The Daily Bruin

The Graduate Department of Counseling is changing the name of its on-campus clinic. The Portland Center for Counseling and Family Therapy is now called Individual & Family Matters, a Counseling Service of the Graduate Department of Counseling.

Individual & Family Matters is a nonprofit educational and counseling clinic offering therapeutic services to families, couples, individuals and children/adolescents. It is staffed by advanced graduate students supervised by American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy-approved supervisors and George Fox University faculty supervisors. Ellen R. Minshew, MS, LMFT, is the director of the clinic, located in the Portland North Building. More information is available at 503-554-6060.

We are looking for students or groups willing to share their culture by having a booth at the Cultural Fair. The fair is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. Contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at  syonemur@georgefox.edu or at ext. 2643 ASAP to reserve your booth. Ways to share your culture might include music, dance, videos, pictures, crafts, games and food. So come join the fun! (We can reimburse you up to $30 for expenses if you give us your receipts.)

– Shelley Yonemura
Multicultural Services

Employees enrolling in long-term care insurance who wish to have coverage effective Dec. 1 (with payroll deductions beginning Dec. 31) and with guarantee issue (enrollment guaranteed without medical questionnaire required), enrollment must be completed Friday, Oct. 17.

To enroll online, go to enrollment.jhcorpchoice.com/login.aspx
User name: georgefox; Password: mybenefit

This website also provides a calculation function to compare costs of various levels of coverage before you enroll. Enrollment is very quick and easy — 10 minutes or less. You also can have your questions answered and/or enroll by calling Long Term Care Solutions at 1-877-286-2852.

If you enroll with the paper enrollment form in the packet, it must be submitted to HR by the deadline. Bring, fax or e-mail the completed form to Peggy Kilburg or Lisa Burton (Human Resources). Our fax number is 503-554-2186.

Spouses of employees also can have premiums payroll deducted. To begin coverage Dec. 1 (for a Dec. 31st deduction), however, a spouse’s enrollment must be done by Friday as well. Spouses and other family members may enroll at any time and will be required to complete a medical questionnaire as part of the enrollment process.

Need a costume for Halloween? Maybe just looking for neat clothes and accessories? Alpha Psi Omega and the university’s theatre costume department are clearing out many of the items from their shop. Stop by the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, or between noon and 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. Costumes are only $5 or less.

Over the past couple days we’ve seen a couple of cute dogs being walked or carried by their owners in the Bruin Den. Although we love dogs, please be aware that unless they are certified guide/service dogs, they are not allowed to be there or in any food service dining area per Oregon state food safety policies. This includes even the cute little ones that can be carried in purses. Thanks so much for understanding.

– Bon Appetit staff

Interested in being a staff adviser for winter serve? We need faculty and staff to lead our trips Jan. 4-10, 2009. This year, teams of students will serve at Twin Rocks, Seattle, Portland and possibly in the Newberg area. Each trip needs a faculty adviser. The theme for the year is “People Matter.”

If you are interested in being a staff adviser for one of these trips, contact Ryan Wilmot at rwilmot04@georgefox.edu. We also are organizing a prayer team of people who will pray for these trips both before and during their week of service. Please respond by Friday, Oct. 24, if you are interested in either advising a trip or being a part of the prayer team.

– Ryan Wilmot
ASC serve trip coordinator

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.