The Daily Bruin

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.

Plant Services is hosting a surplus sale Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9-10, 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.

Don’t forget the university’s health fair scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the Stevens Center atrium. Special guests include Portland Running Company, Providence Newberg Medical Center, and local massage therapists.

Beth LaForce (Education) and Kathleen Gathercoal (Psychology) will present the fall faculty lecture, “For Such a Time as This,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus. The lecture honors the work of  Sherrie Schulke, an assistant professor of social work at George Fox until her death in 2003 after a long battle with cancer. Beth and Kathleen were part of a team from Portland State University and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital that finished and published Schulke’s research project.

Do you know a George Fox senior who demonstrates outstanding service as a servant leader on campus or in the community? Please nominate them for the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.

Five seniors will be selected to receive the award. Each recipient will receive $1,000. The award recipient will be required to set aside $250 for a charitable organization of their choice, with the remaining $750 to be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash reward. Only seniors are eligible for the award. There is not a limit on how many students you can nominate.

The nomination form can be found at this link on the Student Life site. All nomination forms are due Oct. 31 to Kristina Findley (Student Life) at Box 6148.

AT&T Mobility 15 percent discounts are available for George Fox University employees. Visit http://att.com/wireless/gfuemployees to learn more. You will need this employee FAN number: 2601384. An individual original iPhone account may not be eligible.

The university’s health fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the Stevens Center atrium. Come and see what it means to be truly healthy, with special guests Portland Running Company, Providence Newberg Medical Center, and local massage therapists.

Do you have used golf clubs in your garage that are just itching to get back out on the course? Students in our golf classes would love to give them new life. We need all clubs, and it would be nice to get several putters. Whatever you can spare will be appreciated. Call Mark Sundquist at ext. 2918 for pick-up.

A staff lunch is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in the Cap and Gown Room. Enjoy food, fellowship and door prizes. The cost is $3.

A Red Cross fall blood drive is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Wheeler Sports Center gym. If you haven’t signed up to give blood yet, you still can. Go to givelife.org and type in the sponsor code “georgefox.” It only takes a few minutes to make an appointment. Give blood and help save three lives.

Employees interested in learning more about long-term care insurance are invited to an information meeting from noon to 1 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 3, in the Cap and Gown Room on the Newberg campus.

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.

The university is hosting a series of sessions about enrollment in this voluntary insurance through mid-October. 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.

Meetings are scheduled as follows. Please note that the Portland room location is a change from the Sept. 18 e-nnouncement.

• Friday, Oct. 3, noon-1 p.m., Cap and Gown Room (sub sandwich served)
• Wednesday, Oct. 8, 9-10 a.m., VAC 117 (bagels served)
• Thursday, Oct. 9, 7-8 p.m., Hoover 102 (cookies served)
• Tuesday, Oct. 14, 10-11 a.m., webinar (see link below)
• 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 campus 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 http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/benefits.html for instructions on how to participate in the webinar and to read a longer article about the insurance LTC Solutions offers.

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.

Are you registered to vote? If not, you are invited to register between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at a table in the Bruin Den through Friday, Oct. 3. Stop by and get it taken care of before election time.

If you enjoyed chapel speaker Paul Young, make sure to stop by the University Store to pick up his book. The store is selling The Shack for $15.

“The Shack is a one-of-kind invitation to journey to the very heart of God. Through my tears and cheers,  I have been indeed transformed by the tender mercy with which William Paul Young opened the veil that too often separated me from God and from myself. With every page, the complicated do’s and don’ts that distort a relationship into a religion were washed away as I understood Father, Son, and Holy Ghost for the first time in my life.” – Patrick M. Roddy, Emmy-award winning producer of ABC News

Bon Appetit would like to thank everyone for the success and overwhelming support given by the vast majority of students with the first “Trayless Tuesday.” With few exceptions, we received dozens of very positive comments from students and we’re encouraged that so many share concerns regarding the amount of food typically wasted each meal and how it affects our environment.

Our thanks go out to everyone for making this small weekly sacrifice of convenience, and we look forward to continued support and success with the remaining “Trayless Tuesdays” this year.

– Bon Appetit

The United States Postal Service will be on the Newberg campus Thursday, Oct. 2, for new passport applications (or renewals). The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Cap and Gown Room A. Passport photos also are available. Family members are welcome.