The Daily Bruin

The end of the year is quickly approaching!

Gifts from George Fox employees make it possible for students to receive tremendous opportunities for spiritual formation, vocational development and character growth.

To see videos and students’ testimonies of how these types of opportunities at George Fox deepen their relationship with God and prepare them to transform culture, please go to giving.georgefox.edu.

For an easy way to give via payroll deduction, please follow this link.

If you want to receive 2011 tax credit, please make sure your donation meets the following deadlines:

• Checks must be postmarked no later than Dec. 31.
• Online donations must be processed no later than Dec. 31 at midnight (Pacific time).
• Credit card payments must be processed in our office no later than Dec. 30 at 5 p.m. (Pacific time). To reach us on Dec. 30, please call Kristi Hagen at 503-554-2111.

Many thanks to those who have already responded! You make such a difference in students’ lives.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

If you have any questions, please contact Mandria Montplaisir, director of annual giving, at mmontplaisir@georgefox.edu.

The Employee Council has been considering two topics specifically related to supervisors: employee recognition and readings/resources for those who oversee employees. Go to the Employee Council website to see comments about the employee recognition survey responses.

Supervisors are also encouraged to take a look at the “Readings and Resources for Managers and Supervisors.” Several short readings and a YouTube video on employee motivation have been posted thus far, and we’ll periodically add additional resources.

You can subscribe to new postings on the readings list or to other sections of the site by following these instructions. E-mail employeecouncil@georgefox.edu to suggest readings, to share stories of appreciation, or to bring a proposal to the Employee Council.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the library’s annual Christmas celebration!

We will host our annual wassail party this Monday, Dec. 12, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Please take a break on Dead Day and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. Contact Sue Mills (smills@georgefox.edu) for more information.

It’s our treat to you!

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Dec. 28, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please note changes in courier service during the holiday season.

Courier service to the Salem campus will be on the following days: Thursday, Dec. 8; Monday, Dec. 12; and Thursday, Dec. 15. There will be no courier service to Salem Dec. 16 through Jan. 6. Normal Monday and Thursday delivery to Salem will resume on Jan. 9, 2012.

Service to the Portland Center will be every day, Monday through Friday, except during university holidays. There will be no service on Dec. 23, 26 and 27, and no service on Monday, Jan 2, 2012.

Questions or concerns? Please contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.

As part of the diversity education workshop series, the Office of Transitions and Inclusion is hosting a workshop on working with international students. The workshop will be facilitated by Alex Pia and Diana McIntyre and take place on Monday, Dec. 12, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Stevens 209.

If you would like to attend, you must R.S.V.P. by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, to either Joel Perez (jperez@georgefox.edu) or Abby Burgess (aburgess@georgefox.edu).

Now that December is underway, it is time to think about whether someone you know is deserving of the December Employee of the Month award. If so, please submit your nomination via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Tuesday, Jan. 2. Please share about the qualities this person has demonstrated and provide specific examples of his or her contributions in the last month or so.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will review the nominations and select a recipient. The winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Allison gift card at our next community meeting early in 2012.

Don’t forget our next “Let’s Learn Together” session on PowerPoint is happening tomorrow (Tuesday) from noon to 1 p.m. If you haven’t signed up yet, there are still spots available. Please do so with the link below. The event will be available to watch on a stream site (to be provided tomorrow morning).

Click on this link to reserve your spot for the session. We look forward to seeing you there! Please e-mail Rachel Powell (rpowell@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Mark your calendars for the library’s annual Christmas celebration!

We will host our annual wassail party on Monday, Dec. 12, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Please take a break on Dead Day and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. Contact Sue Mills (smills@georgefox.edu) for more information.

It’s our treat to you!

– MLRC staff

Don’t forget: You and your family are invited to join the Robin Baker family at the president’s annual Christmas Open House this Sunday, Dec. 4. Drop by the Edwards House (402 S. College St.) anytime between 5 and 7 p.m.

We will serve light appetizers and holiday sweets as we celebrate the Christmas season together!

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

We always appreciate receiving time sheets and time-off reports in a timely fashion, but we are especially anxious to receive these as early in December as possible. This will ensure having plenty of time for processing and data entry in spite of extra vacation and holiday time off.

Would you please take a few minutes to submit your November time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) to your supervisor right away? As always, please be sure it is complete, accurate and signed by both you and your supervisor before sending it to HR at Box 6108. (If your supervisor is not available to sign it, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.) Go to this HR link for these documents.

A tip to help you remember to do this each month: Set a recurring appointment on your calendar for the first business day of each month with a brief notation, “Turn in Timesheet.” That gives you one less thing to have to remember, allowing you to save your brain space for other important stuff.

Thank you,
– HR

Student supervisors: Pay day for student employees is Thursday, Dec. 15. For us to meet this deadline we need your students’ November time sheets by Monday, Dec. 5, by 3 p.m. If you are on the Newberg campus, please hand-deliver the time sheets. If you send them with a student, make sure you place them in a sealed envelope. Any time sheets received after this deadline may not get paid on the 15th.

Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number is legible on each one. Also, don’t forget to sign them and be sure the students did as well. Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.

Thanks so much for helping us get our students paid in a timely manner!

– HR

Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. Also please note that the Thursday, Dec. 15, meeting has been canceled.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at this stream site. A chat room has also been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget next week’s “Let’s Learn Together” session on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from noon to 1 p.m. at various locations (click on link below for list of venues). Piper Parks (IT) will be sharing about PowerPoint. For those on other campuses, the event will be available to watch on a stream site (to be provided).

Click on this link to reserve your spot for the session. We look forward to seeing you there! Please e-mail Rachel Powell (rpowell@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Don’t forget next week’s all-employee meeting, scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in Hoover 105. Also please note that the Thursday, Dec. 15, meeting has been canceled.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at this stream site. A chat room has also been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Come join us for the next “Let’s Learn Together” session on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from noon to 1 p.m. at various locations (click on link below for list of venues). Our own Piper Parks (IT) will be sharing about PowerPoint. For those on other campuses, the event will be available to watch on a stream site (to be provided).

Click on this link to reserve your spot for the session. We look forward to seeing you there! Please e-mail Rachel Powell (rpowell@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Today (Wednesday) is your final opportunity to pick up tickets for the upcoming Christmas concert! You are invited to join fellow George Fox employees (halftime and over) and their families for an afternoon of Christmas festivities. The celebration is set for Sunday, Dec. 11.

The details …

• Festive desserts, apple cider and hot chocolate will be served beginning at 1:30 p.m. outside Bauman Auditorium.
• The Christmas concert “Tidings of Comfort & Joy” begins at 2:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Employees are entitled to up to four complimentary tickets for Sunday’s matinee performance or a single ticket for any of the other performances.

Concert tickets are available at the first-floor Box Office in Stevens Center. (If you find you will not be able to attend the concert, please return your tickets). Tickets will be available through 3:30 p.m. today. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Please contact Evangeline Pattison (ext. 2121) or epattison@georgefox.edu with questions.

The university will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, for the Thanksgiving holiday. All offices, bookstores and libraries will be closed those two days.

The Murdock Learning Resource Center will reopen from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27. All other facilities will remain closed through Sunday.

Need to contact a university employee? An updated employee phone/box list is now available as a PDF. You can print one out by visiting this page and clicking the “Employee Phone and Box List” hyperlink on the page.

Coming this week … The Bruin Discount Card in your mailbox. Card includes discounts to local vendors like Abby’s, Doran Automotive, Muchas Gracias, Snooty Fox, Chehalem Glenn and much more!

Just show the card at any of the listed vendors and receive your special GFU discount.