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The Adidas Employee Store is excited to announce our reopening, and we are ready to welcome George Fox employees and alumni back! Employees have access to the store daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. between today (Monday) and Oct. 14, 2020.

Health and Safety Precautions
Your  health and safety  are at the heart of our reopening strategy.

We’re abiding by the guidelines of our federal and local government to create a safe shopping experience for our guests and employees, and we’ve put several precautionary health measures  in place to ensure a safe experience for all.

What You Get
Access to employee pricing (typically 50 percent off regular retail pricing).

Instructions on how to Participate
This invite is non-transferable, but you can bring your family and friends with you (up to TWO additional guests per person, per visit).

• Bring the invite with you to the store reception desk (or show the invite on your mobile phone) for entry and again at checkout. Show your George Fox University employee ID.
• We recommend all guests to schedule an appointment to guarantee timely entry, the Fast-Track. To schedule your appointment, scan the QR on this invitation. Click this link to download or print the pass.
• If you want just to show up and shop, there will be a first-come, first-serve line; however, the Fast-Track line has priority.

Location and Hours
Adidas Employee Store
2701 N.W. Vaughn St., Suite 209, Portland
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Please contact the human resources office at 503-554-2180 or hr@georgefox.edu for assistance with these or any of your George Fox benefits.

What is protest? How has the church been involved in protest? Should Christians protest? These are all topics that will be discussed at the Intercultural Resource Center’s first Mathetes event, which will be hosted over Zoom at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Come hear from Rusty St. Cyr, Keisha Gordon, Victoria Prieto, and Mercy Love about their protest experiences and integration with faith. Chapel credit is available on the iAttended app.

You can RSVP here. Questions? Contact Hannah Lee (hlee17@georgefox.edu).

Changing leaves and changing times means the Ladies Luncheon has been postponed until spring. 

Keep a lookout for future announcements regarding its return.

Questions? Contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu.

An all-employee meeting will be made available for viewing today (Thursday) after 3 p.m. The meeting will be posted at this link. Like previous meetings, the password to join is provided on the meeting site.

It is time for another Wellness Wednesday! We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the clear air and sunshine. Today we would like to talk about the importance of getting a flu vaccination this year.

Flu shots reduce the risk of respiratory illnesses and severe complications. Please find out more about the importance and benefits of getting a flu shot here.

We are planning flu shot events for covered employees in October. More to come soon!

Stay healthy and keep our campus safe!

Join us for Fox @ the Fireside: Navigating the Information Wilderness Part 1, an online panel from 4 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) with Bryce Coefield (Director of Intercultural Life), Amber Nelson (Clinical Psychology), Brian R. Snider (Engineering & Computer Science) and John Spencer (Education).

We will discuss the challenges of our often overwhelming information environment and consider practical ways to sort through everything we read, see and hear.

We hope that attendees will leave encouraged and empowered to face the information wilderness with confidence and wisdom.

No registration is required. Click here to learn more.

If you missed the Lunch N’ Learn session this week about employee benefits, don’t worry! We recorded Aga Luptak’s presentation about the lesser-known benefits that HR provides to employees.

Access the recording and other helpful documents here.

Hello! As part of our Servant Engineering research, we are looking for responses from anyone who has two minutes to spare.

This survey is intended to improve our understanding of a broad range of demographics and will be used in reducing the waste that ends up in a landfill. Click here to complete the survey. 

Questions? Contact Malachi Tamminga mtamminga18@georgefox.edu. Thank you for your time!

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

An all-employee meeting will be made available for viewing Thursday, Sept. 24, after 3 p.m. The meeting will be posted at this link. Like previous meetings, the password to join is provided on the meeting site.

The Disability Services Office is recognizing Deaf awareness in the month of September. The Deaf community has made amazing contributions to our culture, such as American Sign Language (ASL), a language of its own, which has allowed for communicative doors to be opened.

Did you know there are at least 70 signed languages in the world? Click here to learn more about Deaf culture.

