The Daily Bruin

On Monday, Nov. 23, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., the seniors in Liberal Arts and Critical Issues: Majority World and the West will present the results of their research. For this event, to be held in the Hoover and EHS atriums, we are looking for judges to evaluate the student projects. Each judge is assigned five tables, and the process should take about an hour.

Judges do not have to be there for a straight hour but can come and go as their schedule demands. We would like to have faculty, staff and administrators as judges. No experience is necessary. If you are interested, please contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

The film Together We Are Free will be projected in Hoover 105 from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. The film follows the Invisible Children organization’s most recent advocacy event, titled “The Rescue,” a worldwide movement to raise awareness about the child abductions in Uganda.

Discussion time will follow the film with Invisible Children roadies and a general update and review of organization history, current agenda and future trajectory.

T-Shirts and DVDs will be on sale.

Jazz vocalist Madeline Eastman will be the guest performer at “An Evening of Jazz,” a concert featuring the George Fox Jazz Band and the Faculty Jazz Trio at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission to the concert is free and seating is open.

Eastman is acclaimed as “a consummate, inventive, entertaining artist at work” by the L.A. Times, which touts her as “a prime example of what jazz singing in the 21st century can be.” She has released six studio records and one live album and has toured throughout the United States and Europe.

The concert is part of the university’s Family Weekend, which invites parents and extended family members to experience campus life Friday through Sunday.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the university will host a second free concert. Featuring the George Fox Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale and Symphonic Band, the event is scheduled at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Parents and other family members of current students will be on campus for the university’s annual Family Weekend, scheduled this Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6-8.

Friday events include a dinner, holiday bazaar, a 7:30 p.m. jazz concert, and a 7:30 p.m. theatre production, The Diviners. On Saturday, three faculty lectures will be presented, as well as a music department concert at 4 p.m., another showing of The Diviners at 7:30 p.m., and family bingo at 8 p.m. in Heacock Commons.

The weekend will conclude with a 10 a.m. worship service Sunday in Bauman Auditorium. For specifics on the weekend, visit familyweekend.georgefox.edu.

Roger Nam (Seminary) will present at the next Faculty Research Forum, scheduled for 10:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Hoover 105.

Roger will present “Aged Wine, Fine Oil and the Political Consolidation of an Israelite King,” in which he will discuss how the Samaria Ostraca attests to the Israelite monarchy’s attempts to solidify authority from the clans of the surrounding Manasseh territory through the distribution of wine and oil.

Refreshments will be provided. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

All George Fox students, staff and faculty are encouraged to wear BlueZone shirts on the opening night of the fall play, The Diviners, Thursday, Nov. 5. This is a great way to show unity.

Shirts are available in the Bruin Bookstore for $5 (employees) and $4 (students). There will also be shirts available for purchase before the play, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

The theatre department’s fall production of The Diviners opens in Wood-Mar Auditorium this week. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7 and Nov. 12-14. A final matinee performance is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15.

The production is a redemptive tale of a charismatic but backsliding preacher and his close newfound friendship with the eccentric Buddy Layman as they help each other divine for truth, faith and hope.

All university employees may receive one complementary ticket for any night. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets are available for purchase at theatre.georgefox.edu.

The George Fox University Auxiliary will host its annual holiday bazaar and silent auction on campus this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7.

The bazaar will feature more than 20 artisans selling jewelry, art, crafts, plants and food. A silent auction is also planned, featuring donated items from local businesses.

The main bazaar will be held in the Ron Gregory Atrium on Friday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The silent auction will be held in the Hoover Atrium during the same times, closing at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Admission is free. For more information, contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at ext. 2121.

The university will host a free concert performed by the Portland Youth Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in Bauman Auditorium.

Led by conductor and music director David Hattner, the concert is a preview of the orchestra’s fall concert to be held in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Nov. 14. The program will feature Kai Talim, the winner of PYP’s Piano Concerto Competition. Selections will include Verdi ballet music from Otello, Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4 (featuring Talim), Debussy’s Fanfare from Le Roi Lear, Bloch’s Two Interludes from Macbeth, and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

No tickets are required for the concert. For more information, call the Portland Philharmonic at 503-223-5939.

There’s still time to turn in your C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award nominations. Do you know a senior student who displays great servant leadership qualities? Let us know! We are looking for nominations for the award. Only senior students are eligible.

