With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursement requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.
Please refer to the Forms page on the finance department website to view the Accounts Payable Holiday Payment Processing Schedule.
Happy Holidays!
– The Finance Team
Are you an introvert? An extrovert? Not sure? This is a quick survey on how people display, manage and perceive their personalty preference, and is designed for introverts and extroverts anywhere on the scale!
The responses will help fuel research for the Northwest Communication Conference this spring, and your help is greatly appreciated.
Please follow this link to complete the survey. It should only take a minute or two of your time. Thank you!
– Heather Rockwell (hrockwell13@georgefox.edu)
Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.
Winter is coming.
Following is our process for announcing campus closure information. The provost will make the decision whether or not to close the Newberg campus, Portland Center and Salem site for daytime classes by 6:30 a.m. or 2:15 p.m. for evening classes. This applies to all days of the week, including Saturday. If there is no announcement by the deadline, assume classes are being held. Decisions at the Redmond site will be made by the professor.
Major considerations are road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the severe weather or emergency is likely to last. To find out if a closure decision has been made when bad weather occurs:
Weather may make it difficult or even impossible for some to come to campus even though the university is operating as usual. In no circumstances should employees or students put themselves in danger or peril in an attempt to get to campus. If they feel conditions are too hazardous for travel, they should not make the attempt.
More information on campus closure policies can be found at georgefox.edu/closure
Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party on Monday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take a break on Dead Day and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee. It’s our treat to you!
Questions? Contact Susan Richie (srichie@georgefox.edu).
This is the last week of chapel and Vespers. On Tuesday morning (10:50 to 11:40 a.m.), President Robin Baker will speak in chapel. Come join us for festivities and treats!
Vespers on Wednesday night (7 p.m.) will meet in three locations. You may choose to attend in either Hoover 105, the Canyon Commons or Wood-Mar Auditorium. Each will be led by a different campus pastor and fellow students. These Advent services will include songs, Scripture and candle lighting. This is the final service of the semester!
We have really grown as a community this semester learning what building life in Jesus is from various guest speakers and becoming a unified “ONE” in Vespers.
Peace
I’m looking for a studio artist (or enthusiast) to paint a landscape mural on a piece of 24-by-30-inch metal. It’s a Christmas present for my mom, a scene of Mt. Hood with a nest of squirrels in the foreground and a few other details.
I will give you a detailed comp and, of course, money. Contact me at mphillips13@georgefox.edu if you are interested or want more information.
Thank you,
McKayla Phillips
Tonight (Monday) Art Talk is featuring Kensuke Yamada, a celebrated ceramist whose artwork has been shown at several national venues and has been featured in Ceramics Monthly and the Seattle Times. All are welcome to the free presentation from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.).
Yamada originally moved to the U.S. as an exchange student. His experiences as a foreigner navigating a new language led to a focus on “human gestures and facial expressions,” which are embodied in his sculptures. Come check out Yamada’s ceramic work and hear about his artistic practice.
Questions? Contact Annie Lunt at alunt13@georgefox.edu.
We want to see all your faces in this year’s edition of The Student Collective! Email your favorite picture of yourself to ascstudentcollective@georgefox.edu by Friday, Dec. 16. The only rule is that it’s a high-quality image file. Feel free to get creative and show off your unique personality!
Questions? Contact us at the email above.
Want to see what our theatre students are up to? Join us Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 7-8, at 10:10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium as we present a series of student-directed, one-act plays in our annual “Ten! Ten! Ten!” production.
Admission is only $2. See you there!
Need a break from studying? Join us Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 7-8, at 10:10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium as we present a series of student-directed, one-act plays in our “Ten! Ten! Ten!” production.
Admission is only $2. See you there!
You have been invited to a “Boxes of Love” packing party! It will be at 6 p.m. tonight (Sunday) in the Le Shana lobby. Our aim is to pack Christmas boxes for children in foster care and provide small hope kits for refugees.
We are asking for donations. Suggested items include:
Please bring donations to the packing party. Thank you, and we hope to see you there!
Contact Kaheela Reid (kreid15@georegfox.edu) with any questions.
