Call for business card orders

Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

The marketing communications office will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Monday, Aug. 18. If you have not already done so, you will need to create a new individual account before you can submit your order.

Please reference the Chart of Account Mappings for 2014-15 budget information.

Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) in marketing communications if you have any questions.

Chart of accounts update

Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

We officially went live with a new chart of accounts on July 1 for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Please visit the financial affairs website for updated information about the change. Please see the “Chart of Accounts” page to learn about the easy conversion tool that will convert your old coding to the new coding. The check request, expense reimbursement form, deposit transmittals, petty cash vouchers and petty cash logs have all been updated and can be found on the “Common Forms” page under 2014-15 Forms.

There have been no changes to the 2013-14 chart or reports.

Our next training session is this Friday, Aug. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 109. Dates and locations for additional training sessions are posted on the financial affairs website under “Scheduled Training.”

If you have any questions or are having any trouble with the new format, we will help you. Please call Cris Banton at ext. 2167.

FoxTALE getting upgraded early Monday, Aug. 18

Monday, August 11th, 2014

Our next FoxTALE upgrade occurs Monday, Aug. 18, between 6 and 10 a.m. Pacific Time. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Several new features will be available after this upgrade, and you can preview them now by going to our FoxTALE for Faculty website.

Questions? Write servicedesk@georgefox.edu

– Your Educational Technology Team

Please update your vehicle registrations now

Sunday, August 10th, 2014

Staff, faculty and adjuncts: If your vehicles have changed, please go on MyGFU now and delete any incorrect registrations by using the minus button to the right of the listing. You can click on the “add vehicle” button to bring up a new row to register any new vehicles. After doing so, please email Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) and tell her if a vehicle replaces a previous one, or if it is an addition.

If your parking hangtag is held together with duct tape and bubble gum, please bring the shards to the security office and we’ll issue you a new one. Or, if yours has gone AWOL, just bring $5 cash to the office and we can issue you a replacement. Additional permits are also available for $5 cash; this can be very convenient if you frequently switch vehicles. If you have new adjuncts in your department, please have them register on MyGFU so we can get a 2014 adjunct permit to them as soon as possible.

If you normally work at the Portland Center but make frequent visits to the Newberg campus, we’d like you to register so you will have a parking permit on your car when you arrive in Newberg.

Questions? Please contact Nadine at ext. 2090 and we’d be glad to help! Also, due to the increased amount of commuters this year, it is going to be very busy in the parking lots for the first few weeks. If you have the ability to walk to campus or ride a bike or carpool, that would help to ease some of the congestion in the Bauman and VAC lots until things settle down.

Thank you!

Ten staff and administrator positions currently open

Thursday, August 7th, 2014

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

  • Administrative Assistant IV, Graduate School of Counseling
  • Accounts Payable Specialist II
  • Accounts Payable Supervisor
  • Hybrid Learning Specialist
  • Associate Director of Seminary Masters Program
  • Administrative Assistant II, Office of Spiritual Life, Inclusion and Leadership
  • Administrative Assistant II, BSW
  • Administrative Assistant II, MSW
  • Career Coach, IDEA Center
  • Systems Engineer, IT

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.

All-community meeting set for Aug. 15 in Klages Dining Room

Thursday, August 7th, 2014

All employees, half time and above, are requested to attend the all-community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11:30 a.m. next Friday, Aug. 15, in the Klages Dining Room on the Newberg campus. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m., with the program to follow from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The meeting will include a time of worship and devotions, updates from President Robin Baker and the VP team, employee service awards, and recognition of the support staff and administrator of the year.

See you there!

Farewell reception for Laura Klaus set for Thursday

Tuesday, August 5th, 2014

Laura Klaus is leaving the BlueZone Store after 25-plus years of service. Her final day will be Friday, Aug. 8. Please drop by the BlueZone Store on Thursday, Aug. 7, between the hours of 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. to wish her well.

Nine staff and administrator positions currently open

Thursday, July 31st, 2014

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

  • Accounts Payable Supervisor
  • Hybrid Learning Specialist
  • Associate Director of Seminary Masters Program
  • Administrative Assistant II Office of Spiritual Life, Inclusion and Leadership
  • Administrative Assistant II, BSW
  • Administrative Assistant II, MSW
  • Recruitment and Enrollment Counselor – ADP Admissions
  • Associate Director of Student Success, Career Coach – IDEA Center
  • Systems Engineer, IT

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.

