The Daily Bruin

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, 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.)

These documents are available on the HR website. 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, allowing you to save your brain space for important stuff.

Thank you,
Human Resources

Student supervisors, please submit your students’ October time sheets to HR right away. Please be sure the student’s name is legible on each one and use the new cost center numbers.

Also, don’t forget to sign the time sheet 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; HR will hold the check until the time sheet is signed.) If a student delivers his or her own time sheet to HR, it must be in a sealed envelope — a FWS regulation.

The Staff Development Committee would like to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in the Love INC non-food pantry drive. Together, we collected dozens of boxes for those in need, including 3,383 toothbrushes, 558 rolls of toilet paper, 485 containers of dental floss, as well as lots of shampoo, conditioner, baby products, shaving supplies, household cleaners, body soap and more.

Thank you for demonstrating love for our neighbors in need.

– Staff Development Committee

Please continue to encourage all students to participate in Professional Preview Day. They will gain valuable career insight through firsthand experience with a quality professional. The event is set for Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 9:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Participating students are excused from classes during that time. Transportation is provided, and pastries, coffee and lunch will be served.

The registration deadline is Monday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m.

The university’s iTunesU site, devoted to higher education podcasting, is now included in Apple’s public search through the iTunesU tab under the iTunes Store. This marks an upgrade to the site’s profile, as previously George Fox’s site was not searchable in the larger community of iTunesU.

Thanks go to John Taggart and others in IT, as well as the Marketing Communications staff, for getting the site upgraded. We invite you to check it out at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

As part of the university’s Family Weekend next week, the Department of Performing Arts is putting on its Fall Concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in Bauman Auditorium. Come listen to the Chamber Singers, Women’s Chorale, Concert Choir, Early Music Ensemble and Symphonic Band. Admission is free.

The university now has its own Enterprise website to reserve and pay your car and van rentals used for university business. We will be having a training session at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Stevens 101. If you book vehicles for your use or your department’s use, please plan to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Questions? Contact Karon Bell (Financial Affairs) at ext. 2162.

A limited number of flu shots are still available at the Health and Counseling Center. Please call ext. 2340 to schedule an appointment Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Don’t forget to participate in the university’s mock election. Stop by the voting booth in the Bruin Den between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, and cast your mock presidential vote. You can also cast your web ballot online. Polls will close at 3 p.m. Friday. Results will be compiled in an Electoral College style, then announced to the campus starting Nov. 3. Remember to cast your official vote by Nov. 4.

Why not kick off the university’s Family Weekend with some music? The Performing Arts Department presents “An Evening of Jazz,” featuring jazz artist Dominique Eade. She will perform with the George Fox University Jazz Band and Faculty Jazz Trio at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is Free.

The farewell reception for Darren Noble (Career Services), originally scheduled for Oct. 30, has been rescheduled. The event will now take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the Career Resource Center (Stevens 220). Darren has taken a new job with the state of Oregon.

Just a reminder about the two music events on campus this week. A Fall Chamber Concert is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, and features a few of the university’s many chamber ensembles, including the Clarinet Quartet, Early Music Ensemble, Handbell Ringers and Low Brass Ensemble. On Friday, Oct. 31, student recitals will be performed from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. Both events take place in Bauman Auditorium.

The English Language Institute invites you to check out International Voices 2008 online. Visit eli.georgefox.edu/voices, enter user name “voices” and the password “ELI2008.” You will be able to access each of the four editions there. We hope these writings will inspire you to reach out to our international students and seek friendship and understanding.

The university’s Young Democrats and Young Republicans are co-hosting a debate between the non-partisan candidates for county commissioner, Leslie Lewis and Kris Bledsoe, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in VAC 117 in the Villa Academic Complex. The George Fox community is encouraged to attend to find out how these candidates will be impacting our way of life in Yamhill County. This is a great opportunity to become engaged in local politics, and to see how these people can shape our future. A reception will follow.

Multicultural Services is hosting a repeat showing of the film Grandma Zula’s Legacy from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in Stevens 209. The workshop is open to all faculty and staff. Please R.S.V.P. to Joel Perez (Student Life) at jperez@georgefox.edu or ext. 2305 by Friday, Oct. 31, if you plan to attend.

The university is again hosting an Exodus Grad Fair for seniors graduating in December. Faculty members, please encourage your senior students to attend.

The fair is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Cap and Gown Room. There, students will be able to:

• Pick up their 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 students need to see before they graduate will be gathered in one location. This makes the exit process more efficient for both students and various departments. For more information, contact Andy Dunn (University Store) at ext. 2543 or at adunn@georgefox.edu.

Come hear two current George Fox students who interned with the U.S. State Department and the FBI share about their experiences. In addition, Mark Hall (Political Science) will briefly discuss the secret to getting a good political internship.

The meeting is from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Executive Dining Room. Feel free to bring your lunch.

The university is seeking a full-time admissions counselor to do recruiting for the seminary from now until the end of June. This position may not continue into next fiscal year. It does include benefits. This job currently is open only to internal (employees) applicants.

Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to obtain a copy of the position announcement and transfer request if you are interested in this opening. To apply, you will need to submit the completed transfer request, cover letter and resume to Human Resources no later than Tuesday, Nov. 4.

With Bruin Preview on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 30-31, be sure to:

• Avoid the crowds in the Bruin Den by eating before 5:30 p.m. or after 6 p.m. on Thursday.
• Be considerate of our guests when it comes to parking. Please park in the Bauman lot or on North, Sheridan and Meridian streets to free up parking in the Wood-Mar, Hoover and Stevens lots.
• Welcome prospective students as they visit our campus.

Thank you,
Admissions

This is a reminder that a faculty teaching forum, “FoxTALE 1.9: Upgrade and Grade Book Changes,” will be presented from 3:40 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Hoover 211 computer lab.

FoxTALE will be upgraded to version 1.9 between the fall and spring semesters. Come to this session for a peek at the new features and especially the new grade book. The grade book has been completely rewritten in version 1.9, and you’ll want to know how to prepare for spring semester, especially if you use a complex grading scheme with weighted categories. Leading the discussion will be presenters Russ DeVore, Gloria Doherty and Sheila Abercrombie (IT).

The session is open to all faculty; however, it will be geared toward those who are already using the grade book. A separate Portland Center session will be scheduled in November. IT will provide additional training sessions in January; however, if you use a more complex grade book, you are encouraged to attend now so that you can prepare.