The Daily Bruin

Greetings from the George Fox theatre department! Our 2016-17 season kicks off with Blithe Spirit, an English comedy of manners by Noel Coward. Come join us for a lighthearted romp into the 1940s as we witness Charles Condomine face his ghosts.

The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Oct. 20-22 and Oct. 27-29 at 7:30 p.m., and will also include a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Oct. 30. All George Fox employees receive one free ticket. Reserve your seat online and bring your George Fox ID with you to show at the door. You may also purchase additional tickets online.

Synopsis: When Charles Condomine invites Madame Arcati to perform a séance as an evening entertainment for a dinner party he suddenly finds himself face-to-face with his deceased wife, Elvira … much to the chagrin of his current spouse, Ruth. Mayhem ensues when Ruth is accidentally killed and united with Elvira on the “other side.” Together, the two blithe spirits haunt their hapless husband with hilarious consequences. Join us for an evening of classic British comedy that will delight and surprise. Suitable for ages 10 and up.

Blithe Spirit is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.

See you at the show!

The adidas Employee Store is offering the employee discount of 50 percent off to all George Fox University employees. To access the store during the shopping period, present your employee ID or pay stub and a valid photo ID at check-in. The employee must be present in order for the entire party to enter the store (maximum five persons). Access is unlimited from Oct. 12 through Oct. 25, 2016.

Now that school is back in session and our fall weather has arrived, now is the best time to update your sportswear wardrobe for all your fall activities. The adidas Employee Store is featuring our new athletics apparel line, new outerwear, new collections in men’s and women’s golf, and soccer gear for the soccer enthusiasts.

The adidas Employee Store is located at 5060 N. Greeley Ave., in Portland. It’s open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Note: The employee discount of 50 percent off is only valid at the adidas Employee Store located at 5060 N. Greeley Ave. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other coupon, discount, or promotion except as otherwise expressly permitted. Not valid for purchases of gift certificates. Offer has no cash value.

adidas reserves the right to change terms and conditions, substitute offer of equal or greater value, end offer at any time without notice, and decline offer to any consumer adidas believes, in its sole discretion, may resell adidas product. Additional restrictions and exclusions may apply; see store for details. Void where prohibited. ©2016 adidas America, Inc.

Contact the store directly (971-234-8536) with any questions.

Are you a faculty or staff person who needs to purchase or rent regalia for Fall Commencement?

Click this link to place your order. This new process will allow you to ship to your home or the Bruin Store, but order ASAP as shipment can take up to five weeks.

If you have any questions, contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

Lunch-baggers and coffee drinkers! Your lunch was probably nice and tasty when you brought it to school in that insulated lunch bag or storage container, but a few days later it’s not so appealing, and neither are the coffee thermoses.

Come ASAP to the Security Services Office to claim your lost lunch bags, food storage containers, and coffee containers.

Know of students who need some assistance when it comes to writing research papers? Encourage them to attend a workshop, “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper,” tomorrow (Thursday) in Hoover 105.

Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Sarah Stevenson, public services librarian, will present a step-by-step guide to campus and internet resources to help make students research pros. The session runs from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Believe it or not, it is the middle of the semester. Now is the time to take an assessment of your perception of how you are doing in each of your classes. Midterm grades are important indicators of how you are doing in your classes. While they are not a part of your permanent record, they are important to pay attention to.

In some cases, midterm grades represent about half your grade in the course. If you have questions, you should check with your professors. It is vital to know where you stand in each of your classes.

Midterm grades are meant to encourage you to get in touch with others: your professor, your advisor, your Career & Academic Planning Coach and the Academic Resource Center. The worst thing to do about midterm grades is to ignore them or to assume you can improve them on your own.

Professors do want to meet with you. Do not hesitate to make an appointment with each of them.

Midterm grades are due by Sunday, Oct. 23. You should plan to check your midterm grades after this date.

To check your mid-term grades in MyGFU:

• Click on “Self-Service”
• Click on “Enrollment”
• Click on “View My Grades”
• Click on the correct term
• Click on the “Midterm Grades” tab (If you do not see a “Midterm Grades” tab, it is likely none of your professors have entered any midterm grades for you. Please contact your professors to find out what your midterm grades are.)

Now you need to determine what to do next:
 Contact your professors. Faculty are not required to enter midterm grades. You are advised to check with each of your professors about your status in their class.

Consider whether to withdraw from one or more courses if it looks likely that you’ll get an F (or maybe even a D). The last date to withdraw is Sunday, Nov. 6.

