Please be sure to log into your time sheet to lock your December hours, before you head out of town. Failure to lock your time sheet will cause a delay in your January payroll. Be safe and enjoy your time off!
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.
Do you want a Christmas tree? Please come check out the trees in front of Ross. If interested in purchasing a tree, please see Debbie Hawblitzel in the music office (Ross 201). The cost is $10.
Are you interested in taking a choir class in the spring? Please let Danielle Warner know by emailing her at dwarner@georgefox.edu.
The university hired Tai Harden-Moore as the associate director of advancement communications and grants last week. Tai will earn her MBA from Concordia University in Portland later this month, after earning her Juris Doctor degree from Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando, Florida, in 2014. Tai also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Eastern Washington University (2009). Prior to joining George Fox, Tai worked as a research consultant for Radix Consulting Group LLC, where she researched issues surrounding equitable and affordable housing, gentrification, displacement, policy, and economic and community development. Tai also gained experience while working as the executive coordinator at the Urban League of Portland, where she advocated on behalf of community members regarding a wide range of social issues and engaged community leaders, community members, donors and clients in order to advance the work of the organization. Tai lives in Newberg with her husband, Andre, and two children, Jaylan and Leia.
Plant Services welcomes Beth Hampton as a custodian. She has worked the last year and a half as an office manager at Key Home Furnishings in Lake Oswego. Before that, she was a lead-in room dining server at The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg for four years. Kristin also worked at The Allison as an assistant housekeeping manager from 2009 to 2011. She attended Ecola Bible School in Cannon Beach, Oregon, and is a native of Newberg. Beth lives in town and attends Newberg Friends Church.
Britt Hoskins (Advancement) is leaving the university on Dec. 22. She and her husband Tyler are moving to the Corvallis area, where both will work at Oregon State University. Tyler was recruited for a position at OSU a couple months back, and Britt recently secured a marketing position at the university.
Carmen Imes’ (College of Christian Studies) doctoral dissertation was accepted for publication in the Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement Series, published by Eisenbrauns. Entitled “Bearing YHWH’s Name at Sinai: A Re-Examination of the Name Command of the Decalogue (Exodus 20:7),†her project argues that the command does not prohibit speaking the divine name (e.g., in oaths, magic or cursing) but rather misrepresenting Yahweh by claiming to belong to the covenant people while living like the nations. Carmen is also contracted to produce an Illustrated Exodus in Hebrew for GlossaHouse.
Ed Higgins (English) published an essay, “Art, Aesthetics and Christian Faith Values,†in the Dec. 3, 2016, issue of Embers Igniting, an online literature and fine arts magazine based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dec. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Steve Grant, Marcey Keefer Hutchinson
Dec. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Janelle Olivarez
Dec. 15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Paul Corbett-Furgal, Shaun Davis, Ben Hartley, Rick Muthiah, Cliff Rosenbohm
Dec. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gary Buhler, Viki Defferding, Joe Thouvenel
Dec. 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Carol Huthinson, Katy Turpen
Dec. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Anderson Campbell, Phil Smith
Dec. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Hanks
Dec. 21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dawn Ford
Dec. 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Robin Ashford, Jenny Getsinger
Dec. 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rodger Bufford
Dec. 24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jeong Ahn, Greg Allen
Dec. 25           Abby Burgess, Debby O’Kelley
Dec. 26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jill Beals, Jan Campadore, Michelle Engblom-Deglmann
Dec. 28Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sandra Banta-Wright, Robert Simpson
Dec. 30           Cris Banton, Lori DeKruyf, Diana Koba, Paul L’Esperance, Kaitlyn Ragan
Jan. 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bob Harder
Jan. 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Meghan Gifford
Jan. 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lenore Stewart
Jan. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brenda Graf, Chris Koch, Molly Murphy, Dan van der Water
Jan. 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Merrill Johnson
Jan. 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mary Cameron
We’re looking for a roommate for the duration of spring semester (January through June). Full bedroom with attached bathroom and closet located in a spacious townhouse behind Fred Meyer here in Newberg. Two current George Fox students, with two graduates, living in the upstairs rooms. Common areas include full kitchen, living and dining room. Must be quiet, clean, and not allergic to cats.
