Updated employee extension/box list now available

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

Is the only number you know on campus “0”?

The Employee Extension and Box List is newly updated and available for you to print! You can find it here. The list is updated approximately every two weeks so you can always be “in the know”! Questions or updates? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

Have a wonderful semester!

FoxTALE start-of-semester reminders

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

Welcome to a new academic year! Here are a few things to help you start the year off well!

  • Use your new, empty 2014 Fall sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.
  • 2014 Fall sites are currently hidden from students. When you are ready, you can share the sites with your students. Here is a quick guide on how to make the courses available: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible to Students.
  • If your course site is set to Weekly format, your course might show incorrect dates. To change the dates, go to Administration> Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the course start date and change it to the first day of your summer course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”
  • If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, we recommend that you back up your 2014 Summer grade book to a spreadsheet that is saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades. You will want to keep an archive of your course grades that cover the last five years.

– Your Educational Technology Team

Please provide feedback concerning all-employee meetings

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

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!

Plan to purchase a Serve Day meal? Let us know

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

Serve Day is coming on Wednesday, Sept. 3! If you are planning to purchase a meal, please complete this form so we know how much food to prepare. If you do not plan to purchase a meal, you do not need to complete this form.

Breakfast and dinner are provided free of charge for all employees. In addition, lunch is provided free of charge for team leaders and committee members. Dinner is available for purchase for families of employees; bring a blanket and enjoy a picnic on the quad after a wonderful day of service.

Serve Day mileage reimbursement information

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

For George Fox employees who have so graciously offered to drive participants to the various Serve Day sites, please know that you can be reimbursed for your mileage.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) for instructions.

Thank you.

Administrative assistant job open in Graduate School of Counseling

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

The Graduate School of Counseling at the Portland Center is currently interviewing for an Administrative Assistant IV. This fast-paced position requires strong organization, computer, customer service and leadership skills. If you have family, friends or neighbors who you think might enjoy using their skills in service to our students in the GSC, can you please pass along our job announcement to them?

Thank you.

More information is available at this link.

CAP coaches available during drop-in hours in the IDEA Center

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

Welcome to fall semester 2014! Need to add or drop a class? Have a question about a waitlisted class? Need to make any other fall semester schedule changes?

Career and Academic Planning (CAP) coaches will be available during drop-in hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, through Friday, Aug. 29. Drop-in hours will be adjusted starting the second week of the semester. Inquire at the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center for more information.

Faculty, please tell your students about this resource.

Questions? Contact Marisa Lee at mlee@georgefox.edu.

Info on Newberg library campus courier service for faculty

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

The library is pleased to deliver library materials for participating faculty to their offices on the Newberg campus. All library material must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign. If you have used this service in the past or if you are signing up for the first time, please click on this link and fill out the form.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

More drivers needed for Serve Day

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

We are serving 102 sites at Serve Day this year! Help us make this possible by offering to drive your personal vehicle (if you have not already) and taking the university certification test on the plant services website.

Questions? Contact Trisha Elizarde at telizarde@georgefox.edu.

Join in Pennington Hall dedication ceremony today

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

The community is invited to a dedication of the Pennington Residence Hall remodel today (Wednesday) at 4:30 p.m. Fred Gregory, who was a freshman on campus when the dorm first opened, will share some stories. The dedication will be held in front of Pennington.

Chart of accounts training session rescheduled

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

The chart of accounts training session scheduled for Friday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon in Stevens 109 will be rescheduled due to all the Welcome Weekend activities.

We will have updated times and dates for additional training posted on the financial affairs website soon.

Thank you,
The Finance Team

Mail Services requires names and box numbers on campus mail

Monday, August 18th, 2014

A number of employee box numbers were changed this summer due to relocation of offices and reorganization of departments/schools. Please make sure you have the following on each piece of campus mail to avoid delays or misrouting of your mail/packages.

  • Recipient’s name (box numbers are available in PeopleSoft for all employees and students)
  • Recipient’s box number
  • For CONFIDENTIAL letters, sender’s name is requested as well

Thank you for your in help in making sure campus mail is addressed correctly.

Welcome Weekend reminders for employees

Monday, August 18th, 2014

Welcome Weekend is this week! With all the new students and their families, we’re expecting more than 2,000 guests on campus Thursday, Aug. 21, and Friday, Aug. 22. Here are a few important details for employees.

