Please join us for Christmas treats, hot beverages, and a good dose of holiday cheer! The Portland Center is hosting a wassail party from 2 to 6 p.m. today (Tuesday) in the lobby.
For our community musicians, please play your favorite Christmas music on our piano in the lobby. It’s open anytime! We would love to hear the ivories!
Contact Darla Norgren (dnorgren@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursement requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.
Please refer to the Forms page on the finance department website to view the Accounts Payable Holiday Payment Processing Schedule.
Happy Holidays!
– The Finance Team
When there is an emergency campus closure, usually due to inclement weather as was the case Thursday and Friday, Dec. 8 and 9, this is the guide for regular benefit-eligible employees (those eligible for pay for time not worked). All others, including students, temporary or less-than-half-time employees, are only paid for the hours they work.
A revised staff time sheet for December has been posted to the Human Resources webpage. If you have already started your December time sheet, please download and use the revised form. Staff should mark their time sheets on the day of the closure with hours worked separate from “snow hours†in the bottom box. Since on the 8th the university opened late and closed early, if you were not scheduled to be at work past 4 p.m., you would not be eligible for the “snow hour†between 4 and 5 p.m.
Those who were required to be at work during the closure are eligible to take an equivalent number of hours off at another time. At that time, please enter those hours taken off in the bottom section of the specific day’s time, so that it doesn’t show as hours worked, sick leave or vacation. Then please write on the time sheet that these were “snow hours.â€
A final note: Employees who happen to be on vacation or using sick leave the day of a closure should record those days/hours as vacation or sick leave the same as they would had the campus been open. Please contact Katie Sol in Human Resources with questions: ksol@georgefox.edu.
Just a reminder: You can give the gift of recognition to your colleagues! Please send nominations for Employee of the Month to Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu by the end of the day today (Monday). Be sure to include details about how this person’s contributions have benefited you or the university as a whole.
The Oregon Historical Society is featuring a special anniversary exhibit titled, “Vision, Mission, Values: 125 Years of George Fox University.†As the oldest Christian institution in Oregon, we have a lot of history to share!
The exhibit highlights key individuals who shaped our story, special places and unique artifacts from campus life over the past 125 years. It is open now and runs through Feb. 5.
The Oregon Historical Society is located at 1200 S.W. Park Ave., in Portland. More information is available at this link.
Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:
The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.
There have been some questions about which employees are considered “responsible employees” or “mandatory reporters” with regard to sexual misconduct under Title IX. Please refer to the materials in the orange folder that you should have received at the beginning of the year.
In that packet is a sheet titled “Employee Responsibilities Regarding Sexual Misconduct Response.” The first paragraph notes that “All staff and faculty are required to promptly report to the Title IX Coordinator (or Deputy Coordinators) information they have about possible sexual harassment or sexual misconduct at George Fox University, including but not limited to sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, and stalking. The only exception for mandatory reporting is the Spiritual Life Office and the Health & Counseling Center.”
Please contact the Title IX Coordinator (Brad Lau) or Deputy Coordinators (Lisa Burton, Elise Trask, Laura Hartley, Rebecca Hernandez, Jen Macnab or Mark Pothoff) if you have questions.
Join us for a FoxTALE Gradebook open lab hosted by your educational technology team. Come to work on your FoxTALE Gradebook or to get your 2017 spring courses ready. Sessions are scheduled on the following dates:
Visit the Schedule of Events page to RSVP. If you forget to sign up, drop in anytime between 1 and 3 p.m.
If you have any questions, email or call us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.
– Your Educational Technology Team
Please join us for Christmas treats, hot beverages, and a good dose of holiday cheer! The Portland Center is hosting a wassail party from 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the lobby.
For our community musicians, please play your favorite Christmas music on our piano in the lobby. It’s open anytime! We would love to hear the ivories!
Contact Darla Norgren (dnorgren@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Carmen Imes, adjunct professor of biblical studies, will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session today (Thursday) on The Saint John’s Bible. Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.
The session begins at 1 p.m. in the MLRC.
What do you give to that rock star coworker that made your job easier this month? A nomination for Employee of the Month!
Please send your description of that rock star’s over-and-above contributions to Lisa Burton in Human Resources at lburton@georgefox.edu by Monday, Dec. 12. Be sure to include as many details as possible. Lisa will share your nomination with the executive team, who will make the final decision for presentation on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the all-employee meeting.
See you there!
If you have tickets for this weekend’s Christmas Concert and will be unable to use them, please inform Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu or ext. 2620) soon as possible so those tickets can be released for others to attend.
