Don’t forget: The Baker family invites you and your family to their third annual Christmas open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Edwards House, 402 S. College St., in Newberg. Join us for light appetizers and holiday sweets as we celebrate the Christmas season together!
The university is seeking a full-time admissions counselor to do recruiting for the School of Education’s EDFL program. This position is currently open only to internal applicants (employees). Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to obtain a copy of the job description and transfer request if you are interested in applying for this opening.
To apply, you will need to submit the completed transfer request, cover letter and resume to Human Resources no later than Friday, Dec. 18.
With the winter season upon us, it is important for us to know when and how campus closure information will be made available. The Provost will make the decision whether or not to close the Portland (Salem, Boise, Redmond or Newberg) campus 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.
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:
The Staff Development Committee would like to thank the university community for joining in our fall 2009 “HUGS for Kids” clothing drive for Love INC. Together, we collected dozens of hats, umbrellas, gloves and scarves as well as several boxes of personal hygiene items and lots and lots of toys! Thank you for making this winter a whole lot more fun and warm for many, many Newberg kids.
The music department has five MIDI digital pianos for sale — just in time for the holidays!
The Kawai PN60 pianos have 76 keys and are selling for $175 each. They are in excellent working condition and sound great. They can be played with earphones so as not to disturb the family. They feature MIDI connection, an onboard recorder (sequencer), metronome and demo songs. In addition, about 10-12 different sounds are built in to each keyboard.
If you have wanted to hook up your computer to a keyboard, now is the time. These will go fast at this price.
The keyboards are currently in Ross 218 and are available to look at anytime the lab is open. They will be removed on Dec. 18 and will be available for pick-up by appointment Dec 21-24. Any unsold pianos will be posted for sale on craigslist as of Dec 18.
For more information contact:
Debbie Hawblitzel
Administrative Assistant, Performing Arts Department
Telephone: 503-554-2620
E-mail: dhawblit@georgefox.edu
To read more about the piano, click on this link to the owner’s manual.
A retirement reception for Ron and Carolyn Stansell is scheduled from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center. Ron has served as professor of religion with a missions emphasis for the past 25 years. Carolyn worked in Student Financial Services for seven years and then, together with Ron, led students in our South American Studies Program for the past five years. They will retire this spring upon returning from Bolivia.
Celebrate with us their years of dedication and valuable contributions to George Fox.
– Religious Studies Department
Please join us in the Klages Dining Room this Thursday, Dec. 10, between 4:30 and 7 p.m. as we celebrate the holiday season with our annual Christmas dinner buffet. This year we’re also pleased to have Dickens carolers strolling and serenading the dining room throughout dinner.
Our menu this year includes many delicious items, including carved roast baron of beef served with natural jus and creamed horseradish sauce; herb grilled chicken breast with spiced apple and cranberry chutney; chicken tamales with ancho rojo and chile verde sauces; lasagna florentine Alfredo with roasted pumpkin and freshly grated nutmeg; Yukon potato gratin with aged cheddar and provencal thyme; and several vegetables and desserts.
The meal is free to all students on meal plans. Staff, faculty and non-meal plan students are invited to join us for only $7 plus two cans of non-perishable food that we’ll be donating to needy families in the Newberg area. Or, the cost is $10 for those with no donations.
Questions? Call our office at ext. 2500.
– Denny Lawrence,
Bon Appetit
The Department of Performing Arts has greatly appreciated the support and attendance of the George Fox University community at our many events. If you have not already done so, we would encourage you to get your tickets for the upcoming Christmas concert soon. There are just a few main floor seats available and some seats available in the balcony for Friday and Saturday.
The performance at Village Baptist is open seating and there are more seats available for the Sunday matinee performance. We look forward to seeing you this weekend.
For concert times and ticket information, visit georgefox.edu/featured_stories/Christmas%202009.html.
Sincerely,
Loren Wenz (Performing Arts)
Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s contribution(s) to the university, its students, and/or its employees in the past 30 days or so (what was done, who was impacted, etc.), and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.
Please submit your nomination by Friday, Dec. 11. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the Employee(s) of the Month from the nominations submitted. The winner(s) will be announced at the all-employee meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 16, and will receive a $100 gift certificate to The Allison.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
SPRING TEXTBOOKS will be available online beginning Monday, December 14th.
**IMPORTANT** NEW THIS SEMESTER:
Cut-off dates for Student Account Charges:
Online Sales: Dec. 30, 2009Â Â Â In-Store Sales: Dec. 31, 2009
Portland Center Bookstore Christmas Break Schedule:
Portland Hours 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Portland Center Bookstore will be open for sales:
Dec. 21, 22 (closed 23-25)
Dec. 28-31 (closed Jan. 1)
Jan. 4-8
(Closed Weekends)
Spring classes begin Monday, January 11, 2010
For complete Portland Center Bookstore information, please visit our university website at http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/store_pdx/
With winter upon us, there may be rare occasions when classes need to be canceled and offices closed due to adverse weather conditions or for other emergency reasons.
