Come enjoy refreshments from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, as Lon Fendall (Center for Peace and Justice/Center for Global Studies) shares thoughts on his biography of Mark Hatfield, Stand Alone or Come Home: Mark Hatfield as an Evangelical and a Progressive. See why mixing “evangelical” and “progressive” is not like mixing oil and water. The presentation will take place in Hoover 250.
Wanted: Musicians and groups to lead Greenroom on Friday mornings.Â
Greenroom is a time of student-led worship held during on Friday mornings from 10:40-11:30 a.m. Anyone interested in leading a service this semester should contact Jamison Loop, ASC Worship Chaplain, at 541-941-8734 or email at jloop04@georgefox.edu.Â
This event can’t happen without the musicians!Â
Pictures from the university’s 10th annual Serve Day (Sept. 10) have been posted on the Web. Simply go to the homepage (georgefox.edu) and click on one of the rotating Serve Day photos at the top of the page to see a collection of pictures from the day.
A Faculty Research Forum featuring Kerry Irish (History) is scheduled at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus. Kerry will speak on “Dwight Eisenhower’s Cross Cultural Leadership During WWII.” A question-and-answer session will follow, and refreshments will be provided. The event is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee.
Student employee supervisors: If you haven’t already been sending the new hire paperwork for your student employees to HR, please do so right away. This includes the offer letter for returning student employees and the offer letter and completed I-9 and W-4 forms for new students that have not worked on campus before. Please send this as each student is hired rather than waiting until you have all hires for your department.
The Oct. 10 payroll has more data entry than any other student payroll of the year because new records have to be set up for all student employees. Added to that challenge this year is the fact that this will be the first payroll run in the new PeopleSoft system. Receiving this paperwork as early as possible to avoid a backlog of data entry at the end of the month will help ensure a successful payroll and pay day on Oct. 10.
Thanks to those of you that have already been sending paperwork these last few weeks. It is much appreciated.
– Human Resources
If you wish to see your “Wanted” poster photo, taken during Wednesday’s Serve Day, or if you simply wish to see other people’s photos, visit the Serve Day website at georgefox.edu/serveday/wanted.html.
Residence Life presents the Women’s Self Defense class taught by Chris Briggs, second degree black belt in Kyuki-Do marial arts.
Become aware of your environment and how to get out of danger by heightening your awareness. This class will teach simple, effective, and easy-to-learn self defense techniques. No experience is necessary.
The class will meet three times, and each class builds on the one before:
Friday, Sept. 19, 6 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26, 6 – 9 p.m.
Location TBA
The cost is $25.00 and available to George Fox students, staff, and their family members who are 18 years or older.
See Megan Marsh in the Student Life Office, located on the third floor of Stevens, to sign up. Class size is limited to 20 women so register now.
The class is endorsed by the George Fox Health & Counseling Center and Campus Security.
Questions? Contact Megan Marsh at ext. 2311 or Dave Johnstone at ext. 2315.
We still have Apple tote bags for commuting seniors. Come to the Student Life Office, located on the third floor of Stevens, to pick up yours.
Sophomores, join the Chaplain’s Committee for a pancake feed at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 at a mini-conference for sophomores in the Stevens Center.Â
At 11 a.m. hear Neal Ninteman (Engineering) share thoughts about life and vocation. Then find out about study abroad options, internships, discerning God’s will, and ways to connect on campus.Â
Check out www.georgefox.edu/offices/student_life/sophomore to learn more about this new program just for you called Sophomore Springboard!
Questions? Email sophomore@georgefox.edu.
The following parking lots will be closed Friday evening through Monday morning for seal coating (black sticky tar that takes a while to completely dry) and painting the yellow stripes. Barricades will go up Friday afternoon and all cars need to be out of the lots by Saturday morning. Call Dan Schutter (Plant Services) at 503-476-4256 if you have questions.
Note: Don’t walk on the black tar or you will likely make a mess of your shoes and track the tar on anything you walk on.
Attention Sophomores! You are invited to the First Evening of Black and White Friday, Sept. 19 from 8-10 p.m. Enjoy great desserts, music, photos, giveaways, faculty, and other sophomores. Semi-formal black and white dress encouraged.
Questions? Email sophomore@georgefox.edu.
Thanks to everyone who attended this year’s Serve Day Bruin Brawl.
The battle lasted more than two and half hours! The brawlin’ was fierce, but in the end the seniors came out on top!
