The Daily Bruin

We are looking for people to represent a country flag in the Oct. 24 chapel to open Cultural Celebration Week. Whether you are native, lived in that country, or have a strong connection, we invite you to be a part of a biannual chapel performance.

If you are interested, contact Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Shelley Yonemura (ext. 2318) no later than Friday, Oct. 7. You will also need to be available for these dates:

• Sunday, Oct. 23, 1-2:30 p.m.: You need to be here for the entire practice. We need to coordinate a large group of flag walkers and dancers. You’ll be learning a very easy walk routine.
• Monday, Oct. 24, 10:15 -11:30 a.m.: We’ll need you to come to chapel early to line up and receive your flag. Performance will be at the beginning of chapel, around 10:40 a.m.

It’s really important that can attend both events on the times stated. Please make sure you can do this before making a commitment!

For questions or accommodations, please contact Dianna or Shelley.

The Staff Development Committee invites you to join us for our “Let’s Learn Together” session this Tuesday, Oct. 4, from noon to 1 p.m. Bethany Goldman, one of our athletic training faculty, will talk to us about stretching and exercising at work or home.

Newberg support staff will meet in Hoover 105. If you are joining us from another site, please use this stream site and sign in about five minutes early just to make sure everything is connected correctly.

Questions? Contact Rachel Powell at rpowell@georgefox.edu.

P.S. Please bring your lunch … Looking forward to seeing you!

2011 Fall Webinar Series:
Preparing for employment with leading experts in the field of career development

Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in Career Services

Oct. 5  Topic: Career Choice
Now What? Learn how to choose the right career!
Presenter: Nicholas Lore, author of Now What?

Oct. 12 – Social Media
Oct. 19 – Brand
Oct. 26 – Career Plan
Nov. 2 – Leadership
Nov. 9 – Interviewing
Nov. 16 – Job Search
Nov. 30 – Job Strategy
Dec. 7 – Social Media/LinkedIn

RSVP: https://www.myinterfase.com/georgefox/event_view.aspx?token=tW8RLhweEtjgVTczdypjsw%3d%3d

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding service as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can help us honor that person by nominating him/her for the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.

Please note: Only seniors are eligible for award consideration.

Look for the bright yellow nomination form in your campus mailbox or visit this link. Please mail your nomination forms to Kristina Findley at Box 6148 no later than Friday, Oct. 14.

Are you interested in a weeklong time of building, bonding and blessing? Then apply for a serve trip today! There are three incredible trips and locations to choose from.

Student and leader applications are now available in the Bruin Den and are due Friday, Oct. 21.

Questions? Contact Christa Branham at cbranham08@georgefox.edu.

Experiential Ministries is putting on its first big event of the year, a 7.8-mile loop hike of the Trail of Ten Falls in Silver Falls State Park, and needs a George Fox staff sponsor to come along on the hike. The hike is on Saturday, Oct. 8, and we will leave from the Bruin Den at 9 a.m. and be back no latter than 5 p.m. Silver Falls State Park is about an hour away, around 26 miles east of Salem.

If you are interested in sponsoring this and going on this trip or future Experiential Ministries trips (i.e. hiking, kayaking, backpacking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, etc.), please call Nick Largusa at 510-589-6317 or e-mail him at nlargusa10@georgefox.edu.

Chapel Credit Exemption forms are due today, Friday, Sept. 30, by 5 p.m. Turn in the forms at the Spiritual Life Office on the corner of Meridian and Sheridan.

For those interested in scheduling a flu shot at the Health Center, please do so by contacting the center at ext. 2340. As a reminder, the clinic will offer the shots on the following days:

• Thursday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The fee is $15. If you have Regence Blue Cross of Oregon insurance or the GFU Aetna insurance, it is free (you must bring your Regence insurance card with you).

Homecoming 2011 will take place from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8.

• Sunday: Super Brawl Sundae from 7 to 8 p.m. Bruin Brawl, ice-cream sundaes, announcement of homecoming court: Located in the SUB
• Tuesday: Sky High, from 8 to 10 p.m. Bring $5 and your student ID
• Thursday: Tyrone Wells Cystic Fibrosis Foundation benefit concert from  7:30 to 9 p.m.  in Bauman
• Saturday: Crowning of the Homecoming Court!

Interested in learning Mandarin Chinese and/or Japanese? Faculty and students are welcome to learn the basics of each language, including commonly used words, numbers, the different dialectic tones, and pronunciation, through a program run by students from China and Japan.

