The Daily Bruin

Tilikum is looking for 30 amazing individuals to serve on its 2012 summer staff (between May 29 and Aug. 18). A summer at Tilikum offers an incredible experience that will push young adults to grow in community, Christian living, and service, plus the chance to share God’s love with thousands of children and youth!

If you know of college-age young adults that you feel would make a fantastic summer staff person, please let us know or send them this link for application information. Benefits include a summer stipend ($2,300 first-year staff; $2,500 returning staff) and housing at George Fox.

Call Tami Ankeny at 503 538-2763 or e-mail tilikum@georgefox.edu if you have questions or would like to recommend anyone for summer staff.

Register now for the MLK Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 16!

This day is similar to Serve Day except we collaborate with 10 other Portland-area universities. Students, employees and those with children over 6 years of age can participate.

Breakfast, lunch and a T-shirt are included in this volunteer event. For more info and to sign up, click on this link or stop by the Bruin Den on Tuesday and Wednesday this week between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and sign up!

Schedule for Jan. 16:

• 7 a.m. – Participants check in at George Fox
• 7:30 a.m. – Bus from campus to Roosevelt High School
• 9 a.m. – Rally
• 10:30 a.m. – Serve projects
• 3 p.m. – Buses/vans will leave and head back to Newberg. We will be back no later than 5 p.m.

If you have questions about the day or accommodations, contact Shelley Yonemura, director of multicultural student programs, at syonemura@georgefox.edu or ext. 2318.

Your name tag and business card requests should be placed no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, to guarantee they are included in this week’s order. If you have questions, contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Thank you.

Please join us in wishing Becky Ankeny a fond farewell from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center. There will be refreshments and a time to wish her well as she begins her position as superintendent of the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. Becky is leaving George Fox after more than 23 years at the university.

Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Do you want to be a leader on campus? Come to the third annual GFU Leadership Preview Night, scheduled from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, in Hoover 105. You will hear from current student leaders and staff about about a variety of leadership opportunities for spring semester and next year.

Below are just some of the groups presenting:

• Residence Life
• ASC
• Connections Mentoring
• Leadership Minor
• Spiritual Life
• Career Services
• University Ambassadors
• Multicultural Student Programs
• Orientation/ Peer Advisors

There will be snacks, prize giveaways, and of course, gummy bears!

See you there! Questions? Contact Ann Richmond at arichmond07@georgefox.edu.

Reminder: Applications for spending a semester off-campus (studying abroad) for next school year, fall 2012 and spring 2013, are due by 5 p.m. this Friday, Jan 13. Students should submit applications to the designated drop box in the Center for Global Studies located on the first floor of the Steven’s Center.

Applicants are reminded that they must have all required signatures, at least one faculty recommendation, a photocopy of their passport (if applying to an international program) that expires no earlier than six months after expected return, and have submitted the appropriate application page to health and counseling, for a complete application.

Recommendations can be submitted by e-mail to Melanie Newell at mnewell@georgefox.edu, dropped at the CGS or Box #6262.

No late applications will be accepted. Students will be notified of their application status at the beginning of February.

Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at the above e-mail address or ext. 2686.

George Fox will celebrate World Religions Day by hosting “Sacred Journey: Perspectives on Lived Faith,” featuring a panel of faith leaders from the Portland area. Guests will engage in conversation from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, in the Cap and Gown Room on the Newberg campus. The event is part of the university’s engagement with the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge.

Panelists expected include Rabbi Daniel Isaak from Congregation Neveh Shalom (southwest Portland); Shahriar Ahmed, president of Bilal Masjid (Beaverton); Abbot Kyogen Carlson, from the Dharma Rain Zen Center (southeast Portland); and Sarah Thomas Baldwin, George Fox’s campus pastor and dean of spiritual life.

This time is meant to celebrate the particularity as well as the interconnectivity of lived belief. It is a time meant to learn about each other and to enjoy the company of one another, according to Clint Baldwin (Center for Peace and Justice).

To learn more, visit the Peace and Justice site. Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.

In a follow-up to last year’s Celebration of William Stafford event, George Fox will host authors Ursula K. Le Guin and Eleanor Berry from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in Hoover 105. There is no charge to attend.

About Ursula K. Le Guin

Le Guin’s books have been finalists for the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She writes both poetry and prose in various modes, including realistic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young children’s books, books for young adults, screenplays, essays, verbal texts for musicians, and voice texts. She has published seven books of poetry, 22 novels, more than 100 short stories (collected in 11 volumes), four collections of essays, 12 books for children, and four volumes of translation. She has received many awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, and others.

About Eleanor Berry

Berry, a former teacher of writing and literature at Willamette University, organizes poetry events in nearby Stayton, is a member of the committee that oversees the Oregon Poetry Collection at the Oregon State Library, and serves on the boards of the Marion Cultural Development Corporation and the Oregon State Poetry Association. Her poetry and essays on poetry have been widely published in journals and anthologies. Green November, a book of poems derived from her acclimation to western Oregon, was published in 2007.

In Honor of Stafford

The authors will read poetry and interact with attendees. The event is held in honor of Stafford, the former U.S. poet laureate and Oregon poet laureate whose life and works exemplified a quest for peace and truth. It is being hosted by the university’s Center for Peace and Justice in collaboration with the Friends of William Stafford and two of that organization’s board members, Dennis and Helen Schmidling.

Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.

Did you take piano lessons when you were in elementary school and then quit for no good reason? Now you’re thinking, “I wish I stayed in those lessons – I love the piano!”

