The Daily Bruin

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

• Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
• Archivist, IR/Acq Specialist
• Media Specilaist IV
• Career Coach – IDEA Center
• Custodian I
• Custodian I, Floor Specialist
• Administrative Assistant II College of Engineering
• Career and Academic Planning Coach – IDEA Center
• Graduate Admissions Counselor, MSW and DPT Programs, Portland
• Director of Purchasing and Administrative Services
• Associate Director of Benefits and Compensation
• Systems Engineer
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary, Portland

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.

HR will not be running a payroll between June 30 and July 31, 2014. The new Chart of Accounts will take effect in July, and all employee pay records must be updated prior to running the next payroll. This project will not be finished until mid to late July.

In order to process all 2013-14 fiscal year payroll information, we will run two payrolls at the end of June. Everything received by June 18 will be processed on the regular payroll cycle and paid by direct deposit on June 30 as usual. Katie Sol will also run an extra payroll (live check rather than direct deposit) on June 30 to include anything received from June 19 through June 26. Please note that everything that comes in between June 27 and July 18 will be processed on the July 31 payroll.

In order to ensure compliance with federal requirements as well as those of the 13 states where we have employees, we need to put more effort into getting documents here on time for processing with the regular, month-end payroll. We can predict that a mid-month payroll will be required a few months each year, but we are discontinuing this practice as a regular event. Therefore, please note that the hard and fast due date in HR for payroll information is the 18th of the month. Items received after that date will be paid on the following month’s regular, end-of-month payroll.

If you have questions, contact Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

It’s time to get excited for Serve Day! If you have not filled out the all-employee survey, please click on this link and do so. If you have, please disregard this message.

Employees are encouraged to be involved with Serve Day. If you have specific concerns and limitations that would prevent you from being involved this year, please email Trisha Elizarde (telizarde@georgefox.edu) and cc your supervisor.

Thank you!
– The Serve Day Committee

Jan Amerson in the financial affairs office will be leaving George Fox for an accounting position with Harvest Farms in McMinnville. Jan has been a valuable member of the finance team for eight years.

Please join us in the backyard of the finance office for a celebration honoring Jan and her contributions to the success of George Fox on Friday, June 20, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Summer yoga for faculty and staff continues to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:10 to 9 a.m. in Minthorn 200. This is a great way to get grounded for the work day and potentially stretch yourself in new ways. There is no cost. Note: There will not be class on Tuesday, June 24.

If you have questions, feel free to contact the instructor, Marcella Loprinzi-Hatfield, at mloprinzihatfield09@georgefox.edu.

Please help us welcome our Genesis guests to campus this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 18-20, by parking somewhere other than the Stevens or Hoover parking lots.

Thanks so much,
The Admissions Team

Join the IDEA Center as we host a farewell reception for Kathi Gatlin and Corina Burke on Tuesday, June 24, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Stevens Center lobby (Duke Atrium). Enjoy some refreshments and join us in wishing them well.

Questions? Contact Sidney Tafflinger at stafflinger@georgefox.edu.

The university’s first football game is set for Saturday, Sept. 6, and it will take an army of volunteers to ensure that all the logistics for this game and the home games to follow are handled in an organized and efficient way. For that reason, George Fox is organizing the Bruin Brigade, consisting of a group of volunteers who will handle everything from directing game-day traffic and selling tickets to serving as statisticians and cleaning up after the game.

A full list of the positions and sign-up links for the jobs are available on the Bruin Brigade webpage. We need your help to make this first football season in 46 years a success!

Questions? Contact Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.

Effective goal-setting that results in real achievement will be outlined by sales professional Marjorie Dudley of Salem at the Tuesday, June 24, Newberg meeting of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest. The meeting runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex.

On staff with Flywheel Inc. in Wilsonville, an authorized member of the Sandler Training sales system, Dudley has worked in sales for more than a decade. Through what she has learned in the Sandler program, Dudley is enthusiastic about training sales professionals and nonprofit development teams to achieve greater results through a systematic approach.

For more information, visit the Chamber’s website at cccnw.net or call 503-928-8354.

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

• Archivist (see this announcement)
• Career Coach, IDEA Center
• Custodian I
• Custodian I, Floor Specialist
• Administrative Assistant II, College of Engineering
• Career and Academic Planning Coach, IDEA Center
• Graduate Admissions Counselor, MSW and DPT Programs, Portland
• Director of Purchasing and Administrative Services
• Associate Director of Benefits and Compensation
• Systems Engineer
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary, Portland

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.

