Print Services closed Thursday and Friday

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Print Services will be closed today (Thursday) and Friday, June 2-3, due to remodeling. Have emergency printing? Call ext. 2550.

Students for Serve Day Committee Needed

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Students for Serve Day Committee Needed
•       Who? Responsible, Creative, and Hard-working Students
•       When?
o       3 meetings throughout the summer (please check with your supervisor that you would be allowed to volunteer your time in this way as it may interfere with your work schedule)
o       Extra hours volunteers the week prior to Serve Day
o       Serving all day on campus on Serve Day helping with set-up and clean-up of celebration
•       Where? On Campus
•       Why? Serve Day is a fun and important way for us to be able to share our love for the Lord and our love for others.
If you are interested in serving in this way or have any questions about the committee and responsibilities, please contact me as soon as possible at serveday@georgefox.edu.

Reminder about Wheeler Sports Center access

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Wheeler Access Clarification: As a reminder, Wheeler Sports Center’s upstairs will be unaffected by the downstairs floor refinishing taking place between May 31 through June 17. The Fitness Center (weight room) will be open regular hours (6-8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 4-8 p.m.), and the gym will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

If you need to change clothes, you will need to enter the locker rooms through the back doors on the canyon side, change your clothes, go back outside, walk around the BUILDING and enter the gym from the doors on the Fulton Street side of the gym OR THE FITNESS CENTER FROM THE MAIN UPSTAIRS DOORS. The racquetball courts will be closed May 31 through June 17 (three weeks).

Questions? E-mail Patty Findley at pfindley@georgefox.edu.

Wheeler clarification: Upstairs will be unaffected by floor refinishing

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Wheeler Access Clarification: Wheeler Sports Center’s upstairs will be unaffected by the downstairs floor refinishing. The Fitness Center (weight room) will be open regular hours (6-8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 4-8 p.m.), and the gym will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Plant Services will be refinishing the wood floors of the Wheeler lobby downstairs from May 31 through June 17.

If you need to change clothes, you will need to enter the locker rooms through the back doors on the canyon side, change your clothes, go back outside, walk around the gym and enter the gym from the doors on the Fulton Street side of the gym. The racquetball courts will be closed May 31 through June 17 (three weeks).

Questions? E-mail Patty Findley at pfindley@georgefox.edu.

ATTENTION STUDENT EMPLOYEES!!

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Sign and Submit your May Timesheet to your Supervisor!

Don’t forget to turn in your May timesheets to your supervisor at the end of your last shift of the month.  Be sure your name is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it.  Payday is on Wednesday, June 15h.  Thank you!

– Human Resources

University closes Monday to observe Memorial Day

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed on Monday, May 30, to observe the Memorial Day holiday. Libraries in Newberg and at the Portland and Salem centers also will be closed.

Access to Wheeler will be limited May 31 through June 17

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Plant Services will be refinishing the wood floors of the Wheeler lobby downstairs from May 31 through June 17. The hours Wheeler will be open on weekdays only are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will not be open weekends.

Please enter through the back doors on Fulton Street or directly into the locker rooms. The front doors will be open, but access through the lower lobby will not be permitted.

Thank you for your cooperation throughout this operation. Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

– Plant Services

Fundraiser event for missionaries to Lithuania set for June 20

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

The campus community is invited to an event in support of George Fox alumnus Andrew Stave and former employee Kim (Cliffe) Stave, missionaries to Lithuania Christian College. The gathering is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, June 20, at North Valley Friends Church, 4020 N. College St.

The evening will include:

  • Homemade traditional Lithuanian food
  • Traditional Lithuanian music
  • Traditional Lithuanian costumes
  • Information on the Staves’ ministry at LCC International University
  • An opportunity to meet and hear from a LCC student, Iryna
  • Learn where in the world LCC students come from
  • Take home some Lithuanian handicrafts from a silent auction

Cost is $5 per person, and a love offering will also be taken. R.S.V.P. to Kim Stave at kstave@lcc.lt so we know how much food to make.

Questions? Contact Adina Briggs-McConaughey at amcconau@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE unavailable for two hours on June 7

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, June 7, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

2011-2012 Undergraduate Payment Estimator

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The George Fox University Payment Estimator for next year is now available online and ready for use! This planning tool is extremely helpful for families as they get a jump on their planning for the coming academic year. Information on how to begin monthly payments is also available with the estimator. It’s not too early to begin planning and making payments now!

Simply go to: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/stu_fin_srv/forms.html and select the Payment Estimator hyperlink.

Students, if someone else helps you with your tuition payments, you will want to forward this link to them as well!

Free business seminar features Norman Bodek on June 3

Friday, May 20th, 2011

The School of Business invites students and employees to a free speaker series event featuring Norman Bodek, CEO of PCS Press. He will present “The Human Side of LEAN/The Harada Method” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3, in Room 155 at the Portland Center.

