The Daily Bruin

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.

Thursday, Feb. 26
7 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitman (Northwest Conference Tournament), Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Friday, Feb. 27
2 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Linfield, George Fox campus courts

Saturday, Feb. 28
11 a.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Lewis & Clark, George Fox campus courts
11 a.m. – Men & women’s track and field in Frank Haskins Invitational (dual meet vs. Linfield), Colcord Field
7 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. TBA (Northwest Conference Tournament), Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Tickets for the Northwest Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament are $6 for adults and $3 for students 18 and under and seniors 55 and over. Students from the participating schools in each tournament game will be admitted free with a valid student ID card. Regular season passes are not valid for any postseason events such as the NWC Tournament or NCAA playoffs. The Bruins are 25-0 and ranked No. 2 nationally (WBCA poll).

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.

You are represented on the university’s Safety Committee. Please read the minutes posted at your location (Physical Plant and Mail Room in Newberg; Portland location TBA). If you have any comments and/or concerns, please contact one of the following:

Dan Schutter (Chair, Safety Officer), Teresa Arnold (Secretary, Science/Chemical Hygiene), Linda Sartwell (Staff), David Hansen (Faculty), Lisa Burton (HR), Trini Marquez (Plant Services), Ed Gierok (Security), Charlie Kamilos (Portland Center), Carl Anderson (Tilikum), and Steve Petzold (Engineering)

The Department of Performing Arts is pleased to present an array of performances this week. All events will be held in Bauman Auditorium unless noted.

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform a 7:30 p.m. concert under the direction of Ben Brooks in its first concert of the semester.

On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Sharayah Bodnar, bass clarinetist and mezzo-soprano, will present a junior recital at 7:30 p.m.

On Thursday, Feb. 26, the department’s small chamber ensembles will present their first concert of the semester. Featured will be the university’s String Ensemble, Early Music Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Handbell Choirs, Low Brass Ensemble.

On Friday, Feb. 27, a vocal master class is scheduled in Ross 208 from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. That same evening, Libby Tate, soprano, will present a senior recital at 7:30 p.m.

To cap off the week, on Saturday, Feb. 28, Rachel Consenz, soprano, and Nick Grant, baritone, will present a junior recital at 7:30 p.m.

Please join us in supporting our students. Admission for all performances is free.

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!

Please note: The film Grandma Zula’s Legacy will be shown in Stevens 101 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 2. This is a location change from the original announcement. All employees are invited to attend.

Please R.S.V.P. to Joel Perez (Student Life) at jperez@georgefox.edu if you plan to attend.

Last summer, Oregon Field Guide came to the University of Portland and filmed a segment on the hummingbird flight bio-mechanics and energetics work Don Powers (Biology) and Bret Tobalske have been doing the past several years. This segment will air on OPB TV at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, and again on March 1 at 6:30 p.m. 

Dan Kimball, author of the book They Like Jesus But Not the Church and Vintage Christianity, will speak in the 10:40 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, chapel. Following chapel, Dan will be in the Cap and Gown Room for a talk-back session. Bring your lunch and join us!

A Faculty Research Forum, “Why Faith is a Virtue,” based on the work of Robert Adams and Alasdair MacIntyre, will be presented by Phil Smith (Religious Studies) at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Hoover 105.

Career Services invites you to attend the university’s Seminary Fair this Tuesday, Feb. 24. Join us in the Hoover Atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for an opportunity to meet with 12 seminaries. Refreshments included!

The University Store is hosting a 40-percent-off sale on all George Fox-imprinted merchandise (except diploma frames) during its Homecoming Sale Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

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.

Come celebrate homecoming week with the Department of Performing Arts as the department presents its homecoming concert featuring the Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Chorale. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

Join the Department of Performing Arts for a presentation of the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

A car wash fundraiser is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Newberg Les Schwab. Come and support members of the 2009 May Serve team as they raise money for their trip to South Africa to work with Monte Christo Ministries. Make a donation to a good cause and get your car washed too.

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).

The film Grandma Zula’s Legacy will be shown for faculty and staff from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 2, in Stevens 207 on the Newberg campus.

Learn about the issue of racism in Portland through the film. You’ll also get to meet the film’s creator and producer through a talkback discussion.

Please R.S.V.P. to Joel Perez (Student Life) at jperez@georgefox.edu if you plan to attend.

Join the Department of Performing Arts next week in supporting our small chamber ensembles in their presentation of the Winter Chamber Concert. The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

Friday, Feb. 20
1 p.m. – Baseball vs. Concordia-Portland, Morse Field
1:30 p.m. – Softball vs. Eastern Oregon (DH), Morse Field
2 p.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Whitworth, George Fox campus courts
4 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Banquet & Induction Ceremonies, Kalges Dining Hall
6 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
8 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Saturday, Feb. 21
11 a.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Whitman, George Fox campus courts
Noon – Baseball vs. Concordia-Portland, Morse Field
6 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
8 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym – Homecoming Court

Sports Hall of Fame — The university will induct the following individuals into its Hall of Fame this weekend: Nate Barnett (baseball), Gegi (Bonera) Ward (women’s soccer), Howard Crow (four-sport athlete), Randy Winston (track and field coach), the 1999 Bruin baseball team, and Nike College Basketball Sports Marketing Director Eric Lautenbach (meritorious service). They will be introduced at halftime of the men’s basketball game Friday.

Northwest Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament – The Bruins, currently 23-0, are tied for No. 2 in the WBCA national poll and ranked No. 3 in the D3hoop.com poll. The women have clinched the Northwest Conference championship and will be home for the NWC Tournament next week.

The Bruins will host a to-be-determined opponent at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the semifinals. If they advance, they will host the championship game at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Because this is a postseason event, regular-season passes are not valid for admission. Ticket prices for all tournament games are $6 for adults and $3 for seniors 55 and older and students 18 and younger. College students from the participating schools only will be admitted free with their student IDs.

For more information about any of the upcoming events, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.

Homecoming 2009 is set to take place this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, on the Newberg campus. Hosted by Alumni Relations, this annual celebration includes a diverse selection of events designed to help alumni reconnect with each other and with the university.

Highlights of Homecoming 2009 include the Winter Music Concert on Friday night; the Alumni Celebration Brunch Saturday morning; class reunions (for the classes of 1939, 1949, 1969, 1979, 1984, 1989, and 1999) Saturday afternoon; and a Young Alumni Gathering at Abby’s Pizza on Saturday night. Additionally, this year’s schedule features two special affinity reunions — one for alumni of the George Fox football program, and one for alumni of any George Fox business program.

Homecoming also features the final two nights of conference basketball play for both the men and undefeated women squads.

To find out more, visit homecoming.georgefox.edu.