Mail Services received a UPS bill for a Next Day Air letter that was sent on 4/11/2012 to Matheny on Market Street in San Francisco, CA. Â Unfortunately, the sender did not give their name or cost center for this package. Â If you send this letter, please contact Sherrie Frost, Ext. 2556. Â Thank you.
This year we will be merging Homecoming & Family Weekend into one weekend. Mark your calendars for Oct. 26-28, 2012. Alumni and parents of current students alike are invited to visit campus and take part in a weekend full of activities and events for the whole family. Reunions are planned for the classes 1952, 1972, 1982, 1986, 1992 and 2002. For more information, contact alumni relations at alumni@georgefox.edu
or 503-554-2134.
More than 400 Rotarians will be on campus for their district conference beginning today, Thursday, and going through brunch on Sunday. They will be coming from as far away as Pendleton, Lincoln City and Salem, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash.
Newberg’s Mike Caruso is the district governor and specifically wanted George Fox to be the venue for this year’s conference. University alumni LeRoy Benham and Fred Gregory have headed the planning committee for the past year and a half in preparation for the event. Alumna Wendy Goodwin will perform for the convention on Saturday evening in Bauman Auditorium.
In addition, there will be 100 rotary exchange students in attendance along with the Rotarians. Please help them feel welcome to our campus.
Thanks to all of you who responded to the questionnaire/s in April about the performance review process. Both questionnaires (one for employees who received performance reviews and one for supervisors who gave performance reviews) are now closed. And to those of you who volunteered to participate in a focus group, we appreciate your willingness to do that.
As previously announced, Mark Pothoff and Andrea Byerley, both members of the performance review task force, are planning to meet with two small groups at the end of May for about 90 minutes each. One focus group will be made up of employees who have received performance reviews to discuss the results of that survey. A second, separate focus group for supervisors will also be convened to review and probe a little more deeply into the results of the supervisor questionnaire.
More people are needed to participate in these focus groups, so if you are interested and willing, would you please e-mail Andrea or Mark directly to let them know – and also please indicate which focus group you would like to participate in. (Exact date and time of meetings will be communicated to those who volunteer.)
Many thanks,
Lisa Burton, Andrea Byerley, Mark Pothoff, Peggy Kilburg
As part of the university’s reorganization announced last week, this full-time position is currently open to internal applicants (employees). Temporary employees may also apply, but external applications are not being accepted.
If you would like a copy of the job description, please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu. To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources no later than Wednesday, May 23, at 5 p.m. The link to the transfer request form can be found on this page.
Our new students and their families are arriving on Thursday and Friday, May 17-18, to attend Genesis. Please help to warmly welcome them by giving up your parking places in the Stevens, Hoover and Wood-Mar parking lots on both days. Parking is available in the Bauman lot, on the campus side of Meridian Street, Sherman and North streets, and the Pennington lot.
Please also tell your summer work-study students to not park in those lots for those two days.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, May 30, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.
Friday, May 18, 3:30 p.m. – Track & Field in GFU Final Qualifier (Colcord Memorial Field)
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
Remember Plant Services is in need of your help this morning (Wednesday) to plant hanging baskets for the quad. Meet at the lower level of Plant Services. We will begin at 9 a.m. and work on baskets for about four hours. You can drop in any time.
Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.
Thank you.
If you are interested in taking part in the American Heart Association’s Heart & Stroke Walk on Saturday, May 19, you still have time to sign up. E-mail Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by Wednesday, May 16, if you’d like to take part.
This fun, family-friendly event will take place in Portland along the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade. The 5K walk (or run if you prefer) promotes exercise and raises funds for cardiovascular disease research and initiatives that promote prevention, treatment and better care for stroke and heart disease patients. Festivities begin at 8:30 a.m., and the walk begins at 10 a.m.
George Fox is pulling together volunteers to support Mohan Nair’s team. Nair is the chief innovation officer at Regence and was executive in residence for the School of Business last fall.
Participants will each get a free T-shirt, so please include your T-shirt size in your e-mail. More information is available about the event at this link.
Join us at the dedication of the Esther Zemke (Joan Austin’s mother) Memorial Garden at 4 p.m. this afternoon (Tuesday). The dedication will be held in front of the Stevens Center.
For more information, contact Vangie Pattison at ext. 2121.
Portland-area author, trainer and success coach Carl Casanova will speak on “How to Create a Coaching Communication Culture in the Workplace” at the Tuesday, May 22, Newberg meeting for the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest. The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Villa Academic Complex.
Casanova will look at leadership development methods that encourage assistance from workers rather than resistance. He has spent his career helping individuals seek solutions in their lives, assisting business owners in their growth and coaching Fortune 500 companies to bring about extraordinary change. He is a psychotherapist, adjunct professor, and keynote seminar leader and has been featured on numerous television and radio programs. He is the founder and director of a personal and professional development school (newvibetraining.com).
Coffee, tea and pastries will be available at the meeting, which is free for Chamber members who R.S.V.P. at cccnw.net. A $5 donation is suggested from non-members and guests who R.S.V.P. For more information, visit the above site or call 503-928-8354.
Due to Jenna Parisi’s upcoming departure for graduate school, this full-time position is currently open to internal applicants (employees). Temporary employees may also apply, but external applications are not being accepted. If you would like a copy of the job description, please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu.
To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources no later than Tuesday, May 22, at 5 p.m. The link to the transfer request form can be found on this page.
Effective May 16, 2012 until Jan. 13, 2013, the U.S. Postal Service will prohibit outgoing international mailing of:
Customers sending any electronic devices containing removable lithium batteries must remove the lithium batteries before shipping the device. Electronic equipment with non-removable lithium batteries may not be sent by international mail or APO FBO (military addresses.)
Examples:Â Video cameras, scanners, cell phones, MP3 players, Bluetooth headsets, smartphones, laptop computers, shavers, power drills, tablets, portable DVD players, measuring equipment, GPS, etc.
This prohibition does not apply to lithium batteries mailed within the United States.
Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.
Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service. 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 15. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.
Thanks,
University Mail Services
May Term students and summer student employees: It has been brought to security’s attention by the university community that many of the reserved staff spots behind the library are being used by students. Please park in the row directly facing the tennis courts (closest to the track), in the parking in front of Weesner Village, or in the Pennington or Bauman lots. Thanks!
We also welcome many visitors to campus during the summer, and the visitor rows in the Hoover and Stevens lots are reserved for visitors only. Please help us to welcome them by not using the guest parking areas.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
Faculty: Please remember to submit your textbook orders for fall semester before you go into “summer mode.” We will begin placing orders very soon. You can find the form under Faculty Resources.
We are open all summer (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday), so late orders are always accepted and we will make every attempt to get your books here on time. Fall sales begin July 1. If you’ve already submitted your orders, thanks and enjoy your summer!
Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.
Note to all faculty and administrative assistants: All of the necessary BlueZone store forms are easily accessible from the George Fox website. There are links to all forms on the Faculty Resources page.
A quick link is also available on the Current Employee Resources page.
All forms are available through these links, including Printer Service Requests, Faculty Regalia Rental, and Textbook/Supply Adoptions.
Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.
Due to construction, the outside door to the Beebe Post Office is not accessible. Please enter the post office through the lobby door located on the east side of the building. It will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during construction over the next two weeks.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. Questions? Call ext. 2555.
Due to Jean Oehm Miller’s upcoming departure, this full-time position is currently open to internal applicants (employees). Temporary employees may also apply, but external applications are not being accepted.
If you would like a copy of the job description, please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu. To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources no later than Wednesday, May 16, at 5 p.m.
The link to the transfer request form can be found here.
