The Daily Bruin

Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Director of IDEA Center – Career and Academic Planning
• Associate Director of Advancement Communications and Grants
• Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
• Administrative Assistant, Oregon Writing Project Collaborative
• Library Assistant, Part Time
• Nurse Practitioner/Physician’s Assistant

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Come see and celebrate our seniors’ capstone projects at LACI exhibit day this Monday, Nov. 21, from noon until 4 p.m.! Exhibits will be located in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium and Hoover lower lobby.

Our theme this year is “Islam and the West.” If you have questions, please contact Laurie Fair in the academic affairs office at ext. 2140 or lfair@georgefox.edu.

The Office for Spiritual and Intercultural Life is looking for leaders for next semester’s Lent (Spring) Life Groups. Life Groups begin the week of Feb. 12 and culminate the week of March 19 (six weeks). Leaders may host Life Groups on campus, at a nearby coffee shop or in their homes.

Interested? Please use this link to apply by Monday, Jan. 16. Contact Kearsten McCoy (kmccoy@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Adjunct professors: The bad news is your current parking permit is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2016; the good news is, if you will be on contract for spring 2017, we’ll be switching you to a staff permit that doesn’t expire!

In order to make this switch happen, you will need to come to the security office before Jan. 7. We will review your vehicles that are registered before issuing your new permit, so if you have vehicle updates, please bring your DMV registration slip to the office.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2090.

If you want to support your peers/students and are looking for some wonderful Christmas gifts, stop by outside the ceramics lab on Monday, Nov. 21, sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and check out the work that has been made by ceramic art students!

Contact Annie Lunt (alunt13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Thanksgiving is next week! Therefore, the courier will deliver on Monday and Wednesday. Please plan your deliveries accordingly. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgfox.edu or 503-554-2551.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the finance department would like to bring to your attention the schedule for processing check requests and expense reimbursement requests to accommodate the short holiday weeks.

Please refer to the Forms page on the finance department website to view the Accounts Payable Holiday Payment Processing Schedule.

Happy Holidays!
– The Finance Team

Fred Gregory will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session today (Friday) on Volume 1 of The Saint John’s Bible (Pentateuch). Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session runs from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.

The university community is invited to a free public lecture and viewing of The Saint John’s Bible on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Leading the presentation will be Howard Macy, emeritus professor of religion and biblical studies, and Paul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker studies. They will present “Seeing the Word of God – The Illuminative Impact of The Saint John’s Bible,” in which they will explore the most compelling of 160 new artistic masterpieces in the first illuminated Bible produced by the Benedictine Order in 500 years.

Professors Macy and Anderson will expand on “seeing the Word of God,” followed by a firsthand viewing of Volume 1, Pentateuch.

Contact Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Tonight (Friday) in the Foxhole at 7 p.m., the William Penn Honors Program student government group will host a movie night. There will be tasty snacks, like caramel popcorn and root beer floats!

After the movie is over, we will chill and have a short discussion. We will be watching a movie called … Shhh! It’s a secret! Come to find out.

Contact Adrian Moons (dsfadrian@gmail.com) with questions.

A relief effort for refugees in the Portland area begins this week!

The Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon is accepting a variety of items to distribute to Muslim families in need. It is our duty to help provide relief for those in need and welcome these people to our country in any way possible. Items needed include:

• Lamps
• Dishes, pots, pans and silverware
• Toiletries (soap, toothpaste, deodorant, towels, etc.)
• Towels and washcloths
• Bed linens, warm blankets, pillows
• Diapers

All of these items can be dropped off either at the SpIL House or in one of the labeled boxes in the Canyon Commons. Any contributions that can be made are greatly appreciated!

If you want to know more about the effort watch this video.

If you have questions about the supply drive, contact Tania Del Real at tdelreal13@georgefox.edu or Austin Wisenbaker at awisenbaker13@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, students and staff are invited to hear Jekabs Bikis present on “George Fox University’s College of Business in the Next Five Years” today (Thursday) from 3 to 4 p.m. in Lemmons 8.

Bikis is a candidate for the position of dean of the College of Business. He has a doctorate in public policy and political economy from the University of Texas, and is chair of the business administration department at LCC University in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Hoover 105.

The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

Join us as we watch the movie War Don Don and discuss the complexities of international justice and individual accountability in instances of war. The film will be shown at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) at the Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St.

The event is cosponsored by George Fox University and the Chehalem Cultural Center. Admission is free and is open to the public. Contact Tiona Cage (tcage@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Spots are still available for the 5:10 p.m. healthy cooking class demonstration. It is part of our Health and Wellness Clinic that we are offering today (Thursday)! You do not need to participate in the clinic to participate in the cooking class. The class lasts approximately 30 minutes and will be held in the Roberts Center.

Click this link to access the sign-up sheet. Contact Jason Brumitt (jbrumitt@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Fred Gregory will conduct a “Turning of the Page” session tomorrow (Friday) on Volume 1 of The Saint John’s Bible (Pentateuch). Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session runs from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.

Come to the Newberg Burgerville tonight (Thursday) between 5 and 8 p.m., as 10 percent of your purchase will help support the March 2017 George Fox Haiti trip!

Questions? Contact Sydney Soetenga at soetenga18@gmail.com.

A relief effort for refugees in the Portland area begins this week!

The Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon is accepting a variety of items to distribute to Muslim families in need. It is our duty to help provide relief for those in need and welcome these people to our country in any way possible. Items needed include:

• Lamps
• Dishes, pots, pans and silverware
• Toiletries (soap, toothpaste, deodorant, towels, etc.)
• Towels and washcloths
• Bed linens, warm blankets, pillows
• Diapers

All of these items can be dropped off either at the SpIL House or in one of the labeled boxes in the Canyon Commons. Any contributions that can be made are greatly appreciated!

If you want to know more about the effort watch this video.

If you have questions about the supply drive, contact Tania Del Real at tdelreal13@georgefox.edu or Austin Wisenbaker at awisenbaker13@georgefox.edu.

If you currently use Google Sites, you may have seen that Google has introduced a new version of Sites. In addition to the intuitive technology, integration with G Suite apps, and attractive design, the new Sites now includes the ability to track performance with Google Analytics, six new themes, and other helpful features.

The existing, classic version of Sites will continue to exist in parallel with the new Sites as Google adds capabilities that are similar to those found in the classic Sites.

See the full announcement, along with FAQs and helpful links, in our Techtips blog.

We’ll be glad to answer your questions (servicedesk@georgefox.edu).

Faculty, students and staff are invited to hear Jekabs Bikis present on “George Fox University’s College of Business in the Next Five Years” tomorrow (Thursday) from 3 to 4 p.m. in Lemmons 8.

Bikis is a candidate for the position of dean of the College of Business. He has a doctorate in public policy and political economy from the University of Texas, and is chair of the business administration department at LCC University in Klaipeda, Lithuania.