The Canadian postal strike has ended. All classes of mail to Canada are now being accepted by the U.S. Postal Service. Keep in mind that it will take some time for the Canadian Postal Service to catch up on all the mail that has not been distributed.
If you need something delivered in a timely manner, you may want to use the Global Express Guarantee service offered by the local U.S. Post Office during the next few weeks.
It’s time for our sixth annual Red, White and Blue Jeans Day. In recognition of Independence Day and the upcoming long holiday weekend, you are invited to wear casual attire in patriotic colors this Friday, July 1.
At 3 p.m. the all-American dessert – apple pie a la mode – will be served on the Stevens Center plaza for Newberg employees. We invite you to join us for this sweet treat and a time to visit with colleagues. Summer student employees are also invited.
Portland and Boise employees are also being provided a similar afternoon break.
You are invited to join George Fox University alumni, parents, students and friends for a Mariners game on July 16 at Safeco Field. The evening begins with a catered barbecue dinner in Lookout Landing, followed by the game against the Texas Rangers. The dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and the first pitch is at 7:10 p.m.
Cost is only $42 and includes your meal and game ticket. Click here to register or call Anna Philipsen at ext. 2131 for more information.
The cutoff time at Mail Services has changed for FedEx packages. You must have the package at University Mail Services by noon each day (this includes FedEx letter envelopes and boxes).
If you miss this FedEx cutoff time, you can still drop the packages at the Newberg Mail Room located in the Springbook Plaza at 1102 N. Springbrook Road. They are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Their telephone number is 503-538-5555.
Just a reminder of other cutoff times for letters and packages at Mail Services:
Questions? Please contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
The end of the fiscal year has arrived and with it comes a few notices about year-end purchases.
If you have any questions, please contact Andy Dunn at ext. 2162 or adunn@georgefox.edu.
The university’s adult degree programs now have a Facebook page, and we are trying to get the word out. Please “like” our page at this link or log on to Facebook and search for George Fox University adult degree programs.
Don Powers (Biology) needs a location near the Newberg campus with an active hummingbird feeder to record flight biomechanics of hovering hummingbirds. If you have an active feeder and are willing to provide access, please contact Don at dpowers@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2705.
Due to the Canadian postal strike, only one mailing service is available to Canada: Global Express Guarantee. This service has to be done at the Newberg Post Office located on the corner of Blaine and First.
The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended all other Canadian mailing services (First Class, Priority, etc.). Please do not include Canadian mail in the outgoing mail for your department. It will be returned to you.
Other carriers such as UPS and Fed-Ex are still operational for packages to Canada. Keep in mind that additional paperwork (such as three copies of an invoice) is required for international package shipping.
Questions? Call ext. 2555.
Real estate professional and business coach Dan Foster will speak on campus on Tuesday, June 28, at the Newberg meeting of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest. The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex.
Foster is branch manager for the Newberg and Sherwood Teams of Prudential Northwest Properties, the largest locally owned real estate company in the Portland metro area. His entire team was chosen by consumers as one of the top 12 real estate offices in all America for service excellence and overall customer satisfaction.
Foster is also a business coach and has been certified through the Coaching Leader System of Building Champions, Inc. He currently helps facilitate the sales and personal development training in his company. He also leads a monthly webinar that features advice from sales professionals and leaders throughout the real estate industry.
Coffee, tea and pastries will be available at the meeting, which is free for newly renewed 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 cccnw.net or call 503-928-8354.
The Bruin Bookstore will host a 20 percent off sale on GFU-imprinted items during Genesis this week. Come check out our sale table of select items up to 75 percent off (including some Burt’s Bees products).
Bookstore hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
On Thursday, June 16, we will welcome about 200 new students and their families for three more days of Genesis. We would like to welcome them to George Fox with open arms and open parking lots.
If you normally park in the Stevens, Wood-Mar or Hoover staff parking lots, we’d like to ask you to give up your spots Thursday through Saturday and park in the Bauman or Pennington lots – or on Sheridan, North or Meridian streets.
Thank you for your assistance in welcoming our new students and their families to George Fox!
– Security Services
An all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, in Hoover 105.
For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at this stream site. A chat room has also been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.
Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Friday, June 24, if you would like to nominate a colleague for June Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include a concise but specific summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so.
The winner will be announced and presented with a $100 gift card to The Allison at our next community meeting, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, in Hoover 105.
Wheeler Gymnasium and the lower lobby are closed through Sunday, June 19, due to refinishing of the floors. Please do not enter. The weight room upstairs will still remain open.
It’s not too late to sign up for the last two Tilikum summer family retreats.
On July 8-10, Tilikum will host single moms for the Single Moms Family Camp. Jan Cammack, a single mom herself, will speak on “The Lord as Our Shepherd.” This is a special retreat designed to give single moms a chance to get together with other moms in a relaxed camp setting. Summer staff counselors will be on hand for the weekend to lead special activities for the kids. Challenge course activities will be available, and a hayride and campfire with s’mores is an evening highlight.
For fathers and daughters, a Father/Daughter Weekend is scheduled Aug. 5-7. Brad Lau, father of three daughters, will speak, and activities include a fishing derby, a challenge course (with the big zipline, little zipline and climbing wall), swimming, a waterslide, canoeing and archery.
To learn more or to register, visit this site.
The Villa Cafe will be closed this Friday, June 10. We’ll see you again on Monday.
Just a reminder: FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, June 7, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
We have having our Science Camp again this year (June 27-30) for students entering grades 3-5. Forensics focus! Do you have a child who would like to attend? We had a blast last time.
E-mail me and/or check out the website. Registration date is passed, but I still have space!
– Teresa Arnold (tarnold@georgefox.edu)
All of Wheeler will be closed from 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, through Thursday, June 9, due to toxic chemicals being used on the floor. This includes the Fitness Center and the gymnasium. The facility will reopen at 6 a.m. on Friday, June 10.
Print Services will be closed today (Thursday) and Friday, June 2-3, due to remodeling. Have emergency printing? Call ext. 2550.
