Thursday, April 20th, 2017
Dirk Barram is retiring after 31 years of outstanding service at George Fox University. Please join us today (Friday) between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Hoover Academic Building for a reception to thank Dirk and to wish him well in retirement.
R.S.V.P. to Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) if you plan to attend.
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Thursday, April 20th, 2017
Want cash for your textbooks? Sell them back to the Bruin Store next week (April 24-28) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Also, if you have rental check-ins remember the deadline is Friday, April 28, at 5 p.m.
Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
The George Fox community is invited to celebrate 37 years of dedicated service by Merrill Johnson, dean of libraries. Come wish him well in his retirement adventures on Thursday, May 4, between 2 and 3:30 p.m. in the Murdock Learning Resource Center on the Newberg campus.
Refreshments will be served, and there will be formal remarks around 2:15 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Please contact Sue Richie (srichie@georegfox.edu or 503-554-2422) with any questions.
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Want cash for your textbooks? Sell them back to the Bruin Store next week (April 24-28) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Also, if you have rental check-ins remember the deadline is Friday, April 28, at 5 p.m.
Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
Dirk Barram is retiring after 31 years of outstanding service at George Fox University. Please join us this Friday, April 21, between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Hoover Academic Building for a reception to thank Dirk and to wish him well in retirement.
R.S.V.P. to Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) if you plan to attend.
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Monday, April 17th, 2017
Please help Security Services provide you the best services. Please take a few minutes to take this short survey so we can continue to meet the needs of the George Fox community.
Security Services Survey
Thank you for your help.
– Ed Gierok (egierok@georgefox.edu)
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Sunday, April 16th, 2017
Dirk Barram is retiring after 31 years of outstanding service at George Fox University. Please join us this Friday, April 21, between 3:30 and 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Hoover Academic Building for a reception to thank Dirk and to wish him well in retirement.
R.S.V.P. to Kelly Borror (kborror@georgefox.edu) if you plan to attend.
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Sunday, April 16th, 2017
The Graduate School of Counseling is hosting its last group info meeting before the May 1 application deadline for fall semester. We’ll be talking about the following programs:
- EdS, School Psychology
- MA, School Counseling
- MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- MA, Marriage, Couple & Family Counseling
- Northwest Center for Play Therapy Studies
- Trauma Response Institute
If you’re considering applying or want to learn more about these professions, then please join the meeting at 6 p.m. tomorrow night (Tuesday) at the Portland Center. View details and R.S.V.P. online here.
If you have questions or would prefer an individual appointment, contact Joel Moore at 503-554-6166 or jmoore@georgefox.edu.
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Friday, April 14th, 2017
The Graduate School of Counseling is hosting its last group info meeting before the May 1 application deadline for fall semester. We’ll be talking about the following programs:
- EdS, School Psychology
- MA, School Counseling
- MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- MA, Marriage, Couple & Family Counseling
- Northwest Center for Play Therapy Studies
- Trauma Response Institute
If you’re considering applying or want to learn more about these professions, then please join the meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, at the Portland Center. View details and R.S.V.P. online here.
If you have questions or would prefer an individual appointment, contact Joel Moore at 503-554-6166 or jmoore@georgefox.edu.
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Thursday, April 13th, 2017
Interested in volunteering to fill your spare time, but not sure where to find a list with local opportunities? George Fox’s Social Work Club has compiled a list of opportunities between Newberg and Portland for anyone in the George Fox community to utilize. There are a variety of options to consider, and they are all for good causes, so you can’t go wrong.
Happy volunteering!
To access the list, click this link.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Did you know that you can get your CPR/First Aid/AED/BLS training right here on campus? Mark Stone, our certified senior security training officer, can take up to eight people (minimum of four to hold the training) per class and can also customize the times to fit your schedule.
We recommend having one person (at a minimum) certified in each department, and the BLS training is required for nursing and doctor of physical therapy students. Please arrange for your training now to take place this summer.
Please contact Mark at 503-554-2090 or email him at mstone@georgefox.edu to set up your classes!
