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All university offices in Newberg and at regional sites will be closed on Monday, May 26, to observe the Memorial Day holiday. Libraries in Newberg and the Portland Center also will be closed.

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 Friday, May 16.

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

All are invited to a special farewell party for Clint, Sarah, Madi and Kai Baldwin. We are renting out Chapters after hours on Sunday, May 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. Drop in anytime to enjoy a special drink on us and to send the Baldwins out with much love.

If you have questions, contact Cary or Kayin Griffith at cgriffith@georgefox.edu.

Do you want to be a part of helping design and implement a day of service that can become lifelong service? The Serve Day Committee is seeking volunteers to be involved in the following committees:

• Gifted in organizing and logistical planning? Join the Logistics Committee
• Do you love having a party? Join the Food and Celebration Committee
• Interested in getting the word out to our community? Join the Communications Committee
• Do you have a heart for connecting with local organizations and working with George Fox activities/groups? Join the Local Arrangements Committee

Interested? Fill out the Serve Day 2014 Committee Interest Survey. Serve Day this year will be on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Rebecca Hernandez has been hired to be George Fox University’s next chief diversity officer! She is currently associate dean of intercultural development and educational partnerships at Goshen College. Prior to that, she served at Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Center for Health Disparities Research.

Rebecca has a teacher’s heart and a love for students and learning. She is also an accomplished scholar and speaker. Rebecca has a PhD from Oregon State University in human development and family studies, a masters of public administration from Portland State University, and a bachelor of arts in secondary education, social studies, from Southeastern College in Lakeland, Fla.

We are very excited to have Rebecca join us at George Fox beginning July 1, 2014!

Please welcome Rebecca Hernandez to our community!

Linda Samek, provost

Mail & Print Services wishes to inform you that the courier schedule will be changing beginning the week of June 2. Courier service to the Portland Center will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.

Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at sfrost@georgefox.edu.

Seven staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Grad Admissions Counselor, Portland
• Administrative Assistant II – Department of Professional Studies (internal only)
• Systems Engineer
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary
• Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
• Benefits and Compensation Manager
• Director of Purchasing and Administrative Services

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.

With the end of our fiscal year quickly approaching, and to ensure a clean cut-off between FY14 and FY15 spending, the last day to use your Visa card for fiscal year 2014 purchases is Friday, June 20. Please refrain from using your card for any purchases after this date.

If you will be traveling for business during this time, please contact Kathi Becker to discuss arrangements on how to handle purchases after June 20. Credit card purchases for the 2014-15 fiscal year can begin on or after July 1.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Kathi by email (kbecker@georgefox.edu) or at ext. 2166.

This is a reminder that the last day to place orders using the purchase order system is May 31, 2014, for the current fiscal year. This includes all requisitions which must be budget checked, approved and converted to purchase orders and products or services ordered. Please be sure orders are placed by May 31 to ensure items are received by June 30, 2014.

Fiscal year 2015 purchase orders will need to wait until June 15, when we expect the new chart of accounts to be available for use in the purchase order system. Please work directly with Kathi Becker before creating any FY15 purchase orders to ensure that this transition to the new system goes smoothly.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Kathi by email (kbecker@georgefox.edu) or at ext. 2166.

Jamie Noling-Auth has been hired to be George Fox University’s next university pastor/dean of spiritual life, inclusion and leadership!

She is currently associate campus pastor/director for discipleship ministries at Azusa Pacific University and has been in that role since 2005. Prior to that, she served as director of student ministries at Gordon College, coordinator of the institute for leadership studies at Vanguard University, and senior admissions counselor at Westmont College.

Jamie has a doctor of ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a master of arts in theology (MDiv equivalency) from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a bachelor of arts in communication from Pepperdine University.

We are very excited for Jamie to bring her many gifts to George Fox!

Blessings,
Brad Lau, vice president for student life

George Fox Evangelical Seminary invites you to consider a continuing education opportunity! All faculty, staff, administrators and student leaders are invited to an Emotional Intelligence (EI) seminar, led by Rich Handley, DBA, on Wednesday, May 28. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Portland Center. Registration will close this Friday, May 16, at 5 p.m.

Rich’s presentation will offer a compelling accompaniment to the information shared by Jared Roth, who was hosted by the university’s College of Business on Friday, April 25, as part of its spring events series. Rich is the founder of EQ University.

The May 28 event includes morning snacks and lunch, EI printed interpretations and a Leadership Presence Handbook.

