The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to two concerts scheduled in Bauman Auditorium this week. On Thursday, Nov. 10, a Chamber Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. and feature a clarinet trio, a keyboard ensemble, a low brass ensemble, a string ensemble and handbell ringers. Selections to be played will include works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Debussy and Brahms.

On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform beginning at 3 p.m. The symphony will perform works by Beethoven (Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 and Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major, Op. 55 Eroica). The cadenza for the first movement is a unique collaboration between James Pick (spring 2011 graduate) and Kenn Willson (Performing Arts), with a little inspiration from Beethoven.

Both concerts are free. Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at ext. 2620 for more information.

The lunch for support staff originally scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14, has been moved to Monday, Dec. 5. It will be at noon in the Cap and Gown Room.

See you then for holiday festivities!

Did you attend Cultural Celebration Week? Please click here to fill out a quick and easy survey to give us feedback on our annual event.

If you have specific questions, please contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu), Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyr@georgefox.edu) or Shelley Yonemura (syonemura@georgefox.edu).

If you missed our second annual “State of Diversity Address” with Joel Perez during Cultural Celebration Week, it is now available on iTunes U. In it, he speaks about the ongoing work we are doing at the university to make our community more inclusive and welcoming.

If you have questions, please contact Joel, dean of transitions and inclusion (jperez@georgefox.edu) or Shelley Yonemura, director of multicultural student programs (syonemura@georgefox.edu).

The deadlines for shipping those Christmas packages are posted in the lobbies of the SUB and Beebe post offices – as well as at University Mail Services.

We offer the following U.S. Mail Services: Priority, First Class and Parcel Post.

This USPS link contains the deadlines for these services as well as Express Mail. On this link, scroll down and you will see three tabs: One each for Military, International and Domestic.

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

We have chrysanthemums left from Family Weekend. They make great hostess gifts or “I am thankful for you” gifts for the season.

Cost is only $3 each. Come to the Pennington House on the Newberg campus to pick up yours. Or call Evangeline Pattison at ext. 2121 to have one set aside.

We are still in need of many willing servants to serve as ushers at the December commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 17. Hand out programs, direct graduates’ family and friends to their seats, and help make graduation a special event for all involved. All employees who participate as ushers will be paid $25 through payroll.

• See that special student graduate
• Be a part of an exciting event
• Volunteer in a much-needed area of service

Please let Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu) know A.S.A.P. if this is something you would like to be a part of. Thank you for considering being involved in this memorable event.

We will soon be conducting a test of FoxAlert, the Newberg campus emergency notification system.

In the unlikely event of an emergency, you would be potentially notified through three different methods:

• Cell phone
• E-mail
• Text message

However, for either of these methods to work you must enter your personal contact information in your MyGFU account.

Here’s how you do it:

• Login to your MyGFU account
• Click on SELF SERVICE
• Click on CAMPUS PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Click on PHONE NUMBERS
• On the PHONE TYPE pick list, choose the phone type you are registering
• Type in your contact information
• Click SAVE
• If you need to add a number, first click on ADD A PHONE NUMBER
• Make sure you click SAVE after each change

When contacted by phone, the number you will see is: “503-554-2007.”

Your safety is very important to us. Thank you for your participation!

If you have questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) or Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu).

Thanks for your attention to this matter, and please enter the requested information into MyGFU today!

A national juried art exhibition, “Expressions of Faith,” opens in the university’s Minthorne Gallery with a reception and artist talk on Thursday, Nov. 10.

The exhibit will feature pieces by artists including Susan Black, David Blow, Martha Chetelain, Kerri Jones, Angela D. Lee and others. It opens with a talk at 4:10 p.m. in Hoover 105 and a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gallery.  The show runs through Dec. 8.

To learn more, contact Cheri Hampton at ext. 2619 or champton@georgefox.edu.

The lost and found tables will be set up on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den. Please stop by to see if your lost item is there. All items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes after the tables are finished.

Join us in welcoming Laurel Bunker, campus pastor at Bethel University, as she shares in chapel this morning (Monday). See you in Bauman Auditorium at 10:40 a.m.

Tonight (Monday) Kristina Kays (Psychology) and Michael MacLeod (Political Science) will offer strategies from their fields about promoting real change in regards to countering compassion fatigue and consumer apathy as we interact with the majority world.

Join us from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation, entitled “So You Want to Change the World,” is the latest installment of the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues program.

All are welcome. For more information, contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

On Monday, Nov. 21, the 180 seniors in the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues program will present their research projects from noon to 4 p.m. in EHS and Hoover. For this event, we need approximately 23 judges to help evaluate their projects.

Faculty, staff and administrators are all welcome. Each judge will look at five projects and fill out an evaluation form. This should take no more than an hour. We offer a small gift and our appreciation for your help. Judges can come any time between noon and 4 p.m.

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

As calendar year-end approaches, we encourage support staff and administrators to check their vacation balances. Employees are allowed to carry up to one year of vacation accrual into the new calendar year.

To determine your accrual rates and how much you may need to use by Dec. 31, HR has prepared a chart and instructions for both support staff and administrators to be used along with the information on your Oct. 31 pay statement. Links to both can be found on the HR site.

They also provide useful information about the balances on your monthly pay statements. If you have any questions after you have reviewed your vacation balance, please contact HR for assistance.

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and there is no postage necessary.

The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

Thanks!
– University Mail Services

The Staff Development Committee would like to thank all staff for attending the Fall Staff Conference. We enjoyed hearing from speakers Bill Buhrow, Anna Berardi and Ed Gierok. We would also like to thank NAPA Auto Parts, Ruth Bryant, LMT and Doran Automotive for graciously donating prizes for our prize drawing.

Please go to this page to see photos from the great day which was had by all!

Friday, Nov. 4, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
Friday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the sports web site at gfubruins.com.

The university community is invited to two concerts on campus Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5.

‘An Evening of Jazz’ Concert
On Friday, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling will perform with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and a faculty trio at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All employees and students are entitled to one complimentary ticket, which covers admission for up to four people. Tickets are available for pick-up at the Information Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Family Weekend Concert
On Saturday, the university’s Family Weekend fall concert is scheduled at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free. The event will feature performances by the university’s Women’s Chorale, String Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Concert Choir and Symphonic Band.

For more information about either concert, contact Debbie Hawblitzel in the Department of Performing Arts at ext. 2620.

We still have Entertainment® 2012 Books available. These make great gifts at the discounted employee price of $20. Enjoy $30 in bonus savings cards with each edition.

Choose your book – either Portland or Greater Oregon– and purchase it at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center (or contact Barbi Doran to send one to you).

A Muslim perspective on the role of faith in identity formation will be the topic of a George Fox Evangelical Seminary seminar next Friday, Nov. 11, at the  Portland Center. The session runs from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 155.

Maria Ebrahimji, executive editorial producer for CNN and the director of CNN’s booking department, will share her perspective as a Muslim woman working for a major news agency in the United States. Joining her are three Muslim women who live in Oregon: Fatemeh Fakhraie, Muna Idow and Manar Alattar. Together, they will present three sessions: “Personal Faith Journeys” (9 a.m.), “Perceptions of People of Faith” (10 a.m.) and “Faith and Conversion” (11 a.m.).

The event, titled “Who Am I? Who Are You? A Muslim Perspective on the Role of Faith in Identity Formation,” is the latest installment of the seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar series and seeks to find shared experiences between the Christian and Muslim faiths. The cost is $20 for alumni, students and staff. An optional lunch will be made available for $10 per person.

To learn more about the event or to register, visit seminars.georgefox.edu.