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As of July 1, 2018, you’ll see a new item on your paystub for Oregon’s statewide transit tax. The tax is one-tenth of one percent (.001) — or $1 per $1,000. Your employer will be automatically withholding the tax – just like the personal income tax – so you don’t have to do or change anything. Unlike the personal income tax, there’s no withholding exemption for this tax.

Revenue from the statewide transit tax will go to expanding public transportation throughout Oregon. For more information on how the tax revenues will be used, check out “HB 2017 Funding Package” under “Projects & News” on the Oregon Department of Transportation’s website.

To learn more about the tax itself, visit the Department of Revenue online at oregon.gov/dor.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.

Turnitin services will be temporarily unavailable during a scheduled maintenance update today (Tuesday) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PDT.

In FoxTALE Assignments that are using Turnitin, instructors are encouraged to check Submission Due Dates to make sure no assignments are due on the Turnitin July 10 maintenance day. All other FoxTALE services will operate as usual. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Contact the Service Desk with any questions: 503-554-2569 or servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

Turnitin services will be temporarily unavailable during a scheduled maintenance update on Tuesday, July 10, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In Assignments with Turnitin enabled, instructors are encouraged to modify assignment submission due dates to fall the day before or after this maintenance day. All other FoxTALE services will operate as usual.

We apologize for any inconvenience. Contact the Service Desk with any questions at 503-554-2569 or servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

As of July 1, 2018, you’ll see a new item on your paystub for Oregon’s statewide transit tax. The tax is one-tenth of one percent (.001) — or $1 per $1,000. Your employer will be automatically withholding the tax – just like the personal income tax – so you don’t have to do or change anything. Unlike the personal income tax, there’s no withholding exemption for this tax.

Revenue from the statewide transit tax will go to expanding public transportation throughout Oregon. For more information on how the tax revenues will be used, check out “HB 2017 Funding Package” under “Projects & News” on the Oregon Department of Transportation’s website.

To learn more about the tax itself, visit the Department of Revenue online at oregon.gov/dor.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.

The university’s offices and libraries on the Newberg and Portland campuses will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The Bruin Store will also be closed that day.

This year we’d like to recognize our service award recipients by creating a gift of your words. Please take a few moments to scroll through the list and create a card to say thank you or share a favorite memory by simply adding a comment under their name.

We will print the comments on cards and present them at the all-community meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 15.

Click here to access the award recipient list.

If you have questions, contact Darby Thiessen at dthiessen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2188.

Note: You may submit more than one entry, so if you start but don’t finish, go ahead and submit what you have then start another response later.

The university’s athletics department and Chehalem Parks and Recreation are excited to announce the fourth annual Bruins Sports Day on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Girls and boys entering the second through eighth grades in the fall will have the opportunity to pick one of 10 sports to participate in at an afternoon clinic (12:30 to 3 p.m.), free of charge.

The afternoon will be spent learning basic skills from members of the George Fox athletic teams and coaching staff. Invite your kids or siblings to enjoy a fun-filled day on the beautiful campus of George Fox University!

Registration is open at this link. Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.

25Live, our event scheduling and calendar software, will be undergoing an upgrade by our vendor July 2-3. 25Live will be going down at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 1, and it will be available again Thursday, July 5.

Our vendor has requested two working days to perform this update. Note that no event requests can be submitted or viewed during this time, so please plan accordingly.

All administrator June time-off reports and staff June time sheets are due no later than the end of business day on Monday, July 2.

Questions? Contact Beth Hampton (bhampton@georgefox.edu) or Janet Ellis (jellis@georgefox.edu).

The alumni office is hosting a tailgate party before the homecoming football game against Whitworth University on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. If your department or affinity group would like to host a tent during the 2018 Homecoming Affinity Tailgate party, please let Mckenna Tillotson in the alumni office know as soon as possible.

We are looking for five to seven affinity groups or departments to have a tent where they can invite alumni and current students back to campus to reconnect and hang out before the game. Please email a short paragraph of your idea for a tent, and it will be considered to receive a small budget to help with the purchase of food.

Please send your ideas to Mckenna at mtillotson@georgefox.edu.

Turnitin services will be temporarily unavailable during a scheduled maintenance update on Tuesday, July 10, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In Assignments with Turnitin enabled, instructors are encouraged to modify assignment submission due dates to fall the day before or after this maintenance day. All other FoxTALE services will operate as usual.

We apologize for any inconvenience. Contact the Service Desk with any questions at 503-554-2569 or servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

If you travel through Portland regularly to get to work at the Newberg campus or Portland Center, or take classes at either campus, you need to be aware of major construction closures occurring during July and August on the I-5 and I-84 interchanges by the Moda Center.