If so, there are two classes you should consider enrolling in this semester. One is a skill-based class (MUSI 135B Class Piano), geared toward those of you who have some piano background. It meets once a week on Mondays at 1:40 p.m. in Ross 218.

The other is a review of all keyboard music, including organ, piano, harpsichord, keyboard, etc. (MUSI 210). If you love listening to and want to learn more about piano music, this class is for you. The schedule for this is to be determined. Enroll the week of Jan. 9 and I will collect schedules and find a time for us to meet.

Questions? E-mail Kenn Willson at kwillson@georgefox.edu.

Interested in learning guitar – or becoming a better player? Check out the following options at George Fox this spring.

Beginning Class Guitar is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 9:40-10:30 a.m). Learn to strum and pick popular worship songs while learning to read music. MUSI 250-A

Private Lessons/Applied Guitar is offered to bring your playing to the next level. One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and get some new skills and techniques. All styles are covered, including jazz, blues, rock, worship, folk, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT

Lessons are taught by George Fox guitar professor Dave Iula. He has performed at many churches in Portland (Beaverton Foursquare, Southlake Church, Rolling Hills, Imago Dei Community) as well as Porland’s finest clubs (Jimmy Mak’s, The Blue Monk, Mississippi Studios).

E-mail Dave for more info: daveiula1@gmail.com.

The George Fox basketball programs have always had incredible fans. So we’ve created Bruin Madness to bring all our fans together to cheer our teams on to victory! The second “Madness” event is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 14.

Bring your family and join alumni, students, parents, community members and other fans for amazingly delicious tailgate fare and exciting activities at the Indoor Tailgate Party Dinner and KidZone. Then head off to Miller Gymnasium to cheer on the Bruins as they take on Puget Sound in a doubleheader. After the game, young alumni (those from the past 10 years) are invited to head over to Abby’s Pizza to continue the celebration.

Don’t miss your best chance to catch this year’s Bruin basketball teams in action, all while you connect with hundreds of other George Fox alumni, parents and students.

Schedule

4 p.m. – Indoor Tailgate Party Dinner & KidZone
6 p.m. – Women’s Basketball Game
8 p.m. – Men’s Basketball Game
10 p.m. – Young Alumni Night at Abby’s

Visit alumni.georgefox.edu or call ext. 2131 for more information and to purchase tickets.

The Bruin Den is open every day this week from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will resume our regular hours on Monday, Jan. 9.

As security has been patrolling campus, we have noticed some very unusual white staff hangtag parking permits being “hung” in some unusual ways! If your white hangtag is broken, please bring the pieces to the security office and we can update your registration on the spot and issue you a new permit. If you have LOST your permit, or need one for a second or third vehicle, the cost is only $5 each (cash only), and they can be purchased in the security office.

Portland employees: If you come to the Newberg campus frequently, please go on MyGFU and register your vehicle, and a gratis staff/faculty or adjunct hangtag will be mailed to your Portland campus mailbox.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call ext. 2090 during office hours.

The Employee Council site‘s “Readings and Resources for Managers and Supervisors” section has a new article: “Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail To Keep Their Best Talent.”

Although we aren’t a large company, the list of ideas for promoting satisfaction and development of employees is still applicable. This short article provides supervisors with ideas for encouraging employees, and gives all of us some ideas for self-development and contribution to our institution.

Adjuncts: If you will be on contract at any time during 2012, you will need to come to the security office for a new parking permit, as your previous one has now expired. Please call ext. 2090 if you have any questions.

Thanks!
– Security Services

We’ve discovered that vacation and sick-leave balances on our Dec. 30 pay statements do not include accruals for December. This issue is the result of our December pay day being a day earlier than usual. These accruals are set up in PeopleSoft to run on the last day of the month (even if it is not a business day). At the time payroll was run for our Dec. 30 pay day, these accruals had not yet been updated, so the YTD “Earned” and “End Balance” on employees’ pay statements do not include the vacation and sick leave hours that you earned in December.

The good news is that these accruals have now been manually processed in the system, so leave balances on our Jan. 31 pay statements will correctly reflect December and January leave accruals. We will do our best to avoid this problem in the future.

And while we are on the topic of vacation and sick leave, please be sure to submit your December time sheets and time-off reports right away. Links to these forms can be found on this page.

– HR

A new year, a new month … It is time to think about nominating a colleague for the first Employee of the Month award for 2012. If you know of someone whose recent contributions make him or her worthy of this honor, please take a few minutes to send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg that includes a specific summary of the person’s contributions (past 30 days or so) and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted and he or she will be recognized and awarded a $100 gift card to The Allison at our community meeting later this month.

All university offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, to observe the New Year’s holiday.

Student supervisors, please submit the rest of your students’ December time sheets to HR right away — by Wednesday, Jan. 4, by noon. Pay day is Friday, Jan 13, because Monday, Jan. 16, is a holiday.

Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number is legible on each one. Please total them, sign them, and be sure the students did as well. (If the student is not available to sign it, please send it without the signature, and HR will contact the student.) Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.

Federal Work Study regulations require that students delivering their own time sheets must have them in a sealed envelope.

If you happen to still have any paperwork to submit on a student hired in December, please hand-deliver it right away — no later than Tuesday, Jan 3. We need to set up students in the system before the time sheets arrive.

Thanks very much.

– HR

Did you get peanuts for Christmas?

Mail Services can use all of the peanuts and other packing materials that you received. Please bring them to Mail Services and they will gladly be put to use by other shippers – including those from departmenst on campus.

Thanks!

– Mail Services