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Randy Woodley (Seminary) contributed a chapter in the just-released book Strangers in this World: Multireligious Reflections On Immigration, published by Fortress Press. Woodley’s chapter is entitled, “Native American Hospitality and Generosity: Old Symbols of American Welcome.”

Gary Buhler (Art & Design) will exhibit pieces from his urban landscapes collection at an upcoming show, Urban PDX, at the Architectural Heritage Center, 701 S.E. Grand Ave., in Portland. An opening reception is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, and is free and open to the public. The images feature many recognizable historic buildings and spaces in Portland. The exhibit will be open through Sept. 29.

July 29         David Hansen
July 30         Dale Isaak, Ron Mock, Thomas Peng
July 31         Lindsay Knox, Gary Spivey
Aug. 1          Jason Brumitt, Rob Westervelt
Aug. 3          Nancy Thurston
Aug. 5          Linda Warberg
Aug. 6          Elizabeth Anderson
Aug. 9          Jennifer Kepler
Aug. 12        Cary Griffith, Ken Ingram
Aug. 13        Kathy Heininge, Jeff Marble, Jamie Noling-Auth, Nate Peach
Aug. 14        Jenny Zaganiacz
Aug. 16        Casey Brooks, Gary Sehorn, Seth Sikkema
Aug. 17        Saiko Mair
Aug. 19        Jim Foster
Aug. 21        Josh Sauerwein, Creagh Schoen
Aug. 23        Erik Bay
Aug. 24        Scott Barnett, Joel Bock, Jane Sweet

This is a last call for departments to send housing the names of your students coming to campus early this fall! If you have anyone moving into campus housing before Aug. 29 (or 27th for new students), email housing@georgefox.edu to get an early arrival form sent your way.

We need everything in by Thursday, July 30, at the very latest. Thanks for your help in making this process as seamless as possible!

This is just a reminder that whenever a job is being submitted to Print Services, your department’s chart of accounts number must accompany the job. Print Services is not responsible for knowing your chart of accounts number.

If a work-study student is submitting a job, please make sure they are provided the chart of accounts number. This is the full string of numbers and not just the six-digit department ID. Therefore, it should look like this, for example: 54510-10000-610100-MG130-ALL.

Thank you for your help. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2551.

We’re off to a great start on our brand new vehicle registration system! Thank you to all who hopped right on and registered. We have a few more tips to make the registration process easier, and to hopefully answer some questions that came up last week.

1. The Vehicle Registration link is near the bottom of the “GFU Resources” column on the right side of the home page, not “University Resources” as previously noted. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
2. The system will auto-fill your preferred name that is attached to your ID number, so don’t worry if that isn’t the exact version that is on your driver’s license. The registration will still go through.
3. If you have an old ID card where the ID numbers between the dashes are only six digits, you will need to add a “1” before those six digits on the sign-in page. Everybody else can use the seven digits in between the dashes to register. The system is set up to take exactly seven digits.
4. Staff, faculty and adjuncts should put their campus PO box number on the second address line of the “mailing address” fields, as your permits will be sent via campus mail to that PO box, and you or your administrative assistant will sign for it at mail services just like a package.
5. All staff/faculty/adjuncts need to register their vehicles on this new database as the parking permits are also new, and the old ones are void next month. If you want to purchase an additional hang tag for each car, please bring your vehicle registration information and $5 cash to the security office during business hours, and we will help you register the additional vehicles and assign the additional permits to them in the office.

Please feel free to call security during business hours at 503-554-2090 or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu if you still have unanswered questions or encounter difficulty in the registration process.

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

• Mail and Print Services Clerk I (half time)
• Administrative Assistant III, Academic Affairs Office
• Director of Human Resources
• Inquiry and Application Coordinator, Admissions, Portland Center, (temporary)
• Business Communications Manager, College of Business
• Administrative, Analytics, and Project Manager, College of Business
• Enrollment Specialist, Registrar’s Office
• Director of Gift Development, Advancement

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.

The Bruin Den will be closed Aug. 3-14, but we’ve still got lunch covered for you! Stop by the Bruin Den Tuesday or Wednesday (July 28-29) between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and purchase a picnic punch card. You may also purchase the card in the food service office any day (Monday through Friday) between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

For only $30 you receive a card good for five picnic-style lunches, which will be served out of the Groovy Bruin on the quad and you will also receive a 10 percent discount on your first “lunch club” card if purchased at the same time. There will be a variety of delicious sandwiches, sides and desserts, plus a beverage that you can customize to create a lunch just the way you like it!

Lunches may also be purchased at the Groovy Bruin (cash or check only) during this time period for $6.75. Savor summer, it’s time for a picnic!

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

In hopes of including everyone, we have changed Mark Ocker’s retirement gathering to a reception at the Portland Center from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14. Mark has touched the lives of many people in the George Fox community over the years, and we look forward to an evening of celebration. There is no cost to attend, and all are invited.

For more information, contact Ashley O’Doherty at 503-554-6180 or aodoherty@georgefox.edu.

We are looking for employees to lead eight-week-long Life Groups for undergraduate students this fall. Groups are designed to foster spiritual growth of students and meet weekly at the time of your choosing.

Sign up by Friday, Aug. 14. For more details, go to this page.

