The Daily Bruin

Join us at our first Table Talk of the semester! We’ll meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the Executive Dining Room.

The theme this time will be surrounding the topic of Thanksgiving (its meaning and history). We want to bring to the surface the strong role Native Americans have played in the history of the United States as well as the struggles they have gone through and are still going through.

If you have any questions, you may contact Nancy Arellano (narellano11@georgefox.edu).

Wheeler Sports Center will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, and reopen at 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2.

Do you remember Steve Taylor – the 1980s-era Christian rocker who challenged the church with such albums as I Want to Be a Clone, Meltdown (at Madame Tussaud’s) and On the Fritz? Steve also produced and directed the 2012 film Blue Like Jazz. He will be on campus today (Thursday), and you are welcome to meet him.

Steve will speak in two classes – in a video editing class from 10:30 to 11:50 a.m. in the Media Center and in a studio sound recording class in the same location from 2:45 to 4 p.m. He’ll also speak at a “SpiL” event from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. in Stevens 109 (chapel credit available).

Finally, Steve will be available during an informal meet and greet time from 4 to 5 p.m. in Stevens 101. Feel free to bring your old vinyl records for him to sign.

The campus community is invited to attend any of the events. Contact Sarah Gibson (sgibson@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

What does it mean to be a “hilarious” giver — the type of giver that God loves? That is a timely question as the current year is about to conclude, and many charities and ministries offer donors an opportunity to make a difference.

Ron Frey’s presentation at this month’s Newberg meeting of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest will deliver some no-nonsense ideas about how to become a strategic and generous giver. The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the Villa Academic Complex.

A Portland native who lives with his family in Happy Valley, Frey is founder and president of Frey Consulting Group, advising clients in management, marketing and fundraising. His career has included leadership in some of America’s largest international faith-based organizations along with consulting a wide variety of ministry organizations, from domestic and foreign missions, youth organizations, camps, and international relief and development organizations.

For more information, visit cccnw.net or call 503-928-8354.

Marketing communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may submit your request at this link.

Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged.

The next order will be placed Tuesday, Nov. 26. Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Calling all scarf knitters! If you love knitting scarves and want to use your talent toward something good, we are making donations to the homeless! As the weather gets colder and we are inside snuggled in our warm pajamas and blankets, there is someone out there who doesn’t have that privilege. In order to make their Christmas a little warmer, we are making and donating scarves.

If you are interested in joining us, have any questions, or want to know where to drop off your scarves, please email Mary Conopa at mconopa12@georgefox.edu.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Don’t forget to join us for the all-employee meeting tomorrow (Thursday), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

Our theme this month is “Thanksgiving,” which will include the serving of a special Thanksgiving “Blessings Mix.” At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 161 (please note room change from last month’s meeting).

Here is the agenda …

Welcome
Brad Lau

Employee of the Month

Devotional
Mary Peterson

Achieving the Vision
Lindsay Knox: Update on Visits and Applications

Doug Beatty: National Student Clearing House Results

Innovating to Improve Outcomes
Ted Allen: Best Christian Workplaces

Ryan Dougherty: Sports Marketing and the Introduction to Athletic Recruitment & Marketing (ARM)

Putting Students First
Justin Varnier, ASC President

Christ in Everything
Special Video

Closing Prayer and Dismissal
Sarah Baldwin

All are invited to a “Reflections on Advent” service in the Cap and Gown Room at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2. Students, this counts as a chapel elective!

Join us as the Worship Ensemble and engaging guest speaker lead you thoughtfully through Advent themes in celebrating the birth of Jesus, the Christ. Music will range from modern renditions of old hymns to newly written songs about Christ and his Advent.

We will also be joined by George Fox artists from Gary Buhler’s art class who will give artistic impressions to the themes presented.

See you there!

Robin and Ruth Baker invite employees and their families to join them for the Bakers’ annual Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Edwards House (402 S. College St.). Light appetizers and holiday sweets will be served as we celebrate together.

Today (Wednesday) is the day! From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., come sign the huge Thanksgiving “card” in the quad and write a thank you to the many people who generously and sacrificially give to make the George Fox experience possible. We will be sending the video Thanksgiving card via email to all of these awesome people. Come join your fellow Bruins!

Thank you Bob Dexter, Eric Mortinson, Mary Monahan, Doug Beatty, Dave Smith, Jessica Dick, Lehman Pekkola and Emily Jackson for making this possible!

Questions? Contact Carrie Bohl at cbohl@georgefox.edu.

Did you know that last year donors gave more than $3.5 million to George Fox University? We need your help to thank them!

Tomorrow (Wednesday), from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., we will have a huge “Thank You” sign in the quad for you to express your appreciation for these awesome people who help make the George Fox experience possible. The whole event will be captured on video so that we can send them a wonderful Thanksgiving message from you.

Come join your fellow Bruins – grab a colorful Sharpie and make your appreciation known!

Big kudos go out to Bob Dexter, Eric Mortenson, Mary Monahan, Jessica Dick, Lehman Pekkola and Emily Jackson, without whose help this would not be possible. And, yes, we did bump the event back one day due to weather.

