The Daily Bruin

Are you a graphic designer and want $50? Students & staff are eligible to participate. Please submit a T-shirt design that incorporates “George Fox” or “Be Known” to Andrea Heath (aheath@georgefox.edu) by Friday, Sept. 30, for a chance to earn $50.

The winning design will be printed on 400 T-shirts for prospective high school students at fall and spring Bruin Preview. The admissions office will choose the winning design by Friday, Oct. 7.

Kick off homecoming early on Thursday, Oct. 6, with a night of great music by Tyrone Wells (tyronewells.com) and help raise money for cystic fibrosis research. Wells is the brother-in-law of Kelly Chang (Psychology) and cousin of Meredith Dougherty (Student Life).

Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show in Bauman Auditorium are $10 at the door or can be purchased at georgefox.edu/tyronewells. All proceeds go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on behalf of Team Win With Quinn, which supports Meredith and Ryan Dougherty’s son, diagnosed with CF in 2006.

Questions? Contact Meredith Dougherty at mdougher@georgefox.edu.

Join us Friday (Sept. 23) morning as professor Mike Foster presents how his passion and scholarship influence the design of his teaching in the engineering department. The first Faculty Research Forum will be presented from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Simple refreshments will be provided. The event is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee.

Beatriz Zapata, dean of the the School of Education at the University of San Pablo in Guatemala, is on the Newberg campus this week to discuss possible educational and ministry partnerships with George Fox. University of San Pablo is the first Christian university in Guatemala.

Zapata is guest lecturing in classes as well as meeting with faculty and administrators. She is being hosted by Debra Espinor, who has worked with her during the last two decades. Contact Debra at despinor@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Bruin Bookstore has moved … but not very far. Our website has moved to a new address: gfubookstore.com.

It’s the same website, just a new address.

An all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available 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.

Ruth Baker invites all the women of George Fox to a salad supper at the president’s home on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Please join us as we share a meal together and welcome those who are new to our community, reconnect with old acquaintances, and celebrate the coming of autumn.

We will gather between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Robin and Ruth’s home at 402 S. College St. It is open to all George Fox University women. Please bring a salad to share.*

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

*If you are new to George Fox, please be our guest.

Shane Roghaar, our TIAA-CREF representative, will be on campus in Newberg Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, and in Portland on Sept. 29. You may make an appointment with him to discuss your retirement investments by visiting this link on the HR web page.

Employees in other locations may contact Shane to arrange a telephone consultation at 866-928-4221.

On Monday, Sept. 19, Marcella Gowan (Nursing) will speak on the issue of maternal mortality in the Majority World. Marcella served as a missionary nurse-midwife for 20 years and has teaching experience in many countries.

Marcella’s presentation is part of the Liberal Arts & Critical Issues series “Majority World and the West.” She will speak from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

For more information, contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Oct. 25, for the Fall Staff Conference – “Survival | Revival – Preparations for the Body & Spirit.” The conference is a day for our staff to get away to be refreshed, re-energized and build community.

The conference will be held at Newberg Christian Church, 2315 Villa Road. Watch e-nnouncements for more information coming soon.

Here’s a reminder that FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The short film Beautiful, a story about discovering one’s unique beauty as a woman of God, is having auditions this Saturday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. in the university’s Media Center on the Newberg campus. It is a statement video about expressing beauty as a woman and not being afraid of it or just copying what the media portrays as beautiful.

Two roles are being cast:

• A young woman (18-26 years old) who is very conservative in the ways she expresses her beauty and tends to go unnoticed in large crowds and tries to be invisible.
• A second young woman (18-26 years old) who is very elaborate and flashy in the ways she expresses her beauty and tends to be judged in the Christian community because of what she wears.

Shooting will be conducted the weekend of Oct. 7-9 in Newberg. There is no pay, but meals will be provided during the shoot, a DVD copy will be given after completed, and a great seat at our premiere will be reserved for you.

If interested, please show up between 3 and 4 p.m. at the Media Center. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail the producer, Carissa Hoffman, at choffman09@georgefox.edu.

I am trying to get a group of men who are interested in trying an all-men’s beginning yoga class for four weeks. The weekly class would be in the evenings from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. or possibly on the weekend. The course will be at First Street Yoga and led by John Estrem, who has been practicing Iyengar yoga for 10 years. The total cost is $48.

If interested, please e-mail Michael Bevis at mbevis@georgefox.edu and the evening that works best for you.

Thank you,
Michael Bevis

If you would like to nominate a colleague for September Employee of the Month, please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Friday, Sept. 23, with a summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so.

The winner will be announced and presented with a $100 gift card to The Allison at our community meeting on Thursday, Sept. 29.

You are invited to help George Fox honor its 16th class of inductees at the 2011 Sports Hall of Fame ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1. The event begins with an induction ceremony at 3 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium, followed by a 4:30 p.m. reception in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center.

The induction ceremony is free to attend. Reception tickets are $13 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under.

The 2011 inductees include coach Scott Rueck (1996-2010), who guided the women’s basketball team to a national title in 2009; athletes Sharon (Barnett) McPherson (2000), Katie (Greller) Lacey (2001), Karli Holub Harshman (2002) and the 2001 women’s basketball team. Also honored will be Larry Gibson (1970) for meritorious service.

For more information and to R.S.V.P., contact Patty Findley at ext. 2910 or pfindley@georgefox.edu.

Students, staff and all of the George Fox community (as well as the Newberg community) are invited to a special event reflecting on the impact of the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, a panel of George Fox professors will share and discuss their views on “9-11: Ten Years Later, What Have We Learned?” Please join us in Hoover 105 at 7:30 p.m.

Questions? Contact Michael MacLeod (mmacleod@georgefox.edu).

In preparation for implementing a new point of sale and inventory management system at the Bruin Bookstore, we are beginning the process of returning textbooks to publishers. If you have not yet purchased your textbooks for this semester, we encourage you to do so now. Books will begin leaving the store by the end of this week, so make sure you have purchased what you need.

Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.

The Staff Development Committee has budgeted funds for use by support staff members to attend seminars that will enhance their job skills and professional development. The Professional Development Fund will cover a portion of the seminar fee as follows: Up to 50 percent of the total cost, with a maximum of $75. For seminars over $500, reimbursement is $100.

Each support staff member is limited to one use of this fund per fiscal year. Funds are available until used up, so apply as early as possible. If you have questions, please contact Barbi Doran, Staff Development Committee chair, at ext. 2099 or visit our website at sdc.georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Bookstore will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 7, for Serve Day. We will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 8.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.