The offer letter for fall 2011 is now posted on this web page along with an updated FWS list for fall 2011. Also, as soon as your summer hiring is complete, please send offer letters and applications to HR. Don’t forget to ask your students if they’re registered for fall classes!
Questions? Contact Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu.
Graduate students may now charge textbooks to their student account at the Bruin Bookstore at this link for summer semester. The ability to charge books will remain available (for graduate students only) until end of day on Monday, April 25.
If graduate students need to use their student account for purchases after April 25, they will need to acquire a voucher from student financial services.
Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu
The Center for Peace and Justice/Center for Global Studies (CPJ/CGS) is hosting an essay contest: “Fair Trade: A Market-based Approach to Sustainability and Justice.â€
The details:
Learn more on the Fair Trade page on the university’s website. Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please tell your students about this contest.
Join us in honoring Dwight Kimberly’s contribution to George Fox at his retirement reception in the EHS Atrium this Monday, April 25, between 1 and 2:30 p.m. See you there!
The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, April 22, to observe Good Friday. The Newberg library will be closed Friday and Sunday but will be open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday. The Portland Center library will be closed Friday through Sunday.
The next all-employee meeting, originally scheduled for April 28, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.
For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at this stream site. AÂ 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 and wish Howard Macy well as he retires after 21 years of service to George Fox. As a biblical studies professor and colleague, Howard is loved and appreciated by many students, as well as faculty and staff members. Please bring cards if you like, as well as your special thoughts and hugs.
Join us in the Hoover atrium between 4 and 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19.
Graduate student account charges are now open for the summer semester. Charges will remain open until end of day on Monday, April 25. If students need to use their student account after April 25, they will need to acquire a voucher from student financial services.
Please note: All employee comp tickets must be picked up at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore. If you are an employee at one of the satellite campuses, please send an e-mail to jstewart@georgefox.edu and we will send your comp ticket via campus mail.
Departments wishing to purchase blocks of tickets for an event, please send an e-mail to jstewart@georgefox.edu with the request. Please include a cost center for the charges. Your block of tickets may be reserved for will call, or you may pick them up here at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore.
Special guest performers, including internationally renowned opera star Richard Zeller, will join the university’s Symphonic Band and Concert Choir for the annual Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Bauman Auditorium.
Zeller, a 1983 George Fox graduate, is one of America’s foremost baritones and is known for his sonorous dramatic voice, a compelling stage presence and musicianship. His opera engagements have included 12 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and dates at opera houses around the world.
Zeller is among the soloists in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Soloists will include Zeller (bass), voice faculty members Maggie Daane (soprano) and Cynthia McGladrey (alto), and Les Green (tenor) of Willamette University.
Also taking the Bauman Auditorium stage will be the university’s Symphonic Band, directed by Pat Vandehey, which will perform George Washington Bicentennial March, by John Philip Sousa; A New Birth of Freedom, (a narrative setting of Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Addressâ€) by Randol Alan Bass; and Give us This Day by David Maslanka.
The Concert Choir, conducted by Loren Wenz, will perform O Praise the Lord from the Heavens, by Pavel Chesnokov; O Magnum Mysterium, by Tomas Luis de Victoria; and Sanctus by James Pick, a senior composition major at George Fox.
Tickets cost $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and George Fox alumni, and $6 for students and children. Tickets can be reserved online at music.georgefox.edu, through the University Box Office by calling 503-554-3844, or may be purchased in Bauman Auditorium on the night of the concert.
Come get a car wash and support the May Serve Peru team! The team is hosting a car wash at the Newberg Ford Dealership (next to Newberg Hospital on 99W) on Saturday (April 16) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The price of the wash is donation based. We would love your support!
Questions? Contact Josh Tryan.
Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Friday, April 22, if you would like to nominate a colleague for April Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include a concise but specific summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so. Please take a few minutes to nominate a deserving colleague.
The winner will be announced at the community meeting at the end of the month, and he or she will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.
John Stewart is officially the new manager of the Bruin Bookstore, replacing Andy Dunn, who recently moved into Karon Bell’s position.
The Safety Committee would like to thank the George Fox employee community (including student employees) for an injury-free first quarter of 2011!
Most injuries can be prevented through planning ahead, being aware of surroundings and using proper tools and protective gear. Thank you for doing these well. For information about the safety committees in Newberg and Portland, please contact Dan Schutter or John Newberry.
A retirement reception for Howard Macy (Religious Studies) is scheduled for this Tuesday, April 19, in the Hoover atrium between 4 and 5 p.m. Please come and wish Howard well as we celebrate and appreciate his contributions to our university for the past 21 years.
A reception in honor of Dwight Kimberly (Biology) is scheduled for Monday, April 25, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the EHS Atrium. Come by and wish Dwight well. He is retiring after 25 years at the university.
Good Friday and Earth Day both fall on Friday, April 22, this spring. The university campuses will be closed. How about joining a grassroots effort initiated by students to clean up the Hess Creek Canyon on the Newberg campus?
Work will start at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Bring your enthusiasm, work shoes and gloves. Water and break refreshments will be provided.
Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.
New diploma frames to fit the newly sized diplomas are now available at the Bruin Bookstore. You may also purchase them at our online store: store.georgefox.edu. Just select the “Gifts & Supplies” tab.
Wear your pajamas to the Bruin Bookstore on Friday, April 15, and receive a 25 percent discount on any clothing or gift purchase in the store!
The university community is invited to Karon Bell’s retirement party, scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Stevens Center lobby.
Karon has been with the university since May of 1985. Drop by to wish her well. There will be a basket for those who wish to give her a card.
