The Daily Bruin

All students, faculty and staff interested in getting a flu shot are welcome to schedule one through the university’s Health and Counseling Center. The center’s flu clinic will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

The Health and Counseling Center is located in the Woodward House on campus. Call the center at ext. 2340 for more information or to make an appointment.

Ian Symmonds of Ian Symmonds and Associates, Inc. will visit the Newberg campus on Monday, Oct. 15, to conduct open sessions with all staff and administrators and host small, informal focus groups with faculty and students.

Ian Symmonds and Associates is a consulting firm that specializes in analysis-based strategic marketing and planning for a nationwide client base of independent schools, colleges, universities, and nonprofits. President Robin Baker and the board of trustees selected the firm to guide the university through a strategic planning process to prepare the university for the future.

For your convenience, two sessions will be held for all staff and administrators. These 45-minute sessions will address strategic issues facing the university, hopeful outcomes of the planning process, and key distinctive elements of the institution. These open sessions are designed to give everyone a voice and opportunity to contribute to the planning process. Open sessions for all staff and administrators are scheduled for the following times in Wood-Mar Auditorium:

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.

9:15 – 10 a.m.

All staff and administrators are encouraged to attend one of the sessions.

Faculty and student sessions:

Small focus groups have also been scheduled for both faculty and students on Monday; those participants have received a schedule for times and locations. An open session for all faculty and future focus groups will be scheduled at a later date by Symmonds and Associates.

Faculty, staff, and students are all represented on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, and the whole of the university will be more engaged with planning during the winter and spring.

Questions?
Faculty: Becky Ankeny, Ext. 2146
Staff and Administrators: Sharon Pilon, Ext. 2115
Students: Krissy Findley, Ext. 2325

The University Store is hosting a “board sale” Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 18-20, in honor of the fall board of trustees meeting on Friday and Saturday.  Drop by and save 20 percent on all George Fox items (except diploma frames).

Friday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Spots Center/Miller Gym

Saturday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Spots Center/Miller Gym

Sunday, Oct. 14, 12:30 p.m. – Men’s Golf in GFU Five-Way Tournament, OGA Course, Woodburn, Ore.

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.

The Newberg campus will take its mid-semester holiday on Friday, Oct. 12. 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.

You are invited for seasonal coffee cake and beverages to celebrate Bon Appetit’s “20th birthday party” in the Bruin Den Annex from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Similar events will take place at the Villa Academic Complex at 9 a.m. that morning and at 5 p.m. at the Portland Center.

The university’s 32nd annual Quaker Heritage Week will feature Gregg Koskela, pastor of Newberg Friends Church, and include panel discussions on Friends testimonies and the university’s history Oct. 15-17.

The schedule is as follows:

Monday, Oct. 15

• Koskela will speak on “You Shall Know the Truth … a Vision for George Fox University” at the 10:40 a.m. chapel service. Sarah Baldwin (Campus Ministries), Kendra Irons (Religious Studies), Steve Sherwood (Religious Studies), and two undergraduate students also will share.

• From 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., a talk-back lunch for pastors and students is scheduled in the Cap and Gown Room, hosted by Baldwin. Also, Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) will present “A Quaker at the Vatican – Christian Unity under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.”

• That evening, a panel discussion is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Hoover Academic Building’s Room 105. Seven professors will discuss Friends testimonies on worship, ministry, sacraments, peace, convincement, simplicity, and integrity as part of a relationship with Christ.

Tuesday, Oct. 16

• From 3:40 to 5 p.m., in Edwards-Holman Science Center’s Room 102, a panel of longtime faculty members will discuss the history of George Fox University as part of a celebration of the new book Founded by Friends: The Quaker Heritage of 15 American Colleges and Universities, which features an essay on George Fox by Anderson. The panel will include Arthur Roberts (Professor at Large) and faculty emeriti Ralph Beebe and Lee Nash. Anderson will speak on “The Mission of the Christ-Centered Quaker College.”

Wednesday, Oct. 17

• The 10:40 a.m. chapel will feature Anderson, who will speak on “… And the Truth Shall Set You Free.”
• At 8 p.m., “Marsh-mellowing with Gregg Koskela” is scheduled at Corey Beals‘ (Religious Studies) home, 603 N. Meridian St.

Employees and students are welcome to:

A Forum Discussion on Christ & Culture: A Conversation with Craig Detweiler, assistant professor of theology and culture at Fuller Seminary, and Steve Sherwood, assistant professor of religion at George Fox

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.  Chapel credit available for students.

The university’s Symphonic Band and Jazz Band will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Bauman Auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. and there is no admission charge.

Please join the university community in thanking Amy Karjala (Development) for a decade of faithful service to George Fox University. A farewell reception is scheduled from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Stevens Center lobby. Amy has accepted a position with the Mission Increase Foundation in Lake Oswego.

Cards of appreciation are welcome.

The Monday, Oct. 15, strategic meeting for staff and administrators has had a time change. The two sessions, scheduled in Wood-Mar Auditorium, will now take place from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and from 9:15 to 10 a.m. The second session was changed so the meetings would take place back-to-back.

The meetings are with Ian Symmonds of Ian Symmonds and Associates Inc. He will conduct informal focus groups with faculty, staff, and students that day. Ian Symmonds and Associates is a consulting firm that specializes in analysis-based strategic marketing and planning for a nationwide client base of independent schools, colleges, universities, and nonprofits. The firm has been selected by President Robin Baker and the board of trustees to guide the university through a strategic planning process to prepare the university for the future.

