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The Bridge Cafe will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Monday, July 5.

As a reminder to all George Fox Visa card holders: Your Visa cards will be inactive as of June 18 through June 30. You will be able to resume purchasing using your George Fox Visa card on July 1.

If you have special circumstances, please contact Kathi Becker at ext. 2166.

Today (Wednesday) is a Day of Prayer for the George Fox community. The two-fold purpose for this day is:

• To begin the new fiscal year and academic year prayerfully attentive to God’s direction
• To encourage the spiritual well-being of the employee community

The university pastors encourage you to watch this video at the beginning of your prayer retreat as well as this devotional to guide you through the Day of Prayer. Printed copies are available in the Stevens Center lobby.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The end of the fiscal year is approaching! With that in mind, we would like to let you know of a few requirements for year-end purchases and check requests:

• Those goods and services on Requisitions/PO’s will need to be physically received/completed by June 30, 2021.
• Goods and services received after June 30, 2021, will be charged to the 2021-22 fiscal year.
• Any non-employee check requests received after June 30, 2021, will be charged to the 2021-22 fiscal year as well.
• All academic admins: Please submit anything you have for processing before you leave for the summer.

Questions? Contact Accounts Payable at accountspayable@georgefox.edu.

This week, as part of our Wellness Wednesdays series, we would like to share with you the benefits of forest bathing.

Forest bathing and forest therapy (or shinrin-yoku) broadly means taking in, in all of one’s senses, the forest atmosphere. Not simply a walk in the woods, it is the conscious and contemplative practice of being immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of the forest.

Find out about more about it here. Questions? Contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu.

The Bridge Cafe will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, but there will be no lunch offered on the patio. 

Instead, we encourage you to attend the Staff Development Committee’s annual summer barbecue on the quad that day from noon to 1 p.m. You can reserve your spot for that event here. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited!

As a reminder to all George Fox Visa card holders: Your Visa cards will be inactive as of June 18 through June 30. You will be able to resume purchasing using your George Fox Visa card on July 1.

If you have special circumstances, please contact Kathi Becker at ext. 2166.

Tomorrow (Wednesday), the employee community will be observing a Day of Prayer. The two-fold purpose for this day is:

• To begin the new fiscal year and academic year prayerfully attentive to God’s direction
• To encourage the spiritual well-being of the employee community

Details:

• Employees are encouraged to spend their usual work hours tomorrow in prayer and spiritual retreat.
• Employees are welcome to enjoy their prayer retreat on campus, off campus, in their homes, or at an alternate site.
• The university pastors encourage you to watch this video at the beginning of your prayer retreat as well as this devotional to guide you through the Day of Prayer. Printed copies are available in the Stevens Center lobby and the spiritual life office.

During the Day of Prayer, employees are encouraged to:

• Have conversation with God about their work
• Pray for their colleagues, students and the university
• Attend to their personal soul care, talking with God about their own lives of faith, and experiencing the ministry of the Spirit

During the Day of Prayer, employees are discouraged from:

• Using this prayer retreat day for team meetings/in-services
• Doing other work (responding to emails, working on projects, meeting with people, etc.)
• Keeping their cell phones on/active
• Using the day as a vacation day. This is a soul care day, which may look a lot like a vacation day (a walk in the woods, journaling, reading, etc.) but should have an intentional spiritual formation focus and be directed by God.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 23, from noon to 1 p.m. We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you’d like to attend, please RSVP here by the end of the day Thursday, June 17.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Stephanie Lopez at slopez@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Community Pantry’s food bank has updated hours for the remainder of the summer. We will no longer be open on Mondays or Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. All other hours remain the same.

For more information, please check out the Bruin Community Pantry website.

The IT Service Desk will be closed on Tuesday, June 29, from noon to 5 p.m. while we move to a temporary location.  We’re not going far. The Service Desk will reopen on Wednesday, June 30, in its temporary location in Room 208 of the Stevens Center while construction and carpet replacement happens in the office.

IT will be in Stevens 208 through the end of July. Services will be available as usual.

Contact Piper Parks (pparks@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Hadlock Student Center will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday) in observance of the university’s Day of Prayer. Students, employees and members are encouraged to focus on their spiritual wellness this day through prayer and retreat.

Hadlock will reopen for normal hours of operation at 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 17.

Are you interested in rock climbing? Join the university’s Employee Rock Climbing Club! We are a group focused on creating a social space for employees to climb together in the Hadlock Student Center. It is open to both experienced and brand new climbers.

If you are interested in joining, please fill out this survey to be added to our contact list and help shape the direction of the club.

Please email Victoria Holland (vholland@georgefox.edu) if you have questions or want more information.

The Bridge Cafe will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday) in observance of the university’s Day of Prayer. Students, employees and members are encouraged to focus on their spiritual wellness this day through prayer and retreat.

The Bridge Cafe will reopen for normal hours of operation at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 17.

