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Did you want to apply for a Winter Serve trip but haven’t yet? You’re in luck! The application deadline is being extended until Friday, Nov. 8.

We are sending teams to Twin Rocks, Puyallup, Wash., Portland with HomePDX, and Longmont, Colo., to help with flood relief. Teams leave Jan. 4 and return on Jan. 11.

There are still spots available on the trips! If you have a heart for service and are looking for a way to meet new people and get involved, while also making a difference in the lives of people in need, sign up today! Here is the link to do so.

If you would like more information or have any questions at all, e-mail Kyle Webster at kwebster12@georgefox.edu or Erika Lopez at elopez12@georgefox.edu. We would love to talk to you!

Faculty and staff: If you know of students who might be interested, please tell them about this opportunity.

Would you like to carry a flag representing your cultural heritage in the Nov. 13 chapel to open Cultural Celebration Week? If so, please fill out this form. Please sign up by Monday, Nov. 4.

The Parade of Flags is a colorful and exciting way we recognize the different cultures and countries represented at George Fox. If you volunteer, we will provide the flag and contact you with more details.

Who may carry a flag? Anyone who is from another country, lived in another country, was a missionary in another country, or has a cultural heritage from another country. It is a great way to show pride in your culture!

Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu).

Musicians are needed for this year’s production of Parade by Jason Robert Brown. We’re looking for musicians who read music. Rehearsals begin in the fall, and the musical runs Jan. 30 to Feb. 9. Experience playing in a pit orchestra is not necessary.

Instruments needed:

• Drum set
• Clarinet
• Piano

Also, are you willing to learn accordion? Accordion and lessons provided!

For more information, please contact James Pick at jpick@georgefox.edu.

A new version of Google bar is coming – something we announced was coming a few weeks ago in our TechTips group. The change occurred immediately for public Google accounts, and now Google has announced it’s ready for Google Apps.

They are removing the black navigation bar at the top of the screen that lets you quickly get to other Google products such as Drive, Calendar, Groups, etc., and replacing it with a small white grid in the upper right corner that gives you a listing of the different apps.

Google’s announcement (released on 10/30/2013) …

We are rolling out a new version of the Google bar for Google Apps users. This is designed to be simpler and more consistent with Android and Chrome OS. It includes notifications, a Google+ share box (if Google+ is enabled), and a new App Launcher with links to other Google products.

To see what it looks like, check out the TechTip posting we sent out.

– IT Service Desk

The Staff Development Committee is presenting another “Let’s Work Together” lunch, with Security Services as the featured department at noon Monday, Nov. 4, in the Cap and Gown Room. Lunch is available for $3 for staff and $5 for everybody else, or feel free to bring your lunch.

Security officers will be talking about what to do in case of an active shooter scenario on campus, how to stay safe on campus, what security personnel can do to help you, and what you can do to help security. And, did you know that security now offers First Aid/AED/CPR/C-CERT training?

Please come and learn more about Security Services! If there is a topic that you want to learn more about, please write Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

If you would like to order university Christmas cards this year, please e-mail Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) with the quantity you’d like to order and the budget to be charged by the order submission deadline of Thursday, Nov. 7. The cost will be no more than $1.20 each (or as low as 79¢).

Join us for International Chapel this morning (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in the International Center/Cultural House.

This week, Loren Van Tassel will speak about his life story and his spiritual journey. Loren has spent many years in Hong Kong and China. He currently teaches Introduction to Biblical Knowledge and has been a good friend of international students at George Fox for many years. You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions and be encouraged.

International chapel is designed to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian. Everyone is invited to attend.

Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.

Join us for the all-employee meeting today (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

Our theme is “Halloween,” which will include the serving of special food: mini “spider web” brownie cupcakes, “mummy” sausages with two mustard dipping sauces, and “creepy crawly” citrus punch.

At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve “creepy mystery treats” in Room 160.

Here is the agenda …

Welcome
Rob Westervelt

Employee of the Month

Christ in Everything
Video of Faith and Service

Devotional
Shelley Yonemura

Achieving the Vision
Doug Beatty: NACCAP and National Student Clearing House Results

Rob Felton: Unmasking the First-year Undergraduate and Graduate Student Surveys

Putting Students First
Bill Buhrow: Unmasking the new “Student Success Center”

Innovating to Improve Outcomes
Brenda Morton: Innovative New Grant to Improve Schools

Ted Allen – Home Improvement: The George Fox Edition

Living the Promise
Robin Baker: Delivering the Promise to Alumni

Closing Prayer
Sarah Baldwin

During the month of November – the month to celebrate what we are thankful for – the Staff Development Committee will be collecting non-food items for Love INC’s non-food pantry. Many in our community are thankful for the items distributed via the non-food pantry the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

Please share your thankfulness by bringing one or more of the following items to one of your four drop-off locations during the month:

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

Drop-off locations:

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

If you have questions or would like to help with Love INC’s non-food pantry distributions, please contact Carol Jaquith (cjaquith@georgefox.edu), who coordinates this ministry.

Saturday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Linfield (Austin Sports Complex)
Saturday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Lewis & Clark (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Sunday, Nov. 3, 11 a.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific (Austin Sports Complex)

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will be running in the Northwest Conference Championships on Saturday, with the first race at 10 a.m., at the Downriver Golf Course in Spokane, Wash.

