The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to a free presentation, “Financially Alive: Wealth Creation, Social Responsibility, Biblical Values,” scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Portland Center on Friday, Sept. 21.

The event, the latest installment of the School of Business’ Speaker Series, will feature Chris Meade, director of George Fox’s MBA programs and an assistant professor of management. In his presentation, he addresses the question, “We are living in times of unprecedented change and a shifting of the global economy. Is it possible to not just survive but actually thrive in this new economy?”

Based on Meade’s latest book, Financially Alive: Wealth Creation. Social Responsibility. Biblical Values, the workshop is a mix of ancient wisdom literature, modern MBA business thinking, and 21st-century leadership principles. Meade’s talk on finances comes alive with his use of “white board scribbles” – visual, image-based original whiteboard artwork – throughout his presentation.

Those interested in attending are asked to R.S.V.P. by Sept. 14 by filling out a registration form at this link. More information is also available by calling Darla Norgren at 503-554-6176. The event includes free coffee and tea.

Applications for the faculty Professional Learning Community “Teaching for Student Learning: Effective Strategies for the University Classroom” are due by the end of the day Wednesday, Sept. 5.

Each participant will receive an honorarium of $325 and a copy of the book How Learning Works. Applications are available at the Academic Affairs webpage under Faculty Development/Programs and Events. More information on the PLC is posted there as well. Please complete the application and submit to Brenda Burg (bburg@georgefox.edu) by 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

You are cordially invited to help the university honor its 17th class of inductees at the 2012 George Fox Hall of Fame event. The induction ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in Bauman Auditorium. Following is a list of those being inducted.

Athletes:

• Jon Newkirk (football, track & field, 1962-66)
• Ryan Munoz (baseball, 1995-99)
• Rob Wunder (basketball, 1972-74)

Meritorious: Jim Jackson

Team: 1996 women’s track & field

Reception to follow at 4:30 p.m. in Stevens Center. Tickets for the reception may be purchased at this link. Prices are $13 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under.

Questions? Call 503-554-2134.

The BlueZone Store and the Textbook Annex will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 5, for Serve Day. We encourage you to participate in Serve Day. We will be open the remainder of the week.

Since the Portland and Salem centers are closed on Monday, Sept. 3, for Labor Day, the courier service to these centers will be on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The regular Thursday courier run will be as normal.

If you have questions, please e-mail Linda Sartwell (lsartwel@georgefox.edu).

Thanks!
– University Mail Services

Applications for the faculty Professional Learning Community “Teaching for Student Learning: Effective Strategies for the University Classroom” are due Wednesday, Sept. 5. The PLC is designed to enhance teaching, increase student learning and deepen reflective practice.

This PLC is facilitated by Gary Sehorn, assistant professor of education. It will meet from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. on the following Wednesdays: Sept. 12, Sept. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 14 and Nov. 28. Each participant will receive an honorarium of $325 and a copy of the book How Learning Works.

Applications are available at the Academic Affairs webpage under Faculty Development/Programs and Events. Please complete the application and submit to Brenda Burg (bburg@georgefox.edu) by 5 p.m. on Sept. 5.

Need to look up the extension or box number of a fellow George Fox employee? An updated PDF file, “Employee Extension & Box List,” is now available on the university’s website. To access it, go to the university’s home page and click the “Faculty & Staff” tab. The employee extension/box list comes up as the last option in that section.

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at ext. 2099.

Get discounted tickets to Broadway Across America’s performance of Memphis at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. All tickets are in one of the middle three sections of the first balcony at the Keller Auditorium and they are $43 each.

Memphis is an award-winning musical about Memphis, Tenn., in the 1950s. It explodes with dancing, humor, emotion and roof-raising rock-n-roll. For more information about the show, click here.

We would love to have you join us for the show! Contact Mary Monahan at 503-554-2134 or alumni@georgefox.edu to reserve your tickets. We have a limited number available so get your tickets soon!

Please keep in mind that we as a university have an obligation to uphold the copyright laws for all of our textbooks. The law allows any user to make one (1) copy for “fair use,” for personal use and reference only.

You are welcome to bring your books and documents to Print Services, and we are happy to do the research for you. Please know the research process takes about four to six weeks to get an approval. Be cautious if you need to make multiple copies of any books, magazine or newspaper articles; you will need to obtain some sort of documentation showing that you have been granted permission to make copies.