The BlueZone Store is currently in the process of hiring for two seasonal temporary part-time positions. These positions are very active with regular lifting of 50 pounds. Both positions will begin in December and end in January. To apply, please visit this link.

The requisition number is 753. Please do not contact the store directly. Details of the job will be available in the application process. Once you have applied, you will be contacted for an interview.

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday schedule, please be aware of the following changes to the usual financial affairs office payment schedule.

• Check requests received in our office before noon on Thursday, Nov. 21, will be paid on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
• Check requests, including “rush” check requests, received in our office after noon on Thursday, Nov. 21, and before 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, will be paid with the Dec. 6 check run.

Questions? Contact Bruce Owen at bowen@georgefox.edu.

Come hear what some of our students are working on at the College of Engineering’s Student Research Seminar this Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 3:45 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The event will feature student research presentations in mathematics, computer science and electrical engineering …

• In search of … STABILITY: Identifying Numerical Oscillations in Parabolic Differential Equations (Mitchell Main, mathematics major)
• Tackling distributed computing with EDGAR: Easy Distributed Grid Architecture for Research (Michael Vandeberg, computer science major)
• Can magnets be used to charge batteries? Magnetic Battery Feasibility Study Using Flux Switching Topology (Andrew Janzen, electrical engineering major)

Questions? Contact John Natzke at jnatzke@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join us tonight (Monday) as Jeremy Begbie from the Duke Divinity School and Wolfson College, Cambridge, presents “Re-Tuned by God: The Future of Worship” at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. He is a guest of the College of Christian Studies and William Penn Honors Program.

Begbie will speak, perform, and use recorded music and visual material to explore the way the New Testament helps us understand more deeply some of the basic components of worship. He is a professionally trained musician and theologian who has taught in the United Kingdom and North America and delivered multimedia performance lectures around the world.

In addition to his Monday performance, Begbie will speak as a guest of the music and religion departments on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Ross 208. The “Intellectual Feast” session is also open to the university community free of charge.

More information and a video of Begbie is available here. Questions? Contact Joseph Clair at ext. 2153 or jclair@georgefox.edu.

Did you know that last year donors gave more than $3.5 million to George Fox University? We need your help to thank them!

Tomorrow (Tuesday), from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a HUGE “Thank You” sign in the quad for you to express your appreciation for these awesome people who help make the George Fox experience possible. The whole event will be captured on video so that we can send them a wonderful Thanksgiving message from you.

Come join your fellow Bruins – grab a colorful Sharpie and make your appreciation known!

Questions? Contact Carrie Bohl at cbohl@georgefox.edu.

The university’s Jazz Ensemble will be performing in the Klages Dining Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 5:30 p.m. Come out to support these talented and hard-working student musicians!

In support of our Creation Care values, Human Resources has issued year-end W-2 forms online in “Self Service” for all employees. In order for the university to save the expense of purchasing, printing, stuffing into envelopes and delivering your form by campus mail, the law requires that you give your consent to receiving this form online.

If you consented last year, you do not need to do so again. You can verify your consent status or give consent for the first time by following the steps below. It only takes about 30 seconds, so we encourage you to take care of it as soon as possible (perhaps right now?) Here’s how:

1. Log in to mygfu.georgefox.edu
2. From the menu at left, select “Self Service”
3. Select “Payroll and Compensation”
4. Select “W-2/W-2c Consent”
5. Check your current status. Does it say “Consent received?” If so, thank you! You’re done. If not …
6. Read the statement and check the box to give consent
7. Enter your GFU password as a confirmation of your identity and click “Continue”
8. Click OK

You’ll receive a confirmation e-mail of your decision shortly after completing this process. And just to be clear, you will only have to do this once — not every year.

Thanks very much. Contact Katie Sol at ksol@georgefox.edu with questions.

The Staff Development Committee is still collecting non-food items for Love INC’s non-food pantry. Those receiving the items at the bimonthly distributions are thankful for your generosity.

Please share your thankfulness by bringing one or more of the following items to one of four drop-off locations in Newberg during the remainder of November.

• Empty laundry jugs or gallon milk or juice jugs to be filled with homemade laundry detergent
• Empty spray bottles to be filled with cleaning solution
• Shampoo, shaving cream and dental floss
• Conditioner, dishwasher soap and liquid hand soap
• Deodorant, dish soap and paper towels
• Disposable razors, bar soap, feminine pads, liners, tampons and lotion

Drop off-locations:

• Stevens Center – Barbi Doran
• VAC – Helen Morse
• Plant Services – Patti Cooke
• Coyote Place – Jan Lefebvre

Do you have an extra chair at your Thanksgiving table this year? If you are interested in hosting a student in your home, please e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu).

Please include the following information:

• Your name
• Contact phone number
• Number of students you are able to host

If any students contact the Office of Student Life asking to be matched with a host, I will share contact information with each of you.

If interested, please e-mail Jere no later than Monday, Nov. 25.