Please go to this website for all of the specifics, and plan now for alternate routes, as back-ups are expected to be lengthy during ramp and lane closures.

Tripcheck.com is another good source, as it has current webcams all over the state as well as a listing of potential closures or delays on roads you might be traveling for summer vacations.

25Live, our event scheduling and calendar software, will be undergoing an upgrade by our vendor July 2-3. 25Live will be going down at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 1, and it will be available again Thursday, July 5.

Our vendor has requested two working days to perform this update. Note that no event requests can be submitted or viewed during this time, so please plan accordingly.

This year we’d like to recognize our service award recipients by creating a gift of your words. Please take a few moments to scroll through the list and create a card to say thank you or share a favorite memory by simply adding a comment under their name.

We will print the comments on cards and present them at the all-community meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 15.

Click here to access the award recipient list.

If you have questions, contact Darby Thiessen at dthiessen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2188.

Note: You may submit more than one entry, so if you start but don’t finish, go ahead and submit what you have then start another response later.

Attention all administrators and staff: Due to the fiscal year-end, we need to receive all June admin time-off reports and June staff time sheets no later than the end of the business day on Monday, July 2.

If you will be on vacation, please plan accordingly to submit your June data to us by the July 2 deadline.

Questions? Contact Beth Hampton (bhampton@georgefox.edu) or Janet Ellis (jellis@georgefox.edu).

If your contract ends in June and you will not be on campus through the summer, please bring over any money before you leave. Checks dated prior to June 30, 2018, must be deposited in the current fiscal year. Money that needs accounting for in FY2018 must be deposited no later than 1 p.m. on June 29. If it arrives later, it will go into FY2019 budget.

Deposits
End-of-the-fiscal-year deposits to be included in this year’s budget must be in Finance no later than Friday, June 29. Checks dated prior to June 30, 2018, must be deposited in the current fiscal year. 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 vacation during the July 4 holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.

If you should have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

Petty Cash
Final petty cash reconciliations for this fiscal year are due in Finance no later than Friday, June 29. Please remember to submit all receipts, cash and reconciliation reports before this deadline. Please plan ahead, and if you are taking vacation during the July 4 holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.

If you have questions about petty cash protocols, please contact Jen Klapp at ext. 2170.

The university’s athletics department and Chehalem Parks and Recreation are excited to announce the fourth annual Bruins Sports Day on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Girls and boys entering the second through eighth grades in the fall will have the opportunity to pick one of 10 sports to participate in at an afternoon clinic (12:30 to 3 p.m.), free of charge.

The afternoon will be spent learning basic skills from members of the George Fox athletic teams and coaching staff. Invite your kids or siblings to enjoy a fun-filled day on the beautiful campus of George Fox University!

Registration is open at this link. Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.

If your contract ends in June and you will not be on campus through the summer, please bring over any money before you leave. Checks dated prior to June 30, 2018, must be deposited in the current fiscal year. Money that needs accounting for in FY2018 must be deposited no later than 1 p.m. on June 29. If it arrives later, it will go into FY2019 budget.

Deposits
End-of-the-fiscal-year deposits to be included in this year’s budget must be in Finance no later than Friday, June 29. Checks dated prior to June 30, 2018, must be deposited in the current fiscal year. 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 vacation during the July 4 holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.

If you should have any questions about deposits, please contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

Petty Cash
Final petty cash reconciliations for this fiscal year are due in Finance no later than Friday, June 29. Please remember to submit all receipts, cash and reconciliation reports before this deadline. Please plan ahead, and if you are taking vacation during the July 4 holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.

If you have questions about petty cash protocols, please contact Jen Klapp at ext. 2170.

Attention all administrators and staff: Due to the fiscal year-end, we need to receive all June admin time-off reports and June staff time sheets no later than the end of the business day on Monday, July 2.

If you will be on vacation, please plan accordingly to submit your June data to us by the July 2 deadline.

Questions? Contact Beth Hampton (bhampton@georgefox.edu) or Janet Ellis (jellis@georgefox.edu).

The university’s athletics department and Chehalem Parks and Recreation are excited to announce the fourth annual Bruins Sports Day on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Girls and boys entering the second through eighth grades in the fall will have the opportunity to pick one of 10 sports to participate in at an afternoon clinic (12:30 to 3 p.m.), free of charge.

The afternoon will be spent learning basic skills from members of the George Fox athletic teams and coaching staff. Invite your kids or siblings to enjoy a fun-filled day on the beautiful campus of George Fox University!

Registration is open at this link. Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu.