Attend the Fall Staff Development Conference and sign up for ‘Worthy’ Book Club

The Staff Development Committee will be hosting the Fall Conference from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1. See the 2018 Fall Staff Conference Worthy Information Flyer for details and mark your calendar to join us! A limited number of administrators and faculty will be able to participate in the conference presentation as space permits (information on this will follow as we draw closer to the conference date).

Support staff may also participate in a book club opportunity. In an effort to promote fun, learning and connection opportunities for staff, we are coordinating a voluntary book club to read and discuss Worthy, a book written by our very own Melanie Springer Mock. Polly Peterson will be presenting from this book at the upcoming Fall Conference.

If you’d like to participate, simply complete this Worthy Book Club Google Sign-Up Sheet to let us know your preferences for location and time. We plan to run two sessions: one before and another after the Fall Conference (which will have a separate sign-up as the date draws nearer).

There are a few ways you can participate:

  • You may just go to the conference and enjoy the information from the author (required)
  • You may purchase the book and read it on your own (voluntary)
  • You may choose to participate in a book club (voluntary). Here is how:
  1. Sign up for the Worthy Book Club by the end of the day on Thursday, Sept. 27
  2. Purchase the book (Kathy Harris on Minthorn’s second floor will have them available for $12, or you may purchase it online)
  3. Read one to two chapters (about 40 pages) a week
  4. Enjoy meeting on non-work time (you may flex your schedule, and we will have before lunch/after work options) to discuss the book and get to know your colleagues better

If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Hanks (jhanks@georgefox.edu) or Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu).

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