The Daily Bruin

Today (Wednesday), the following offices will close at noon for a team-building event:

• Finance Office
• Human Resources
• IT Service Desk
• Plant Services
• Student Accounts

In response to the “Steps Toward Thriving” initiative, Vicki Piersall’s finance and operations group is gathering together at noon. This is our first gathering as a group overseen by the CFO, so we appreciate your understanding as we spend time in fellowship and a bit of friendly competition, getting to know each other a little better.

All offices involved will reopen on Thursday morning.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Tomorrow (Wednesday), the following offices will be closed at noon for a team-building event:

• Finance Office
• Human Resources
• IT Service Desk
• Plant Services
• Student Accounts

In response to the “Steps Toward Thriving” initiative, Vicki Piersall’s finance and operations group is gathering together at noon tomorrow. This is our first gathering as a group overseen by the CFO, so we appreciate your understanding as we spend time in fellowship and a bit of friendly competition, getting to know each other a little better.

All offices involved will reopen on Thursday morning.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Please join the School of Communication and Design on Wednesday, June 15, for a farewell reception for Jillian Sokso in Brougher 1. Feel free to drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Jillian has served at George Fox for eight years, first as a professor and chair of art and design, and most recently as the director of the School of Communication and Design. She will be greatly missed.

Please stop by to say goodbye and honor Jillian for her service to the university. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite you to attend our annual summer barbecue on the quad on Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, macaroni salad, fruit, a dessert and lemonade. The cost is $5, and we accept cash and card.

All university employees, including student employees and faculty, are invited! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here by Thursday, June 16.

We hope to see you there! Questions? Please contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Our team is thrilled to begin planning for Serve Day 2022!

If you have not already, please take a moment and help us by completing this employee survey. We like to place employees with community partners they’re already connected to or in roles they enjoy. You can note any preferences, limitations or questions you have and we’ll take them into consideration when we place you on a team over the summer.

If you’re planning to be on sabbatical next semester or know of a significant change that will keep you away from campus during the week of Serve Day, please let us know using the form. It is essential for our planning.

Please note: The survey above is required for all Newberg employees.

See you on Wednesday, Sept. 14, for another great Serve Day. Questions? Contact Kenna Coffee at mcoffee@georgefox.edu.

This week, we are sharing the importance of a wellness visit with your provider and your dentist. Did you know that when the hardest substance in the human body deteriorates, it may be an early warning sign?

Check out this Ted talk on the importance of dental care, and this flier for more about preventative care.

Be Well,
– HR

This month and next, Providence is offering a virtual, yet interactive, six-week series, “Wellness is for Everyone,” designed to open your mind to the concept of wellness and teach how you can take the pieces most important for you and build upon them.

The sessions will focus on peeling back the layers of wellness, goal setting, self-acceptance, and life balance. Most importantly, you will find, and build, the strength within yourself to help navigate your personal wellness journey. This series is free for everyone! Sign up here.

“Wellness is for Everyone” runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday from June 8 through July 13.

Join an online conversation, “Nutrition for Diabetes,” tomorrow (Wednesday) between noon and 12:30 p.m. at this Providence link.

This conversation is meant for everyone, whether you live with diabetes, are at risk of developing it, or just want to know more. Providence’s registered dietitian, Jamie, will discuss how we can develop healthy eating habits to lower our risk of diabetes and maintain a healthy lifestyle if we are living with diabetes.

This Wednesday, June 8, the employee community will be observing a Day of Prayer. The two-fold purpose for this day is:

• To begin the new fiscal year and academic year prayerfully attentive to God’s direction
• To encourage the spiritual well-being of the employee community

Details:

• Employees are encouraged to spend their usual work hours on Wednesday, June 8, in prayer and spiritual retreat.
• Employees are welcome to enjoy their prayer retreat on campus, off campus, in their homes, or at an alternate site.
• The university pastors will provide an optional video which can be used at the beginning of an employee’s prayer retreat as well as a devotional to guide employees through the day of prayer.