For the past 20 years, Bodek has worked tirelessly to bring the best of Japanese management theory to America. He is credited with discovering and publishing the works of Dr. Shigeo Shingo and Taiichi Ohno, the inventors of the Toyota Production System. His knowledge has been gleaned from taking more than 70 trips to Japan and visiting 250 plants.

Following is a synopsis of his presentation:

“The key ingredient currently missing in many businesses is consideration of the employee. The Harada Method, which is the second pillar of Lean, focuses on the employee. What if we told the employee that we were interested in their personal progression? What if we simply planted a foundation for personal growth, whether intellectual or physical, or a creative combination of the two? Would this new, more-focused, better-skilled employee be an asset? Of course!”

Join us for a discussion on the role of individuals in industry. Among the questions we will discuss:

  • How do we humanize industry?
  • How we can create a more focused and better skilled employee?
  • How does employee respect and trust affect quality and outcomes?

R.S.V.P. at this link. Questions? Contact Amber Russell at arussell@georgefox.edu.

Cost of photocopying and printing increases

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Over the past 13 years, Elizabeth Holme has done a phenomenal job in keeping the costs down and maintaining the same prices for printing and copying. However, effective May 16, Print Services has increased its cost of photocopying and printing.

The new price for black and white copies and prints on 8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 is 5 cents for front sides and 3 cents for back sides. The price will double for 11 x 17 and larger.

Color copy and printing on 8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 will be 25 cents per side. For 11 x 17 and larger the price will be 50 cents per side.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call at ext. 2550 and 2551.

Villa Cafe will be open weekdays this summer

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

We’re pleased to announce that, starting this week, the Villa Cafe will be open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to great beverages and freshly baked goodies, we’ll be featuring homemade soups and a daily luncheon special.

Also, if you work at VAC or plan on being there this summer during the noon hour, we’d appreciate it if you’d take a few moments to complete this survey to assist us in serving you better.

Thanks for your support.

Denny Lawrence,
Bon Appetit

Bon Appetit’s lunch specials now posted online

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Back by popular demand is our Expo Special during lunch at the Bruin Den every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You can check out our weekly lunch specials at this website. You can find them under the “Cafes” tab, from which you can click “Bruin Den” and “Weekly Menu.”

For those of you who haven’t yet discovered iGFU, the university’s new mobile app for smartphones and iPads, it now also includes the daily Bruin Den lunch special. You can access iGFU at igfu.georgefox.edu and tap “Today’s meals at The Bon.”

Check it out and let us know what you think!

– Denny Lawrence
Bon Appetit

Please leave certain lots open for Genesis guests

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

We are welcoming about 100 new students and their families for Genesis this Thursday and Friday, May 19-20. If you or your summer student employees have been parking in the Wood-Mar/Hoover/Stevens staff lots, we would like to ask you to please give up your spots on Thursday and Friday for our guests.

There is plenty of parking in the Pennington lot, on Sheridan and Meridian streets, and in the Bauman lot. Thank you for helping us to welcome our incoming students!

Career Services hosts last webinar on job search techniques

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Knock em Dead Secrets & Strategies for Success in an Uncertain World with Martin Yate CPC, NY Times bestseller!

This is the last webinar of our Spring Grad Series on Job Search techniques brought to you by Career Services!  Whether your concerns are resumes, job search, turning interviews into offers, job security, climbing the ladder of success, choosing or changing careers, pursuing your dreams or owning your own business, here’s an integrated blueprint for success.

Join us Wednesday, May 18, from noon-1:00 p.m. in the Career Services office (first floor of Stevens).

Questions? Contact us at 503-554-2330 or careers@georgefox.edu

Reminder for hanging basket planting session

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Remember to come to Plant Services Wednesday morning (May 18) at 9:30 a.m. to learn how to make the hanging baskets that grace our campus every summer. You’ll also be helping us in the process.

Questions? Call ext. 2010.

Thank you,
Plant Services

FoxTALE unavailable for two hours on May 17

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Just a reminder: FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, May 17. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Canon camera battery found in Wheeler

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Found in Wheeler Sports Center’s Room 211 (Dance/Mirror Room): A battery for a Canon camera. Call Patty Findley at ext. 2910 or e-mail her at pfindley@georgefox.edu to claim it.

Free tickets available for Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

This year, the Newberg Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast is featuring an alumni a capella group, Rescue. If you are interested in attending as our guests, I have tickets I would like to give away. Call me or e-mail right away if you are interested.

The event is this Saturday, May 14, from 8 to 10 a.m. in the Klages Dining Room, so let me know soon!

Thank you,
Nancy Almquist, ext. 2120