Faculty are now invited to submit requests for spring semester course reserves at the libraries! Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete, so we encourage submitting early and over break if possible!
To place a request, please fill out and submit this reserves form. If you have any questions, contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.
FoxTALE will be upgraded during the Christmas break and unavailable for an extended time from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28. We realize this is longer than usual and apologize for any inconvenience, but hope you will be enjoying the holidays.
We also want to remind you that after the upgrade you will view past course sites (prior to 2016 Fall) on the FoxTALE-Archive site. Institutional Technology will move the oldest course sites in batches over the next few weeks until all course sites previous to 2016 Fall are moved to the Archive. We anticipate this work will be completed the week of Dec. 24.
Questions? Email the tech team at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.
– Your Educational Technology Team
The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for post-college Life Group leaders for our six-week spring Life Groups (the weeks of Feb. 11 through March 22). Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship.
Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes at the time and location of your choosing. Participants will select the group they wish to participate in based on the details that leaders provide.
We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Our spring leader meeting will take place on Thursday, Jan. 31, from noon to 1:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided.
For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
For those of you who will be working during the holiday shutdown period of Dec. 22–Jan. 1, the Finance Department would like to remind you that our dropbox is available during this time. The slot for the dropbox is located directly to the left of the front door of the Finance Department building.
The dropbox will be checked periodically during the holiday shutdown. Please feel free to use the dropbox for any correspondence, invoices, check requests, deposits, expense reimbursement requests, etc. However, please be sure to have all paperwork in some type of envelope so nothing is lost, misplaced or mixed in with someone else’s paperwork. A sealed envelope for deposits is required.
Please call Jennifer Klapp with any questions at ext. 2170.
Thank you!
– Finance Department
George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 32nd appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m. The concert is a gift from George Fox honorary board member Ken Austin, cofounder of A-dec, with his late wife Joan Austin.
A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox half-time and full-time employees.
Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis in the Event Services office (1109 E. Hancock). Reservations may be taken for Portland Center employees only. Today (Wednesday), remaining tickets (limited to two per person) will be available to those who sign up on the wait list.
If you find you are not able to attend, please return your tickets for another employee’s use.
Questions? Please contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.
University Advancement will be closed Monday, Dec. 24, through Tuesday, Jan. 1. As you contemplate any calendar-year-end gifts or engage with others who might be contemplating a year-end gift, please take note of the following dates.
To make a 2018 tax-deductible donation …
Please double-check your offices and desks to ensure all donations are delivered in a timely manner so as to honor the generosity of our donors. All members of University Advancement will be available to answer calls and emails pertaining to year-end giving, but the office itself will be closed during this time.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 32nd appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m. The concert is a gift from George Fox honorary board member Ken Austin, cofounder of A-dec, with his late wife Joan Austin.
A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox half-time and full-time employees.
Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis in the Event Services office (1109 E. Hancock). Reservations may be taken for Portland Center employees only. On Wednesday, Dec. 19, remaining tickets (limited to two per person) will be available to those who sign up on the wait list.
If you find you are not able to attend, please return your tickets for another employee’s use.
Questions? Please contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.
As the semester closes, library digital learning and IT would like to share a few reminders with faculty:
As we move into the season of inclement weather, you are invited to join us for a web conference for ideas on how to conduct a class using a Zoom web conference. We are offering two opportunities for this session. You can receive one clock hour of professional development for participation in this web conference.
You can register for one of these sessions using the form Faculty Sign-up for Development Events.
• Tuesday, Dec. 18, noon to 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 18, 4 to 5 p.m.
We hope you find this information helpful. If you would like more information, we encourage you to contact digitallearning@georgefox.edu or servicedesk@georgefox.edu
Complimentary tickets are available to the 2019 Build, Remodel & Landscape Show coming up Jan. 4-6 at the Oregon Convention Center. Employees can pick up two tickets each ($12 total value) at the Information Services desk in the Stevens Center.
We have a limited supply, so please request/pick them up only if you are reasonably certain you will attend.
Portland and Salem employees can request tickets by emailing Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.
In-store pick-up is now available at georgefoxshop.com. Buy or rent your spring textbooks and select in-store pick-up as your shipping method. Be sure to stock up on all your spring supplies, too!
Your textbooks and supplies will be available for pick-up when you arrive in the spring.
