Tuition Exchange applications for the 2018-19 academic year are now open. Employees who have dependents eligible for 100 percent tuition remission may apply for tuition exchange at participating universities.
Check your email for more information or contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.
Mail Services has been receiving a high number of packages with incomplete information on the shipping label. We do all we can to successfully get the packages to you, but with little or no information on the packages we have to investigate who the package belongs to. This lack of information may result in delay of delivery or even the returning of packages.
Please make sure the following information is included when placing online orders: first and last name and your mailbox number.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2551.
George Fox alumni, current students and employees are invited to hear from business industry expert Mike Van Wyk on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. in Portland Center’s Room 155.
Mike has more than 20 years of consumer research and brand-building experience at large companies like Proctor Gamble and currently is the VP of customer research and insights for Capital Group. He will speak on the topic of purpose-driven brand building. A Q&A session will follow.
Coffee and desserts will be served. The event is free, but please register here. The event is being hosted by the College of Business and the Business Leadership Society.
Please join the University Advancement team to celebrate Robby Larson’s 11 years of excellent service at George Fox. Robby has been a key member of the university’s advancement efforts, serving for five years as the director of alumni relations and six years as a gift officer and director of development.
Robby has accepted the role of vice president of advancement at Multnomah University in Portland, and we want to send him off with our best wishes, support and gratitude. The party begins at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the Gregory (EHS) Atrium.
All Nike apparel and tailgating merchandise is 25 percent off between Oct. 4 and Oct. 8. George Fox Nike apparel will never be cheaper, so come in and get that Dri-FIT pullover, polo or T-shirt while supplies last!
You can shop in the Bruin Store or online at georgefoxshop.com. Be sure to choose in-store pick-up for free shipping!
Go Bruins!
Grab a snack, your laptop (or tablet) and your curiosity and join us for some Digital Fluency Institute brown-bag events. Colleagues will share how they are using digital tools in instruction.
Screencastify
Brent Weaver and Robin Ashford share how they produce instructional videos using Screencastify, a free screencasting app.
Dates/Locations: Friday, Oct. 13, noon to 1 p.m., MLRC Library Study Room 114 with Brent Weaver;
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. to noon, Portland Center Library Study Room 133 with Robin Ashford
RSVP
Producing Quality Audio in Instructional Videos
Dawn Ford demonstrates how to step up audio quality when we record instructional videos.
Date/Location: Friday, Oct. 20, noon to 1 p.m., Lemmons 4
RSVP
Pecha Kucha and Kahoot
Gary Tandy shares how his students present with Pecha Kucha and learn while they play in Kahoot.
Date/Location: Friday, Oct. 27, noon to 1 p.m., MLRC Library Study Room 114
RSVP
VoiceThread
Gary Sehorn teaches graduate online classes, and he will share his experience with VoiceThread, including how his students work in small groups and how they build VoiceThread portfolios.
Date/Location: Friday, Nov. 3, noon to 1 p.m., MLRC Library Study Room 114
RSVP
Zoom in Instruction
Learn from Laura Simmons and Anderson Campbell on how to teach using Zoom during snowstorms.
Dates/Locations: Friday, Nov. 17, 1:30-2:30 p.m., MLRC Room 020 with Anderson Campbell;
Tuesday, Dec. 12, noon to 1 p.m., Portland Center Library Study Room 133 with Laura Simmons
RSVPÂ
Questions? Contact Gloria Doherty (gdoherty@georgefox.edu).
The Fall Staff Conference is set for this Thursday, Oct. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Our speaker this year is Cynthia Ulrich Tobias. Cynthia’s successful career of 30-plus years has included work as an educator, a police officer and a business owner.
Cynthia is a bestselling author of 13 books, a featured guest on radio and television, and a popular presenter for businesses, government agencies, churches and schools throughout the U.S. and the world. She is the mother of twin sons, now young adults, and she lives with her husband Jack in the Seattle area.
“The Way We Work” participants will learn how to recognize their personal learning styles and how to develop effective strategies for communicating with virtually anyone.
Required staff attendance unless you have VP approval; direct absence approval requests to Peg Hutton at phutton@georgefox.edu.
Tuition Exchange applications for the 2018-19 academic year are now open. Employees who have dependents eligible for 100 percent tuition remission may apply for tuition exchange at participating universities.
Check your email for more information or contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.
