Tickets still available for April 6 Worcester Cathedral Choir concert

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Free tickets for the Worcester Cathedral Choir are still available from the University Relations office. The office will be open Monday, April 6, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact Amy Lorenz at ext. 2134 or at alorenz@georgefox.edu if you would like tickets.

The evening begins with an evensong service at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6, in Bauman Auditorium. The concert follows at 8:15 p.m.

Retention talking point of the week

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

This week’s undergraduate student retention conversation topic:

  • Be sure students have signed up for housing for next fall. If there are issues, please contact Tim Goodfellow, director of housing.

Join fun of a Hawaiian luau on April 8

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Celebrate Hawaiian culture and get a taste of the islands at a luau from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the Klages Dining Hall. The cost is $7.75 for anyone not on a meal plan. No additional costs to students on a meal plan; just bring your ID card.

‘Who is My Neighbor?’ exhibit runs through April 8

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Be sure to check out the “Who is My Neighbor?” exhibit in the 515 Villa Street House (by the VAC parking lot). Move through interactive displays that focus on the exploitation of others, culture and race, homelessness, and body image. Exhibit runs through Wednesday, April 8. Questions? Contact Meredith Dougherty (Student Life) at mdougher@georgefox.edu.

May Serve benefit banquet scheduled May 3

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

You are invited to the May Serve 2009 Benefit Banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Klages Dining Hall on the Newberg campus. The event will include a silent auction and variety show. Tickets are $10 per person, with all proceeds going to the South Africa May Serve team.

To purchase tickets, call the Office of Spiritual Life at ext. 2320 or ext. 2323, or e-mail mayserve@georgefox.edu. Childcare provided!

Registering for French or Spanish? Take appropriate steps

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Registering for Spanish or French class? Students registering for French for the first time should contact Sylvette Norre (snorre@georgefox.edu) for appropriate placement. Students registering for Spanish for the first time must take the online placement exam and obtain a permission number by e-mailing Debbie Berho at dberho@georgefox.edu.

Upcoming Bruin home sports events

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Friday, April 3
3:30 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Puget Sound, George Fox campus courts

Saturday, April 4
11 a.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Willamette, George Fox campus courts
Noon – Softball vs. Linfield (2), Morse Field
1 p.m. – Women’s golf in Bruin Women’s Spring Invitational, Apple Tree Golf Course, Yakima, Wash.

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

Bon Appetit celebrates end of peanut butter ban Thursday

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

You asked for it … you got it. After many long months, Bon Appetit has finally gotten the “all-clear” — and starting Thursday night, April 2, we are having a peanut butter blowout. Join us in Klages Dining Hall that night as we feature more than 20 different toppings to make your own long-awaited creation of creamy goodness. Imagine the possibilities!

Be considerate of Bruin Preview guests April 2-3

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The admissions office is hosting Bruin Preview for prospective students this Thursday, April 2, and Friday, April 3. This is an important event for prospective students to visit our campus. Please join us in offering up your Stevens Center parking spots to our guests on Thursday and Friday.

Parking is available for employees in the lots at Bauman Auditorium and Pennington Hall.

Thank you for your consideration. It is greatly appreciated.

– Admissions

Seminary hosts ‘An American Theology of the Land’ seminar April 17

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

George Fox Evangelical Seminary will present “An American Theology of the Land” as its spring 2009 Ministry in Contemporary Seminar Series.

The details:

Friday, April 17
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Portland Center
Register online at: seminars.georgefox.edu
Cost: $35 (individual); $30 per person (more than one in group); $25 (students/alumni/staff)

Join a participatory dialogue on building a theology of the land …

  • Reflect on a Native American holistic view of creation and ecological stewardship
  • How can the Christian church address the issues of Western triumphalism in a multicultural world?
  • What lessons do Native American followers of Christ have for the contemporary church?

Guest presenters:

  • Richard Twiss, director of Wiconi International Ministries (Lakota Sioux)
  • Robert Francis, Mid-America Indian Fellowship (White River Band Cherokee)
  • Terry LeBlanc, North American Institute of Indigenous Theological Studies (Mik Maq)

George Fox participants:

  • Randy Woodley, seminary adjunct professor and director of Eagles’ Wings Ministries (Keetoowah Cherokee)
  • R. Larry Shelton, theology professor
  • Daniel Brunner, church history/theology and earthkeeping professor
  • Stephen Delamarter, Old Testament/Ancient Near East
  • Corey Beals, Philosophy/earthkeeping professor

Questions? Contact Jean Borgman (Seminary) at jborgman@georgefox.edu.

