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The city of Tigard has requested the input of George Fox University.

The Tigard Triangle Strategic Plan is an effort by the city of Tigard to transform the Triangle into an area with a mix of uses that could include housing, employment and shopping, along with outdoor spaces, safe and convenient places to walk and bike, and improved transit.

By taking this survey, you will help to set the priorities in the area and to refine the evaluation criteria that will be used to assess several alternative plans that are currently being developed.

W-2 consent needed from all (including student employees)
If you have not yet given consent to receive your W-2 online, please do so now before we order forms for printing. It takes just a minute to log into MyGFU and go to “Self Service,” “Payroll and Compensation,” “W-2 Consent” and check the box. Help us go green today!

Update your personal data in MyGFU
While you’re in MyGFU, please verify that your address, social security number, and any other personal information is up to date before we issue W-2s. From “Self Service,” open the “Campus Personal Information” screen and verify/update your information. If there is a change or misspelling in your primary name, please contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu.

Textbook Buyback begins Monday, Dec. 16! This semester, Buyback will be in the Textbook Annex (not the main store). You may check the value of your books ahead of time and print a price quote for an extra 10 percent back.

Go to gfubookstore.com, click on “Sell Textbooks,” select “George Fox University” and enter the book information. Print the quote to lock in your prices (valid for 24 hours only) and bring that to the Annex. (Rental books are also due by Friday, Dec. 20, at 4 p.m.)

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

Want to be a part of the Christmas Concert this year? Come help us greet guests as an usher!

We’re looking for 14 people who are able to do all three shows, if possible. Call time would be an hour before the performance (6:30 p.m. or 1:30 p.m.), and dress is semi-formal black and white. The job includes taking tickets, passing programs, guiding people to their seats, and coming to a training. And, you get to watch the concert!

Concert dates/times are:

• Friday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m.

Please e-mail Michelle Croce (mcroce12@georgefox.edu) with your interest and availability.

The university’s library staff wants to make it easier to access important information and resources using handheld mobile devices – and we need your help.

Please take a few minutes to complete this very short survey on mobile device usage and preferences. You should be able to complete it in less than five minutes. Your answers will help to improve the library’s mobile-optimized homepage.

Thank you!

With the winter season upon us, it’s important to know when and how campus closure information will be made available. 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 teaching the class.

1. Visit the George Fox flashalert.net page (this is the first site updated).
2. Check television and newspaper Web sites: kgw.com, koin.com, kptv.com, katu.com, columbian.com, oregonlive.com.
3. Listen to local radio and television stations. Each campus will be identified separately.
4. Call the George Fox University switchboard at 503-538-8383.
5. Check the weather-related closure link at the bottom of georgefox.edu.

The list of books for spring semester is now online at gfubookstore.com (search by course schedule). Please wait until Monday, Dec. 9, to begin ordering books, as corrections and changes are being made by faculty this week.

Check this list before you sell your books at Buyback (Dec. 16-20), to make sure you don’t need them for spring courses. Remember that you may also RENT textbooks from us to save money.

The university’s library staff wants to make it easier to access important information and resources using handheld mobile devices – and we need your help.

Please take a few minutes to complete this very short survey on mobile device usage and preferences. You should be able to complete it in less than five minutes. Your answers will help to improve the library’s mobile-optimized homepage.

Thank you!

All university offices on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Nov. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Don’t forget to turn in your donations for the Backpack Project Food Drive by Friday, Nov. 15! Team Seminary is in the lead for now, but there are two more days for your team to win!

Shopping lists, instructions and donation bins are located in the common areas of the North and South buildings.

Questions? Contact Emily Maynard at emaynard@georgefox.edu.

Randy Woodley from our own seminary will be at the Newberg campus tonight (Thursday) to speak at Shalom at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Randy is the director of intercultural and indigenous studies at George Fox Evangelical Seminary and the author of books that include Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision. Randy will be sharing some of these reflections on shalom and wholeness tonight. Come join us for discussion, bread and worship music.

Chapel elective credit is available for this event.

The university’s College of Christian Studies and William Penn Honors Program invite all to a free presentation, “Re-Tuned by God: The Future of Worship,” featuring Jeremy Begbie of Duke Divinity School and Wolfson College, Cambridge, at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in Bauman Auditorium.