Benefits:

• Consider your development as a leader through the EI framework
• Receive an interpretation of your own emotional intelligence inventory
• Apply the result of your EI inventory to the “leadership presence” framework
• Create a plan for developing EI leadership qualities and boosting your work performance
• Share a time of informal conversation and questions with Dr. Handley following his presentation
• Pursue two private coaching sessions via phone or Skype with Dr. Handley

The seminar is limited to 25 participants, and the cost is just $200 per person. RSVP to Mindy Holland at mholland@georgefox.edu.

For your further consideration, here is a link to a description of EI, as well as an example of some of the reports that participants will have.

Time is running out to submit nominations for Support Staff and Administrator of the Year awards for the 2013-14 year. Nominations will be accepted through May 31.

Since this program was established in 1994 to recognize George Fox administrative and support staff members for their contributions, 48 employees have received this honor. There are two separate awards: Support Staff Member of the Year and Administrative Staff Member of the Year. Each recipient will be honored with a plaque and a check in the amount of $500 at our first community meeting for 2014-15 in August.

The executive team will make the selections from nominations received and recommendations of an ad hoc committee that includes last year’s awardees.

To be eligible, employees must meet the following criteria:

• .56FTE (usually 30 hours per week, nine months) or above
• Completion of at least three years of service by March 31
• Continuing in employment next year unless retiring, and
• Not a previous recipient of this award

A list of all support staff and administrators who meet the eligibility criteria was included in an April 21 email from Peggy Kilburg.

Employees can submit nominations by sending an email to Peggy Kilburg. You can nominate more than one person in each category; however, a separate email should be sent for each nomination. Questions you may want to consider as you make your nomination:

• How has this person encouraged or helped you, other employees, and/or students?
• What is it about this person’s job performance that impresses you?
• What have been this person’s unique contributions above and beyond assigned duties?
• How does this person demonstrate Christian commitment, loyalty to George Fox, and leadership skills at the university and in the broader community?

I hope you will take some time to consider your colleagues’ contributions this past year and nominate any you believe are deserving of this award.

Thank you!
Peggy Kilburg

Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Administrative Assistant II – Department of Professional Studies (internal only)
• Systems Engineer
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary
• Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
• Benefits and Compensation Manager
• Director of Purchasing and Administrative Services

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.

The Department of Professional Studies (adult degree programs) is accepting internal applications only, for the position of administrative assistant II. This position provides administrative support for the DPS department chair, DPS operations manager, DPS faculty and adjuncts. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, the ability to multitask, and be proficient in MS Office Suite. A college degree is preferred.

Want to know more? To receive a full job description, please email hr@georgefox.edu. Please submit your transfer request (available on this web page) to Human Resources by email at the above address or by hand delivery to our office in Newberg by Wednesday, May 14, at 5 p.m.

JELD-WEN Field is the place to be on the evening of Saturday, May 17, as the Portland Timbers take on the Columbus Crew at 7:30 p.m. You are invited to join George Fox alumni, parents and friends on the Widmer Brothers Southern Front (#5).

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 also will be provided.

Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased at this link. Questions? Call 503-544-2134.

Be sure to join us for the all-employee meeting this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Our theme this month is “Graduation,” and we’ll be serving trail mix and punch. At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 160.

For those of you who use Enterprise for 12-passenger vans when George Fox vans are unavailable, please take note. Due to a recall of some Chevrolet vans, Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s inventory of vans is very low right now.

While it used to take a few days to reserve a van, it may now take much longer. Just how long has yet to be determined, but just know that as soon as you become aware of the need for a rental van you should contact the Newberg branch at Rylan.L.Ramsey@ehi.com or 503-538-4010, or your local Enterprise office.

Be sure to join us for the all-employee meeting tomorrow (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105 (please note new location).

Our theme this month is “Graduation,” and we’ll be serving trail mix and punch. At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 160.

The meeting will include the following agenda items:

• Accreditation recap
• Graduation thank yous
• New faculty hires
• “Best Christian Workplaces” update
• Retention work group update
• Retention data
• iGFU innovations
• Robin’s school-year wrap-up

See you there!

Security Services is proud to sponsor Crisis Management for Higher Education Institutes, a course that trains campus public safety and administration personnel the skills necessary to effectively manage a critical incident using the National Incident Management System’s Incident Command System and Multi-Agency Coordination Systems.

The course has specific emphasis on the unique aspects of response to a critical incident on higher education campuses. The course concludes with a practical application, role-play exercise customized to the community in which the course is delivered. This three-day course is now open for anyone in the George Fox community at no charge. It will run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 27-29, on the Newberg campus.

The course is taught by emergency management experts from across the nation. If you are interested and want to sign up, contact Ed Gierok at egierok@georgefox.edu. He will send you a link to sign up for the course. No background in emergency management is required.