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Rob Felton (Marketing Communications) and wife Kim welcomed their second child, Natalie Lucia, in the early-morning hours of May 8 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. Natalie was born in the pregnancy’s 31st week and was 3 pounds, 15 ounces, while measuring 16 1/2 inches long. She joins an older sister, Madeleine (2). The Feltons wish to thank members of the George Fox community for their prayers over the last few weeks.

Rusty (Spiritual Life) and Stephanie (Student Life) St. Cyr welcomed their third child, Jack Henri, on April 9. He weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was born at Providence Newberg Medical Center. He joins sisters Ella Sophia (5) and Matea Frances (2).

May 13          Ethan Burke, Rob Leslie
May 14          Kathi Becker, Don Powers
May 15          Dirk Barram
May 16          Trevor Woods
May 17          Paul Anderson
May 18          Paul Otto, Cynthia Weston
May 20          Dan Predoehl
May 22          Heather Ayala, Clifford Berger, Bree Stairs
May 23          Chuck Conniry
May 24          Brenda Morton
May 26          Trena Worthington
May 28          Beth LaForce, Steve Sherwood
May 29          Kandie Comfort, Mike Magill
May 30          Rebecca Addleman, Stephen Bearden, Amy Dee, Roger Newell
May 31          Jessica Hollen
June 3           Paula Hampton
June 4           Nadine Kincaid
June 5           Tyler Robertson
June 6           Keisha Gordon, Joyce Staats, Alan Thurston
June 8           Jeannine Graham
June 9           Mark Terry

Come join us today (Tuesday) for lunch! Bon Appetit is serving delicious authentic tacos with all the fixings out of our food cart outside the Student Union Building between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Just go to the counter in the Bruin Den and order the daily special, then pick it up outside!

The men’s locker room in the Wheeler Sports Center will be closed all summer due to construction. All items left in lockers after Tuesday, May 13, will be bagged and tagged by locker number and put into secure storage. Showers may or may not be available.

Questions? Contact Patty Findley at pfindley@georgefox.edu.

All faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the end of another successful academic year by enjoying ice cream and all the toppings at our annual ice cream social. We’ll gather beginning at 3 p.m. today (Tuesday) in the Bruin Den. This event is being sponsored by the Staff Development Committee.

Be sure to bring your summer student workers – they will be most welcome! Gluten-free, dairy-free and sugar-free options will be available.

As a complement to the Staff Development Committee mission this year to serve our students well, a number of bowls from our “Empty Bowls” fundraiser will be for sale for $5 each. All proceeds will go to the Student Emergency Fund.

Hope to see you all there for a time of refreshment and social time!

Time is running out to submit nominations for Support Staff and Administrator of the Year awards for the 2013-14 year. Nominations will be accepted through May 31.

Since this program was established in 1994 to recognize George Fox administrative and support staff members for their contributions, 48 employees have received this honor. There are two separate awards: Support Staff Member of the Year and Administrative Staff Member of the Year. Each recipient will be honored with a plaque and a check in the amount of $500 at our first community meeting for 2014-15 in August.

The executive team will make the selections from nominations received and recommendations of an ad hoc committee that includes last year’s awardees.

To be eligible, employees must meet the following criteria:

• .56FTE (usually 30 hours per week, nine months) or above
• Completion of at least three years of service by March 31
• Continuing in employment next year unless retiring, and
• Not a previous recipient of this award

A list of all support staff and administrators who meet the eligibility criteria was included in an April 21 email from Peggy Kilburg.

Employees can submit nominations by sending an email to Peggy Kilburg. You can nominate more than one person in each category; however, a separate email should be sent for each nomination. Questions you may want to consider as you make your nomination:

• How has this person encouraged or helped you, other employees, and/or students?
• What is it about this person’s job performance that impresses you?
• What have been this person’s unique contributions above and beyond assigned duties?
• How does this person demonstrate Christian commitment, loyalty to George Fox, and leadership skills at the university and in the broader community?

I hope you will take some time to consider your colleagues’ contributions this past year and nominate any you believe are deserving of this award.

Thank you!
Peggy Kilburg

Please remember your help is needed to plant hanging baskets for the campus quad. Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) anytime between 9 a.m. and noon in the Plant Services building. If you have questions, contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

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

• Administrative Assistant II – Department of Professional Studies (internal only)
• Systems Engineer
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary
• Assistant Director of Sports Marketing
• Benefits and Compensation Manager
• Director of Purchasing and Administrative Services

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 faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the end of another successful academic year by enjoying ice cream and all the toppings at our annual ice cream social. We’ll gather beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, in the Bruin Den.

