The Daily Bruin

August is now behind us, so please submit your August time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) this week. Be sure it is complete, accurate and signed by both you and your supervisor before sending it to HR at Box 6108.

If your supervisor is not available to sign your time sheet by Tuesday, Sept. 6, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed. Links to the time-off report and the August time sheet can be found at this link.

The nursing club will be hosting a kickoff celebration for all classes.

When: Monday, Sept. 5 
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: Hoover 102

Come join us for dessert, information about upcoming events, and details on how to get involved in the nursing club! We look forward to meeting you!

– Nursing Club Officers

Please nominate a colleague that would be deserving of this month’s Employee of the Month award by submitting your nomination via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Monday, Sept. 19. It should be a summary of this person’s recent contributions and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 gift card to The Allison at our next community meeting.

Info meeting Dance team/Freestyle group:
Thursday, Sept. 8 at 9 p.m. in the Bruin Den

Info meeting Cheer Team/Stunt group: Monday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. in the Bruin Den

Tryouts for both teams:
Friday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center dance room.

For more info, contact advisor: Adina at ext. 2263 or amcconau@georgefox.edu

We hope that members of the university’s staff will join us for four fun-filled lunches. Our goal is to bring our community together by having fun together.

• Sept. 19 – Outdoor barbecue: Come enjoy a wonderful barbecue lunch on the quad. Enjoy visiting with friends, playing Frisbee or other lawn games.
• Nov. 14 – Holiday theme: Come enjoy a holiday style meal. Entertainment TBA
• Jan. 30 – “Souper Bowl”: We will be celebrating the Super Bowl! Wear your favorite team colors or jersey and come enjoy a warm bowl of soup in a wonderful bread bowl, play some sports trivia and enjoy sports bloopers.
• April 16 – Build your own nachos and enjoy a performance by the University Players.

All lunches will be at noon in the Cap & Gown Room unless otherwise noted. Cost is $3.

Questions? Contact Sherri Moore at smoore@georgefox.edu.

The Lutheran Student Fellowship is a new group on campus celebrating the Lutheran tradition. Come join us for an informational meeting. Open to both Lutherans and everyone else. See you there!

Meet us on Friday, Sept. 2 at noon in the Executive Dinning Room (just off the Bruin Den).

This is an invitation for anyone connected with the George Fox community to join our online community of Quaker (Friends) students, faculty and staff. If you are interested in learning about events, opportunities, and information connected to the Quaker community, please e-mail Jamie Johnson (jejohnson@georgefox.edu) to be added to the group.

If you have any empty two-liter plastic soda bottles, could you please drop them off in the admissions office before Tuesday, Sept. 6? They will be used for Serve Day. Thanks so much!

You are invited to meet us in the Spiritual Life House (corner of Sheridan and Meridian) for a time to connect with God and each other through Scripture and prayer every Monday through Friday from 2:40 to 2:55 p.m.

The opening reception for an art exhibit featuring the work of Craig Goodworth will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, in the Minthorne Gallery.

An artist talk session is also scheduled at 4 p.m. Goodworth’s pieces will be on display through the end of September. Contact the Department of Visual Arts at ext. 2619 for more information.

The university community is invited to a free showing of the play A Suicide Note from a Cockroach this Friday, Sept. 2, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

The play puts a comic twist on the existential dilemma of being an immigrant in the U.S. It is directed by Carlos Alexis Cruz, an adjunct professor at George Fox, and is the debut production of Portland’s Pelú Theatre. You can read more about the play here.

Questions? Contact Bryan Boyd at bboyd@georgefox.edu.

If you have students in your department who are working for you during the chapel hour or who are in an internship on Mondays and Wednesdays, please send spiritual life the list of those students along with their ID number. Exemptions must be processed by Friday, Sept. 23.

Students with an internship on Mondays or Wednesdays or who work during the chapel hour are eligible for partial chapel credit exemption. If you have questions about the chapel policy, check out our spiritual life website.

To all students who have internships or work, etc. during the chapel hour:

If you feel that you need (for whatever reason) exemption from Spiritual Life Credits you NEED to fill out an exemption request form. The exemption form and chapel credit policy be found at spirituallife.georgefox.edu.

The form is due by Sept. 23. You can drop it by the Spiritual Life Office or mail it to Box #6264.

The Fitness Center will be closed between 8 and 9 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 2, for electrical repairs.

Did you know that the music department offers applied jazz piano lessons on the Newberg campus?  If not, then now you will!

If you have studied piano for at least two to three years, are a competent player, and would like to learn more about jazz improvisation, ENROLL in MUSA 105 JZ.

You can enroll for .5 credit hour (30-minute lesson per week) plus $325 per semester applied lesson fee (this is like paying a private teacher outside the university), or you can enroll for one credit hour – a one-hour lesson per week – plus $650 per semester.

We have an outstanding jazz pianist: Greg Goebel. He just returned from a European tour toured with other jazz artists, including renowned bassist David Friesen and pop vocalist Gino Vannelli, and was a student of Randy Porter.

Questions? E-mail Greg Goebel at greggoebel1@gmail.com.

Student Supervisors,

We thought we would clear up some conflicting information that you have received from HR. For your students who worked all summer, the last day of summer employment was Aug. 28. Starting Aug. 29, all students must use the Academic Year time sheet. The last three days of August are to be included on the September time sheet.

For your students who started work for the school year early (Aug. 26 or earlier), you must submit an August time sheet for them through Aug. 31. Time sheets are due in HR on Friday, Sept. 2, for a payday of Sept. 15.

Make sure you have all paperwork submitted to HR for your student employees by Friday, Sept. 2.

Thank you,
HR

Join the theatre department as we celebrate the beginning of a new season. The Theatre Season Kickoff is a great time catch up with friends, meet new friends, hear more about the 2011-2012 theatre season, hang out and have fun. Anyone is welcome to join and we’d love to have you.

Come to Woodmar Auditorium on Friday, September 2 from 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Refreshments provided, but no meal.

It’s going to be a great year!
Let’s start off well.

Be looking for the Spiritual Life calendars in your campus mail box today! The calendar is full of information regarding this year’s schedule so check it out.

George Fox faculty and staff will be receiving Spiritual Life calendars in their campus mailboxes by the end of next week. If you would like to see what is happening on the calendar, you can download a PDF of it from our Spiritual Life website. Speaker information and our new blog are also available via our website.

Guitar Lessons and Classes are offered for Fall 2011 at George Fox!

BEGINNING CLASS GUITAR is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting (Tues/Thurs. 9:40am-10:30am). Learn to strum and pick popular worship songs while learning to read music. MUSI 250-A

PRIVATE LESSONS/APPLIED GUITAR is offered to bring your playing to the next level. One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and get some new skills and techniques. All styles are covered including jazz, blues, rock, worship, folk, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT

Lessons are taught by George Fox guitar professor Dave Iula. He has performed at many churches in Portland (Beaverton Foursquare, Southlake Church, Rolling Hills, Imago Dei Community) as well as Portland’s finest clubs (Jimmy Mak’s, The Blue Monk, Mississippi Studios).

Email Dave for more info: daveiula1@gmail.com