It’s time again to begin planning for Serve Day. If you have not taken the all-employee survey on Serve Day, please do so at this link. This will help a lot with our coordination this year.
Thanks so much!
Nine 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.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, June 2, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
During this maintenance update, Spring 2014 sites will be hidden to students. If you want to make your course site visible to students after this update, select “Edit settings” in the Course Administration block. Look for the Visible setting (located in the top General section) and change “Hide” back to “Show.” Scroll to bottom and “Save changes.”
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The change in courier service will begin next week on Tuesday, June 2. The courier will be delivering one tub of mail/packages and one library book tub on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
Delivery Schedule
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May is quickly slipping away and with it the opportunity to nominate colleagues for Support Staff Member of the Year and/or Administrator of the Year. Nominations will be accepted through this Saturday, May 31.
Do you have a colleague you believe is deserving of this award and meets the criteria provided in the April 21 email from Peggy Kilburg? If so, please take a few minutes to submit a nomination. No form is necessary; just send an email to Peggy (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) stating the reasons you believe the person deserves this award.
Did you receive a performance review this spring? If so, we would very much appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete this brief survey so we can evaluate the process and determine if any changes need to be made to improve it in future years.
Thank you!
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All are welcome to attend a research seminar presented by engineering faculty candidate Dr. Hector Medina on Thursday, May 29, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in EHS 125.
Dr. Medina’s seminar will address two subjects – one related to missionary work of installing Christian radio studios around the world (25 percent of time allocated) and the other to his research, “Where do Random Rough Surfaces Fail?” (25 percent of time allocated)
Following is an abstract to the research talk:
“Roughness is ubiquitous and it is introduced on material surfaces either by spontaneous degradation, manufacturing processes, or intentionally for engineering purposes. However, under certain loading conditions, surface’s topography coupled with material’s degree of brittleness can significantly compromise the efficiency of energy production, the safety and reliability of components, and ultimately increase of costs. To the engineer, a relevant task is to be able to predict the mechanical impacts of such degradation as early as possible.
The complexity of a random configuration renders difficult the problem of analytically finding relationships between surface parameters and markers indicative of mechanical failure. Another difficulty is the reproducibility of replicates of specimens possessing random rough surfaces, for destructive testing followed by statistical analysis.
An experimental technique to produce highly controlled replicates of random rough surfaces (including modeling of degradation growth) was developed and used to experimentally and statistically solved the aforementioned problem. An empirical relationship was derived between stress concentration factor and the root-mean-square roughness (RMS) and auto correlation length (ACL) of a slightly roughened surface.
In order to strengthen our results, an analytical solution was sought by setting up and solving a boundary-value problem involving traction-free random rough surfaces, using a perturbation method, assuming elastic and isotropic conditions. The exact analytical solution was found which agrees very well with experimental and Finite Element Analysis results.”
Seven 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.
The IT department post updates, how-tos and tips relevant to George Fox University-supported software, including Microsoft Office, Windows 7, Keynote and Powerpoint, Apple OS, iOS features, Google Apps and more related to George Fox systems.
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All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed on Monday, May 26, to observe the Memorial Day holiday. Libraries in Newberg and the Portland Center also will be closed.
The Bruin Den and Villa Café will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen both locations on Tuesday with summer hours.
Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Friday, May 16.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
Organizers at Wild Canyon Games are again seeking the support of George Fox students and employees for the organization’s annual event at Washington Family Ranch May 30 through June 1.
The sixth annual Wild Canyon Games will bring together hundreds of individuals from all over the country for a weekend of friendly competition. The exclusive team-building event, affiliated with Young Life, is designed to promote camaraderie and business development through athletic competition.
Volunteers are needed to assist in the kitchens and dining halls. Room and board are covered; transportation to the camp is not provided. Visit wildcanyongames.org/volunteers or contact Anna Phou at anna.phou@gmail.com to learn more.
All are invited to a special farewell party for Clint, Sarah, Madi and Kai Baldwin. We are renting out Chapters after hours on Sunday, May 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. Drop in anytime to enjoy a special drink on us and to send the Baldwins out with much love.
If you have questions, contact Cary or Kayin Griffith at cgriffith@georgefox.edu.
Do you want to be a part of helping design and implement a day of service that can become lifelong service? The Serve Day Committee is seeking volunteers to be involved in the following committees:
Interested? Fill out the Serve Day 2014 Committee Interest Survey. Serve Day this year will be on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
A woman’s account of overcoming serious drug addiction and homelessness will be featured at the Tuesday, May 27, Newberg meeting of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest. The gathering will take place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex.
Jennifer “Jenni” Ferrell, development director for Helping Hands Re-entry Outreach Centers, a residential recovery program in Clatsop, Yamhill and Lincoln counties, will speak. Born in Newberg, Ferrell moved to Central Oregon during her high school years and eventually ended up in Portland, where she got into the drug scene and became homeless, spending several years on the street and occasionally in jail.
In 2007, she returned to Yamhill County and, at the urging of her uncle, moved to a Helping Hands women’s shelter, where she experienced a structured environment and kind support. Today she tells how she also felt support from another source – God – as a result of accepting Christ during one of her jail stints. Helping Hands Executive Director Alan Sears hired her, believing that Ferrell’s compelling personal story would help her promote the program effectively.
Helping Hands has been providing emergency housing to men, women and children in crisis situations in Yamhill County for more than nine years.
For more information, visit the Chamber’s website or call 503-928-8354.
Rebecca Hernandez has been hired to be George Fox University’s next chief diversity officer! She is currently associate dean of intercultural development and educational partnerships at Goshen College. Prior to that, she served at Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Center for Health Disparities Research.
Rebecca has a teacher’s heart and a love for students and learning. She is also an accomplished scholar and speaker. Rebecca has a PhD from Oregon State University in human development and family studies, a masters of public administration from Portland State University, and a bachelor of arts in secondary education, social studies, from Southeastern College in Lakeland, Fla.
We are very excited to have Rebecca join us at George Fox beginning July 1, 2014!
Please welcome Rebecca Hernandez to our community!
Linda Samek, provost
Mail & Print Services wishes to inform you that the courier schedule will be changing beginning the week of June 2. Courier service to the Portland Center will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at sfrost@georgefox.edu.
Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for Mail Services to serve as a drop site for Oregon ballots. We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and there is no postage necessary.
The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.
Thanks,
University Mail Services
Seven 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.
