The Wheeler Fitness Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (Friday) due to weather conditions and the start of break. Stay safe!
Christmas break hours start tomorrow:
Don’t forget to join your friends in MLK Day of Service in Portland!
MLK Day of Service is a day we are able to live into this vision Dr. King had for serving and justice. Though one day of service is never enough to fully celebrate him or what he stood for, we hope you are able to join us for this day of service and recognition of Dr. King.
MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 16. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
If you are planning an event on the Newberg campus that requires sound, video recording or production staffing, please complete the new Media Production Services Event Request form.
This would include department-specific, campus-wide or public events requiring media production support. Even if you are unsure of your specific needs, our staff will be alerted to your request, and we will work with you to make your event the best quality possible.
Questions? Please contact mps@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in an easier way to reserve equipment for your class or event? IT is changing to a new equipment check-out system that is easy to use and quick. It will email you a confirmation immediately, and then you just pick up the equipment at the time requested.
To reserve equipment for your class or meeting in Newberg or Portland:
You can also call in your reservation to:
We think you will find the the system so easy that you’ll want to reserve online most of the time.
Questions about using this system? Please contact the Service Desk.
Don’t forget to join your friends in MLK Day of Service in Portland!
MLK Day of Service is a day we are able to live into this vision Dr. King had for serving and justice. Though one day of service is never enough to fully celebrate him or what he stood for, we hope you are able to join us for this day of service and recognition of Dr. King.
MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 16. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
Do you want a Christmas tree? Please come check out the trees in front of Ross. If interested in purchasing a tree, please see Debbie Hawblitzel in the music office (Ross 201). The cost is $10.
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)
Do you want a Christmas tree? Please come check out the trees in front of Ross. If interested in purchasing a tree, please see Debbie Hawblitzel in the music office (Ross 201). The cost is $10.
The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, in Canyon Commons (Rooms 101 and 102).
The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.
A couple of HR items to make note of …
December
All payroll items such as temporary employee time cards, check requests, adjunct contracts and W-4 and direct deposit changes are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16.
Updating Your Personal Information and Consent for W-2
Make sure your mailing address is correct for year-end reporting. You can check it, and update if necessary in MyGFU > Self-Service > Campus Personal Info.
You can also elect to have your W-2 available via MyGFU rather than mailed. To sign up or check to see if you already have, go to MyGFU > Self-Service > Payroll and Compensation > W-2/W-2c Consent.
Questions? Contact Kera Hallman at khallman@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please submit requests for spring semester course reserves as soon as possible. Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete.
Please fill out and submit this form. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.
With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursement requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.
Please refer to the Forms page on the finance department website to view the Accounts Payable Holiday Payment Processing Schedule.
Happy Holidays!
– The Finance Team
Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase tonight (Tuesday) at 6Â 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.
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.â€
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:
Have a wonderful break!
Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6Â 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.
