The Daily Bruin

This is a reminder that an all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp.  If you have any problems connecting, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Interested in looking at a digital solution for giving students immediate feedback? Join IT for a session on how to use the FoxTALE Grade Book as part of your assessment tool kit.

IT will host two face-to-face sessions: On Tuesday, Oct. 5, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Portland Center (Room 210) and on Thursday, Oct. 7, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Hoover 211. Can’t make it? Join our webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 3 to 4 p.m. Pacific (PDT).

Space is still available for these sessions. Sign up on this R.S.V.P. form. For details on what this session covers, see Add Assignments and Grades printable instructions at Faculty Quick Guides for FoxTALE.

See all of the faculty and staff development sessions IT hosts at Schedule of Events.

Marketing Communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may now submit and view your name tag requests. Click on this link to place your order.

Provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged. Examples of title or department include: Dean of Students/Student Life and Admissions Counselor/Admissions. The next order will be placed Friday, Oct. 1.

An all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp.  If you have any problems connecting, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) by Friday, Sept. 24, if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for September Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s contribution(s) to the university, its students, and/or its employees in the past 30 days or so, and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select someone for this honor from the nominations submitted. The winner will be announced at the employee meeting on Sept. 30 and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

As you may be aware, George Fox asks new faculty and staff to voluntarily answer questions about their race and ethnicity. This helps us when we report information in aggregate (it is never reported for individuals) about our employees.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education implemented new race and ethnicity categories that require responses to two questions rather than one. This allows for better reporting given the changing makeup of our nation’s population. You might recognize these questions from the 2010 U. S. Census form.

We would appreciate it if all employees responded to the new questions to enable us to better comply with the new reporting requirements (on IPEDS and other reports).

To do so:

1. Login to MyGFU.

2. Navigate to Self Service > Campus Personal Information > Ethnicity. (The message in the screen mentions “students,” but it is applicable to employees as well.)

3. If you indicated racial/ethnic information to George Fox in the past, it will be shown. Respond to the questions, and check the “The information is correct as entered” box.

4. Click Submit.

Again, reporting your race and ethnicity is voluntary, but it is very helpful to us as we assess our programs and serve our diverse world.

For more information, visit this link.

Thank you,
HR

Have you heard about the FoxTALE-MyGFU integration? It will be fully implemented for spring 2011. Join IT for a webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 3 to 3:30 p.m. PDT to see how you can set up course sites today that auto-enroll students in spring term courses.

Space is still available for this webinar. Sign up on this R.S.V.P. form. For details on what this session covers, see the FoxTALE-MyGFU Integration printable instructions and video demonstrations at Faculty Quick Guides for FoxTALE.

See all of the faculty and staff development sessions IT hosts at Schedule of Events.

Dick Votaw, the university’s and Northwest Yearly Meeting’s archivist from 1992 to 2006 and the 1997 George Fox University Volunteer of the Year, passed away on Monday, Sept. 13. A memorial service is scheduled at 4 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 18, at West Chehalem Friends Church.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing Communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly from B&B Print Source by Monday Sept. 13.

The login user ID is “gfubc” and the password is “gfu123.” Please save the username and password for future reference. Contact Danette Newkirk (Marketing Communications) if you have any questions.

As we move into September, please consider a colleague you believe is deserving of the September Employee of the Month award. As always, your nomination should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s recent contributions (past 30 days or so) – what was done, who was impacted, etc. – and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

Please submit your nomination via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) by Sept. 24. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the recipient from the nominations submitted. The winner will be announced at our community meeting on Thursday, Sept. 30, and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

IT is offering video quick guides for using George Fox Google Mail. In addition to printable documentation, we now have short video clips that show you how to get the most out of your e-mail.

These videos get you started with the basics and then some. Watch them on the IT website. More advanced content is coming soon.

Below are the all-employee meeting dates for the coming academic year. All are scheduled in Hoover 105 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. except the Jan. 26 meeting, scheduled in Bauman Auditorium.

• Thursday, Sept. 30
• Thursday, Oct. 28
• Wednesday, Nov. 24
• Thursday, Dec. 16
• Wednesday, Jan. 26 (Bauman)
• Tuesday, Feb. 22
• Thursday, March 31
• Thursday, April 28

As a result of our latest redesign, the majority of pages on the university website have been redesigned, giving them a new, professional and consistent look. When browsing the website, it’s possible that your web browser isn’t actually showing you the most recent page. If a page doesn’t look like it has changed, or looks broken in some way, you might need to force your web browser to download the newest version. This process is called clearing your cache.

This is an easy task to accomplish and depends on what operating system and browser your computer is using.

On a PC
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox: hold down the control button and press “F5.”

On a Mac
Mozilla Firefox: hold down command, shift, and press “r.”

Safari: Go to the Safari menu and choose the “Empty Cache” option.

This will force the page to update and remove any old content that the web browser may have been showing you.

Don’t forget the fall all-employee community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 20. Attendance is required.

Breakfast will be served in Klages Dining Room from 8 to 8:35 a.m. The meeting will follow in Bauman Auditorium, starting with worship at 8:45 a.m. led by Bill Jolliff.

For those at the university’s regional sites in Redmond and Boise (Salem and Portland employees are expected to attend the meeting in person), the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the event will be available in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing Communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly from B&B Print Source by Monday Aug. 23.

The login user ID is “gfubc” and the password is “gfu123.” Please save the username and password for future reference. Contact Danette Newkirk (Marketing Communications) if you have any questions.

Marketing Communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may now submit and view your name tag requests.

Provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged. Examples of title or department include: Dean of Students/Student Life and Admissions Counselor/Admissions. The next order will be placed Thursday, Aug. 19.

This is a reminder that the fall 2010 George Fox University Employee Community Meeting is scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 20. Attendance is required.

Breakfast will be served in Klages Dining Room from 8 to 8:35 a.m. The meeting will follow in Bauman Auditorium, starting with worship at 8:45 a.m. led by Bill Jolliff.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the event will be available in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Greetings from your Staff Development Committee!

Please take a moment and visit the new Staff Development Committee website to learn about upcoming events and benefits available to you as a staff member at George Fox. The website is: georgefox.edu/sdc.

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) by this Friday, Aug. 13, if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for August Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s contribution(s) to the university, its students, and/or its employees in the past 30 days or so (what was done, who was impacted, etc.), and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

Please submit your nomination by Friday, Aug. 13. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the Employee of the Month from the nominations submitted. The winners of both the July and August Employee of the Month awards will be announced at the all-employee meeting on Aug. 20, and each will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

IT is offering a webinar on the FoxTALE-MyGFU integration. Join the webinar session from any computer on Monday, Aug. 9, between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Space is still available, so sign up on this RSVP form.

This integration allows faculty to activate course sites. Students will automatically be enrolled. For fall 2010, faculty have the option of using the new system or continuing with the usual process. The new system will be fully implemented in the spring of 2011.

Before Aug. 9, visit the iVocalize support website and go through the four sections available on the Getting Started page. Be sure to run the system requirements test available on this page. The login information for the training session will be sent to you via e-mail prior to the event.

If you need assistance, contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2569.