The Daily Bruin

We appreciate our staff! Staff Appreciation Day is coming soon! Watch for a special delivery to your desk next week brought to you by your Staff Development Committee.

Join the psychology department and Psychology Club for pizza and discussion with Dr. Tso, director of His Mansion (New Hampshire), a faith-based recovery community. Dr. Tso will share about his journey as well as the mission and summer opportunities for students to serve at His Mansion.

We’ll meet from 5 to 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Kris Kays at kkays@georgefox.edu.

Student supervisors: Pay day for student employees is Wednesday, Feb. 15. For us to meet this deadline we need your students’ January time sheets by Friday, Feb. 3, by 3 p.m. If you are on the Newberg campus, please hand-deliver the time sheets. If you send them with a student, make sure you place them in a sealed envelope. Any time sheets received after this deadline may not get paid on the 15th.

Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number is legible on each one. Also, don’t forget to sign them and be sure the students did as well. Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.

Thanks so much for helping us get our students paid in a timely manner!

– HR

The campus community is invited to join us for the Peace and Justice Symposium scheduled for tonight (Tuesday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Quaker Heritage Room (upstairs of library).

Speakers will be George Fox’s own Irv Brendlinger, professor of church history and theology, and his daughter Carol Joy, who serves as the ecumenical campus minister for the Portland Campus Christian Ministry housed at the Spiritual Life Center at PSU.

Come join us as this father/daughter duo share stories relating to their interaction with peace and justice throughout their lives.

Questions? Contact Melanie Newell in the Center for Peace and Justice (ext. 2686).

At yesterday’s lunch two leather portfolio/journals were left behind. If one of these belongs to you, please contact Sherri Moore in student financial services to claim your lost item: smoore@georgefox.edu or ext. 2295.

Did you notice the 560,000 pounds of garbage going to the landfill every year from the George Fox Newberg campus? Interested in how 100,000 pounds of that garbage could be composted right here on campus?

Plant Services is exploring the possibility of enacting a campus-wide composting program and needs five to six on-campus houses or apartments to participate in a two-week compostable food waste audit. If you think you can help, contact Evan Watson at ewatson@georgefox.edu or 971-237-0789 for details.

Don’t forget to support George Fox theatre students by purchasing an oil change card for Doran Automotive in Newberg. Funds raised will help send students to the Region VII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Fort Collins, Colo., in February.

Each card is good for one oil, lube, and filter, plus a 50-point inspection. Cards cost $25 each (the same price you would pay with the Bruin Discount Card), and the net proceeds go toward transportation costs for the students.

To learn more or to purchase a card, contact Hannah Irish at hirish@georgefox.edu or 253-332-1963.

Some of the region’s top young artists will display their work in the university’s Lindgren Gallery (in Ross Center) beginning this Thursday, Feb. 2, when the 20th annual High School Art Northwest exhibit opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

Approximately 40 to 45 pieces have been selected as part of the show, with cash prizes awarded to juror-selected students based on the excellence of their art. The exhibit will be up through Feb. 22. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is no fee to view the exhibit.

The annual juried exhibit features art from high school students in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. In addition to traditional mediums, such as paintings, ceramics and mixed media, the exhibit has expanded its scope over the years to include digital art and three-dimensional art.

Contact Cheri Hampton at ext. 2619 or champton@georgefox.edu for more information.

Burgerville is hosting a fundraiser this week for the George Fox members of the Student Congress of Racial Reconciliation. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, between 4 and 8 p.m., 10 percent of all sales at Burgerville will benefit the team. The event will raise money for the group to attend the annual diversity conference at Biola University later this month.

Drop by to support the SCORR team!

Questions? Contact Elissa Shinseki at eshinseki11@georgefox.edu.

I’m out and about in the greater community representing George Fox University. You are invited to follow me on Twitter as I corporately engage on your behalf and all things Bruin.

@GFUValerie

– Valerie Rogers

Don’t forget today’s “Souper Bowl” lunch in honor of the Super Bowl! The lunch will be at noon in the Cap and Gown Room. We also will be watching some sports bloopers for a fun-filled afternoon. Cost is $3 per person.

Questions? Contact Sherri Moore at smoore@georgefox.edu.

Join us for chapel as we continue the “Let Your Life Speak” series on vocation and calling. On Monday (Jan. 30) we’ll hear from Scott Rueck, the women’s head basketball coach at Oregon State. See you in Bauman Auditorium at 10:40 a.m.

This Monday, Jan. 30, Becky Ankeny, superintendent of the Northwest Yearly Meeting, will discuss what it means to be in the world, but not of it and how Christians can be set apart and yet still effectively interact with the culture around them.

Join us from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. This is the latest installment of the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Program. Questions? Contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

W-2s were made available in campus boxes on Friday, Jan. 27 (except for those who normally receive their pay statements at their home addresses, including adjunct faculty and temporary employees). Student W-2s will be in their boxes by early next week, and they will receive a separate e-nnouncement to that effect.

Most of the information on these forms is easy to understand or explained in the teeny, tiny fine print on the reverse, but we thought it would be helpful to provide a little extra information about the items and amounts in the various boxes on the W-2. Please go here to find this information that will likely be useful when you or your tax preparer files your tax return.

Thank you,
– HR

If you are a benefits-eligible employee and there is any possibility that you will use tuition remission during next academic year (fall 2012, spring 2013 and/or summer 2013 semesters), whether for yourself, a spouse, and/or dependent(s), a Tuition Remission Request Form for each person needs to be submitted NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1.

Please go to the Employee Benefits page on the HR website for the link to instructions for completing the Tuition Remission Request Form(s) and to the forms themselves. Please note: This year there is a separate form for the adult degree program and the elementary education degree-completion program.

And finally, please be sure to read this information before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form.

Don’t forget this morning’s (Friday’s) presentation by Larry Spears, an expert on servant leadership, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Spears, president and CEO of the Larry C. Spears Center for Servant-Leadership of Indianapolis and a servant-leadership scholar at Gonzaga University, is a nationally renowned authority on servant leadership – a practice adopted by some of the world’s top corporations over the past five decades. He is a writer and editor who has published hundreds of articles, essays, newsletters, books and other publications on servant-leadership.

The event will not be recorded. Chapel credit is available for students who wish to attend.

Tilikum will have a representative in the Bruin Den on Tuesday, Jan. 30, and Wednesday, Feb. 1, for summer staff interviews and recruiting (9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.). If you are interested in setting up a summer staff interview during these times, please contact us at 503-538-2763. Application materials can be found online at camptilikum.org.

A summer at Tilikum offers an incredible experience that will push you to grow in community, Christian living, and service, plus the chance to share God’s love with thousands of children and youth!

If you find you will not be able to attend the Oregon Symphony concert on Feb. 3, please return your tickets for another employee to use. They can be returned to the information desk in the Stevens Center.

Thanks!

Join us in worship and to hear a message in Spanish at Spanish chapel this morning (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is provided.

Don’t forget this Monday’s “Souper Bowl” lunch in honor of the Super Bowl! Thank you to those of you that have let us know that you will be attending by completing the bowl preference questionnaire. The lunch will be at noon in the Cap and Gown Room.

Please feel free to wear a team jersey or the colors of your favorite team. We also will be watching some sports bloopers for a fun-filled afternoon. Cost is $3 per person.

Questions? Contact Sherri Moore at smoore@georgefox.edu.