The Daily Bruin

If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, back up your 2017 Spring grade book to a spreadsheet that is saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades. You will want to keep an archive of your course grades that cover the last five years.

Use your new, empty 2017 Summer (or Fall) sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

Summer 2017 sites are currently hidden from student view. When you are ready, you can share the sites with your students. Here is a quick guide on how to make the courses available: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible to Students.

If your course site is set to Weekly format, your course might show incorrect dates. To change the dates, go to Administration> Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the Course start date, and change it to the first day of your 2017 Summer course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides, resources and the new features coming in the August 2017 FoxTALE Upgrade.

If you have questions or need assistance using FoxTALE, please contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

Fiscal Year End 2016-17 is quickly approaching, and the Finance Department would appreciate your help in ensuring a smooth and timely year-end close. Please review and note the following deadlines for Accounts Payable requests:

1) Submission of the following FY2016-17 requests must be received by Finance on or before Friday, July 7, 2017:

• Check Requests
• Invoices
• Expense Reimbursement Requests
• Petty Cash Logs for expenses through June 30, 2017 ONLY

2) All cash advance requests for FY2016-17 expenses must be received by Finance on or before Monday, June 12, 2017.

3) For departments that will not be on campus for the summer, please turn in all petty cash funds by Friday, May 12, 2017.

Please refer to this “Fiscal Year-End Deadlines & Procedures” page of the Finance Department website for additional details.

Please contact Jennifer Klapp at jklapp@georgefox.edu or ext. 2170 with any year-end accounts payable questions.

Thank you!
The Finance Team

Did you know that you can get your CPR/First Aid/AED/BLS training right here on campus? Mark Stone, our certified senior security training officer, can take up to eight people (minimum of four to hold the training) per class and can also customize the times to fit your schedule.

We recommend having one person (at a minimum) certified in each department, and the BLS training is required for nursing and doctor of physical therapy students. Please arrange for your training now to take place this summer.

Please contact Mark at 503-554-2090 or email him at mstone@georgefox.edu to set up your classes!

Reservations for this Saturday’s 125th end-of-year celebration are closed. We are at full capacity. We have had a wonderful response and wish we had a space large enough to accommodate everyone; unfortunately, that is not the case.

Thank you!

Do you want to grow and develop as a leader? Is growing your leadership presence part of your performance goals or faculty growth plan for 2017-18?

If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you may want to consider applying for the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI). The program welcomes both women and men who are current George Fox employees who desire to grow in their current role or seek to prepare themselves for future leadership roles.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-18 cohort and are due by May 1, 2017. For more information and to access the application, please fill out the Leadership Development Initiative Application.

If you have questions, please contact a member of the LDI planning team: Emily Call, Rebecca Hernandez, Susanna Steeg or Missy Terry.

The George Fox community is invited to celebrate 37 years of dedicated service by Merrill Johnson, dean of libraries. Come wish him well in his retirement adventures on Thursday, May 4, between 2 and 3:30 p.m. in the Murdock Learning Resource Center on the Newberg campus.

Refreshments will be served, and there will be formal remarks around 2:15 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Please contact Sue Richie (srichie@georegfox.edu or 503-554-2422) with any questions.

After 14 years of service to the George Fox music department, Pat Vandehey will be leaving us at the end of the academic year. Come wish him well at a farewell reception this Thursday, April 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium.

Refreshments will be served, and both employees and students are welcome.

Professors Annette Nemetz and Jon Cooley invite the university community to the Chinese senior thesis presentations for George Fox’s 3+1+1 students. Join us tonight (Tuesday) from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. in Hoover 103. Food and beverages will be served.

These students have worked hard to present on various business topics that include:

• Peer-to-Peer Internet Lending: A U.S. and China Comparison
• Recommendations for the Chinese Basketball Association Based on the American NBA
• Evaluating the Price Strategy of American Companies in China
• Case Study of Artificial Intelligence: Intel’s Nervana vs Nvidia
• Analysis of Intel’s Semiconductor Products in China
• The Overseas Purchasing Process for Luxury Goods
• Walmart’s Supply Chain Dynamics
• GAAP Accounting Standard and Chinese Accounting Standards: A Comparison and Way Forward

The students, Annette, and I look forward to seeing you there.

– Jon Cooley (cooleyjusa@gmail.com)

The Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life is excited to announce the launch of the pilot Bridge Scholars program, designed to prepare first-generation students for a successful transition from high school to college and establish a strong foundation for college success.

In order to be eligible for the program, students must be a first-generation student and have demonstrated financial need. A first-generation student is defined as being the first in their family to attend a four-year university, and neither parent has a bachelor’s degree.

Aspects of the Bridge Scholars program include the following:

• A two-week, on-campus summer program July 21- Aug. 4, 2017
• Peer mentorship
• Cohort-style classroom experience utilizing LIBA 100

The program is the result of eight months of research and development made possible by the Innovation Grant.