The next Brawl will take place within four weeks, so keep your eye out!
Bon Appetit would like to thank everyone on meal plans for a wonderful start to the school year.Â
As a reminder, please help keep the lines moving by bringing your GFU ID card with you each time you come to Klages for your meals. Everytime a person forgets their card, it slows down the line for everyone, and our lunch and dinner lines are long enough already.
Although we do issue temporary cards when students forget, please treat your ID card the same as a debit or credit card. Keep it with you at all times. We only issue three temporary cards per semester. After that students will need to go back to their rooms to get their cards.
The student nursing association on campus would like to invite all nursing and pre-nursing students to join the nursing club. Meetings will be held in Hoover 103 on the second Friday of each month from 10:30-11 a.m. Come join us to find out what we are all about.Â
The first meeting will be this Friday, Sept.12. We hope to see you there.
Contact Jody Nakahara at jnakahara05@georgefox.edu for questions or membership information.
Our consultant from TIAA-CREF, Shane Roghaar will be available for individual retirement plan reviews. He will be in Room 296 on Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You will need to make an appointment before the 16th.
Please sign up online–see more information on the HR Benefits Web Page: georgefox.edu/offices/hr/benefits.html
In an effort to become better stewards of God’s creation (one of the strategic planning initiatives) by saving on gas consumption, the university offered a trial four-day work week from June 16 through Aug. 15. This trial policy had the following guidelines:
1.   All offices needed to be covered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
2.   Employees could choose to work four 10-hour days if coverage was approved by their supervisor.
3.   If approved, employees chose to take off either Monday or Friday, leaving Tuesday through Thursday to schedule departmental and cross-departmental meetings.)
4.   Overtime was only paid for hours worked over 40 in a week, not over eight in a day.
5.   The week of June 30 to July 4 was a standard, five-day week for all employees due to the holiday.
6.   It was noted that some days such as Genesis might necessitate more complete coverage for particular areas within the university.
It was understood that not every department or regional site would be able to participate and that participation would be up to the director or VP of each department or site, taking into consideration any potential service disruption to their customers.
The president’s executive leadership team is seeking feedback from employees so an informed decision can be made whether to offer the four-day work week during the academic year. All employees who worked this summer are encouraged to provide input — those who participated as well as those who didn’t, including supervisors. (If you did not work this summer, please do not participate in the survey.)
To provide this feedback, please take just a few minutes to complete the online, anonymous survey at the following link:
surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gVvcSaN7Pa53KPd9Vb5mRA_3d_3d.
Thank you,
Human Resources
We are looking for volunteers to help build lunch boxes for Selah’s 600 participants. We will put the lunches together as much as we can from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, and then place the cold packs and sandwiches in them on Saturday from 8:15 to 9 a.m. Both lunch-building sessions will meet in the Cap and Gown Room. All volunteers will recieve $10 off their Selah registration fee.
Please contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at 503-554-2121 or dochsner@georgefox.edu if you are interested in helping. If you have already signed up to volunteer for Amy Lorenz (University Relations) during Selah, we would prefer that you not also volunteer for the lunch building on Saturday.
Residence Life presents the Women’s Self Defense class taught by Chris Briggs, second degree black belt in Kyuki-Do marial arts.
Become aware of your environment and how to get out of danger by heightening your awareness. This class will teach simple, effective, and easy-to-learn self defense techniques. No experience is necessary.
The class will meet three times, and each class builds on the one before:
Friday, September 19, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 20, 9:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m.
Friday, September 26, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location TBA
The cost is $25.00 and available to GFU students, staff, and their family members who are 18 years or older.Â
See Megan Marsh in the Student Life Office, located on the third floor of Stevens, to sign up. Class size is limited to 20 women so register now.
The class is endorsed by the GFU Health & Counseling Center and Campus Security.
Questions? Contact Megan Marsh at ext. 2311 or Dave Johnstone at ext. 2315.
Please come join the Chemistry Department on Thursday, September 25 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on the third floor of the Edwards-Holman Science Center to celebrate our new 400MHz NMR spectrometer.
The official dedication of the NMR will be at 4:45 p.m. Light snacks and drinks will be served.
Class Representatives plan events, run elections, serve on the Supreme Court, and plan Homecoming week.
Freshman Class Representative applications are due this Friday, Sept. 12. Make sure to get your application to the ASC Offices by 4 p.m.
Contact Jon Archer at jarcher05@georgefox.edu for more information.