Be sure to bring your summer student workers – they will be most welcome! Gluten-free, dairy-free and sugar-free options will be available.

As a complement to the Staff Development Committee mission this year to serve our students well, a number of bowls from our “Empty Bowls” fundraiser will be for sale for $5 each. All proceeds will go to the Student Emergency Fund.

Hope to see you all there for a time of refreshment and social time!

Just a reminder to complete the Serve Day participation survey as soon as possible, if you haven’t already done so.

Please take a few minutes to click the link below and fill out this form. It is very important to do so for our planning over the summer. Serve Day will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014.

Make sure you plan accordingly for another great day of service to our community.

Thank you,
Brad Lau

Employee Serve Day Survey

The Department of Professional Studies (adult degree programs) is accepting internal applications only, for the position of administrative assistant II. This position provides administrative support for the DPS department chair, DPS operations manager, DPS faculty and adjuncts. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, the ability to multitask, and be proficient in MS Office Suite. A college degree is preferred.

Want to know more? To receive a full job description, please email hr@georgefox.edu. Please submit your transfer request (available on this web page) to Human Resources by email at the above address or by hand delivery to our office in Newberg by Wednesday, May 14, at 5 p.m.

JELD-WEN Field is the place to be on the evening of Saturday, May 17, as the Portland Timbers take on the Columbus Crew at 7:30 p.m. You are invited to join George Fox alumni, parents and friends on the Widmer Brothers Southern Front (#5).

Game tickets include snacks of popcorn, roasted peanuts, potato chips with onion dip, gourmet macaroni and cheese, barbecue meatballs and fresh-baked cookies. Soda and water also will be provided.

Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased at this link. Questions? Call 503-544-2134.

Be sure to join us for the all-employee meeting this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Our theme this month is “Graduation,” and we’ll be serving trail mix and punch. At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 160.

For those of you who use Enterprise for 12-passenger vans when George Fox vans are unavailable, please take note. Due to a recall of some Chevrolet vans, Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s inventory of vans is very low right now.

While it used to take a few days to reserve a van, it may now take much longer. Just how long has yet to be determined, but just know that as soon as you become aware of the need for a rental van you should contact the Newberg branch at Rylan.L.Ramsey@ehi.com or 503-538-4010, or your local Enterprise office.

The Villa Café will be reopening on Monday, May 12, and be open through July 25 with summer hours (Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)

Due to the OSAA State High School Choir Championships this week, we request that the parking lot behind Bauman Auditorium be used only for those coming to the choir competition Thursday through Saturday, May 8-10. Thank you!

More than 60 choirs will be on campus for the annual event, with competition beginning at 9 a.m. each morning (doors open at 8 a.m.)

Be sure to join us for the all-employee meeting tomorrow (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105 (please note new location).

Our theme this month is “Graduation,” and we’ll be serving trail mix and punch. At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 160.

The meeting will include the following agenda items:

• Accreditation recap
• Graduation thank yous
• New faculty hires
• “Best Christian Workplaces” update
• Retention work group update
• Retention data
• iGFU innovations
• Robin’s school-year wrap-up

See you there!

Are you interested in hiring a personal trainer this summer? I am a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and have extensive experience with speed and strength training among athletes and the general population. I also work with football and track athletes as an assistant coach here at George Fox.

I currently have a flexible schedule that allows me to train in the morning, lunchtime or evening. For those of you who have kids who play football and/or track and field, I am also interested in offering private lessons for such athletes. I have experience in both sports as a player and coach.

Here are my rates:

• One person: $20
• 2-3 people: $15/person
• 4-5 people: $10/person
• 6+ people: $5/person

Sessions typically last one hour. If you or anyone you know is interested, please contact me ASAP so I can begin formulating a schedule. Additionally, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks!

Gabe Haberly (ghaberly@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2951)

Security Services is proud to sponsor Crisis Management for Higher Education Institutes, a course that trains campus public safety and administration personnel the skills necessary to effectively manage a critical incident using the National Incident Management System’s Incident Command System and Multi-Agency Coordination Systems.

The course has specific emphasis on the unique aspects of response to a critical incident on higher education campuses. The course concludes with a practical application, role-play exercise customized to the community in which the course is delivered. This three-day course is now open for anyone in the George Fox community at no charge. It will run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 27-29, on the Newberg campus.

The course is taught by emergency management experts from across the nation. If you are interested and want to sign up, contact Ed Gierok at egierok@georgefox.edu. He will send you a link to sign up for the course. No background in emergency management is required.

The library’s faculty courier service will be suspended during May Term and summer. The service will resume on Aug. 25.

Questions? Contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu.