The Daily Bruin

Plan to attend the Selah women’s conference on campus Saturday, March 17, from 9 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

The topic is: “It’s time to Get UnStuck!” Come discover how to unpack what the Word of God says about seasons of feeling stuck physically, emotionally, spiritually, professionally . . . even relationally.

Join us as we talk about the traps that paralyze us in helplessness – and the spiritual renewal and freedom that is waiting for us on the other side of “stuck!” The keynote speaker is Elisa Morgan, president of Mission: Momentum and FullFill, and president emerita of MOPS International.

George Fox faculty, staff and wives receive a $5 discount! For complete details and to register, visit selah.georgefox.edu.

We are still in need of volunteers for this event. Those who volunteer get a free Selah T-shirt and an additional $10 discount. Please contact Jan Lefebvre at jlefebvre@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2115 if you are interested.

Come enjoy a day working alongside a fun and enthusiastic group of women!

Steve Delamarter, professor of Old Testament at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, will speak at a George Fox Auxiliary luncheon at noon Friday, March 2, in the Cap and Gown Room on the Newberg campus. Reservations are required and tickets are $8 per person.

To make reservations, contact Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314. Reservations should be made by Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Delamarter specializes in the digitization and cataloguing of Ethiopian manuscripts, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the scribal practices of sacred texts. He has made several trips to Ethiopia for his research. You can learn more about Steve here.

Following are the dates by which departments need to let us know what books are being used for each course. In addition, if your department requires students to have certain special supplies or art product, these requests need to be made by these dates as well. We want to be prepared and be able to provide students with all the necessary tools for learning.

• Fall: Due Date April 1
• Spring: Due Date Oct. 1
• May Term: Due Date March 1
• Summer Session 1: Due Date March 1
• Summer Session 2: Due Date March 1

Use this form online to order your textbooks. Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Shane Roghaar, our TIAA-CREF representative, will be on the Newberg campus between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb 28-29 in Hoover 104. You may make an appointment with him to discuss your investments by visiting this link on the HR/Benefits web page.

Employees in other locations may contact Shane to arrange a telephone consultation at 800-732-8353.

Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. 

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” It is the bottom link in that section.

In addition, a chat room has 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.

How do the U.S. and Chinese stock markets interact – and how has their relationship been strengthened since China began to allow Qualified Institutional Investors to invest in the Chinese stock market?

Chengping Zhang, assistant professor of finance, will address these questions at a Faculty Research Forum this Friday, Feb. 17, at 10:40 a.m. in Hoover 105. Join us as research is presented on the information flow between the Chinese and U.S. markets.

The university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry invites you to join us for our second annual Dalton Lecture Series event, “God of Antimatter,” featuring Dr. Gerald Gabrielse, Harvard’s Leverett Professor of Physics, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20.

Dr. Gabrielse has won Harvard’s Levenson Prize for exceptional teaching and the Ledlie Prize for exceptional research. He is currently the chair of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics of the American Physical Society.

Dr. Gabrielse will address questions such as “What role does faith have in a scientist’s life?” and “Is there more to our world than science can say?”

The presentation will be held in Wood-Mar Auditorium and will be free of charge. A reception and George Fox student research poster session will follow. Please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgegox.edu if you have any questions.

Mark your calendar and plan to join us for the University Day of Prayer, scheduled for Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. Let’s join together – parents, students, alumni, employees and friends of the university – in a unified voice as we pray together for George Fox University. In addition to prayer time scheduled on the Newberg campus, we will have regional prayer sites in Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho.

For more information, contact Nancy Almquist, director of Parent Relations, at nalmquist@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2114.

Do you anticipate receiving a five-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, or 35-year service award this spring? If so, please check to be sure your name is included on one of the lists below.

Awards will be presented at our annual employee recognition event on Wednesday, May 2. If your name does not appear but you believe you should receive an award, or if your name is on the list and you don’t think you should receive an award this year, contact Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources) by e-mail and include any information you think may be helpful. (If you are a rehire, your previous benefits-eligible experience at George Fox counts toward your service award.)

Your help is most appreciated to ensure that the right employees are honored at this event. Only service at half-time or above is used in determining your years of service.

• To receive a five-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 2006 and Sept. 1, 2007
• To receive a 10-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 2001 and Sept. 1, 2002
• To receive a 15-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1996 and Sept. 1, 1997
• To receive a 20-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1991 and Sept. 1, 1992
• To receive a 25-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1986 and Sept. 1, 1987
• To receive a 30-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1981 and Sept. 1, 1982
• To receive a 35-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1976 and Sept. 1, 1977

Five-Year: Ron Arnold, Ken Badley, Rita Boggs, Darryl Brown, Rae Casey, Keith Dempsey, Janeen Dillow, Jesse Dillow, Mike Foster, Bethany Goldman, Marcie Gowan, Robin Halverson, Marty Hunter, Lois Hutchinson, Jared Kamimae-Lanning, Robby Larson, Terah Moore, Helen Morse, James Oshiro, Thomas Peng, Terry Peters, Cathy Peterson, Steve Petzold, Rachel Powell, Tim Rahschulte, Valerie Rogers, Keith Schneider, Jane Scott, Seth Sikkema, Jim Smart, Lauri Smith, Mark Stone, Audrey Williamson

10-Year: Bryan Boyd, Carol Brazo, Susan Corbett-Furgal, Lori DeKruyf, Kristin Dixon, Kristina Findley, Janelle Freitag, Steve Gilday, Mary Johnson, Dave Johnstone, Judy Keeney, Loren Kerns, David Kerr, Mike Magill, Brian McLaughlin, Jean Miller, Jared Ocker, Tammy O’Doherty, Paul Otto, Joy Reimann, Cliff Rosenbohm, Elizabeth Todd, Larry Weber, Loren Wenz

15 Year: Dwayne Astleford, Debbie Berho, Andy Dunn, Mark McMinn, Roger Newell, Mark Terry, Dan van der Water

20-Year: George Byrtek, Gary Kilburg, Margi Macy, Dianna McIntyre, Rand Michael, Josh Nauman, Eilene Newman, Phil Smith

25-Year: Beth LaForce, Darryl McKenzie

30-Year: Steve Grant, Mark Weinert

35-Year: Paul Chamberlain, Tom Head

Don’t forget this week’s Spring Theological Conference featuring Evvy Campbell. Campbell, a Wheaton college professor and former director with an international relief organization, will speak on campus and engage the university community in a conversation on the “holistic mission of God” Monday and Wednesday.

