The next faculty business meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 16. Boise employees will meet in the Boise Center’s conference room from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to participate in the meeting via Polycom. Missy Terry (Academic Affairs) will be sending out the agenda, minutes, and proposals to faculty via Bruinmail.
If you have not already done so, please complete, check, and sign your October time sheet (staff) or time off report (administrators), and then send it on to your supervisor for signature. These forms can be found at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/forms.html.
Please send it to Human Resources at Box 6108. If your supervisor is not available to sign, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.
The School of Education will be hosting a joint National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) accreditation visit Nov. 2-7. While the School of Education has been accredited by the state for many years, this is the first national accreditation visit.
Two accreditation team members will visit the Boise Center and Redmond campus on Nov. 2. The team of 10 begins its visit in Newberg and Portland on Nov. 3. As you have opportunity, please welcome our accreditation team members to George Fox.
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
A faculty teaching forum, “The First Day of Class: Beginning with the End in Mind,” is scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.
The first day of class is vital for setting expectations that will impact the remainder of the semester. In this session, Dwight Kimberly (Biology) will share some of his philosophy and strategies for getting his classes off to a strong start and carrying through to the end of the semester.
To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch.
All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend faculty teaching forums. Video podcasts of forums will be available at the “Events and Resources†link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.
Have a prayer need? Receive prayer support by clicking on this link: PrayerNet. You may submit your request(s) anonymously or let us know who you are.
Do you have a heart for prayer? Join the PrayerNet team by clicking on this PrayerNet link.
There is also a prayer request box in the Prayer Chapel on the Newberg campus.
– Staff Development Committee
Due to the Staff Development Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 24, checks will not be processed in the Office of Financial Affairs on Wednesday. Any check requests received on Tuesday or Wednesday will be processed as quickly as possible. For emergencies on Wednesday, contact Sandy Cornell (Financial Affairs) at ext. 2169.
Caitlin Corning (History) will present “Beyond the Pop Quiz: Evaluating Student Learning” at a faculty teaching forum scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.
Studies have shown that students learn best when continually assessed, not just tested with a midterm or final exam. This session will discuss different techniques and assignments to evaluate student comprehension and encourage learning.
Those who have not reserved a lunch through Student Life – email Jere Witherspoon by 4 pm on Monday, October 22 – should bring their own. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend faculty teaching forums. Video podcasts of the sessions will be available at the “Events and Resources†link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.
The Newberg campus will take its mid-semester holiday on Friday, Oct. 12. No classes will be held, and the university’s offices, bookstore, switchboard, and library will be closed. The Portland and Boise sites will remain open.
Please join the university community in thanking Amy Karjala (Development) for a decade of faithful service to George Fox University. A farewell reception is scheduled from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Stevens Center lobby. Amy has accepted a position with the Mission Increase Foundation in Lake Oswego.
Cards of appreciation are welcome.
If you have not already done so, please complete, check, and sign your September time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) and send it to your supervisor for signature. Both forms can be found at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/forms.html.
Forms need to be sent to Human Resources (Box 6108) this week. If your supervisor is not available this week to sign, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.
George Fox participates with three organizations that allow employee dependents to apply for tuition exchange with a variety of educational institutions. The link georgefox.edu/resources_for/employees/tuitionexchange.pdf provides information about tuition exchange policies and procedures. Feel free to download the attached document.
Employees must be at least three-quarters time to be eligible. Dependents must be admitted into the school for which they are applying before the tuition exchange application will be considered in early spring. Unlike tuition remission for dependents attending George Fox, there is no guarantee that your dependent will receive a tuition exchange scholarship.
If you have a dependent interested in applying for tuition exchange at another university, e-mail Missy Terry (Academic Affairs) the following information:
Dependent’s name:
Dependent’s mailing address:
Dependent’s SSN:
Dependent’s telephone number:
Which colleges/universities your dependent would like tuition exchange application sent to?
What year in college will your dependent be for the fall (freshman, sophomore, etc.)?
Applications are submitted by the Office of Academic Affairs between October and early spring. Tuition exchange award decisions are usually made in February or March.
Corey Beals (Religious Studies) will present the 2007 Fall Faculty Lecture, “Relational Metaphysics and the Art of Disappearing,†at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Hoover 105.
Beals will discuss postmodern Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas’ view of human nature – a view that suggests that the ethical relation with “the Other,†as he calls, is not derived from human nature but is what constitutes human nature. “In other words, what makes me human is that I am in relation with the ‘Other,’†Beals says. “This relation is not just a type of social contract where we agree not to kill each other, but it is a relation that requires me to be responsible for my neighbor.â€
Beals suggests that those who harm others in the face of this relation do so by becoming “invisible to the ‘Other.’â€
“The ways of becoming invisible are many, and this is the subject of this lecture,†Beals says.
Chris Koch (Psychology) will speak on “Teaching Evaluations and Outcome Assessment” at a faculty teaching forum from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.
Teaching evaluations should help inform instructors about their classroom practices. However, teaching evaluations also can be used to assess educational goals and outcomes shared by the entire George Fox community. This session will focus on how teaching evaluations can and should be used in the academic assessment of the university.
To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) by 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch.
All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to faculty teaching forums. Video podcasts of the sessions will be available at the “Events and Resources†link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.
Staff: Don’t forget the upcoming conference
Staff Development Conference
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007
Location
Tigard Community Friends Church
8:30 a.m. Check-in and breakfast
9:15 a.m. Devotions, prayer, and worship
10 a.m. President Robin Baker
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Introductions, Jeopardy, Video
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Family Feud
1:30 p.m. Chuck Ferguson – author of Indomitable Spirit – Life-Changing Lessons in Leadership
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Chuck Ferguson
3:45 p.m. Evaluations
Bruin Directories are available for purchase by contacting Martha Byrne, ASC communications director. The cost for each directory is $4. They can be ordered now and will be ready for distribution in November. E-mail Martha your department name, the number of Bruins you wish to order, your account number, and your cost-center number.
Please join the university community in thanking Amy Karjala (Development) for a decade of faithful service to George Fox University. A farewell reception is scheduled from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Stevens Center lobby. Amy has accepted a position with Mission Increase in Lake Oswego.
Cards of appreciation are welcome.
The podcast of Thursday’s all-campus employee meeting in Newberg is available at:
https://foxfiles.georgefox.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-306504_1-t_qZrTmTY4.
Library and IT wish to remind you that a selection of PBS videos are available for viewing for any university employee or student. You can gain access to these “Videos on Demand” via FoxTrax by searching for the keyword “VOD” or on Bruindata by choosing “VOD” on the menu bar.
Please read the proposals for faculty meeting that Missy Terry (Academic Affairs) sent out prior to Friday’s meeting, scheduled from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.
In the past, paper copies of the proposals were provided at faculty meeting. Many extras were left over, so only a limited number will be provided from now on, in an effort to conserve paper.
Also, comments on proposals are probably best formulated when the faculty member has read the proposal ahead of time.