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Fiscal Year End 2016-17 is quickly approaching, and the finance department would appreciate your help in ensuring a smooth and timely year-end close. Please review and note the following deadlines for Accounts Payable requests:
1) Submission of the following FY2016-17 requests must be received by finance on or before Friday, July 7, 2017:
- Check Requests
- Invoices
- Expense Reimbursement Requests
- Petty Cash Logs for expenses through June 30, 2017 ONLY
2) All cash advance requests for FY2016-17 expenses must be received by finance on or before Monday, June 12, 2017.
3) For departments that will not be on campus for the summer, please turn in all petty cash funds by Friday, May 12, 2017.
Please refer to this “Fiscal Year-End Deadlines & Procedures†page of the finance department website for additional details.
Please contact Jennifer Klapp at jklapp@georgefox.edu or ext. 2170 with any year-end accounts payable questions.
Thank you!
The Finance Team
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
All are invited to a special Holy Week presentation featuring The Saint John’s Bible tonight (Thursday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Paul Anderson and Carmen Imes will turn the pages of the Bible and highlight key ways that the new and innovative artwork in this historic seven-volume masterpiece illumines the biblical text in ways prophetic and inspirational.
Join us for this free presentation. Chapel elective credit is available for students.
Questions? Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Interested in volunteering to fill your spare time, but not sure where to find a list with local opportunities? George Fox’s Social Work Club has compiled a list of opportunities between Newberg and Portland for anyone in the George Fox community to utilize. There are a variety of options to consider, and they are all for good causes, so you can’t go wrong.
Happy volunteering!
To access the list, click this link.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Join us tonight (Thursday) at our first event as we launch the George Fox Business Leadership Society. We are pleased to welcome special guest Jessica Williams, founder of the Superwoman Project, TEDx Talk speaker, and life coach.
The evening includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, networking and much more! We’ll meet at the Portland Center
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Students in Newberg may request to ride in a van to the Portland Center, provided by the IDEA Center. Students with valid student ID pay $5; all others pay $8. All payments must be made at the door.
Contact Ashley Walker (awalker@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
The Portland Writing Center is seeking one new writing consultant beginning fall 2017 who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and adult-degree students understand the components of effective writing.
Portland Writing Center consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work four to eight hours per week meeting with students in face-to-face or online sessions at the Portland Writing Center. Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following:
- Thinking through ideas for a writing assignment
- Considering writing choices with regard to audience, focus, purpose, cohesion, and organization
- Developing ideas with specific evidence
- Improving research strategies
- Applying proper documentation and formatting, and
- Understanding basic grammar and mechanics
Click here for a consultant job description, and click here for a consultant application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
For more information, contact Jennie Harrop, Portland Writing Center director, at 503.554.6024 or jharrop@georgefox.edu.
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
Interested in volunteering to fill your spare time, but not sure where to find a list with local opportunities? George Fox’s Social Work Club has compiled a list of opportunities between Newberg and Portland for anyone in the George Fox community to utilize. There are a variety of options to consider, and they are all for good causes, so you can’t go wrong.
Happy volunteering!
To access the list, click this link.
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
The university’s offices, libraries and Bruin Store will be closed this Friday, April 14, to observe Good Friday.
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Monday, April 10th, 2017
This week is Holy Week! The Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life would like to invite you to join us for worship as we remember Jesus’ journey to the cross. We will offer the following Holy Week celebrations:
- Tuesday, April 11, at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Holy Week Chapel with President Robin Baker
- Tuesday, April 11, at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 102: Holy Week Shalom service with speaker Kearsten McCoy
- Wednesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Stations of the Cross
- Thursday, April 13, at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium: Maundy Thursday Communion Service (no chapel credit offered)
We encourage you to celebrate Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday with one of our wonderful local churches (for a list of churches, please visit this webpage).
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Monday, April 10th, 2017
All are invited to a special Holy Week presentation featuring The Saint John’s Bible this Thursday, April 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Paul Anderson and Carmen Imes will turn the pages of the Bible and highlight key ways that the new and innovative artwork in this historic seven-volume masterpiece illumines the biblical text in ways prophetic and inspirational.
Join us for this free presentation. Chapel elective credit is available for students.
Questions? Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu.
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