If you know of any entering freshmen who might meet the eligibility requirements, please recommend them to apply to the program or refer them to our office. Applications are due May 15, and space is limited to 20 students.

For more information, feel free to check out the Bridge Scholars webpage or email Connor Smalling at csmalling@georgefox.edu.

An executive assistant position is currently available, reporting to Laura Hartley, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. This position is available due to Lynn Scott’s current role being split. Starting this summer, Lynn will be working with the Center for Study Abroad.

For a complete job description, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 503-554-2180 or hr@georgefox.edu. Internal transfer requests are available at this link.

As we can imagine, some of you will have withdrawals just reading this, as it targets the core of the way we live our lives today. For 125 total points this week, give up your online devices after work. This means to complete this challenge successfully, after your work day is done, no extra computer usage.

The only exception is for employees who are taking classes and need to utilize the computer for classwork.

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

Dirk Barram is retiring after 31 years of outstanding service at George Fox University. Please join us today (Friday) between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Hoover Academic Building for a reception to thank Dirk and to wish him well in retirement.

R.S.V.P. to Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) if you plan to attend.

FoxFiles has been scheduled to be decommissioned on Monday, May 8. We have been working with active users for the past few months to help them transition to a new system.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this transition, please contact the IT Service Desk by email (servicedesk@georgefox.edu) or phone (503-554-2569).

Make plans to attend the all-employee meeting today (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons (Rooms 101 and 102).

The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

The George Fox community is invited to celebrate 37 years of dedicated service by Merrill Johnson, dean of libraries. Come wish him well in his retirement adventures on Thursday, May 4, between 2 and 3:30 p.m. in the Murdock Learning Resource Center on the Newberg campus.

Refreshments will be served, and there will be formal remarks around 2:15 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Please contact Sue Richie (srichie@georegfox.edu or 503-554-2422) with any questions.

End-of-Year Purchase Order Deadlines

The last day to place orders using the purchase order system is May 31, 2017, for FY2016-17. This includes all requisitions which must be budget checked, approved and converted to purchase orders. This helps ensure all products or services ordered via purchase order will be received by June 30, 2017.

Fiscal year 2017-18 Purchase Orders will need to wait until July 1.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Matt Hammar by email (mhammar@georgefox.edu) or call ext. 2162.

Important year-end information for those using university Visa cards

To ensure a clean cut-off between FY2016-17 and FY2017-18 spending, the last day to use your George Fox University Visa card for FY2016-17 purchases is Friday, June 23, 2017. Please refrain from using your card for any purchases after this date.

If you will be traveling for business during this time, please contact Matt Hammar or Kathi Becker to discuss arrangements on how to handle travel after June 23. Credit card purchases for FY2017-18 can begin on or after July 1, 2017.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Matt at ext. 2162 or Kathi at ext. 2166.

At 8 p.m. on Monday, May 1, George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for its 30th appearance in Bauman Auditorium. The concert is free to George Fox employees – a gift from George Fox honorary board member Ken Austin, who cofounded A-dec with his late wife Joan.

George Fox employees (halftime and over) may pick up their tickets – a limit two per employee – on a first-come, first-served basis. Remaining tickets are available at the Information Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center beginning at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday). Phone reservations (503-554-2099) will not be taken except for employees at the Portland Center.

On Monday, April 24, beginning at 9 a.m., any remaining tickets (again, a limit of two per person) will be available – also on a first-come, first-served basis – to those who sign up on a waiting list. If you find you will not be able to attend the concert, please return your tickets for another employee to use.

The university has been provided with a limited number of tickets for its employees. These tickets are separate from those to be issued by the Newberg Area Chamber of Commerce to the general public.

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

Dirk Barram is retiring after 31 years of outstanding service at George Fox University. Please join us this Friday, April 21, between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Hoover Academic Building for a reception to thank Dirk and to wish him well in retirement.

R.S.V.P. to Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) if you plan to attend.

The George Fox library invites you to “The History & Art of the Western Book,” a workshop led by Isaiah Cox, an antiquarian book collector, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, in the MLRC’s 101 and 103 study rooms.

The workshop will discuss the development of the book from the 15th to the 21st century, and will include real examples from across seven centuries. Topics will include …

• Medieval manuscripts and the role of Christian monasteries and scribes in the dissemination of information
• Renaissance-era ecclesiastical manuscript production
• The introduction of the printing press and early books
• The craftsmanship of binding, and more

Workshop participants will have the opportunity to examine manuscripts and books. The workshop is open to all students and employees. Contact Susan Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Do you want to grow and develop as a leader? Is growing your leadership presence part of your performance goals or faculty growth plan for 2017-18?

If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you may want to consider applying for the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI). The program welcomes both women and men who are current George Fox employees who desire to grow in their current role or seek to prepare themselves for future leadership roles.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-18 cohort and are due by May 1, 2017. For more information and to access the application, please fill out the Leadership Development Initiative Application.

If you have questions, please contact a member of the LDI planning team: Emily Call, Rebecca Hernandez, Susanna Steeg or Missy Terry.