The provost decides if conditions warrant canceling classes or closing offices for the Newberg campus and the Portland and Salem centers. Major considerations are road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the severe weather or emergency is likely to last. Decisions on day classes are announced by 6:30 a.m., if possible. Most decisions on evening classes are posted by 2:15 p.m..
In no circumstances should employees or students put themselves in danger in an attempt to get to campus.
To find out if a closure decision has been made when bad weather occurs:
To read the employee policy regarding school closures, visit blogs.georgefox.edu/CampusAlerts/?p=8.
Christmas is just around the corner. Looking for gift ideas? A senior business capstone team is selling Bruin Blend holiday bags for your enjoyment. They’re great as gifts, stocking stuffers, or simply for your personal craving of delicious coffee.
At only $12 a bag, they are an affordable gift and support a great cause. Order now online in time for the holidays! Check out the website BruinBlend.com for more details.
Your input is appreciated for a university brand promise survey being conducted by the Marketing Team, a strategic planning committee of 13 faculty and staff members. Please check your e-mail in-boxes for the message entitled “Need your input.†It includes an explanation of the project and the accompanying link to the six-question survey. The questionnaire only takes a few minutes and expires on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
As an employee of George Fox, your input is valued, so please take a few minutes to participate. Thank you for helping us with this project.
Come wish Kendra Irons well as she finishes her final semester at George Fox and completes her move to Texas. As an associate professor, Kendra has been an important part of our Religious Studies Department for the past six and a half years.
A farewell reception is scheduled from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the Hoover Lounge (Hoover 250). Both colleagues and students will miss her.
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 (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.)
The link on the HR website for staff time sheets is located at georgefox.edu/offices/hr/TimesheetNov09.xls; the administrator time-off report form is located at georgefox.edu/offices/hr/Timeoffreport.doc.
A tip to help you remember to do this each month: Set a recurring appointment on your Outlook 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.
Student supervisors, please submit your students’ November time sheets to HR right away — by Wednesday, Dec. 2, at noon. If you have any “stragglers,” we will take those as late as Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 2, but there should be very few. Please deliver all other time sheets to HR by Wednesday.
Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number are legible on each one. Also, don’t forget to 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. If you happen to still have any paperwork to submit on a newly hired student, please hand-deliver it right away. We need to set up students in the system before the time sheets arrive.
Thanks very much.
HR
Don’t forget: The university’s annual campus Christmas celebration is scheduled for this Saturday, Dec. 5. Christmas carols and a candlelight devotional service will begin at 6:15 p.m. at the Centennial Tower. Various other activities and live entertainment will be held in the Stevens Center (Duke Atrium), Hoover atrium and Ron Gregory Atrium from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
In addition, the event will include a live Nativity with a petting arena, plus horse-drawn wagons for scenic rides around campus. Students and employees (along with their families) are encouraged to join in the fun as we kick off the holiday season.
Questions? Contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at ext. 2121 or at dochsner@georgefox.edu.
When traveling on university business, please use the trip calculator on the Financial Affairs Web page (georgefox.edu/offices/fin_affairs/tripcalc.html) to determine whether it is less expensive to rent a vehicle or request mileage reimbursement for use of your personal car. The university travel policy states that you will be reimbursed for the lesser of the two amounts. If you choose to drive your own vehicle, even when it costs less to rent, you will only be reimbursed for the smaller amount.
If you have questions, please contact Karon Bell.
Tickets are selling fast for the university’s Christmas Concert, “All is Calm, All is Bright,” presented by the Department of Performing Arts Friday through Sunday, Dec. 11-13. This year’s concert features more than 150 musicians from five ensembles in the main-stage performance, and preconcert music featuring 10 of the university’s chamber ensembles.
Three presentations are scheduled:
Additional information about the concert program or the performing arts department is available by contacting Debbie Hawblitzel (Performing Arts) at ext. 2620. Questions regarding tickets can be directed to the University Box Office at ext. 3844.
Tickets may be purchased online now at music.georgefox.edu, or (two weeks prior to the event) at the box office by calling ext. 3844. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and George Fox alumni; and $6 for students and children. All faculty, students and staff receive one free ticket (to the on-campus performances only), available for pick-up in the Bruin Bookstore. The concert on campus features reserved seating. Seating will be open for Sunday’s matinee performance.
Want to know what books have impacted the lives of faculty and staff?
Please enjoy the display of books in the newspaper and new book display area of the Portland Center Library! Some titles are old favorites and some titles will definitely need to be on your own reading list! The display will be available until January.
