The Daily Bruin

We look forward to gathering together in Hoover 105 this Saturday at 10 a.m. to watch our Bruins play for a NCAA Division III national basketball championship. George Fox will play The College of New Jersey Friday for the right to advance to the title game. We will not be showing the consolation game scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday morning.

The Internet is an option for viewing the games. Visit this NCAA.com site for a tutorial on gaining access.

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 3:30 (note earlier time) to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

It is a recurring complaint among faculty that students do not complete their assigned readings or that they read them superficially.

Rick Muthiah (Center for Teaching and Learning) will lead a discussion about effective methods for using readings in your classes. Participants can get a head start on the conversation by reading a recent “Tomorrow’s Professor” posting and a chapter from Tools for Teaching (the section on motivating students to do the reading).

The session will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Hoover 104 (Hoover Hatfield Library). To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. 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 at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning  website.

Monday, March 16, is the deadline for turning in your Benefit Enrollment forms, and there are many still out. Please bring your forms to HR by 5 p.m. Or, you may fax them to 503-554-2186 or scan and e-mail them to lburton@georgefox.edu.

All forms that you may need are on the university’s benefits Web page.

Did the dog eat your benefit enrollment form? All employees must return it, even if you’re making no changes. Print a new one from the benefit Web page and return it to HR (Box 6108) by Monday, March 16. All other necessary forms are also on the benefit pages. New medical and dental deductions start March 31.

Questions? E-mail Lisa Burton (Human Resources) at lburton@georgefox.edu.

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

If you have not already done so, please submit your February time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) this week. Please 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 it, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.

We have added spaces to include your Cost Center and Employee ID numbers since that information is needed to access your record in PeopleSoft, so please take an extra moment to provide that information.

The Time-Off Report Form and the February Time Sheet Form are available on the HR site.

Appointment times are still available with Shane Roghaar, our TIAA-CREF representative, who will be available for one-hour meetings between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. March 10 (Portland Center), March 11 (Newberg) and March 12 (Newberg). You may make an appointment with him to discuss your investments using the online reservation system. See the invitation posted on the HR/Benefits Web page.

Employees in other locations, or those who are not available at this time, may call Shane to arrange a telephone consultation at 503-452-6981.

George Fox undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply for student research funding through the Richter Scholarship program. The second round of scholarship applications are due by 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 31. The program provides stipends and supply funds for research in collaboration with a faculty member.

Please turn in applications to Carol Jaquith (Psychology) at Box 6127, or deliver to Hoover 110. For details, visit the university’s Richter Scholarship page.

Friday, Feb. 27, marked the advent of employees no longer receiving printed direct deposit statements. Instead, employees will be able to view (and print) their pay statements through PeopleSoft by following these simple steps:

• If you do not already access PeopleSoft, you can use this link to get to the sign-in page. If you haven’t already added the login address to your favorites, this would be a good time to stop and do that.
• Use the same user ID and password that you use to login to e-mail and Bruindata.
• Open “Self Service” in the menu on the left and click on “Payroll and Compensation.” You will see a list of all of your pay statements that have been processed in PeopleSoft (beginning with our first payroll on Oct. 31) with some basic information included in each of the columns.
• Click on the pay date in the far left column labeled “Check Date” to open your statement as a PDF file. You can then print it if you want a hard copy, you can save the PDF file to another folder, or you can just refer to it again in the future in PeopleSoft.

Please note: If you have difficulty getting the self-service system to function correctly, please contact the IT service desk at ext. 2569.

This new process helps the university be a good steward of both financial and natural resources by reducing paper and envelope usage. It also will save significant time for staff in both HR and Mail Services.

Employees who are not on direct deposit will continue to receive their paychecks with statements attached through the mail. However, all employees (except student employees) are strongly encouraged to sign up for direct deposit.

