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With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursements to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please click this link to view the holiday check run schedule posted on the “Forms” page of the finance department’s website. Please check this webpage periodically for any changes to the current schedule. If you have questions, contact Jen Klapp at jklapp@georgefox.edu.

Please note that the finance department will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1, so no checks will be available from accounts payable during this time.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

– The Finance Department

Could you use some extra cash this time of year? Sell your textbooks back for a well-timed payday!

The Bruin Store will be buying textbooks back all finals week, Dec. 14-18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

The process is simple:

1. Bring your textbooks and Student ID
2. Get cash!

Also, you can order next semester’s textbooks now at georgefoxshop.com. Have them shipped to the store to avoid shipping!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

It’s time to sell back your textbooks and get cash! Buyback will be held during finals week, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bruin Store.

You will need a photo ID to sell books (no receipts are needed). Books needed for next semester will receive 50 percent of retail; books needed by our wholesaler receive up to 30 percent of retail. Rented textbooks are due back by Friday, Dec. 18, so make sure you bring those to us before you leave campus for Christmas.

You may also sell books to Follett at georgefoxshop.com. (Please do not call the store for pricing, as prices vary depending on need.)

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursements to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please click this link to view the holiday check run schedule posted on the “Forms” page of the finance department’s website. Please check this webpage periodically for any changes to the current schedule. If you have questions, contact Jen Klapp at jklapp@georgefox.edu.

Please note that the finance department will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1, so no checks will be available from accounts payable during this time.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

– The Finance Department

It’s time to sell back your textbooks and get cash! Buyback will be held during finals week, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bruin Store.

You will need a photo ID to sell books (no receipts are needed). Books needed for next semester will receive 50 percent of retail; books needed by our wholesaler receive up to 30 percent of retail. Rented textbooks are due back by Friday, Dec. 18, so make sure you bring those to us before you leave campus for Christmas.

You may also sell books to Follett at georgefoxshop.com. (Please do not call the store for pricing, as prices vary depending on need.)

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join us for the Portland Center wassail party! Stop by the lobby between 2 and 6 p.m. today (Thursday) for Christmas treats, hot beverages, and a good dose of holiday cheer!

For our community musicians, please play your favorite Christmas music on our piano in the lobby. It’s open anytime! We would love to hear the ivories!

Questions? Contact Darla Norgren at dnorgren@georgefox.edu.

The Portland Writing Center at the Portland Center is seeking one new writing consultant beginning spring 2016 and one new consultant beginning summer 2016. Candidates are those who are 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 positions are filled. For more information, contact Jennie Harrop, Portland Writing Center director, at 503-554-6024 or jharrop@georgefox.edu.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursements to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please click this link to view the holiday check run schedule posted on the “Forms” page of the finance department’s website. Please check this webpage periodically for any changes to the current schedule. If you have questions, contact Jen Klapp at jklapp@georgefox.edu.

Please note that the finance department will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1, so no checks will be available from accounts payable during this time.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

– The Finance Department

Please join us for the Portland Center wassail party! Stop by the lobby between 2 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10, for Christmas treats, hot beverages, and a good dose of holiday cheer!

For our community musicians, please play your favorite Christmas music on our piano in the lobby. It’s open anytime! We would love to hear the ivories!

Questions? Contact Darla Norgren at dnorgren@georgefox.edu.

Are you planning to finish your degree this spring? Have you submitted your Application for Degree? This form is an essential step in declaring your graduation term and submitting your information for regalia ordering.

If you are not certain whether your form is on record, please feel free to contact your enrollment manager in the registrar’s office.

Questions? Contact Jen Macnab at jmacnab@georgefox.edu.

Students: Please remember to lock your November time sheet in the timekeeping system. This will help ensure that your December payroll will be processed on time.

Thank you for all your help,

Kasondra Silva, Payroll Specialist
ksilva@georgefox.edu

With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursements to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please click this link to view the holiday check run schedule posted on the “Forms” page of the finance department’s website. Please check this webpage periodically for any changes to the current schedule. If you have questions, contact Jen Klapp at jklapp@georgefox.edu.

Please note that the finance department will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

– The Finance Department

Winter is coming. Following is our process for announcing campus closure information. The provost will make the decision whether or not to close the Newberg campus, Portland Center and Salem site 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. Decisions at the Redmond site will be made by the professor.

