The university community is invited to an open house retirement celebration for Marvin Clarkson (Plant Services) from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 2, in the Edwards-Holman Science Center Atrium. Marvin, a skilled groundskeeper, has worked at the university for 18 years.
The Foxhole will be closed until Thursday, July 2, while campus bookstore personnel are completing their summer inventory.
Plant Services is hosting canyon work days each Wednesday this summer for those willing to help with various projects in Hess Creek Canyon. Beginning this Wednesday, June 24, volunteers meet Clyde Thomas (Plant Services) at 7 a.m. at the Plant Services office (1101 Villa Road) and will be assigned a location in the canyon. They are welcome to stay all day or a half day, with a half day preferably the minimum.
Questions? Contact Clyde at ext. 2013.
Starting Sunday night, June 21, and running through the end of the week, the campus will host the Suzuki summer conference group. Because of our construction, Bon Appetit will be serving meals in the center of the Bruin Den dining area and the visitors will be eating in the Cap and Gown Room.
During this time, we will be keeping the Bruin Den open for all staff, faculty and students with tables and chairs set up near the west windows facing the Hoover Academic Building.
Thanks again to everyone for being flexible during this time. Please contact us if you have any questions.
– Denny Lawrence, Bon Appetit
This is a final reminder that year-end inventory starts this Wednesday through Tuesday, June 24-30, at the Bruin Bookstore on the Newberg campus. The bookstore, textbook annex and online store will be completely shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.
During this time:
The bookstore will resume full operation on Wednesday, July 1, but will be closed on Friday, July 3. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time. We sincerely thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation to help us perform a successful inventory process. We are aware this closure may be an inconvenience to some, but having an accurate inventory count is just one more way we strive to improve our service to the George Fox community.
Please help us unify the graphic representation on the George Fox campus and centers by displaying the updated logo in your areas. You can download the revised logo at the Marcom graphic download Web page.
Items that should display the updated logo: wall displays such as bulletin boards, building maps, directional signage, departmental notices, etc.
Acceptable materials with old logo to use up: stationery, business cards and brochures.
If you have questions, please write Tamara Cissna, director of brand management, at tcissna@georgefox.edu. Thank you for your help!
The university is expecting approximately 30 new international students this fall. They will be arriving on Aug. 20 to begin the international student orientation. Rather than housing these students in empty dorm rooms during the orientation, we are looking for about 15 families who would be willing to have up to two international students stay in their home the nights of Aug. 19-26 (students would be free to be with the families the entire weekend of Aug. 22-23).
Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided on campus during the orientation. We also ask families to provide transportation to George Fox between 8-8:30 a.m. and pick students up at approximately 5 p.m. Host families will receive a stipend to help defray some of the costs of meals and transportation.
If you are interested in serving as a host family, please contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) or Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu). If you know of others who might be interested, please let us know so we may contact them.
Thank you for your willingness to consider this opportunity.
 Just a reminder that we have overflow parking available in the parking lot across from our west entrance in the evening and on Saturdays.
The complex is known as Triangle Terrace and the address shows 12755 SW 69 Ave. We have negotiated with our neighbors to park there when their business aren’t using the area. Please observe the following guidelines when parking in this lot or we may lose our agreement:
The Portland Center Bookstore will be CLOSED Tuesday, June 30 until Thursday, July 2 for end of fiscal year inventory. The bookstore will also be closed Friday, July 3 for the Independence Day holiday.
No transactions will be able to take place during those three days.
No change can be given.
No bookstore staff will be available to help students or guests.
Please make a note of these days on your calendar.
The website for the bookstore is pcbookstore.georgefox.edu . This page has the store hours and other important information in regards to offerings and store policies.
The University Store is having its final summer sidewalk sale this weekend during Genesis. Stock up and save on art and school supplies at 25 percent off, gifts at 40 percent off, and clothing at 40 to 75 percent off. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, June 18-21.
Students can view tutorials about navigating the new system online to access their financial aid and student account information. The tutorial is linked from the Student Financial Services homepage at sfs.georgefox.edu.
The Portland Center Bookstore will conduct its annual end-of-fiscal-year inventory June 30 through July 2. The bookstore will be unavailable for any transactions during that time. We will resume regular store hours on Monday, July 6.
You are invited to join us on Thursday, June 25, noon to 1 p.m. in Room 210 for a brown bag Lunch-n-Learn about Google Docs and Sites.
Learn how to share and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and more with Google Docs and Sites — our IT folks have tailored them to meet GFU’s unique needs. Gloria Doherty and Sean McKay will share tips and tricks on document sharing and collaboration for everything from sign-up lists to shared web pages (wiki-style!). A thousand uses, just a click away …
Please RSVP to Amber Russell at arussell@georgefox.edu
The Portland Center will be closed July 3 to 5 in observance of Independence Day.
It is our pleasure to announce that Kam’s Fine Foods has been chosen as our coffee house vendor. Their catering division, Kam & Kam Catering, is currently used by most of our departments so you’ve likely have sampled their excellent food.
Progress is being made on the new area and our target opening will be mid-August with a few trial runs the first week of August.
They will be offering espresso drinks, breakfast, lunch, and dinner options as well as snacks and desserts.
Year-end inventory at the University Store on the Newberg campus is scheduled Wednesday through Tuesday, June 24-30. The bookstore, textbook annex and online store will be completely shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.
During this time:
The bookstore will resume full operation on Wednesday, July 1, but will be closed on Friday, July 3. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time.
The bookstore staff wishes to thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation. We are aware this closure can be an inconvenience to some, but having an accurate inventory count is just one more way we strive to improve our service to the university community.
Beginning July 1, all purchasing will be done through PeopleSoft. IFAS will no longer be available for purchase requests. To enable you to create purchase requests and continue with normal business processes, we will be conducting training in PeopleSoft beginning Wednesday, June 17.
In addition to requisition training, you also will be trained on the new way to view and track budget details, including a drill-down feature to look at pertinent details and check for errors.
Training is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m. beginning Wednesday, June 17, through Friday, June 19, at the SurfShack. Seating is limited to six people for each training session, so you must reserve a spot ahead of time. We also need to know in advance to ensure that all of your permissions and security are set correctly.
To reserve a time, please e-mail Karon Bell (Financial Affairs) or call her at ext. 2162.
Mark Terry (Visual Arts) is seeking to borrow unused foam camping pads, eggshell mattress pads, cushions and other soft items to help pack his sculptures for a show in California. He needs them for the month of July and can return them the first week of August. Please call 503-537-8618 if you can help out.
Mandria Montplaisir joined the Office of Development as a database specialist in June. She arrives from the Carlton Company, an outdoor power equipment aftermarket business, where she was an international sales administrator from 2004 to 2008. Before that, she worked for four years as a brand manager, marketing coordinator and marketing assistant for Integrative Therapeutics Inc., in Wilsonville. Mandria earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Dakota State University in 1999 and an MBA from Marylhurst University in 2008. She lives in Newberg with husband Troy and children Aubriana (5) and Bennett (1). She attends the First United Methodist Church of Newberg.
Gary Fawver has left as executive director of Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries, fulfilling his interim role in the position.
Bill Buhrow (Health and Counseling) presented the poster “The relationship between student credit card debt, volunteerism, academic achievement, and health†at the American College Health Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco in May. The poster was coauthored by Jeremy Stevenson, a PsyD student. Bill also coauthored two posters for the Christian Association of Psychological Studies annual conference in Orlando in April: “Sex and Regret†(coauthored with PsyD students Marcie Courter, Rebecca Sponaugle and Chloe Lee), and “Spirituality and Generosity†(coauthored with PsyD students Misty Tuerck, Jonathan Milner, Jeremy Stevenson and Rychel Mock.)
A piece written by Brent Weaver (Performing Arts) was featured in a concert series, “Celebration Works: Music & Art at First Presbyterian,†at First Presbyterian Church in Portland May 31. Weaver’s Chehalem Sketches, a work for piano and winds, was performed by the Alder Street Sextet. The piece was inspired by the scenery and ethos of the Pacific Northwest.
Melanie Hulbert (Sociology) was one of three authors to receive the “2008 WorldatWork Publications Contributor of the Year†award. Hulbert wrote “Lessons from the Office: The Organizational Implementation of Work-Life Policies†for the WorldatWork Journal’s Second Quarter 2008 edition. The paper explored the factors that influence organizational decision makers to implement work-life policies. The awards were presented at the annual WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition in Seattle on June 2.
Quentin Nordyke, a 1958 George Fox graduate and a resident of Friendsview Retirement Community, was named the university’s 2009 Volunteer of the Year on May 19. Quentin spends two to three days a week year-round creating directional and identification signs for the Newberg campus.
Paul Anderson’s (Religious Studies) essay on the 50-year contribution of the Quaker Theological Discussion Group and Quaker Religious Thought, “In Person and In Print: Engaging in Theological Discussion as Friends,†appeared in Quaker Life (May/June, 2009). The essay also features the residential meeting of QTDG to be held in Barnesville Ohio, in June, which Paul is organizing. Paul also responded as a panelist to Dennis MacDonald’s paper (“What Kind of Book is a Gospel? What Kind of Question is That?â€) and to Lane McGauthy’s paper (“Framing Jesus: The Mythic Structure of Ancient Lives and its Influence on the Gospelsâ€) at the Symposium on Epic, Biography, and The Gospels held at Willamette University April 29-30. Paul also outlined his own theory of gospel origins and relations, “A Bi-Optic Hypothesis.â€
