The Daily Bruin

Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase tonight (Tuesday) at 6  p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!

Group songs, duets and solos will be performed from well-known musicals such as Jekyll and Hyde, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and several more. Gary Skye is our talented accompanist.

The event is free to attend. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Davies at jdavies@georgefox.edu.

The last employee lunch of the semester is today (Tuesday) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Join your colleagues for a fond farewell to fall semester! Lunch is $3.

When there is an emergency campus closure, usually due to inclement weather as was the case Thursday and Friday, Dec. 8 and 9, this is the guide for regular benefit-eligible employees (those eligible for pay for time not worked). All others, including students, temporary or less-than-half-time employees, are only paid for the hours they work.

• If the university is closed, employees who were scheduled to work that day are paid as if they worked.
• If the university has a late opening and/or early closure, employees who work are paid for the hours they work plus any scheduled hours during the closure, up to the total scheduled for the day.
• If employees cannot make it in, their absence is covered by the use of vacation or is unpaid if vacation is not available.
• Employees who are required to work to assist with facilities and safety issues as a result of the weather will be given time off within the following 30 days equal to the time they worked during the closure. Please coordinate this time off with your supervisor.

A revised staff time sheet for December has been posted to the Human Resources webpage. If you have already started your December time sheet, please download and use the revised form. Staff should mark their time sheets on the day of the closure with hours worked separate from “snow hours” in the bottom box. Since on the 8th the university opened late and closed early, if you were not scheduled to be at work past 4 p.m., you would not be eligible for the “snow hour” between 4 and 5 p.m.

Those who were required to be at work during the closure are eligible to take an equivalent number of hours off at another time. At that time, please enter those hours taken off in the bottom section of the specific day’s time, so that it doesn’t show as hours worked, sick leave or vacation. Then please write on the time sheet that these were “snow hours.”

A final note: Employees who happen to be on vacation or using sick leave the day of a closure should record those days/hours as vacation or sick leave the same as they would had the campus been open. Please contact Katie Sol in Human Resources with questions: ksol@georgefox.edu.

The big day has arrived! Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party today (Monday) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take a break and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. It’s our treat to you!

Questions? Contact Susan Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu).

Bon Appetit is serving our annual Christmas buffet dinner in the dining room on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. We’d like to invite employees and commuter students to join in our celebration.

We will have a carving station, a variety of salads and side dishes, and festive holiday desserts and beverages, all for just $12 per person ($10 for children).

Just a reminder: You can give the gift of recognition to your colleagues! Please send nominations for Employee of the Month to Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu by the end of the day today (Monday). Be sure to include details about how this person’s contributions have benefited you or the university as a whole.

The Wheeler Fitness Center will remain open over Christmas break for the following hours:

• Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Closed Sundays
• Closed Dec. 24-28
• Closed Dec. 31

Have a wonderful break!

Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6  p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!

Group songs, duets and solos will be performed from well-known musicals such as Jekyll and Hyde, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and several more. Gary Skye is our talented accompanist.

The event is free to attend. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Davies at jdavies@georgefox.edu.

The last employee lunch of the semester will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Join your colleagues for a fond farewell to fall semester! Lunch is $3.

Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party on Monday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take a break on Dead Day and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. It’s our treat to you!

Questions? Contact Susan Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu).

The William Penn Honors Program and the undergraduate admissions office are welcoming prospective students to campus for the William Penn Fellowship Day, a chance for prospective students to compete for honors scholarships.

Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding the Stevens and Hoover parking lots today (Friday). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Thank you

The Oregon Historical Society is featuring a special anniversary exhibit titled, “Vision, Mission, Values: 125 Years of George Fox University.” As the oldest Christian institution in Oregon, we have a lot of history to share!

The exhibit highlights key individuals who shaped our story, special places and unique artifacts from campus life over the past 125 years. It is open now and runs through Feb. 5.

The Oregon Historical Society is located at 1200 S.W. Park Ave., in Portland. More information is available at this link.

Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:

• Administrative Assistant, Plant Services
• Athletic Director
• Director of IDEA Center – Career and Academic Planning
• Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
• Part-Time Administrative Assistant, Oregon Writing Project Collaborative
• Nurse Practitioner/Physician’s Assistant

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Due to the university closure Thursday evening, the Physical Therapy Research Symposium will be held this afternoon (Friday) in Roberts Center Room 117 from 1 to 3 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.

Don’t miss our women’s basketball team playing at home in Miller Gymnasium tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 p.m. against Whittier College. The Bruins feature a punishing defense that opponents have come to dread and a team-first mentality that has turned this program into such a powerhouse.

Hours will be changing in our retail cafes during finals week as follows:

• Monday, Dec. 12: The Bruin Den and Bridge Café will be open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bruin Bites will be closed.
• All cafes will have normal hours of operation Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 13-15.
• Friday, Dec. 16: The Bruin Den and Bridge Café will be open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bruin Bites will be closed.

The Bruin Den will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3, and be open through Jan. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. All cafes will resume normal hours of operation on Monday, Jan. 9.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Bon Appetit!

There have been some questions about which employees are considered “responsible employees” or “mandatory reporters” with regard to sexual misconduct under Title IX. Please refer to the materials in the orange folder that you should have received at the beginning of the year.

In that packet is a sheet titled “Employee Responsibilities Regarding Sexual Misconduct Response.” The first paragraph notes that “All staff and faculty are required to promptly report to the Title IX Coordinator (or Deputy Coordinators) information they have about possible sexual harassment or sexual misconduct at George Fox University, including but not limited to sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, and stalking. The only exception for mandatory reporting is the Spiritual Life Office and the Health & Counseling Center.”

Please contact the Title IX Coordinator (Brad Lau) or Deputy Coordinators (Lisa Burton, Elise Trask, Laura Hartley, Rebecca Hernandez, Jen Macnab or Mark Pothoff) if you have questions.

The lost and found is again bulging, and all items not reunited with their owners by 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, will be donated to charitable causes on Monday, Dec. 19.

Please stop by the security office during office hours to look for your lost items! If you have found items and have yet to turn them in to security, please do that at your earliest convenience.

Thanks!
– Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu)

Come see the seminar poster presentations of health and human performance seniors this morning (Friday) from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center’s upper lobby. Our students will present and discuss the outstanding research they’ve been conducting.

Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6  p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!

Group songs, duets and solos will be performed from well-known musicals such as Jekyll and Hyde, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and several more. Gary Skye is our talented accompanist.

The event is free to attend. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Davies at jdavies@georgefox.edu.