Be sure to join us this Thursday, Aug. 14, as we celebrate the roots of barbecue, Texas style. We will be serving traditional smoked beef brisket with regional side dishes out of our food cart on the quad from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
We will also be holding a drawing for a free prize that day in the Bruin Den!
Staff, faculty and adjuncts: If your vehicles have changed, please go on MyGFU now and delete any incorrect registrations by using the minus button to the right of the listing. You can click on the “add vehicle” button to bring up a new row to register any new vehicles. After doing so, please email Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) and tell her if a vehicle replaces a previous one, or if it is an addition.
If your parking hangtag is held together with duct tape and bubble gum, please bring the shards to the security office and we’ll issue you a new one. Or, if yours has gone AWOL, just bring $5 cash to the office and we can issue you a replacement. Additional permits are also available for $5 cash; this can be very convenient if you frequently switch vehicles. If you have new adjuncts in your department, please have them register on MyGFU so we can get a 2014 adjunct permit to them as soon as possible.
If you normally work at the Portland Center but make frequent visits to the Newberg campus, we’d like you to register so you will have a parking permit on your car when you arrive in Newberg.
Questions? Please contact Nadine at ext. 2090 and we’d be glad to help! Also, due to the increased amount of commuters this year, it is going to be very busy in the parking lots for the first few weeks. If you have the ability to walk to campus or ride a bike or carpool, that would help to ease some of the congestion in the Bauman and VAC lots until things settle down.
Thank you!
Ten 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.
All employees, half time and above, are requested to attend the all-community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11:30 a.m. next Friday, Aug. 15, in the Klages Dining Room on the Newberg campus. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m., with the program to follow from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The meeting will include a time of worship and devotions, updates from President Robin Baker and the VP team, employee service awards, and recognition of the support staff and administrator of the year.
See you there!
The Edwards House, home to George Fox University presidents, will be featured in a historical home tour this Saturday, Aug. 9. The tour is presented by the Yamhill Enrichment Society and includes nine historic homes in Newberg. Also included on the tour will be the Hoover-Minthorn House, childhood home of President Herbert Hoover.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Wednesday Newberg Farmers’ Market or online at YamhillEnrichmentSociety.org, or on the day of the tour at 515 E. Sherman St. The tour of the homes will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a garden party following from 4 to 6 p.m.
This is a great chance to learn about the history of the area as you experience the architecture and stories of the old homes. Check the above website for more information.
Laura Klaus is leaving the BlueZone Store after 25-plus years of service. Her final day will be Friday, Aug. 8. Please drop by the BlueZone Store on Thursday, Aug. 7, between the hours of 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. to wish her well.
This fall the university is expecting more than 40 new international students. Their first point of contact with our school is in our International Student Orientation. This orientation begins before the general new student orientation and requires international students to arrive several days earlier than the American students.
If we were to house these students on campus, they would be staying in near-empty buildings in rooms without their American roommates. Our desire is to place all of our incoming international students with host families during our international orientation. What better first impression could they have of arriving in America and staying with an American Christian family?
Would you be willing to host a new international student? The students will be arriving on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 13-14, and be in orientation for a week. Please contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) for more information.
It’s that time again … Welcome Weekend is our chance to welcome each and every new student as they step onto campus. With such a large incoming class we need all hands on deck, as we each do our part to make students and their guests feel the “Be Known” promise. And who better to do that than our own faculty and staff?
Please complete this form by Wednesday, Aug. 13, and we will contact you with further instructions.
We are in need of more team leaders for Serve Day! We have had more than 100 project requests, but currently we don’t have enough team leaders to lead that many groups. At this point, we’ll have to turn away eight serve sites.
If you are willing to lead a group, please email serveday@georgefox.edu with your T-shirt size and phone number.
Thanks so much.
The Bruin Den will be closed Monday, Aug. 4, through Friday, Aug. 8, to give us time to prepare for the new school year. We will reopen on Monday, Aug. 11, with our summer hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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.
The BlueZone Store is hiring temporary team members for the fall rush. To apply, please go to this page. The position numbers are #1566 and #1518.
If you are interested, please apply. Position #1566 is for two temporary team members for fall rush. Position #1518 is for a three-quarters time position through June of 2015. Employees, please let your students know about these opportunities.
For more information, please contact John Stewart, manager, at 503-554-2543.
Newberg campus staff and administrators, have you updated your employee photo yet? The deadline to do so this summer is Aug. 8. If your employee photo on the website is more than three years old (the easiest way to tell is if it has a gray background), please do one of the following:
1) Stop by the marketing communications office (River Street House) Monday-Friday between 9 and 11 a.m. and ask for Quincy.
2) Email Jeremy Lloyd to arrange a group photo session for your department.
Those with photos less than three years old who would like an update for any other reason (bad hair day, etc.) are also welcome to do so. Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd.
Professors and instructors, the beginning of the school year is fast approaching! Please submit your syllabi and other course materials needed for the beginning of the year to Print Services by Friday, Aug. 15. We know that the due date may not be entirely possible, but please do what you can to get your syllabi in.
If your material requires copyright permissions, please know that the process can take between four to six weeks. Therefore, please submit your order as soon as possible. This will help ensure that your copies will be ready for the first day of classes.
To submit an order, please send to printservices@georgefox.edu the appropriate details, including cost center number and date needed.
If you have questions, please call us at 503-554-2550.
This is a reminder that the Portland Police Bureau Special Emergency Response Team will be utilizing Coffin Residence Hall today (Thursday) from 8 a.m. to noon to run some training exercises in a campus dormitory setting. Coffin Hall will not be accessible during this time. Please be aware and avoid that area of campus so they can work without disruption.
Questions? Contact Lisa Leslie at lleslie@georgefox.edu.
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 Wednesday, Aug. 6.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
Plant Services has had an unusually busy summer. We are still in the process of completing multiple building and remodeling projects, 42 smaller projects, as well as numerous office moves (80-plus). As a result, we have accumulated more than 650 open work requests. We are working hard to catch up but must complete student housing requests first.
Thank you for your patience during this very busy time.
The Edwards House, home to George Fox University presidents, will be featured in a historical home tour on Saturday, Aug. 9. The tour is presented by the Yamhill Enrichment Society and includes nine historic homes in Newberg. Also included on the tour will be the Hoover-Minthorn House, childhood home of President Herbert Hoover.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Wednesday Newberg Farmers’ Market or online at YamhillEnrichmentSociety.org, or on the day of the tour at 515 E. Sherman St. The tour of the homes will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a garden party following from 4 to 6 p.m.
This is a great chance to learn about the history of the area as you experience the architecture and stories of the old homes. Check the above website for more information.
The Portland Police Bureau Special Emergency Response Team will be utilizing Coffin Residence Hall on Thursday, July 31, from 8 a.m. to noon to run some training exercises in a campus dormitory setting. Coffin Hall will not be accessible during this time. Please be aware and avoid that area of campus so they can work without disruption.
Questions? Contact Lisa Leslie at lleslie@georgefox.edu.
To view the most recent Traditional Undergraduate SFS News (Student Financial Services news) please visit this link and choose “View Archived Newsletters.” Then select the most recent edition. While you are there, we recommend that you sign up to receive future alerts directly to your email. Anyone can subscribe!
Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger at jgetsing@georgefox.edu.
