Come get photo taken after Monday’s all-community meeting

August 14th, 2019

Need an updated photo for the university website? Do you currently have the Bruin bear as your faculty/staff pic? The marketing communications team will be outside of Canyon Commons after the all-community meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, between 3 and 4 p.m.

No appointment is necessary. Just drop by and have your photo taken; the marketing communications team will take care of the rest!

Please clear Wood-Mar lot tomorrow for crane work

August 14th, 2019

Please have all vehicles out of the Wood-Mar parking lot by tomorrow (Friday) at noon. The crane will be moving into place the new HVAC on the roof. 

On Saturday, the parking lot, Wood-Mar and EHS will be closed for the crane work. Thanks for your cooperation, and don’t get your car trapped inside the lot for the weekend!

Please avoid parking in Wheeler/Le Shana lot tomorrow

August 14th, 2019

Tomorrow (Friday), Plant Services will be cleaning the large Wheeler/Le Shana parking lot. The construction fence for the Newlin residence hall is down, so we would like to clean the entire lot before the cars start arriving.

Please be sure to park elsewhere on Friday (you can park in the North Street parking lot that day) so that we can clean the area thoroughly.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Still use your alumni email account? Password update will be needed

August 14th, 2019

Are you an employee who uses your alumni email account? If so, with the changes taking place in the single sign-on system this Friday, Aug. 16, the upgrade will require you to change your password for your alumni email account only.

To do so, please contact the Service Desk after the upgrade at 503-554-2569, opt. 1, for a password reset.

Take advantage of bookstore’s textbook pick-up party

August 14th, 2019

Don’t wait until the first day of classes to pick up your textbooks! Instead, swing by the bookstore’s textbook pick-up party during Welcome Weekend, down in the FoxHole.

Textbook pick-ups will be available for students who placed their orders online and have prepaid for their items. Our pick-up party will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Sunday, Aug. 25, from noon to 3 p.m. Be sure to bring your student ID, and we will see you then!

Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs at pjacobs@georgefox.edu.

All-community meeting is this Monday in Canyon Commons

August 14th, 2019

Make plans to join your colleagues at the all-community meeting, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Monday, Aug. 19, in Canyon Commons.

The day will begin with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., and lunch will be provided midway through the meeting. The event will include a worship and devotional time, updates from President Robin Baker, and employee service award recognition.

Make plans to audition for fall musical comedy

August 14th, 2019

Come audition for George Fox theatre’s fall musical comedy, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, by Freedman and Lutvak.

Here is the info …

  • General Auditions: Thursday, Aug. 29 (fully rehearse and memorize a 90-second comic monologue and one minute of a Broadway song of your choice (bring sheet music to the audition). Sign up for a five-minute audition slot on the theatre call board in the Lemmons Center. All auditions will take place between 7 and 10 p.m.
  • Callbacks: Friday, Aug. 30 (7-10 p.m.) and Saturday, Aug. 31 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Callbacks will feature cold readings from the script, dance auditions and vocal work.
  • Rehearsals: Monday through Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. and four hours on Saturday. However, we will work around your schedule conflicts. Rehearsals start on Monday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m.
  • Show Dates: Oct. 17-19 & 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m.
  • Need Help or Have Questions? Contact Rhett Luedtke (director) at rluedtke@georgefox.edu.

Be aware of large volume of calls to student accounts

August 14th, 2019

Due to the high volume of calls received by the Office of Student Accounts, we urge you when you call to please leave a message so we can return calls in the order they are received.

Having the Student ID in your message and stating the reason for your call will expedite the return call. The fastest response will be to email at studentaccounts@georgefox.edu.

Thank you so much for your help!

Finance has a new email address

August 14th, 2019

The Finance team has a new email address for your convenience! Please use Finance@georgefox.edu for all your reporting (Vena) and accounting (GL) questions.

As always, you can direct AP questions to AccountsPayable@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

Last call to register for Bruins Sports Day

August 14th, 2019

George Fox’s athletics department and Chehalem Parks and Recreation are excited to announce the fifth annual Bruins Sports Day. Girls and boys entering the second through eighth grades this fall will have the opportunity to pick one of 11 sports to participate in an afternoon clinic, free of charge. 

The event takes place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Check-in begins at 12:30 p.m. at the site of your sport. Early registration is encouraged. Space is limited!

Register at this link.

Students needed for video highlighting chapel

August 13th, 2019

Interested in being a lead or an extra for a video introducing chapel? 

