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The Hadlock Student Center intramurals program is hosting a running, cycling and walking/hiking challenge during the month of May. The individuals that log the most minutes for the entire month (there will be three separate groups) will win the respective championship. Depending on the number of sign-ups, we may have separate categories for students and faculty/staff.

Whether you run, ride or walk/hike really fast, or you’re just getting out for some exercise and cruising, the winners will be determined not by speed but by the total number of minutes for the entire month of May.

For more information and to sign up, go to imleagues.com. Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

The Hadlock Student Center intramurals program is hosting a running, cycling and walking/hiking challenge during the month of May. The individuals that log the most minutes for the entire month (there will be three separate groups) will win the respective championship. Depending on the number of sign-ups, we may have separate categories for students and faculty/staff.

Whether you run, ride or walk/hike really fast, or you’re just getting out for some exercise and cruising, the winners will be determined not by speed but by the total number of minutes for the entire month of May.

For more information and to sign up, go to imleagues.com. Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

Just a friendly reminder that when sending out department mail and to ensure that there are no delays, please include the department chart of account number. If you have any questions, contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

After 43 years of service at George Fox, Paul Chamberlain will be retiring this May. We had to cancel his retirement event in April and are rescheduling it for September (time and place TBA). Please feel free to reach out now to Paul (pchamber@georgefox.edu) and wish him the best as he starts this new adventure.

Paul taught in the chemistry department from the fall of 1977 through 2013. Since then he he has been the director for the Center of Study Abroad. He will be greatly missed!

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

If you voluntarily choose to wear an N95 filtering face-piece (dust mask), OR-OSHA requires employers to provide employees with a copy of Appendix D of 1910.134, Respiratory Protection. This appendix is available online here.

Before using a N95 filtering face-piece, read and follow the instructions for cleaning, inspecting, maintaining and storing your mask.

If you voluntarily choose to use a higher form of respiratory protection such as a negative-pressure (any cartridge type), powered-air, or supplied-air respirator, contact Dan Schutter (dschutte@georgefox.edu), as a medical evaluation and fit testing may be required.

A George Fox alumna, JeanneAnn Farris, and a current student, Nicola Pieper, have created a play called International. A free play reading will be performed via Zoom tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m.

International is a play that explores the challenges and experiences of people who identify with more than one country. It delves into the struggles of identity in country, identity in the Christian faith, and the clashes and correlation of the two in relation to one another. It’s a compiling of interviews, most of which are associated with students and faculty of George Fox University.

If you’re interested, would like to know more, or would like the link to the Zoom session, email internationalstagedreading@gmail.com.

Did you miss yesterday’s all-employee meeting? No worries: You can still watch it at your convenience at this link (login required). In the session, President Robin Baker answers many of the questions he has received and discusses the work to be done in the coming months.

To access the meeting, type in the password provided on the site. If you have questions or comments, please share them here.

Physical activity is an inexpensive, powerful medicine that helps people but is underutilized. A continuing medical education event, Interprofessional Solutions for Physical Inactivity in Primary Care, will empower healthcare clinicians to activate the people they support.

Our presenters will review new CDC guidelines for physical activity alongside brief evidenced-based assessment and treatment approaches. The Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring Information System (PROMIS) will be reviewed and utilized. 

The fee is $100 for professionals, $50 for residents, interns and students, and free for George Fox students! Register here for the course, and contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) if you would like more information.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of OHSU School of Medicine and George Fox University. The OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Employees are encouraged to remotely join an all-employee meeting today (Monday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Click this link (login required) to join the session, in which President Robin Baker will answer many of the questions he has received and discuss the work to be done in the coming months.

To access the meeting, type in the password provided on the site.

Now more than ever we all need to feel more comfortable working in the kitchen. Starting mid-May, live online cooking classes will be offered to all George Fox students, alumni and employees.

We will talk about how to use pantry food and elevate it with inexpensive ingredients from the produce, meat and dairy sections. From potatoes to rice, we will look at simple techniques that will give you many more options for healthy and nutritious food on a budget. You will learn to modify recipes for almost every dietary need.

Please complete this form if you are interested in participating in these classes. Whether you are in Alaska, California, Hawaii or Newberg, you can join in. All classes will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. There are no obligations!

Take advantage of these crazy days and learn to cook. You won’t be sorry! Classes will be taught by the Bruin Community Pantry’s Jere Witherspoon, and there may be special guests!

Questions? Contact Jere at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

After 43 years of service at George Fox, Paul Chamberlain will be retiring this May. We had to cancel his retirement event in April, but we are rescheduling it for September (time and place TBA).

In the meantime, please feel free to reach out now to Paul (pchamber@georgefox.edu) and wish him the best as he starts this new adventure.

Paul taught in the chemistry department from the fall of 1977 through 2013. Since that time he has been the director for the Center of Study Abroad. He will be greatly missed!

