The Daily Bruin

Each year the university recognizes the hard work of its employees with the Support Staff Member of the Year and Administrator of the Year awards. Do you have a colleague you believe is deserving of one of these awards? If so, please take a few minutes to submit a nomination. This is a chance to honor those who have done exceptional work in supporting the mission and vision of the university.

You only need send an email to Rob Westervelt (rwesterv@georgefox.edu) stating the reasons you believe the person deserves the award. If you have questions about who is eligible, contact Rob. Please submit your nominations by Wednesday, Aug. 9.

This past Saturday, July 29, Sue O’Donnell, a faculty member in the psychology department, lost her husband Sam. Many of you know and love Sue and may want to send a note or attend the memorial service. The service will be Monday, Aug. 7, at 2:30 p.m. at North Valley Friends Church, located at 4020 N. College St., in Newberg.

In lieu of flowers, the O’Donnell family encourages donations to the George Fox Student Fund for those students in need. Donations should be made to George Fox and mailed to 414 N. Meridian St., Box 6256, Newberg, OR 97132. For these gifts, please include “in memory of Sam O’Donnell” in the subject line.

Please keep Sue and family in your prayers.

The Fiesta Mexicana is this weekend, Aug. 4-6, in Woodburn! For a second straight year George Fox will have a booth at the event, and we are looking for volunteers to help staff it! This is the 54th year of the fiesta and a wonderful opportunity for you to see and experience the Latino community from where many of our students come.

The shifts are easy, as you get to enjoy talking to people, give away George Fox bling and see some great soccer, dance and other fun activities. You will not be alone, as one person from the diversity committee will be there as well, and we are matching Spanish speakers with non-Spanish speakers. That’s just an extra bonus, as most people speak English.

The fiesta runs Friday from 1 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (the parade starts earlier) and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m..

If you can volunteer any time at all (even one to two hours), please contact Rebecca Valdovinos at rvaldovinos@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

This past Saturday, July 29, Sue O’Donnell, a faculty member in the psychology department, lost her husband Sam. Many of you know and love Sue and may want to send a note or attend the memorial service. The service will be Monday, Aug. 7, at 2:30 p.m. at North Valley Friends Church, located at 4020 N. College St., in Newberg.

In lieu of flowers, the O’Donnell family encourages donations to the George Fox Student Fund for those students in need. Donations should be made to George Fox and mailed to 414 N. Meridian St., Box 6256, Newberg, OR 97132. For these gifts, please include “in memory of Sam O’Donnell” in the subject line.

Please keep Sue and family in your prayers.

The Fiesta Mexicana is this weekend, Aug. 4-6, in Woodburn! For a second straight year George Fox will have a booth at the event, and we are looking for volunteers to help staff it! This is the 54th year of the fiesta and a wonderful opportunity for you to see and experience the Latino community from where many of our students come.

The shifts are easy, as you get to enjoy talking to people, give away George Fox bling and see some great soccer, dance and other fun activities. You will not be alone, as one person from the diversity committee will be there as well, and we are matching Spanish speakers with non-Spanish speakers. That’s just an extra bonus, as most people speak English.

The fiesta runs Friday from 1 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (the parade starts earlier) and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m..

If you can volunteer any time at all (even one to two hours), please contact Rebecca Valdovinos at rvaldovinos@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

Need some Concur Expense training? We will be offering training sessions Aug. 7-11. Please contact Matt Hammar (mhammar@georgefox.edu) to set up a 20-minute appointment between 10 a.m. and noon and 1 and 3 p.m. daily Monday, Aug. 7, through Friday, Aug. 11.

The next available training will be the week of Aug. 21-25 (times to be determined).

If you are someone who works a front desk, or has great exposure to students and the general public, then the Code4 seminar on front desk safety and security is for you!

It will take place at the Public Safety Training Facility at 12700 S.E. 82nd Ave. in Clackamas on Friday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is only $99, and you can register online at code4.org. The seminar teaches you how to deal with dangerous situations, difficult people and emergencies. Security has the flyer about the seminar, or you can check online at the above website for more information.