Campbell, an associate professor of intercultural studies emerita at Wheaton, will speak in chapel on Monday and Wednesday. Both services are scheduled from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. In addition, she will engage with students and other attendees in a conversation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in the Cap and Gown Room. The topic of discussion will be “Engaging the Missional God: An Interactive Conversation.”

Monday evening’s session will allow students and faculty to engage in conversations about how they can participate in God’s work in the midst of those distinct callings. Each speaker will sit with students and share a part of his or her story in small groups, with conversation and discussion following. Students will rotate to hear three of the six speakers. The evening will also include worship, refreshments and prayer.

Speakers include: Brian Doak (Religious Studies), Evvy Campbell (guest speaker), Kris Kays (Psychology), Davida Brown (Chemistry), Nate Peach (Economics) and Marie Palm (Nursing).

For more information, contact Paula Hampton in the religious studies department at ext. 2650 or phampton@georgefox.edu.

Marketing Communications will host a staff/faculty portrait session from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Room 101 of the Villa Academic Complex. These high-quality studio portraits will be used on the university website and will be available for professional promotional use.

Please e-mail or call Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) at ext. 2125 to let us know what time you are planning to come. You may still come without prior notice.

An all-employee meeting is scheduled for next Thursday, Feb. 16, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. Please note this earlier date, as the meeting was originally scheduled for Feb. 23.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” It is the bottom link in that section.

In addition, a chat room has 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.

Be sure to check out President Robin Baker’s latest blog posts, in which he shares his thoughts on a friend (Jim Steinfeld) who has passed away (“Honoring the Author of Our Story – Legacy of My Friend”) and the challenge colleges face in making an education affordable (“University Presidents Grapple with Affordability”).

A lunch event next Thursday, Feb. 9, will explore cooperative and collaborative learning structures that enhance student learning.

“February Lunch and Learn: Managing Cooperative Learning Groups” is scheduled from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Cap and Gown Room A. Presenters Gary Kilburg (MAT/Director of The Mentoring Institute) and Tom Buchanan (MAT) will present.

Synposis
There is a significant body of research that suggests students learn effectively when they have opportunity to engage with their peers through the learning process. Employers identify “collaboration” as a 21st-century skill needed for today’s workplace. This session includes:

• Looking at what research says about the benefits of this learning
• Some of the parameters to keep in mind to structure effective collaborative learning
• Modeling of structures and sharing among group members

R.S.V.P. to Brenda Burg (bburg@georgefox.edu) to reserve your lunch.

Come in and see the Bruin Bookstore’s new Columbia Sportswear and School House products. While you’re here, check out our sale items marked down 33 percent.

IT is offering two webinars during the week of Feb. 6:

• Google Docs Sharing and Collaboration, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 4-4:30 p.m.
• Foxfiles, Thursday, Feb. 9, 4-4:30 p.m.

Join IT throughout the spring for 30-minute webinars on FoxTALE, FoxFiles and Google Docs. View the schedule and sign up at this link. Information on how to join each webinar will be delivered via e-mail 24 hours prior to the webinar. We’ll continue to add webinars and post additional announcements.

Questions? Contact Sheila Abercrombie at sabercro@georgefox.edu or Kandie Comfort at kcomfort@georgefox.edu.

Faculty: We are beginning our process of returning unsold textbooks to our vendors. Please notify your students that if they have not yet purchased a book for your class, they need to do that soon. We will have limited stock on hand after next week.

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

Thanks for your help.

– Bruin Bookstore

Another month is here, and with it comes the opportunity to submit a nomination for another Employee of the Month award recipient. If you know of someone whose recent contributions make him or her worthy of this honor, please take a few minutes to send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg that includes a specific summary of the person’s contributions (past 30 days or so) and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving. Nominations are due Feb. 15.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select this month’s winner from the nominations submitted, and he or she will be awarded a $100 gift card to The Allison at our community meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23.

A senior capstone group has organized Cards of Hope to benefit the Garden of Hope organization as it works to help rescue and rehabilitate victims of sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. Take a look at our six standard photo greeting cards, with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to Garden of Hope. Only $2 per card!

Visit this Facebook link to see the cards and order. We also offer a customizable card option that allows you to e-mail in any photo to be placed on a greeting card ($3 per card). E-mail orders with the photo you’d like and the quantity desired to: cardsofhopegfu@gmail.com.

Help us send hope to the women and men of Southeast Asia as we support Garden of Hope. To learn more, contact Joel Perri at jperri09@georgefox.edu.

Tickets are now available for the university’s winter musical production, She Loves Me. The play opens Thursday, Feb. 2, and runs Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 2-5, and again Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 9-12, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the two Sunday (Feb. 5 and 12) performances, scheduled as 2 p.m. matinees.

Tickets are available at the box office between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and can be claimed by dropping by or calling 503-554-3844. Tickets are also available online at theatre.georgefox.edu. Employees get one complimentary ticket for any performance, and Thursday nights are free student nights. The box office is now located at the information desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

For a synopsis of the play, visit the theatre web page.