You can usually go below being enrolled in 12 credit hours (at this point in the semester) without impacting your financial aid or housing. However, you should contact representatives in these departments to be certain:

• Residence Life: Dave Johnstone, djohnstone@georgefox.edu
• Student Financial Services: sfs@georgefox.edu

Withdrawal results in a “W” on your transcript but does not factor into GPA. If you were to get an F, it would impact GPA. Confirm any thoughts of withdrawing from classes with your advisor.

Meet with each professor, especially those teaching courses you’re struggling in. Even if your professor doesn’t post midterm grades, find out from the professor what your grade is. You should also meet with your advisor to discuss options. Use labs, help sessions and the ARC.

If you think you might have a learning disability, have some assessment done. Contact the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 or stop by their office on South River Street to make an appointment.

Plan well for spring semester. Contact your CAP Coach to get advice about spring semester. Not sure how to take the next step? Email studentlife@georgefox.edu or stop by our office on the third floor of the Stevens Center. We’re here to help!

Student Life Department
We serve students!
studentlife@georgefox.edu
503-554-2310

The campus will look a little different on Saturday as we prepare to host thousands of guests at our football game that afternoon at 1:00 p.m.. Here are some things to make note of:

Bauman Parking Lot
Be sure to move your cars out of the Bauman parking lot on Friday evening. This space will be dedicated to vendors and tailgating on Saturday. Stop by on Saturday and check out all of the food and activities happening before the game!

Entrances to the football game
There will be two entrances into the game and both are located in the Bauman parking lot, directly behind the stadium.

Wheeler Sports Center closed
The Wheeler Sports Center will be closed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This means the basketball gym, racquetball courts and locker rooms will be closed. The Fitness Center will remain open for normal business hours, but you will need to enter through the hallway entrance located on the field level, toward the end of the building near the tennis courts. There will be security officers who will ask you where you are headed; just let them know that you are going to work out.

Bauman Walkway
The sidewalk located between the football stadium and Bauman will be closed. Please walk around the building and do not move the barricade.

Barricades
If you see a barricade, it is there for a reason. Please do not move them, jump over them, crawl under them, or unlock them.

Circle Parking Lot
The circle parking lot near Wheeler will be closed for the day. This space is reserved for officials to park in. Officials will arrive as early as 8:30 a.m.

Tickets
Students and staff can show their ID cards at the gate to get into the game. Additional tickets can be purchased online or at the gate by visiting http://athletics.georgefox.edu/information/tickets.

We hope to see you at the game at 1:00 and the tailgates prior to that!

Questions? Contact Elise Trask at etrask@georgefox.edu or Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.

We hope you’re looking forward to the opportunity to step away from daily tasks to refresh and renew yourself at our fall staff conference on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons (101-103). Join us for worship and a workshop with guest speaker Doreen Dodgen-Magee, a psychologist from Portland, Oregon who has 22 years of experience working with individuals and groups. She presents material that is fascinating and sobering in a way that is absolutely captivating.

Continental breakfast and lunch are included. Please contact Peg Hutton (phutton@georgefox.edu) if you have food allergies.

All staff (non-administration, non-faculty) are required to attend unless you have VP approval; direct your absence approvals to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu).

Program provided by your Staff Development Committee.

We regret to inform you that the upcoming lecture from biotech entrepreneur Donald Drakeman on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105 has been canceled due to aftermath effects from Hurricane Matthew in the speaker’s home town. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause for those who have made special arrangements to attend.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) tomorrow (Wednesday), Oct. 19, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

During this maintenance update, Summer 2016 course sites will be hidden to students (current semester course sites will be unaffected and remain visible to students).

If you want to make any past course site visible to students after this update:
– Select Administration block > Course Administration > Edit settings
– In the “General” section, look for the “Visible” setting
– Change “Hide” back to “Show”
– Scroll to bottom and “Save changes”

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources.

For questions or assistance using FoxTALE, contact the IT Service Desk (servicedesk@georgefox.edu) at 503-554-2569.

Check out the October two-day sale at the Bruin Store on Oct. 19 and 20.

The sale includes 25% off of:

• fleece wear
• short-sleeve and long-sleeve tees
• Cutter & Buck polos
• stadium and tailgating items

Sale is offered in store and online!

Nike products are not included in this sale.

While most student concerns and complaints can and should be resolved informally, there is a formal general complaint procedure described in the “Support for Students” section of the Undergraduate Student Handbook as well as on the Graduate/DPS Policies page of the website.

Note that these procedures cover complaints of a general nature and do not supersede specific policies involving special cases such as grade appeals, sexual harassment, etc., which are covered elsewhere in the Student Handbook, catalog or Graduate/DPS Policies.

For more information, contact the student life department (studentlife@georgefox.edu).

