Please help Security Services provide you the best services. Please take a few minutes to take this short survey so we can continue to meet the needs of the George Fox community.
Thank you for your help.
– Ed Gierok (egierok@georgefox.edu)
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.
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.
George Fox employees (halftime and over) may pick up their tickets – limit two per employee – on a first-come, first-served basis starting tomorrow (Tuesday, April 18) at 9 a.m. in the Advancement office, located at 215 N. Meridian St. (across the street from the SpiL House). Phone reservations (503-554-2028) 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.
Questions? Contact Lisa Leslie at lleslie@georgefox.edu.
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 …
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.
It’s really important to know what family health conditions you may be at risk for.
For this week’s 125 of Wellness Challenge, complete a Family Health History Form and earn 125 extra points for the week.
– 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 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.
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.
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.
George Fox employees (halftime and over) may pick up their tickets – limit two per employee – on a first-come, first-served basis starting Tuesday, April 18, at 9 a.m. in the Advancement office, located at 215 N. Meridian St. (across the street from the SpiL House). Phone reservations (503-554-2028) 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.
Questions? Contact Lisa Leslie at lleslie@georgefox.edu.
Over the past year, Mail Services has made significant changes to employee box numbers. If you are using a list for inter-campus mail that was printed more than three months ago, please update your list.
You can access the updated Employee Extension/Box List here. The list is updated often, so check back regularly for the most up-to-date edition.
Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.
Interested in volunteering to fill your spare time, but not sure where to find a list with local opportunities? George Fox’s Social Work Club has compiled a list of opportunities between Newberg and Portland for anyone in the George Fox community to utilize. There are a variety of options to consider, and they are all for good causes, so you can’t go wrong.
Happy volunteering!
To access the list, click this link.
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!
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:
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
In honor of the university’s 125th anniversary, George Fox employees are invited to a special anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons, at which former presidents David Brandt, Tom Johnson and David Le Shana will be in attendance. There is no charge to attend.
If you plan to attend and haven’t yet submitted an R.S.V.P., please do so as soon as possible, as the event is nearly full. After Friday, April 14, those who wish to attend will be placed on a waiting list.
Contact Mary Monahan (mmonahan@georgefox.edu) to R.S.V.P.
All are invited to a special Holy Week presentation featuring The Saint John’s Bible tonight (Thursday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Paul Anderson and Carmen Imes will turn the pages of the Bible and highlight key ways that the new and innovative artwork in this historic seven-volume masterpiece illumines the biblical text in ways prophetic and inspirational.
Join us for this free presentation. Chapel elective credit is available for students.
Questions? Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu.
Interested in volunteering to fill your spare time, but not sure where to find a list with local opportunities? George Fox’s Social Work Club has compiled a list of opportunities between Newberg and Portland for anyone in the George Fox community to utilize. There are a variety of options to consider, and they are all for good causes, so you can’t go wrong.
Happy volunteering!
To access the list, click this link.
Join us tonight (Thursday) at our first event as we launch the George Fox Business Leadership Society. We are pleased to welcome special guest Jessica Williams, founder of the Superwoman Project, TEDx Talk speaker, and life coach.
The evening includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, networking and much more! We’ll meet at the Portland Center beginning at 6:30 p.m.
This event is free to all George Fox employees with valid employee ID, but please send an RSVP email to Ashley Walker (awalker@georgefox.edu) in order to help determine our catering needs.
The Portland Writing Center is seeking one new writing consultant beginning fall 2017 who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and adult-degree students understand the components of effective writing.
Portland Writing Center consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work four to eight hours per week meeting with students in face-to-face or online sessions at the Portland Writing Center. Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following:
Click here for a consultant job description, and click here for a consultant application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
For more information, contact Jennie Harrop, Portland Writing Center director, at 503.554.6024 or jharrop@georgefox.edu.
Interested in volunteering to fill your spare time, but not sure where to find a list with local opportunities? George Fox’s Social Work Club has compiled a list of opportunities between Newberg and Portland for anyone in the George Fox community to utilize. There are a variety of options to consider, and they are all for good causes, so you can’t go wrong.
Happy volunteering!
To access the list, click this link.
The university’s offices, libraries and Bruin Store will be closed this Friday, April 14, to observe Good Friday.
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.
This week is Holy Week! The Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life would like to invite you to join us for worship as we remember Jesus’ journey to the cross. We will offer the following Holy Week celebrations:
We encourage you to celebrate Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday with one of our wonderful local churches (for a list of churches, please visit this webpage).
Join us for the final brown-bag sessions for the spring of 2017 …
Digital Fluency Institute Faculty Show-and-Tell
Come help us celebrate with DFI Cohort 2016-17 faculty as they give a show-and-tell on instructional strategies they have explored this year.
Recording and Editing Media
Want to dig a little deeper into producing media for instruction? Colleagues will share tools and strategies.
Questions? Contact Gloria Doherty at gdoherty@georgefox.edu.
