The Daily Bruin

As we move into September, please consider a colleague you believe is deserving of the September Employee of the Month award. As always, your nomination should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s recent contributions (past 30 days or so) – what was done, who was impacted, etc. – and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

Please submit your nomination via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) by Sept. 24. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the recipient from the nominations submitted. The winner will be announced at our community meeting on Thursday, Sept. 30, and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

IT is offering video quick guides for using George Fox Google Mail. In addition to printable documentation, we now have short video clips that show you how to get the most out of your e-mail.

These videos get you started with the basics and then some. Watch them on the IT website. More advanced content is coming soon.

You still have an opportunity to enroll in a group guitar class or take private guitar lessons.

Group guitar classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:40 to 10:30 a.m. (MUSI 250-A). Private lessons are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays (MUSA 105/305 GT) and are available for 1 or .5 credits. After you register, sign up for a time outside of Ross 128.

The last day to add/drop is Friday, Sept. 10. E-mail guitar professor Dave Iula for more info: daveiula1@gmail.com.

A clarification: All George Fox faculty, staff and administrators may attend home soccer games and volleyball matches free of charge with an employee ID card. An e-nnouncement distributed previously did not specify that fact. Ticket prices for additional attendees are $6 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and free to children under 6.

Come join us as we celebrate the opening of the Austin Sports Complex NCAA soccer field on Thursday, Sept. 2. Following is the schedule of events:

• 4 p.m. -  Men’s game vs. Oregon Tech
• 6 p.m. – Celebration and dedication ceremony
• 7 p.m. – Women’s game vs. Northwest

Admission is free to both games. Parking will be available in the following lots: Northside Community Church, Newberg Christian Church and Joyful Servant Church. Please do not park in the Joan Austin Elementary lot. Shuttle vans will be available from the surrounding church lots if you would prefer not to walk.

For more information, contact Evangeline Pattison (University Relations) at epattison@georgefox.edu or ext. 2121.

You are invited to join us Wednesday, Sept. 1, for our Fall Honors Convocation chapel at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. We will be inducting the incoming freshmen and transfers as well as hearing from Rhett Luedtke, our 2009-10 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year. Come enjoy this time of celebration with the George Fox community.

As you may have learned by now, Larry Hoover, husband of former employee Ginger Hoover, passed away on Aug. 27. A celebration of his life is scheduled for 3 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 4, at Skyline Memorial Gardens Funeral Home in Portland.

Please access the following link for service details and directions: skylinememorialgardens.com.

Wednesday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Warner Pacific, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Thursday, Sept. 2, 4 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Oregon Tech, Austin Sports Complex
Thursday, Sept. 2, 6 p.m. – Dedication ceremony for Austin Sports Complex
Thursday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m. – Women’s Soccer vs. Northwest (Wash.), Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m. – Women’s Soccer vs. Warner Pacific, Austin Sports Complex

The volleyball team will co-host the Northwest Invitational Tournament this weekend with Lewis & Clark, all games to be played at L&C in Portland. The Bruins’ tournament schedule:

Saturday, Sept. 4, 11 a.m. – Volleyball vs. Northwest (Wash.)
Saturday, Sept. 4, 1:30 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Evergreen State
Sunday, Sept. 5, 10 a.m. – Volleyball vs. Whittier
Sunday, Sept. 5, 3 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Walla Walla

The soccer doubleheader and dedication ceremony for the Austin Sports Complex on Sept. 2 are free of charge. George Fox will begin charging admission for all other soccer and all volleyball matches this year. Ticket prices are $6 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and children under 6 are free. George Fox  students will be admitted free with student ID.

Bon Appetit wishes to welcome all our new students as well as welcome back all our returning students. We’ve made several changes this year to accommodate all the additional students.

• Starting Monday, Aug. 30, we will have two entry points into Klages Dining Room for lunch and dinner where students on meal plans can swipe their ID cards. In addition to the one in the hallway by the pond, we are adding a second station at the Bruin Den Annex door. We’re hoping this will shorten the lines during these meals.
• Because the Bruin Den Annex will be open for student dining for lunch and dinner, it will no longer be an exclusive area for Bruin Den customers. For those who are accustomed to eating lunch in the annex, you’re still invited to come in and join us. Please just let our person who is swiping cards know you’re a Bruin Den customer and you’re welcome to bring in the lunch you purchased from the Den. Another great option would be to stroll over to our Villa Cafe located in the VAC.
• Trays are back. Due to the large number of students we’ll be serving, we’ve decided to bring back the trays on a trial basis to see if using them will be more efficient for everyone.
• This year we are introducing a new celiac-friendly station in our servery for those students who have certain gluten and wheat-related intolerances. Please come and check it out as it’ll greatly enhance the number of options available for meals.
• For weekly menus and other information, please check out our website: cafebonappetit.com/georgefox.

