The Daily Bruin

There are currently four staff and administrator positions open at the university. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Director of University Events
• Programmer Analyst
• Graduate Admissions Counselor for Seminary
• HVAC Technician II

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.

Thank you,
HR

The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations invites employees to Broadway Across America’s production of Evita, scheduled to take the Keller Auditorium stage in Portland at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8. Tickets are available for purchase at a group rate of $40 each. Included is a dessert reception prior to the show.

We have a limited number of tickets, so call or e-mail Mary Monahan (ext. 2134 or mmonahan@georgefox.edu) for availability.

Along with the new year comes the opportunity to select the first Employee of the Month for 2014. Is there someone you believe is deserving of this recognition? If so, please nominate this person via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by Friday, Jan. 17, with a summary of his or her recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select a recipient from among the nominees, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa card at our next community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30.

Congratulations again to Mary Monahan on being named Employee of the Month for December.

Staff and faculty: Is your staff parking permit in shards? Did you leave it at the car wash? No longer driving that former jalopy? If any of these pertain to you, now would be a great time to go on MyGFU and update your vehicle info, and let security know if you need a new parking permit.

If you keep forgetting to switch your permit from car to car, an extra one can be purchased for only $5 cash. Did you lose yours? A mere $5 brought to the security office will procure you a new one on the spot! If yours is in tatters, just bring the remains to the security office and we can get a new one to you while you wait.

If you’ve updated your vehicle information but don’t need a new permit, just e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu so that the database can be updated and your current permit re-assigned to your new vehicle.

Questions? Call ext. 2090 or e-mail nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Adjuncts: If you will be on contract for 2014, you will need a new parking permit, as yours expires today (12-31-13). Please either go on MyGFU and update your vehicle info, and then e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu to let me know that you need a new one, or come to the security office between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and we can issue you a new one on the spot.

The end of the year is here! Gifts from George Fox employees make it possible for students to receive tremendous opportunities for spiritual formation, vocational development and character growth.

To see videos and students’ testimonies of how these types of opportunities at George Fox deepen their relationship with God and prepare them for exceptional life outcomes as world changers, please go to giving.georgefox.edu.

For an easy way to give via payroll deduction, please follow this link.

If you want to receive 2013 tax credit, please make sure your donation meets the following deadlines:

• Checks must be postmarked no later than Dec. 31.
• Online donations must be processed no later than midnight (Pacific time) tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 31).
• Credit card payments must be processed in our office no later than 5 p.m. (Pacific time) tonight. To reach us today, please call Kristi Hagen at 503-554-2111.

Many thanks to those who have already responded! You make such a difference in students’ lives.

Happy New Year!

If you have any questions, please contact Kristi Hagen, gifts and data specialist, at khagen@georgefox.edu.

This Friday, Jan. 3, is the final day employees will be able to complete the Best Christian Workplaces survey, so please, if you have not already done so, take about 10 minutes to do so this week. Please log in to this link using this Access Code: 2433-571.

If you would rather complete the survey on paper, please request it from Rob Bohall. You can then return it to him, and he will ensure that it is submitted confidentially.

The Best Christian Workplaces Institute will provide the survey results in summary format to maintain all employees’ confidentiality. These results will be shared with employees early in 2014.

Staff and faculty: Just a reminder that all main academic buildings will be locked until Thursday morning, Jan 2. This is to ensure the safety of the handful of employees who will be working. Please remember to bring your ID card and your office key for admittance to your building.

Thank you!
– Security Services

If you have already completed this survey, thank you very much. If you were too busy to take the time to complete it during the last two weeks, we hope you will make time now that the semester has come to an end. A high level of participation will ensure that the results of this survey more accurately represent our community and will be more valuable as a result.

Please login to this link.

• HVAC Technician II
• Administrative Assistant II for Department of Professional Studies (a five-month temporary position to fill in during a maternity leave)
• Director of Enterprise Software
• Director of Gift Development
• Director of Nursing Program (also posted on the Faculty Jobs website)
• Director of University Events
• Programmer Analyst

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 openings, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Merry Christmas!
– HR

This full-time position (on pay range H), open due to the departure of Jason Schwanz in early January, is currently open only to employees. Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to request a job description if you are interested in the duties and qualifications of this position.

To apply: Please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources by Friday, Jan. 3. The link to the transfer request form can be found at this link.

If you have already completed this survey, thank you very much. If you were too busy to take the time to complete it during the last two weeks, we hope you will make time now that the semester has come to an end. A high level of participation will ensure that the results of this survey more accurately represent our community and will be more valuable as a result.

Please login to this link.

Please excuse our misprint in the Dec. 19 edition of The Daily Bruin. This is the correct list.

• HVAC Technician II
• Administrative Assistant II for Department of Professional Studies (a five-month temporary position to fill in during a maternity leave)
• Director of Enterprise Software
• Director of Gift Development
• Director of Nursing Program (also posted on the Faculty Jobs website)
• Director of University Events
• Programmer Analyst

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 openings, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Merry Christmas!
– HR

This full-time position (on pay range H), open due to the departure of Jason Schwanz in early January, is currently open only to employees. Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to request a job description if you are interested in the duties and qualifications of this position.

To apply: Please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources by Friday, Jan. 3. The link to the transfer request form can be found at this link.

Due to the surprise gift of an extra holiday, the time sheets do not currently reflect the 24th as a holiday. Therefore, if you work on the 24th, please reflect the hours that you have worked on the regular time line and then write in “worked” on the vacation line.

Merry Christmas!
HR

Our web conferencing room, iVocalize, will be upgraded on Monday, Dec. 23 at 9 a.m. If you will be using iVocalize during the Spring 2014 term, we encourage you to create your new account anytime Dec. 23 through Jan. 5. See the quick guide, iVocalize Create Your Sign In, for step-by-step instructions.

We recommend that you use the computer and Internet connection you plan to use during the term. This will allow you to complete your login testing well before the term begins. (Note: The room will not be hosted during this time. This is for basic login testing only.)

We are also offering orientations the week of Jan. 6-11 on the features of the new conference room. These 30-minute sessions will be hosted by an IT trainer. Register at iVocalize Web Conferencing Orientation RSVP or the Student iVocalize Orientation RSVP.

Questions? Contact Josh Nauman at jnauman@georgefox.edu.

The Murdock Learning Resource Center will be open over the Christmas break, Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed Saturdays and Sundays, between Dec. 24 and 27, and on Jan. 1, 2014.

This is a reminder that the library’s faculty courier service will be suspended over Christmas break as of Monday, Dec. 23, and will resume on Monday, Jan. 13.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu.

During the Christmas break the buildings on the Newberg and Portland campuses will be supplied with minimal or no heat in order to preserve energy and money. Uninhabited dorms will be shut down all of the break, as will administrative buildings on Tuesday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Dec. 29, and on Wednesday, Jan 1.

If we have a spell of freezing weather, heat will be kept at the minimum temperature to prevent problems. Thank you as we attempt to be good stewards of our resources.

Merry Christmas from Plant Services!

Please be aware that, due strict reporting requirements, the financial affairs office will have a very tight schedule for closing the books for the month of December.

If you have expenses that need to be posted in the month of December, please be sure to have your check requests and invoices into our office no later than Thursday, Jan. 9, at 5 p.m.

December invoices and check requests received in our office after 5 p.m. on Jan. 9 will be posted as January expenses.

Questions? Contact Bruce Owen at bowen@georgefox.edu.

Thanks and have a very Merry Christmas!