The Daily Bruin

International Student Services will be hosting a garage sale this summer to raise money for an international student emergency fund. If you can donate to this cause, please bring your old or new items to the International Student Services office at 1110 E. Meridian St., any time between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Also, if you need us to pick up the item, we can do that as well. Just let us know. We can receive items until Wednesday, May 4.

Questions? Contact Alex Pia at ext. 2643 or apia@georgefox.edu.

Before saying your goodbyes and hitting the highway there are a few payroll reminders. First, please be sure to lock your time sheets. This will prevent any hold on your paycheck for a signature.

Second, be sure your address is up to date with mail services so your paycheck can find you. Another great option is to set up direct deposit before you go, so your pay won’t be delayed by the mail. The direct deposit form is available at this link.

Questions? Contact Kasondra Silva in HR at 503-554-2184.

Interested in working with computers and technology in a customer service setting? Do you have customer service experience and enjoy helping others? Apply for our Portland Center IT Service Desk positions available starting May 2!

Find our application process on Bruin Careers, located within the IDEA Center section on your MyGFU page. Set up an account and upload your resume and application. Be sure to refine your search to “On Campus Student Employment” to find all the available job positions. Look for the Portland Center IT Service Desk assistant position and apply today!

The pastoral team is looking for a handful of faculty and staff members who would be willing to distribute programs and welcome guests to Baccalaureate at 7 p.m. this Friday, April 29, in Bauman Auditorium. Additionally, we are looking for a few people to be available to pray prayers of commissioning for students who may have come to Baccalaureate without their family.

If you are planning to be at Baccalaureate and are willing to help in either of these ways, please let us know by contacting Kearsten McCoy at kmccoy@georgefox.edu.

Do you like free lunch? Are you a nice person? Do you like interacting with people? If any of these apply to you, we have a job for you!

Each year, the music department hosts the OSAA High School State Choir Competition, and we are currently needing volunteers to help keep the competition running smoothly. Jobs include door monitors, guides and assistants for some of the judges.

The competition is May 5-7, which is the Thursday, Friday and Saturday the week after graduation. Since it’s after school, this would be most ideal for students staying on campus for May Term or living nearby for the summer. Volunteers are needed all three days, and shifts go from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., from noon to 5 p.m., or all day.

Please contact Natalie Marquette at nmarquette12@georgefox.edu if you are interested!

Are you living on campus or in the Newberg area this summer? The admissions office is looking for student volunteers to help with Genesis this summer! Each Genesis is a one-day event that would last from approximately 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and would include lunch and a T-shirt.

Genesis dates include:

• May 12, 13 and 14
• June 15, 16 and 17
• July 8

We would love to have you help with all of the dates, or as many as you can!

Please email Kelly Hughton at khughton@georgefox.edu if you are interested.

Please join us for a farewell open house for Joyce Engberg to celebrate her time with the College of Engineering before she moves to Bend, Ore.

When: Wednesday April 27
Time: 2-3:30 p.m. (drop in)
Where: Wood-Mar 201

Do you want to grow and develop as a leader? Is growing your leadership presence part of your performance goals or faculty growth plan for 2016-17? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you may want to consider applying for the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI). The program welcomes both women and men who are current George Fox employees who desire to grow in their current role or seek to prepare themselves for future leadership roles.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2016-17 cohort and are due by May 2, 2016. For more information and to access the application, please visit the following: Leadership Development Initiative Application.

If you have questions, please contact a member of the LDI planning team: Emily Call, Rebecca Hernandez, Linda Samek, Susanna Steeg, Missy Terry or Mark Pothoff.

The Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life is looking for post-college Life Group leaders for our eight-week Fall Life Groups (the weeks of Sept. 19 to Nov. 7.)

Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes at the time and location of your choosing. Participants will select the group they wish to participate in based on the details that leaders provide.

Groups are encouraged to use one of three curriculum options recommended by the Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life that parallel other themes that are being explored in chapel. We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group.

Our fall leader meeting will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from noon to 1:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided. For more information and to sign up, visit our webpage.

Returning students: Keep your mailbox key over the summer. You will have the same mailbox in the fall.

Graduating, LOA or withdrawing: Return your mailbox key before you leave campus to avoid a $15 key fine. Key return envelopes, for your use, are located at all post offices. Simply write down your name and box number and drop the envelope with the key inside in the “Campus Mail” slot. You can also return them at Mail Services.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Following are the summer hours for Mail Services at its four post office locations:

• Mail Services: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Beebe Post Office: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• SUB Post Office: Card Access all summer
• VAC Post Office: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

The MLRC and Portland Center libraries are now accepting debit and credit cards to purchase print cards. No more digging in your pockets or wallet for that extra change to purchase a print card. You can now purchase the print card you need with your debit/credit card.