Welcoming our Guests: While this may seem obvious, please greet and welcome our guests, ask if they need help, walk them to the Information Tent on the quad if they have a question you can’t answer, and help us make this a special time for our new students and their families.

Schedule: The complete schedule for Welcome Weekend can be found at welcome.georgefox.edu. There are three schedules: traditional students, transfer students, and families and guests.

Parking: On Thursday and Friday, we need employees to park in one of three locations off-campus if at all possible:

  • Gravel parking lot on Meridian Street (just past Fulton Street next to the railroad tracks) and walk to campus
  • Newberg Friends Church (307 S. College St.) and walk to campus or carpool with colleagues to the gravel parking lot on Meridian Street
  • Northside Community Church (1800 Hoskins St.) and walk to campus or carpool with colleagues to the gravel parking lot on Meridian Street

Meals: Employees who signed up to be volunteers will receive one complimentary meal ticket to be used at lunch or dinner. Other employees desiring to eat on campus can pay as they enter the meal lines.

Attire & Name Tags: If you have a George Fox polo or dress shirt please wear it on Thursday and Friday, as well as your name tag.

Questions? Please call the Welcome Weekend office at ext. 2329.

Thank you for being an integral part of welcoming our new students and their families to the George Fox family!

– Mark Pothoff, Dean of Community Life

Make plans to attend staff lunches this year

Monday, August 18th, 2014

Welcome back to all of our staff! The Staff Development Committee has been working hard this summer to plan some awesome staff luncheons for this upcoming academic year, and we’d like you to mark these dates on your calendar. All lunches are scheduled from noon to 1 p.m.

Our first lunch will be a tailgate party on Monday, Sept. 15, behind the football stadium (in the event of inclement weather it will be in the Cap and Gown Room).

Later in the semester, our Christmas lunch will be on Monday, Dec. 8, and we are returning to the islands for another fun luau on Monday, Jan. 26. Our last staff lunch of the academic year will be on Monday, April 13.

We hope to have another fun barbecue event during the summer for everybody that works all summer, so stay tuned!

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Faculty art show on display in Minthorne Gallery this week

Monday, August 18th, 2014

There are just a few days left of the faculty art show, “What One Sees When One Looks,” in the Minthorne Gallery. Please take a few minutes to see recent work created by the George Fox University art and design faculty.

The Minthorne Gallery is in the southeast corner of the Hoover building and is open during regular business hours this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The show will come down on Friday.

Welcome Weekend info meeting scheduled today in Hoover 105

Monday, August 18th, 2014

Remember there is a Welcome Weekend informational meeting for the George Fox community today (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. We will be going over the details of check-in and Welcome Weekend for our new students coming on Thursday!

Questions? Email Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

16th annual Serve Day set for Wednesday, Sept. 3

Monday, August 18th, 2014

It’s only a little over two weeks until our 16th annual Serve Day! On Wednesday, Sept. 3, we will send out more than 1,800 employees and students to serve more than 100 sites in Newberg and the surrounding area.

Employees will receive their Serve Day assignments in the next week and a half via email and on the Serve Day website.

On Serve Day, George Fox Newberg offices are closed and no day classes are in session. For the George Fox community, Serve Day begins at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast on the quad. Breakfast is followed by a brief program that includes worship and final instructions for the day.

At 8:30 a.m., team leaders and site hosts meet up with their group and head to the service site. Serve Day concludes with an evening celebration and dinner at 4 p.m. Evening classes starting at 5:30 p.m. or later will still be in session.

High demand for Serve Day drivers

Monday, August 18th, 2014

We are serving 102 sites at Serve Day this year (most ever!), but we are in need of more employees to volunteer to be drivers. If you are able to drive and did not indicate that on the Serve Day survey, please email telizarde@georgefox.edu.

Thank you.

Help needed unloading furniture

Sunday, August 17th, 2014

We have two trucks loaded with furniture arriving at 8 a.m. today (Monday, Aug. 18) and tomorrow (Tuesday). If anyone is available to help unload from 8 to 10 a.m. on these mornings, that would be appreciated. We’ll start at Coffin on Monday and finish at Pennington. Tuesday we’ll be primarily at Coffin.

If you have any questions, please contact housing@georgefox.edu.

Thanks!

New charge of account numbers required

Sunday, August 17th, 2014

Starting today (Monday, Aug. 18), the new chart of account numbers will be required on all mail and print requests. Mail and print jobs will be delayed pending the receipt of a valid number. Mail will be returned to the department if correct numbers are not used.

Thanks for your assistance.
Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.