The Staff Development Committee is sponsoring a spring worship event on the Newberg campus next week! Support staff will gather on Tuesday, March 13, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in VAC 117. Please plan to join us for worship, praise, fellowship and snacks.
Questions? Contact Vicki Tschan at vtschan@georgefox.edu.
Today (Thursday) is International Women’s Day! This holiday is celebrated all around the world for the purpose of showing women that they are loved and appreciated.
Ladies: Stop by the Bruin Den today between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and pick up some free chocolate!
Gents: Let your female friends know that you appreciate them today. Give a hug, a big smile, or even some flowers to women who mean a lot to you!
If you should spill your coffee or pop or whatever, please call the plant services office as soon as possible. No, it’s not that we need more work. Actually it saves us time to get that spill right away. If we can address the spill immediately it won’t get sticky, pick up other dirt, or attract ants.
Call the office at ext. 2010 and we will get that spill as soon as we can.
Thank you,
Plant Services
Are you a business major looking for an upper-division course for next academic year? Are you a non-business major who might have a particular interest in a specific business topic?
The School of Business would like to highlight several new(er) courses that are being offered fall 2012:
ECON 485 – Environmental Economics
Students will explore the relationship between the economy and the environment. The efficient management of natural resources, impacts of pollution, and sustainability issues will all be considered. To account for economic growth concerns the scope of analysis includes both the developed and developing world. The primary objective of the course is to increase students’ understanding of policy-relevant, incentive-based solutions to environmental issues.
BUSN 303 – Personal Finance
This course is designed to prepare students to think critically about their relationship with money, develop their own personal financial philosophy and implement practical application of personal financial management. Topics include relationship with money, biblical financial foundations, budgets, loans, spending, housing, insurance, investments, and taxes.
MKTG 485 – Consumer Engagement and Social Networking
Marketing is all about connecting … connecting with your customer, connecting with management, connecting with money (budget), and connecting with retail. What is our business? Who are our customers? What does the customer value? Consumer engagement is not a single source of contact but an ongoing “conversation” – developing brand positioning, leveraging user-generated content, and creating a word-of-mouth social audience, all resulting in customer loyalty and influencing behavior. The questions haven’t changed BUT how we tell the story has.
The 14th annual Fox Film Festival is fast approaching. Your Film Festival Committee is hard at work preparing for a spectacular event. We have some awesome new ideas this year and are looking forward to some fun marketing phases for the event (be on the lookout for a golden ticket in your mailbox).
The dates of the festival are as follows:
To get a submission form, please e-mail filmfestival@georgefox.edu. Questions? Contact Carissa Hoffman at choffman09@georgefox.edu.
The International Club is hosting a Chinese class from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday). All are welcome!
Join us in the International House/Cultural Center, where we had the Chinese class last time. We will spend the first 30 minutes getting to know each other and reviewing what we have learned before, and the main learning time is from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. So, if you have work until 7:30, you can still come.
I hope to see you there. I enjoyed the company of each of you last time!
Yali He (yhe11@georgefox.edu)
The article “8 Qualities of Remarkable Employees” has been posted to the Employee Council website. Take a minute to read the article, then respond to our mini-survey question: Who is a remarkable employee you’ve seen at Fox, and what makes that person a remarkable employee?
Responses to the mini-survey are visible on the site, as are minutes from past meetings. You are always welcome to contact the Employee Council by e-mailing us at employeecouncil@georgefox.edu or by directly contacting an individual on the council (see the website for a list of members).
Benefit-eligible employees, half time and above, have an opportunity to enroll in a new group plan with lower rates and a guarantee-issue (no need to qualify medically).
Come to Stevens 202 on Thursday, March 8, to meet with Paul Frampton, our Aflac representative. He will be making presentations at noon and at 1 p.m. for about 15 minutes each time, and will be available after presentations for questions and drop-in visits.
Additional information on these plans is available on the Benefits web page.
Join us for chapel today (Wednesday) as we welcome Jey Mbiro, a Christian music DJ representing Compassion who, as a child in the slums of Kenya, received care through Compassion’s child sponsorship program.
See you at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium!
Join us for an International Coffee House event! Come down to the Foxhole, grab a cup of coffee and get to know how different cultures think about the topic “women around the world.” We’ll meet from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday).
Everybody is welcome. The purpose of the International Coffee House is to build connections between people all over the world.
Questions? Contact Kaleb Olsen at olsenk10@georgefox.edu.
The second annual George Fox International Photo Contest is here. Submit your photos taken outside of the United States to join this event. Winners will receive a cash prize of $50, $25 and $15 (for first-, second- and third-place winners). The Best of Show will receive $75.
