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.
If you are using Square, it is your responsibility to provide the daily amount and the accounting string. Contact Heather Groenlund (hgroenlund@georgefox.edu) so we can complete your deposits in a timely manner.
Any unclaimed Square transactions will go into university general income after two weeks. We currently have some transactions waiting to be claimed.
Thank you,
The Finance Department
Calling all hungry students and employees with open hearts, engaged minds and empty stomachs!
Through a partnership between George Fox Liberal Arts and Critical Issues students and Burgerville, 10 percent of all sales at the Newberg Burgerville between 5 and 8 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 3, will benefit Remember Nhu, an organization working to prevent human trafficking in southeast Asia.
Specifically, Remember Nhu provides housing for at-risk children, offering sanctuary, education and safety from kidnapping and forced servitude.
Do a good deed! Have a burger (or any other burger-related edible) and support a good cause! Come to the Newberg Burgerville between 5 and 8 p.m. Thursday.
Questions? Contact Ashley Geissler at ageissler12@georgefox.edu.
Employees: We need chaperones for the annual Winter Formal Swing Dance! The formal will be held at the Left Bank Annex in Portland the night of Sunday, Dec. 13. Chaperons are more than welcome to bring their spouse along and will be compensated with a gift card.
Email Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or are willing to chaperone!
This Friday, Dec. 4, Father Don Gutmann will celebrate Catholic Mass and teach about its historical origins in the early church. Come learn about how ancient Christian beliefs, prayers and practices continue today. We’ll meet from 7 to 8 p.m. in Minthorn 200.
All are welcome. Elective chapel credit is available to students. This event is sponsored by the George Fox Catholic Campus Fellowship.
Questions? Contact Rob Bohall at rbohall@georgefox.edu.
Are you interested in practicing your French skills? Nadine Kincaid, who lived in France and is fluent in French, is hosting a conversation table in the Bruin Den today (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. It’s open to French-speakers of all levels. Come by and join us!
Questions? Contact Thao Anh Gailey at avu13@georgefox.edu.
Thursday, Dec. 3, is the deadline for submitting a nomination for the December Employee of the month. Please consider your colleagues whose contributions deserve special recognition for going “above and beyond,” and send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.
The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa gift card at our community meeting on Dec. 10.
Take a break from all these final assignments and headaches for an early Christmas celebration!
Instead, come help decorate the Christmas tree, sing carols, eat Christmas cookies, and take in the hot cocoa. Bring your joyous spirit to celebrate Christmas with the residents at Friendsview Retirement Community this Thursday, Dec. 3, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Feel free to bring a musical instrument; there will be a piano there. Meet in the Bruin Den at 6:50 p.m. to head over to Friendsview.
Questions? Please contact Nissi Undurthi at nundurthi14@georgefox.edu.
A beginning guitar class and private guitar lessons are being offered this spring on campus for credit! Sign up and add some fun and a new skill to your schedule.
The Beginning Guitar Class is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting. Learn the skills to play all your favorite rock, folk, pop and worship songs! No experience is necessary, but your own guitar is. The class is MUSI 250-A (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 4:15-5:05 p.m.). Currently we’re only offering one section, but may offer a second if the first one fills up.
Private Guitar Lessons are offered to bring your playing to the next level very quickly. One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and you’ll get top-notch instruction that is specific to your skill level and caters to the styles of music that you really want to learn. We can focus on anything from classical, rock, blues, metal, shred, folk, worship, etc. It’s up to you. The class is MUSA 105 GT/305 GT.
Lessons and class are taught by G.I.T. Musicians Institute graduate and veteran guitar player/instructor Jordan Stricklen.
Email Jordan directly for more info on applied lessons: jstricklen@georgefox.edu.
The School of Nursing’s Health Promotion class presents its first Health Fair! There will be lots of cool prizes, giveaways, snacks and interactive displays.
The Health Fair will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 4, in the EHS Atrium. This event is open to students and employees and is free!
We hope to see you there!
Questions? Contact Molly Murphy at mmurphy@georgefox.edu.
Alumni and their families, along with George Fox students and employees, are invited to join us for an evening of Christmas festivities and fellowship on Friday, Dec. 4. We will have an opportunity to decorate gingerbread houses together in EHS from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m., followed by singing Christmas carols around the Centennial Tower.
Questions? Contact Kyle Pfeiffer at 503-554-2131 or kpfeiffer@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
Employees: We need chaperones for the annual Winter Formal Swing Dance! The formal will be held at the Left Bank Annex in Portland the night of Sunday, Dec. 13. Chaperons are more than welcome to bring their spouse along and will be compensated with a gift card.
Email Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or are willing to chaperone!
My roommate and I are looking for two or three roommates. The cost is $279 a month for five people or $350 for four people to share, not including utility fees. Here are more details:
For more details, please contact Annie Chen at jchen13@georgefox.edu or visit this link.
Embrace Ministries and International Justice Mission are teaming up to gather supplies and create kits for Syrian refugee families in the Greek Isles and foster children in Yamhill County.
We will be collecting completed kits and boxes and donated supplies now through finals week. Drop off fully finished kits or individual supplies at the SpIL Annex in the SUB or in the blue bins around campus in Bauman and the Bruin Den.
For lists of supplies and instructions, go to georgefox.edu/embrace or email Mikayla (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) or Grace (glownsbery12@georgefox.edu).