Tuition Remission applications are now being accepted. You’ll notice a few changes to this year’s process, including:

• In order to better coordinate financial aid communications with tuition remission benefits, the due date for  2017-18 tuition remission requests will be Friday, Nov. 4.
• We are using a Google Doc form. Click here to access the Tuition Remission Google Doc. Paper forms are available upon request from HR. In order to utilize the electronic request form you must be logged into your George Fox email account.
• The employee submits one request form for each student (no longer three separate forms for undergraduate, ADP and graduate).
• Supervisor, VP/provost and/or admissions signatures are not required when you initially submit the request, but Human Resources will coordinate the electronic approval process with the employee where approvals are needed.
• You will receive a confirmation, including a copy of the submitted information, by email. Please review the information for accuracy and retain a copy for your records.

Our hope is that these process improvements make it easier and less time consuming for you to utilize this valuable benefit!

Information and Resources

• Please review the updated instructions prior to completing your Tuition Remission Google Doc request form.
• For updated tuition remission information, see the top section of the Benefits, Forms & Resources page.
• For the tuition remission policy, see the Employee Handbook (starting on page 48).
• The tuition exchange information sheet explains this separate benefit.
• For assistance with tuition remission, or other employee benefits, please contact Darby Thiessen in HR at ext. 2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.

Greetings from the George Fox theatre department! Our 2016-17 season kicks off with Blithe Spirit, an English comedy of manners by Noel Coward. Come join us for a lighthearted romp into the 1940s as we witness Charles Condomine face his ghosts.

The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Oct. 20-22 and Oct. 27-29 at 7:30 p.m., and will also include a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Oct. 30. All George Fox employees receive one free ticket. Reserve your seat online and bring your George Fox ID with you to show at the door. You may also purchase additional tickets online.

Synopsis: When Charles Condomine invites Madame Arcati to perform a séance as an evening entertainment for a dinner party he suddenly finds himself face-to-face with his deceased wife, Elvira … much to the chagrin of his current spouse, Ruth. Mayhem ensues when Ruth is accidentally killed and united with Elvira on the “other side.” Together, the two blithe spirits haunt their hapless husband with hilarious consequences. Join us for an evening of classic British comedy that will delight and surprise. Suitable for ages 10 and up.

Blithe Spirit is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.

See you at the show!

Please keep a dear member of our George Fox family, Phil Smith, and his family in your prayers as they mourn the loss of his beloved wife Karen.

Karen passed away Oct. 9 after battling cancer. She was a 1977 graduate of George Fox, as was Phil. In 1992, they returned to George Fox, Phil as a full-time faculty member. There will be two services honoring Karen: a funeral mass at St. Peter Catholic Church on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 1 p.m., and a memorial service at Newberg Friends Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m.

Want a job or internship in your field this spring or summer? Sign up to attend one of three career fairs that Oregon State has invited George Fox students to attend! More than 100 employers will be available to talk to you about current and future jobs and internships.

• Oct. 25: Business and Communications
• Oct. 26: Engineering
• Oct. 27: STEM & Health Careers

The fairs run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ride down with other George Fox students and IDEA Center staff or go on your own. Vans will depart at 9:30 a.m. and return to campus before 3 p.m. so athletes can attend. Sign up through the Events tab in Handshake so that the IDEA Center can make you a name tag.

Start planning now to work on you resume and LinkedIn profile and make an appointment to see a Career Coach to learn career fair strategies. This is a great chance to practice meeting employers and see what opportunities are in your field.

Faculty: Encourage your students to attend. Questions? Contact the IDEA Center.

Join us for the next Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation of the semester tonight (Monday), when “The Future of Islam and the West” will be discussed in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Guest Harris Zafar, national spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, will discuss what he expects Muslim/non-Muslim relations to be like in the future.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Islam and the West.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Join us tonight (Monday) for a talk featuring Derrick Velasquez, who received his Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Ohio State University in 2008. He works in media including performance, installation, sculpture and photography.

Velasquez is a founding member and co-manager at TANK Studios, the founder of the YE$ M’am grant for artists, a board member of the Art-Plant Artist Residency, and serves as a commissioner for the city on the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs.

Don’t miss out on hearing from Velasquez about his practice as an artist tonight in the ballroom of the Cultural Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) at 6 p.m.

Questions? Contact Annie Lunt at alunt13@georgefox.edu.

Congratulations again to Gina Braden and Kristie DeHaven who were our Employees of the Year for 2015-16!

Now, it’s back to Employee of the Month awards. With so many who worked so hard to ensure this fall began well for our employees and students, there are many whose contributions have especially stood out over the last several weeks. If you know someone who deserves special recognition for above-and-beyond work, send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) by Friday, Oct. 21, with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.

The Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa gift card at our community meeting on Oct. 27.