Friday, Feb. 27, marks the advent of employees no longer receiving printed direct deposit statements. Instead, employees will be able to view (and print) their pay statements through PeopleSoft by following these simple steps:

• If you do not already access PeopleSoft, you can use this link to get to the sign-in page. If you haven’t already added the login address to your favorites, this would be a good time to stop and do that.
• Use the same user ID and password that you use to login to e-mail and Bruindata.
• Open “Self Service” in the menu on the left and click on “Payroll and Compensation.” You will see a list of all of your pay statements that have been processed in PeopleSoft (beginning with our first payroll on Oct. 31) with some basic information included in each of the columns.
• Click on the pay date in the far left column labeled “Check Date” to open your statement as a PDF file. You can then print it if you want a hard copy, you can save the PDF file to another folder, or you can just refer to it again in the future in PeopleSoft.

Please note: If you have difficulty getting the self-service system to function correctly, please contact the IT service desk at ext. 2569.

This new process helps the university be a good steward of both financial and natural resources by reducing paper and envelope usage. It also will save significant time for staff in both HR and Mail Services.

Employees who are not on direct deposit will continue to receive their paychecks with statements attached through the mail. However, all employees (except student employees) are strongly encouraged to sign up for direct deposit.

How do we engage our students on ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and gender diversity? A Faculty Teaching Forum, led by Melanie Hulbert (Sociology), will explore the ways in which we can successfully and boldly incorporate diversity issues in our curricula and classroom environments.

The session will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in Hoover 104 (Hoover Hatfield Library). To reserve a lunch e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. 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 at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.

Shane Roghaar, our TIAA-CREF representative, will be available for one-hour appointments between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. March 10 (Portland Center), March 11 (Newberg) and March 12 (Newberg). You may make an appointment with him to discuss your investments using the online reservation system. See the invitation posted on the HR/Benefits Web page.

Employees in other locations, or those who are not available at this time, may call Shane to arrange a telephone consultation at 503-452-6981.

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

Beginning with our Friday, Feb. 27 pay day, you will no longer receive a printed pay statement from the university if you are on direct deposit. Instead, you will be able to view (and print if you would like) your pay statement through PeopleSoft by following these simple steps:

1. If you do not already access PeopleSoft, you can use this link to get to the sign-in page. If you haven’t already added the login address to your favorites, this would be a good time to stop and do that.
2. Use the same user ID and password that you use to log in to e-mail and Bruindata.
3. Open “Self Service” in the menu on the left and click on “Payroll and Compensation.”
4. You will see a list of all of your pay statements that have been processed in PeopleSoft (beginning with our first payroll on Oct. 31) with some basic information included in each of the columns.
5. Click on the pay date in the far left column labeled “Check Date” to open your statement as a PDF file. You can then print it if you want a hard copy, you can save the PDF file to another folder, or you can just refer to it again in the future in PeopleSoft.

HR will post an e-nnouncement for the next several months to remind employees on pay day that their statements will be available only online to give people time to get used to this new procedure. This new process helps the university be a good steward of both financial and natural resources by reducing paper and envelope usage. It also will save significant time for staff in both HR and Mail Services.

Employees who are not on direct deposit will continue to receive their pay checks with statements attached through the mail. However, we strongly encourage all employees (except student employees) to get on direct deposit.

Enrollment packets for benefits should be arriving via campus mail by Monday. Most of them will arrive in a handy envelope provided by Allegiance. However, it’s not just about the flex plan. This envelope includes your custom benefit election form that must be signed and returned to HR by Monday, March 16. We just used the envelopes provided by Allegiance to send all of your information. So look for it and don’t toss it!

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

If there is any possibility that you will use tuition remission during the 2009-10 academic year, whether for yourself, a spouse, and/or dependent(s) be sure to complete a Tuition Remission Request Form for each person and submit it by Monday, March 2.

Please go to this tuition remission instruction page for instructions on completing the forms, and for the link to the forms themselves. It is important to read this information before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form. Incomplete forms will be returned without being processed.

For information about the Tuition Exchange program, contact Karlyn Fleming (Academic Affairs).

A Faculty Teaching Forum, “An Introduction to Second Life Educators,” is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in Hoover 104 (Hoover-Hatfield Library).

Over the last two years, several faculty members at George Fox have been exploring and using Second Life, a multi-user virtual environment, for teaching and learning. Join Robin Ashford (Portland Center Library) and Scot Headley (EDFL) as they present on Second Life and its potential for use by professors and other educators.

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17. 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 at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.

The university’s library website has been upgraded. You can now search all of the library’s Web pages from a convenient search box on the library’s homepage.