The university community is invited to a farewell reception in honor of Janis Tyhurst (Library) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4, in the Stevens Center Atrium. Janis has accepted a position in Saudi Arabia and will be leaving the university March 8 after more than 12 years of service.
Anyone planning to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) will benefit from knowing the test has been “newly revised.” The test-taking experience and the structure/length have undergone revisions. Go to this site for details.
If you have further questions, contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget: The George Fox University Seminary Fair is coming up on Thursday, March 10. Please come by the Hoover lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to meet representatives from schools including:
Contact Chloe Lee-Zorn, Career Services graduate assistant, at leec07@georgefox.edu if you have questions.
What can be done to bring awareness and offer solutions concerning the sex trade industry? George Fox will host a New Abolitionists event next week that addresses the issue of sex slavery at both the local and international levels.
Following is a listing of planned events:
Monday, March 7
Tuesday, March 8
Wednesday, March 9
The Tilikum 10K is fast approaching! Our ninth annual scholarship fundraising event will take place on Saturday, April 9, at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul. It includes a 10K/5K run, 5K walk, and a Kids 5K walk/run.
You can participate by running, sponsoring another runner, or making a direct donation to our scholarship fund. Find out more information and register online here.
All proceeds from the Tilikum 10K are used directly to help under-resourced children and youth come to camp. We appreciate your support!
Flexible Spending Online Enrollment: Thank you for trying something new! We have improved the instructions for enrolling online and posted them on the benefits web page. Before you start, open the instructions posted here. Also, some have found that it’s easiest to enroll using Internet Explorer (Firefox can freeze at the end).
Emergency Travel Assistance: Because of our switch to Regence as our life and disability insurance carrier, employees who are eligible for life insurance (.75 FTE or above for at least one year) also receive free emergency travel assistance with Medex starting April 1. Review or print details from the life insurance section of this web page.
Remember, open enrollment election forms and any changes are due in HR on March 18. Contact Lisa Burton with questions at 503-554-2183.
Join us on Thursday, March 10, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of a new art exhibit at the Portland Center library. Seminary professor Laura Simmons will share her photography in a show entitled “God Made the Flower Beautiful.” It will be on display until April 27.
If you know of someone whose recent contributions make him or her worthy of being named March Employee of the Month, please take a few minutes to send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg that includes a specific summary of the person’s contributions (past 30 days or so) and any other relevant information about the person.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 25. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient, and the winner will receive a certificate and a $100 gift card at our next community meeting.
The university community is invited to a farewell reception in honor of Janis Tyhurst (Library) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4, in the Stevens Center Atrium. Janis has accepted a position in Saudi Arabia and will be leaving the university March 8 after more than 12 years of service.
Portland staff are invited to a spring worship service on Tuesday, March 8 in PDS 155. We will gather from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. for a time of worship, praise, fellowship, and refreshments. We look forward to this time together!
Would you please take a few minutes to submit your February time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) to your supervisor right away? As always, please be sure it is complete (including your ID number), 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.)
Click this link for staff time sheets and download this page for administrator time-off reports.
A tip to help you remember to do this each month: Set a recurring appointment on your Outlook or Google calendar for the first business day of each month with a brief notation: “Turn in time sheet.” That gives you one less thing to have to remember.
A word about the late campus opening of Feb. 24: If you were scheduled to work, record the hours that you would have worked had the campus opened as usual. This includes temporary employees and student employees. If you were not able to get to campus by 10 a.m. or at all, you should use vacation for the time you missed after 10 a.m.
If you were on vacation or took a sick day on Feb. 24, you should record the full day off as vacation or sick leave.
For more information about campus closure policy, visit the university’s website.
The LibQUAL+® Lite Library Survey is now available online. Please take a moment to fill out the George Fox libraries’ survey about the quality of our service. Click this link to access the survey. To learn more about it, visit this page on the library site.
The survey is available any time of the day or night through Friday, March 18, and you can enter to win prizes!
Mark McMinn (PsyD) will present a faculty lecture, “Toward a Healthy View of Food,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in Hoover 105.
Mark’s presentation will encourage a new conversation about food – one that emphasizes health and celebration. According to Mark, “Today’s positive psychology movement, the material nature of Christianity, and contemporary social movements emphasizing local, just, sustainable food production all converge to make conversations about food replete with hope.”
