The Daily Bruin

This coming Monday, Sept 7, is Labor Day. Therefore, Mail Services will not its courier service to the Portland Center. Please note that next week’s courier delivery will be on Tuesday and Thursday.

In addition to Labor Day, none of the carriers will be making their rounds, so there will be no outgoing packages on Labor Day.

Finally, Mail Services will have special hours (2 to 4:30 p.m.) on Serve Day (Sept. 9).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a series of “Turning the Page” sessions highlighting the Heritage Edition of the St. John’s Bible on campus. Beginning today (Friday) and each Friday through Oct. 16, Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) will speak about different sections of the Bible from 4 to 5 p.m. in the MLRC.

The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey (Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn.) since the invention of the printing press. The Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible is the full-size fine art reproduction of the original.

More information is able available by contacting Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Follett Higher Education Group took over operation of the BlueZone Bookstore in June of 2015. The store has been renamed the Bruin Store (Georgefoxshop.com), and now offers textbooks and merchandise in one location. At the beginning of each semester, undergraduate and graduate textbooks will be offered for sale in the Bruin Store and no longer in the Textbook Annex. The remainder of the year the Bruin Store will be your source for Bruin apparel, accessories, gifts and general school supplies.

Part of our agreement with Follett is that they have the exclusive right to sell merchandise and services traditionally offered in college and university bookstores, including but not limited to, all required course materials (print and digital); class and alumni rings and jewelry; clothing (whether or not emblematic); school supplies; desk and dorm accessories; gifts; souvenirs; graduation regalia (sale and rental) and announcements; course-adopted software and paper and electronic custom anthologies; and textbook buybacks.

This agreement does not prohibit sales by student groups or student government organizations, but Follett should be consulted with prior to these sales.

If you have any questions, please email Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.

Plant Services has had an unusually busy summer. We are still in the process of completing multiple building and remodeling projects, 42 smaller projects, as well as numerous office moves. As a result, we have accumulated more than 1,000 open work requests.

We are working hard to catch up but must complete student housing requests first. Thank you for your patience during this very busy time.

Attention staff: Please join us on Monday, Sept. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. for our first “Something Old, Something New” fall staff lunch of the new academic year! We will have a boxed lunch in the amphitheater on the Newberg campus, and then be treated to a special presentation on the new bridge. Cost will be $3.

RSVPs will be required. Please RSVP by noon on Sept. 10 at this link. Questions? Contact Rebecca Williams at rwilliams@georgefox.edu.

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

Back to school and back to Employee of the Month awards! This month marks the seventh anniversary of this tradition that honors our outstanding colleagues.

With so many who worked so hard to ensure that the new year began well for our employees and students, there are probably many whose contributions have especially stood out over the last several weeks.  If you know someone you believe deserves special recognition for “above and beyond” kind of work, please send an email to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, Sept. 17, with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa gift card at our first community meeting later in September.

Just a reminder that all George Fox employees are entitled to free entry into the uncovered general admission bleachers at home football games when they show their George Fox ID at the gate. Children under 10 are also admitted for free. If you need additional tickets, you can purchase them at the gate or in advance here.

Employees who are interested in purchasing reserved season tickets in the covered grandstands can do so here.

If you have any questions, please call Sarah Reid at ext. 2105 or send her an email at sreid@georgefox.edu.

Attention staff: Please join us on Monday, Sept. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. for our first “Something Old, Something New” fall staff lunch of the new academic year! We will have a boxed lunch in the amphitheater on the Newberg campus, and then be treated to a special presentation on the new bridge. Cost will be $3.

RSVPs will be required. Please RSVP by noon on Sept. 10 at this link. Questions? Contact Rebecca Williams at rwilliams@georgefox.edu.

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

As we gear up for the start of school, here are just a few reminders to keep in mind:

