Please notify Kristi Hagen right away of any contributions to the university or seminary that are postmarked Dec. 31, 2013. We need to be sure to acknowledge them promptly for their tax purposes. Kristi can be reached at ext. 2111 or khagen@georgefox.edu.
Thank you!
– University Development Office
An Intro to Guitar class and individual guitar lessons are being offered on campus this spring. Sign up and add some fun to your schedule!
The Intro to Guitar class is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting. Learn to play rock, worship and popular songs while learning strumming patterns and chord progressions. No experience is necessary (MUSI 250-A; meets Tuesdays/Thursdays, 9:40-10:30 a.m).
Individual guitar lessons are offered to bring your playing to the next level. One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and get some new skills and techniques. Work on music that you really want to play: rock, blues, worship, jazz, classical, etc. (MUSA 105/305 GT).
Lessons are taught by in-demand Portland guitarist Dave Iula. He performs with Portland’s top bands (Mel Brown, Patrick Lamb, Excellent Gentlemen) as well as many churches in Portland (Beaverton Foursquare, Southlake Church, Rolling Hills, Imago Dei Community).
E-mail Dave for more info at daveiula1@gmail.com.
The Bruin Den has reopened this week and the hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will resume normal hours of operation starting next Monday, Jan. 13.
Do you speak fluent Spanish? Do you like to help others? On occasion the switchboard receives calls from non-English speaking callers. I would like to compile a list of employees who speak fluent Spanish who could help with these calls.
If you would be willing to take some of these calls, when needed, please e-mail Information Services Coordinator Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.
Thanks, in advance, for your help!
Saturday, Jan. 11, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Pacific (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Pacific (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
For more information, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
How do our bodies “speak†even before we say a word? How do groups instinctively “size you up†and decide who influences them?
These and other questions will be addressed at the College of Business’ Winter Speaker Series Event, “The Interplay of Bodies and Influence in Leadership: A New Economics of Power,†featuring MaryKate Morse from our seminary. The presentation is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the Portland Center. The presentation is free, and complimentary coffee and tea will be provided.
Morse has studied the relationship of our physical bodies to influence in leadership and is the author of the book Making Room for Leadership: Power, Space and Influence. Using the historical Jesus as a model, she proposes a new economics for the use of power in social settings.
To R.S.V.P. or to learn more, go to this link. The deadline to register is Friday, Jan. 17. More information is also available by contacting Darla Norgren at 503-554-6176.
The university’s Auxiliary will present the third installment of its lunch lecture series “Reflections on Pacific College/GFC/GFU’s HisÂtory†at noon tomorrow (Friday) in the Cap and Gown Room.
Longtime professor and 1975 George Fox alumnus Mark Ankeny, who has also served as the dean of the College of Education at both Pacific University and Westminster College (Utah), will discuss the early history of Pacific College/George Fox College.
Among the topics to be covered are the college’s vision for a Quaker school, the presidencies of Levi Pennington (1911-1941) and Emmett Gulley (1941-1947), and how the college survived during its early period.
Cost for lunch is $8.50 and must be paid at the door. Reservations, which can be made by calling Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314, are required.
The next installment of the series, in which David Le Shana will cover the period between 1969 and 1982, is scheduled for Friday, March 14. The series will conclude May 9 with reflections on the 1980s and 1990s from Barry Hubbell.
The Bruin Den area in the SUB will have a different look when undergraduate classes resume next week. Crews are currently renovating the space to increase the eating area for students and staff and to improve the pace of service in the Bruin Den.
The water feature is being removed to allow for more space for seating, and the Executive Dining Room is being converted to a “grab and go” venue. The goal is to take some pressure off of the Bruin Den and eliminate long lines. This new area will have pre-made sandwiches, salads, beverage coolers, etc., and a cashier.
The university is also looking to turn Cap & Gown A into seating space for students and staff when it is not needed for larger group meetings.
Sign up for FoxTALE webinars and workshops this week to see the new features available with our Dec. 31 upgrade or to get your course site ready.
Use your new, empty 2014 Spring sites as the sites in which you will teach. You may import content from another course site. See the instructions here for importing.
Spring 2014 sites are currently hidden from students. 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 (Available) to Students.