Today (Saturday) in the Pennington House, we will be reading the Advent service from The Book of Common Prayer. There will be warm cider and good company. Join us at 5:30 p.m. to celebrate this glorious season.
This event is being sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. Contact Adrian Moons (amoons15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Hello swing dancers! We will host swing dancing in Roberts Center 117 tonight (Saturday). Beginner lessons begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by intermediate lessons at 7 p.m., and the free dance from 7:30 p.m. on. Hope to see you all there!
Contact Andrea Roberts (aroberts14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.
Stop by the Bruin Den or Bridge Café between 2 and 4 p.m. daily from Dec. 5 through Dec. 15 and warm up with a delicious seasonal hot chocolate (classic, Mexican or peppermint). Orders come with choice of festive toppings, along with a house-made holiday cookie – all for only $4.50!
Out of all of the innovation ideas submitted by employees, a select number have been invited to submit a formal proposal laying out their idea in more detail. Those proposals with higher complexity, more risk, or higher cost have also been asked to give a short final presentation explaining their proposal and to answer questions from members of the Innovation Team next week. George Fox employees are invited to attend these presentations to hear what their colleagues have been working on this semester.
Here is the schedule of presentations:
Monday, Dec. 5, in Roberts 180
9 a.m. – Rhett Luedtke, “The Big Bridge Theatre Consortium: An Interfaith Theatre Project”
9:15 a.m.- Rick Muthiah, “Academic Content Accessibility Project”
Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Klages 232
9:15 a.m. – Chris Koch, “Master’s in Experimental Psychology”
9:30 a.m. – Chris Koch, “Eye-Tracking and EEG”
10:15 a.m. – Chad Stillinger, “Engineering 4 + 1 Masters Program Research”
Thursday, Dec. 8, in Klages 232
1 p.m. – Matt Meyer, “Virtual Reality Content Creation Studio”
1:15 p.m. – Matt Meyer, “Be Sown: Better, More Affordable Internships”
Friday, Dec. 9, in Portland Center 295
9:15 a.m. – Patrick Kelley, “Continuing Education for K-12 Teachers”
9:30 a.m. – Jennie Harrop, “DPS Adjunct Faculty Mentorship Program”
9:45 a.m. – Jen Macnab, “FoxTALE Auto-enrollment”
10 a.m. – Britny Scholz, “Portland IDEA Center”
Decisions about which proposals will be funded will be announced in December or January.
Questions? Email innovation@georgefox.edu.
Come stop by the Bruin Den from 2 to 4 p.m. today (Friday) and give a saliva sample to test its pH. The only requirement is you cannot have eaten within the hour prior to testing. And yes, there will be candy.
Questions? Contact Hanna Kumasaka (hkumasaka14@georgefox.edu).
Come drop off any new unwrapped toys at 6 p.m. during the women’s basketball game tonight (Friday). We are looking for toys, games and books for children up to age 15. All donations will be going to the Newberg Fire Department to be distributed to those in need throughout the community.
If you cannot make it tonight, there are collection boxes in Wheeler and in Hoover. Thank you for helping out the community!
Contact Brynelle Bremner (bbremner14@georgefox.edu) for more information.
Lifted Hands meets every Friday at 2 p.m. in the Prayer Chapel! Come join us this afternoon as we lift up the needs of our campus, our world, and each other in prayer.
Do you love to serve? Does volunteering for the larger vision of Martin Luther King Jr. inspire you? How about in Portland?
Your chance to get involved with our neighboring community is finally here, with the opportunity to be a part of MLK Day of Service in Portland!
MLK Day of Service is a day we are able to live into this vision Dr. King had for serving and justice. Though one day of service is never enough to fully celebrate him or what he stood for, we hope you are able to join us for this day of service and recognition of Dr. King.
MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 16. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.
I’m looking for a studio artist (or enthusiast) to paint a landscape mural on a piece of 24-by-30-inch metal. It’s a Christmas present for my mom, a scene of Mt. Hood with a nest of squirrels in the foreground and a few other details.
I will give you a detailed comp and, of course, money. Contact me at mphillips13@georgefox.edu if you are interested or want more information.
Thank you,
McKayla Phillips
