This is a reminder that employees are able to purchase a lunch on the morning of Serve Day (Wednesday, Sept. 9) by paying $6.25 at the information table outside of the Stevens Center. If you would like to do this, please e-mail us at serveday@georgefox.edu with your name so that we know how many to expect. Thank you!
With the academic year now underway, Employee of the Month Awards will resume. This year’s winners will be selected from nominations from coworkers and other colleagues. Support staff and administrators from all sites are eligible to receive this award once each year. Monthly winners will be announced at the all-employee meetings and each will receive a $100 gift certificate to the Jory Restaurant at the new Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg.
Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources) if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s contribution(s) to the university, its students, and/or its employees in the past 30 days or so (what was done, who was impacted, etc.) and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.
Please submit your nomination by Friday, Sept. 18. The president’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the Employee(s) of the Month from the nominations submitted. The winner(s) will be announced at the all-employee meeting on Thursday, Sept 24.
Last Friday, an updated e-mail went out to all employees about individual Serve Day assignments. Unfortunately, that e-mail did not specify which employees are driving.
The first e-mail to employees sent out in mid-August recorded drivers. If you were driving then, you still are now. If you have questions regarding transportation, please e-mail serveday@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2326. Thanks for all your help!
Selah 2009 is just around the corner! The annual women’s seminar is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. This year’s theme is “Reimagine: Embracing change, trusting God and moving forward.”
This year’s speakers are Sarah Thomas Baldwin, Linda Lucas and Bo Stern. For their bios and a complete list of the breakout session presenters, please visit selah.georgefox.edu. If you have any questions or if you are interested in volunteering for Selah, contact Amy Lorenz (University Relations) at alorenz@georgefox.edu or ext. 2134. All volunteers receive a $10 discount on their registration.
See you there!
A new Google Group/listserv has been created for members of the George Fox community who consider themselves Quaker, are interested in learning more about Quakers, or for those who want to be informed of events on campus and in the area related to the Friends church. Please e-mail Jamie Johnson (jejohnson@georgefox.edu) to be added to the list.
The School of Management invites the university community to its Quarterly Speaker Series, which opens with the session “Negotiations 101: How to Drive an Effective Win-Win Deal,” from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in Portland Center’s Room 155.
Guest Jim Cross, a George Fox MBA alumnus, is a contracts and negotiations manager for Intel Corporation’s Global Indirect Procurement organization. Jim’s global organization leads negotiation teams on strategic supply chain engagements. He has worked in global supply chain management for more than 14 years and has been at Intel Corporation for 10 years.
Cross will address pertinent aspects of negotiation and dispel the notion that negotiations have a “win-lose” outcome. Effective negotiators know that long-term success is measured by “win-win” outcomes. Grounded in communication, these outcomes occur when negotiations bridge the gap of false information and miscommunication — skills especially needed by managers and leaders of complex organizations today.
Attendees will learn about negotiating, and in so doing improve their personal communication in a positive way that fosters “win-win” outcomes in all aspects of life.
Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend: georgefox.edu/som/events.html.
Selah, a seminar for women, is Saturday, September 26 from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All full time traditional undergraduate students are welcome to attend for free!Â
This year’s conference is about embracing change, trusting God, and moving forward. Come listen to Sarah Thomas Baldwin, Linda Lucas, and Bo Stern share their hearts and God’s word. For their full bios and a complete list of the breakout sessions visit selah.georgefox.edu. Register online today!
If you are interested in volunteering for Selah, please contact Amy Lorenz at alorenz@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2134.Â
Addresses for checks this fall will be mailed according to the following address hierarchy within MyGFU:
If you have an “Active” mailing address, it will go there.
If your mailing address is “Inactive,” your check will go to your “Home” address.
If you want your check to go to your campus mailbox, you must enter your box as your “Mailing Address.” (Not an option for other sites.)
