The University Store is hosting a “bored room” sale this Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 16-18. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Come check out the great savings on current product we’re “bored” with so we can make room for new merchandise.
Employees interested in learning more about long-term insurance are invited to the university’s final long-term care insurance meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Room 280 at the Portland Center. Spouses and/or other family members are welcome to attend as well. Sub sandwiches will be available at the meeting.
Long-term care insurance helps protect your retirement savings and other assets from potentially devastating long-term care costs. Employees have the advantage of this one-time guarantee issue, which means they are guaranteed to be issued a policy upon application with no medical questions asked if they enroll by this Friday, Oct. 17.
Employees attending are eligible to win an iPod, compliments of the University Store. Go to georgefox.edu/offices/hr/benefits.html to read a longer article about LTC insurance. Employees can ask questions and/or enroll at a meeting or call LTC Solutions at 877-286-2852.
The Health and Counseling Center will host a walk-in flu shot clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Health and Counseling Center.
The Orbis Cascade Alliance, in conjunction with Online Computer Library Center, is finalizing work on the new Summit catalog. Summit is the catalog for ordering books and media from other academic libraries in Washington and Oregon. With one search, this new catalog will allow you to discover materials from all over the world. One search will soon allow you access to both the Summit and WorldCat catalogs.
The new catalog will be available to use beginning Dec. 1. Some inconveniences and disruptions in Summit features and functions may be part of the transition. The library is working hard to bring you better searching and discovery tools and will appreciate your patience while we work on implementing the new Summit system.
To learn more, go to orbiscascade.org/index/new-summit to read an FAQ on the new Summit catalog.
Get the details about how you could spend a semester overseas or in a specialized U.S.-based program while earning credit at George Fox. Get the facts and have your questions answered. Opportunities are available for you. Attend one of these two meetings this week in Hoover 105:
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Kenn Willson (Performing Arts), a Bosendorfer Artist, will present a faculty recital entitled “Encounters with Beethoven” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Bauman Auditorium. This is not your typical piano recital, so come out and enjoy.
Volume 1 of 2 voters’ pamphlets (measures) has arrived and is available on the table in the hallway of University Mail Services. Volume 2 (candidates) will arrive soon.
Lost and found tables will be set up in the Bruin Den on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Please stop by to check for your missing items. All items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Wednesday.
The Health and Counseling Center will host a walk-in flu shot clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Health and Counseling Center. The cost is $15. Pioneer Education Health Trust will cover the cost. A receipt can be provided at request to submit to your insurance for reimbursement as needed. Please note Kaiser Insurance offers free flu shots to members at local Kaiser facilities.
The Newberg campus will take its mid-semester holiday on Monday, Oct. 13. 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.
The faculty and staff in-service discussion “Working with International Students” that was held on Sept. 22 is now available for viewing online. Visit georgefox.edu/diversity/education_training/international_students.html.
Plant Services’ surplus sale runs through Friday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop by the Villa Academic Complex at 501 Villa Road to shop for very used desks, desk chairs, side chairs and other miscellaneous office items.
Please note the following meal-time changes for this weekend due to the Columbus Day holiday:
Friday dinner: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
Continental breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: noon-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Monday
Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Due to the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, Oct. 13, both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe will be closed. Klages Dining Room will be open throughout the weekend with reduced hours of service which will be posted.
Multicultural Services would like to encourage staff and faculty to hear Tim Jacob Wise share his thoughts on racism at Portland Community College’s Sylvania campus at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the country and has spoken in 48 states on more than 400 college campuses, including Harvard, Stanford, and the law schools at Yale and Columbia.
Wise is the author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son and Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White. A collection of his essays, Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male, will be published in the fall of 2008, and his fourth book, Between Barack and a Hard Place: Race and Whiteness in the Age of Obama, will be released in spring 2009.
Wednesday’s session is entitled “Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism in an Age of Backlash.” It will take place in the Performing Arts Center at PCC, 12000 S.W. 49th Ave. He also will speak at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, on “White Privilege: Racism, White Denial & the Costs of Inequality,” in the Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104, on the Cascade campus, 705 N. Killingsworth St.
A final meeting, discussing “Profiles in Distortion: Misusing Data to Justify Racism and Privilege,” is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at The Forum, Building 3, Rock Creek Campus, 17705 N.W. Springville Road.
For more information, visit timwise.org and pcc.edu. E-mail Shelley Yonemura (Mulitcultural Services) if you have questions.
Employees interested in learning more about long-term care insurance are invited to an information meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in Hoover 102, on the Newberg campus. Spouses and/or other family members are welcome to attend as well.
Long-term care insurance helps protect your retirement savings and other assets from potentially devastating long-term care costs. With the average cost of care being $68,985 per year, long-term care costs could seriously impact your nest egg.
Employees have the advantage of this one-time “guarantee issue,” which means they are guaranteed to be issued a policy upon application with no medical questions asked if they enroll by Oct. 17.
Two other opportunities to hear about long-term care insurance are also available:
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 10-11 a.m., webinar (see link below for instructions)
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Portland 280 (sub sandwich served)
Employees attending any of the meetings at the Newberg or Portland campuses are eligible to win an iPod, compliments of the University Store. Employees from Boise, Salem and Redmond who participate by joining the webinar also will be included in the drawing.
Go to georgefox.edu/offices/hr/benefits.html for instructions on how to participate in the webinar and to read a longer article about long-term care insurance.
Employees can ask questions or enroll at a meeting or call LTC Solutions at 877-286-2852 if attending a meeting or the webinar is not convenient.
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is providing a workshop on the style requirements of the American Psychological Association (APA). The hour-long session is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in EHS 102. An attendance sheet will be passed around for any students who need to document attendance.
We are looking for a full-time, temporary custodian to work at the Portland Center through October and possibly through November. The work schedule for this position is 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you know of someone who might be interested in this job, please have the person(s) contact HR at hr@georgefox.edu or at 503-554-2185.
You could spend a semester in another country. Learn about overseas study programs and specialized programs within the United States at one of two informational meetings either Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., or Thursday, Oct. 16, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Both meetings will take place in Hoover 105. Sponsored by the Center for Global Studies. Questions? Contact Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies) at lfendall@georgefox.edu or ext. 2685.
Biology is putting up its lab goldfish for adoption. First come, first serve. Bags are available to transport fish. Call Teresa Arnold (Biology) at ext. 2724 for details. Or, talk to any employee on the second floor of EHS.
