The Daily Bruin

The fourth faculty “Coffee & Conversation” of the year, titled “Collaboration: Partnering with Adjunct Faculty,” is set from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 4, in Hoover 104.

In this session, Melanie Springer Mock and Gary Tandy will share their experience working with and supporting Writing 110 adjunct faculty, and Mark Ocker will discuss how adjuncts teaching in the Adult Degree Program are supported.

• Come if you work with adjunct faculty.
• Come if you have all the answers.
• Come if all you have are questions.
• Come if you are curious.
• Come if you just want to have some free coffee and goodies, see colleagues and listen to the discussion.

Questions? Contact Gary Sehorn at gsehorn@georgefox.edu.

Come support the theatre department by attending our winter production, Mrs. Packard. The show runs Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 7-10, and Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 14-16, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, Feb. 10, show, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844.

All George Fox students may receive a complimentary ticket for Thursday evening performances. All faculty and staff are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show of the run. Tickets are available for pick-up in the Box Office located in the Pennington House. Box Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.

Play Description: Illinois, 1861. Elizabeth Packard fights for her life and her dignity when her husband, Reverend Theopholis Packard, commits her to Jacksonville Insane Asylum without proof of insanity for challenging his religious fundamentalism. Based on historical events, Mrs. Packard is a penetrating story about one woman’s struggle to follow her convictions despite the enormous costs to her family, her friends and her personal dignity.

All are invited to the first installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”

The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Rob Saxton, deputy superintendent of public instruction for the state of Oregon. Saxton will present “Education: The Future of Oregon Today,” in which he will share about the plan underway to reform education in the state and lead Oregon toward its most successful future.

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.

The Crescent is now online! Check out George Fox’s latest headlines updated daily! Engage and respond through the website as fellow Bruins inform you of the weekly happenings.

Visit gfuCRESCENT.com

Bruin Directories are now available for pick-up or reservation! If you’d like one, please stop by the main ASC offices (located in the Bruin Den) and ask for one.

If you’d like to have one mailed to you, please send your name and box number to asccommunicationsdirector@georgefox.edu.

Slick’s Big Time BBQ will be at tonight’s (Jan. 25) home basketball games against Lewis & Clark! There will be a variety of food items, which include Championship Pulled Pork Sliders smothered in Slick’s signature barbecue sauce and smoked barbecue beef sliders with gluten-free whiskey barbecue sauce.

Come support the team while enjoying some great food! If you have any questions, please contact Meng Dong (mdong11@georgefox.edu).

Jessica Sokoloff will present her junior flute recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in Bauman Auditorium. The campus community is invited to attend free of charge.

Jessica will perform Sonata in C Major, BWV 1033 (J.S. Bach), Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, op. 26 (Albert Franz Doppler) and Zoom Tube (Ian Clarke). She is instructed by Sophia Tegart.

A reception will follow the recital.

Stop by the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium this afternoon (Friday) between 3 and 5 p.m. to say goodbye to Greg Smith, who is leaving George Fox after eight and a half years to serve as vice provost-research at Missouri University of Science & Technology. Refreshments will be provided.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 28, the U.S. Postal Service is changing some of its services and increasing postage rates. Here is a summary:

• One-ounce letters will increase to 46 cents
• “Parcel Post” is changing to “Standard Mail”
  • The average increase in postage for Standard Mail (Parcel Post) is 21 percent
  • In most cases, Priority Mail will be cheaper than Standard Mail (Parcel Post)
• U.S. Mail tracking will be available
  • Delivery Confirmation will be replaced by tracking service
  • FREE tracking on Priority and Standard Mail (Parcel Post)
  • Available for First Class, Media and Library Rate mail for a 90-cent fee per package

Departments: Watch for more information in your campus box regarding the tracking feature.

Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at sfrost@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join us for a Super Bowl-themed staff lunch today (Friday) at noon in the Cap and Gown Room. Our menu features chicken nachos with all the trimmings, salad and cookies.

As part of the festivities, we’ll be asking for three enthusiastic volunteers to test their Super Bowl knowledge in a Jeopardy-style trivia game.

The cost is $3. See you there!

Students: Stressed out because you don’t know APA style for citations? A workshop scheduled from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. today (Friday), in Hoover 105, is for you.

Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style.

Faculty: Please let your students know about this opportunity.

The Student Support Network (SSN) is a program designed to identify and support students who are struggling academically, socially or personally.

