Plant Services will be shutting down all the power to the Lemmons Center between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Serve Day Wednesday, Sept. 5. Repairs need to be made that were caused by the numerous transformers that blew during the summer.Â
Space is still available for those interested in playing in the inaugural Bruin Athletic Association Golf Classic, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 10, at Chehalem Glenn Golf Course. The cost is $125 per player, which includes green fees, a cart, range balls, a wind jacket, a sleeve of golf balls, tee prizes, lunch, and dinner.
Lunch will be served at noon, followed by long-drive and putting competitions at 12:30 p.m. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. An awards dinner, silent auction, and raffle begin at 6:30 p.m.
Register at golfclassic.georgefox.edu. The deadline to register is Monday, Sept. 3. All proceeds go toward the Bruin Athletic Association. For more information, contact Craig Taylor (ctaylor@georgefox.edu).
All employees are invited to participate in the 2007-08 Wellness Challenge. Check out the new scoring system, individual competition, monthly prizes, and wellness teams. Go to wellness.georgefox.edu. Sign up online by Friday, Aug. 31. Competition begins Monday, Sept. 3. If you have questions, contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu).
We are looking for volunteers! Selah, a seminar for women, is taking place Saturday, September 29th from 9:00am-4:30pm. If you register to be a volunteer you get a $10.00 discount on your admission price and a free t-shirt! For more information please visit selah.georgefox.edu or contact Amy Lorenz at alorenz@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2134
The fire alarm systems will be tested on Wednesday 8/22/07 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.in the following buildings:
Please follow this link to view a position announcement describing the Executive Assistant I for Enrollment Services: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/ZExecAsstI.html
This is an internal posting. We welcome your interest and your resumes. Questions? Call Melodee in Human Resources at 2180.
Students, Staff and Faculty-if you have lost an item this summer, please come to the Security Office to see if it has been turned in. After Aug. 27th, all remaining items in the Lost and Found will be donated to charitable causes so that we can prepare for the upcoming school year-thanks! Office hours are from 7-3, Monday-Friday.
Friday’s schedule of events ~
8-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast buffet
Klages dining room
8:40 – 9:15 a.m.
Worship & devotional
Bauman auditorium
9:15 – 10 a.m.
New employee introductions
Employee communication strategy
10 – 11 a.m.
Meeting
Robin baker, president
11 – 11:10 a.m.
Announcements
11:10 a.m.
Refreshments
Bauman Lobby
All employees half-time and above are requested to attend.
This does not include summer student employees.
To the George Fox Community,
Approximately one month ago, there were several thefts of university-owned property on the east side of campus. Then last night, there was a burglary of student-owned property, again on the east side of campus. We encourage all employees and students to help keep GFU a safe environment by doing the following:
1.Be sure to secure all personal belongings at all times.
2.Keep your car doors locked with no personal belongings in plain sight.
3.Keep exterior residence doors locked at all times, including when you’re present.
4.If you unlock a door to gain entry to any building, make sure the door closes behind you and is locked to prevent others from unauthorized entry.
5.Report any suspicious person(s) to Security Services immediately at ext. 2090.
We are investigating these incidents and taking steps to attempt to prevent further losses. Thanks you for your assistance.
Blessings,
Ed Gierok
George Fox University
Director of Security Services
(503) 554-2090
Mark your calendar now to attend our annual Homecoming celebration on February 8 and 9 on the Newberg Campus. The weekend’s activities will include a concert by the band Five O’Clock People, Homecoming basketball games, and affinity reunions for Pacific College alumni and anyone that has ever taken a dance class from Steve Grant.
Additionally, there will be class reunions for alumni from 1998, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1968, 1948, and 1938.
For more information, please contact Robby Larson, director of alumni relations at x2130 or rlarson@georgefox.edu.
FoxTALE will be upgraded to version 1.8 on Monday, August 13, from 6am – noon. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time. Faculty members, you will receive additional information via email. Please contact the Service Desk with any questions or concerns.
George Fox University is expecting 25 – 30 new international students this year! We are looking for 2 – 4 more families who would be willing to have up to two international students stay in their home the nights of Sunday, August 19 – Wednesday, August 22. Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner and provide transportation to and from George Fox so students may attend orientation sessions during the day. Host families will receive a small stipend to help defray some of the costs.
If you are interested in this opportunity to bless George Fox University international students please contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2211.
There will be a lot of paving being done on campus today – July 30th. Carlton Way will be closed behind the Commons until this is completed. They will also be paving other areas by Bauman, VAC and Kershner House.
