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Runners and walkers of all abilities are invited to join us for a Homecoming & Alumni Weekend 5K Run/Walk we like to call the “Foxtrot.” It’s a race right here on campus! The event will take place from 8 to 9 a.m. in front of Bauman Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 1.

For a peek at the course map, check out this webpage. Make sure to register for the event in advance at this link. Participation costs $5, and all proceeds go to the Auxiliary Endowed Scholarship for George Fox students. The winner of the race will receive a prize!

Contact Mary Monahan with any questions: mmonahan@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2115.

During Homecoming, we are excited to welcome students and alumni to campus for this inaugural event: Alumni of Color. This year, as we celebrate our 125th anniversary as an institution, we also want to reflect on the history of diversity at the institution.

The purpose of this networking event is to connect our alumni of color to our current student body, to each other, and to George Fox; to help students adjust to life after college; and to educate both alumni and students about future jobs, networking tools, and the history of George Fox.

The keynote speakers will be Randy Winston (’73) and Sandra Lopez (’15). Their biographies are available on this webpage. If you are an alumnus/a or current student and would like to attend, please register as soon as possible at this link. This is a free event.

The details …

Date: Friday, Sept. 30
Location: Canyon Commons – George Fox Campus, Room 101-102
Time: Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Student groups participating: Black Student Union & Alliance, Fusion Asian American Club, Hawaii Club International Club, Act Six Scholars, & Mosaic Scholars

Brought to you by: Intercultural Engagement & Faculty Development, International Student and Scholar Services, Intercultural Life, IDEA Center, and Alumni & Parent Relations

Contact Rebecca Hernandez, associate vice president of intercultural engagement and faculty development, with any questions: rhernandez@georgefox.edu.

Do you know someone who is a nurse practitioner/physicians assistant? The Health and Counseling Center has an immediate opening for a nurse practitioner/physicians assistant to provide health care to the George Fox community. In addition, we have an immediate opening for a registered nurse.

These positions are perfect for individuals who would like to have the breaks and summers off and/or have children who would like to attend the university! It’s a friendly, fast-paced environment treating some of the nicest students in the country. Particularly for the NP/PA position, even if the individual is currently employed, we would greatly appreciate you bringing this position to their attention and forwarding their contact information to Bill Buhrow (bbuhrow@georgefox.edu) so we can follow up to see if they have any interest.

More info on both positions can be found at this link, or they can contact Bill at 503-554-2340. Thanks for helping us locate the right person for this pivotal position.

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.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, in Hoover 105.

The meeting will feature various updates, including the financial year end/surplus report, and the recipients of the Administrator of the Year and Staff of the Year will be announced. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

If you are a faculty or staff member thinking about pursuing grant funding, that’s great! But there is a process to follow to ensure you don’t hit any road bumps.

First step: Do your research! Grants can be incredibly time-consuming (especially federal grants). Explore potential funders, record deadlines, and carefully consider your program or research needs. If you want help identifying a funder, don’t hesitate to contact University Advancement; it has access to a foundations database.

Most important step: Once you know which grant you want to pursue and you’ve discussed it with your dean, you must fill out the Grant Proposal Approval Form (located on the PeopleSoft homepage). All employees pursuing a grant must adhere to this process. Beyond your dean, University Advancement will facilitate all approvals on your behalf.

Why? Going through this process ensures staff and faculty don’t compete for the same grant, we dedicate faculty and administrator time to the highest priorities, and we don’t sign any grant paperwork that obligates George Fox to something unexpected. Depending on time and resources, Advancement will typically provide helpful feedback on the proposal, facilitate the submission process, and help you with reporting back to the funder. Advancement also processes all money and contracts in partnership with other offices.

We’re your partner in the grant process! For more info, check out this Grant Process & Procedures document. If you have any questions or want to chat about a new or existing grant, contact Britt Hoskins, associate director of advancement communications and grants, at ext. 2132 or bhoskins@georgefox.edu.

Bruin fans, don’t miss your chance to watch our teams play at home this week.

Saturday, Sept. 24, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Puget  Sound, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Sept. 25, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Linfield, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m. – Men’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.

Have you been experiencing back pain or want to know what exercises or stretches evidence shows to decrease symptoms of back pain? “We’ve Got Your Back” is a free five-part class on the prevention and management of back pain.

Li-Zandre van Eeden, PT, DPT, and the university’s School of Physical Therapy will sponsor the class, which is meeting on five Tuesdays between Sept. 13 and Oct. 11. Sessions are scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 202 in the Roberts Center (501 N. Villa Road). Attending all the sessions is encouraged but not required.

There will be a lab component, so please dress comfortably. To sign up, please call 503-554-2479.

You will be receiving information this week regarding textbook adoptions for Spring 2017.

