The Daily Bruin

All women employees – faculty, administrators and staff – are welcome to a brown-bag lunch with special guest Peggy Fowler from noon to 1:15 p.m. (PST) Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Cap and Gown Room on the Newberg campus. For those at other university sites, the event will be live-streamed at this site (http://stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp).

Fowler retired from Portland General Electric as CEO and president on March 1, 2009. She remains on the board of directors and is on the finance committee. Peggy has 35 years of experience in the utility business and, in that time, has managed almost every major area of the company. She earned bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and mathematics from George Fox.

Peggy resides in Tigard with her husband, Bob. Together, they have raised two sons. She enjoys outdoor activities, including golf and skiing, and currently serves on several boards, including the President’s Advisory Council at George Fox.

Please don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a significant woman leader as she shares her leadership journey with the women of George Fox.

The Women’s Leadership Development committee invites all women employees to join us for this event as we continue exploring leadership development. For those who attend in person, please bring your own lunch.

If you would like to nominate a colleague for November Employee of the Month, please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. As always, please provide 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, Dec. 1.

Just a reminder … the deadline for ordering faculty rental regalia for midyear graduation was Oct. 15. Rental regalia must be ordered a minimum of eight weeks prior to the event. Please make a note of this on your calendar.

All faculty regalia rental requests are to be made with this form. A link to this form is at the bottom of the main bookstore website: gfubookstore.com.

This week is your last chance to see the university’s fall show, Steel Magnolias, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Performances run Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and conclude with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Thursday’s show is free to students, while employees get one complimentary ticket each for any of the performances. The box office, located at the Information Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center, is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additional tickets can be purchased in Stevens or online at theatre.georgefox.edu.

Please note: Saturday’s performance is sold out and Friday’s show is nearly sold out. There are still plenty of great seats available for Thursday or Sunday.

Stop by, call 503-554-3844 or e-mail boxoffice@georgefox.edu with any questions. A synopsis of the play is available at theatre.georgefox.edu.

It’s time once again for the faculty/staff campaign! Gifts from faculty/staff members make it possible for students to receive tremendous opportunities for spiritual formation, vocational development, and character growth.

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, please watch your in-box for a personal e-mail highlighting videos and students’ testimonies of how these types of opportunities at George Fox deepen their relationship with God and prepare them to connect Christ and culture.

Thank you so much for the difference you make in students’ lives.

If you have any questions, please contact Mandria Montplaisir at mmontplaisir@georgefox.edu.

The next all-employee meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 10, has been canceled and rescheduled for Thursday, Dec. 1, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

In addition, the Thursday, Dec. 15, meeting has been canceled. Please make a note of these scheduling changes.

Between Monday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 12, the first-floor lobby of the Portland Center will be our collection site for non-perishable food items to support Take Action Inc. All students, employees and friends are encouraged to participate.

Take Action works with students from six elementary schools in Portland to ensure that underprivileged children have food to eat when they go home on the weekend. This need was observed because many of the kids would load up on their Friday lunch, even trying to stuff their pockets of extra food to take home. Many of the kids at these schools wouldn’t eat again until the school provided breakfast on Monday morning.

The school staff began connecting with folks outside their area to gather food for these kids to take home to feed themselves and sometimes their families over the weekend.

This is where we can help. Below is a sample list of items that you can donate.

• Small jars of peanut butter and jelly
• Canned meats (beef, chicken, tuna)
• Non-perishable milk drinks
• Macaroni and cheese cups
• Canned meals (ravioli, stew, soups, etc)
• Instant oatmeal
• Fruit cups
• Canned vegetables
• Nuts and other healthy snacks

Take Action will also accept monetary donations if you’d like to help in that way.

Over the past couple of years, many faculty and staff have asked me how to get their estate planning affairs in order. It’s been a joy to connect with so many people on this most important endeavor.

I thought it might be helpful to provide everyone a list of resources that can help you in this often complicated area of your life. If you click the links below, they will provide you with downloadable forms that contain several helpful pieces of information.

• Estate Planning Resource Guide
• Estate Inventory Form
• My Going Home Plan
• Distribution of Tangible Personal Property

As followers of Christ we have an obligation to be sure our affairs are in order — thinking deeply about the people and places that mean the most to us. In order to have a complete estate plan, everyone needs to consider developing the following things:

• A will or living trust
• Durable power of attorney (for finance)
• Advanced healthcare directive
• Disposition of tangible property sheet(s)
• Expression of last wishes

Again, to help get you started, click on the links above. I’m here to assist as well, so please let me know if/how I can serve you best!

