The Daily Bruin

The School of Business invites students and employees to a free speaker series event featuring Norman Bodek, CEO of PCS Press. He will present “The Human Side of LEAN/The Harada Method” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3, in Room 155 at the Portland Center.

For the past 20 years, Bodek has worked tirelessly to bring the best of Japanese management theory to America. He is credited with discovering and publishing the works of Dr. Shigeo Shingo and Taiichi Ohno, the inventors of the Toyota Production System. His knowledge has been gleaned from taking more than 70 trips to Japan and visiting 250 plants.

Following is a synopsis of his presentation:

“The key ingredient currently missing in many businesses is consideration of the employee. The Harada Method, which is the second pillar of Lean, focuses on the employee. What if we told the employee that we were interested in their personal progression? What if we simply planted a foundation for personal growth, whether intellectual or physical, or a creative combination of the two? Would this new, more-focused, better-skilled employee be an asset? Of course!”

Join us for a discussion on the role of individuals in industry. Among the questions we will discuss:

• How do we humanize industry?
• How we can create a more focused and better skilled employee?
• How does employee respect and trust affect quality and outcomes?

R.S.V.P. at this link. Questions? Contact Amber Russell at arussell@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget next week’s all-employee meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at this stream site. 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.

Over the past 13 years, Elizabeth Holme has done a phenomenal job in keeping the costs down and maintaining the same prices for printing and copying. However, effective May 16, Print Services has increased its cost of photocopying and printing.

The new price for black and white copies and prints on 8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 is 5 cents for front sides and 3 cents for back sides. The price will double for 11 x 17 and larger.

Color copy and printing on 8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 will be 25 cents per side. For 11 x 17 and larger the price will be 50 cents per side.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call at ext. 2550 and 2551.

We’re pleased to announce that, starting this week, the Villa Cafe will be open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to great beverages and freshly baked goodies, we’ll be featuring homemade soups and a daily luncheon special.

Also, if you work at VAC or plan on being there this summer during the noon hour, we’d appreciate it if you’d take a few moments to complete this survey to assist us in serving you better.

Thanks for your support.

Denny Lawrence,
Bon Appetit

Back by popular demand is our Expo Special during lunch at the Bruin Den every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You can check out our weekly lunch specials at this website. You can find them under the “Cafes” tab, from which you can click “Bruin Den” and “Weekly Menu.”

For those of you who haven’t yet discovered iGFU, the university’s new mobile app for smartphones and iPads, it now also includes the daily Bruin Den lunch special. You can access iGFU at igfu.georgefox.edu and tap “Today’s meals at The Bon.”

Check it out and let us know what you think!

– Denny Lawrence
Bon Appetit

We are welcoming about 100 new students and their families for Genesis this Thursday and Friday, May 19-20. If you or your summer student employees have been parking in the Wood-Mar/Hoover/Stevens staff lots, we would like to ask you to please give up your spots on Thursday and Friday for our guests.

There is plenty of parking in the Pennington lot, on Sheridan and Meridian streets, and in the Bauman lot. Thank you for helping us to welcome our incoming students!

Remember to come to Plant Services Wednesday morning (May 18) at 9:30 a.m. to learn how to make the hanging baskets that grace our campus every summer. You’ll also be helping us in the process.

Questions? Call ext. 2010.

Thank you,
Plant Services

Joe Gonzalez, director of local ministries at KPDQ radio in Portland, will visit campus Tuesday, May 24, to speak at the Newberg breakfast for the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest.

The event is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Villa Academic Complex. Gonzalez, who also is pastor of a Hood River church, is host of a new talk show, Mars Hill Today, at noon weekdays on KPDQ AM 800. The program discusses issues of the day in the theological, social and political arenas.

To R.S.V.P. and get information on cost, visit the chamber’s website at cccnw.net. Based in Portland, the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest offers nine monthly networking opportunities throughout the region.

The search committee for the next chief financial officer (CFO) has invited three candidates to campus for interviews. During each of their visits, the George Fox community will have an opportunity to hear from the candidate and ask questions. A notebook with each candidate’s vita will be made available in the Newberg and Portland Center libraries. All of the sessions will begin at 10 a.m.

Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, May 17 – Ted Allen – Hoover 105
Friday, May 20 – Heather Heersink – Lemmons 8 (Calder Lecture Hall)
Tuesday, May 24 – David Tarrant – Hoover 105

Please note: Out of respect for the candidates, please do not contact people you might know at their respective places of employment.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at this stream site. A chat room might also be set up (depends on the meeting room), and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Friday, May 20, if you would like to nominate a colleague for May Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include a concise but specific summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so. Please take a few minutes to nominate a deserving colleague.

The winner will be announced at the community meeting on Wednesday, May 25, and he or she will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

The Staff Development Committee would like to congratulate and welcome its newest members: Kathi Becker, Sherri Moore Harrison, Molly Hickok and Rita Boggs. We would also like to say a big thank you to Bruce Arnold and Karlyn Fleming, who have served for the past three years and are now rotating off of the committee.

Also, just a reminder that the Staff Development Committee has budgeted funds for use by staff to attend seminars that will enhance their job skills and professional development. You can download the Professional Development Fund application from the Staff Development website. Visit sdc.georgefox.edu for more information.

Just a reminder: FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, May 17. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Found in Wheeler Sports Center’s Room 211 (Dance/Mirror Room): A battery for a Canon camera. Call Patty Findley at ext. 2910 or e-mail her at pfindley@georgefox.edu to claim it.

This year, the Newberg Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast is featuring an alumni a capella group, Rescue. If you are interested in attending as our guests, I have tickets I would like to give away. Call me or e-mail right away if you are interested.

The event is this Saturday, May 14, from 8 to 10 a.m. in the Klages Dining Room, so let me know soon!

Thank you,
Nancy Almquist, ext. 2120

Please make sure to send to Human Resources your summer student employee offer letters. Remember that we also get the summer applications of those you hire.

If they have never worked for George Fox before, we will also need the I-9 form and the 2011 W-4 form. It wouldn’t hurt to offer them direct deposit, either. It will be sent back to you if not completed correctly, so please look it over before sending it to Box 6108.

Thanks!
– Human Resources

The search committee for the next chief financial officer (CFO) has invited three candidates to campus for interviews. During each of their visits, the George Fox community will have an opportunity to hear from the candidate and ask questions. A notebook with each candidate’s vita will be made available in the Newberg and Portland Center libraries. All of the sessions will begin at 10 a.m.

Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, May 17 – Ted Allen – Hoover 105
Friday, May 20 – Heather Heersink – Lemmons 8 (Calder Lecture Hall)
Tuesday, May 24 – David Tarrant – Hoover 105

Please note: Out of respect for the candidates, please do not contact people you might know at their respective places of employment.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at this stream site. A chat room might also be set up (depends on the meeting room), and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Mail Services received a package addressed only to George Fox University – no name or department was listed. Enclosed was a coil bound book from Oral Roberts University titled “ORU Music Department presents 2010-2011 Recital & Concert Programs.”

If you ordered this book or know what department should receive it, please contact Sherrie Frost via e-mail (sfrost@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your help.

Print Services will be closed on Friday, May 13, for remodel work.

Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.

Mark your calendars and come learn to make those gorgeous hanging baskets that grace our quad area. You will learn the valuable skill of how these beauties are assembled and help us in the process.

Join us on Wednesday, May 18, in the Plant Services building at 1101 Villa Road. We’ll begin at 9:30 a.m. and go for about four hours. You are welcome to join in the class at any time.

Please contact the Plant Services office at 503-554-2010 if you have questions.