Please be aware the financial affairs office will not have a check run during the week of Christmas. Please plan accordingly.
Check requests received by 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, will be paid Friday, Dec. 20. Check requests received after 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, will not be paid until Friday, Jan. 3.
Thank you, and Merry Christmas from everyone in the financial affairs office!
With the winter season upon us, it’s important to know when and how campus closure information will be made available. 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. Decisions at the Redmond site will be made by the professor teaching the class.
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:
This full-time, support staff position (on pay range 6) is open to employees only through Tuesday, Dec. 10. Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to request a copy of the job description if you are interested in learning more details about the duties and qualifications of this position.
To apply: Please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter and resume to Human Resources. The link to the transfer request form can be found here.
All employees and their families are invited to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.).
Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.
Interested in hearing what our provost candidates have to say? You are welcome to attend the sessions in person or watch them on this stream site.
Candidate Jack Reese will present on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 3:40 p.m. in Hoover 105. Then, on Monday, Dec. 9, Linda Samek will present at 3:40 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Feel free to join us in person or online.
The university’s library staff wants to make it easier to access important information and resources using handheld mobile devices – and we need your help.
Please take a few minutes to complete this very short survey on mobile device usage and preferences. You should be able to complete it in less than five minutes. Your answers will help to improve the library’s mobile-optimized homepage.
Thank you!
Alumni and Parent Relations has tickets available for purchase to see Portland’s “Singing Christmas Tree” on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Keller Auditorium. Seats are located in the second balcony and cost $24 each.
Your may purchase your tickets at this link. Contact Mary Monahan with any questions at 503-554-2134 or mmonahan@georgefox.edu.
Faculty: Spring textbooks are now listed on the BlueZone Store website (gfubookstore.com – search by course). Please review your courses to ensure the correct books/editions are listed. We want to ensure the information is as accurate as possible before students begin purchasing books.
E-mail Sandy Gidding (sgidding@georgefox.edu) with any changes or questions.
Thanks for your help.
Is there someone you consider a gift to have as a colleague, whether in your department or another department? If someone comes to mind, please consider submitting a nomination via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by Wednesday, Dec. 11, with a summary of this person’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.
The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select a recipient from among the nominees, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa card at our all-employee meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19.
Congratulations again to Nancy Fawver on being named November Employee of the Month.
All university offices on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
This is a reminder that employees and their families are invited to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.).
Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.
Employees are invited to attend each of the provost candidate presentations on “The future of higher education” at 3:40 p.m. in Hoover 105 on the dates listed below.
The candidates will also do a Q&A time at the Portland Center (details listed below).
Newberg campus presentations:
Portland Center Q&A sessions: 10 a.m. on days listed
Be sure to check out President Robin Baker’s latest blog piece. In it, he discusses his recent trip to Pennsylvania and what he learned while visiting “Amish country.”
You can read the blog here.
If you are on the Newberg campus, please join your colleagues for all-employee lunch today (Tuesday) in the Cap and Gown Room. The lunch is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. so that you may come and go as your schedule permits. The cost is $3.
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, Dec. 2.
Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Nov. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
This is a reminder to join us for the all-employee meeting today (Thursday), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!
“Thanksgiving” is the theme this month, so we’re serving a special Thanksgiving “Blessings Mix” snack. At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 161.
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; and the budget to be charged.
The next order will be placed Tuesday, Nov. 26. Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Don’t forget to join us for the all-employee meeting tomorrow (Thursday), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!
Our theme this month is “Thanksgiving,” which will include the serving of a special Thanksgiving “Blessings Mix.” At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 161 (please note room change from last month’s meeting).
Here is the agenda …
Welcome
Brad Lau
Employee of the Month
Devotional
Mary Peterson
Achieving the Vision
Lindsay Knox: Update on Visits and Applications
Doug Beatty: National Student Clearing House Results
Innovating to Improve Outcomes
Ted Allen: Best Christian Workplaces
Ryan Dougherty: Sports Marketing and the Introduction to Athletic Recruitment & Marketing (ARM)
Putting Students First
Justin Varnier, ASC President
Christ in Everything
Special Video
Closing Prayer and Dismissal
Sarah Baldwin
Robin and Ruth Baker invite employees and their families to join them for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.). Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.
