The Daily Bruin

In an effort to become better stewards of God’s creation — one of the strategic planning initiatives — by saving on gas consumption, the university is offering a trial four-day work week effective June 16 through Aug. 15 with the following guidelines:

1.  All offices need to be covered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
2.  Employees may choose to work four 10-hour days if coverage is approved by their supervisor.
3.  If approved, employees may chose to take off either Monday or Friday. (This will leave Tuesday through Thursday to schedule departmental and cross-departmental meetings.)
4.  Overtime is only paid for hours worked over 40 in a week, not over eight in a day.
5.  The week of June 30 to July 4 will be a standard week for all employees due to the holiday.
6.  There may be some days such as Genesis that will necessitate more complete coverage for particular areas within the university.

It is understood that not every office or regional site will be able to participate, but it is agreed to leave that decision up to the director or VP of that department or site. Supervisors are to consider any service disruption to the customer or users they serve in making each decision. This program will not be offered to students as they will be needed to help cover for employees who are gone.

The University Store will host another sidewalk sale during the upcoming Genesis event, Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Save 50 percent on select items, 20 percent on George Fox merchandise inside the store, and 30 percent on art and school supplies, World of Good items, and Zulugrass necklaces.

The bookstore will be closed on Friday, June 13 due to illness.

Robin Baker will be at the Portland Center on Friday, June 13 at 11 a.m. to lead a community meeting for all employees at the Portland Center. Employees are encouraged to attend to hear updates regarding the University.

The meeting will be held in Room 155a.

As of Friday, June 13, Bruin Coffee will no longer be serving at the Portland Center.

But don’t despair. There are plans in the works for a new service, the details of which will be shared as the planning progresses. Meanwhile, through the summer months, the Portland Bookstore will be offering expanded coffee and snack selections. Drop by and see all the new flavors.

The Portland Center Bookstore will be closed Tuesday, July 1, through Thursday, July 3, to conduct its year-end inventory procedure. During these days, the Portland Center Bookstore and online store will be shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.

During this time:

• There will be no money available to make change.
• Phone orders or requests will not be taken.
• Candy, beverages, or other items will not be sold, along with any other type of merchandise.

The bookstore will also be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. The bookstore will resume full operation on Monday, July 7. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time. We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we perform our inventory process.

– Portland Center Bookstore staff

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 12, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

The men’s shower room facility in the Wheeler Sports Center will be closed from Wednesday, June 11, through Friday, June 20, for remodeling. The showers will reopen on Monday, June 23.

The University Store will be closed Wednesday, June 25, through Monday, June 30, to conduct its year-end inventory procedure. During these days, the Newberg campus bookstore, textbook annex, and online store will be shut down for any type of sale or request. All bookstore employees will be unavailable for assistance.

During this time:

• There will be no money available to make change.
• Phone orders or requests will not be taken.
• Candy, beverages, or other items will not be sold, along with any other type of merchandise.

The bookstore will resume full operation on Tuesday, July 1, but will be closed on Friday, July 4. Please plan ahead for merchandise needed before this time. We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we perform our inventory process.

– University Store staff

Beginning Monday, June 16, all users of the university’s Fitness Center will be required to bring their ID card and scan it upon entering. The policy is being implemented to better monitor and assess the needs of the Fitness Center.

In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that a recent salmonella outbreak has been linked to the consumption of certain varieties of raw tomatoes, and products containing those varieties of raw tomatoes, Bon Appetit is removing the tomato varieties of concern from its menus and recipes until further notice. This includes sliced tomatoes on burgers served in the Bruin Den.

The FDA is advising consumers not to eat the tomato varieties of concern, including raw red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes.

According to the FDA, all other tomato varieties are safe, including cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached. Tomatoes grown at home are also reported to be safe.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Denny Lawrence,
Bon Appetit

Rob Westervelt, director of brand management at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., for the past three years, began as vice president of marketing and communications in May. Prior to his most recent position at Biola, he directed the school’s advertising and publications for two and a half years (2002 to 2005) and worked as director of public relations and publications for two years (2000 to 2002). He also served as editor of the university’s Biola Connections magazine from 1998 to 2008. Rob earned a master’s degree in philosophy of religion and ethics from Biola in 1997 and a bachelor’s degree in communication from Weber State University in 1995. He is married to Melinda and they have moved to Newberg.

Cary Griffith joined marketing and communications as a web development specialist in May. He has worked in the department as a student for more than two years, and he was employed as an intern for the Chicago Title Insurance Company in Portland in 2007. He also has done freelance design work for university, church, and web clients. Cary graduated from George Fox this spring with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. He is married to Kayin, also a 2008 graduate of George Fox, and the couple lives in Newberg. They attend GodSong Community Church in Newberg.

Kayin Griffith has been hired as the administrative assistant in the office of spiritual life. She was the university’s Serve Day coordinator last year and will serve in that capacity again this year. Since December of 2007, she has worked as a project manager and designer for Griffith Design, a design firm she and her husband started out of their Newberg home. Previously, she has worked in George Fox’s student life and admissions offices, as well as in the Murdock Learning Resource Center. Kayin graduated from George Fox with a bachelor’s degree in studio art in 2008. She and her husband, Cary, a web development specialist in marketing and communications, attend GodSong Community Church in Newberg.