Working Together,

K. Gene Christian, Estate and Gift Planning Services
George Fox University
503-936-5350/Direct Line

Faculty: If you have not yet done so, please submit your textbook requests for spring 2012 as soon as possible. The due date was Oct. 1, and we need them to obtain as many used books as possible to save students money. Please this online form to submit your order.

Thanks to all who have already placed their orders!

Bruin Directories can now be ordered online. The directories are a service to the George Fox community, created by a staff within ASC. We have worked very hard to get the book out to the community in a timely fashion, and we are pleased to say that the books are near completion.

Each Bruin Directory is $5 and the total will be charged to the provided department account number. The directories will be distributed through Mail Services. The deadline for placing orders is Friday, Nov. 4. Please place your orders online at this link.

Thank you for placing your department orders! If you have any questions, contact Carly Halverson at chalverson09@georgefox.edu.

Join IT in November and December 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.

Student supervisors: Payday for student employees is Tuesday, Nov. 15. For us to meet this deadline we need your students’ October time sheets by Thursday, Nov. 3, by 5 p.m. If you are on the Newberg campus, please hand-deliver the time sheets. If you send them with a student, make sure they are 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 university’s fall show, Steel Magnolias, opens tonight (Thursday) and tickets are available at the box office, now located at the information desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Tonight is free to students, while employees get one complimentary ticket each for any of the performances. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additional tickets can be purchased in Stevens or online at theatre.georgefox.edu.

The play runs through Saturday this week and resumes next week, Nov. 3-6, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, Nov. 6, performance, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

Stop by, call 503-554-3844 or e-mail boxoffice@georgefox.edu with any questions. A synopsis of the play is available at theatre.georgefox.edu.

The U.S.P.S. representative called and will not be available today (Thursday) for passport applications or renewals on the Newberg campus. Unfortunately, he was called away to fill in at another post office for an emergency medical situation.

You can still call to arrange a time to apply or renew your passport at the Dundee Post Office (503-538-8250). Make sure you call ahead of time to confirm that the passport clerk will be available.

The representative apologizes for any inconvenience.

The university’s Health Center is hosting a flu shot clinic from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. Cost is $15 or free for Regence or GFU Aetna student insurance.

Please call the Health Center at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment.

We are in need of an actress for Pushing 80, a student film about a car-thief gang of five who are raiding a small town of specific vintage cars for a car collector. They do this untraditionally by overtaking the car as its driving down the road. The gang meets its match in the form of a 65-year-old grandma in a very expensive-looking old car.

We will be auditioning in two places this week and are still in need of an actress to play the part of the grandma.

Audition info:

• George Fox Newberg campus in the Media Center at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26
• Portland Center at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27

Do you know any family members or colleagues who might be interested? Also, if you know of anyone who has a nice car and would like it to star in a student film, please contact Carissa Hoffman at choffman09@georgefox.edu.

Need a passport? Take advantage of the opportunity to get one on campus this week.

The details:

• Dates and Times: Wednesday, Oct 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday, Oct 27, 10 a.m. to noon
• Location: Cap & Gown A
• ID Requirements: Two forms of ID (current driver’s license or state-issued ID with current last name) and original or certified copy of birth certificate (this will be mailed to State Department with application and returned to you from the state department.)
• Costs:
  Passport book, adults – $ 110; children under 15 – $80
  Passport card, adults – $40; children under 15 – $25 (card cannot be used for flying)
  Passport pictures (adults or children) – $15 each
  Application fees (adults or  children) – $25 each

Please note:

• Payment by check only. No cash or debit/credit cards.
• Two checks required: One to state department for passport; one to U.S.P.S. for application fees (and picture if taken by U.S.P.S.)
• Children under 15 are required to have both parents present.

See Mail Services web page for complete information or contact Sherrie Frost, ext. 2556, with questions.

This is a reminder that there is no mail courier service today (Tuesday) due to the staff conference. Normal service will resume tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Questions or concerns? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.

Do you know someone deserving of the November Employee of the Month award? If so, please submit your nomination via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Monday, Nov. 7. Your comments should be specific and focus mainly on noteworthy contributions made by this person in the last month or so.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will review the nominations and select a recipient. The winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Allison gift card at our next community meeting.

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 the this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

Thanks!
– University Mail Services