Begbie will speak, perform, and use recorded music and visual material to explore the way the New Testament helps us understand more deeply some of the basic components of worship. He is a professionally trained musician and theologian who has taught in the United Kingdom and North America and delivered multimedia performance lectures around the world.

In addition to his Monday performance, Begbie will speak as a guest of the music and religion departments on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Ross 208. The “Intellectual Feast” session is also open to the university community free of charge.

Begbie, described as “a musician and theologian par excellence” by N.T. Wright, is the inaugural holder of the Thomas A. Langford Research Professorship in Theology at Duke Divinity School and a senior member at Wolfson College, Cambridge. More information and a video of Begbie is available here.

Questions? Contact Joseph Clair at ext. 2153 or jclair@georgefox.edu.

Due to the Veteran’s Day holiday, there will be no outgoing mail today (Monday). Other carriers such as UPS and FedEx are open and will be delivering and picking up packages. Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.

A representative from the Liberty University School of Law will be on the Newberg campus to host a law school workshop from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Career Services office on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Join us for an interactive workshop and begin preparing for the law school admissions process. There will be door prizes and pizza for those who register!

Learn valuable information, including:

• Where to begin with the application process
• How the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) can assist you
• How to prep for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
• How to plan for the cost of law school

Register on Bruin Careers by Friday, Nov 8. Questions? Contact Sidney Tafflinger (stafflinger@georgefox.edu).

We have an exciting opportunity for you! LEAP Marketplace is a Senior Business Capstone start-up, and we are offering you an opportunity to make at least $15 an hour if you lend us your educational talents.

LEAP stands for Lessons, Educational Help, Advising and Preparatory. LEAP Marketplace will be a place where students K-12 can receive educational support for almost any subject from students at a local university or college. Right now we are recruiting qualified students to come on board as independent tutors.

The schedules for our tutors are dependent on their schedules and what the customer requests, so it’s very flexible! We are mainly looking for George Fox students who are science, English, math, history, or any of the core subject majors.

Also, we are looking for any music major, or anybody comfortable teaching an instrument they know really well to hop on board with us to be a music lesson instructor. Payment for this varies based on what you request.

However, we are considering bringing on board people with majors that are in less of a demand, which some people may eventually request help for (i.e. psychology, art, engineering).

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity and receive an application, please e-mail leaphumanresources@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

We will be running a test of the GFU Emergency Notification System (FoxAlert) in the near future, and in order to be notified, your cell phone number needs to be current on MyGFU. Please go to this link to update your emergency contact information and to sign up for FoxAlert.

Questions? Please call security at 503-554-2090.

The university’s College of Christian Studies and William Penn Honors Program invite all to a free presentation, “Re-Tuned by God: The Future of Worship,” featuring Jeremy Begbie of Duke Divinity School and Wolfson College, Cambridge, at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in Bauman Auditorium.

Begbie will speak, perform, and use recorded music and visual material to explore the way the New Testament helps us understand more deeply some of the basic components of worship. He is a professionally trained musician and theologian who has taught in the United Kingdom and North America and delivered multimedia performance lectures around the world.

Begbie, described as “a musician and theologian par excellence” by N.T. Wright, is the inaugural holder of the Thomas A. Langford Research Professorship in Theology at Duke Divinity School and a senior member at Wolfson College, Cambridge. More information and a video of Begbie is available here.

Questions? Contact Joseph Clair at ext. 2153 or jclair@georgefox.edu.

The Liberty University School of Law will be on the Newberg campus to host a law school workshop from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Career Services office on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Join us for an interactive workshop and begin preparing for the law school admissions process. There will be door prizes and pizza for those who register!

Learn valuable information, including:

• Where to begin with the application process
• How the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) can assist you
• How to prep for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
• How to plan for the cost of law school

Register on Bruin Careers by Friday, Nov 8. Questions? Contact Sidney Tafflinger (stafflinger@georgefox.edu).

This survey should take 10 to 15 minutes. It is a study on vocational interest and personality being conducted by students in the Research Methods class. We need a wide variety of participants, so please consider taking time to complete the survey.

All answers are anonymous and confidential. Surveys may not be completed more than once so if you are in a class which is offering the survey for extra credit (like General Psychology) please do not take it again. The survey will be open until Nov. 10.

Thank you so much for your help!

Click here to go to the survey.

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.