The Daily Bruin

The Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget is now uploaded into PeopleSoft. This is for use starting July 1, 2022. Happy budgeting!

– Melodee Powers (mpowers@georgefox.edu)

There have been a few phishing attempts that have been circulating through George Fox emails. These attempts can come in various forms, and they are sent to try to gain access to either your email account or to confidential information. The most recent attempt is a notification of a shared Google Doc titled “IT WORK ORDER REQUEST DOCXX.pdf.”

So that you don’t fall victim to these attempts, please review the guidelines below.

If you feel you’ve received a suspicious email, check the following:

• Check the sender’s address. If it is unrecognizable or something similar to, but not exactly the same as the sender’s normal email address, it could be a phishing attempt. Please note that a similar email address does not mean the original email address has been compromised; this is called a spoofing account.
• Any link or odd instructions. If the email directs you to click on a link (even something familiar such as iTunes, etc.) or input sensitive information, it could be an attempt to get your password or other important information. Verify with the sender personally if you are suspicious.

If you feel that you have received some sort of phishing attempt:

• If you receive an email that you suspect is a phishing attempt, you should forward it to servicedesk@georgefox.edu.
• You should not click any links or open any attachments.
• When Google identifies that an email may be phishing or suspicious, they might show a warning or move the email to Spam.
• If an email wasn’t marked correctly, follow the steps below to mark or unmark it as phishing.

1. On a computer, go to Gmail
2. Open the message
3. Next to “Reply <–“, click “More” (represented by three dots vertically stacked)
4. Click “Report Phishing”

• Request that anyone who has been emailed via the attempt also report it as phishing in their inbox.
  If you did not click on any links or reply, you do not need to do anything further.
• If you did click on a link or send a reply with sensitive information, you’ll want to change your password as soon as you can in my.georgefox.edu (this will automatically update your email password). Then go through the Settings in your Gmail account to look for anything amiss, such as an unfamiliar forwarding address or vacation responder that you never created.

Feel free to call the Service Desk at 503-545-2569 if you would like help walking through these steps.

Unsold summer semester books are headed back to their publishers soon. Shipments begin on June 27, so if you need a summer text from the Bruin Store, don’t wait.

Questions? Contact Laura King at lking@georgefox.edu.

This week we explore healthy nutrition as part of our daily preventive care. Eating healthy helps prevent, delay, and manage heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases.

A balanced, healthy dietary pattern includes a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and low-fat dairy products, and limits added sugars, saturated fats and sodium. You can read more about a healthy diet here.

Providence members: Don’t forget you have free health coaching that covers topics such as healthy nutrition, diabetes prevention and improving your diet.

Providence Health Plan members: Check out LifeBalance’s featured deals for the month of June …

• Columbia Sportswear Employee Store: Get special savings when you shop at locations in Oregon, California and Kentucky. Access ends June 30.
• Vitamix: Save 15% on purchases of $100 or more. Offer ends June 30.
• prAna: Save 70% on select women’s and men’s apparel from prAna. Offer ends June 30.
• Seal Skin Covers: Protect your car, boat or other vehicles when you’re away this summer with a weatherproof cover. Save 15% on purchases.
• Ray-Ban: Save 15% on purchases.
• Budget: Members receive special savings on rentals for business or leisure.

All university offices will be closed this Monday, June 20, to observe the Juneteenth holiday. The Murdock Library will be closed, although access to the 24/7 space will remain available. The Bruin Store will be open for its regular hours (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

Please remember to check out the finance fiscal year closing schedule on the fiscal year-end deadlines and procedures webpage. Deadlines are approaching for credit card use, Concur and purchase order processing.

If you have questions, please call Frank Charles (ext. 2006) or Kathi Becker (ext. 2166) in the finance office.

This week in our Wellness Wednesdays series, we continue to explore preventive care. Preventive screenings lead to detecting diseases and illnesses earlier, often leading to faster recovery or less-severe consequences. Check out this link to learn what screenings should be added to your preventative care.

Be well,
– HR

Please join the School of Communication and Design today (Wednesday) for a farewell reception for Jillian Sokso in Brougher 1. Feel free to drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Jillian has served at George Fox for eight years, first as a professor and chair of art and design, and most recently as the director of the School of Communication and Design. She will be greatly missed.