The SSN consists of a small team of faculty, staff and administrators representing a variety of departments who are invested in the academic and personal success of George Fox University undergraduate students. This group meets regularly during the academic year to confidentially discuss appropriate and timely interventions for students in need of assistance or support.

Students are referred to the SSN by concerned members of the George Fox community who submit an Intervention Alert Form online found at ssn.georgefox.edu.

(Please note: Referral to the SSN or use of the intervention alert form is not intended to replace direct referral to a university service or office. It is also not intended to be used when a student misses one or two classes or fails to turn in an assignment.)

The SSN program is intended for referral when there are several issues of concern that may involve different offices or when extra support and attention would be helpful to encourage student success.

You can learn more by visiting the above website. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon in the Office of Student Life (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316).

Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled for today (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The meeting will include an update on the Stoffer Family Stadium project, including a construction timeline and renderings, and a presentation on how Bruin athletics (track and field and football), community events and student activities will benefit from this new facility.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.”

The 2012 W-2 form is now posted on MyGFU for all employees. If you have trouble opening it, you may need to disable your pop-up blocker. Call the Service Desk at 503-554-2569 for assistance.

For anyone who did not give consent for online-only delivery, your W-2 will be mailed no later than next Thursday, Jan. 31, although we anticipate it being a few days earlier. There will be an e-nnouncement to let you know the exact date if it is earlier. (You can go to MyGFU self-service anytime to give permission for future W-2s to be provided online only.)

New information included this year on W-2 forms is the amount of health plan premiums paid by the university for your coverage. This information is required by the Affordable Care Act (also referred to as health care reform), but it is information only – premiums are still pretax/not taxable.

To find other information that will likely be useful when you or your tax preparer files your tax return, please refer to instructions on the back of the form (if you receive yours in print). This information is also available via a link in self service in MyGFU. You can find GFU-specific W-2 information on this payroll forms Web page.

Questions? Contact Peggy Kilburg at pkilburg@georgefox.edu.

Friday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Lewis & Clark (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Friday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Lewis & Clark (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)

Friday’s special events will include a celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, with all senior student-athletes, student athletic trainers, dancers and cheerleaders being recognized. The evening also will include ceremonies honoring the women’s Northwest Conference championship teams from 2011-12 in basketball, track and field, and golf, as well as “Pink Zone” activities promoting breast cancer awareness and research. All fans are encouraging to wear something pink to the games.

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

The campus community is invited to the first installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Jan. 28, in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”

Monday’s session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Rob Saxton, deputy superintendent of public instruction for the state of Oregon. Saxton will present “Education: The Future of Oregon Today,” in which he will share about the plan underway to reform education in the state and lead Oregon toward its most successful future.

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.

The campus community is invited to join Outreach Ministries for a prayer walk through Newberg as we lift up our community and the work that God is doing here in our town.

We will walk from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. this Friday, Jan. 25. We’ll meet in front of the Bruin Den by the quad.

If you have questions or would like to affirm that you are coming, please contact Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu).

P.S. We’re still experimenting with a time that works for a lot of people. Suggestions are appreciated.

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:15-19

Please join the IT department for a farewell reception for Greg Smith on Friday, Jan. 25, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium. Refreshments will be provided.

Greg is leaving the university to become the chief information officer and vice provost-research at Missouri University of Science & Technology. He had served at George Fox for the past eight and a half years.

The university invites the campus community to “One Million Bones,” a large-scale national social arts project organized to raise awareness of genocides and mass atrocities going on in the world, this Thursday, Jan. 24, in the Ron Gregory (EHS) Atrium.

The event, scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m., calls for participants to create bones of clay that will be part of a collaborative installation of 1 million bones on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., June 8-10. For every bone created, $1 is being donated to the humanitarian group CARE International for the organization’s work in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice and Center for Global Studies are co-sponsoring the event on campus, and the art department is kiln-firing all the bones created. There is no charge to participate, and clay will be provided.

To learn more, contact Clint Baldwin at ext. 2685 or visit onemillionbones.org.

The campus community is invited to the opening reception for an art exhibit in Minthorne Gallery on Thursday, Jan. 24. Tony Caltabiano’s work will be on display in the gallery beginning Thursday and running through Thursday, Feb. 28.

An opening reception for the show, entitled “Three Oceans,” is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Prior to the reception, the artist will speak from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Cheri Hampton at ext. 2619 or champton@georgefox.edu.