The Daily Bruin

Here is the latest benefit news from HR:

Tuition remission applications now being accepted for 2016-17 

Application Deadline: Jan. 5, 2016

In order to better coordinate financial aid communications with tuition remission benefits, the due date for the 2016-17 tuition remission applications will be Tuesday, Jan. 5. See the tuition remission section (top of the page) of the Benefits, Forms & Resources page for instructions and applications.

Note: The 2017-18 applications will likely be due in September of 2016 due to changing regulations.

​Flexible spending account features

The Allegiance Flexible Spending Account is adding new features. This means a service interruption for debit card users from Nov. 20 to Dec. 1 and a new debit card being issued to all participants. Click here for details.

2016 Medicare news

Medicare announces rate increases and no Social Security COLA for 2016. See articles and the Medicare website for more details:

No Social Security COLA in 2016
Medicare Part B premiums to rise
Medicare.gov

Have benefit questions? Contact Darby Thiessen at dthiessen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2188.

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 Engineering is writing an accreditation report for ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) this year, and we need your help. This survey helps to assess our engineering program’s educational objectives.

Engineering Survey

Please complete this survey by today (Friday). We appreciate your time. Thank you!

– Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu)

Six staff, administrator and athletics positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:

• Associate Registrar
• Administrative Assistant, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
• Accounting Specialist II – Deposits
• Financial Aid Director
• Enrollment Specialist

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

All Christmas trees to be put up on campus require a permit. This permit can be found on this plant services webpage. The requestor is responsible for purchase, installation, decorating, undercoating, watering and removal of permitted trees.

Terms of Permit: Trees must be watered by the department and must be removed no later than Dec. 18, 2015. A $100 fine is assessed for violation of terms.

Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
Plant services

A group of students need your input on a product we’re producing. If you would be willing to take two to three minutes to help, please click the link below.

The product is a phone case that has a locking device so that no one can get to your phone. The case also has a built-in wallet so you are able to put your credit cards and money in the case for safe keeping.

Please take time to fill out this short survey to tell the students what you think and how they can improve their product.

Questions? Contact Taylor Mato at tmato15@georgefox.edu.

Phone Case 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.

All are welcome to attend Swahili lab, which occurs every Thursday, for some language learning and East African music and dancing.

Sawhili lab will be today (Thursday) from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Intercultural House.

Come join us for this week’s Game Night at Friendsview to relax, play board games, have conversations, and thus serve and learn by simply being present in the lives of the residents.

Game Night is today (Thursday) at 7 p.m.  in the Terrace Room at Friendsview Retirement Community (the building right across the track). Coffee and tea will be provided.

We will be meeting around 6:50 in the Bruin Den to walk over there together; feel free to bring your favorite card or board game.

Questions? Please contact Nissi Undurthi at nundurthi14@georgefox.edu

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

Below are the dates of future meetings during the 2015-16 academic year. All are on Thursdays and all, with the exception of the Jan. 21 meeting, are in Hoover 105.

• Dec. 10
• Jan. 21 (in Bauman Auditorium)
• Feb. 25
• March 31
• April 21
• May 26
• June 23

Join our third student-led open discussion on the reconciliation of science and religion. Chat about diverse topics, including evolution, abortion, GMOs, global warming and more.

Everyone is invited, and snacks will be provided! We’ll meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Lemmons 14. The event is hosted by Sigma Zeta.

Questions? Contact Joel Rurik at jrurik12@georgefox.edu.

Want to head up to the beach for the day? Get ice cream in Portland? Get out of Newberg in general? Don’t have a vehicle to do so? Or hate paying for gas?

If so, consider joining Zipcar for only $15. Get on-demand, self-service cars that are parked directly on campus. Choose from a variety of new makes and models with gas and insurance included. Get low rates by the hour or day starting at $7.50 an hour.

To save $10 on a membership and get a two-hour drive credit, contact student Zipcar ambassador Codi Morton at codimorton@gmail.com. This offer ends this semester, so be sure to email Codi to receive the discount before finals!

Spanish Chapel is this morning (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at 10:50 a.m. and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.

Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.

Do you need direction in making a connection? Are you having trouble with your recollection?

In looking for a colleague and making your selection, would you rather not do a complete website inspection? Just click right here to make your selection. The link will take you to the “golden collection” (aka, the Employee Extension & Box List).

Updates are made every two weeks to this collection! So check in often for further direction.

Did you check it out and find an imperfection? Contact Barbi Doran (bdoran@georgefox.edu) to make a correction.

Kaiser Permanente wants to talk to our students about its paid Northwest Summer Internship Program! Today (Thursday), encourage students to bring their lunches to the Cap and Gown Room from noon to 1 p.m. to learn about various internship opportunities in Kaiser’s business, management and pharmacy departments. These internships are available for freshmen and sophomores as well as upperclassmen!

Kaiser is committed to fostering an environment of diversity. Students of underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to attend.

Please contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2333 for more details.

Kaiser Permanente wants to talk to you about its paid Northwest Summer Internship Program! Today (Thursday), bring your lunch to the Cap and Gown Room from noon to 1 p.m. to learn about various internship opportunities in Kaiser’s business, management and pharmacy departments. These internships are available for freshmen and sophomores as well as upperclassmen!

Kaiser is committed to fostering an environment of diversity. Students of underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to attend.

Please contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2333 for more details.

Do you love George Fox and want to be featured on the university’s social media pages? Come have your picture taken in the quad near Stevens on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon! Tell us why you love Fox and what makes you thankful for being here!

Questions? Please contact Caroline Jovanovich at cjovanovich@georgefox.edu.

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.

Join our third student-led open discussion on the reconciliation of science and religion. Chat about diverse topics, including evolution, abortion, GMOs, global warming and more.

Everyone is invited, and snacks will be provided! We’ll meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Lemmons 14. The event is hosted by Sigma Zeta.

Questions? Contact Joel Rurik at jrurik12@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

Spanish Chapel is tomorrow (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at 10:50 a.m. and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.

Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.