Check out this week’s George Fox athletics home game:
Questions? Visit the athletics website.
Today (Wednesday) is the deadline to order Christmas cards for your department. Please fill out this form by 3 p.m. to place your order. Please direct questions to Jamison Loop at jloop@georgefox.edu.
All employees and their families are invited to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Baird Home (701 E. Franklin St.).
Join us as we celebrate the birth of Christ, our Light, who calls us to “Rise and Shine” in a world of much darkness. We will be serving chili, light appetizers and holiday sweets.
Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.
Just a friendly reminder that there is no Vespers tonight (Wednesday) due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving break, and we will see you next Tuesday for our Christmas chapel at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman.
Are you wishing for additional organization or decor this Christmas? The Thomas Center excess furniture inventory has some ideas for you!
Come “shop” our desk organizers, tape dispensers, staplers, three-ring binders, filing cabinets, sorting and display racks, bulletin boards, desk lamps and more! For large items, choose the item you’d like and we’ll even deliver!
Questions? Contact Dixie Downey at ddowney@georgefox.edu.
Merry Christmas from Plant Services!
All university offices on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Libraries on the Newberg and Portland campuses will be closed those two days, as well as on Saturday, Nov. 30. The 24/7 space in the Murdock Library will be open during the closure (5 p.m. Wednesday through 6 p.m. Sunday), and the Murdock Library will reopen fully on Sunday from 6 to 10 p.m. The Portland Center Library will remain closed on Sunday, Dec. 1.
In addition, the Bruin Store will be closed Thursday through Sunday.
Please join us for the annual Christmas tree lighting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. There will be carols, cookies and hot cocoa in the Stevens Center atrium. The lighting of the tree will take place in Pennington Plaza.
Questions? Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu.
The Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe will all be closing at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday), and will be closed Thursday and Friday as well.
They will reopen on Monday, Dec. 2, with regular hours of operation. Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.
Please note the accelerated payroll deadline in December. Due to Christmas break, we will have fewer days to process the December payroll. Please have all payroll items (check requests, contracts, temporary employee timesheets, etc.) turned in to HR by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Regular employee timesheets and student timesheets can be locked at the end of the month as usual. The student payday will be on Friday, Dec. 13, and the regular employee payday will be on Friday, Dec. 20.
Questions? Contact Belinda Creighton at bcreighton@georgefox.edu.
Canyon Commons’ hours of operation will change for Thanksgiving weekend. They are as follows:
Regular hours of operation will resume on Monday, Dec. 2. Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.
The university is producing Christmas cards this season and departments may request the supply they would like to purchase. Fill out this form to make your request. The deadline for orders is tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 27), at 3 p.m.
Please direct questions to Jamison Loop at jloop@georgefox.edu.
Purchase a new stuffed animal to donate to Team Emery and bring joy to a sick child! Drop your donation in the Team Emery donation box in the Hoover lobby by the College of Business between now and Friday, Dec 6.
Team Emery is a nonprofit organization that provides hope and encouragement to sick children through the gift of a teddy bear or stuffed animal. Last year, Team Emery donated 371 teddy bears to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Randall Children’s Hospital, two Ronald McDonald House locations, and the Newberg Fire and Police Departments.
If you have any questions, contact Emery Miller at millere17@georgefox.edu.
The finance office will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 28, until Monday, Dec. 2, for Thanksgiving.
Deposits that need to be deposited in the month of November must be dropped off at the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for December.
If you are taking extra time off during the Thanksgiving holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave. If you have any questions about deposits, contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.
Please take note of the Hadlock Student Center hours for the Thanksgiving holiday:
Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.
Please come and celebrate Thanksgiving with us in chapel this morning (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. We hope to see you there!
A social change class is conducting a survey of people’s thoughts on incarceration and rehabilitation for a class project. All responses will be anonymous. Take the survey here.
Questions? Contact Krista Mulkey at kmulkey18@georgefox.edu.
In an effort to have all budget reports current with reliable information, please have all Concur reports submitted by the tenth of the month following the transaction.
Visa reports and transactions not assigned to a report that are delinquent over 30 days are subject to the Visa card being deactivated.
If you have questions or issues with Concur, contact Kathi Becker at kbecker@georgefox.edu.
Please come and celebrate Thanksgiving with us in chapel this Tuesday morning at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. We hope to see you there!
On Monday, Nov. 25, the American Enterprise Institute will be hosting a showing of Poverty Inc., followed by a brief discussion of the film’s inquiry into the nature of human flourishing.
The movie will be screened in Hoover 105 beginning at 6 p.m. A spread of delectable snacks and refreshments will be available. Please RSVP here if you’re interested in joining us.
Questions? Contact Bailey Timmons at btimmons16@georgefox.edu.
Please take note of the Hadlock Student Center hours for the Thanksgiving holiday:
Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.