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

A George Fox alumna, JeanneAnn Farris, and a current student, Nicola Pieper, have created a play called International. A free play reading will be performed via Zoom this Wednesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m.

International is a play that explores the challenges and experiences of people who identify with more than one country. It delves into the struggles of identity in country, identity in the Christian faith, and the clashes and correlation of the two in relation to one another. It’s a compiling of interviews, most of which are associated with students and faculty of George Fox University.

If you’re interested, would like to know more, or would like the link to the Zoom session, email internationalstagedreading@gmail.com.

Employees are encouraged to remotely join an all-employee meeting this Monday, April 20, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Click this link (login required) to join the session, in which President Robin Baker will answer many of the questions he has received and discuss the work to be done in the coming months.

To access the meeting, type in the password provided on the site.

Physical activity is an inexpensive, powerful medicine that helps people but is underutilized. A continuing medical education event, Interprofessional Solutions for Physical Inactivity in Primary Care, will empower healthcare clinicians to activate the people they support.

Join us between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, for this remote presentation. The fee is $100 for professionals, $50 for residents, interns and students, and free for George Fox students! Register here for the course.

Our presenters will review new CDC guidelines for physical activity alongside brief evidenced-based assessment and treatment approaches. The Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring Information System (PROMIS) will be reviewed and utilized.

Contact Tammy O’Doherty (todohert@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of OHSU School of Medicine and George Fox University. The OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Our bi-weekly shredding service has been temporarily suspended through Access. If you still need this shredding service performed in the coming weeks, contact Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu so that other arrangements can be made.

A George Fox alumna, JeanneAnn Farris, and a current student, Nicola Pieper, have created a play called International. A free play reading will be performed via Zoom on Wednesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m.

International is a play that explores the challenges and experiences of people who identify with more than one country. It delves into the struggles of identity in country, identity in the Christian faith, and the clashes and correlation of the two in relation to one another. It’s a compiling of interviews, most of which are associated with students and faculty of George Fox University.

If you’re interested, would like to know more information, or would like the link to the Zoom session, email internationalstagedreading@gmail.com.

Finance understands that many of you are currently working remotely and may not have thought about “year-end” when the COVID-19 stay-home request was made.

Please do what you can to ensure that any deposits, reimbursement requests, reconciliations for Visa reimbursements and invoices find their way (with the appropriate documentation to complete the transaction) to finance as soon as reasonably possible.  

The finance team is here and is available to help if you have questions.

• Visa cards, Concur, travel – Kathi Becker (503-554-2166 or kbecker@georgefox.edu)
• Accounts Payable – Michelle Conrad (503-554-2160) or Patrick Culligan (503-554-2163) or accountspayable@georgefox.edu
• Close out your petty cash – Michelle Conrad (503-554-2160) or Patrick Culligan (503-554-2163) or accountspayable@georgefox.edu
• Deposits – Heather Groenlund (503-554-2173 or hgroenlund@georgefox.edu)
• Error Corrections/IDC’s other questions – Bruce Owen (503-554-2169 or bowen@georgefox.edu)
• Miscellaneous questions – Debbie Cash (503-554-2171 or  dcash@georgefox.edu)

Thank you for your help during this challenge.
-The Finance Team

Health insurance-eligible employees: This is a shortened plan year as we move to a Jan. 1 start date in 2021; there will be another open enrollment in the fall of 2020. George Fox’s current healthcare plan year runs from April 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020 (nine months).  

As is required every year, George Fox’s COBRA provider is in the process of alerting employees receiving health and/or benefits through the university of their rights through COBRA. This is done via letter, and you will receive it this week if you have not already. 

Questions can be directed to hr@georgefox.edu.

The university pastors and the Employee Prayer Network would like to invite you to consider joining us in a special spring semester prayer project. 

Knowing that there are many personal concerns within our student community – including physical and mental health, finances, family relationships, soul care, graduation transitions, and academic success – this is an important time for us to pray for our students purposefully, listening to the prompting of the Holy Spirit and praying with consistency.

If you would be willing to pray for the same five students each business day, from now through May 1, please send an email to Jamie Noling-Auth (jnolingauth@georgefox.edu) and the Office for Spiritual Life can provide you with a list of students. Or, if you have a specific group that you know and want to pray for, would you share those names with us?

We would love to make sure that all of our undergraduates have someone committed to praying for them in this unusual time. (As always, all student information needs to remain within our employee community in order to protect student privacy and adhere to FERPA guidelines.)

Thank you! Contact our office (spirituallife@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Your March Concur reports are now due. Please submit them as soon as possible.

• If you are a supervisor that approves Concur reports, please take the time to review/reject outstanding reports as soon as possible.   
• If you are a Concur user that has transactions waiting to be assigned to a report, please create the report and submit.
• If you are a delegate to a Concur user, please make sure that you have taken care of those employees assigned to you.

If you have any issues or questions, call Kathi Becker at 503-554-2166.