If you used the FoxTALE grade book for any of your FoxTALE course sites, we recommend that you back up your 2013 Fall grade book to a spreadsheet that is 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.
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. Change the course start date to the first day of your course. Scroll to the bottom of the page and save changes.
IT Educational Technology Team
Be sure to check out President Robin Baker’s latest blog piece. In it, he shares his thoughts on the future of higher education and invites Professor Phil Smith to weigh in on the subject as well.
You can read the blog here.
Print Services will host a paper sale of its overstock paper. We will be selling the paper in reams of 500 sheets, with no substitutions and mix matching. These reams would be ideal for personal use or for your department for special projects.
The sale begins today (Monday) and runs through Friday, Jan. 10, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and while supplies last. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give Print Services a call at ext. 2550.
There are currently four staff and administrator positions open at the university. Listed in order of recency, they are:
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.
Thank you,
HR
The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations invites employees to Broadway Across America’s production of Evita, scheduled to take the Keller Auditorium stage in Portland at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8. Tickets are available for purchase at a group rate of $40 each. Included is a dessert reception prior to the show.
We have a limited number of tickets, so call or e-mail Mary Monahan (ext. 2134 or mmonahan@georgefox.edu) for availability.
Along with the new year comes the opportunity to select the first Employee of the Month for 2014. Is there someone you believe is deserving of this recognition? If so, please nominate this person via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by Friday, Jan. 17, with a summary of his or her recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.
The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select a recipient from among the nominees, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa card at our next community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30.
Congratulations again to Mary Monahan on being named Employee of the Month for December.
Staff and faculty: Is your staff parking permit in shards? Did you leave it at the car wash? No longer driving that former jalopy? If any of these pertain to you, now would be a great time to go on MyGFU and update your vehicle info, and let security know if you need a new parking permit.
If you keep forgetting to switch your permit from car to car, an extra one can be purchased for only $5 cash. Did you lose yours? A mere $5 brought to the security office will procure you a new one on the spot! If yours is in tatters, just bring the remains to the security office and we can get a new one to you while you wait.
If you’ve updated your vehicle information but don’t need a new permit, just e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu so that the database can be updated and your current permit re-assigned to your new vehicle.
Questions? Call ext. 2090 or e-mail nkincaid@georgefox.edu.
Adjuncts: If you will be on contract for 2014, you will need a new parking permit, as yours expires today (12-31-13). Please either go on MyGFU and update your vehicle info, and then e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu to let me know that you need a new one, or come to the security office between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and we can issue you a new one on the spot.
The end of the year is here! Gifts from George Fox employees make it possible for students to receive tremendous opportunities for spiritual formation, vocational development and character growth.
To see videos and students’ testimonies of how these types of opportunities at George Fox deepen their relationship with God and prepare them for exceptional life outcomes as world changers, please go to giving.georgefox.edu.
For an easy way to give via payroll deduction, please follow this link.
If you want to receive 2013 tax credit, please make sure your donation meets the following deadlines:
Many thanks to those who have already responded! You make such a difference in students’ lives.
Happy New Year!
If you have any questions, please contact Kristi Hagen, gifts and data specialist, at khagen@georgefox.edu.
This Friday, Jan. 3, is the final day employees will be able to complete the Best Christian Workplaces survey, so please, if you have not already done so, take about 10 minutes to do so this week. Please log in to this link using this Access Code: 2433-571.
If you would rather complete the survey on paper, please request it from Rob Bohall. You can then return it to him, and he will ensure that it is submitted confidentially.
The Best Christian Workplaces Institute will provide the survey results in summary format to maintain all employees’ confidentiality. These results will be shared with employees early in 2014.
Staff and faculty: Just a reminder that all main academic buildings will be locked until Thursday morning, Jan 2. This is to ensure the safety of the handful of employees who will be working. Please remember to bring your ID card and your office key for admittance to your building.
Thank you!
– Security Services
If you have already completed this survey, thank you very much. If you were too busy to take the time to complete it during the last two weeks, we hope you will make time now that the semester has come to an end. A high level of participation will ensure that the results of this survey more accurately represent our community and will be more valuable as a result.
Please login to this link.
