Chart of accounts update

July 29th, 2014

Please continue to check the financial affairs webpage for updates regarding the new chart of accounts.

Updated forms for 2014/15:

  • Check request
  • Expense reimbursement
  • Petty cash vouchers and log
  • Deposit transmittals

New resources:

  • Department and program code listing: this has descriptions and translates from the old cost center coding.
  • Coming soon: restricted fund code listing

If you don’t see the form you need, or have questions about using the new chart, please call Cris Banton at ext. 2167.

Training reminder: Chart of accounts training is set for Friday, Aug. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 109.

Do you have a package at Mail Services?

July 28th, 2014

The university’s Mail Services will hold all packages you receive until you come to campus. We will not return them to the sender. When you arrive on campus, please stop and get them as soon as you can.

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

Roommates needed for next school year

July 28th, 2014

Roommates are needed for the upcoming school year.

It is a big house with new installations, three bedrooms, a big kitchen, a big living room, a laundry room and one bathroom. It has great insulation and is fully furnished.

The house is located directly across the street from the George Fox campus. My brothers moved to another city, so I’m looking for roommates.

The rent is $1,200 per month total, including utilities. Rent is divided equally between the people living in the house.

Any questions? Feel free to contact me.

David Munoz
Phone: 503-899-2205
dmunoz11@georgefox.edu

Enjoy Kansas City-style barbecue from Bon Appetit

July 25th, 2014

Come help us celebrate the roots of barbecue as we feature Kansas City-style barbecue on Thursday, July 31st from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. We will be serving mouth watering sticky pork ribs, beef brisket and traditional regional side dishes along with freshly baked local peach cobbler served from our food cart on the Quad, located outside the Bruin Den.

Villa Café closing for the summer

July 25th, 2014

The Villa Café is closing July 25th for the remainder of the summer and will open again for the fall semester on Monday, August 25th. Hours of operation will be Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Team leaders needed for Serve Day

July 25th, 2014

Our Serve Day team has received close to 110 serve site project requests, which means we may need as many as 2,000 volunteers. We are in need of more team leaders!

Your responsibility as team leader is a simple yet crucial one. Here is what it involves:

  • Check in with your assigned group once via email prior to Serve Day
  • Connect with your assigned serve site to let them know you are the team leader
  • Attend one meeting (if you are able)

Please email serveday@georgefox.edu with your T-shirt size and cell phone number if you are interested. Thanks so much!

Five staff and administrator positions currently open

July 24th, 2014

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

  • Administrative Assistant – Social Work (undergrad)
  • Recruitment and Enrollment Counselor – ADP Admissions
  • Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • Career Coach – IDEA Center
  • Systems Engineer – IT

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might be a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer them to the website for more information.

Join faculty and staff at Ed Tech Women event

July 23rd, 2014

Last year, Linda Samek, Debby Espinor, Robin Ashford and Anna Berardi launched an Oregon chapter of Ed Tech Women – known as ETW-Portland. It is an open group (for women and men) that supports women’s use of digital technologies in educational, business and entrepreneurial environments.

Our next event is Thursday, July 31 from 4-7 p.m. in Sherwood. Location and other event information can be found here. There are no membership dues, though each attendee may contribute a few dollars to cover snack costs. Please join us, and feel free to pass this on to friends and colleagues who might also have interest.

All-employee meeting still on

July 23rd, 2014

The all-employee meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at 3:30 p.m. is still on. The meeting will focus on updates of current issues and will be held in Bauman Auditorium. This meeting will not be live streamed, so a separate meeting will be held for Portland Center employees (TBD).

Register your vehicle now!

July 22nd, 2014

Students-please don’t risk a parking ticket for not having a parking permit on your car by going on myGFU and registering your vehicle today!

Please register your vehicle by August 1 to assure that your permit will be waiting for you at Mail Services when you arrive on campus.

If you are NOT bringing a car to campus, you still need to go on myGFU and check the box “not bringing a car to campus.” You must do one or the other by the Add/Drop date of Friday, Sept. 5th. Failure to do so will result in a $40 non-refundable charge to your student account, so check it off your “to-do” list today as it will only take 1-2 minutes to log on and register.

You will be notified by Mail Services that your parking permit is ready to pick up and you will have to sign for your permit at Mail Services.

Questions? Have an “out of the box” vehicle situation? Please call Security at 503-554-2090 during business hours or e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu and we will do our best to help!