Darla Norgren has moved from temporary status to full time as an administrative assistant in the School of Management. She has been an administrative support and volunteer at the Portland Center since April. She also has owned a business, R&D Electric in Mulino, since 2006 and, from 2004 to 2008, she did administrative work at Silverton Hospital. Darla earned an associate’s degree in business administration from Pioneer Pacific College in 2005. She lives in Mulino with husband Robert and children Jared, Jacob, and Rachel. The family attends Foothills Community Church in Molalla.

The following faculty members are leaving the university to pursue other opportunities or retire: Kari Day (Management), Elizabeth Hamilton (Psychology), Gary Adams (Education), Gary Railsback (Education), John Warton (Cinema and Media Communication), Doreen Blackburn (Education), Gennie Harris (Education), Donna Kalmbach-Phillips (Education), David Sherwood (Social Work), Carol Sherwood (Nursing), and Jacqui Cooke (Nursing), Clint Baldwin (Political Science), Kevin Carr (Education), Rick Chromey (Boise Center), Melissa Croteau (Writing/Literature), Jules Glanzer (Seminary), Tom Johnson (Religious Studies), David Myton (Education), Beth Schafer (School of Professional Studies), and Manfred Tschan (Health and Human Performance). Hamilton and Baldwin will continue to teach on an adjunct basis.

Kris Thompson (Graduate Admissions) left George Fox in May to open a restaurant, The Orchard House, in Caldwell, Idaho.

Evan Schanzenbach (Admissions) left George Fox in June to work at American Intercontinental University as a national admissions advisor.

Annie Rilette (Health and Counseling Services) left the university in May.

Sandee Robinson (Management) left George Fox in May.

Stephanie Belt (Tilikum) left the university as an employee in May but will begin George Fox’s full-time MAT program in June.

Sunni York (MAT) will leave George Fox on June 11. She is retiring so she can travel and spend more time with her grandchildren.

Sharon Pilon (Advancement) left George Fox on June 5 to take a position as donor relations coordinator at Westside Christian High School in Lake Oswego.

Greg Smith (IT) was elected to a two-year term as a member at large on the executive committee of the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (nwacc.org). Greg begins his term in June. The NWACC, with members from most of the colleges and universities in the Northwest, fosters communication and collaboration among its member institutions on the development and use of advanced technology for instruction, research, and administrative operations.

Reid Kisling (Registrar) completed a year as president of the Oregon Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers by presiding over the association’s annual meeting in Klamath Falls, Ore., in May. He now assumes the role of past president for the association until next May. Reid also had an article, “My Staff Are Competent, Right?,” published in the February edition of the AACRAO strategic enrollment management trade journal, SEM Source. The article addressed the creation of a competency-based system for the evaluation, development, and promotion of enrollment services staff, specifically addressing character as an essential component often missing from other systems.

Dave Johnstone (Student Life) received the Ruth E. Bamford Award for Distinguished Service at the annual Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD) conference at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, June 2-5. The award, given to a professional in the field of student affairs with fewer than 15 years of experience, is based upon outstanding contributions to ACSD and to the field of student development.

Ed Higgins (Writing/Literature) had a poem, “she said,” published in May on the online e-zine Best Poem: A Poetry Journal. Another of his poems, “Bottoms up,” was published in the June issue of the e-zine NthPosition.

Becky Ankeny (Academic Affairs) will go on sabbatical in the coming school year to complete her executive MBA and work with Northwest Yearly Meeting as an elder and recorded minister.

Lindsay Peterson and Travis Morgan (Admissions) presented at the annual North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals conference at Gordon College June 3. The title of their presentation was “Defeating the Curse of Knowledge: Crafting Messages that Stick in the Minds of Students.”

Mark Benjamin (Student Life) and wife Erin welcomed their third child, Myla Benjamin, on April 30. She was 7 pounds, 14 ounces. She joins two older brothers.

June 10        Tim Goodfellow
June 11        Janet Moats
June 12        Gary Adams
June 13        Robby Larson
June 14        Michelle Cox, Loren Wenz
June 15        Esther King
June 16        Craig Taylor
June 17        Neal Ninteman
June 18        Sherri Moore-Harrison
June 19        Carla Hagen, Mark McMinn
June 20        Janet Herron, Christine Stacey
June 21        Sarah Baldwin
June 22        Sarah Myhre, Daniel Sweeney
June 24        Terri Crawford
June 25        Mike Rader, Karen Wedeking
June 26        Lisa McMinn, Rachel Powell
June 27        Sean McKay
June 28        Dan Schutter
June 29        Mary Peterson
June 30        John Heitz
July 2            Kathy Grant
July 6            Doreen Blackburn, Lisa Burton
July 7            Bob Buckler

The main file and print server may be unavailable between 6 to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10.

Bruce Arnold, IT specialist for the Portland Center will be on vacation June 12-25. Newberg’s IT service desk will be available during his absence at extension 2569, their hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The University Store is hosting a Father’s Day sale. Save 30 percent on all “George Fox Dad” sweatshirts, caps, and mugs in stock the week of June 9-13.

Due to an illness, the Wheeler Sports Center gym floor refinishing project will not be completed in the scheduled time and the gym will remain closed through Thursday, June 12. If the work gets finished before that date, a notification will go out. Thank you for your patience.

Plant Services

You are invited to help Plant Services restore the ecosystem structure and function of Hess Creek Canyon, which includes the establishment of native plant communities. The work will take place Wednesdays from 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the summer and will mostly involve the removal of invasive plants, mainly ivy. Come and do your part to restore this valuable resource. To find out more, e-mail Debby O’Kelley (Plant Services) at dokelley@georgefox.edu.