The CDC recently changed its guidelines requiring all individuals who: a) spent at least 15 minutes with someone who tests positive for COVID-19, and b) was closer than six feet apart to be quarantined for 14 days, regardless of if you had a face covering on.

Therefore, if you want to stay healthy and keep your freedom, stay six feet apart!

Contact cot@georgefox.edu with any questions.

If you could teach someone about COVID-19 and the quarantine 100 years from now, what would you share? What records and artifacts would you give them to learn from? In 100 years where would historians find these records?

The George Fox University Archives invites submissions from students and employees that share your COVID-19 story. Some questions to reflect on may include:

• How has this pandemic impacted your life?
• What has this experience been like for you?
• Do you have photos or videos that show what life has been like during this time?

Sharing your experiences now will help people in the future understand what life was like during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit our dedicated page to learn more about submitting your story.

Proper eating and drinking hygiene with a face covering permits removal or temporarily shifting the face covering while you eat or drink, but the face cover needs to be worn again as soon as feasible.

This is particularly important if you are drinking water or coffee in class. Please respect others around you by re-masking as soon as possible after eating or drinking.

Contact cot@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Thank you for all your efforts and dedication to keep our community safe. Your awareness, personal choices and day-to-day care have already shown great results.

This message is to remind you about the importance of reporting concerns and symptoms to ensure we stay safe and well.  Please complete this form in the following circumstances:

• Any employee or student who has tested positive for COVID-19 (notify immediately)
• Any employee or student who is symptomatic
• Concerns about another student, employee, or group of students who are not being compliant with university guidelines

It is very important to complete this form as soon as possible to ensure we take action promptly and keep our community healthy. Please assist your students and/or complete the form on their behalf when necessary.

Stay safe and healthy,
HR

Paul Chamberlain’s retirement celebration, originally scheduled in the amphitheater this Friday, Sept. 18, has been canceled because of poor weather predictions.

If you would like to drop Paul a note of thanks for his 43 years of service to the university, you are encouraged to do so by emailing him at pchamber@georgefox.edu.

Questions? Email Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Professor Mark Hall will be giving a Zoom presentation, leading into a discussion, at the Reedwood Forum this evening (Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. on the topic of his latest book, Did America Have a Christian Founding?

Hosted by Pastor Mark Condo, all are welcome to join in via Zoom or in-person at 2901 S.E. Steele, in Portland.

Questions? Please contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Staff members are invited to join this month’s virtual Lunch N’ Learn about benefits available for stress relief, activities, etc., organized by the Staff Development Committee. Aga Luptak, from HR, will be the speaker at this event.

Grab your lunch and join us Monday, Sept. 21, from noon to 12:30 p.m. If you would like to attend, please complete this RSVP to get the Zoom link (the link will be provided in the confirmation message after submitting the form). All hourly and salaried staff are welcome to attend.

Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.

This fall, the Office of Alumni Relations is creating an alumni-owned business directory to promote and support Bruin businesses in the area (West Coast).

The directory will be listed on the alumni website, included in all communications, and highlighted on social media. The purpose is to keep alumni-owned businesses in front of the broader alumni community so together we can support each other through this COVID-19 pandemic.

Please refer alumni-owned businesses by filling out this form, or share this link with business owners. Please share this opportunity with as many alumni as you can. Together we Stand Tall!

Thanks!

Contact Sara Reamy with any questions you may have (sreamy@georgefox.edu or ext. 2118).

Avoid having to quarantine by staying virtual in your meetings or maintaining six feet between you and others at all times. Current CDC quarantine guidelines now include anyone within six feet of a COVID-positive person if they spend over 15 minutes together, regardless of whether or not you were wearing a face covering.

So, as much as possible, we recommend staying virtual with your student, faculty and staff meetings.

Write cot@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Come celebrate Paul’s retirement after 43 years of service at George Fox University! This will be a time to thank Paul for all of his many accomplishments both in the chemistry department and the Center for Study Abroad.

The celebration will be held in the amphitheater from 3 to 5 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 18.

Questions? Email Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.