Join us as we celebrate Claudia Hirsch and her 16 wonderful years in the university’s social work program. We are hosting a farewell reception from 10:45 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Meridian Street House.
Let’s bless her as we send her off into retirement!
Five 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.
Please join us for Spanish Chapel this Friday, Sept. 19, from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Greenroom for a time of worship and message presented by guest speaker Mauricio Rivas, the pastor of Hispanic Ministries at Village Baptist Church. The service is in Spanish for George Fox Spanish speakers and Spanish language learners, but all are welcome to this time of worship and reflection.
Direct any questions to the student Spanish Chapel coordinator at klowen11@georgefox.edu.
Staff: We hope you can join us today (Monday) for our first staff lunch of the semester!
We are hosting a tailgate party from noon to 1 p.m. behind the football stadium, and Coach Chris Casey will be our special guest. Cost is a mere $3 per person. Such a deal!
Don’t forget to join us tonight (Monday) for the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Kambiz Ghaneabassiri, associate professor of religion and humanities at Reed College. The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Ghaneabassiri will present “Islam in America,” in which he will provide an overview of the history of Muslims in America, from colonial times to the aftermath of 9/11. The same session is presented from 5 to 6 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
Here are some reminders about check request and expense report procedures:
Authorizations
Requester/payee must get the appropriate approval signature before sending the form to financial affairs. Forms will be returned if the appropriate signatures are not completed.
Purchase Orders (PO) should be used when ordering merchandise or services for which an invoice requiring payment will be sent to the university. It is the approved method for ordering that the university has adopted and should be used whenever possible.
Please call the finance office at ext. 2162 or ext. 2166 if further help is needed.
Join us in celebrating the grand opening of Word Made Flesh in Portland! The event is $13, which includes dinner as well as Executive Director Leroy Barber’s new book.
A group from George Fox will be leaving from the Spiritual Life House at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon (Saturday) for the 6 p.m. event at 12230 S.E. Harold St., in Portland. Visit the Word Made Flesh website or contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Hope to see you there!
Bruin football fans! Tomorrow night (Saturday) the Bruins will host the University of La Verne at 7 p.m. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Please make sure to bring your student or employee ID, as your ID card will be your ticket in.
If you need to purchase additional tickets, you can do so at this link. To check out photos from the first game, go here. To watch a video about the program, visit this site.
The campus community is invited to the next installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Sept. 15, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and features Kambiz Ghaneabassiri, associate professor of religion and humanities at Reed College.
Ghaneabassiri will present “Islam in America,” in which he will provide an overview of the history of Muslims in America, from colonial times to the aftermath of 9/11. The same session is presented from 5 to 6 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
Wheeler Sports Center will close down at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. This means that the racquetball courts will also be closed. The Fitness Center will remain open, but please use the upstairs hallway entry, on field level, near the tennis courts.
Mail Services would like to kindly remind you it is crucial that all department mailings and outgoing deliveries include the five-segment chart of accounts number (e.g., 54510-10000-610100-MG130-ALL). This applies to Print Services as well. All department print jobs must be accompanied with the 5-segment chart of accounts number.
Print requests/jobs and outgoing mail/packages will be delayed if the new chart of accounts number is missing.
Thank you for your help making sure the account numbers are supplied to allow us to process your mail and printing requests in a timely manner through this  accounting transition.
Kindly,
Mail and Print Services
Calling all staff! After a whirlwind of a month, we are certain you need a break, so come and relax at the first-ever staff tailgate lunch!
Football coach Chris Casey will be a featured guest, the weather forecast looks awesome, and Bon Appetit is cooking some authentic tailgate food for us. Cost is a mere $3 for staff members, so we will see you this Monday, Sept. 15, at noon behind the football stadium!
Staff, faculty and adjuncts: Our ticket writers have found a number of your cars parked in staff lots without current staff or adjunct permits. If your white hang tag is in shards, please bring the pieces to the security office so we can issue you a new one. If it is AWOL, it’s a mere $5 cash to procure a new one. Forgot to switch it from the other car? Again, it’s just a mere $5 cash to purchase one per vehicle and make your mornings run smoother!
Adjuncts: Your orange hang tag permit should read, “Valid until 12-31-14.” If yours is ancient, please bring it to the security office so we can update your registration and get you a 2014 permit. If you’ve made updates to your vehicle registrations, please contact Nadine Kincaid so that the records and database can be updated and your permits assigned to your new vehicles.
Questions? Call Nadine at ext. 2090 during business hours.
Thanks!
Interested in learning more about George Fox Evangelical Seminary or theological graduate school in general? You are invited to attend the Seminary and Theological Grad School Virtual Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 17. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
The virtual fair will allow you to have your questions answered by representatives from multiple graduate institutions during this live and free event.
Reasons to attend:
To make sure you don’t miss this great, free event! Please register at this link.
Bruin football fans! This Saturday, Sept. 13, the Bruins will host the University of La Verne at 7 p.m. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and we want to see all of you there! Please make sure to bring your student or employee ID. We’ll be swiping cards to get people into the game this weekend, so those are your tickets in.
If you need to purchase additional tickets, you can do so at this link. To check out photos from the first game, go here. To watch a video about the program, visit this site.
The marketing communications office will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Wednesday, Sept. 17. If you have not already done so, you will need to create a new individual account before you can submit your order.
Please reference the Chart of Account Mappings for 2014-15 budget information.
Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) in marketing communications if you have any questions.
George Fox and Willamette University are co-hosting a two-night debate on the topic “Did America Have a Christian Founding†on successive Thursday evenings in September. Both events are free.
The debate will feature Mark David Hall, the Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox, and Steven K. Green, a professor in Willamette University’s School of Law. They are among the nation’s leading experts on the relationship between church and state in America.
The opening debate is scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, in Hoover 105. The second session is set from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in Room 121 of Willamette’s School of Law, 245 Winter St., in Salem, Ore. A question-and-answer time will follow the discussions both evenings.
The series is sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and cosponsored by the William Penn Honors Program of George Fox and Willamette’s Center for Religion, Law & Democracy.
Questions? Contact Hall at ext. 2674.
The Staff Development Conference is coming up on Wednesday, Nov. 5. In an effort to incorporate our staff more fully in our conference, the Staff Development Committee would like to invite any interested staff to form a worship team and lead worship at the conference.
If you have a talent and willingness to serve in this area, please email Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu by Friday, Sept. 19.
A big thanks to everyone who served on Serve Day! If you haven’t picked up your Serve Day Discount Card, stop by and see Barbi Doran at the Information Services Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.
The Serve Day Discount Card features 15 local businesses and is a multi-use card that does not expire until April 30, 2015. That means you can use the discount card as many times as you want, at as many businesses as you want, until the end of next April. Here is a sample of some of the businesses and their offers:
You must show your discount card at the participating businesses to take advantage of these great offers. Pick up your Serve Day Discount Card today while supplies last!
As many of you are aware, all-community (employee) meetings are held on a monthly basis. The Leadership Team is interested in your feedback about the ongoing success of these meetings as we strive for better communication campus-wide.
Please take a moment to complete the survey at this link. We appreciate your input.
Thank you!