Please join us.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, March 1, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Employees who were scheduled to work should record the hours on their time-off reports and time sheets that they would have worked had the campus opened as usual. This includes temporary employees and student employees. If you were not able to get to campus by 10 a.m. or at all, you should use vacation for the time you missed after 10 a.m.
If you were on vacation or took a sick day on Feb. 24, you should record the full day off as vacation or sick leave. For more information about campus closure policy, visit this page on the university’s website.
Lisa Burton and Karen Rathkey from Human Resources will be at the Portland Center on Tuesday, March 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the second-floor atrium of the South building. Bring your completed open enrollment forms (they’re coming via campus mail) and all questions about benefits, Health Care Reform (we’ll do our best) and general HR topics. We look forward to seeing you.
Do you anticipate receiving a five-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, or 35-year service award this spring? If so, please check to be sure your name is included in one of the lists below.
Awards will be presented on Monday, May 2, to employees, half time and above. If your name is not included in one of these lists but you believe you should receive an award, or if your name is on the list and you don’t think you should receive an award this year, contact Peggy Kilburg (HR) by e-mail and include any information you think may be helpful. (If you are a rehire, your previous benefits-eligible experience at George Fox counts toward your service award.)
Your help is most appreciated to ensure that the right employees are honored at this event. Only service at half time or above is used in determining your years of service.
Five-Year: Rebecca Addleman, Vetta Berokoff, Robert Bredemeier, Tatiana Cevallos, Kelly Chang, Michelle Cox, Gloria Doherty, Jeannine Graham, Carla Hagen, Esther King, David Manock, Lisa McMinn, Mark McMinn, Devorah Overbay, Jim Steele, Jeff Vargason, Gina Worley, Lindsay Peterson, Dinah Steig, Brenda Graf, Melodee Powers, Joel Perez, Sherri Moore-Harrison, Gordon Aarness, Jan Amerson, Erin Macy, Paul Jenness, Mary Jo McCloskey, Melissa Gilbert, Dee Small, Jen Overstreet, Greg Allen, Kathy Weiss, Judy Deale, Lisa Burton, Joanne Wiitala, Lindsey Wallgren, Janelle Olivarez, Jerry Young
10-Year: Ed Gierok, Michael Everest, Mark Hall, Eloise Hockett, Sue O’Donnell, Laura Simmons, Brent Weaver, Kent Yinger, Andrea MacLeod, Mike Goins, Nate McIntyre, Trini Marquez, Alex Rolfe, Debbie Cash, Amber Russell, John Libemday, Paul Corbett-Furgal, Arden Butler
15-Year: Dennis Littlefield, Caitlin Corning, Beth Molzahn Daniel Sweeney, Jere Witherspoon, John Heitz, Mark Pothoff, Alan Kluge, Kathi Becker, Gary Buhler, Kathleen Jones, Kathy Grant
20-Year: Larry Osborn, Doug Campbell, Alex Pia, Byron Shenk, Bob Buckler, Rodger Bufford, Howard Macy, Linda Sartwell, Brooke McGillivray, Jeff VandenHoek, Fred Smith
25-Year: Dirk Barram, Jan Lefebvre
30-Year: Dave Adrian
35-Year: Craig Taylor
Student supervisors, please submit your students’ February time sheets to HR by Thursday, March 3, by 3 p.m. Please do not send them through the campus mail.
Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number is legible on each one. Total them. Sign them and be sure the students did as well. (If the student is not available to sign it this week, please send it without the signature, and HR will contact the student.) Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.
Federal Work Study regulations require that students delivering their own time sheets must have them in a sealed envelope.
Thanks very much.
HR
It’s time to place your order for stationery items with the updated GFU logo. Since only the new logo items are authorized for external use as of July 1, the replacement order will be submitted this spring to accommodate those who are off contract during the summer months and to ensure all departments have supplies on hand in the fall.
Please submit your replacement stationery orders at this link no later than March 15. The fall order may not be received until late October.
Faculty: All textbook requests for May term and summer term courses are due by Tuesday, March 1. Please submit your requests online at this link.
Requests for fall 2011 will be due April 1.
