This announcement supersedes the previous “Call for name tag orders” announcement. You may now submit and view your name tag requests online at spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rMl7ioJpzGE44Nhgg8I0P1Q. The next order will be placed Wednesday, May 20.
To get mail to students this summer using the PeopleSoft addresses, please use the “Mailing Address” first and then the “Home Address.”
Also, a clarification: Any student who has kept his or her campus mailbox open during the summer will have a “Summer Campus Box” in the “Mailing Address” in PeopleSoft. Please ignore the active “Campus Box” address during the months of May through mid-August.
If the student has a different mailing address during the summer, it also will be posted in the “Mailing Address” of PeopleSoft (i.e. Twin Rocks Camp, etc.)
Questions regarding student mail? Contact Linda Sartwell (Mail Services) at ext. 2560 or lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
The Marketing Communications office 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, please submit your requests online at this Fox Forms name tag site. 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 Wednesday, May 20. Marketing Communications will verify your request and the information provided and place your order with all others.
As mentioned before, we are interested in continually assessing and improving the work environment at George Fox. With that in mind, we have started an assessment program that will take place over the next eight months. As part of this program, the university is taking part in the survey for Oregon Business Magazine’s 2009 list of the “100 Nonprofits Best to Work For in Oregon.”
We encourage you to express your honest views about George Fox on a comprehensive set of workplace aspects in the 100 Best employee survey. Your participation, and the answers you provide, will be strictly anonymous and confidential. We hope that all employees from every department and location in Oregon voice their candid opinions in this survey.
Each employee may complete just one survey. It takes about 15 minutes and can be completed from any computer, at work or home. Simply click on v2.decipherinc.com/survey/obm/obm09003?code=153GM. Please note: Your responses are not saved until you reach the last page of the survey. The deadline is June 12.
After the survey is complete, we will receive survey results that may help us find ways to improve job satisfaction, productivity and performance throughout the university. This survey is important because a number of our assessment measures have set comparison groups. The Best Christian Workplace survey many of you completed last year is very helpful but does not allow us to compare to other nonprofit organizations within our state. Therefore, the results from this survey will be extremely helpful in gaining greater insight into the workplace at George Fox.
Thank you for your help in this process.
Sincerely,
Chris Koch,
Director of Assessment
For those interested in following President Baker’s travels in China, here is a reminder of the link: georgefox.edu/about/president/china.
Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon county ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County elections office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon county ballot, and there is no postage necessary. The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed.
Thank you,
Mail Services
Genesis will draw more than 150 incoming freshmen to the Newberg campus Friday, May 15. Among other activities, the visitors will register for classes and receive their student ID cards. Employees in the Stevens Center are asked to park somewhere other than the Stevens Center lot to accommodate the guests.
Come check out the Bruin Bookstore’s Sidewalk Sale Thursday and Friday, May 14-15, during Genesis from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Save 25 to 75 percent on George Fox-imprinted items (except diploma frames).
George Fox (33-9) will open the NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship Tournament against Cal Lutheran in the first round of the West Regional at Linfield College. The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, because of persistent rain Wednesday.
The Bruins are the No. 4 seed in the regional, while the Kingsmen (31-9) are the No. 3 seed in the six-team field. The regional champion will advance to the eight-team NCAA Division III World Series, scheduled for Friday through Tuesday, May 22-26, at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis.
The Bruins earned the Northwest Conference’s automatic berth in the national tournament with a convincing 24-6 one-game playoff victory over co-NWC champion Pacific Lutheran on May 9.
For regional tourney information, visit the tournament site.
The hanging baskets workshop originally scheduled for Thursday, May 14, has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, in the Plant Services Building at 1101 Villa Road.
The four-hour session will instruct you on how to make the gorgeous hanging baskets that grace our George Fox quad area. You will learn how these beauties are assembled and help Plant Services in the process. Feel free to join in the class at any time.
Questions? Contact Plant Services at ext. 2010.
A special George Fox student/alumni/employee rate is available for the Spiritual Discernment As Christian Leadership Conference scheduled Sunday through Wednesday, May 31 to June 3. The special rate is $100 (minus meals, materials and lodging). Availability is limited. You may register on site or e-mail a registration form (available at georgefox.edu/discernment/conference) to Margaret Fuller (Religious Studies) at mfuller@georgefox.edu.