Attention Ladies:
Keep an eye out for the 2007 Selah brochures. They will be sent to your campus mailboxes very soon. Uncovering Joy is this years Selah theme, and we will be having three great speakers that you will not want to miss. If you would like to save $10.00 off your registration fee then you might consider volunteering for the event. We have volunteers for registrations, ushers, and lunch builders. For more information on this event please visit the web site http://www.georgefox.edu/selah .We hope you will join us this year!
To volunteer for registrations and ushering please contact:
Amy Lorenz
503-554-2134
alorenz@georgefox.edu
To volunteer for Lunch building please contact:
Danya Ochsner
503-554-2121
dochsner@georgefox.edu
The Library and IT departments are pleased to inform you that selections of PBS videos are available for viewing for any GFU employee or student. You can gain access to these Videos On Demand via BruinData by choosing the VOD menu. The titles will also be incorporated into our library’s Foxtrax catalog. This program is somewhat experimental so feedback will help us determine how or if this program should grow. Comments can be directed to Greg Smith.
Serve Day 2007 is approaching and we are growing increasingly excited about this upcoming opportunity to serve our community. We will soon be assigning each living area to a serve site which may include projects like yard work, cleaning, painting, or even visiting residents at a nursing home. Please let me know if there are any physical limitations or anything that may prohibit you from being able to participate in specific activities. We will do our best to accommodate you.
Send this information to Kayin Griffith, Serve Day Coordinator, at serveday@georgefox.edu.
Kayin Griffith
Serve Day Coordinator
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serveday@georgefox.edu
Check out the hot prices of George Fox product during our next GENESIS sale, this Thursday and Friday, at the University Bookstore. Save 20% on all GFU imprinted items (except diploma frames, of course). This includes all new merchandise that’s arrived!
Save 25% – 50% on marked down items on our sale tables. Save 30% on select books that are being cleared out!
The EDFL Symposium “Women and minorities in Educational Leadership†features two days next week with Dr. Karen Longman. Her topics include: “Strengthsbased education†on Monday July 9 and her personal journey in leadership addressing the symposium themes of “models, mentors, barriers and hopes†on Tuesday July 10. Attendees are encouraged to take the StrengthsFinder instrument prior to Monday’s session. Two books that include a unique ID code for taking the StrengthsFinder instrument on the web are available for sale in the EDFL department, 206 N. Meridian Street.
Dr. Longman came to Azusa Pacific University in 2006 as a professor of higher education. Prior to coming to APU Dr. Longman served for six years as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Greenville College (IL) and for 19 years as Vice President for Professional Development and Research at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, based in Washington, D.C. She continues to serve as a Senior Fellow with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities and has coordinated Leadership Development Institutes for emerging leaders within the CCCU since 1998.
The symposium schedule each day starts with an informal lunch by either going through the cafeteria at 11:45 or brown-bag, with the speaker making their presentation from 12 to 12:55 pm. After a short break there is a question and answer period from 1 to 2 pm.
If you want to make lunch reservations please send an email to Julie Green jgreen@georgefox.edu
The EDFL Symposium “Women and minorities in Educational Leadership†on Friday, July 6 is featuring our own Diane Wood, a GFU professor that serves in both the MAT program and Family Consumer Sciences department. The message of each of the speakers during our 14 day symposium is through their own lense of “models, mentors, barriers and hopes.â€
Diane has recently completed a chapter titled “Barriers to Women as Leaders in Faith-based Colleges and Universities: Strategies for Change†to be published in Women in Academic Leadership: Professional Strategies, Personal Choices. The book is edited by Diane R. Dean , Susan J. Bracken , Jeanie K. Allen, published by Stylus. More information on the book can be found at the publishers website: http://styluspub.com/books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=128106
The symposium starts with an informal lunch by either going through the cafeteria at 11:45 or brown-bag, with the speaker making their presentation from 12 to 12:55 pm. After a short break there is a question and answer period.
If you want to make lunch reservations please send an email to Julie Green jgreen@georgefox.edu
Monday, July 2 kicks off the three week EDFL symposium with a different speaker each day. Come join us for lunch, or the speaker and the discussion. Lunch starts at 11:30 in the Student Center, speaker starts at about 12 noon (or whenever we can get people through the line), and a panel discussion starts at 1 pm. This week’s speakers are:
Thursday, July 5th – Dr. Kathi Robinson, a 2007 EDD graduate, and executive director of school improvement for Hillsboro School District.
Friday, July 6th – our colleague SOE Diane Wood. Did you know Diane has recently completed a chapter in an edited book on this topic?
