The Voter’s Pamphlet for the Oregon Special Election on Jan. 26 is available on the table in the hallway of University Mail Services.
Stop by and get a copy for information regarding the election.
Start the new year with a wonderful lunch from Bon Appetit at the next staff lunch on Monday, Jan. 4, at noon in the Cap and Gown Room. Cost is $3.
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Staff Development Committee
The phone system will be down while we change to a new voice provider Wednesday, Dec. 30 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The switchboard normally closes at 5 p.m. at which time outside calls receive a voicemail with instructions which will continue.
Newberg and Portland campus will be able to make internal calls to other campus numbers but incoming or outgoing EXTERNAL calls will not work during the change.
IT Service Desk
Over the past couple of years there has been a shift in customer buying behavior at our bookstores and with this comes both challenges and opportunities.
Effective Feb. 1, the Portland Center Bookstore will close its physical presence and transition to a Web-based service center at store.georgefox.edu. Â This will allow the bookstore to move from a small space that offers just textbooks and a small selection of other items during limited hours to a Website available 24/7 that will allow students to purchase all their textbooks plus imprinted clothing, gifts, supplies, computer products and academically priced software.
Here’s how it will affect the following groups:
Students
Our Portland and Salem students will be able to shop online at any time and have their orders shipped to their home or delivered to either the Portland or Salem Center for pick up. For payment, we will take Visa or MasterCard or can charge a student account. A vending machine in the Portland Center will provide school supplies such as pens, pencils, batteries and paper.
Bookstore Personnel
John Stewart will move his office to the Newberg campus and transition to the position of marketing and e-commerce coordinator. Â He will focus on growing the Bruin Bookstore e-commerce sales to increase revenue for the university.
Portland/Salem Faculty & Staff
John will be the contact for textbook questions and issues and will help departments with supply needs or special orders.
We are excited about the opportunity to serve our Portland/Salem students, faculty and staff in a new way. If you have questions, please contact John Stewart at 503-554-6125 or at jstewart@georgefox.edu.
We welcome your questions and input.
Student supervisors, please submit the rest of your students’ December time sheets to HR right away — by noon on Tuesday, Jan. 5.
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. (If the student is not available to sign it this week, please send it without the signature and HR will contact the student.) Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.
Federal Work Study regulations require that students delivering their own time sheets must have them in a sealed envelope.
If you happen to still have any paperwork to submit on a newly hired student, please hand-deliver it right away — no later than Monday, Jan 4. We need to set up students in the system before the time sheets arrive.
Thanks very much.
HR
The university will close Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 23-25, for the Christmas holiday. It will also be closed on Friday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day. All offices, bookstores and libraries will be closed on those days.
Effective Jan 1, 2010, the mileage reimbursement rate will change from 55 to 50 cents per mile. This new rate is due to the IRS-announced reimbursement rate change.
There are now two reimbursement forms posted on the Financial Affairs “Common Forms†site. One is to be used to be reimbursed for miles driven in 2009; the other will now be used to be reimbursed for miles driven in 2010. Please be mindful of your travel dates to ensure that you are being reimbursed at the correct amount.
Questions? Contact Karon Bell at ext. 2162 or kbell@georgefox.edu.
The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering FoxTALE sessions for faculty during the week of Jan. 4, 2010.
FoxTALE Introduction – This session begins with logging in to FoxTALE and assumes no prior experience with FoxTALE. Learn to upload class files such as syllabi, set up discussion forums, and add assignments.
FoxTALE Grade Book – This session reviews FoxTALE grade book features and describes how to set up different grading schemes.
FoxTALE Open Lab Time – A time for faculty to ask questions one-on-one. Come and go as you like.
If you plan to attend any of these sessions, please R.S.V.P. to Sheila Abercrombie and indicate which session.
International Student Services is looking for families who would be interested in hosting two international students Jan. 5-10. These students will be starting their first semester at George Fox this spring and will be attending orientation during this time. A stipend will be provided to help defray some of the costs.
If you are interested in hosting students, please contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) or Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu). If you know of others who might be interested, please let us know so we may contact them.
Be sure to turn in your requests for library course reserves no later than Wednesday, Jan. 6, if you wish to have them processed before second semester starts. The form can be found on the library website.
Requests are processed in the order they are received and can take up to five days to complete. We would appreciate your help by getting your requests submitted promptly, as the beginning of the semester tends to get backed up. If you have any questions, feel free to call the library circulation desk at ext. 2410 or e-mail mlrcreserves@gmail.com.
Water will be shut off to the Villa Academic Complex starting Monday, Dec. 21, and will be off for the entire day. Please make sure to tell your departments so that they can plan accordingly, and use adjacent restroom facilities.
In order to replace a sewer line, water will be shut off between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, through Wednesday, Dec. 23, in the following buildings: MLRC, Minthorn and North Street Annex. Water will be off for approximately three days. Please use adjacent buildings for restrooms.
Thank you,
Plant Services
PGE is coordinating an electric service improvement, replacing decayed and damaged overhead conductors. In order to complete the project, electric service will be interrupted on Carlton Way and East Hancock Street east of River Street between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23. This service may disrupt traffic flow. PGE will provide flaggers during the work.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) Monday, Dec. 21, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Bruin Bookstore would like to congratulate the following graduating seniors for being door prize winners at the fall Exodus event.
And the grand prize winner was:
Congratulations seniors and good luck!
Please help support Chehalem Youth and Family Services by picking up a gift tag on the Giving Tree in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium and purchase a gift for a teenage boy or girl. You may leave the unwrapped gift with tag attached under the tree – or bring them to the Office of University Relations (Pennington House). Gift cards are easy and convenient if you are unsure of what to purchase.
Questions? Contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at ext. 2121 or dochsner@georgefox.edu.
Midyear commencement is set to take place at 2 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 19, in Miller Gymnasium on the Newberg campus. Please visit the university’s commencement site to get details, including hooding ceremonies and luncheon information.
The music department is selling poinsettias from the Christmas concert for $5 each. You can pick them up and pay for them at the music office (Ross 201) between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Friday, Dec. 18.
The music department wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
An all-employee meeting is set from 3:40 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, 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. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, 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 the following day at itunesu.georgefox.edu.
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 Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.