Please complete address updates by Sunday, September 13. Log into mygfu.georgefox.edu  to make changes and then verify changes were accurately saved and addresses are active.
Interested in being involved with our campus radio station? We have positions open for DJs, Music Director, and Sports Broadcaster at KFOX.Â
Come to the meeting in the Bruin Den on Thursday, September 10 at 7 p.m. and/or contact Station Manager, Aubrey Ferguson at aferguson07@georgefox.edu.
The Office of Student Life is distributing new copies of the “Faculty and Staff Guide to Working with Students in Distress.” You won’t miss them: they are bright orange.
Please integrate this document into your records and recycle last year’s yellow version. Questions can be directed to Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) at jwithers@georgefox.edu or ext. 2316.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, will be the last day for students to use their vouchers to charge to their student accounts in the University Store.
The seasonal flu vaccine will be available beginning Monday, Sept. 7, for those at high risk for complications from the flu, or caregivers of persons at high risk.
If you meet any of the following criteria, please call the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340 to schedule an appointment:
Beginning Sept. 14, the flu vaccine will be available by appointment to all other students and staff. The fee is $15. The H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine will also be available mid- to late-October (details to follow).
Just for Sophomores…
Come to the Second Annual Sophomore Evening of Black & White Friday, September 18 from 8-10 p.m. in the Stevens Center Atrium.
Featuring black & white desserts, italian soda bar, coffees, & live musical entertainment!
Semi-formal, black & white attire.
Check out http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/student_life/sophomore/Â for more information.
Provost Patrick Allen will lead a Faculty Teaching Forum titled “Classroom Practices: Three Paths to Better Teaching†from noon to 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Cap and Gown Room A (note different location than on academic calendar).
The session will review three “oldies, but goodies” in classroom practice: “Desirable Difficulties,” “Spacing” and “Metacognitive Monitoring,” and discuss how they can assist student learning. A recent Chronicle article suggests that they many not always be appropriate, so we will put our heads together and discuss when and where they work – and when they don’t. Inexperienced and experienced teachers invited!
To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. Please have your lunch ready so we can begin the conversation at noon.
All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend Faculty Teaching Forums (FTFs). Video podcasts of FTFs will be available on iTunesU.
The seasonal flu vaccine will be available beginning September 7th for those at high risk for complications from the flu, or caregivers of persons at high risk.
If you meet any of the following criteria, please call the Health and Counseling Center @ 504.554.2340 to schedule an appointment:
Beginning September 14th, the Flu vaccine will be available by appointment to all other students and staff.
The fee is $15.00
The H1N1 (Swine flu) vaccine will also be available mid to late October, details to follow.
Molly Hickok
GFU Health & Counseling Center
503.554.2340
Serve Day is Wednesday, September 9. Please be watching your George Fox email account for your specific assignment for Serve Day. If you have not received an email by Monday, please email serveday@georgefox.edu. Thank you!
Please be watching for your final Serve Day assignment in your in-box. They will be sent Friday, Sept. 4. If you have not received an assignment by Monday, please e-mail serveday@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2326. Thank you!
The Admissions Office is in need of student drivers who can pick up/drop off our visiting students at the Portland airport. We will pay you per mile (approx. $40 per trip).
Requirements:
-Â Valid drivers license
-Â Valid insurance
-Â Clean car
-Â Safe driver
If you are interested or would like more information, please email Lissa Forbes at lforbes@georgefox.edu or call ext. 2240.
With the start up of classes, please remember that all the chairs and tables in the Bruin Den, Klages Dining Room, Cap and Gown Room and everywhere else on campus are not to be removed for any reason. These need to be left in place, as they are critical for their intended purposes.
Please contact Event Services if you need to arrange for the use of tables or chairs for an event.
Want to give back to the University by working with perspective students?
University Ambassadors is a campus group that gives tours, lunch hosts, and speaks on student panels. If interested, pick up an application in the Admissions Office this week and next!
