The Daily Bruin

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.

As part of the diversity education workshop series, the Office of Transitions and Inclusion is hosting a workshop on working with students with disabilities. The workshop will be facilitated by Rick Muthiah and will take place on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Hoover 210.

If you would like to attend, you must R.S.V.P. by 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, to Joel Perez.

We appreciate our staff! Staff Appreciation Day is coming soon! Watch for a special delivery to your desk next week brought to you by your Staff Development Committee.

Student supervisors: Pay day for student employees is Wednesday, Feb. 15. For us to meet this deadline we need your students’ January time sheets by Friday, Feb. 3, by 3 p.m. If you are on the Newberg campus, please hand-deliver the time sheets. If you send them with a student, make sure you place them in a sealed envelope. Any time sheets received after this deadline may not get paid on the 15th.

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

The campus community is invited to join us for the Peace and Justice Symposium scheduled for tonight (Tuesday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Quaker Heritage Room (upstairs of library).

Speakers will be George Fox’s own Irv Brendlinger, professor of church history and theology, and his daughter Carol Joy, who serves as the ecumenical campus minister for the Portland Campus Christian Ministry housed at the Spiritual Life Center at PSU.

Come join us as this father/daughter duo share stories relating to their interaction with peace and justice throughout their lives.

Questions? Contact Melanie Newell in the Center for Peace and Justice (ext. 2686).

I’m out and about in the greater community representing George Fox University. You are invited to follow me on Twitter as I corporately engage on your behalf and all things Bruin.

@GFUValerie

– Valerie Rogers

This Monday, Jan. 30, Becky Ankeny, superintendent of the Northwest Yearly Meeting, will discuss what it means to be in the world, but not of it and how Christians can be set apart and yet still effectively interact with the culture around them.

Join us from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. This is the latest installment of the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Program. Questions? Contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

W-2s were made available in campus boxes on Friday, Jan. 27 (except for those who normally receive their pay statements at their home addresses, including adjunct faculty and temporary employees). Student W-2s will be in their boxes by early next week, and they will receive a separate e-nnouncement to that effect.

Most of the information on these forms is easy to understand or explained in the teeny, tiny fine print on the reverse, but we thought it would be helpful to provide a little extra information about the items and amounts in the various boxes on the W-2. Please go here to find this information that will likely be useful when you or your tax preparer files your tax return.

Thank you,
– HR

If you are a benefits-eligible employee and there is any possibility that you will use tuition remission during next academic year (fall 2012, spring 2013 and/or summer 2013 semesters), whether for yourself, a spouse, and/or dependent(s), a Tuition Remission Request Form for each person needs to be submitted NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1.

Please go to the Employee Benefits page on the HR website for the link to instructions for completing the Tuition Remission Request Form(s) and to the forms themselves. Please note: This year there is a separate form for the adult degree program and the elementary education degree-completion program.

And finally, please be sure to read this information before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form.

If you find you will not be able to attend the Oregon Symphony concert on Feb. 3, please return your tickets for another employee to use. They can be returned to the information desk in the Stevens Center.

Thanks!

As part of the diversity education workshop series, the Office of Transitions and Inclusion is hosting a workshop on working with students with disabilities. The workshop will be facilitated by Rick Muthiah and will take place on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Hoover 210.

If you would like to attend, you must R.S.V.P. by 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, to Joel Perez.

George Fox’s Voices of Praise Gospel Choir will make a special appearance as part of Horizon Christian High School’s presentation of Godspell this Friday through Sunday, Jan. 27-29, at the PCC-Sylvania Big Theater.

The production will feature 16 students from Horizon as they present the teachings of Jesus in John Michael Tebelak’s Broadway hit musical. This musical took the theater world by storm in 1972 and is just as pertinent today. The play features the music of Stephen Schwartz, of Wicked fame.

Shows are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $10 at this link.

Questions? Contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu.

Mail Services has a few “mystery” packages. If you recognize the following names, please e-mail Sherrie Frost (sfrost@georgefox.edu) or Linda Sartwell (lsartwel@georgefox.edu).

• “Mihretu”
• “Carl the Ginger”
• “Andrea Stewart”
• “Holly Simin Xie”
• “Madison Plummer”
• “Lili Wang”

Mail Services will be returning these packages to the sender next Monday if we do not identify the recipient. Your help is appreciated.

Thanks,
– Mail Services

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service.

We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and there is no postage necessary. The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

Thanks!
– University Mail Services

HR just received tickets to the Renovation and Remodeling Show coming up this weekend – Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-29 – at Portland Memorial Coliseum.

This event features hundreds of exhibits with home improvement experts available to show attendees what is new for building, remodeling, decorating and landscaping homes. Employees can pick up two tickets each ($8 value) at the Information Services desk in Stevens Center. Portland employees can request tickets by e-mailing Barbi Doran.

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.

Synopsis

Directed by Rhett Luedtke with the assistance of  Maggie Daane (musical director) and Richard Elliott (conductor), She Loves Me tells the story of Georg Nowack, whose life as head clerk in Maraczek’s Parfumerie is relatively peaceful until Amalia Balash is hired. While Georg and Amalia clash at work, each of them finds solace writing love letters to their anonymous romantic pen pals in the evening. When Georg discovers that his pen pal is none other than Amalia, he faces
a crisis of heart. Will his love for his pen pal prevail? Or will his disgust of his co-worker triumph?

She Loves Me is based on the book by Joe Masterhoff. The music was written by Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), the duo who co-wrote Fiddler on the Roof.

We are in need of six actors (of high-school looking age) for a 25-minute short student film.

The synopsis: Push the bully holds cruel dominion over the school, earning his respect through fear and deprecation. When new kid John Williams enters the school and challenges his sovereignty, Push must fight to retain not only his power, but also his very identity.

The six roles we are searching for are:

• Push the bully is not short, nor is he tall. With his smile he could get away with murder.
• Eugene Kraft is Push’s righthand man. Eugene is afraid of Push, and loves seeing Push bully anybody beside himself.
• John Williams is a prince. A hero. He is well-read, well-bred, and well traveled. He is tall with blond hair and steely blue eyes.
• Frank is one of Push’s favorite victims. Frank is overweight. And he has a lisp.
• Slud is another of Push’s favorite victims. Slud has a disability that requires the use of forearm crutches.
• Clob, another of Push’s favorites, looks radioactive. Clob has acne and is ugly under his acne.

We also need some giggling high school girls who have crushes on  Williams the new kid, and also someone to play a very short role of a maid/mother, and possibly a damsel in distress.

This is a non-paying gig, but we will provide meals during long shoot days, a DVD of the film will be provided when its done, and also great seats at the premiere.

We are planning on shooting the weekends of Feb. 10-12, 17-19 and 24-26. Auditions are this Thursday and Friday, Jan. 26-27, at the Portland Center near Tigard at 7 p.m.

Questions? Contact Carissa Hoffman at choffman09@georgefox.edu.

If you are a benefits-eligible employee and there is any possibility that you will use tuition remission during the 2012-13 academic year (fall, spring and/or summer semesters), whether for yourself, a spouse, and/or dependent(s), a Tuition Remission Request Form for each person needs to be submitted no later than Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Please go to the Employee Benefits, Forms and Resources page for the link to instructions for completing the Tuition Remission Request Form(s) and to the forms themselves. Please note: This year there is a separate form for the adult degree program and the elementary education degree-completion program. Please be sure to read this information before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form.

Questions? Contact Peggy Kilburg at pkilburg@georgefox.edu.