The Daily Bruin

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

• Media Production Specialist
• Budget Manager
• Graduate Program Coordinator, Portland
• Director of Housing

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.

The MLRC will be staying open until midnight Monday through Thursday nights for the last two weeks of the fall semester (Dec. 1-4 and Dec. 8-11).

Encourage students to come check out BlueCircle, a nonprofit established by entrepreneurship student Will Spain. This free event will include an introduction into the organization, documentary preview, a Q&A session and an opportunity to get involved.

The event is set from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Hoover 105. Contact Jacyln Simmons (jsimmons12@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

If you haven’t yet completed this four-question survey, please take just a few minutes to do so. The survey closes today. The results will inform a senior social work research project on the subject of disability in the workplace at George Fox University. The survey has been approved by Human Resources. If you are George Fox faculty and staff, your participation is much appreciated.

Link: Disability in the Workplace

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

All employees and their families are invited to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.).

Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

There is a new ATM located in Heacock Commons as you enter through the main doors. This ATM is owned and operated by U.S. Bank. Thank you for your patience while the old ATM has been out of service.

This class is open to those interested in taking violin, viola or cello lessons in a small-group setting. There is no fee in addition to the normal tuition cost.

Students will receive instruction individually as well as in small ensembles, and can join regardless of previous experience. This is a fun way to learn a new instrument or polish your technique in an individual and small ensemble setting.

Email Rebekah with questions (rhanson@georgefox.edu).

If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, we recommend that you back up your 2014 Fall grade book to a spreadsheet saved outside of FoxTALE. See the instructions here for backing up grades. You will want to keep an archive of your course grades that cover the last five years.

Use your new, empty 2015 Spring sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.

2015 Spring sites are currently hidden from student view. When you are ready, you can share the sites with your students. Here is a quick guide on how to make the courses available: FoxTALE Making Courses Visible to Students.

If your course site is set to weekly format, your course might show incorrect dates. To change the dates, go to Administration> Edit settings on the course home page. Scroll down to the Course start date, and change it to the first day of your 2015 Spring course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and “Save changes.”

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty website for guides and resources.

Encourage students to come check out BlueCircle, a nonprofit established by entrepreneurship student Will Spain. This free event will include an introduction into the organization, documentary preview, a Q&A session and an opportunity to get involved.

The event is set from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Hoover 105. Contact Jacyln Simmons (jsimmons12@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

This class is open to those interested in taking violin, viola or cello lessons in a small-group setting. There is no fee in addition to the normal tuition cost.

Students will receive instruction individually as well as in small ensembles, and can join regardless of previous experience. This is a fun way to learn a new instrument or polish your technique in an individual and small ensemble setting.

Email Rebekah with questions (rhanson@georgefox.edu).

Outraged by the decision of the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo.? Confused by all the hype about it? Whatever your reaction, stop by the basement of Minthorn Hall to see a bulletin board prepared by sociology students and faculty that unpacks some of the history of social facts surrounding this case.

Questions? Contact Debbie Berho at dberho@georgefox.edu.

The College of Business invites the university community to a presentation by Mohan Nair, VP and chief innovation officer of Cambia Health Solutions, on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Nair is the keynote speaker for the College of Business’ semi-annual Transformational Leadership Symposium. The topic of the symposium is “Transform You, Transform Business.” Nair will share inspirational leadership strategies that bring about personal and professional growth and transformation. You can read more about his presentation here.

Mark your calendar! Have questions? Contact Colleen Huffman at chuffman@georgefox.edu.

On Thursday, Dec. 18, George Fox University libraries will transition to a new library system. We are in the fourth and final group as the 37-member Orbis Cascade Alliance transitions from stand-alone library systems to one shared library system.

The new system will improve the research experience for our students and faculty and allow us to better manage our resources. More information can be found at this link.

All university offices on the Newberg campus and at the Portland Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

‘Tis the season to ship packages and we have some tips to help ensure that your packages arrive safely.

1. Do not wrap the box in brown paper, grocery bags, wrapping paper, etc. (Too many times, the paper is ripped off in the handling and shipping process – and the address and postage are gone!)
   1. Just use a plain old box – a cereal box, a ShopVac box, an Office Depot box, etc.
   2. Put your new address label directly onto the box (or write the address on a clear side of the box). We also have shipping labels available that you can use.
   3. We do have a wide variety of the free Priority boxes – regular and Flat Rate.
   4. Another safety item: Put a copy of the address where it is going inside the box – just in case the box gets torn open.
2. Use blue or black ink for the address. Do not use red ink. Red is hard to read by the U.S. Mail scanners.
3. Use regular packing tape on the package. Do not use ribbon, bows, twine, etc. Also, do not use duct tape of any kind (security reasons).
4. Pack fragile items with lots of padding. ALL packages are handled by machines – they can’t read “Fragile” that people write on the outside of the package.
5. This year, U.S. Mail will deliver packages seven days a week during the holiday season.
6. Shipping deadlines are found in the lobby area of Mail Services or on our website (click here).

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

The Wheeler Sports Center gym and the fitness center will close early (5 p.m.) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and not open again until Monday, Dec. 1, at 6 a.m. Happy Thanksgiving!

All employees and their families are invited to join Robin and Ruth Baker for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.).

Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Den and Bruin Bites will be closing after lunch at 1:30 p.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 26, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Villa Café will be closing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

All three cafes will reopen on Monday, Dec. 1, at their normal times.

For those of you who are staying on campus over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, our meal times in Klages will be changing as follows:

• Wednesday dinner, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
• Thursday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m
• Thanksgiving dinner, 4-4:30 p.m.
• Friday and Saturday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Saturday dinner, 5-5:30 p.m.
• Sunday brunch, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Sunday dinner, 5-7 p.m.

Our entire staff wishes everyone a safe and blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends.

Please send an email to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, if you would like to nominate a colleague for November Employee of the Month with a summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past month or so.

The winner will be announced and presented with a $100 Visa gift card at our community meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11.