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When traveling on behalf of the university, please make sure you are helping choose the most economical option.

First determine whether it is more economical to rent a car or use your personal vehicle. This can be done using the mileage calculator on the financial affairs webpage.

The university will reimburse at the lower of the two amounts. It is also important to determine if it is less expensive to fly to your
destination or to drive. If it is less expensive to fly and you choose to drive, the university will reimburse you for the lesser of the two amounts.

Please consult the University Travel Policy or contact Matt Hammar (mhammar@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

FoxTALE will be upgraded on Friday, Aug. 19, and unavailable 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience and invite you to check the “New Features” highlighted here. You can also sign up for a webinar giving an overview of all new features.

Our top three picks:

• Changes in appearance, with a new “Dashboard” replacing “My Home”
• Course Editing: You can now delete Sections
• Quiz section headings and four new question types

IT offers Faculty Development Events throughout the term that introduce university systems and how to use them. We offer both face-to-face meetings and webinars. View the 2016 Fall Schedule of Events here.

Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

– Your Education Technology Team

Because of the all-community meeting on the Newberg campus this morning, the Portland Center courier will run on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. Same time frames; just a switch with the first day.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

If you are planning to move, Plant Services needs you to fill out a “Relocation Form,” even if you plan to move yourself. This is located on this web page.

Please fill out the form completely and be specific with your needs so we can better serve you. Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
Plant Services

Come check out our 25 percent off clearance event at the Bruin Store! Save an extra 25 percent off already-marked-down items. All clearance items are also available at georgefoxshop.com.

While you’re here, check out our new 125th Anniversary tees, only $10!

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Dear colleagues,

The Innovation Team would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete this survey.

If you have any trouble with the survey, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Caitlin, on behalf of the Innovation Team

Dear colleagues,

The Innovation Team would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete this survey.

If you have any trouble with the survey, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Caitlin, on behalf of the Innovation Team

If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, back up your 2016 Summer 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 2016 Fall sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

2016 Fall (and Spring) 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.

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides, resources and the new features coming on the Aug. 19, 2016, FoxTALE Upgrade.

See our Schedule of Events to sign up for webinars and labs.

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

All employees, half time and above, are required to attend the all-community meeting​ (absences must be approved by your vice president)​, scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 15, in the Canyon Commons dining hall on the Newberg campus. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m., with the program to follow.

The meeting will include a time of worship and devotions, ​an update from President Robin Baker and the VP team​ on strategic design and the future of the university​,​ a presentation of the university innovation plan by the Innovation Team, and employee service awards (the support staff and administrator of the year awards will be announced in September).

Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu with any questions. See you there!

On Sept. 9, the university will mark its 125th anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, a web page has been created that includes a video, “Then and Now” photos, a calendar of events planned for this fall, a timeline, and short profiles of 125 individuals who helped shape the university into what it is today.

Check it out at this link!

All employees, half time and above, are required to attend the all-community meeting​ (absences must be approved by your vice president)​, scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 15, in the Canyon Commons dining hall on the Newberg campus. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m., with the program to follow.

The meeting will include a time of worship and devotions, ​an update from President Robin Baker and the VP team​ on strategic design and the future of the university​,​ a presentation of the university innovation plan by the Innovation Team, and employee service awards (the support staff and administrator of the year awards will be announced in September).

Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu with any questions. See you there!

All employees, half time and above, are required to attend the all-community meeting​ (absences must be approved by your vice president)​, scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 15, in the Canyon Commons dining hall on the Newberg campus. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m., with the program to follow.

The meeting will include a time of worship and devotions, ​an update from President Robin Baker and the VP team​ on strategic design and the future of the university​,​ a presentation of the university innovation plan by the Innovation Team, employee service awards, and recognition of the support staff and administrator of the year.

Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu with any questions. See you there!

All student supervisors are encouraged to attend our annual training happening today (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. in Lemmons 8! This informative meeting will take an hour of your time and help prepare you for the upcoming year.

If you have any questions, please contact Kasondra Silva at ext. 2184.

All employees, half time and above, are required to attend the all-community meeting​ (absences must be approved by your vice president)​, scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 15, in the Canyon Commons dining hall on the Newberg campus. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m., with the program to follow.

The meeting will include a time of worship and devotions, ​an update from President Robin Baker and the VP team​ on strategic design and the future of the university​,​ a presentation of the university innovation plan by the Innovation Team, employee service awards, and recognition of the support staff and administrator of the year.

Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu with any questions. See you there!

If you’ve ever wanted to be in a parade, this is your opportunity! George Fox has been asked to provide the grand marshal for this summer’s Newberg Old Fashioned Festival Parade, scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) from 9 to 11 a.m.

It’s the start of our 125th year, and we want to recognize the people who have helped us get this far … our employees and students. This is your invitation to be one of the grand marshals for the parade.

We’re assembling a group of employees, students, parents and alumni to walk and hand out candy. It’ll probably take less than 20 minutes of walking. Some spots will be available for riding and waving. We’ll also have the Bruin bus, Professor Ed Higgins’ 1934 Ford flatbed truck, the Bruin bear (“Pennington”) and the Victory Bell.

Feel free to join us. We’ll meet at Newberg’s Renne Field (Blaine and 6th) at 9 a.m. We may even have some free T-shirts still available. Click this link for more info.

The IDEA Center is introducing a great new tool that will help make your student worker recruiting efforts easier, faster and more effective. Handshake is replacing Bruin Careers, offering a high-tech/high-touch tool for students seeking jobs and internships.

Create your profile now to put your on-campus job opportunities front and center. Check out the Handshake Help Center to learn how to post a job and reach out to students directly. All students will be re-routed to the new system starting on Aug. 8.

New features that were not available in Bruin Careers:

• Mobile app for students and employers (find on App Store under “Handshake Mobile”)
• Increased student personalization and engagement (think of a personalized Pinterest board where opportunities shown match a student’s major, skills and interests)
• Easy identification of well-qualified students for your hiring needs

Kaitlyn Ragan will deliver a training at the on-campus supervisor meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m. in Lemmons 8. This will be a great time to learn how to use and maximize this tool in your department.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to rework your current job descriptions, keeping in mind to be creative and “sell” your position in order to catch the attention of our George Fox millennials. The IDEA Center can provide a copy of your previous Bruin Career postings if you don’t have them on file, as well as answer any questions about this transition.

The IDEA Center is introducing a great new tool that will help make your student worker recruiting efforts easier, faster and more effective. Handshake is replacing Bruin Careers, offering a high-tech/high-touch tool for students seeking jobs and internships.

Create your profile now to put your on-campus job opportunities front and center. Check out the Handshake Help Center to learn how to post a job and reach out to students directly. All students will be re-routed to the new system starting on Aug. 8.

New features that were not available in Bruin Careers:

• Mobile app for students and employers (find on App Store under “Handshake Mobile”)
• Increased student personalization and engagement (think of a personalized Pinterest board where opportunities shown match a student’s major, skills and interests)
• Easy identification of well-qualified students for your hiring needs

Kaitlyn Ragan will deliver a training at the on-campus supervisor meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m. in Lemmons 8. This will be a great time to learn how to use and maximize this tool in your department.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to rework your current job descriptions, keeping in mind to be creative and “sell” your position in order to catch the attention of our George Fox millennials. The IDEA Center can provide a copy of your previous Bruin Career postings if you don’t have them on file, as well as answer any questions about this transition.

Providence Park is the place to be on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 3, as the Portland Timbers take on the Salvadoran C.D. Dragón team. You are invited to join George Fox alumni, parents and friends on the Widmer Brothers Southern Front (#1). The game begins at 7 p.m.

Game tickets include snacks of popcorn, roasted peanuts, potato chips with onion dip, gourmet macaroni and cheese, barbecue meatballs and fresh-baked cookies. Soda and water will also be provided.

Tickets cost $50 each. Visit our website for more information and to purchase tickets, or simply click on this link to purchase tickets.

When the Bruin football team plays at home, you can count on a packed stadium. It takes a village to make our football games the success that they are, and we’d love to have you join our team of incredible volunteers, the Bruin Brigade. All volunteers will receive lunch or dinner at each game they volunteer, free entry into the game and a T-shirt.

If you’re interested in joining the Bruin Brigade as a ticket seller or at the information table, send an email to Sarah Reid (sreid@georgefox.edu) and she’ll get you connected.

2016 Home Football Schedule

Sept. 3: vs. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1 p.m.
Oct. 1: vs. Whitworth University (Homecoming), 2 p.m.
Oct. 15: vs. University of Puget Sound (Family Weekend), 7 p.m.
Oct. 22: vs. Pacific Lutheran University, 1 p.m.
Nov. 5: vs. Pacific University, 2 p.m.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source before Thursday, Aug. 4.

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