Please join the University Advancement team to celebrate Robby Larson’s 11 years of excellent service at George Fox. Robby has been a key member of the university’s advancement efforts, serving for five years as the director of alumni relations and six years as a gift officer and director of development.
Robby has accepted the role of vice president of advancement at Multnomah University in Portland, and we want to send him off with our best wishes, support and gratitude. The party begins at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the Gregory (EHS) Atrium.
Please join us in celebrating Patti Cooke! She is retiring from George Fox’s custodial department after working for the university just shy of 24 years.
Patti’s areas of responsibility have included cleaning and servicing Ross and Bauman Auditorium as well as several areas in student housing. She has served on the Staff Development Committee and has been to every Serve Day since its inception.
Please drop in to wish Patti well at the Plant Services break room between 10 and 1130 a.m. today (Monday).
See you there!
The Fall Women’s Salad Luncheon is here! Join us today (Monday) in Canyon Commons 101-102 anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Ruth Baker invites all women of the George Fox community (staff, faculty and administrators), as well as female spouses, to join us. Please come and meet the women who are new to our community and catch up with others you might not often see.
It is a come-and-go event, and Bon Appetit will be providing a lovely spread for your enjoyment. Take advantage of this time to connect and enjoy a delicious meal. There is no charge to attend.
Contact Missy Terry (terrym@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Spring textbook adoptions are due tomorrow (Oct. 1). Timely adoptions ensure student success on a number of levels, so please finalize your required and recommended titles as soon as possible.
For how-to questions, please contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu. For access to iGFU, contact Brian McLaughlin at bmclaugh@georgefox.edu, If you have specific questions related to your department, please contact your department’s administrative assistant.
In October you will receive information about benefit enrollment options for Tuition Remission, the Exchange Program, and Long-Term Care. We will also be conducting an important benefit survey. We will communicate the details in The Daily Bruin and in emails to benefit-eligible employees.
The Tuition Remission Application for 2018-19 will be available next week. The application will be accepted through Oct. 31 and will be in a fillable Google Doc format again this year. More information will be emailed next week!
Term Care Open Enrollment (Oct. 3 – Nov. 3): All George Fox employees are welcome to join an educational webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. Click here to register.
Please contact Darby Thiessen at dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188 for assistance with these or any of your George Fox University benefits.
Tuition Exchange applications for the 2018-19 academic year are now open. Employees who have dependents eligible for 100 percent tuition remission may apply for tuition exchange at participating universities.
Check your email for more information or contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.
Please join the University Advancement team to celebrate Robby Larson’s 11 years of excellent service at George Fox. Robby has been a key member of the university’s advancement efforts, serving for five years as the director of alumni relations and six years as a gift officer and director of development.
Robby has accepted the role of vice president of advancement at Multnomah University in Portland, and we want to send him off with our best wishes, support and gratitude. The party begins at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the Gregory (EHS) Atrium.
The Office of the President and the William Penn Honors Program invite you to hear renowned C.S. Lewis scholar Michael Ward speak tonight (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Best known for his book Planet Narnia, Ward’s lecture “The Heavens Are Telling The Glory Of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia, and the Planets” will be followed by a reception and book signing in the Bauman lobby.
For more information, please contact Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to the retirement reception for College of Business professor Alan Kluge from 3 to 5 p.m. today (Friday) in the Hoover Academic Building’s lower lobby. Alan has worked at George Fox for 21 years.
Come wish Alan well as he retires after more than two decades of service to the university!
Today (Friday) is the last day to get your passport. If you are still thinking about getting your passport then don’t delay, you still have time. Drop by and visit with a U.S. Postal representative and get all of your passport questions answered.
You will need two forms of ID:
Payment can be made by check or cash; cash much be the exact amount. This event is open to the university and to the community and will be hosted between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Canyon Commons 102. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2551.
Spring textbook adoptions are due Oct. 1. Timely adoptions ensure student success on a number of levels, so please finalize your required and recommended titles as soon as possible.
For how-to questions, please contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu. For access to iGFU, contact Brian McLaughlin at bmclaugh@georgefox.edu, If you have specific questions related to your department, please contact your department’s administrative assistant.
Spring textbook adoptions are due Oct. 1. Timely adoptions ensure student success on a number of levels, so please finalize your required and recommended titles as soon as possible.
For how-to questions, please contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu. For access to iGFU, contact Brian McLaughlin at bmclaugh@georgefox.edu, If you have specific questions related to your department, please contact your department’s administrative assistant.
