The Daily Bruin

Many of you may not know that the university’s main electrical service to the campus has failed twice within the last week. This Thursday, March 27, PGE will be replacing the failing buried electrical cable with a temporary aerial line. This should provide us stable power through the end of the school year. Heacock Commons, the University Store, the commons mail room, the Murdock Learning Resource Center, the Wheeler Sports Center, and Edwards Hall will be without power between 8 a.m. and noon.

Thank you for your patience.

– Plant Services

The university community is welcome to enjoy good food, games, and fellowship at the Culture Celebration Dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the Cap and Gown Room. You are encouraged to bring a dish to the event and e-mail your recipe to Ashlie Keimig at akeimig05@georgefox.edu; it will go in a recipe book that will be handed out to everyone.

Security Services wishes to extend a big thanks to Plant Services for working all night and morning with PGE to restore the power from the huge outage Tuesday night. Kudos also should be given to Denny Lawrence and his Bon Appetit staff who had the challenging job of feeding the campus two meals without power or lights. Thanks to all of you for going the extra mile to serve the staff and students of George Fox during a difficult time.

– Security Services

The Fitness Center hours for spring break are as follows:

Friday, March 21, through Sunday, March 23 – Closed
Monday, March 24, through Thursday, March 27 – Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, March 28, through Sunday, March 30 – Closed

Please be advised there has been a case of chickenpox on campus. Chickenpox is a contagious illness that is characterized initially by mild flu-like symptoms (low-grade fever, fatigue, headache, backache, and abdominal pain). This is followed by a rash with lesions that have clear fluid in their center and then scab over.

If you are pregnant and have not had chicken pox or if you are immunocompromised, it is important for you to speak to your doctor right away and let him or her know that you were potentially exposed to chickenpox. For more information on chickenpox, go to mayoclinic.com/health/chickenpox/DS00053. The incubation period is approximately 10-14 days after exposure, so symptoms will not develop immediately.

Please contact the Health Center at ext. 2340 with any concerns or questions.

Security Services is still seeing a large incidence of valuable items left unattended in vehicles. This applies also to items left unattended in public places. A few students have reported losing their coats and other valuable items because their belongings were left unattended.

Please do not become a theft victim. Take your valuable items with you. If you see anything or anybody suspicious, please notify Security at ext. 2090 immediately.  Thank you.

-  Security Services

If you plan to nominate anyone for the Administrative Staff Member of the Year and/or Support Staff Member of the Year awards, please submit your nomination no later than Wednesday, March 26.

A form can be used but is not required. Simply state why you think your nominee is deserving of the award -  his or her contributions to the university, its students, and its employees. Indicate what was done, who was impacted, and how this impact was and can be observed. In other words, what makes this person stand out in your mind? Winners will each receive a plaque and a $500 check at the employee appreciation event on May 7.

Nominations can be e-mailed to Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources) or mailed to HR, Box 6108.

Hours of service for meal plan students will be changing to the following for the next three days:

Thursday dinner: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Friday breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Friday lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Friday dinner: 5-6 p.m.
Saturday breakfast: 8-9 a.m.

We will reopen at 4:30 p.m. for dinner on March 29 at the end of spring break.

– Bon Appetit

Both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe will close at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, and will remain closed for Good Friday and throughout all of spring break. Both will reopen at their normal time on Monday, March 31.

The university’s offices and libraries will be closed on Friday, March 21, to observe Good Friday. Newberg and Portland libraries also will be closed over Easter weekend.

The University Store will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, and will remain closed for Good Friday and the Easter weekend. The store will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March 24. Spring break store hours next week will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The bookstore will be closed on Saturday, March 29.

Vickie McBride’s (Plant Services) final day at the university will be Thursday, March 20. She is leaving to get married and will be traveling with her new husband. A farewell reception is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in the Plant Services break room. Drop by to say goodbye and wish Vickie well.

The First Avenue Career and Graduate School Fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center. The event will feature more than 160 recruiters and give students the opportunity to learn about numerous job opportunities and the nonprofit industry at a special presentation. Please encourage your students to attend.

Students may sign up in Career Services (STV 325; ext. 2330) or visit olapcfirstavenue.org.

Inside Promotions, a business capstone class, is offering a “Deal of the Week” with Doran Automotive of Newberg. Show your university ID and get lube, oil, and filter service for $19.95. The offer also includes a 50-point inspection and 10 percent off recommended services. The deal runs through April 25. Doran Automotive is located at 901 Meridian St.

Proceeds from the “Deal of the Week” program support the business capstone project. Questions? Contact Tyler Lacoma at tlacoma04@georgefox.edu.

A senior capstone project, Universi(tee) Design and Printing, is available to create T-shirts for groups, sports teams, or dorm floors. The business custom designs and prints inexpensive T-shirts and other apparel for any situation. All proceeds go to the Patrick Kibler Memorial Fund.

E-mail the business within the next two weeks to receive items before the end of the semester:  universitee@gmail.com.

It’s time to nominate individuals for the Staff Development Committee. Visit the web-nomination form and choose four names you would like to nominate for the committee. To be eligible to serve, members must be employed at least three-quarters time over nine months and have been employed for at least one year. Elected members will serve a three-year term. Elections will be held in April.

Please make your nominations no later than Thursday, March 27.

If you would like a paper copy of the nomination form, contact Patty Findley (Athletics). Patty will mail you a paper copy. Once you fill it out, return it to Patty at Box 6147 no later than March 27.

If you need assistance with the web-nomination form, contact Jere Witherspoon (Student Life).

For more information about the Staff Development Committee, visit the committee’s website.

Your time is running out to complete the library survey and be eligible for the survey prizes. The survey ends Wednesday, March 19. Please follow this link and give us your opinion by taking the library survey: survey.libqual.org/index.cfm?ID=629358.

Those who participate will be entered into a drawing for iPod Shuffles and Amazon gift cards.

Students and employees are welcome to enjoy food from Paraguay and the music of harpist Antonio Centurion from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in the Bruin Den. The meal will be pescado a la orange tilapia baked with fresh oranges and lemons served with polenta de choclo. Also featured will be an  authentic soup as well as two other soup options.

Employees are invited to attend an all-campus meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates, be involved in planning processes, and dialogue with President Robin Baker.

Thank you to the 238 people who have already turned in their yellow benefit enrollment forms. If you’re one of the 231 who have not, Friday (today) is the day. At the very least, please put the forms in campus mail (Box 6108) so you won’t get a phone call Monday afternoon.

Reminder No. 1: if you’re on Pioneer Medical, you’ll want to look up your doctors to make sure they are in the Regence network.

Reminder No. 2: If you have a debit card with your flexible spending account, you must complete the separate request form in your packet in order to re-authorize the card for 2008-09.

Reminder No. 3: Changes in flex amounts will be reflected on your April check, not March.

Thanks for sending in your forms.

– Human Resources