzahn@georgefox.edu or phone: 503.554.2264
Wednesday, Oct. 26, is the last day to sign up for Lip Sync auditions. Come to the audition in Lemmons 8 at 8:30 p.m. prepared to share your music, costumes, and basic idea of your act.
Sign-ups are posted on the door of the ASC offices.
If you have questions, please contact Jordan Haselnus at jhaselnus09@georgefox.edu