 

Submit your syllabi and course materials by Aug. 15

Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Professors and instructors, the beginning of the school year is fast approaching! Please submit your syllabi and other course materials needed for the beginning of the year to Print Services by Friday, Aug. 15. We know that the due date may not be entirely possible, but please do what you can to get your syllabi in.

If your material requires copyright permissions, please know that the process can take between four to six weeks. Therefore, please submit your order as soon as possible. This will help ensure that your copies will be ready for the first day of classes.

To submit an order, please send to printservices@georgefox.edu the appropriate details, including cost center number and date needed.

If you have questions, please call us at 503-554-2550.

Call for name tag orders

Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

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 budget to be charged. The next order will be placed on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

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

SFS newsletter is now available

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

To view the most recent Traditional Undergraduate SFS News (Student Financial Services news) please visit this link and choose “View Archived Newsletters.” Then select the most recent edition. While you are there, we recommend that you sign up to receive future alerts directly to your email. Anyone can subscribe!

Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger at jgetsing@georgefox.edu.

Chart of accounts update

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

Please continue to check the financial affairs webpage for updates regarding the new chart of accounts.

Updated forms for 2014/15:

  • Check request
  • Expense reimbursement
  • Petty cash vouchers and log
  • Deposit transmittals

New resources:

  • Department and program code listing: this has descriptions and translates from the old cost center coding.
  • Coming soon: restricted fund code listing

If you don’t see the form you need, or have questions about using the new chart, please call Cris Banton at ext. 2167.

Training reminder: Chart of accounts training is set for Friday, Aug. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 109.

Five staff and administrator positions currently open

Thursday, July 24th, 2014

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

  • Administrative Assistant – Social Work (undergrad)
  • Recruitment and Enrollment Counselor – ADP Admissions
  • Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • Career Coach – IDEA Center
  • Systems Engineer – IT

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might be a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer them to the website for more information.

Join faculty and staff at Ed Tech Women event

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

Last year, Linda Samek, Debby Espinor, Robin Ashford and Anna Berardi launched an Oregon chapter of Ed Tech Women – known as ETW-Portland. It is an open group (for women and men) that supports women’s use of digital technologies in educational, business and entrepreneurial environments.

Our next event is Thursday, July 31 from 4-7 p.m. in Sherwood. Location and other event information can be found here. There are no membership dues, though each attendee may contribute a few dollars to cover snack costs. Please join us, and feel free to pass this on to friends and colleagues who might also have interest.

All-employee meeting still on

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

The all-employee meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at 3:30 p.m. is still on. The meeting will focus on updates of current issues and will be held in Bauman Auditorium. This meeting will not be live streamed, so a separate meeting will be held for Portland Center employees (TBD).

Six staff and administrator positions currently open

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

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

  • Recruitment and Enrollment Counselor – ADP Admissions
  • Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • Sports Information Director/Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
  • Archivist and Institutional Repository/Acquisitions Specialist
  • Career Coach – IDEA Center
  • Systems Engineer

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.

Chart of accounts training continues today, into August

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

We will be hosting our next chart of accounts training today (Friday) in Stevens 109 from 2 to 4 p.m. We will provide an overview of the new chart of accounts and provide any assistance you may need with check requests, purchase orders, etc.

There will be additional training/workshops available most Fridays for as long as we need them. Following is a listing of the sessions we have scheduled:

  • Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, Stevens 109
  • Friday, Aug. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m., Stevens 109
  • Friday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, Stevens 109
  • Friday, Aug. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m., Stevens 109
  • Friday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon, Stevens 109

We’ll schedule more if we need them. Thank you for the suggestions that we schedule a training session at the Portland Center and videotape one of our sessions; we’re looking into that.

Questions? Please call Cris Banton at ext. 2167.

Fiscal-year-end reminder concerning deposits

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

It’s that time of year when financial affairs will be wrapping up the previous fiscal year. If you have any deposits that need to be credited to Fiscal Year 2013-14, we ask that you turn them in to the finance office no later than Monday, July 21.

We understand that vacations do play havoc with our best intentions. As a reminder, university policy is that all cash and checks should be deposited on a weekly basis. We will be closing Fiscal Year 2013-14 as quickly as possible.

Thank you! If you have questions, please call Kim Forbes at ext. 2173 or email her at kforbes@georgefox.edu.

Update on transgender student housing situation and policy clarification

Wednesday, July 16th, 2014

An update on events in the news and the university’s transgender student housing policy is available at georgefox.edu/transgender.

Update on Transgender Housing Complaint

Friday, July 11th, 2014

An update on the university’s response to the transgender housing complaint is available at georgefox.edu/transgender.