The chapel video producer is recreating a chapel service and looking for talent this Friday, Aug. 16, from 10:45 a.m. to noon in Bauman Auditorium. Let him know if you are interested and able to help out on this shoot!

Feel free to email David Pascual-Matias (dpascualmatias16@georgefox.edu) for clarification or concerns.

Mail Services offers new service beginning Monday

August 13th, 2019

Starting Monday, Aug. 19, Mail Services is excited to announce it now has a dedicated area to prepare and send all of your outgoing packages. Come to where Print Services used to be and you will have access to all of the packaging supplies you need.

No more standing in long lines and no more holding up the lines. We want to make your time as efficient and friendly as possible. Same high level of customer service … just a new location.

We look forward to seeing you all! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Single sign-on for Gmail and FoxTALE coming Friday

August 13th, 2019

IT is excited to announce a new single sign-on (SSO) process for George Fox systems. We have replaced our current SSO provider, and this Friday, Aug. 16, Gmail and FoxTALE will be included in this change.

This new process will allow you to use more apps by only logging into a system once.

New ID cards now available for employees

August 13th, 2019

Over the summer, the university transitioned from our former ID card system, which used a magnetic stripe, to a proximity card system that lets an individual tap the card on a reader instead of swiping. 

Due to this change, we have printed a new card for every employee at George Fox University and, pending the status of our new proximity-reader installations, you may find that you are not able to get into the buildings you need without it.

If you haven’t already received your new card, your administrative assistant may have it for you. If not, there are a few other opportunities to pick up your new card:

  • Faculty meeting on Aug. 16: New cards will be with name tags at check-in.
  • All-community meeting on Aug. 19: We will have a table you can stop by to grab your card
  • Stop by the Service Desk in the Stevens Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Please note: You will need to turn in your old card in order to pick up your new one. Please bring this with you. Your new card should have all the same permissions activated that your old one did.

Thank you for working with us as we continue our efforts to make campus life easier!

– IT

Now is the time to fill out course reserves form

August 13th, 2019

Faculty are now invited to submit requests for fall semester course reserves at the libraries!

Materials are processed in the order received and can take up to five days to complete, so we encourage submitting early and over break if possible! To place a request, please fill out and submit this reserves form.

If you have any questions, contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

Office courier service available for faculty

August 13th, 2019

The library is pleased to deliver library material for participating faculty to their offices on the Newberg campus. All library material must be signed for by the faculty member or persons authorized to sign.

If you have used this service in the past or if you are signing up for the first time, please fill out this request form. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Vanier at pvanier@georgefox.edu or ext. 2425.

Library’s 24-hour space will be closed three hours on Aug. 25

August 13th, 2019

The library will be conducting a student employee training event on Sunday, Aug. 25. Therefore, the 24-hour space will not be available from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The 24-hour space will reopen at 2:30 p.m.

Volunteers needed to assist with Welcome Weekend

August 12th, 2019

It’s that time again! Welcome Weekend is our chance to welcome each and every new student as they step onto campus.

With such a large incoming class, we need all hands on deck as we each do our part to make students and their guests experience the Be Known promise. And who better to do that than our own faculty and staff? Please complete this form if you would like to join our team to volunteer, and we will contact you with further instructions.

Questions? Contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Grocery bag initiative will make it easy to donate to Bruin Community Pantry

August 12th, 2019

Have you noticed how easy it is to donate when the donation site is right on your way to work? With this in mind, the Bruin Community Pantry will be making it easier than ever to donate non-perishable food.

Offices participating in this initiative will be given a bright yellow reusable grocery bag to place in a highly visible location in their office. Individuals who work in that office who wish to donate only have to bring their donations with them to work, or class.

When the bag is full, call Jere Witherspoon (ext. 2316) in the Office of Student Life and a BCP volunteer will come to your office, replace the full bag with an empty one, and take the full bag to the pantry.

It’s as easy as it sounds. Bags will be available at the all-community meeting this Monday, Aug. 19.

A big thank you to the Staff Development Committee, who donated funds to purchase the grocery bags.

Interested in joining drumline?

August 12th, 2019

Do you want to join the Bruin Drumline? Join us for an introductory rehearsal from 4:30 to 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Ross 210, and see if you’d make a good fit!

We would love to have you play with us at football games and other athletic activities!

Contact Colin Meyer at cmeyer16@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.