The IT Service Desk not only accepts your debit or credit card, but Apple and Android Pay is also available. So if you need a new ID card, power adapter or to pay for those unexpected repair parts you will no longer need to provide cash or a check. Just put it on the card.

We will continue to accept cash and checks through June 30, 2016. Beginning July 1, 2016, these locations will only accept your electronic forms payment (debit/credit/touch pay), and ID cards will no longer be charged to student accounts.

Contact Piper Parks at pparks@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

The adidas Employee Store is offering the employee discount of 50 percent off to all George Fox University faculty, staff and administrators. Employees may access the store during the shopping period by presenting their employee badge. The badge holder must be present in order for the entire party to enter the store (maximum five persons). Access is unlimited from April 19 through May 6, 2016.

The store is featuring Climachill product, designed to keep you cool as the weather heats up, along with Blazer gear for the playoff push and new collections in men’s and women’s golf. It’s a perfect time to refresh your wardrobe with the new spring styles!

The store is located at 5060 North Greeley Ave., in Portland. It is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Questions? Contact Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.

Note: The employee discount of 50 percent off is only valid at the adidas Employee Store located at 5060 N. Greeley Ave. The offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other coupon, discount or promotion except as otherwise expressly permitted. Not valid for purchases of gift certificates. Offer has no cash value.

adidas reserves the right to change terms and conditions, substitute offer of equal or greater value, end offer at any time without notice, and decline offer to any consumer adidas believes, in its sole discretion, may resell adidas product. Additional restrictions and exclusions may apply; see store for details. Void where prohibited. ©2016 adidas America, Inc.

Fiscal-year-end 2015/2016 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 FY2015/2016 requests must be received by the finance department on or before July 8, 2016:

• Check Requests
• Invoices
• Expense Reimbursement Requests
• Petty Cash Logs for expenses through June 30, 2016, only

2. All Cash Advance Requests for FY2015/2016 expenses must be received by the finance department on or before June 13, 2016.

Please refer to the “Fiscal Year-End Deadlines & Procedures” page on the finance department website for additional details.

Please contact Jennifer Klapp (jklapp@georgefox.edu or ext. 2170) with any year-end accounts payable questions.

Thank you!
The Finance Team

The music department would like to extend an invitation to the undergraduate student body to perform gospel music with the university choir in a few special chapel services next year.

If you are interested in participating, you would attend a few rehearsals in the fall 2016 semester. No prior gospel or choir experience required. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please contact Danielle Warner, director of choral activities, at dwarner@georgefox.edu before the end of this semester.

If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, back up your 2016 Spring grade book to a spreadsheet that is saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades. You will want to keep an archive of your course grades that cover the last five years.

Use your new, empty 2016 Summer (or Fall) sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

2016 Summer sites are currently hidden from student view. When you are ready, you can share the site with your students. Here is a quick guide on how to make the courses available: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible to Students.

If your course site is set to Weekly format, your course might show incorrect dates. To change the dates, go to Administration> Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the Course start date, and change it to the first day of your 2016 Summer course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides, resources and the new features coming in the Aug. 19, 2016, FoxTALE Upgrade.

For questions or assistance using FoxTALE please contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

We will be hosting our second and final candy buffet today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den. We still have a wide variety of candy and will have boxes available for you to fill with your favorites for a low flat rate!

Drop by and see us anytime between 11 and 2. We look forward to seeing you and wish you well during finals week! The proceeds from this event will go toward financing a serve trip and Juniors Abroad trip for students Valentina Kucher and Courtney DuMond.

Contact Courtney (cdumond13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Today (Tuesday) is the day! Bring your department colleagues for the final all-employee lunch of the year! Lunch is served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Cost is $3.

International Student Services will be hosting a garage sale this summer to raise money for an international student emergency fund. If you can donate to this cause, please bring your old or new items to the International Student Services office at 1110 E. Meridian St., any time between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Also, if you need us to pick up the item, we can do that as well. Just let us know.

Questions? Contact Alex Pia at ext. 2643 or apia@georgefox.edu.

Please join us for a farewell open house for Joyce Engberg to celebrate her time with the College of Engineering before she moves to Bend, Ore.

When: Wednesday April 27
Time: 2-3:30 p.m. (drop in)
Where: Wood-Mar 201