Please visit the award nomination site to find out more and to download the nomination form. Please mail your nomination forms to Kristina Findley, associate dean of student leadership, by Wednesday, Nov. 11.

FoxTALE will be unavailable on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 6 to 7 a.m. (PST) for scheduled maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Tickets are now on sale for a Michael Allen Harrison piano concert in Bauman Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Harrison, who has performed for such dignitaries as President Clinton and Quincy Jones, will present “A Night Out with Michael Allen Harrison,” a benefit concert for the St. Paul Lutheran School in Sherwood. The concert begins at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5:15 p.m.

Advance tickets are $20 ($25 at the door) and $10 for students (including George Fox students), seniors and children. Children under 3 are free. There are also a limited number of VIP seats, which reserves a seat within the front two rows and a reception with the artist following the show ($50 each). Tickets may be purchased at the ticketsoregon.com website. More information is available by calling 503-432-9477.

More information on Harrison is available at mahrecords.com.

Come hear James Waller, an expert on the Holocaust and genocide, talk about the role of the church in responding to such events. Dr. Waller has spoken to the State Department and the CIA. He also is the author of numerous books, including Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing. 

Waller will speak from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:55 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, in Hoover 105. His presentation is part of the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Forum. For more information, contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ccorning@georgefox.edu.

Do you have the voice and the desire to sing the national anthem during the 2009-2010 Bruin basketball season? Auditions are scheduled for Monday, Nov. 2, in the Wheeler Gymnasium. Audition a cappella in order of arrival, beginning at 7 p.m.

Open to students, faculty, staff and friends and relatives. Please don’t bring your pets.

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month for November. Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s recent contributions (past 30 days or so) to the university, its students, and/or its employees (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, Nov. 13. 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, Nov. 19, and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison Inn & Spa, including its restaurant, Jory.

The Multicultural Club is hosting an intercultural conference Nov. 13-14 on the Newberg campus that will include guest speakers in regards to diversity. Meals are provided (breakfast, lunch and ice cream social). To get details and register online, visit the conference’s website.

Would you please take a few minutes to submit your October time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) to your supervisor right away? As always, please be sure it is complete (including your ID number), 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.)

The link on the HR website for staff time sheets is: georgefox.edu/offices/hr/TimesheetOct09.xls

The administrator time-off reports is at: georgefox.edu/offices/hr/Timeoffreport.doc

A tip to help you remember to do this each month: Set a recurring appointment on your Outlook calendar for the first business day of each month with a brief notation, “Turn in time sheet.” That gives you one less thing to have to remember.

Student supervisors, please submit your students’ October time sheets to HR right away — by Tuesday, Nov. 3. If you have any “stragglers,” we will take those as late as Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, but there should be very few. Please deliver all other time sheets to HR by Tuesday.

Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number is legible on each one. Also, don’t forget to sign them and be sure the students did as well. (If the student is not available to sign it this week, please send it without the signature, and HR will contact the student.) Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.

Federal Work Study regulations require that students delivering their own time sheets must have them in a sealed envelope. If you happen to still have any paperwork to submit on a newly hired student, please hand-deliver it right away, no later than Monday, Nov. 2. We need to set up students in the system before the time sheets arrive.

Thanks very much.
HR

All Francophones are invited to attend the presentation of four sketches in French: Y’a un Bug, Il suffit de s’en souvenir, Le Discours and Le Juste Mot. Performances begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in EHS 102. A reception will follow.

Attention seniors who are graduating in December,

Congratulations on your impending graduation! As you prepare to leave us, the university has organized a special event to help you tie up all the loose ends before graduation day arrives.

On Thursday, Nov. 5, we will host the Fall Exodus Grad Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. There, you will be able to:

• Pick up your cap and gown

• Verify graduation with the registrar’s office

• Conduct or schedule an exit interview with Financial Aid

• Visit with Career Services

• Connect with Alumni Relations

• Get information on mail forwarding

• Order graduation announcements

• Get sized and order a class ring

• Order alumni products

In short, all the departments you need to see before you graduate will be gathered in one location. This makes the exit process more efficient for both students and various departments. Complimentary food and drinks will be available, and there will be a chance to win great door prizes.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Andy Dunn at ext. 2543 or at adunn@georgefox.edu.