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.
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.
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!
Plan to join us for the all-employee meeting today (Thursday), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium! President Robin Baker will be making some important announcements, and we have a full agenda planned. Be sure to attend!
Our theme this month is “Christmas,” which will include the serving of festive snack platters of cherry tomatoes, sliced cheese and rosemary in the shape of a tree, with regular and gluten-free crackers on the side. We’ll also have “Holiday Rice” (and gluten-free Chex), “Krispy Squares” (green and red M&M’s mixed in), cranberry and lime punch, and ice water.
At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 235.
The library 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.
Attention all 2014-15 returning students: The Scholarship Manager, the George Fox donor-funded scholarship application site, opens today (Thursday) at 8 a.m.! It will close automatically on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 5 p.m. (no exceptions).
Scholarship Manager is George Fox’s site for returning 2014-15 traditional undergraduate students to apply for donor-funded scholarships. This process will allow you to apply for all available donor scholarships. Based on the donors’ criteria, Scholarship Manager will match you up with all scholarships for which you qualify.
To begin, follow the steps below:
Read the “Scholarship Manager Introduction†and “Application Instructions†carefully.
Please be aware that a personal statement essay is required of all applicants and an additional essay and/or references are required to be considered for the following specific scholarships: Hanson Quaker Leadership ($1,000), Miller BEST Achievement ($12,500), Sims Memorial Nursing ($1,000) and Steinfeldt Peace Studies ($1,000).
If you are graduating or plan to leave the university within or following the 2013-14 academic year, please disregard this notice.
Faculty, please inform your students of this opportunity.
Questions? Contact Terri Crawford at tcrawfor@georgefox.edu.
More than 200 students will receive undergraduate and graduate diplomas at the university’s midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Wheeler Sports Center. Seating begins at 10 a.m., and the ceremony will start at 11 a.m.
Tickets are not required; however, seating is limited to 10 guests per graduate. At 10:45 a.m., a live broadcast of the ceremony will be available to watch at this link.
Jay Mathisen, the assistant superintendent of human resources and strategic planning with Bend-La Pine Schools and an alumnus of George Fox, will present “Justice as a Lens†as commencement speaker. In 2011, while the principal at La Pine High School, Mathiesen was selected as the High School Principal of the Year by the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators.
Saturday, Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. California-Santa Cruz (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Sunday, Dec. 22, 4 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Simpson (Calif.) (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
For more information, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
This is a reminder that 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.
Due to the very limited number of employees who will be working in the academic buildings on Monday, Dec. 23, Monday, Dec. 30, and Tuesday, Dec. 31, the buildings will be locked for your protection and security. If you plan to work on any of those days, please bring your ID card and key to campus for access to your buildings and offices.
Merry Christmas!
– Security Services
Today (Thursday) will be the last day to buy friendship bracelets for this semester! Stop by our table in the SUB during lunchtime (noon to 2 p.m.). Only $2 each!
All bracelets are handmade in the Philippines. Proceeds will go to help the families who have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan.
Any questions? Please e-mail Chris Miller at cmiller11@georgefox.edu.