For May Term Independent Studies (CHMN/RELI 495 or 595, A Theology of Discernment), contact Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) before Thursday, May 14.
Join Bon Appetit in the Bruin Den Tuesday, May 12, for its “Construction Special”: Smoked Carlton Farms pork sliders with espresso barbecue sauce, chipotle coleslaw, and a medium soda.
The city of Newberg announced Monday it will conduct a water main project to update the water system on Villa Road between Highway 99W and Fulton Street. The project will begin on Thursday, May 14, with a tentative completion of June 30.
The street is not scheduled to be closed during normal business hours at any time during the project; however, traffic control measures will be in place, so expect short delays. Street closures will be planned after normal business hours to avoid disruption to local businesses and medical offices. There will be planned water interruptions to this area, and 48-hour notice will be given to those affected.
The city encourages everyone to drive with extra caution in this area. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact the city’s Public Works Maintenance Department at 503-537-1234.
As announced in an e-mail from Robin Baker on Friday, the university has adopted a four-day work week policy. The full policy follows and can soon be found in the Employee Handbook as Section 2.4.3.
The university provides the option of a four-day work week to employees. This schedule provides flexibility to employees to better meet personal and family needs, and it provides good stewardship of God’s creation by reducing gas consumption. The following guidelines apply to the four-day work week policy:
Telecommuting as an alternative to a four-day work week
Some employees may choose to work four days on site and telecommute the fifth day via computer and telephone with their supervisors’ approval. The same guidelines that apply to the four-day work week will apply to telecommuting.
The university is seeking a full-time admissions counselor to do recruiting for the School of Education’s counseling program. This position is currently open only to internal (employees) applicants. Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to obtain a copy of the job description and transfer request if you are interested in this opening. To apply, you will need to submit the completed transfer request, cover letter and resume to Human Resources no later than Monday, May 18.
Starting Monday, May 11, Bon Appetit will embark upon a long-awaited remodel of Klages Dining Room and our servery. Changes in the dining room will include new carpeting, lighting, ceiling tiles, paint and wall coverings.
In the serving area, we are in essence gutting the entire space and expanding its size by more than 25 percent. New features will include a woodstone pizza oven that will bake homemade pizzas from scratch, exhibition cooking stations, an expanded deli bar, new lighting and many other new features.
During the remodel most of our conferences will be served in either the west end of Klages or in the Cap and Gown Room. The project is slated to be completed around Aug. 1, so please excuse us ahead of time for any noise, dust or any other issues that may pop up from time to time.
The Bruin Den will not be impacted, so we look forward to seeing everyone there for smoothies, barbecues and our new ice cream station.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
– Bon Appetit
There was a formatting error on the May staff time sheet posted on the HR website last week, making it impossible to enter hours in the May 8 space. A corrected time sheet has been posted to replace the old one, so if you’ve already downloaded it before today, please download the new, improved version, copy your hours onto it and toss the first one.
Thanks so much. We apologize for the error and any inconvenience.
– Human Resources
A berth in the NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship Tournament will be on the line when George Fox takes on Pacific Lutheran in a one-game playoff at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at George Fox’s Morse Field. The contest will determine the Northwest Conference’s automatic bid to the tournament.
George Fox (32-9) and Pacific Lutheran (31-8) tied for the regular-season NWC title with identical 27-5 conference records. They also split their season series, necessitating a one-game playoff. The game’s winner is assured of postseason play, while the loser will have to hope for an at-large bid to the postseason. For more details, read the release about the upcoming game.
The evening hours for the Fitness Center have been changed from 4-7 p.m. to 5-8 p.m.
Postage rates increase on Monday, May 11. Stamps will increase from 42 cents to 44 cents each. Purchase the “Forever Stamps” now at 42 cents each; they will be worth 44 cents each on Monday. Forever Stamps can only be purchased in books of 20.
University Mail Services has Forever Stamp books available for $8.40 (20 stamps). Remember that on Monday, that same book will cost $8.80.
If you need information regarding other classes of mail and the amount of increase, contact Sherrie Frost (Mail Services) at ext. 2556 or e-mail sfrost@georgefox.edu.