The hope for the program is that each student/faculty member will gain a basic understanding of the language as well as the culture.

• Mandarin Chinese will start Oct. 5 and continue every other Wednesday.
• Japanese will start Oct. 12 and continue every other Wednesday.

Both programs will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Questions? Contact Lishan Zeng at lzeng09@georgefox.edu.

Just a reminder that an all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this afternoon (Thursday) in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at this stream site. A chat room has also been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

I.T. is looking for a Portland student with good technical skills and great customer service experience to work two evenings and some Saturdays.  The position will average 13 hours per week with some chances to do additional work for special events.  For an application visit hr.georgefox.edu/Studentemployment.html.  Questions can be directed to barnold@georgefox.edu or 503-554-6127.  Completed applications can be turned in to the IT office on the Portland campus.

Sign and submit your September time sheet to your supervisor!

Don’t forget to turn in your September time sheets to your supervisor at the end of your last shift of the month. The last day of the month is Friday, Sept. 30. Be sure your name is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it. Payday is on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Please Note: If you had direct deposit last year, it is still in effect. To make changes, just submit a new form. If you haven’t yet signed up for direct deposit, but would like to, there is still time to do that. Just get your form in by Oct. 5.

Thank you!
– Human Resources

For our Intro to Marketing class this semester, we have selected a GFU department on campus to analyze its current marketing strategies and brainstorm ways to improve them. We have developed a market research survey to determine the wants/needs of our target market and how the current events and services offered by Career Services are catering to those needs.

We are hoping to receive feedback from an array of undergrad, grad, and ADP students.

If you wouldn’t mind filling out our survey on Survey Monkey, it should only take you about five minutes and will be simple questions about your interactions with Career Services, what services you have used, and what services you’d like to see implemented on campus.

We would really appreciate the feedback and your help on this class project!

surveymonkey.com/s/D2HXNKD

Thanks!

Contact Lauren if you have questions: lwoodruff08@georgefox.edu

Student supervisors: The first payday of the new school year for student employees is Thursday, Oct. 13. For us to meet this deadline, we need your students’ September time sheets by Tuesday, Oct. 4 by 5 p.m.

Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number is legible on each one. Also, don’t forget to sign them and be sure the students did as well. Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets. We will contact them to come to HR for signature.

If you still have paperwork for new or returning student employees, please get it turned in as soon as possible.

Thanks so much for helping us get our students paid in a timely manner!

– HR

Human Resources is pleased to announce a new benefit available to all employees who are eligible for life and disability insurance (.75 FTE and above with one year of service). Regence Life and Health has offered us the services of an Employee Assistance Program. This EAP provides a variety of services including counseling for family and personal issues, 24-hour crisis help, and legal, financial and childcare services.

Eligible employees will be receiving a brochure in campus mail with more information, or you can use this direct link to an online copy.

Please note that when calling for an appointment with a counselor you may request a list of Christian counselors to select from. Please contact Lisa Burton (ext. 2183) with questions about this new benefit.

The Health Center is offering flu shots on the following days:

• Thursday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The fee is $15. If you have Regence Blue Cross of Oregon insurance or the GFU Aetna insurance, it is free.*

Questions? Contact Dana Ferrin at dferrin@georgefox.edu.

*You must bring your Regence insurance card with you

Faculty: It’s time once again to place your orders for next semester’s textbooks (due date is Oct. 1 for spring). Please use the online form at this link. Please do not e-mail your book list to us. This form will help us have all the information needed to get the books you request.

Questions? Contact Sandy at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

Kick off homecoming early on Thursday, Oct. 6, with a night of great music by Tyrone Wells (tyronewells.com) and help raise money for cystic fibrosis research. Wells is the brother-in-law of Kelly Chang (Psychology) and cousin of Meredith Dougherty (Student Life).

Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show in Bauman Auditorium are $10 at the door or can be purchased at georgefox.edu/tyronewells. All proceeds go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on behalf of Team Win With Quinn, which supports Meredith and Ryan Dougherty’s son, diagnosed with CF in 2006.

Questions? Contact Meredith Dougherty at mdougher@georgefox.edu.

All parents of college-aged kids are invited to a parents’ prayer meeting held in the Hoover-Hatfield Library (Hoover 104) Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. (except Oct. 20 and Nov. 17).

We follow a “moms-in-touch” format, but welcome dads and anyone else who wants to pray. Please join us!

Questions? Contact Sue O’Donnell at sodonnell@georgefox.edu.