During the Day of Prayer, employees are encouraged to:

• Have conversation with God about their work
• Pray for their colleagues, students and the university
• Attend to their personal soul care, talking with God about their own lives of faith, and experiencing the ministry of the Spirit

During the Day of Prayer, employees are discouraged from:

• Using this prayer retreat day for team meetings/in-services
• Doing other work (responding to emails, working on projects, meeting with people, etc.)
• Keeping their cell phones on/active
• Using the day as a vacation day. This is a soul care day, which may look a lot like a vacation day (a walk in the woods, journaling, reading, etc.) but should have an intentional spiritual formation focus and be directed by God.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

George Fox Engineering is running STEM camps for high school students this summer. Students will spend a week in the Maker Hub working on creative and customized projects, using state-of-the-art equipment and making friends!

For more information, visit the Maker Camp registration page here. Questions? Contact Tamara Wytsma at twytsma@georgefox.edu.

Healthcare workers are burned out and leaving their noble work – and the suicide rate in this demographic is alarming and a longstanding problem. We need to take care of our healthcare workers so they can take care of us! Let’s start healing together.

We in the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute invite you to join us for a continuing medical education course (CME), “Healthcare Worker Wellness Summit: From Demoralization to Remoralization in OUR Work,” via Zoom from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10.

You will receive CME and strength through sharing stories and learning skills to bring back joy in our healthcare work.

For more information and the registration link, go here.

Our team is thrilled to begin planning for Serve Day 2022!

We like to place employees with community partners they’re already connected to or in roles they enjoy. Please help us by completing this form. You can note any preferences, limitations or questions you have, and we’ll take them into consideration when we place you on a team over the summer.

If you’re planning to be on sabbatical next semester or know of a significant change that will keep you away from campus during the week of Serve Day, please let us know using the form. It is essential for our planning. Please note: The survey above is required for all Newberg employees.

See you on Wednesday, Sept. 14, for another great Serve Day!

The university’s early college office is looking for academic faculty liaisons – in science, English and writing, foreign language, business, social science, history and government – to mentor our partner high school dual-credit instructors through syllabus review, professional development and collaboration.

This is an excellent opportunity to connect with our high school community partners and make a difference in the lives of dual-credit instructors and potential George Fox students. To review the complete job description and compensation, please click here.

Contact Metra Augustin at maugustin@georgefoc.edu if you are interested.

Did you know George Fox posts new content on YouTube each week? Check out the new videos highlighting the most fun events, cool projects and your Fox community.

If you haven’t already, subscribe to our channel and leave a comment on your favorite video!

Questions? Contact Amanda Howard at ahoward@georgefox.edu.

Please stop by Murdock Library tomorrow (Thursday) between 2:30 and 4 p.m. to join us in saying goodbye to two of our faculty members.

Rachel Thomas has served as the university archivist for the past eight years, growing our collections and working diligently to engage with our alumni and local community.

Jenny Bruxvoort has been a research and instruction librarian for three years, supporting many undergraduate programs and the new Cornerstone Core.

Refreshments will be served, and a time of sharing will happen around 3 p.m. We hope you’ll come help us celebrate their time with us and wish them well on their new adventures.

Questions? Contact Kate Wimer at kwimer@georgefox.edu.

During the month of June, our Wellness Wednesdays series will be sharing information on preventive care. This week, we will provide resources on the benefit of establishing primary care, an overview of what preventive care is, and how to access resources to providers through Providence and Delta Dental.

Check out these great resources.

Be well,
– HR

Please join the School of Communication and Design on Wednesday, June 15, for a farewell reception for Jillian Sokso in Brougher 1. Feel free to drop by anytime between 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Jillian has served at George Fox for eight years, first as a professor and chair of art and design, and most recently as the director of the School of Communication and Design. She will be greatly missed.

Please stop by to say goodbye and honor Jillian for her service to the university. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Penny Martin at pmartin@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Swing by the Stevens Center Atrium today (Tuesday) to say farewell to Jamie Noling-Auth. We’ll gather from 2 to 3:30 p.m., and a special program will take place at 2:45 p.m. Refreshments will be provided!

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in student life if you have any questions.