Announcements

Join us for a community potluck on Wednesday, July 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the OCC Cafe. All students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to come take a break, enjoy some great food, and spend some time together. Please feel free to bring a favorite dish, side, or treat to share with the group.

The Business Office will be closed from Tuesday, August 4 through Monday, August 10.

During this period, we will not be processing any financial transactions—including payments, invoices, voucher requests, or reimbursement requests. To ensure your requests are processed before the closure, please note the following deadlines:

• All invoices, voucher requests, and reimbursement requests must be submitted to the Business Office by noon on Tuesday, July 28.
• Any requests submitted after this deadline will not be processed until the week of August 11.
• Online student account payments made after 3:30 on Monday, August 3 may experience delays and will not be posted to accounts in a timely manner.

We encourage you to plan ahead to avoid any disruptions in your operations. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

As we transition into the new fiscal year, please keep the following important updates and deadlines from the Business Office in mind:

• Specify the Fiscal Year. When submitting payment requests, please clearly indicate which fiscal year (FY26 or FY27) the funds should come from. Note: The Business Office will make the final determination to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• June Credit Card Transactions. All transactions made in June must be fully completed and processed by July 20th.
• FY26 Deadline. The deadline to turn in all FY26 payment requests is July 31.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping us close out the year smoothly! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Business Office.

In this devotion, Don Knudson ’70 M.Div., reminds us that none of God’s creatures are worthless. Read today’s God Pause.

In this devotion, Don Knudson ’70 M.Div., considers the amazing process of very small things growing to become something else. Read today’s God Pause.

Another remote internship scam is making its rounds this morning. It purports to be from Mary Hess and Dwight Zscheile. It was clearly made with AI, so note that these scams keep getting better.

Some red flags I noticed were:

• Mentions a nonexistent initiative (Digital Commons & Public Faith)
• Seems a bit too good to be true
• We’ve had internship scams sent to us before
• It’s from Mary and Dwight but sent from another person’s email account

This blog post highlights the scams of 2025 and general red flags.