The Daily Bruin

Join us across campus at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for Fall Academic Convocation Chapel. This first chapel of the year will be live-streamed across campus and available at this link.

President Robin Baker will introduce the new provost, Andrea Scott, welcome students to campus, and deliver the community charge with ASC president Meredith Green. Start the year off blessed as we worship and welcome students back to campus!

It is time for another Wellness Wednesday!

We hope you like our George Fox masks. If you still have not received it, please stop by HR. Below is some helpful information on how to take good care of your reusable masks.

Masks should be washed after each use. It is important to always remove masks correctly and wash your hands after handling or touching a used mask.

Washing machine
You can include your mask with your regular laundry. Use regular laundry detergent and the warmest appropriate water setting for the cloth used to make the mask.

Washing by hand

• Prepare a bleach solution by mixing five tablespoons (one-third cup) household bleach per gallon of room-temperature water or four teaspoons household bleach per quart of room-temperature water
• Check the label to see if your bleach is intended for disinfection. Some bleach products, such as those designed for safe use on colored clothing, may not be suitable for disinfection.
• Ensure the bleach product is not past its expiration date.
• Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser.
• Soak the mask in the bleach solution for five minutes.
• Rinse thoroughly with cool or room-temperature water. Make sure to completely dry mask after washing.

Dryer
Use the highest heat setting and leave in the dryer until completely dry.

Air dry
Lay flat and allow to completely dry. If possible, place the mask in direct sunlight.

Marketing communications will be placing a business card order on Friday, Sept. 4. If you or someone in your department is in need of business cards, please place your order by that date.

Visit Marcom’s webpage for instructions on how to order. Email questions to Jamison Loop (jloop@georgefox.edu).

Marketing communications has designed some custom George Fox playing cards for students to enjoy this year, and they turned out good enough that we’d like to share them with the whole community!

If you’d like to order any for yourself or your department, simply fill out this Google form. The price per deck will depend on order volume, but they should be $8 each at the most, possibly less.

Email questions to Jamison Loop (jloop@georgefox.edu).

Starting Monday, Aug. 24, the campus courier will be making daily deliveries. Items going to the Portland Center will need to be dropped off at Mail Services by 10:30 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Now is the time to order university stationery. The collective order helps keep costs low – the higher the volume, the lower the cost. Consequently, it is most economical to overestimate needs and store a small surplus.

I will be accepting orders through Friday, Aug. 28. For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through the university’s Office of Mail Services.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,
– Jamison Loop (jloop@georgefox.edu)

The all-community meeting may have passed, but you may still take a moment to share your gift of words with employees who are celebrating a “years of service” milestone. Feel free to thank them or share a favorite memory by adding a comment under their name on this form.

Please reach out to Kara Holcombe (kholcombe@georgefox.edu or ext. 2189) if you have any questions regarding the honorees.

For any purchase made that relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, please include “COVID-19” in the “chartfield one” field in the coding string. This field can be entered for purchase requisitions, check requests, petty cash vouchers, or selected in Concur. Expenses would include personal protection equipment like masks, signage for keeping distance, cleaning equipment, computer software, etc.

Unfortunately, only one “chartfield one” can be used per transaction, and the COVID-19 code must take priority over another department designation.

If you have any questions about using this code with purchase requisitions, please contact Matt Hammar at ext. 2006 or mhammar@georgefox.edu. For any other questions about this coding, contact Cris Banton at ext. 2167 or cbanton@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).

Dear Colleagues,

If you have not received your George Fox mask, please feel free to stop by HR. Note we have one mask per person available.

Be safe!

Our Physical Address:
214 N. Meridian St. 
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Phone: 503-554-2180
Email: hr@georgefox.edu

On August 14, 2020, the new Title IX regulations went into effect. Please visit the website for complete information on the university’s policies and procedures regarding sexual misconduct.

Due to the new regulations, all students and employees will be required to complete Part 1 and Part 2 of the Sexual Assault Prevention courses. We will be releasing more information regarding trainings and implications of the new regulations over the next few weeks.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Jenny Elsey, Title IX Coordinator (students)
jelsey@georgefox.edu
503-554-2318
Moore House, IRC

or 

Nichole Drew, Title IX Coordinator (employees)
ndrew@georgefox.edu
503-554-2182
Margaret Lemmons House, HR

FoxTALE will be unavailable tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 18), from 6 a.m. to noon (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance and upgrade. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

As we approach the new academic year, all guests of the Hadlock Student Center must resign the waiver for the 2020-21 academic year.