If your department has students who will be arriving to campus early this fall and living in campus housing, you can still submit applications even though the “Early Arriver” deadline to notify housing has passed (July 24). If you have questions or need the “Early Arriver” form sent your way, you can email housing@georgefox.edu to have that sent to you.

Security Services is pleased to announce that the new vehicle registration system is up and running! Here are some tips to make the registration process smoother:

1. The link to register is on MyGFU and is underneath the “University Resources” heading.
2. Have your vehicle’s registration card from the DMV with you when you register for needed information.
3. Important Change: Any vehicle or license plate changes that need to be made AFTER you have registered need to be done by security office personnel. Come into the office during business hours or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
4. Staff, faculty and adjuncts are given one gratis permit to use between vehicles. If you wish to have a permit for each vehicle, please come to the security office to register additional vehicles and to pay the $5 cash fee per permit.
5. All staff permits will be delivered via campus mail to your university PO box number, so please have that handy when you register.
6. For this initial year only, all newly assigned adjunct permits will be valid for 1.5 years, until December 2016. Thereafter they will expire on Dec. 31 of each year. Staff and full-time faculty permits do not expire.
7. Portland employees need to register only if they frequently come to the Newberg campus.

Questions? Have a situation out-of-the-box? Either e-mail Nadine at the above e-mail address, or call 503-554-2090 during business hours.

Security Services is pleased to announce that the new vehicle registration system is up and running!

Here are some tips to help you navigate the vehicle registration process.

1. The link to register is on MyGFU and is underneath the “GFU Resources” heading.
2. Have your vehicle’s registration card from the DMV with you when you register, as you will need the information on that card to register your vehicle.
3. Commuters can register up to two vehicles, but the permits will be sent in TWO separate envelopes.
4. IMPORTANT NEW CHANGE: Any vehicle or license plate changes that need to be made AFTER you have registered need to be done by security office personnel. Come into the office during business hours or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
5. Please allow up to two weeks for your permit to arrive to the mailing address you indicate.
6. Questions? Have a situation out-of-the-box? Either e-mail Nadine at the above e-mail address, or call 503-554-2090 during business hours.

Please take a few minutes to review the parking regulations found on our website: security.georgefox.edu.

Be sure to join Bon Appetit tomorrow (Thursday) as we celebrate the roots of barbecue, Texas style. We are serving up traditional smoked-beef brisket with regional side dishes out of our food cart on the quad from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We will also be holding a drawing for a free prize in the Bruin Den, so stop by and sign up to be eligible to win a terrific gift bag full of barbecue-related items!

Attention Portland Center employees: University photographer Joel Bock will be at the Portland Center for a scheduled photo shoot today (Wednesday) from 12:30 to 2 p.m. He will set up out front of the south building on the west side.

If your employee photo on the university website is in need of updating, this is your chance to get it done! Not sure if you need a retake? If your existing photo is more than two years old, is poorly lit, is out of focus, and/or has a gray, brown or black background, it’s time for an update.

No appointment is necessary, and each photo subject will be done in only two to three minutes. Solid, neutral clothing colors are recommended.

Questions? Contact Darla Norgren at dnorgren@georgefox.edu.

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

Only hours remain before voting closes in an online contest to pick your favorite Elite 89 student-athlete from the 2014-15 season. Among the contestants is George Fox wing Sammy Naluai, who was the Bruins’ “sixth man” on a squad that reached the finals of the NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament and went 32-1 on the season.

The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 89 championships. Last week’s voting narrowed the field down to 30 semifinalists. Voting can be done on this page and closes at 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) tonight (Tuesday), when the field will be narrowed down to 10 finalists. Be sure to click “Save Votes” at the bottom of the page to register your vote.

The winner will be celebrated from NCAA social media accounts on July 24. Be sure to cast a vote for Sammy! You can read more about her award here.

Attention Portland Center employees: University photographer Joel Bock will be at the Portland Center for a scheduled photo shoot tomorrow (Wednesday, July 22) from 12:30 to 2 p.m. He will set up out front of the south building on the west side.

If your employee photo on the university website is in need of updating, this is your chance to get it done! Not sure if you need a retake? If your existing photo is more than two years old, is poorly lit, is out of focus, and/or has a gray, brown or black background, it’s time for an update.

No appointment is necessary, and each photo subject will be done in only two to three minutes. Solid, neutral clothing colors are recommended.

Questions? Contact Darla Norgren at dnorgren@georgefox.edu.

Mail services will be issuing new department lanyard badges for this upcoming academic year. These badges are what your student workers will need to use when they come pick up mail and packages at mail services; packages will not be released if your students do not have the badge.

Badges will  be going out this week. Therefore, if you do not receive your badge by Aug. 17, please notify Richard Silver ASAP so your department badge can be issued. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Richard at rsilver@georgefox.edu or ext. 2551.

Last week the Office of Student Financial Services sent out fall semester updates and alerts (this time specifically to traditional undergraduate students) through the “SFS News,” our communication tool to students. Did you know that you don’t need to be a student to subscribe?

If you have not signed up yet, please don’t delay. Go now to this link to both sign up and view previously sent SFS alerts and reminders. Click on the icon “Get Email Updates” to enroll and scroll down to “View Archived Newsletters” to see our most recent news or to access archives. It’s important!

Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger at jgetsing@georgefox.edu.