Please stop by to say goodbye and honor Jillian for her service to the university. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Today (Wednesday), the following offices will close at noon for a team-building event:

• Finance Office
• Human Resources
• IT Service Desk
• Plant Services
• Student Accounts

In response to the “Steps Toward Thriving” initiative, Vicki Piersall’s finance and operations group is gathering together at noon. This is our first gathering as a group overseen by the CFO, so we appreciate your understanding as we spend time in fellowship and a bit of friendly competition, getting to know each other a little better.

All offices involved will reopen on Thursday morning.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Tomorrow (Wednesday), the following offices will be closed at noon for a team-building event:

• Finance Office
• Human Resources
• IT Service Desk
• Plant Services
• Student Accounts

In response to the “Steps Toward Thriving” initiative, Vicki Piersall’s finance and operations group is gathering together at noon tomorrow. This is our first gathering as a group overseen by the CFO, so we appreciate your understanding as we spend time in fellowship and a bit of friendly competition, getting to know each other a little better.

All offices involved will reopen on Thursday morning.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Please join the School of Communication and Design on Wednesday, June 15, for a farewell reception for Jillian Sokso in Brougher 1. Feel free to drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Jillian has served at George Fox for eight years, first as a professor and chair of art and design, and most recently as the director of the School of Communication and Design. She will be greatly missed.

Please stop by to say goodbye and honor Jillian for her service to the university. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Our team is thrilled to begin planning for Serve Day 2022!

If you have not already, please take a moment and help us by completing this employee survey. We like to place employees with community partners they’re already connected to or in roles they enjoy. You can note any preferences, limitations or questions you have and we’ll take them into consideration when we place you on a team over the summer.

If you’re planning to be on sabbatical next semester or know of a significant change that will keep you away from campus during the week of Serve Day, please let us know using the form. It is essential for our planning.

Please note: The survey above is required for all Newberg employees.

See you on Wednesday, Sept. 14, for another great Serve Day. Questions? Contact Kenna Coffee at mcoffee@georgefox.edu.

This week, we are sharing the importance of a wellness visit with your provider and your dentist. Did you know that when the hardest substance in the human body deteriorates, it may be an early warning sign?

Check out this Ted talk on the importance of dental care, and this flier for more about preventative care.

Be Well,
– HR

This month and next, Providence is offering a virtual, yet interactive, six-week series, “Wellness is for Everyone,” designed to open your mind to the concept of wellness and teach how you can take the pieces most important for you and build upon them.

The sessions will focus on peeling back the layers of wellness, goal setting, self-acceptance, and life balance. Most importantly, you will find, and build, the strength within yourself to help navigate your personal wellness journey. This series is free for everyone! Sign up here.

“Wellness is for Everyone” runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday from June 8 through July 13.

Join an online conversation, “Nutrition for Diabetes,” tomorrow (Wednesday) between noon and 12:30 p.m. at this Providence link.

This conversation is meant for everyone, whether you live with diabetes, are at risk of developing it, or just want to know more. Providence’s registered dietitian, Jamie, will discuss how we can develop healthy eating habits to lower our risk of diabetes and maintain a healthy lifestyle if we are living with diabetes.

This Wednesday, June 8, the employee community will be observing a Day of Prayer. The two-fold purpose for this day is:

• To begin the new fiscal year and academic year prayerfully attentive to God’s direction
• To encourage the spiritual well-being of the employee community

Details:

• Employees are encouraged to spend their usual work hours on Wednesday, June 8, in prayer and spiritual retreat.
• Employees are welcome to enjoy their prayer retreat on campus, off campus, in their homes, or at an alternate site.
• The university pastors will provide an optional video which can be used at the beginning of an employee’s prayer retreat as well as a devotional to guide employees through the day of prayer.

During the Day of Prayer, employees are encouraged to:

• Have conversation with God about their work
• Pray for their colleagues, students and the university
• Attend to their personal soul care, talking with God about their own lives of faith, and experiencing the ministry of the Spirit

During the Day of Prayer, employees are discouraged from:

• Using this prayer retreat day for team meetings/in-services
• Doing other work (responding to emails, working on projects, meeting with people, etc.)
• Keeping their cell phones on/active
• Using the day as a vacation day. This is a soul care day, which may look a lot like a vacation day (a walk in the woods, journaling, reading, etc.) but should have an intentional spiritual formation focus and be directed by God.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.