The Daily Bruin

If you have not already completed the paperwork for students you have hired or rehired this fall, please do so just as soon as you can and send it to HR. For all student employees, this includes an offer letter. For students who have not worked (for GFU) before, a W-4 and I-9 are also needed, and a direct deposit form is encouraged (but not required).

Even though a student submits a time sheet, he or she cannot be set up in the payroll system and be paid without these documents. Please take a few minutes to be sure this paperwork has been submitted for all of your student employees today if possible and no later than Monday, Oct. 1.

As always, we very much appreciate your efforts with and on behalf of our students.

– HR

The campus community is invited to a multimedia presentation, “Eyewitness Gaza,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Hoover 105.

The event, cosponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice and the religious studies department, features the photography of Skip Schiel, a Cambridge, Mass.-based photojournalist who has been traveling to Israel and Palestine to investigate and portray conditions and struggles since 2003.

In “Eyewitness Gaza,” Schiel presents the plight and struggles of youth four years after the devastating Israeli attacks of Operation Cast Lead, along with the possible implications of the Arab Spring for all the people in Gaza.

To learn more, go to this link or write to peaceandjustice@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a Slam Poetry Night tonight (Thursday) from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room as part of Latino Heritage Month. Come support performers as they share their stories of belonging, culture and identity (all cultures are welcome to share).

For more information, contact Julio Bautista at jbautista11@georgefox.edu. The event is sponsored by the Inclusion and Student Leadership Department. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/ISLP.GFU.

Don’t forget the all-employee meeting 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.” 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.

Thursday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Colorado College (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Friday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitman (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Sept. 29, 5 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitworth (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Sunday, Sept. 30, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Willamette (Austin Sports Complex)

The athletics department has also announced new ticket prices for the 2012-13 sports seasons for volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s basketball, which actually went into effect with the onset of the 2012 fall seasons. New prices, which mark the first adjustment for the Bruins in several years, are as follows:

• $7 – Adults
• $5 – George Fox alumni
• $3 – Non-GFU students (grades one through college) and seniors 60 and older
• $2 – “Classic Bruins” (GFU alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago)
• Free – GFU faculty and staff and their immediate families with valid school ID; GFU students with valid school ID; and children 6 and under who are not yet in school

For all postseason events, such as Northwest Conference tournament contests or NCAA regional or national competitions, all spectators must pay for admission, including members of the George Fox community. For additional information or to make arrangements for season tickets, which are not usually advertised to the public, contact the George Fox athletics department at 503-554-2910 or via e-mail at pfindley@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to the fifth installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series on Monday, Oct. 1, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Manar Alattar, a biology instructor at Portland Community College.

Alattar will present “Women and Islam,” in which she will share how the experience of Muslim women varies from place to place and era to era. She also will share her experiences as a Muslim woman living in Oregon. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The same lecture 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.

Bruin Directories are officially being made available to faculty and staff this year! The project is underway and in an effort to make the deliveries as timely as possible, the order form is available now! You can access it at this link.

Please fill it out soon so we can get a rough estimate on how many to order. Thanks for your support!

Questions? Contact Margaret Vogt at asccommunicationsdirector@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget this afternoon’s retirement celebration for Larry Osborn, who is leaving us after 22 years of service to the university. Larry has been the mechanic and metal fabricator for the university and the previous property manager for Tilikum.

We will gather from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

An all-employee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27, 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.

As a George Fox employee you are eligible for a 15 percent discount on your calling plan from Verizon Wireless. Discount only applies to lines billing at $34.99 or higher and account name must be that of the employee. If account is not in the employee’s name, it can be changed at a local Verizon Wireless retail store, or by calling Verizon Customer Care at 1-800-922-0204.

To register your line for your employee discount, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to verizonwireless.com/discounts

2. Enter your work e-mail address and select “Check for Discounts.”

3. You will receive an e-mail. Click the “Get Started” button in the e-mail to continue the registration process.

4. Click on the “Enroll Now” button under “Existing Verizon Wireless Customer.”

5. Your information will be reviewed, and if approved you will be notified that your discount will appear in one to two billing cycles.

If you have any questions, please contact Andy Dunn.

All are invited to join us for a Slam Poetry Night on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room as part of Latino Heritage Month. Come support performers as they share their stories of belonging, culture and identity (all cultures are welcome to share!).

Contact Julio Bautista at jbautista11@georgefox.edu for more information. The event is sponsored by the inclusion and student leadership department.

Know of students who are stressed out because they don’t know APA style for citations? A workshop this Friday, Sept. 28, is for them. 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.

Please encourage students to join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.

The Kiev Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be performing in Bauman Auditorium this Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 if purchased in advance and can be obtained at the Chapters coffee shop in Newberg.

The Staff Development Committee announces the “Let’s Work Together” series, featuring a different university department each session. In a brown-bag lunch setting, you’ll receive a fun and interactive presentation from the highlighted department addressing what they do, what they can do for us, and what we can do for them.

The IT department will be the first to present on Monday, Oct. 1, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Submit questions for IT here – Newberg LWT Questions – no later than Thursday, Sept. 27. Don’t miss out on this time of community, learning, fun, and of course SWAG (Stuff We All Get).

Watch your E-nnouncements for more information and reminders about this great series! Hope to see you Oct. 1.

Questions about the series itself? Contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.

IT is offering two instructional workshops on Google Drive/Docs and Google+ with Hangouts at its Newberg campus.

• Google Drive/Docs – The New Changes with Drive and Organization, Sharing and Collaboration: Tuesday, Sept. 25, 3-4 p.m., MLRC 013
• Google+ with Hangouts: Tuesday, Oct. 2, 3-4 p.m., MLRC 013

View the schedule and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Kandie Comfort at kcomfort@georgefox.edu.

The first faculty “Coffee & Conversation” of the fall is titled “EVIL-MAIL: Confronting the Menace That Ate Your Day!” Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 28, in the Executive Dining Room.

“Coffee & Conversation” sessions address “burrs under the saddle” – those persistent, annoying problems and challenges that seem to come with the work but drain an inordinate amount of time and energy. E-mail certainly fits the bill. What are the guild secrets someone is keeping from you? Who has solved this problem or at least found ways to shrink the negative impact?

• Come if you are desperate for ideas.
• Come if you have some strategies but are looking for new ideas.
• Come if you have all the answers.
• 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 George Fox Auxiliary is hosting a luncheon at noon on Friday, Oct. 5, in the Cap and Gown Room. The event will feature a presentation by members of those who went on the June Serve trip to Romania.

The cost is $8 per person and all are welcome to attend. Please R.S.V.P. to Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314 by Tuesday, Oct. 2, if you will be attending.

Tonight (Monday), all George Fox women – which includes administration, faculty and staff as well as the spouses of employees – are invited to president and Ruth Baker’s home at 402 S. College St., for a gathering from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 

Please come with a salad to share.* This is a great opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with friends. If you have questions, feel free to contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

*If you are new this year, please just come as our guest.

All are invited to tonight’s (Monday’s) Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture, “Being Muslim in America,” from 7 to 8 p.m., in Hoover 105. Harris Zafar, national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, will speak.

Zafar will provide insight into the experience of Muslims in this country, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

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

All university women are invited to a Ladies Movie Night!

Join us for the movie Blue Like Jazz at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in EHS 102. Dessert will be provided!