The Daily Bruin

It’s back … Passport Day! Do you need a new passport? Do you need to renew your passport? If you answered yes to either one of these questions, then you will not want to miss this opportunity.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 7-8, the university will host a representative from the Dundee Post Office to take your photo and help you process your passport application. This piece of document is very important if you intend to travel outside of the country. Listed below are Passport Day details:

• Wednesday, Oct. 7 – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 8 – 9 a.m. – noon

Both sessions will take place in the Cap and Gown Room on the Newberg campus. Please note that when you arrive to have your passport done you will need to pay at that time, and you can only pay by either cash or check (no credit cards will be accepted).

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at 503-554-2551, or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Matthew J. Milliner, an assistant professor of art history at Wheaton College and a member of the Curatorial Advisory Board of the United States Senate, will present a free lecture on the Newberg campus titled “Toward 2017: Visualizing Christian Unity” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Hoover 105.

Milliner teaches across the range of art history, and his scholarly specialization is Byzantine and medieval art, with a focus on how such images inform contemporary visual culture. He has a PhD in art history from Princeton University and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Milliner’s talk is the first lecture in the annual William Penn Honors Program Lecture Series. A reception for those interested in learning more about the William Penn Honors Program will immediately follow. Please direct any questions to Jane Sweet at 503-554-2152 or jsweet@georgefox.edu.

Kudos to the staff, faculty and adjuncts who have already registered their vehicles on the new database located on MyGFU! However, security is still seeing the white hang tags and adjunct hang tags on staff cars that expire this Christmas. Please take five minutes to hop onto MyGFU and click on the Vehicle Registration link underneath “GFU Resources.” You will need your insurance or vehicle registration card in front of you when you register.

If you want to purchase additional permits for $5 cash each for additional vehicles, please bring your money and vehicle information to the security office and we will register those additional cars on site. If you want to just switch your one gratis hang tag between your vehicles, then please register them one right after the other.

For the mailing address portion, please put “414 N. Meridian St. Newberg, OR 97132” with your campus PO box number on the second line. All permits will be delivered to you via campus mail; they will not be mailed to a home address. Portland employees need register only if they do regular business on the Newberg campus.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2090 during office hours.

Women: Don’t forget to join us tomorrow night as we gather for the annual Women’s Salad Supper (this includes all female administration, faculty and staff or the spouses of administration, faculty and staff) …

Tuesday, Sept. 29
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Ruth Baker at the president’s home, the historic Edwards House (402 S. College St., Newberg)

Please bring a salad to share (if you are new this year, please just come as our guest). Enjoy this opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with the women of George Fox.

No RSVP required. Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

The College of Business is currently seeking an executive assistant. If you are interested in learning more about the position, please contact the Department of Human Resources at 503-554-2180 or hr@georgefox.edu. Internal transfer requests are available at this link.

Reminder: If you are willing to serve as a Fox Friendship Family for one or two new international students at George Fox, we could still use a few volunteers. You do not have to be married and/or have kids to apply. Friendship families are simply asked to host a student or two for dinner or an activity once a semester.

If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu by Monday, Sept. 28.

Six staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:

• Groundskeeper
• Data Entry Specialist, Undergraduate Admissions
• Software Engineer, Analytics
• Data Scientist, Analytics
• Portland Center Facilities Coordinator
• Director of Human Resources

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

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The university community is invited to a series of “Turning the Page” sessions highlighting the Heritage Edition of the St. John’s Bible on campus. The series continues today (Friday) and each Friday through Oct. 16. Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) will leaf through the pages today from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.

The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey (Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn.) since the invention of the printing press. The Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible is the full-size fine art reproduction of the original.

More information is available by contacting Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 24) in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Monday, Sept. 28.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

In celebration of Pope Francis’ visit to America, George Fox will host a series of special sessions to discuss the artwork of The Saint John’s Bible this week. Organized by leaders of the Saint John’s University and Abby in Minnesota, seven pieces of art, selected among the 160 in its seven volumes, will be discussed and expanded upon each day. In all, more than 40 universities, churches and organizations nationwide are participating in the project.

At George Fox, the public is invited to attend each session at noon in the MLRC. Christian studies professor Paul Anderson has written up essays to accompany each painting, and an essay for each has been contributed by the Saint John’s community. The weekday sessions culminate with “The Turning of the Page” viewing of Volume 6: The Gospels and Acts on Friday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m.

The paintings and texts to be discussed include:

• Tuesday – Abraham and Sarah (Pentateuch vol. – Genesis 15:1-7; 17:1-22)
• Wednesday – Ten Commandments (Pentateuch vol. – Exodus 20:1-26)
• Thursday – Peter’s Confession (Gospels & Acts vol. – Matthew 16:13-23)
• Friday – Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes (Gospels & Acts vol. – Mark 6:33-44; 8:1-10)
• Saturday – Two Cures (Gospels & Acts vol. – Mark 5:25-43)
• Sunday – Pentecost (Gospels & Acts vol. – Acts 1:6-11, 2:1-47)

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Five staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:

• Data Entry Specialist, Undergraduate Admissions
• Software Engineer
• Data Scientist, Analytics Department
• Portland Center Facilities Coordinator
• Director of Human Resources

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Sept. 22, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

– Your Education Technology Team
IT Service Desk – servicedesk@georgefox.edu

George Fox will welcome visitors from Indonesia on Thursday, Sept. 24, through the International Visitor Leadership Program, a U.S. Department of State-sponsored professional development program that works to create mutual understanding between citizens of the U.S. and other nations. Faculty and students are invited to meet our visitors from 3 to 4 p.m. in Roberts 117.

The IVLP program is focused on tolerance and diversity in education, and the project is designed to further the U.S. foreign policy goal in education cooperation. The visiting group includes Indonesian educators, administrators and policymakers involved in Indonesia’s Islamic education system.

Participants will examine how religious education institutions are mainstreamed in the United States and explore how religious and secular schools, along with faith-based and other civil society organizations, work together as a force for social harmony.

Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.

All women at the university are invited to join us as we gather for the annual Women’s Salad Supper (this includes all female administration, faculty and staff or the spouses of administration, faculty and staff) …

Tuesday, Sept. 29
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Ruth Baker at the president’s home, the historic Edwards House (402 S. College St., Newberg)

Please bring a salad to share (if you are new this year, please just come as our guest). Enjoy this opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with the women of George Fox.

No RSVP required. Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join us today (Thursday) for Peggy Kilburg’s retirement reception. We will gather from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.