Due to PeopleSoft report maintenance, the Budget and Transaction reports may not be available between noon and 7 p.m. today (Friday) and Monday morning.
Questions? Please call Cris Banton at ext. 2167.
Thank you
Next week is the final week to pick up your lost and found items at the security office! All items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes the week of May 2, so please stop by the office before you leave school for the summer!
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu).
Come see what our engineering students have been working at the Spring Engineering Expo today (Friday) between 4:30 and 6 p.m. in the EHS Atrium.
Industry-sponsored senior design projects, servant engineering projects, and College of Engineering class projects will be on display, and student participants will be available to answer questions.
All are welcome! Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).
Thank you to all those who volunteered for physical therapy’s neck and lumbar pain treatment program. We have currently filled all the spots.
Thank you! Our PT students appreciate it.
Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:
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.
Fiscal-year-end 2015/2016 is quickly approaching, and the finance department would appreciate your help in ensuring a smooth and timely year-end close. Please review and note the following deadlines for accounts payable requests:
1. Submission of the following FY2015/2016 requests must be received by the finance department on or before July 8, 2016:
2. All Cash Advance Requests for FY2015/2016 expenses must be received by the finance department on or before June 13, 2016.
Please refer to the “Fiscal Year-End Deadlines & Procedures†page on the finance department website for additional details.
Please contact Jennifer Klapp (jklapp@georgefox.edu or ext. 2170) with any year-end accounts payable questions.
Thank you!
The Finance Team
Come say goodbye to the bookstore’s Sandy Gidding today (Friday) in the Stevens Center atrium from noon to 1 p.m. Sandy is embarking on a new journey after 33 years in the Newberg and George Fox communities. Come celebrate Sandy, say your goodbyes and enjoy some coffee and pastries!
Note: Per Sandy’s request, large gifts are not necessary, though Starbucks gift cards would be greatly appreciated.
The Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life is looking for post-college Life Group leaders for our eight-week Fall Life Groups (the weeks of Sept. 19 to Nov. 7.)
Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes at the time and location of your choosing. Participants will select the group they wish to participate in based on the details that leaders provide.
Groups are encouraged to use one of three curriculum options recommended by the Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life that parallel other themes that are being explored in chapel. We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group.
Our fall leader meeting will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from noon to 1:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided. For more information and to sign up, visit our webpage.
Plan to join us in Minthorn 200 between 3:30 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, for an open-house-style reception as we wish Debbie Berhó, professor of Spanish, farewell after 19 years of faculty service at George Fox. Come wish her well on her new adventure as director of the Latin American Studies Program in Costa Rica.
Questions? Contact Penny Martin (pmartin@georgefox.edu).
The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.
Come see the poster presentations of health and human performance seniors tomorrow (Friday) from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center lobby.
Topics include “Resisted Treadmill Running vs. Regular Treadmill Running,” “Strength Gains With Localized Muscular Vibrations and Compression vs. Regular Weight Training,” “The Effect of Physical Exercise On College Student’s Stress Levels,” and “The Effect of Kinesio Taping On Athletic Performance.”
Contact Byron Shenk (bshenk@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Come join us for a final gathering in Contemplative Worship! We’ll be meeting with God in the quiet, a moment of peace in a sea of chaos as the semester comes to a close. It will be in the Prayer Chapel today (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m., and there will be chapel credit.
We hope to see you there!
The last day to place orders using the purchase order system is Tuesday, May 31, for the current fiscal year. This includes all requisitions which must be budget checked, approved and converted to purchase orders. This helps ensure all products or services ordered via purchase order will be received by June 30, 2016.
Fiscal year 2016-17 purchase orders will need to wait until July 1. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Matt Hammar by email (mhammar@georgefox.edu) or at ext. 2162.
Come say goodbye to the bookstore’s Sandy Gidding tomorrow (Friday) in the Stevens Center atrium from noon to 1 p.m. Sandy is embarking on a new journey after 33 years in the Newberg and George Fox communities. Come celebrate Sandy, say your goodbyes and enjoy some coffee and pastries!
Note: Per Sandy’s request, large gifts are not necessary, though Starbucks gift cards would be greatly appreciated.
Tickets are still available to see Mr. Darwin’s Tree, the acclaimed British one-man play about the life and work of Charles Darwin, scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Produced by Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) and sponsored by George Fox’s science and religion clubs, the play aims to enhance the conversation on science and religion.
Written by noted playwright and director Murray Watts (The Miracle Maker, KJB: The Book that Changed the World, The Dream) and starring British film, TV and theatre actor Andrew Harrison (Dorian Gray, Miss Marple, Beyond Narnia), Mr. Darwin’s Tree presents a very human and very real Charles Darwin, one who wrestled with the challenges that his theories posed for traditional beliefs.
Admission is free, but if you plan to attend an RSVP is requested, available at this link.
Questions? Contact Jeongah Kim at jkim@georgefox.edu. More about the play is available at mrdarwinstree.com or scio-uk.org.
All are welcome to cheer on the Engineering Robot Competition in the EHS Atrium today (Thursday) from 9 to 10:50 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m., and from 1:30 to 3:20 p.m., with the finals at approximately 3:30 p.m.!
Come out to support our engineering students! Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).
The last Spanish Chapel is today (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at noon and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.
Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.
Rand Michael, associate professor and program director of the Graduate School of Counseling, will again be the keynote speaker for “Shattering Stigma with Stories,” a conference that addresses the interface of the church and mental health/illness.
Rand’s keynote title is “From Stigma to Style: Choosing Our Life Narrative.” The conference, scheduled at New Hope Community Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 23, targets mental health professionals as well as clergy and church laity. The church is located at 11731 S.E. Stevens Road, in Happy Valley.
Contact Rand (rmichael@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Do you have neck or lumbar pain? Would you like to have it looked at for free while also helping out our physical therapy students? Our second-year students need three volunteers from 1 to 2 p.m. and seven volunteers from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. We will meet in Roberts Center’s Room 204.
If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Brianna Provoast (bprovoast@georgefox.edu) as soon as possible.
ASC is hosting the last dance of the year, Spring Formal, at the Crystal Ballroom this Sunday, April 24. We are still in need of some faculty and staff/administrators to help chaperon the event. Chaperons will be provided with a gift card and a fun time! Spouses are welcome to join along.
If you are interested, please contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu).