Come join our George Fox community in chapel this Monday morning with our kick-off chapel speaker, President Robin Baker. Chapel will be held in Bauman Auditorium from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m.

Guitar lessons and classes will be offered this fall on campus. Group classes are offered for beginners (Tuesdays/Thursdays from 9:40 to 10:30 a.m). Learn to strum and pick popular worship songs while learning to read music (MUSI 250-A).

Private lessons also are offered to bring your playing to the next level. All styles are covered, including jazz, blues, rock, worship, folk, etc. (MUSA 105/305 GT).

E-mail George Fox guitar professor Dave Iula for more info: daveiula1@gmail.com.

Dear George Fox community,

Ginger Hoover’s husband Larry passed away from his battle with lung cancer at 12:30 a.m. Friday. Please continue to join me in prayer for Ginger, her son and daughter, and their extended family. Memorial service information will be sent out at a later date. In the meantime, if you would like to send a card, the Hoovers’ address is: 10570 S.W. Windsor Court, Tigard, OR 97223

Debby O’Kelley
Plant Services

The security office will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 28. Please stop by on Saturday if you have any questions about parking, your parking permit, where to park, etc. We can also register your bike on that day, so beat the rush on Monday and come and see us on Saturday.

Students asking about where to find jobs? Encourage them to check out BruinCareers, a new online career center and job-posting system. BruinCareers will allow them to:

• Search and apply for positions directly through the system (currently 70 active jobs and counting)
• Create job search agents to alert them when new positions matching their criteria enter the system
• Sign up for Career Services events

Click on “BruinCareers” under Career Services Resources in MyGFU to create an account. (On-campus jobs are still located in JobConnect in MyGFU. More details to follow for campus supervisors.) Questions? Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu or ext. 2330.

Student supervisors: The last payday of summer is Wednesday, Sept. 15. For us to meet this deadline, we need your students’ August time sheets by Friday, Sept. 3, by 5 p.m. Remember that Aug. 30 and 31 must go on the time sheet for September.

Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number are 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

This is a reminder that Xerox ColorQube training is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the following locations and times: MLRC first floor at 9 a.m.; Stevens Center second-floor mezzanine at 10:30 a.m.; Hoover’s second floor at 1 p.m.; Villa Academic Complex lobby at 2:30 p.m.; and Print Services at 4 p.m.

The library is pleased to deliver library materials for participating faculty to their offices. All library materials must be signed for by the faculty member or persons designated as their signers.

If you have used this service in the past or you are signing up for the first time, please click on this link and fill out the form.

This Thursday we will welcome the largest-ever incoming class of students. Parking is going to be extremely congested, especially on the west side of campus. Please do not park in the Stevens, Hoover, Wood-Mar or Pennington lots, or on Sheridan, Carlton (library/Mail Services area), River or Center streets south of Sheridan Street.

We would ask you to park in the Bauman lot if you work/have classes on the west side of campus, and when that is full, to park on the campus side of Meridian Street. Please help us to be as welcoming to our new and returning students, and to sacrifice your parking spots this Thursday through Saturday.

Summer workstudy students living on campus this fall need to leave their cars in the lots that their parking permits indicate, and off-campus summer workstudy students and grad students need to park in the commuter lots beginning on Thursday.

The next few weeks might be challenging, so we ask for your patience!

Thank you,
Security Services

It is essential for you to enter your personal cell phone number into MyGFU. Please follow these simple directions to enter your personal cell phone number:

• 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 cell phone number
• Click SAVE
• If you need to add a number, first click on ADD A PHONE NUMBER
• Make sure you click SAVE after each change

Thank you for taking the time to do this today. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in the Office of Student Life.

George Fox has formed a new partnership with Staples Advantage as its office supply provider. To demonstrate what Staples Advantage offers, three informational training sessions are scheduled between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Three Web order platform training sessions are planned at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., so schedule your attendance to participate in one of the three sessions. You will learn about:

• Stapleslink.com order platform training
• Staples’ commitment to sustainability
• Staples’ offerings for office supplies, furniture, facilities, etc.
• Product assortment, including eco-conscious office products

Stop by for light refreshments and pick up some free product samples. For more information, contact Cherie Peck at 503-731-6231 or cherie.peck@staples.com.