George Fox security personnel and a few administrative assistants have attended this seminar in the past and felt it contained valuable information. It is taught by Captain Joe Puckett, who has 21 years of experience in law enforcement and dealing with emergency events, criminal incidents and hostage/crisis events.

Questions? Call Nadine Kincaid at 503-554-2090.

George Fox libraries are pleased to announce the release of a significantly improved interface for the Primo search and discovery tool.

Intended to provide a more intuitive and modern look-and-feel, the new interface provides easy access to a huge volume of books, media, newspapers, journal articles and more.

The old classic interface will remain available for several months before being permanently phased out.

Please send feedback and questions to library@georgefox.edu.

Fall semester is quickly approaching, and it is time to start planning. Don’t let time get away from you and leave you scrambling at the last minute to get your class syllabus turned in.

Please submit your syllabus to Print Services by Tuesday, Aug. 22. You can email the syllabus to printservices@georgefox.edu. If you have any questions, please contact Print Services at 503-554-2555 or printservices@georgefox.edu.

The Fiesta Mexicana is this weekend, Aug. 4-6, in Woodburn! For a second straight year George Fox will have a booth at the event, and we are looking for volunteers to help staff it! This is the 54th year of the fiesta and a wonderful opportunity for you to see and experience the Latino community from where many of our students come.

The shifts are easy, as you get to enjoy talking to people, give away George Fox bling and see some great soccer, dance and other fun activities. You will not be alone, as one person from the diversity committee will be there as well, and we are matching Spanish speakers with non-Spanish speakers. That’s just an extra bonus, as most people speak English.

The fiesta runs Friday from 1 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (the parade starts earlier) and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m..

If you can volunteer any time at all (even one to two hours), please contact Rebecca Valdovinos at rvaldovinos@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing Communications will be processing the next business card order on Tuesday, Aug 8. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source before Tuesday, August 8.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Marketing Communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may submit your name tag requests at this link.

Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged. Examples of title or department include: Dean of Students/Student Life and Admissions Counselor/Admissions. The next order will be placed Thursday, Aug. 10.

Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Make plans to attend an all-employee meeting today (Wednesday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. The event will also be live-streamed in Room 160 at the Portland Center.

Mail Services and Print Services will be opening late today (Monday) due to power being shut off for electrical work. Both offices will open at 9 a.m.

George Fox is looking for students, employees and their families to walk in the Newberg Old Fashioned Festival Parade as part of the university’s entry. The route is about a mile. George Fox is the sponsor of the parade and the Bruin Bus will also be there. Participants will get a free George Fox t-shirt.

Newberg Old Fashioned Festival Parade

Saturday, July 29

9-11 a.m.

Rennie Field
(From downtown Newberg, go south on Blaine St. for about 7 blocks, field is on left)

Interested? email Rob Felton (rfelton@georgefox.edu) and provide your t-shirt size.

Make plans to attend an all-employee meeting this Wednesday, July 26, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. The event will also be live-streamed in Room 160 at the Portland Center.

If you have any questions you’d like to be addressed at the meeting, send them to Rob Westervelt (rwesterv@georgefox.edu).

Thank you!

Mail Services and Print Services will be opening late this Monday, July 24, due to power being shut off for electrical work. Both offices will open at 9 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at 503-55-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Do you have any questions that you feel need to be answered at the all-employee meeting next Wednesday, July 26? If so, we want to hear from you! Please email any questions to Rob Westervelt (rwesterv@georgefox.edu).

The meeting will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons and be live-streamed in Room 160 at the Portland Center.

Thank you!

Did you, your department, or program go through changes with the university reorganization? Even if you didn’t, you probably work with others whose coding has changed. Please check out the new Department and Program Listing for Fiscal Year 2017-18 to find out where departments and programs are now!

All of the changes are effective as of July 1, 2017, so save yourself from getting returned forms from Finance with incorrect coding.

Effective August 2017, the work week for staff and administrators will change; the first day affected by this change will be Aug. 4, 2017. The new work week will start on Saturday at 12:01 a.m. and will end the following Friday at 12 a.m. (midnight Friday night instead of Friday at 5:01 p.m.).

If you have any questions, contact Katie Sol at ksol@georgefox.edu.