Multilingual chapel scheduled Friday in Hoover 105

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The world languages department will host the first multilingual chapel in Spanish, French, and Japanese at 10:40 a.m. this Friday, April 3, in Hoover 105. All are invited, especially those studying a language. Please come!

Call for March time sheets and time-off reports

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

If you have not already done so, please submit your March 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. You can find your Employee ID number on Bruindata and/or on your pay statement.

Link to the Time-off Report: georgefox.edu/offices/hr/Timeoffreport.doc

Link to March Time Sheet: georgefox.edu/offices/hr/TimesheetMar09.xls

Thanks!

– Human Resources

March student time sheets due by April 3

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Attention student employee supervisors: March student time sheets must be in HR no later than Friday, April 3, so please have them hand-delivered to HR as soon as you get them. If you are not on the Newberg campus, please fax your student time sheets to 503-554-2186 and then send the originals to HR in campus mail. Also, please check to be sure all of your students have submitted their time sheets to you and follow up with any who have not.

And, as always, we appreciate you checking for the following:

  • Student’s name (be sure it is legible)
  • Student’s ID number
  • Cost center number
  • Student’s signature (If the student forgot to sign it, please bring it to HR anyway. Do not send students to HR to sign time sheets.)
  • Your signature

Reminder: If a student delivers his or her own time sheet to HR, it must be in a sealed envelope to comply with Federal Work Study regulations.

Thanks very much.

– Human Resources

Be sure to reset your password before April 13

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Your password has been set to expire at 9 a.m. on April 13 as part of the annual password reset for all university students, faculty and staff. Please login to Bruindata to change your password.

All accounts with passwords that remain unchanged will be locked on Monday, April 13, at 9 a.m., preventing you from using university services. Once this occurs, you will need to contact the IT Service Desk to get your password reset.

Based on the recommendations of our auditing firm and following best practices, we will be changing George Fox login at regular intervals. For details, please refer to the password change policy on the IT website. We need to complete a campus password reset prior to the end of the spring semester.

Password Self-Service Feature
Once you have reset your password, you will be presented with the option to set “security questions” for your account. If you choose not to enter answers at this time, you can later create a self-service password reset option by logging into Bruindata, selecting the “My Data” tab and then “Security Questions.” You will need to answer two security questions from the drop-down list and provide a non-GFU e-mail address to activate this option. If you forgot your password, a temporary password will be sent to your non-GFU e-mail allowing you to log into Bruindata and change your university login password.

Note: See this same message was sent to your university e-mail account regarding the password change process. You are not being asked to send your login information to anyone but rather using the current university password change process that allows the individual to reset their own password.

‘Who is My Neighbor?’ exhibit opens April 1

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Check out the “Who is My Neighbor?” exhibit that opens at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the 515 Villa Street House (by the VAC parking lot). Move through interactive displays that focus on the exploitation of others, culture and race, homelessness, and body image. Questions? Contact Meredith Dougherty (Student Life) at mdougher@georgefox.edu.

Students perform scenes from Spanish plays Thursday

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Alpha Psi Omega, the Spanish and theatre departments and Multicultural Services are co-hosting a Spanish reader’s theatre, “Teatro de las Bohemias!,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Come see George Fox students perform scenes in Spanish from two Spanish plays. Free refreshments will be served.

Women of George Fox invited to movie night April 14

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Ruth Baker and Lori Allen invite the women of George Fox to a movie night at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in EHS 102 on the Newberg campus. All female faculty, staff and administration employees, as well as female spouses of faculty, staff and administration, are welcome.

We will watch the movie Chocolat and have a talk-back session facilitated by Polly Peterson (Writing/Literature). Join us for great connections and some really good chocolate. Contact Lori Allen for more information at 503-487-6648.

Lip sync competition scheduled in Bauman Thursday

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The annual Lip Sync event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in Bauman Auditorium. Come enjoy a great show with nine lip sync acts competing for a grand prize of $300. The evening will include special appearances by some staff members.

‘Women and work’ panel discussion scheduled in Hoover 105 Tuesday

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Career Services is hosting a panel discussion, “Women and Work: Managing Multiple Roles,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Hoover 105. Successful professionals will be on campus to provide you with insight and encouragement on the challenges of balancing careers and family life. Chapel credit is offered for students, and the event will feature refreshments and door prizes.

Basketball championship T-shirts now available in bookstore

Monday, March 30th, 2009

The women’s basketball national championship T-shirts have arrived at the University Store. Two different styles are available, and one style has youth sizes. Get yours today in celebration of the team’s perfect 32-0 season. Congratulations Bruins!