Tickets are available to see Broadway Across America’s Chicago this Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Keller Auditorium in Portland. Tickets are available at a group rate of $43 each.
Questions? Call 503-554-2134. You can register online at this link.
Please come share your prayers and good wishes to Sarah Jobson. Sarah left the university this fall and accepted the assistant director of residence life position at Northwest University in the Kirkland, Wash.
Please swing by …
Thursday, Sept. 12
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium
We are thankful for the influence and care Sarah provided to our students during her time with us. Come join us!
Please join Student Life as we celebrate Joel Perez for his service to our university. Joel accepted a position this fall at Seattle Pacific University as the dean of student life.
He and his family will be back on campus so that we can send him off in style.
Join us …
Friday, Sept. 13
3 to 5 p.m.
Stevens (Duke) Atrium
Security services is offering its annual C-CERT training course. We will meet every Wednesday between Sept. 18 and Oct. 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. in Lemmons 5.
In a large-scale disaster, the university needs to be prepared to be self-sufficient. This is why we are providing Campus Community Emergency Response Team training, or C-CERT.
Become part of the team and be prepared. Follow the link below for more information and get signed up now. The first class is in two weeks.
The university has just implemented a new pass-through process for Bruin Careers. Click here to go directly to the Bruin Careers site. Once there, log in with your Bruin Careers username and password. If you haven’t set up an account before, click where it says “click here to register.”
Make sure that your username and password are the same as your George Fox e-mail and password. Now, whenever you log onto MyGFU you will click directly into Bruin Careers without needing to log on.
Please e-mail careers@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2330 if you have any questions!
Tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 4), the normal class schedule will be adjusted to accommodate our Honors Convocation Chapel. Please use the link included below to view the adjusted class schedule. You can also view the adjusted schedule by visiting the registrar’s office main page.
When viewing, locate the regular meeting time of your scheduled Wednesday classes in the “Regular Schedule” column on the left, and modify your schedule to attend the time listed in the “Adjusted Schedule” column on the right.
Please note classes scheduled outside the normal block periods have been assigned to an adjusted schedule block as well. You’ll be notified by your instructor of the adjusted time for your course; we’ve also included those out of block classes as well.
Adjusted Class Schedule Due to Honors Convocation Chapel
Questions can be directed to registrar@georgefox.edu.
Please turn in all August …
to the financial affairs office no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9. If you have any questions, please call or e-mail Kathi Becker (Financial Affairs) at ext. 2166 or kbecker@georgefox.edu.
Thank you,
The Finance Team
Security has received notification of student cars speeding on neighborhood streets and near-misses in the crosswalk leading to the Friendsview Retirement Community on Fulton Street. The speed limit is 25 mph on streets surrounding campus, and 10 mph on streets within the campus boundaries.
Please drive cautiously both on and off campus and watch out for pedestrians, especially elderly ones who walk by our campus.
Due to the Labor Day holiday, there will be no USPS, UPS or FedEx services today for mail and packages.
Our customer service window will be open for picking up packages that arrived on campus prior to today. You may drop off outgoing mail and packages but they will not be posted until Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556 or Linda Sartwell at ext. 2560.
Thank you,
Mail Services
Some FoxTALE reminders …
Contact the IT Service Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu) for more information or visit the FoxTALE for Faculty resource page.
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 Monday, Sept. 9.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
Serve Day Team Leaders,
Please remember that there is an important meeting this Wednesday, Sept. 4, in from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. We will be covering details about your serve site, information about your responsibilities, and you’ll get your t-shirt!
If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Rachel Elmer at serveday@georgefox.edu to set up another time to meet.
We look forward to seeing you there!
– Rachel Elmer and Beth Muthiah, Serve Day Coordinators
It’s now under two weeks until our 15th annual Serve Day! On Wednesday, Sept. 11, we will send out more than 1,600 employees and students to serve over 80 sites in Newberg and the surrounding area.
Employees have received their Serve Day assignments. If you have any questions about your assignment, let Beth Muthiah or Rachel Elmer know by e-mailing serveday@georgefox.edu.
Those students who live on campus will receive their assignments from their RA. Additional information is available in living areas.
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, the normal class schedule will be adjusted to accommodate our Honors Convocation Chapel. Please use the link included below to view the adjusted class schedule. You can also view the adjusted schedule by visiting the registrar’s office main page.
When viewing, locate the regular meeting time of your scheduled Wednesday classes in the “Regular Schedule” column on the left, and modify your schedule to attend the time listed in the “Adjusted Schedule” column on the right.
Please note classes scheduled outside the normal block periods have been assigned to an adjusted schedule block as well. You’ll be notified by your instructor of the adjusted time for your course; we’ve also included those out of block classes as well.
Adjusted Class Schedule Due to Honors Convocation Chapel
Questions can be directed to registrar@georgefox.edu.
A beginning guitar class and individual guitar lessons are being offered this fall on campus. Sign up and add some fun to your schedule!
The Beginning Guitar Class is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting. Learn to play awesome rock and roll classics and your favorite worship songs. No experience is necessary. MUSI 250-A (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 9:40-10:30 a.m).
Private Guitar Lessons are offered to bring your playing to the next level! One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and get some new skills and techniques. Work on music that you really want to play. MUSA 105/305 GT
Lessons are taught by in-demand Portland guitarist Dave Iula. He performs with Portland’s top bands (Mel Brown, Patrick Lamb, Excellent Gentlemen) as well as many churches in Portland (Beaverton Foursquare, Southlake Church, Rolling Hills, Imago Dei Community).
E-mail Dave for more info at daveiula1@gmail.com.
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 here.
Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged.
The next order will be placed Monday, Sept. 2. Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Mail Services will extend its hours for package pick-up in the coming days. Here is a summary:
Normal hours: Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Extra hours: Open this Saturday, Aug. 31, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 2 and Sept. 3, open 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
If you are just arriving on Saturday, stop and get all your packages that day to avoid the long lines on Monday and Tuesday.
If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
Thanks,
University Mail Services
Serve Day is coming on Wednesday, Sept. 11! If you are planning to purchase a meal, please complete this form so we know how much food to prepare. If you do not plan to purchase a meal, you do not need to complete this form.
Breakfast and dinner are provided for all employees; all meals are provided for team leaders and committee members. Dinner is available for purchase for families of employees; bring a blanket and enjoy a picnic on the quad after a wonderful day of service.
This .75 FTE position (30 hours per week year round) will be open to internal applicants (employees) only for one week. Temporary employees may also apply, but external applications are not being accepted.
If you would like a copy of the job description, please email hr@georgefox.edu. To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources. The link to the transfer request form can be found here. If the position is not filled with an internal candidate, it will be posted externally beginning Thursday, Sept. 3.
This is a reminder to come see our new location this morning! The dean of the College of Arts and Sciences is hosting an open house today (Wednesday), from 10 a.m. to noon in Lemmons 9.
Please join us! Contact Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