We will also be having a packing party for all of these items Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. We would love to see you there!
Be sure to join us in Shalom tonight (Tuesday) as we welcome Brittany Phillips from the Hope & Light Initiative with ICMM, as she shares with us about her work and story! She will also be sharing about their recent and developing programs in war and rebel territories with ex-child soldiers and street child support. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss, so be sure to come to the Cap and Gown Room at 9 p.m. to get in on this conversation.
Also, Hailey Moore will be leading bread making at Lewis 1 at 6 p.m. tonight! Come join us for an awesome time of community and learning how to make the artisan bread we share in Shalom each week.
Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.
Tyler Susmilch has joined the university as a data scientist on the school’s data analytics team. He arrives from Nordstrom in Seattle, where he was a data, business and systems analyst for the company’s loss prevention division for the past three and a half years. The most recent position was his fourth with the company, as he served previously as a merchandise integrity manager (2012), a loss prevention manager (2008 to 2012) and a loss prevention manager in training (2008). He has experience in database management, complex query writing, data analysis, data presentation, and business intelligence report development. Tyler earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Oregon State University in 2007. He lives in Beaverton with his wife Carla, and the couple attends St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Beaverton.
Alumnus Kenton Miller joined the university’s data analytics team in late November to work as a data analyst. He worked previously at REI in Tigard, where he was a sales specialist, shop assembler and technician for the past year. Prior to that, while a student at George Fox, he was a physics lab grader and did equations and pre-calculus grading work for the school’s math department in 2012-13. Also while a student, he spent one of his summers working at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., as an intern. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from George Fox in 2014. He lives in Sherwood with his wife Bekah, president Robin Baker’s oldest daughter. The couple attends North Valley Friends Church.
Nathan McDaniel has joined plant services full time after working in a temp role as a groundskeeper since April. Previously, he worked for three summers with the Lake County Resources Initiative, serving as a plant specialist and researcher. He also gained experience in the botanical field as a nursery specialist for Garland Nursery of Corvallis (2012). ​Previously, he worked for the city of Tigard as a seasonal parks worker (2009-10). Nathan earned a bachelor’s degree in history from George Fox in 2006. He lives in Newberg and attends Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Albany.
Alumna Alyssa Rands has joined the university as the costume shop manager for the theatre department. Before graduating last spring from George Fox with a bachelor’s degree in theatre (with an emphasis in design), she spent two years as a work-study student in the costume shop. Since graduating, she has worked as a freelance apparel designer and costume designer in the Portland metro area. Her recent main-stage theatre productions include Dogfight (2015) with Staged! Musical Theatre Company and the plays These Shining Lives (2015) and The Game’s Afoot (2014) at George Fox. Alyssa also showcased her work in the university’s Spring Fashion Show (2015) with a line of 1940s “Hollywood Glamourâ€-inspired evening gowns and menswear. Along with freelancing and managing the costume shop, Alyssa also works in sales for Oregon Worsted Company, a fabric and home décor business in Beaverton, Ore. She recently moved to Newberg to be closer to her new job and dear friends.
Jon Curtis joined plant services as a groundskeeper in late November. He spent the spring and summer working as a farm apprentice at Fern Creek Farm in Newberg, while also working part time as a photo booth operator for Bryan Rupp Photography of Dundee. He worked previously as a concierge in Portland (2013-15) and as the head of the pottery department at the Al’s Garden Center in Sherwood (2009-10). Jon attended both Linn-Benton Community College and Ecola Bible School in Cannon Beach, Ore. He lives in Newberg with wife Elizabeth Rogers and attends Newberg Friends Church.
Vern Choin, an employee at the university from 2003 through August of this year, has returned to George Fox to serve as facilities coordinator at the Portland Center.
Dan Taylor, husband of area coordinator Sarah Taylor, is stepping up to assume her AC duties while she takes time off to care for their newborn baby Grace. He will be on the job through the end of the semester.
James (Financial Aid) and Coleen (Registrar) Oshiro are leaving the university in early December to return to their home state of Hawaii, where James has accepted a position at Hawaii Pacific University on the island of Oahu. “We always knew we wanted to someday move back to Hawaii but thought it would happen a few more years down the road. But this opportunity was presented to us, and we couldn’t let it slip away,†James said.
Kimberly Hergert (Costume Shop) has left the university.
Brenda Morton and Ginny Birky (Education) were invited to present their research on disposition development in teacher candidates to Oregon school district directors of human resources on Nov. 18.
Patty Vanier (Library) was named the university’s Employee of the Month for November.
Dec. 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dylan Hyslop
Dec. 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Davida Brown, Brad Lau
Dec. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alan Kluge
Dec. 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rodney Birch
Dec. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Marie-Christine Goodworth, Chris Morrissey
Dec. 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kerry Irish
Dec. 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Patrick Kelley, Mike Wirta
Dec. 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Carlisle Chambers, Jennifer McCollum
Dec. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tatiana Cevallos, Coleen Oshiro
Dec. 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John Bates, Isabelle Corneaux
Dec. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Steve Grant, Marcey Keefer Hutchison
Dec. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Janelle Olivarez
Attention employees and commuters: The gravel lot will be closed today (Monday, Nov. 30), and should reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 1. If this is your normal lot, please park in the Le Shana lot at the corner of Villa and Fulton streets on Monday.
Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
