The Daily Bruin

Patrick Allen (Provost) will speak at the George Fox Auxiliary luncheon at noon Friday, Oct. 24, in the Cap and Gown Room. Reservations are required and tickets are $7.50 per person.

Allen will share his vision for the university’s academic programs. He previously was provost at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Okla., and at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. To make reservations, contact Abigail Crisman at 503-554-7404 or Louise Clarkson at 503-538-2850.

Even though the Oct. 17 deadline is passed, if you tried unsuccessfully to enroll in long term care insurance online and were not able to, please contact Lisa Burton or Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources). We have been notified by Long Term Care Solutions that we can give you the opportunity to sign up this week using a hard-copy application form. This applies to employees and spouses who want coverage effective Dec. 1.

Due to high demand from participants, TIAA-CREF’s two newest, very timely, and highly successful seminars — “Staying on Track in a Volatile Market” and “A History of Strength and Stability” — are now available on its website as a web seminar. The first seminar addresses the historical returns and inherent volatility of stocks as well as the importance of asset allocation. The second seminar provides information on the financial strength of TIAA-CREF.

Given the current financial situation, both topics may be of interest to you, and the web seminars will enable you to learn more about both topics at a time convenient to you.

The seminars may be accessed by going to the TIAA-CREF homepage, tiaa-cref.org, then selecting the tab “Education & Support.”

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. The deadline to do so is Friday, Oct. 31.

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 may be turned in to Kristina Findley (Student Life) at Box 6148.

Due to the staff retreat on Thursday, Oct. 23, no courier service will be available that day. Regular service will continue on Friday, Oct. 24.

The Staff Development Committee anticipates your attendance at this year’s conference with guest speaker Dan Brunner (Seminary). The theme of the event is “Where Do I Fit? Finding Your Piece of the Puzzle.”

The conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Family Life Church, 502 St. Paul Highway, in Newberg. Come and see how we all fit together into this community called George Fox University.

The university is selling a 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis GS that was formerly driven by Dave Brandt and Dana Miller. It is light blue and has 106,000 miles on it. Selling as is. Call Plant Services at ext. 2010 to see the car and arrange for a test drive. If interested, make an offer in writing and turn in to Plant Services by 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27.

Congratulations to Patti Odenweller (Registrar’s Office), winner of the iPod Touch that was generously donated by our University Store for the long-term care insurance meetings. A total of 39 employees attended one of the meetings, and all were entered in the drawing. Thanks to all who attended. If you still have questions, please contact Long Term Care Solutions at 877-286-2852 or Lisa Burton or Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources).

A Peace and Justice Symposium is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Hoover 105. Local pastors Kevin Kopsa, Gregg Koskela and Ron Thomason will speak about how they address the issues of politics, church life, peace and justice in their ministry. In particular, they will speak about how they handle campaign issues in their ministry.

The symposium is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice. Note that the location is different from previous symposia.

Rosters for intramural 3-on-3 basketball and dodgeball are due this Friday, Oct. 24, at 9 p.m. Schedules will be posted next Monday and play will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Please visit the George Fox intramural website at intramurals.georgefox.edu to find sign-up information. The website is updated daily with current results, rosters, standings and upcoming events. Employees and students are invited to be a part of the action.

Volleyball playoffs begin this week (the schedule is on the website and the IM board in the Student Union Building), and football playoffs begin on Nov. 1.

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.