Three categories of the photos you can submit:
Contestants must e-mail the photo to:
All entries must be submitted with the following information:
For more information, please contact Lishan Zeng or Alice Gozal at the above e-mail addresses. Please remember that the deadline for submission is coming soon, so take some time to look through your album and decide which photo you want to show to the Fox community.
Please join with other students, faculty, alumni, parents and friends of George Fox University for a time of joint prayer this Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. We will begin in Klages Dining Hall with one of our chapel worship bands, followed by a time of prayer, both in groups and on a walking tour of campus. Prayer is powerful and effective!
If you have questions, please contact Nancy Almquist, director of parent relations, at 503-554-2114 or nalmquist@georgefox.edu.
We’re doing more tree planting! This week we will be planting more dogwood and a wide variety of native wildflowers in the Hess Creek forest on Thursday, March 8. Meet at the gazebo fireplace next to the suites at 3 p.m., or come join us when you can. We plan to plant until 5 p.m. Hope to see you there!
Questions? Contact Evan Watson at ewatson@gmail.com.
Do you have students who are strong writers, solid scholars, avid learners, and who love helping others uncover their potential? Please consider recommending them for a position as a consultant at the Academic Resource Center (ARC). Each year, more than 500 students schedule over 1,500 appointments with ARC consultants. Our consultants help struggling students improve their work and helping strong students get even stronger.
Consultant application materials for the 2012-13 academic year are available at this link. Completed materials are due by Friday, March 9. Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu; 503-554-2314) if you have questions.
Feeling stressed? The Academic Resource Center is hosting a workshop, “Managing Stress,” this Friday, March 9, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 125.
This workshop will give effective and concrete tools to help college students manage the stress of college. Topics will include time management, test anxiety, insomnia, roommate and relationship issues, and utilizing stress to your advantage. Our presenter will be Laura Helmer from the Health and Counseling Center.
Share your “Be Known Experience” and you could win a Kindle Touch!
Tell us a story about a special way a faculty or staff member at George Fox made you feel known, in or outside of the classroom. We’ll draw five winners who will each receive a $10 Amazon gift certificate. One lucky winner will get a brand new Kindle Touch!
Current students and alumni are welcome to enter. Visit this page to submit your story. The winners will be drawn and announced on Monday, March 12. Good luck!
Questions? E-mail Eric Mortinson at emortinson@georgefox.edu.
As a reminder, the financial affairs office has implemented a new process for employee expense reimbursements.
For those who have signed up for direct deposit: If your Expense Reimbursement Form is received in the financial affairs office by Monday, your deposit will be processed on Thursday of that week. If it’s received after Monday it will be processed on Thursday of the following week. Please note that payment may take up to 48 hours to appear in your account.
For those who have not signed up or who chosen to have their reimbursements process as a check: Checks will be cut only on the first Monday of each month. If your Expense Reimbursement Form arrives in the financial affairs office by 5 p.m. on the 20th of the month your payment will be included in the next check run. If your paperwork arrives after the 20th of the month it will not be processed until the following month’s check run.
Example: If your paperwork arrives before March 20th the check will be cut on the first Monday in April. If your paperwork arrives after March 20th your check will be cut on the first Monday of May.
If you would like your reimbursements to be set up as direct deposit, you need to download, complete and submit the authorization form to the financial affairs office (Box #6029). The form can be found on the FAO’s Common Forms webpage.
If you have any questions, please contact Andy Dunn at ext. 2162.
Don’t miss out on this week’s community event! This Saturday, March 10, a senior capstone group is hosting a Saturday Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bauman parking lot.
We have collected a group of vendors together that will offer something for every shopper. Our vendors include food, gifts, crafts, small businesses, nonprofits and many more!
Questions? Contact Amelia Keith at akeith07@georgefox.edu.
Career Services invites students to a session, “Acing the Interview: What Employers Really Look For,” on Wednesday, March 7, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in EHS 125.
Looking good on paper isn’t enough when it comes to getting hired. You must be able to articulate your value to the employer. This session will equip you with strategies for expressing how you are the best candidate for the position!
Featured will be guest speaker Doug Rice, a talent acquisition manager at Enterprise Holdings who has conducted more than 2,000 interviews.
No registration required! Open to all majors! Faculty, please let you students know about this opportunity.
For more information, contact Angela Doty at adoty@georgefox.edu.
Join us for an evening of faith-inspired original works as the University Players explore ‘The Road’: Stories from our Journey with The Savior.
Performances are March 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. There is no charge for admission, but donations are greatly appreciated.
Questions? Contact Ben Vawter at bvawter09@georgefox.edu.