We’re asking $550 per month. High-speed internet, utilities (garbage, sewer, water, electricity) and washer/dryer included. Contact McKayla Phillips at mphillips13@georgefox.edu if you are interested.
The lost and found is again bulging, and all items not reunited with their owners by 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, will be donated to charitable causes on Monday, Dec. 19.
Please stop by the security office during office hours to look for your lost items! If you have found items and have yet to turn them in to security, please do that at your earliest convenience.
Thanks!
– Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu)
Want some extra cash this Christmas break? Sell your textbooks back to the Bruin Store and get cash today! We are buying back textbooks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day this week.
Also, go to georgefoxshop.com to order your spring textbooks now. Just choose the in-store pick-up option and we’ll have them ready for when you arrive back on campus in January.
Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.
Go Bruins!
Do you want a Christmas tree? Please come check out the trees in front of Ross. If interested in purchasing a tree, please see Debbie Hawblitzel in the music office (Ross 201). The cost is $10.
Are you interested in taking a choir class in the spring? Please let Danielle Warner know by emailing her at dwarner@georgefox.edu.
The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, in Canyon Commons (Rooms 101 and 102).
The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.
A couple of HR items to make note of …
December
All payroll items such as temporary employee time cards, check requests, adjunct contracts and W-4 and direct deposit changes are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16.
Updating Your Personal Information and Consent for W-2
Make sure your mailing address is correct for year-end reporting. You can check it, and update if necessary in MyGFU > Self-Service > Campus Personal Info.
You can also elect to have your W-2 available via MyGFU rather than mailed. To sign up or check to see if you already have, go to MyGFU > Self-Service > Payroll and Compensation > W-2/W-2c Consent.
Questions? Contact Kera Hallman at khallman@georgefox.edu.
Faculty, please submit requests for spring semester course reserves as soon as possible. Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete.
Please fill out and submit this form. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.
Please join us for Christmas treats, hot beverages, and a good dose of holiday cheer! The Portland Center is hosting a wassail party from 2 to 6 p.m. today (Tuesday) in the lobby.
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!
Contact Darla Norgren (dnorgren@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursement requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.
Please refer to the Forms page on the finance department website to view the Accounts Payable Holiday Payment Processing Schedule.
Happy Holidays!
– The Finance Team
Please come support students of the fall 2016 Musical Theater Performance Class at their final showcase tonight (Tuesday) at 6Â p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium!
Group songs, duets and solos will be performed from well-known musicals such as Jekyll and Hyde, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and several more. Gary Skye is our talented accompanist.
The event is free to attend. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Davies at jdavies@georgefox.edu.
Are you applying to study abroad in the 2017-18 school year?
The deadline for the application is Friday, Jan. 13, 2017; however, remember to start the process before Christmas break! The signature form and the medical form alone can take a few days to complete, so we recommend starting now. Also be aware that the faculty reference form needs to be done by Jan. 13, so be sure to get that to the faculty member as soon as possible.
These last few weeks can be crazy, but get started now! Feel free to stop by the Center for Study Abroad (in Lemmons 9) if you have any questions.
The last employee lunch of the semester is today (Tuesday) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Join your colleagues for a fond farewell to fall semester! Lunch is $3.
We’re looking for a roommate for the duration of spring semester (January through June). Full bedroom with attached bathroom and closet located in a spacious townhouse behind Fred Meyer here in Newberg. Two current George Fox students, with two graduates, living in the upstairs rooms. Common areas include full kitchen, living and dining room. Must be quiet, clean, and not allergic to cats.
We’re asking $550 per month. High-speed internet, utilities (garbage, sewer, water, electricity) and washer/dryer included. Contact McKayla Phillips at mphillips13@georgefox.edu if you are interested.