• Remember that when submitting any print jobs to Print Services, a chart of accounts number must accompany the job. If a student worker is placing the order, please make sure that student has all of the proper information when the job is being submitted. In addition, when you are sending out mail and packages that are being charged to the department, please make sure that your chart of accounts number is provided.
• Effective July 1, the beginning of this fiscal year, Print Services changed the way departments order paper. When ordering 20# white paper, either by the case or by the ream, departments will no longer be required to include a chart of accounts number when ordering. This is due to the fact that 20# bond white is part of the copy fleet program. Therefore, as long as you are ordering 20# bond white for your copier machine (Kyoceras and Ricohs), no chart of accounts number is needed. However, if you are ordering specialty paper, which is anything other than 20# bond white, your department chart of accounts number will be required, even if the paper will be going through the copy machine, as it is not part of the copier fleet program.
• Mail Services is no longer accepting “IOU’s.” When sending personal packages, shipping must be paid by either cash or check.
• Please note that our campus courier only delivers between the Newberg campus and Portland Center on Mondays and Thursdays only. If you have any items that need to go to Portland, please have the items to Mail Services by 10:30 a.m.
• Remember, student workers must have the department lanyard when picking up mail and packages. Mail Services will not release packages without the lanyard. If you do not have a current lanyard for the 2015-16 academic year, please contact Richard Silver to get one at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Come check out the new George Fox apparel and gifts this week at the Bruin Store! Among the new items …

• Men’s and women’s cut polos (available in navy and gray)
• Women’s cut tees starting at $20
• $12.95 George Fox tees (available in pink, navy and gray)

Also, now available in books: The Making of a Quaker College by Milo C. Ross. Look forward to more George Fox-related books and authors coming this fall in the Bruin Store!

Store hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 through Sept. 4.

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

The campus community is invited to a dedication celebration of the new David and Melva Brandt Residence Hall today (Wednesday) from 4 to 4:30 p.m.

Join us at the new residence hall as we celebrate the opening of this beautiful new building with Dave and Melva. Following the program, tours will be given until 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

Come check out the new George Fox apparel and gifts this week at the Bruin Store! Among the new items …

• Men’s and women’s cut polos (available in navy and gray)
• Women’s cut tees starting at $20
• $12.95 George Fox tees (available in pink, navy and gray)

Also, now available in books: The Making of a Quaker College by Milo C. Ross. Look forward to more George Fox-related books and authors coming this fall in the Bruin Store!

Store hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 26 and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 through Sept. 4.

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students” section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on the Graduate/DPS Policies page of the website.

Please note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, Catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.

For more information, contact the student life department at studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Follett Higher Education Group took over operation of the BlueZone Bookstore in June of 2015. The store has been renamed the Bruin Store (Georgefoxshop.com), and now offers textbooks and merchandise in one location. At the beginning of each semester, undergraduate and graduate textbooks will be offered for sale in the Bruin Store and no longer in the Textbook Annex. The remainder of the year the Bruin Store will be your source for Bruin apparel, accessories, gifts and general school supplies.

Part of our agreement with Follett is that they have the exclusive right to sell merchandise and services traditionally offered in college and university bookstores, including but not limited to, all required course materials (print and digital); class and alumni rings and jewelry; clothing (whether or not emblematic); school supplies; desk and dorm accessories; gifts; souvenirs; graduation regalia (sale and rental) and announcements; course-adopted software and paper and electronic custom anthologies; and textbook buybacks.

This agreement does not prohibit sales by student groups or student government organizations, but Follett should be consulted with prior to these sales.

If you have any questions, please email Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.

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 by Monday, Aug. 31.

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 request at this link.

Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department (optional); and the chart of accounts budget to be charged. The next order will be placed on Monday, Aug. 31.

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

George Fox University’s football program is back for its second year following its inaugural season on the gridiron. In 2014 the Bruins played in front of a Northwest Conference-leading crowd of more than 3,000 fans per game, had a player named to the NCAA Division III national team of the week, and secured their first victory as a new program against Lewis & Clark College.

In the 2015 season, all George Fox employees are entitled to free entry into the uncovered general admission bleachers at home football games when they show their George Fox ID at the gate. Children under 10 are also admitted for free. If you need additional tickets, you can purchase them at the gate or in advance here.

Employees who are interested in purchasing reserved season tickets in the covered grandstands can do so here.

If you have any questions, please call Sarah Reid at ext. 2105 or send her an email at sreid@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Store is under new management and invites you to stop in to say hello, meet our new manager (Michael Simmons) and a great team of workers, and take advantage of your 10 percent employee discount on new styles of clothing and gifts.

We’re excited to welcome you to a new school year, and look forward to seeing you. (Please note: Textbooks are now located in the main Bruin Store, so send students our way. We are no longer staffing the Textbook Annex.)

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

The campus community is invited to a dedication celebration of the new David and Melva Brandt Residence Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 4:30 p.m.

Join us at the new residence hall as we celebrate the opening of this beautiful new building with Dave and Melva. Following the program, tours will be given until 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

One administrator position is currently open: Director of Human Resources.

The link to this position announcement can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for this job, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.