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:

• Visit the George Fox flashalert.net page at flashalert.net/news. html?id=32 (this is the first site updated).
• Listen to local radio and television stations. Each campus will be identified separately.
• Call the George Fox University switchboard at 503-538-8383.

More information on campus closure policies can be found at georgefox.edu/closure.

In support of our Creation Care values, Human Resources will issue 2015 year-end W-2 forms online in “Self Service” for all employees, including student employees. If you do not want HR to print and deliver your W-2, the law requires that you give your consent. If you consented in the past, you do NOT need to do so again.

You can verify your consent status or give consent for the first time by following the steps below. It only takes about 30 seconds, so I encourage you to take care of it as soon as possible – perhaps right now? Here’s how:

1. Log in to mygfu.georgefox.edu
2. From the menu at left, select “Self Service”
3. Select “Payroll and Compensation”
4. Select “W-2/W-2c Consent”
5. Check your current status. Does it say “Consent received?” If so, thank you! You’re done.
   If not,
6. Read the statement and check the box to give consent
7. Enter your GFU password as a confirmation of your identity and click “Continue”
8. Click “OK”

You’ll receive a confirmation email of your decision shortly after completing this process. And just to be clear, you will only have to do this once – not every year.

Thanks very much. Let me know if you have any questions.

Kasondra Silva
Human Resources
ksilva@georgefox.edu

We at the Bruin Store have loved serving you this semester! Have you come to see us yet? If so, we would really appreciate it if you took a few minutes to complete a survey about your experience in our store.

Click on this link and let us know how we can better serve you and the George Fox community!

Mail and print services will be on a reduced schedule during the holiday break. Please take note of the hours below:

Print services will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1. Please plan accordingly for your printing needs.

Mail services will be open limited hours during the week between Christmas and New Year’s. On Dec. 29 and 30, the hours of operation will be 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. U.S. Mail will be the only service offered for those two days, so if you need to send mail or packages through U.S. Mail, you must have your items to mail services no later than noon. Anything after noon will need to be taken to the downtown post office.

In addition, mail services will not be getting delivery or pickup services from UPS, FedEx and DHL. Therefore, if you have any packages you want sent via UPS, FedEx or DHL, we recommend you take your packages to the “Mailroom,” located in the Springbrook shopping center. They will happily take care of your shipping needs.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2551.

Happy holidays to you all!

– Mail and print services

The College of Business invites the university community to a special public lecture featuring Bob Dethlefs, CEO and founder of Evanta, at 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) in Hoover 105. The title of the presentation is “You Matter.”

Evanta facilitates market-leading, executive-level conferences and social networks for the leaders of America’s most prominent organizations as well as sports teams, serving the needs of pro and collegiate team owners, CEOs, general managers, athletic directors and other leaders. The company’s network starts with face-to-face gatherings and leadership conferences and extends into professional development programs as well as its mobile social networking platform, Evanta365.

In his role as CEO and founder, Dethlefs is responsible for the strategic direction and transformative growth of Evanta and its 200-plus executive leadership conferences across North America. His commitment to executive communities has resulted in a global network of leadership conferences that support executives within 862 of the Fortune 1000 organizations – representing more than $12 trillion in combined annualized revenue.

Dethlefs is the latest guest of the College of Business’ Executive in Residence Day.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursements to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please click this link to view the holiday check run schedule posted on the “Forms” page of the finance department’s website. Please check this webpage periodically for any changes to the current schedule. If you have questions, contact Jen Klapp at jklapp@georgefox.edu.

Please note that the finance department will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

– The Finance Department

Fall 2015 grads: Stop by our Grad Night Open House tomorrow (Thursday) to pick up your cap and gown between 4 and 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Center (PDS 155).

Meet with student accounts, alumni, Jostens and Bruin Store representatives while also enjoying snacks with your cohort and other George Fox graduates!

Questions? Contact Darla Norgren at dnorgren@georgefox.edu.

We at the Bruin Store have loved serving you this semester! Have you come to see us yet? If so, we would really appreciate it if you took a few minutes to complete a survey about your experience in our store.

Click on this link and let us know how we can better serve you and the George Fox community!