The Daily Bruin

Would you please take a few minutes to submit your November time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) to your supervisor right away? As always, please be sure it is complete (including your ID number), accurate, and signed by both you and your supervisor before sending it to HR at Box 6108. (If your supervisor is not available to sign it, please send a copy to HR anyway and keep the original until it has been signed.)

Due to the Christmas holidays, our payroll processing time is shorter than usual, so receiving these by Friday, Dec. 7, will be very helpful and much appreciated.

You will find these forms at this link.

Thank you,
HR

University President Robin Baker will speak in our Christmas chapel this morning (Monday) in Bauman Auditorium at 10:40 a.m. Come and celebrate the Christmas season with us!

The Academic Resource Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday of finals week (Dec. 10-14), and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.

To schedule an appointment Wednesday through Friday, please e-mail the ARC at the_arc@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2327.

Interested in hearing a firsthand account of a student’s experience overseas? Erin Terry will share of her enriching experiences and showcase samples of her artwork from her semester abroad in Orvieto, Italy.

Join us for a brown-bag “cultural insights” lunch from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Executive Dining Room. The event is being sponsored by International Student Services. Be sure to bring your lunch!

Questions? Contact Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget the staff lunch in the Cap and Gown Room today (Monday) at noon! Come and join us for a festive holiday lunch featuring turkey with all the trimmings. Just $3 buys you a wonderful lunch and a chance to participate in a fun holiday gift exchange (gifts provided by the Staff Development Committee).

We look forward to seeing you there!

Questions? Contact Denise DeCicco at ddecicco@georgefox.edu.

We would like to invite you to take part in a great opportunity that embodies the Christmas spirit, helps a family in need, and provides the chance to win a wonderful gift for yourself or someone you love. We are fundraising as a joint venture between a group of students in Kristina Findley’s Leading and Managing People class and “PictureThis,” a business senior capstone project.

We are raffling off the chance to win a picture of your choice transferred over to a wood or metal canvas. All the proceeds of this raffle will be used to supply a local family in need with food and gifts for Christmas. This family consists of a recently married couple that both work full-time jobs, as well as look after their 2-year-old godson.

Ticket prices are $3 for one entry or $5 for two entries. Please visit this link and print/fill out the document and deliver the form, along with your cash donation, to Kelly Borror in the business office in Hoover by noon on Thursday, Dec. 6.

The winners will be announced at 2 p.m. that afternoon by e-mail. Two prizes will be raffled off, one wood and one metal 8×10 picture of your choice. The winner’s prize will be available for pick-up approximately one week after we receive an e-mail copy of the picture of your choice.

Thank you,
Zach Kramberg (zkramberg10@georgefox.edu) and Shaina Inn

If you are planning to put up a Christmas tree in your area, you must fill out a Christmas Tree Permit located on the Plant Services webpage.

Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley (dokelley@georgefox.edu).

Thank you,
Plant Services

If you picked up employee comp tickets for Sunday afternoon’s performance of the Christmas Concert and are no longer going to be able to use them, please return them to the Box Office in the Pennington House.

We have a wait list for the performance from the general public, and if the seats will be empty we would like to be able to sell the tickets. Please return the tickets you are not going to use by Friday, Nov. 30. Stop by the Pennington House or call the Box Office at 503-554-3844 if you have questions.

An all-employee meeting is scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

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.” It is the bottom link in that section. The link will take you to all the information relating to community meetings and include a live-stream link (the password changes each meeting) and a chat room link.

Videos from previously recorded meetings will be added to this page in the days following. Please bookmark the page for quick access each month.

All are invited to the engineering department’s ninth annual “Wobble-Off” competition beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the EHS Atrium.

Come and enjoy this demonstration of freshman engineering students’ first projects – an exciting variety of oscillating steam/air-operated engines. The event highlights the students’ first-year studies in engineering design, solid modeling and machining, and showcases the creative and impressive results of their design-build projects.

The students’ engines will compete in a variety of categories, including maximum speed, minimum vibration, maximum coast, cost efficiency and creativity/craftsmanship.

Questions? Contact Neal Ninteman at nninteman@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget your invitation for you and your family to join the Robin Baker family at the president’s annual Christmas Open House this Sunday, Dec. 2. Drop by the Edwards House (402 S. College St.) anytime between 5 and 8 p.m.

We will serve light appetizers and holiday sweets as we celebrate the Christmas season together!

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

Faculty: In order to buy books from students during finals week (Dec. 10-14), all textbook orders need to be submitted by Monday, Dec. 3. Orders received after that date also run the risk of not arriving in time for classes in January. Your help is appreciated.

Contact Sandy Gidding (sgidding@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Everyone is invited to come to the Sunday OJ Listening Party & Open Mic Night this Friday, Nov. 30. This will be a chance to mingle with on-campus radio personalities “Miss O” & “Ace.”

There will be performances as the radio hosts share their favorite Gospel music. So come out down to the Brewin’ Grounds from 8 to 11 p.m. and have a good time.

Questions? Contact Onjalai Flake at oflake11@georgefox.edu.

Join us today (Thursday) to hear Jodi Van Gorkom’s story of growing up in Ethiopia. As Jodi puts it, “It is all about God’s goodness in my life.” Come be encouraged and learn from Jodi’s story. Bring your lunch to Cap & Gown A at noon. See you there!

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

This full-time position is currently open to internal applicants (employees). Temporary employees may also apply, but external applications are not being accepted. If you would like a copy of the job description, please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu.

To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources. The position will likely close on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 5 p.m. The link to the transfer request form can be found here.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. The marketing communications office will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Wednesday, Dec. 5. Please create a new “Individual Account” on the form.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

The third faculty “Coffee & Conversation” of the fall, titled “Collaboration: Shifting to Hybrid Teaching,” is set from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. today (Wednesday), in Hoover 104. Melanie Springer Mock and Gary Tandy will share their experiences in leading the discussion.

This “Coffee & Conversation” session features the collaborative approach Melanie and Gary are using with their Writing 110 students, including implementing a hybrid instructional approach. Students spend 75 minutes with their instructors each week, and then complete the rest of their work online, keeping public blogs, commenting on their peers’ work, reading essays by professional writers, and managing their documents through Google Drive.

• Come if you are using hybrid approaches.
• Come if you are exploring hybrid teaching.
• Come if you have all the answers.
• Come if all you have are questions.
• Come if you just want to have some free coffee and goodies and listen to the discussion.

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

The fourth annual MLK Day of Service will take place Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The day will begin at 9 a.m. in Portland with a rally to provide an opportunity to reflect, celebrate and remember Dr. King. Following the rally, students will serve in the community until 2 p.m.

This service day is a multi-institutional collaboration among colleges and universities and the convening organization Oregon Campus Compact. This event is one of the largest mobilizations of college students in the country on MLK Day.

We will be meeting earlier on Monday morning to bus over as a group. Follow this link to register for the day!

If you attended this year’s “World’s Got Talent” live event, the Inclusions and Student Leadership Programs Department would like to hear your opinion.

Please take a minute to fill out the online form. It will take less than one minute. Once completed, your review will be submitted in a drawing for a $5 Chapters gift card!

Thanks in advance for your comments and opinions. Click on this link to submit your evaluation.

Don’t forget to drop by the Newberg Burgerville today (Tuesday) between 4 and 8 p.m. to support the George Fox theatre department. Ten percent of the proceeds go directly to help out GFU theatre!

Questions? Contact Joey Burda (jburda09@georgefox.edu).