The Daily Bruin

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.

The Phase II program will open at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 7, for viewing of the left-behind items gathered from departing students. Items have been sorted and made available to student summer help and staff at the Wright House, located at 515 Villa Road (next to the Villa Academic Complex). We greatly appreciate your help in keeping items neatly sorted.

Thank you,
Plant Services

University Relations is selling the yellow mums and majestic palms that were used for graduation last weekend. Mums are $3 each and palms are $10 apiece. Cash and check only, and exact change is needed. Plants are sold on a first-come, first-served basis, and no holds will be placed. Check out the selection at the Pennington House.

Questions? Contact the Office of University Relations at ext. 2134.

The university and the city of Newberg will co-sponsor a free housing fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center. The event will allow you to speak one-on-one with professionals about the housing market and what it takes to get into a home.

Among those present will be:

• Credit counselors
• Property managers
• Mortgage brokers
• Real estate brokers
• Nonprofit organizations
• Savings and financial managers

Door prizes, activities for children and free refreshments are included. For more information, contact David Beam (503-537-1213) or Ian Mcleod (503-476-7975).

Do you know someone who is a great speaker or performer on the topics of diversity? Multicultural Services is seeking guests to speak/perform for the university community next academic year (or future years).

Preference for:

• Christian multicultural worldview
• Ethnically diverse musical genres (spoken word, hip-hop, Native American dancing)
• George Fox students, employees or alumni
• Local speakers/performers
• Talents with websites or recordings

Other diversity groups will be considered. If you have ideas to share, contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at syonemur@georgefox.edu or at 503-554-2318.

Free tickets are available for a Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast scheduled at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in Klages Dining Hall. The focus is on homelessness in our area. The speakers are County Commissioner Kathy George and Polly Siler, director of Love INC.

We have space for more people and would be pleased if some university staff and families joined us. Contact Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies/Center for Peace and Justice) at lfendall@georgefox.edu or ext. 2685.

As of May 1, the university is using an enhanced version of the Centennial Tower logo on all publications and on the Web. In the new design, the cross is more prominent, the old-fashioned oval shape has been changed to a circle, the tower looks more realistic, and the striped background is gone. The changes were made to better illustrate the university’s commitment to a Christ-centered education, enhance the logo’s visual appeal, and make it easier to reproduce.

Departments can use up their existing stationery. All newly printed stationery, business cards, publications and internal communication should use the new logo. The revised logos can be downloaded at: georgefox.edu/offices/communications/creative_srv/style.html.

Please encourage your student employees to attend an “Open Meeting with Students” during the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accreditation team visit on Tuesday, May 5 (that is, after going to the ice cream social).

The ice cream social is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. The students’ open meeting with the NWCCU team will be from 3 to 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Thank you,
Academic Affairs

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accreditation team visit on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5-6, will include meetings with students and employees. Employees are encouraged to attend these meetings, either in person on the Newberg campus or by connecting via live-stream.

The meeting schedule:

Tuesday, May 5: Open Meeting, 3:30-4 p.m. in Hoover 105
Wednesday, May 6: Exiting Meeting, 2:15-2:30 p.m. in Hoover 105

For more information, contact Academic Affairs at ext. 2141.

The card access for Wheeler Sports Center will be deactivated for the summer. The building will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The university will host end-of-year celebrations in both Newberg and at the Portland Center on Monday, May 4. The Newberg event will include the presentation of service awards, a prize drawing, announcement of the support staff and administrator of the year recipients, and an hor d’oeuvres and dessert reception. It will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium, followed by the reception in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS.

At the Portland Center, refreshments will be served beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the main lobby, followed by a program at 11 a.m. in Room 155. The celebration will include the presentation of service awards to those who work at the Portland Center.

If you have not already done so, please submit your April time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) this week. Please be sure it is complete, accurate and signed by both you and your supervisor before sending it to HR at Box 6108, including your cost center and ID number. You can find your Employee ID number on Bruindata and/or on your pay statement.

If your supervisor is not available to sign your time sheet by Monday, May 4, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.

Link to the time-off report: georgefox.edu/offices/hr/Timeoffreport.doc

Link to April time sheet: georgefox.edu/offices/hr/TimesheetApr09.xls

April student time sheets must be in HR no later than 3 p.m. Monday, May 4, so please have them hand-delivered to HR as soon as you have processed them. If you are not on the Newberg campus, please fax your student time sheets to 503-554-2186 and then send the originals to HR in campus mail. Also, please check to be sure all of your students have submitted their time sheets to you and follow up with any who have not.

If your student has school-year hours that are continuing through the first three days of May, please include these hours on their April time sheet.

And, as always, we appreciate you checking for the following:

• Student’s name (be sure it is legible)
• Student’s ID number
• Cost center number
• Student’s signature (If the student forgot to sign it, please bring it to HR anyway. Do not send students to HR to sign time sheets.)
• Your signature

Reminder: If a student delivers his or her own time sheet to HR, it must be in a sealed envelope to comply with Federal Work Study regulations.

Thanks very much.

– Human Resources

The university will host two commencement ceremonies on the Newberg campus Saturday, May 2. The traditional undergraduate ceremony will take place in Miller Gymnasium/Wheeler Sports Center at 2 p.m., with audience seating at 1 p.m. Tickets are required for the traditional undergraduate ceremony.

The graduate, seminary and School of Professional Studies ceremony will take place in Miller Gymnasium/Wheeler Sports Center at 7 p.m., with audience seating at 6 p.m.

In addition, the baccalaureate service is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Bauman Auditorium. Baccalaureate is an undergraduate worship service providing graduating seniors, their families, faculty, administrators, staff and other guests the opportunity to worship.

For more information, visit the commencement website.

There will be no student mail delivery after 2 p.m. Friday, May 1. This will allow for the transition from spring semester to summer operations.

Mail delivery will begin again on Monday, May 4, for those who requested their mailboxes to remain open, and mail will be forwarded for those who requested that service. If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell (Mail Services) at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

The university’s library has added texting as part of its “Ask Us” service. Now George Fox students, faculty and staff can send questions and receive answers from librarians by using their cell phones. More information is available at georgefox.edu/offices/murdock/text.html.