In short …

• Oct. 1 is the deadline for all spring textbook adoptions to be entered into iGFU.
• Contact your department admin with any questions regarding this process. They will have the step-by-step guide for entering adoptions.
• Note: If you need clearance to update textbooks for a course in iGFU, please email the service desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu and copy you department admin along with Bruin Store manager, Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

Thank you

Swing by the Bruin Store today (Tuesday) or tomorrow to take advantage of our 25-percent-off sale on select items!

• Hats
• Drinkware
• Champion and JanSport apparel
• Supplies (notebooks, binders, folders and portfolios)

We hope to see you. Go Bruins!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

An internationally acclaimed pianist and current professor, Ilonka Rus-Edery, will join with two of her distinguished students from Sam Houston State University to perform a free concert on the university’s Bauman Auditorium stage at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 22. There is no charge to attend.

The Romanian-born Rus-Eldery, an associate professor of piano and director of keyboard studies at Sam Houston State University, has appeared as a recitalist and concert artist with numerous orchestras and chamber music ensembles throughout Romania, Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, Mexico, Colombia and the United States.

Both of the students joining her on stage, Eduard Alexandru Gavril and Sorin Frisan, are natives of Romania who have extensive performance experience. Together, the guests will perform pieces by Schubert (Fantasy in F minor), Saint Saens (Danse Macabre: remix), Khachaturian (Sabre Dance), Rosenblatt (Carmen Fantasy), Rachmaninoff (Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14) and Mozart (Ragtime alla turca).

The concert is a piano exchange concert, as George Fox’s Kenn Willson, coordinator of keyboard studies, will be performing his “Encounters with Beethoven” concert at Sam Houston State University at a future date.

Know students who need help with their writing? We have a workshop for them.

Polly Peterson, assistant professor of English, will present “Correcting Common Writing Mistakes” at an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop this Thursday, Sept. 22, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105. The workshop will help students understand, identify and correct the top-10 grammatical errors that annoy professors the most.

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

All are welcome to the fourth Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation tonight (Monday), when Wajdi Said, president of the Muslim Educational Trust, speaks on the topic “The Muslim Experience in America” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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

We are in the beginning phases of a university-wide phone upgrade. During this transition, some of the caller ID on your phone display will look different than usual. This may make it difficult to differentiate between internal and external calls.

To be safe, please answer all calls as if they were an external call. We appreciate your patience and welcome your questions! You can direct questions to Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

Join us tonight (Monday) at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) to hear associate professor of art and design and art practitioner, Jillian Sokso, speak about her artistic practice.

Jillian is a Philadelphia native who studied printmaking at Moore College of Art and Design and the University of Delaware. She has exhibited nationally and internationally since 2004, and her work is included in many collections, both public and private. Come learn more about our very own professor from 6 to 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Cultural Center!

Questions? Contact Annie Lunt (alunt13@georgefox.edu).

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

• Registered Nurse
• Temporary Inquiry and Application Coordinator, Grad Admissions, Portland Center
• Custodian, Plant Services
• Nurse Practitioner / Physician’s Assistant
• Library Assistant II, Public Services, Half Time
• Groundskeeper, Plant Services
• Applications Analyst, Institutional Technology

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.

As we enter another fall at George Fox, Ruth Baker would like to invite the university’s women employees to a salad luncheon (come-and-go format) on Monday, Sept. 26, in Canyon Commons, Room 101 (this replaces the salad supper events from previous years).

Ruth’s hope is this change in schedule and format will be more accommodating to schedules and provide opportunities for fellowship and in making new acquaintances. The luncheon, catered by Bon Appetit, will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Please RSVP to Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in engaging in dialogue about current issues in our society?

We are hosting an event, Matheteis, designed to provide space for faculty, staff/administrators and students to discuss difficult topics that lead to learning and understanding. Those who attend will have the opportunity to listen and learn from our four panelists as they answer a series of questions. Afterwards, attendees will have the chance to ask questions themselves and join the discussion.

Our first gathering for this year’s series will be Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. in Canyon Commons, and the topic will be “Faith, Race and Politics.” Follow this link to RSVP. There is no cost to attend, and snacks will be provided. This event is sponsored by the intercultural life office.

Questions or concerns? Contact Mikaela Smith at smithm16@georgefox.edu.

Effective July 1, the MLRC and Portland Center libraries are now only accepting debit and credit cards to purchase print cards. No more digging in your pockets or wallet for that extra change to purchase a print card. You can now purchase the print card you need with your debit/credit card. The library will accept cash or checks for other library purchases.

All IT purchases are now paid with a debit or credit card. They not only accept your debit or credit card, but Apple and Android Pay is also available. So if you need a new ID card, power adapter or to pay for those unexpected repair parts, you will no longer need to provide cash or a check. Just put it on the card.

Please note: ID cards will no longer be charged to student accounts.

Questions? Contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu.

Lee McDonald will be speaking to pastors and church leaders (faculty and administrators are welcome) on “How We Got the Bible” today (Friday) from 10 to 11:15 a.m. in the Canyon Commons’ Dining Room 1. Lee will also do an author’s book signing for one of his dozen books that is on the subject.

Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.