You can also shop at the Bruin Store. We will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this week (Dec. 17-21) and we will be closed Dec. 24 to Jan. 1.
Thank you and Go Bruins!
George Fox is a private college, so if students can pay to enroll, they can certainly pay for their books, right? Not necessarily. Click this link to see stories of undergraduate students who would have benefited from help buying course materials.
For some students, purchasing textbooks can make the difference between a college education and dropping out of college. The Textbook Assistance Fund has been created to provide assistance to undergraduate students who cannot purchase required textbooks or course materials due to financial hardship.
We invite you to donate to the Textbook Assistance Fund. One faculty member contributed a portion of royalties, turning income from book sales into funds that enable students to acquire textbooks. See the invitation to contribute if you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the fund.
Contact Cheri Hampton (champton@georgefox.edu) if you have questions about the Textbook Assistance Fund.
The Finance office will be closed from Dec. 22 through Jan 1. Deposits that need to have a December 2018 date must be deposited no later than noon on Friday, Dec. 21. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for January 2019. Please look around your desks and file cabinets to see if there are any lingering items that need to go to the bank.
If you are taking extra time off during the Christmas/New Year holiday, please send your deposits over BEFORE you leave.
If you should have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
The university’s offices will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24, through Tuesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.
Libraries (including the Murdock Library 24/7 space) on the Newberg and Portland campuses will be closed Dec. 22 through Jan. 1. The libraries will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the week of Dec. 17 and will reopen on Jan. 2 with the same 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours.
The Bruin Store will also be closed. You are still free to purchase items online at georgefoxshop.com.
As the fall term ends and we prepare for 2019 spring term, you are invited to participate in labs where you can prepare FoxTALE course sites and develop contingency plans in the event of inclement weather.
You can join colleagues, and our library’s digital learning community, to share strategies on how to set up online discussions and create assignments in FoxTALE, as well as how to conduct a class using a Zoom web conference.
Zoom Web Conference Sessions (login anytime during the open-mic web conference session)
Contact Gloria Doherty (gdoherty@georgefox.edu) for more information.
The Bruin Store will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today (Saturday) for commencement. If you are a graduate, be sure to bring your Bruin Store coupon with you when you shop!
Below are our hours for the remainder of Christmas break:
We will resume our normal semester hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 14.
Email Michael Simmons at 1478mgr@follett.com for more information.
Don’t forget to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this afternoon (Thursday) in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).
George Fox is a private college, so if students can pay to enroll, they can certainly pay for their books, right? Not necessarily. Click this link to see stories of undergraduate students who would have benefited from help buying course materials.
For some students, purchasing textbooks can make the difference between a college education and dropping out of college. The Textbook Assistance Fund has been created to provide assistance to undergraduate students who cannot purchase required textbooks or course materials due to financial hardship.
We invite you to donate to the Textbook Assistance Fund. One faculty member contributed a portion of royalties, turning income from book sales into funds that enable students to acquire textbooks. See the invitation to contribute if you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the fund.
Contact Cheri Hampton (champton@georgefox.edu) if you have questions about the Textbook Assistance Fund.
The Finance office will be closed from Dec. 22 through Jan 1. Deposits that need to have a December 2018 date must be deposited no later than noon on Friday, Dec. 21. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for January 2019. Please look around your desks and file cabinets to see if there are any lingering items that need to go to the bank.
If you are taking extra time off during the Christmas/New Year holiday, please send your deposits over BEFORE you leave.
If you should have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Do you know someone who has had a recent success who deserves special recognition at the December all-employee meeting? Please take a moment to share the success of your colleague using this form.
Mark your calendar for this week’s all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).
Have questions about the “shout-out†process? Contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188).
For those of you who will be working during the holiday shutdown period of Dec. 22–Jan. 1, the Finance Department would like to remind you that our dropbox is available during this time. The slot for the dropbox is located directly to the left of the front door of the Finance Department building.
The dropbox will be checked periodically during the holiday shutdown. Please feel free to use the dropbox for any correspondence, invoices, check requests, deposits, expense reimbursement requests, etc. However, please be sure to have all paperwork in some type of envelope so nothing is lost, misplaced or mixed in with someone else’s paperwork. A sealed envelope for deposits is required.
Please call Jennifer Klapp with any questions at ext. 2170.
Thank you!
– Finance Department
