Thank you to all faculty and administrators who have entered and finalized Spring semester textbook adoptions. We are near finalizing all current adoptions and will soon send out a missing adoptions report to your department. If you have not finalized your Spring 2018 course materials adoption, please do so this weekend. Thank you, and go Bruins!
Questions? Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).
Thank you to all faculty and administrators who have entered and finalized Spring semester textbook adoptions. We are near finalizing all current adoptions and will soon send out a missing adoptions report to your department. If you have not finalized your Spring 2018 course materials adoption, please do so this weekend. Thank you, and go Bruins!
Questions? Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).
Thank you to all faculty and administrators who have entered and finalized Spring semester textbook adoptions. We are near finalizing all current adoptions and will soon send out a missing adoptions report to your department. If you have not finalized your Spring 2018 course materials adoption, please do so this weekend. Thank you, and go Bruins!
Questions? Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).
We need your help! Do you hate when your shoes and socks get soaked from the rain?
Participate in this survey to help marketing students gather research to fix this problem of wet shoes and socks!
Contact Jamie O’Brien (jobrien15@georgefox.edu) with questions.
All employees who wish to participate in tuition remission for 2018-19 must apply for this benefit between Oct. 26 and Friday, Nov. 3. Even if you have completed an application for a current student, or completed a form earlier in the month, you must re-complete the new Google Form Open Enrollment for 2018-19 Academic Year George Fox Tuition Remission.
If you have additional questions or need assistance with the Tuition Remission form, please contact Darby Thiessen in Employee Empowerment at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.
The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host a special presentation by Associate Professor Andrew Meszaros, PT, PhD, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in Canyon Commons 101 & 102.
Dr. Meszaros will present the topic “Motor Control Update for the Orthopaedically Minded,” which will provide a succinct modern update of select broad concepts in motor control. Topics will include: effects of motivational influences and autonomy on motor learning; senses of effort and force; movement as a self-organizing and emergent property; “good” versus “bad” variability in movement; antifragility; multifractality; the role of reflexes in voluntary movement; and a survey of misconceptions in sensory processing and therapeutic exercise.
Light refreshments will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m., and the presentation will start at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend this free event. For more information about this and other upcoming School of Physical Therapy events, please visit our webpage. Direct any questions to Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451.
Over the last year, the university has moved to a new Cisco phone system. Please refer to this documentation for operating your new phone. The guide includes instruction on voicemail, transferring, call forwarding and conference calling.
Some general highlights:
Please email questions to servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call us at 503-554-2569.
If you’re on the Newberg campus, please take note of the fact the financial aid office entrance has moved! Financial aid drop-ins and appointments will now need to check in at the undergraduate admissions front desk, located on the second floor of the Stevens Center.
Contact Jordan Nelson (jnelson@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
In the fall of 2016, we moved into Canyon Commons and would like your feedback as we evaluate future building projects! George Fox University and the architects for Canyon Commons (Hacker Architects) are requesting that you complete this 15-minute post-occupancy survey.
By participating, you will be entered into a drawing to win one of two $100 Amazon gift cards. Please enter your name and email at the end of the survey if you wish to participate.
We greatly value your comment and feedback, so thanks for taking the time to complete the survey!
The deadline to complete this survey is Friday, Nov. 17. If you have questions, please email studentlife@georgefox.edu.
Come hear about Team Drives, a new feature of Google Drive and a great tool for accessing and storing files that are shared among a group, such as a department or committee. They are quick and easy to create.
Learn when and why you would want to use them at a special staff lunch today (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101. Please RSVP to Peg Hutton at phutton@georgefox.edu.
Are you physically active? Not so much? We want your opinion!
Take 30 seconds to share your thoughts about the future of clothing essentials for both the athletically and not-so athletically inclined.
New Apparel Technologies Survey
Thanks for your feedback!
– Jessi Mau (jmau16@georgefox.edu)
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.
The university’s director of planned giving, Gene Christian, will present a workshop, “Your Complete Estate Planning Tool Kit … The Five Documents Every George Fox Employee Should Have in Place,” on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Portland Center (Room 155A). The event will include a complimentary lunch of soup and salad.
The workshop will reveal data about the rising popularity of estate planning and focus on specific tools and techniques current and retired George Fox employees need to consider as they develop a tax-efficient, and loving, estate distribution plan for the people and places they care about.
If you plan to attend, RSVP to Karlyn Fleming by today (Monday, Oct. 30) at kfleming@georgefox.edu.
Are you physically active? Not so much? We want your opinion!
Take 30 seconds to share your thoughts about the future of clothing essentials for both the athletically and not-so athletically inclined.
New Apparel Technologies Survey
Thanks for your feedback!
– Jessi Mau (jmau16@georgefox.edu)
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.
Are you physically active? Not so much? We want your opinion!
Take 30 seconds to share your thoughts about the future of clothing essentials for both the athletically and not-so athletically inclined.
New Apparel Technologies Survey
Thanks for your feedback!
– Jessi Mau (jmau16@georgefox.edu)
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.
Have you recently planned an event, or are you planning one now? If so, please take a few minutes to fill out our short survey. Our Marketing 260 (with Laurie Koehler) project team is putting together a marketing plan for our teammate’s small business. Your response will aid us greatly in our search on how to best fill the needs of event planners.
Respondents may be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Fill out the whole survey with your best answers, provide your email address and you will automatically be entered to win! Act now, because the drawing is only available to those who fill out the survey by this Sunday, Oct. 29. We will contact the winner in the first week of November.
If you have any questions, please contact Julianne Robinson at jrobinson16@georgefox.edu.
Event Planning/Audio Services Survey
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.
Have you recently planned an event, or are you planning one now? If so, please take a few minutes to fill out our short survey. Our Marketing 260 (with Laurie Koehler) project team is putting together a marketing plan for our teammate’s small business. Your response will aid us greatly in our search on how to best fill the needs of event planners.
Respondents may be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Fill out the whole survey with your best answers, provide your email address and you will automatically be entered to win! Act now, because the drawing is only available to those who fill out the survey by this Sunday, Oct. 29. We will contact the winner in the first week of November.
If you have any questions, please contact Julianne Robinson at jrobinson16@georgefox.edu.
Event Planning/Audio Services Survey
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.
Fall 2017 graduates: Stop by our Grad Night Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 15, to pick up your cap and gown between 4 and 6 p.m. at the Portland Center (PDS 155).
Meet with student accounts, alumni, Jostens and Bruin Store representatives while also enjoying snacks with your cohort and other George Fox graduates!
Contact Darla Norgren (dnorgren@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
A George Fox alumnus invites the university community to join in the Great Turkey Fumble 5K/1K run this year on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 23. This event is a benefit for Newberg FISH. Last year, the event raised more than $1,900 and 250 pounds of nonperishable food for Newberg FISH.
Here are the details …
Volunteers are also needed. If you are interested in volunteering, or wish to learn more, contact Brad Mordhurst at brady.mordhorst@gmail.com.
Did you miss Tuesday’s all-employee meeting? An all-community drive has been created to allow you access to the presentation slides. Check it out here.
Come hear about Team Drives, a new feature of Google Drive and a great tool for accessing and storing files that are shared among a group, such as a department or committee. They are quick and easy to create.
Learn when and why you would want to use them at a special staff lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101. Please RSVP to Peg Hutton at phutton@georgefox.edu by Wednesday, Nov. 1.