This full-time position (on Administrator Pay Range E), open due to Zoie Clark’s retirement, is currently open. Please email hr@georgefox.edu to request a copy of the position announcement if you are interested in this position.

To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter and resume to Human Resources by noon on Friday, June 20. The link to the transfer request form can be found on this page.

Marketing communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may submit your request at this link.

Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department (optional); and the budget to be charged.

The next order will be placed on Friday, June 20. Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

The finance team, along with IT, have been working diligently on the process of redesigning and implementing the university’s new chart of accounts. In the coming weeks there will be detailed information and training as well as communications about timeline and important steps.

Please be sure to direct special attention to messages from the finance team and take advantage of training opportunities. For those of you off campus for the summer, information and training will be provided for you upon your return.

Thank you for your patience and assistance during this transition, and we look forward to sharing with you new functionality and reporting in the new fiscal year!

If you have any of the items listed below, please forward them to the financial affairs office as soon as possible and not later than the dates shown. Thank you for your help with these items.

• Monday, June 16, 2014 is the last day to request cash advances for FY14 expenses.
• Friday, July 11, 2014 is the last day to submit invoices, check requests, expense reimbursements, petty cash, error corrections, and interdepartmental charges for FY14.

This is a reminder that the university community is invited to Eloheh Farm this Saturday, June 14, to learn the history of settler colonialism from a Kalapuya perspective and hear about Randy (Seminary) and Edith Woodley’s history and vision of ministry. You’ll also get a tour and the opportunity to contribute to Eloheh Farm. The day will wrap up with a pig roast and a concert featuring Bill Jolliff and Seth Martin.

The event, cohosted by EcoFaith Recovery, runs from 1 to 8 p.m., so come by anytime within that time frame. The farm is located at 13510 N.E. Roedel Road in Newberg.

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

Please come to the Office of Student Life on the third floor of the Stevens Center this week to sign a sympathy card for our colleagues at SPU. The card is available to sign through Friday, June 13. Come by any time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

For more information, contact the student life office at studentlife@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2310.

Interested in taking a deeper look at the writings of Augustine or C.S. Lewis? The College of Christian Studies is offering two “special topic” courses this fall semester: RELI/PHIL 285/485, “Augustine of Hippo” and RELI 285, “Reading the Bible with C.S. Lewis.”

Taught by Joseph Clair, the Augustine course will move chronologically and thematically through Augustine’s life, exposing students to the questions and issues that preoccupied Augustine most: the relationship of Christianity and philosophy, faith and happiness; Christianity and the liberal arts; faith and reason; church and state; works and grace; matter and spirit; virtue and vice; war and peace – and more. Majors and non-majors are more than welcome! The course can be taken at the 285 or 485 level, with requirements varying accordingly. Please contact Joseph (jclair@georgefox.edu) with questions.

In the C.S. Lewis course, Roger Newell will focus on a wide selection of Lewis’s writings, including literary criticism, The Chronicles of Narnia, Miracles, and Reflections on the Psalms, with the goal of gaining maturity in reading the Bible through reading the Bible with C.S. Lewis. Using Lewis as a guide, the course will invite students to bring together interpretation and enjoyment, engaging in a conversation between academic and devotional reading. This course fulfills 3 hours of General Education Bible credit. Contact Roger (rnewell@georgefox.edu) with questions.

On Thursday, June 5, our colleagues at Seattle Pacific University experienced a shooting on campus that resulted in one death and additional injuries.

In respect and observance of their loss, the flag shall be displayed at half staff June 6-13. The Seattle Pacific University community is in our thoughts and prayers.

Starting this week, you will need only your MyGFU username and password to log in to library resources from off campus.

Summit and Foxtrax will still ask for your last name and library barcode. When those systems are replaced at the end of the year, they too will begin using MyGFU credentials, and you will never have to type in your 14-digit barcode again.

Questions? Contact Alex Rolfe at arolfe@georgefox.edu.

Calling all staff! Don’t forget tomorrow’s (Wednesday’s) staff lunch barbecue from noon to 1 p.m.! The forecast is to have the best weather of the week, so plan to meet your colleagues in the quad if the weather holds or in Klages if it is cool and damp.

The cost is only $3 for a great barbecue brisket lunch and a chance to win some summertime-themed prizes.

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