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

President Robin Baker and his wife Ruth invite employees to join the university community at this year’s Christmas concert in Bauman Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Our time together will start at 1:30 p.m., when we will serve festive desserts, apple cider and hot chocolate in the Bauman foyer. The concert follows at 2:30 p.m., featuring the university’s Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale, Symphonic Band & Strings. The theme of this year’s concert is “Tell the Good News!”

Concert tickets are now available for pick-up at the Box Office located in Pennington House. Employees (half time and above) are entitled to up to four complimentary tickets for Sunday’s matinee performance or a single ticket for any of the other performances (at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 13-14).

Tickets are not transferable and need to be returned if they will not be used. Tickets must be picked up by Friday, Nov. 8. A limited number of tickets are available.

Box Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ticket reservations will not be taken over the phone except for those at the Salem and Portland locations.

Additional information is available by contacting Mary Monahan at 503-554-2134 or mmonahan@georgefox.edu.

Join us for the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture this Monday, Nov. 4, when Geri Mason, assistant professor of economics at Seattle Pacific University, speaks from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation ties into our theme “State of the World.”

Mason will speak on “Microfinance in China: Challenges and Innovations,” in which she will discuss how, despite unique challenges, micro lending in China has birthed innovative solutions that have increased access to credit and other financial services for the poorest Chinese – and in turn have brightened the future of women in the country.

The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Deadlines for the end-of-month (non-student) payroll:

November and December holidays bring many things, including early deadlines for payroll data entry. Normally we must receive check requests and contracts by the 18th of the month to ensure they will be included in the current payroll, but we’ll need everything earlier for the next two months due to shorter processing time. We will include items received by these dates in the month-end payroll:

November: Thursday the 14th
December: Friday the 13th

As a reminder, we always need time sheets and time-off reports (complete and signed, please) by the 10th of every month for regular staff and administrators. Temporary and hourly paid staff should bring time sheets to HR on or before the 15th of the month for these two months.

Vacation: Use it, don’t lose it!

Please take a look at your vacation balance on your October pay statement. It will include accruals through October and vacation taken through September. Remember that you may carry 12 months of your accrual into 2014, so be sure to plan accordingly. Tables for calculating your accrual are on the Payroll Forms webpage, along with instructions for accessing your pay statement in MyGFU.

Thank you,
– HR

Wear your costume to the BlueZone Store today (Thursday) and you’ll be entered into our annual costume contest. The best costume will be awarded with a $20 BlueZone gift card!

Winners will be announced on our BlueZone Facebook page. “Like” us on Facebook to vote for your favorite costume!

Don’t forget to join us for an all-employee meeting tomorrow (Thursday), Oct. 31, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

Our theme is “Halloween,” which will include the serving of special food: mini “spider web” brownie cupcakes, “mummy” sausages with two mustard dipping sauces, and “creepy crawly” citrus punch.

At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve “creepy mystery treats” in Room 160.

Here is the agenda …

Welcome
Rob Westervelt

Employee of the Month

Christ in Everything
Video of Faith and Service

Devotional
Shelley Yonemura

Achieving the Vision
Doug Beatty: NACCAP and National Student Clearing House Results

Rob Felton: Unmasking the First-year Undergraduate and Graduate Student Surveys

Putting Students First
Bill Buhrow: Unmasking the new “Student Success Center”

Innovating to Improve Outcomes
Brenda Morton: Innovative New Grant to Improve Schools

Ted Allen – Home Improvement: The George Fox Edition

Living the Promise
Robin Baker: Delivering the Promise to Alumni

Closing Prayer
Sarah Baldwin

The Redeeming Life group is meeting tonight (Wednesday) from 7 to 8 p.m. in the second-floor lounge of Hoover (religious studies lounge).

For many people, October to January is the best of the year (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, etc.). For others, however – such as those battling an eating disorder, or what is even more common, disordered eating – the holiday months are the most challenging times of the year. This is why Redeeming Life is here. We offer support and encouragement through the struggles as well as the victories on the road to recovery.

Know that you are not alone. Hope, healing and freedom is possible. Come as you are and know that you are loved, accepted and free.

Questions? Contact Annie Stewart at estewart11@georgefox.edu.

“Praise the Lord o my soul, who redeems your life from the pit …”– Psalm 103

Be sure to tell students interested in journalism careers that Christine Souders from the Pulitzer School of Journalism at Columbia University will meet with students and faculty in the Executive Dining Room from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). Lunch will be provided!

Registration is required. Students can click here to register on Bruin Careers. Any questions can be directed to Sidney Tafflinger at stafflinger@georgefox.edu.

The College of Business invites the university community to hear Tom Mears, chairman of The Holland, Inc., parent company to Burgerville, today (Wednesday), from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation will be followed by a talk-back session from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Mears is the driving force behind Burgerville’s mission-led philosophy of “Serve with Love.” His visit is a part of the College of Business’ Executive in Residence program.

Questions? Contact Becky Jensen at rjensen@georgefox.edu.

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There are a number of reserved parking spots around campus reserved for certain departments that need to unload goods, work off-hours, or come and go off campus frequently. Please do NOT park in these parking spots, even if it is just “for a minute,” or “I’m late for class!”

This also applies to the three 10-minute spots by Mail Services that are just for running in and grabbing your mail, or for pick-up of heavy packages. They are not for parking for classes in Ross, Minthorn or Brougher. Three additional spots have now been freed up for visitors only by the Security House in the Stevens lot. If you are a staff or student, please keep our visitor rows empty!

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

– Security Services