Please take a few moments to carefully read and complete the new waiver, which can be found in your MyGeorgeFox account. Once logged in, click on “Employee Resources,” then “University Forms” and then “Hadlock Waiver 2020” to access the form.

At this time we are actively planning to reopen sometime later this month and will post additional information in the coming weeks regarding updated policies and guidelines. We look forward to seeing you back in Hadlock this fall and helping you “find your fit.”

Questions? Contact studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder to please leave furniture in place. The COT has been working hard to ensure that all community indoor spaces (including classrooms, common areas, offices, etc.) are allowing for social distancing and the safety of students, staff and faculty.

Thank you!

FoxTALE will be unavailable Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Pacific Time) for scheduled maintenance and upgrade. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

George Fox faculty and students are invited to take part in a virtual interprofessional continuing medical education event addressing suicide prevention this Saturday, Aug. 15. It will take place over Zoom from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The event, hosted by the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute, is free to students and staff. It will feature experts from a variety of healthcare professions to discuss how interprofessional teams in school-based health centers and primary care clinics can work closely together to prevent adolescent suicide in our communities.

After rates of adolescent suicide in the U.S. stabilized from 2000 to 2007, suicide rates for ages 10 to 24 increased from 2007 (6.8 per 100,000 persons) to 2017 (10.6). While suicides increased across this age group, suicide rates most sharply increased for ages 10 to 14, nearly tripling from 2007 (0.9) to 2017 (2.5).

These increasing rates of adolescent suicide highlight the importance of prevention and intervention in schools, primary care and other community-based settings.

To learn more, contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu).

Staff and administrators: Please mark you calendars for an all-community meeting at 8:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 14, in Stoffer Stadium. Please indicate which time slot you would like to attend at this all-community meeting sign-up link. Each session is identical but limited to 160 to align with COVID-19 regulations and to allow for six feet of distance. Face coverings will be required.

It has come to our attention that some employees do not feel comfortable in large groups. We understand, so we are not requiring but encouraging attendance.

For those who would prefer to stay in their offices, the meeting will be live-streamed at this link. We will be placing tape on the bleachers that are marked six feet apart and providing extra chairs on the track, again set up six feet apart.

Faculty are not expected to attend this meeting. The president will address faculty at the faculty retreat on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Welcome to another edition of Wellness Wednesday!

Some of us have been dealing with a lot of changes, stress and anxiety for a few months now. However, we are not meant to carry these big burdens alone, and there are many things we can do to manage our stress levels that are in our control.

Please click the link below to see a list of specific things you can try to minimize the stress and anxiety related to the ongoing pandemic.

Dealing with COVID-19 Stress and Anxiety

Be well,
HR

For any purchase made that relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, please include “COVID-19” in the “chartfield one” field in the coding string. This field can be entered for purchase requisitions, check requests, petty cash vouchers, or selected in Concur. Expenses would include personal protection equipment like masks, signage for keeping distance, cleaning equipment, computer software, etc.

Unfortunately, only one “chartfield one” can be used per transaction, and the COVID-19 code must take priority over another department designation.

If you have any questions about using this code with purchase requisitions, please contact Matt Hammar at ext. 2006 or mhammar@georgefox.edu. For any other questions about this coding, contact Cris Banton at ext. 2167 or cbanton@georgefox.edu.

The university has a Zoom license for all staff and faculty. We will send out student license information at a later date.

To activate your license, take the following steps:

• Go to login.georgefox.edu and sign in
• Select the “Zoom” tile. It will open Zoom and your account will now be a fully licensed account.

You can always check the status of your account by logging in to Zoom, opening your profile and looking at “user type.” If it does not say “licensed,” then follow the steps above.

If you currently have a licensed Zoom account, please make sure to update to the latest version. To upgrade, open the Zoom app and left-click on your initials in the upper-right corner of the app, then select “Check for Updates.” Install if available.

Questions? Contact Josh Nauman at jnauman@georgefox.edu.