The Daily Bruin

Bon Appetit’s hours of service will be altered as follows in observance of the mid-semester break this week …

• There will be no Late Night in the Bridge Cafe on Thursday, Oct. 6.
• The Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and the Bridge Cafe will be closed on Friday, Oct. 7.

Canyon Commons will serve meals during the following times:

Friday, Oct. 7
Breakfast: 8:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8
Continental Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Brunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 9
Brunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.

Join us for the seventh Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation of the semester this Monday, Oct. 10, when “The Friends Work in Ramallah, West Bank/Palestine” 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.

Guests Elizabeth Sherwood, administrative pastor at Newberg Friends Church; Shawn McConaughey, assistant superintendent for Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends; and Lynn Clouser-Holt, lead pastor at North Valley Friends Church, will describe the current  work being done by Friends in Ramallah and what their experience teaches us about Christian peacemaking at the boundaries of Islam and the West.

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

“Strengths Week” starts this Monday, Oct. 10! It’s going to be a great week full of opportunities to explore and celebrate your Strengths. The IDEA Center will be sponsoring a variety of workshops and activities throughout the week. Check out this link for more information!

Contact the IDEA Center with any questions!

Because of the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, Oct. 10, there will be no outgoing mail that day.

Thanks,
Mail Services

We are creating a proposal for the student project fund to put more lighting around campus. This is a two-minute survey to find out how important it is for students to have more lighting around campus.

Lighting on Campus

Please take time to fill this out. We appreciate your input.

Thank you.

Want to do something tangible for local foster parents? Embrace Ministries, an outreach ministry of George Fox that helps show hospitality to those in the foster care system, is hosting Foster Parents’ Night Out, a monthly event where we provide a fun and safe place for children in foster care to hang out so their parents can have a night out.

Dates planned are Nov. 5, Jan. 4 and Feb. 4. If you are interested in helping out or learning more, please email Jamie Kitchen at jkitchen15@georgefox.edu.

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.

We are still looking for volunteers to participate in our poverty simulation on Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. We would be thrilled if you would like to attend one or both dates. If you would like to “job share,” we would be happy to accommodate this as well.

To review, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work are hosting a joint simulation for our senior students to “walk a mile” in the shoes of those facing poverty.

Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, Oct. 7, with which day you would like to participate. You can contact the School of Nursing at 503-554-2963 or nursing@georgefox.edu.

Thank you for your time!
– School of Nursing and School of Social Work

Bon Appetit’s hours of service will be altered as follows in observance of the mid-semester break this week …

• There will be no Late Night in the Bridge Cafe on Thursday, Oct. 6.
• The Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Canyon Commons will be closed on Friday, Oct. 7.

Canyon Commons hours of operation will be as follows:

Friday, Oct. 7
Breakfast: 8:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8
Continental Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Brunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 9
Brunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.

Are you interested in helping people? Have you ever considered a degree in social work? Social work is a profession for those with a desire to help people improve their lives. If this sounds exciting to you, please stop by one of our info sessions to find out more about the major and about the many opportunities a degree in social work can provide!

The session will be today (Thursday) from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Hoover 208. Donuts will be provided!

Questions? Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about these sessions.

We are creating a proposal for the student project fund to put more lighting around campus. This is a two-minute survey to find out how important it is for students to have more lighting around campus.

Lighting on Campus

Please take time to fill this out. We appreciate your input.

Thank you.

The second round of diversity book discussion groups for faculty will begin soon, but there is still time to sign up! We will be reading and discussing Black Scholars in White Space: New Vistas in African American Studies from the Christian Academy, by Anthony B. Bradley.

Groups will meet …

• Tuesdays, Oct. 18 – Nov. 22, 4-5 p.m. in Stevens 207
  or
• Thursdays, Oct. 13 – Nov. 17, 10:40-11:40 a.m. in Stevens 109,
  or
• Wednesdays, Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 3-4 p.m. in PDS 290 at the Portland Center

Please join us, and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Rebecca Hernandez at ext. 2147 or Laurie Fair at ext. 2140.

The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 7, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Store, Mail Services and the Newberg library will be closed.

We are still looking for volunteers to participate in our poverty simulation on Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. We would be thrilled if you would like to attend one or both dates. If you would like to “job share,” we would be happy to accommodate this as well.

To review, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work are hosting a joint simulation for our senior students to “walk a mile” in the shoes of those facing poverty.

Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, Oct. 7, with which day you would like to participate. You can contact the School of Nursing at 503-554-2963 or nursing@georgefox.edu.

Thank you for your time!
– School of Nursing and School of Social Work

The second round of diversity book discussion groups for faculty will begin soon, but there is still time to sign up! We will be reading and discussing Black Scholars in White Space: New Vistas in African American Studies from the Christian Academy, by Anthony B. Bradley.

Groups will meet …

• Tuesdays, Oct. 18 – Nov. 22, 4-5 p.m. in Stevens 207
  or
• Thursdays, Oct. 13 – Nov. 17, 10:40-11:40 a.m. in Stevens 109,
  or
• Wednesdays, Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 3-4 p.m. in PDS 290 at the Portland Center

Please join us, and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Rebecca Hernandez at ext. 2147 or Laurie Fair at ext. 2140.

If you’re staying on campus for the mid-semester holiday, we have plenty of fun to fill your schedule! Come join us at the weekend’s athletic events.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Pacific, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Oct. 8, 5 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Linfield, Wheeler Sports Center
Sunday, Oct. 9, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Willamette, Austin Sports Complex

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

We are creating a proposal for the student project fund to put more lighting around campus. This is a two-minute survey to find out how important it is for students to have more lighting around campus.

Lighting on Campus

Please take time to fill this out. We appreciate your input.

Thank you.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars: On Thursday, Oct. 20, the university will participate in The Great Oregon Shake Out, an exercise designed to test the school’s emergency notification systems as well as create dialogue among the George Fox community on how to be personally prepared should an earthquake occur.

To help prepare you for an earthquake, just follow this link for “Seven Steps to Prepare for an Earthquake.”

If you are a global business major, an accounting major or anyone else interested in the opportunity to study business in international settings, come to an International Business Institute (IBI) info meeting from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Hoover 102.

IBI is designed with business in mind for a unique study abroad experience. The 10-week program incorporates the international dimensions of business and culture by integrating academic study with international field experience. It includes periods of residence in key locations as well as coordinated visits and presentations in the major political and economic centers of Russia, The European Union, India and China.

Though the meeting begins at 4:30 p.m., stop by anytime during the session to learn about these exciting opportunities that build skills and competency in global business and cultural awareness – a critical need for today’s business careers.

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

Enterprise Car Share is open and ready for business. You can pick up a coupon in the student life office for a special offer: $1 to join. The coupon expires Dec. 31, 2016.

For more information, go to EnterpriseCarShare.com/GeorgeFox.