The Daily Bruin

If you would like to nominate a colleague for the first Employee of the Month award for 2012, please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (pkilburg@georgefox.edu) by noon on Tuesday, Jan. 17, with a summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so.

The winner will be announced and presented with a $100 gift card to The Allison at our community meeting this Thursday, Jan. 19.

Request from Marketing Communications: If you see a George Fox advertisement online, please do not click it. Each click on an ad costs the university money, in some cases as much as $15 per click.

In most cases, an online ad that is viewed – but not clicked on – does not cost the university any money. Help us be good stewards of our limited advertising dollars.

Thank you,
Marketing Communications

Micah Cooksey, an institutional technology intern, will be working in the Murdock Learning Resource Center’s information commons spring semester from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Micah will be available to assist students with technology application-based problems and questions and in-use of software loaded on information commons computers (e.g., Microsoft Office). He’ll also offer coaching for common computing resources such as the various Google applications available to George Fox students.

Contact Sue Mills with any questions (smills@georgefox.edu).

Reminder: Regalia rental requests are due eight weeks prior to commencement. In the case of this spring, no later than March 5. There is a link to the form on the Bruin Bookstore’s main website (gfubookstore.com). The link is located at the bottom of each web page.

Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.

Due to the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, both the Villa Cafe and Bruin Den will be closed that day. They will resume their normal hours on Tuesday.

The hours of service in Klages for students on meal plans will also change slightly this weekend. Please note the following changes:

• Saturday and Sunday breakfast, from 8 to 10 a.m.
• Brunch, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Dinner Saturday night will be 4 to 7 p.m. (Bruin Madness)
• Sunday night, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Monday breakfast is from 8 to 10 a.m., lunch from 11 to 1:30 p.m. and dinner 4:30 to 7 p.m.

A final 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. today (Friday). 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.

The university will host “Sacred Journey: Perspectives on Lived Faith,” featuring a panel of faith leaders from the Portland area, from 3 to 5 p.m. this Sunday in the Cap and Gown Room.

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.

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

Don’t forget this Saturday’s Celebration of William Stafford event, when authors Ursula K. Le Guin and Eleanor Berry visit from 2 to 4 p.m. in Hoover 105. There is no charge to attend.

The authors will read poetry and interact with attendees. The event is held in honor of Stafford, the former U.S. 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.

You can read more about the event here.

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

The next all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site (to be provided in an announcement prior to the meeting). A chat room has also been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Do you want to be a leader on campus? Come to the third annual GFU Leadership Preview Night tonight (Thursday) from 8:30 to 10 p.m. 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.

Writers’ work improves when others read and respond as part of the writing process, with writing groups providing one means for ongoing feedback on written work. Academic Resource Center (ARC) writing groups will require a commitment of six to eight weekly meetings, with the possibility of continuing if participants choose to do so.

Writing groups can be composed of several students from a specific class or can include students from multiple disciplines. Individuals or groups of students should contact Annica Redmond (aredmond10@georgefox.edu) to express interest in starting a class-based or interdisciplinary writing group.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Jan. 23, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

Save the date! Career Services just received word that the Portland Trail Blazers organization is sponsoring a Sports & Entertainment Career Fair on Monday, March 5. The fair includes tickets to the game that night against the New Orleans Hornets.

Career Services is coordinating the group registration and providing transportation to this fair. If you are interested in receiving more information about this opportunity to connect with 20-plus employers in the sports/entertainment industry, please contact Angela Doty at adoty@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Bookstore, as well as the textbook annex, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, for Martin Luther King, Jr. day.

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. this 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.

We will be celebrating the Super Bowl this month with a “Souper Bowl” lunch. 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 Monday, Jan. 30, 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.

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

Don’t forget to join us in wishing Becky Ankeny a fond farewell from 2 to 4 p.m. today (Wednesday) 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.

There’s still time to register for the MLK Day of Service scheduled for this Monday, Jan. 16! 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 our table in the Bruin Den on Wednesday between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. On Monday, we will check in at George Fox at 7 a.m. and be back on campus no later than 5 p.m. Our work this year will be at Roosevelt High School. You can read more details on the day here.

If you have questions, contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Student Programs) at syonemura@georgefox.edu or ext. 2318.

The 2011-2012 Bruin Directory is almost here! The tentative date for distribution is Friday, Jan. 13. Once the books arrive on campus they will be sent out through campus mail to each department and each book will be charged to the interdepartmental account.

Please contact Carly Halverson at chalverson09@georgefox.edu with any questions.

“Current Endeavors,” a faculty art show featuring the work of George Fox artists John Bennett, Karen Bowdoin, Bob Bredemeier, Gary Buhler, Doug Campbell, David Kerr, Lori McLaughlin, Don Sprague, Mark Terry and Tim Timmerman, opens with an artist talk and reception on Thursday, Jan. 12.

The artist talk will begin at 4:10 p.m. in Hoover 105, with a reception to follow from 5 to 7 p.m. The pieces will be on exhibit in the Minthorne Gallery through Feb. 3.

For more information, contact Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu or ext. 2619.