Update your employee photo

July 21st, 2014

Attention Newberg campus staff and administrators. Is your employee photo on the website more than three years old? (The easiest way to tell is if the background in your picture is gray.) If so, it’s time for an update! Please do one of the following:

1) Stop by the marketing communications office (River Street House) Monday-Friday between 9 and 11 a.m. by or before August 8th and ask for Quincy.
2) Email Jeremy Lloyd to arrange a group photo session for your department.

Those with photos less than three years old who would like an update for any other reason (bad hair day, etc.) are also welcome to do so. Questions? Contact Jeremy Lloyd.

Reminder: Active shooter training in VAC this week

July 20th, 2014

This is a reminder that security is conducting another active shooter training presentation on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

On Tuesday, July 22, the presentation will take place in VAC 117 from 9 to 10 a.m. The same training is scheduled at the same location on Wednesday, July 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. All employees and summer student employees who are available to attend are encouraged to participate. They may attend either training.

Unlike the training in the Stevens Center there will not be a live exercise, as classes will be in session and we don’t want to interfere with teaching.

For more information, contact security at ext. 2090.

Serve Day All-Employee Survey

July 17th, 2014

If you haven’t taken the Serve Day all-employee survey, please do so here. If you have any questions, contact serveday@georgefox.edu.

Six staff and administrator positions currently open

July 17th, 2014

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

  • Recruitment and Enrollment Counselor – ADP Admissions
  • Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • Sports Information Director/Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
  • Archivist and Institutional Repository/Acquisitions Specialist
  • Career Coach – IDEA Center
  • Systems Engineer

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.

Chart of accounts training continues today, into August

July 17th, 2014

We will be hosting our next chart of accounts training today (Friday) in Stevens 109 from 2 to 4 p.m. We will provide an overview of the new chart of accounts and provide any assistance you may need with check requests, purchase orders, etc.

There will be additional training/workshops available most Fridays for as long as we need them. Following is a listing of the sessions we have scheduled:

  • Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, Stevens 109
  • Friday, Aug. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m., Stevens 109
  • Friday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, Stevens 109
  • Friday, Aug. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m., Stevens 109
  • Friday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon, Stevens 109

We’ll schedule more if we need them. Thank you for the suggestions that we schedule a training session at the Portland Center and videotape one of our sessions; we’re looking into that.

Questions? Please call Cris Banton at ext. 2167.

Fiscal-year-end reminder concerning deposits

July 17th, 2014

It’s that time of year when financial affairs will be wrapping up the previous fiscal year. If you have any deposits that need to be credited to Fiscal Year 2013-14, we ask that you turn them in to the finance office no later than Monday, July 21.

We understand that vacations do play havoc with our best intentions. As a reminder, university policy is that all cash and checks should be deposited on a weekly basis. We will be closing Fiscal Year 2013-14 as quickly as possible.

Thank you! If you have questions, please call Kim Forbes at ext. 2173 or email her at kforbes@georgefox.edu.

Update on transgender student housing situation and policy clarification

July 16th, 2014

An update on events in the news and the university’s transgender student housing policy is available at georgefox.edu/transgender.

Security hosts active shooter training in VAC on July 22-23

July 16th, 2014

Security will be conducting another active shooter training presentation on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

On Tuesday, July 22, the presentation will take place in VAC 117 from 9 to 10 a.m. The same training is scheduled at the same location on Wednesday, July 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. All employees and summer student employees who are available to attend are encouraged to participate. They may attend either training.

Unlike the training in the Stevens Center there will not be a live exercise, as classes will be in session and we don’t want to interfere with teaching.

For more information, contact security at ext. 2090.

More than 700 youths visit campus for conference this week

July 14th, 2014

Reformed Youth Services returns to George Fox this week for the second time to host its National Youth Conference.

More than 700 high school students representing 60 churches spread over 18 states and two Canadian provinces are on campus attending workshops and competing in volleyball, basketball, and soccer, while their leaders further encourage and equip them to become healthy disciples of Christ.

RYS, the youth branch of the Reformed Churches of America, is a youth ministry organization committed to the spiritual and social nurturing of young people. RYS began Monday afternoon and concludes Friday with lunch.

Please be sure to welcome them to George Fox University.

Wanted: Spirited students to help in Newberg parade

July 13th, 2014

The George Fox football program is proudly sponsoring Newberg’s Old Fashioned Festival parade, and we want you to join us! We’ll meet on campus at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 26. Bring your smile and parade wave.

You’ll be handing out candy and football schedule cards along the parade route, and we’ll have a T-shirt for you to wear that day and keep.

Contact Sarah Reid (sreid@georgefox.edu or ext. 2105) or Rob Felton (rfelton@georgefox.edu or ext. 2129) to join the fun! You will be provided more detailed information on where to meet after contacting them.