If you have any questions, please feel free to give me call at ext. 2551.

Thank you,
Richard Silver, Print Services

We are looking for volunteers for this year’s Main Event. If you haven’t seen what the Main Event is, check out this link. It is a great way to connect with students and have fun.

Typically, between 600 and 800 undergraduate students go to the Main Event each year. We would need you from about 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15. There is an Olympic theme this year.

Contact Ben Kulpa (bkulpa@georgefox.edu) if you would like to be part of this event.

Don’t forget to let iGFU.georgefox.edu help you kickoff the new semester. We have a new option for how faculty can display photos of all their students in a class if you are on a large screen device like a computer or iPad.

On your course roster page select the “Photos” option at the top to display all of your students’ photos. A good way to learn their names. And remember, if you see an icon associated with an iGFU service, tap it to see what it may provide.

Here are a few friendly fall reminders for faculty using FoxTALE!

Make your course sites available (visible) to students
Your fall 2012 course sites were created as unavailable (hidden) to students. When you’re ready for students to see your course site:

1. In your course site, go to Settings > Course Administration > Edit settings
2. Change the Availability setting to “This course is available to students,” and scroll to the bottom to save changes.

Have you updated your profile and photo in the new FoxTALE?
Sorry, we were not able to transfer your profile and photo from the old FoxTALE to the new FoxTALE.

For information on updating your profile, see this quick guide. For information on updating your photo, see this quick guide.

Lost all the sites on your FoxTALE home page? Never fear! Just log onto foxtale19.georgefox.edu to access them. We upgraded FoxTALE on Monday, Aug 20. The address foxtale.georgefox.edu now points to a new environment for 2012-13 and beyond.

Your old sites will be available in foxtale19.georgefox.edu for a year. Questions? Contact the Service Desk.

George Fox’s Center for Peace & Justice has invited artist/musician Aaron Strumpel to be part of the in-residence program and act as the artist practitioner in-residence for the fall semester.

We’ve had a last-minute housing cancellation and need to procure a place for Aaron for the semester in order to welcome him to George Fox. We are asking for donated housing if at all possible for the duration of his stay (he is donating his time to the university), but we will also seek to meet minimal overhead costs as needed.

The ideal living situation would be a space with enough privacy where Aaron could practice his music late at night without disturbing neighbors (or those in the house). Please pass this request to friends and family whom you think might be willing to help host this talented and wonderful musician in Newberg.

For more information, please e-mail Clint Baldwin (cbaldwin@georgefox.edu) or Melanie Newell (mnewell@georgefox.edu) or call 503-554-2686.

Click here to see Aaron’s GFU Center for Peace & Justice in-residence page.

This 40-hours-per-week/10-month position is being announced as “internal only,” available to current employees at this time. Temporary employees may apply as well. Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to request a copy of the job description.

To apply, please submit a letter, resume and transfer request (available on the HR jobs web page) to hr@georgefox.edu or drop these materials off in HR. The position will close at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27.

The university community is invited to celebrate the launch of George Fox’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program at a special ceremony from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the Villa Academic Complex.

The event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and will allow visitors to tour the physical therapy facility. The program’s first cohort of 32 students will begin classes that morning. If you plan to attend, R.S.V.P to Mary Monahan at mmonahan@georgefox.edu or ext. 2134.

Marketing Communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may submit your name tag requests at this link.

Be sure to provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged. Examples of title or department include: Dean of Students/Student Life and Admissions Counselor/Admissions. The next order will be placed Wednesday, Aug. 22.

It’s time to order university stationery. For order instructions, go to the marketing communications website. Please continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through the university’s Print Services.

Orders are due by Wednesday, Aug. 29.

The marketing communications office will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Monday, Aug. 20. If you have not done so already, you will need to create a new “Individual Account” on the form before you can submit your order.

Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) in marketing communications if you have any questions.

Don’t forget: All employees, half time and above, are requested to attend the all-community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 17, in Klages Dining Hall. Breakfast will be served as part of the meeting.

For those at the university’s regional sites (Boise and Redmond), please note: The meeting will be taped and be available for viewing in MyGFU in the days following the meeting. There will not be stream service available. Portland and Salem employees are encouraged to attend in person.