Also, if you are still interested in attending Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. matinee performance, contact Debbie to let her know. There are a very limited number of seats still available.
Thank you
Nearly 250 students will receive undergraduate and graduate diplomas at the university’s midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Wheeler Sports Center. Seating begins at 10 a.m., and the ceremony will start at 11 a.m.
Tickets are not required; however, seating is limited to 10 guests per graduate. At 10:45 a.m., a live broadcast of the ceremony will be available to watch at this link.
Alumna Juli Morse, a mechanical engineer, entrepreneur and technology commercialization enthusiast, will serve as commencement speaker. Morse has 16 years experience working in the high-tech and consumer goods industries, including with Hewlett-Packard, The Clorox Company and several startups. She is also the founder of River Parkway Labs, a technology commercialization and product-marketing consultancy in Portland. The title of her address is “A World Waiting to Be Known.”
Carla Innes, adjunct professor of biblical studies, will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session tomorrow (Thursday) on The Saint John’s Bible. Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.
The session begins at 1 p.m. in the MLRC.
The Bruin Store will be closed today (Tuesday) due to inventory. We will reopen at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Also, be sure to check out our sale Wednesday and Thursday this week!
With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursement requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.
Please refer to the Forms page on the finance department website to view the Accounts Payable Holiday Payment Processing Schedule.
Happy Holidays!
– The Finance Team
Winter is coming.
Following is our process for announcing campus closure information. The provost will make the decision whether or not to close the Newberg campus, Portland Center and Salem site for daytime classes by 6:30 a.m. or 2:15 p.m. for evening classes. This applies to all days of the week, including Saturday. If there is no announcement by the deadline, assume classes are being held. Decisions at the Redmond site will be made by the professor.
Major considerations are road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the severe weather or emergency is likely to last. To find out if a closure decision has been made when bad weather occurs:
Weather may make it difficult or even impossible for some to come to campus even though the university is operating as usual. In no circumstances should employees or students put themselves in danger or peril in an attempt to get to campus. If they feel conditions are too hazardous for travel, they should not make the attempt.
More information on campus closure policies can be found at georgefox.edu/closure
Out of all of the innovation ideas submitted by employees, a select number have been invited to submit a formal proposal laying out their idea in more detail. Those proposals with higher complexity, more risk, or higher cost have also been asked to give a short final presentation explaining their proposal and to answer questions from members of the Innovation Team next week. George Fox employees are invited to attend these presentations to hear what their colleagues have been working on this semester.
Here is the schedule of presentations:
Monday, Dec. 5, in Roberts 180
9 a.m. – Rhett Luedtke, “The Big Bridge Theatre Consortium: An Interfaith Theatre Project”
9:15 a.m.- Rick Muthiah, “Academic Content Accessibility Project”
Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Klages 232
9:15 a.m. – Chris Koch, “Master’s in Experimental Psychology”
9:30 a.m. – Chris Koch, “Eye-Tracking and EEG”
10:15 a.m. – Chad Stillinger, “Engineering 4 + 1 Masters Program Research”
Thursday, Dec. 8, in Klages 232
1 p.m. – Matt Meyer, “Virtual Reality Content Creation Studio”
1:15 p.m. – Matt Meyer, “Be Sown: Better, More Affordable Internships”
Friday, Dec. 9, in Portland Center 295
9:15 a.m. – Patrick Kelley, “Continuing Education for K-12 Teachers”
9:30 a.m. – Jennie Harrop, “DPS Adjunct Faculty Mentorship Program”
9:45 a.m. – Jen Macnab, “FoxTALE Auto-enrollment”
10 a.m. – Britny Scholz, “Portland IDEA Center”
Decisions about which proposals will be funded will be announced in December or January.
Questions? Email innovation@georgefox.edu.
Do you love to serve? Does volunteering for the larger vision of Martin Luther King Jr. inspire you? How about in Portland?
Your chance to get involved with our neighboring community is finally here, with the opportunity to be a part of MLK Day of Service in Portland!
MLK Day of Service is a day we are able to live into this vision Dr. King had for serving and justice. Though one day of service is never enough to fully celebrate him or what he stood for, we hope you are able to join us for this day of service and recognition of Dr. King.
MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 16. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
The academic affairs office is still looking for volunteers to usher at the midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 11 a.m.! Those of you who choose to help will be asked to arrive at 9:30 a.m., for a short training session, before the doors open at 10 a.m. Please consider joining us as we celebrate our graduates on their big day!
Please contact Laurie Fair at ext. 2140 or via email at lfair@georgefox.edu. Thank you, in advance, for your help!
