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

Please send it to Human Resources at Box 6108 this week. If your supervisor is not available to sign, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.

Starting Tuesday September 4th tickets will be issued for all parking violations.

Please read the parking brochures that came with your permit to determine where you are allowed to park.

For more information, please contact Security Services.

Join us for Classroom Diversity: A Kingdom Conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den Annex on the Newberg campus.  We’ll exchange ideas about teaching in a culturally diverse classroom and preparing students for a diverse world. Bring your own lunch bag (BYOLB).

Sponsored by Multicultural Services. For more information, contact Burel Ford at bford@georgefox.edu.

George Fox libraries now provide access to Classical Music Library, Smithsonian Global Sound, and African American Song.  These combine to offer tens of thousands of tracks of music as well as drama, poetry, and more.  To access, go to the library’s alphabetical list of databases at http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/murdock/alphabeticalindex.html and select the database of choice.   Listeners can create playlists of their favorite tracks.

Did you know we have a community garden at George Fox? Yes, and it’s been growing all summer. It’s located on campus directly north of the Villa Academic Complex, where the helipad used to be. Drop by and have some sugar snap peas, purple beans, or golden cherry tomatoes and check out the baby watermelons and ripening brandywine tomatoes.

A work party is scheduled for the garden from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Come join in the work, or just come to check it out and find out how you can be involved (the univeristy will have a winter garden as well). Everyone is welcome.  

Contact Corey Beals (Religious Studies) at cbeals@georgefox.edu or ext. 2661 or Tyler at Halethale03@georgefox.edufor for more information.

The George Fox community is invited to hear recent grads Aaron Gapasin (’02), Jessica Lebold (’03) and Brittney Quinn (’05) discuss their work for various non-governmental organizations in the developing world from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7-8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 3, in Lemmons Center 8.

Contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or at ccorning@georgefox.ed for more information.

Employees in Portland, Boise, Salem, and Redmond will get a day off on Monday, Sept. 3, in recognition of the Labor Day holiday. The Newberg campus will stay with its traditional schedule, remaining open on Labor Day and closing for a mid-semester holiday on Friday, Oct. 12. Portland, Boise, Salem, and Redmond will not take a mid-semester holiday.

The inaugural meeting of the Pacific Northwest section of the American Scientific Affiliation will take place in the Cap and Gown Room on the university’s Newberg campus from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15.  The session is entitled “Science and Religion at War?”

Randy Isaac, executive director of the American Scientific Affiliation, and Dave Willis, professor emeritus, Oregon State University, will be the featured speakers. A luncheon will follow.

The cost is $9 for preregistration and $10 at the door. To register or find out more, visit http://academic.georgefox.edu/~meverest/ASA-NW.pdf.

Do you know of a young alum who has distinguished themselves academically, professionally, in community service, or by demonstrating outstanding personal achievement?

The university’s alumni board is seeking nominees for the 2008 Outstanding Recent Alumnus/a award.  Nominees must be graduates of the traditional undergraduate program since 1998 to qualify.       

The nomination form is available at: http://www.georgefox.edu/alumni/programs/awards/nomform.html.

Questions can be directed to Robby Larson (rlarson@georgefox.edu), director of Alumni Relations.

The Center for Teaching and Learning will host a faculty teaching forum from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus Thursday, Sept. 6. The forum is entitled “Putting Student Evaluations to Use” and will provide information about resources available to make practical sense of student evaluation numbers.

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Everyone is welcome to attend whether they bring a lunch or reserve one.

A video podcast of the session will be available on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.

Custodial Services requests your patience in the coming weeks.  The department is down to 14 custodial supervisors who are trying to clean almost 800,000 square feet of building space per day while also trying to work in the training of new student employees.

So far, only 29 students are employed – far fewer than the usual 90 to 100 who end up working. If you have concerns over garbage not being removed or floors being unswept or vacuumed, don’t hesitate to e-mail the Plant Services office.  A work request will be created and Custodial Services will get to the request as quickly as possible. 

This Friday, Aug. 31, is the last day to return books at the textbook annex. Next week, we will only be accepting returns if classes are being dropped. You must have a receipt for proof of purchase.

Friday, Aug. 31, is also the last day for our Textbook Price Matching Program.

University Bookstore (and textbook annex) hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, through Sept. 7.

Many of you are aware that several police cars were on campus Tuesday afternoon. The Newberg Police Department apprehended two individuals who had attempted to assault one of the university’s security officers. Steve Gilday (Security) tracked the individuals to the canyon and assisted NPD in flushing them out. No one was ever at risk.

Do you know a student who has been consistently missing class? Do you know a student who appears to have gained or lost weight in a short amount of time? Are you aware of a student whose demeanor has changed or who appears to be depressed? Is a student in your class struggling academically?

It might be time to refer her or his name to the Student Support Network (SSN) by completing an “Intervention Alert Form.”

The SSN is a program designed to identify and assist undergraduate students who are struggling academically, socially, or personally. For more information and to access the interventional alert form, you can go to The Student Support Network webpage.

For more information contact Jere Witherspoon in the Student Life office.

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. 

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:

• Hobson Hall
• Macy Hall
• Sutton Hall
• Coffin Hall
• LeShana Hall

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.