On May 18, the Oregon Health Authority issued new guidance for use of masks in the workplace. Under the updated guidance, people who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask indoors in most public settings where vaccination status is checked.

The new OHA guidance requires employers enforce the previous mask and physical distancing guidance unless employees provide proof they are fully vaccinated. If employees wish to be approved to work without a face covering or physical distancing, they may voluntarily provide vaccination documentation to HR confidentially by:

• Completing the Voluntary Employee Vaccination Record Form
• Checking your email for a Google Form receipt with the subject line “Voluntary Employee COVID Vaccination Record Form”
• Forwarding the Google Form receipt to your manager to confirm you have completed the process (the receipt does not include any private information or an image of the vaccination record).

This is completely voluntary, and we expect that many employees will continue to wear face coverings through the coming months for various reasons. However, if you are fully vaccinated and would like to work without a face covering, you now have this option. Please take the time to carefully review the FAQs so you are aware of what is and isn’t changing.

The university has worked hard to follow CDC and OHA guidance through the pandemic, but we recognize there will be a variety of personal perspectives on how our campus should transition back to pre-pandemic life. We ask that, as members of a Christ-centered community, we treat one another with kindness and grace particularly when our views differ from one another.

Be well and stay safe!

Questions? Contact the COT (cot@georgefox.edu) or HR (hr@georgefox.edu).

As of today (Monday), the Hadlock Student Center will not be requiring reservations for working out or using the Hadlock Student Center.

The Oregon Health Authority has changed guidance that now allows us to not track user data so closely and will allow us to indefinitely relax these guidelines. We will continue the use of IMLeagues reservations for top rope climbing hours, climbing classes, and fitness classes.

Please note that our summer hours for Hadlock are Monday through Friday, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. We look forward to seeing you at Hadlock and encourage you to still say “hi” when you check in!

Questions? Contact AJ Heil at aheil@georgefox.edu.

Beginning Monday, June 14, Stoffer Stadium, Lemmons Family Field and the track surface will be closed for use through the estimated completion date of Aug. 10.

The current track surface is being demolished and replaced, so it’s essential that nobody is on the track throughout the project. Additionally, please be cautious in the areas surrounding the track (Carleton Way and Bauman parking lot), as construction equipment will be operating the duration of the project.

We look forward to reopening the facility in August with a brand new surface. Thank you for your cooperation! 

Contact Adam Puckett (apuckett@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Yamhill County is dropping back down into the moderate risk level, per Oregon Health Authority guidelines. Starting today (Monday), the Hadlock Student Center will now be allowing pick-up basketball games and other “full contact” sports and activities.

At this time, however, we are still requiring masks for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. We expect distancing and mask requirements to go away once Oregon reaches 70% vaccination status and the state government gives the go-ahead to do so.

Another change happening as a result of the dropping risk level is that we will now be allowing guest passes to resume for patrons of the center. Please see the policy below and contact AJ Heil (aheil@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions in this regard.

Guest Passes

Following are the guidelines for guest passes.

• Daily guest passes can be purchased for $7 by anyone 18 or older.
• The guest must be accompanied by a student, employee or member possessing either a valid George Fox ID card or other Hadlock Student Center membership card.
• The guest must be accompanied by their sponsor throughout the duration of their time using the facility. Guests are limited to five visits per month.
• Approved guests will need to complete the guest waiver before entry to the HSC.
• A guest pass allows guests to use the facility and also participate in group fitness classes, climbing wall classes, and climbing competitions. Registration for these activities is required through IMLeagues.
• At this time, the guest pass does NOT allow access to outdoor recreation trips and activities, intramural sports, and special events offered by Campus Recreation (unless otherwise specified).
• To use equipment in the facility (like basketballs and climbing shoes) the sponsor must check out the equipment for their guest. However, a membership or guest pass is NOT required to rent outdoor equipment from the HSC Rental Center.

Campus Recreation will occasionally allow access to the facilities for visiting individuals and limited-duration employees or volunteers who do not qualify for a George Fox ID card. Contact the director of campus recreation to discuss the specifics of your situation.

Beginning Monday, June 14, Stoffer Stadium, Lemmons Family Field and the track surface will be closed for use through the estimated completion date of Aug. 10.

The current track surface is being demolished and replaced, so it’s essential that nobody is on the track throughout the project. Additionally, please be cautious in the areas surrounding the track (Carleton Way and Bauman parking lot), as construction equipment will be operating the duration of the project.

We look forward to reopening the facility in August with a brand new surface. Thank you for your cooperation! 

Contact Adam Puckett (apuckett@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Bridge Cafe will be closed on Wednesday, June 16, in observance of the university’s Day of Prayer. Students, employees and members are encouraged to focus on their spiritual wellness this day through prayer and retreat.

The Bridge Cafe will reopen for normal hours of operation at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 17.