The 45-minute open sessions will address strategic issues facing the university, hopeful outcomes of the planning process, and key distinctive elements of the institution. The sessions are designed to give everyone a voice and an opportunity to contribute to the planning process.

All staff and administrators are encouraged to attend one of the Oct. 15 sessions.

Ian Symmonds of Ian Symmonds and Associates, Inc. will visit the Newberg campus on Monday, Oct. 15, to conduct informal focus groups with faculty, staff, and students.

Ian Symmonds and Associates is a consulting firm that specializes in analysis-based strategic marketing and planning for a nationwide client base of independent schools, colleges, universities, and nonprofits. The firm has been selected by President Robin Baker and the board of trustees to guide the university through a strategic planning process to prepare the university for the future.

For your convenience, two sessions will be held for all staff (staff and administrators) to attend. These 45-minute open sessions will address strategic issues facing the university, hopeful outcomes of the planning process, and key distinctive elements of the institution. The sessions are designed to give everyone a voice and an opportunity to contribute to the planning process. Faculty, staff, and students are all represented on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, with the intent to involve the whole university community in planning during the winter and spring.

Open sessions for all staff and administrators are scheduled in Wood-Mar Auditorium at the following times on Monday, Oct. 15:

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.

11 – 11:45 a.m.

All staff and administrators are encouraged to attend one of the sessions.

Corey Beals (Religious Studies) will present the 2007 Fall Faculty Lecture, “Relational Metaphysics and the Art of Disappearing,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Hoover 105.

Beals will discuss postmodern Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas’ view of human nature – a view that suggests that the ethical relation with “the Other,” as he calls, is not derived from human nature but is what constitutes human nature. “In other words, what makes me human is that I am in relation with the ‘Other,’” Beals says. “This relation is not just a type of social contract where we agree not to kill each other, but it is a relation that requires me to be responsible for my neighbor.”

Beals suggests that those who harm others in the face of this relation do so by becoming “invisible to the ‘Other.’”

“The ways of becoming invisible are many, and this is the subject of this lecture,” Beals says.

If you have not already done so, please complete, check, and sign your September time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) and send it to your supervisor for signature. Both forms can be found at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/forms.html.

Forms need to be sent to Human Resources (Box 6108) this week. If your supervisor is not available this week to sign, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.

George Fox will host a midyear commencement ceremony in the James and Lila Miller Gymnasium-Coleman Wheeler Sports Center on the Newberg campus Saturday, Dec. 15. The commencement will start at 2 p.m., with audience seating at 1 p.m. Tickets are not required. Seating is limited to no more than 10 guests per graduate. Visit the commencement website for additional event and general information.

For questions regarding commencement, contact Missy Terry via e-mail or at ext. 2141.

George Fox participates with three organizations that allow employee dependents to apply for tuition exchange with a variety of educational institutions. The link georgefox.edu/resources_for/employees/tuitionexchange.pdf provides information about tuition exchange policies and procedures. Feel free to download the attached document.

Employees must be at least three-quarters time to be eligible. Dependents must be admitted into the school for which they are applying before the tuition exchange application will be considered in early spring. Unlike tuition remission for dependents attending George Fox, there is no guarantee that your dependent will receive a tuition exchange scholarship.

If you have a dependent interested in applying for tuition exchange at another university, e-mail Missy Terry (Academic Affairs) the following information:

Dependent’s name:
Dependent’s mailing address:
Dependent’s SSN:
Dependent’s telephone number:
Which colleges/universities your dependent would like tuition exchange application sent to?
What year in college will your dependent be for the fall (freshman, sophomore, etc.)?

Applications are submitted by the Office of Academic Affairs between October and early spring. Tuition exchange award decisions are usually made in February or March.

The Staff Development Committee is hosting a staff lunch at noon Monday, Oct. 8, in the Cap and Gown Room. The event costs $3 per person and will include door prizes.

Friday, October 5

10:40am ~ Hoover 105

Terrie Boehr will be providing the gourmet food.

“Taste and see that the Lord is Good”

-Faculty Council

Corey Beals (Religious Studies) will present the 2007 Fall Faculty Lecture, “Relational Metaphysics and the Art of Disappearing,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Hoover 105.

Beals will discuss postmodern Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas’ view of human nature – a view that suggests that the ethical relation with “the Other,” as he calls, is not derived from human nature but is what constitutes human nature. “In other words, what makes me human is that I am in relation with the ‘Other,’” Beals says. “This relation is not just a type of social contract where we agree not to kill each other, but it is a relation that requires me to be responsible for my neighbor.”

Beals suggests that those who harm others in the face of this relation do so by becoming “invisible to the ‘Other.’”

“The ways of becoming invisible are many, and this is the subject of this lecture,” Beals says.

Chris Koch (Psychology) will speak on “Teaching Evaluations and Outcome Assessment” at a faculty teaching forum from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.

Teaching evaluations should help inform instructors about their classroom practices. However, teaching evaluations also can be used to assess educational goals and outcomes shared by the entire George Fox community. This session will focus on how teaching evaluations can and should be used in the academic assessment of the university.

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) by 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch.

All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to faculty teaching forums. Video podcasts of the sessions will be available at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.