Final reminder: The support staff conference is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 25. The theme is “Survival | Revival – Preparations for the Body & Spirit.â€
Please arrive at Newberg Christian Church by 8:15 a.m. and remember to bring your Bible. Breakfast (including espresso coffee bar – $2 each) and lunch are included. The church is located at 2315 Villa Road.
The university community is invited to attend Lisa McMinn’s faculty lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Lisa will present her research on the work and impact of local food movements.
Please join us to hear more about “The Pursuit of More: The American Dream Meets the Local Food Movement.” The lecture will be recorded and available on iTunesU in the days following the presentation.
This is a reminder that FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Marketing Communications will host a staff/faculty portrait session from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in VAC 101. 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.
Do you or family members or friends need a passport? Passport applications and renewals are available on campus next Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 26-27, in the Cap and Gown Room.
Visit the Mail Services webpage to see the details of costs, procedures, and required ID. Questions? Contact Mail Services at ext. 2555.
There will be no courier service on Tuesday, Oct. 25, due to the staff conference. Normal service to the Portland Center will resume on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Thank you,
University Mail and Print Services
Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this afternoon (Thursday) in Hoover 105. Part of the meeting will include President Robin Baker’s report on last weekend’s board meeting.
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.
This live budget-monitoring tool created by Tim Goodfellow and Brian McLaughlin has been designed for use on smartphones, pads or computers. The tutorial can be accessed here.
Place your order online at this link for the 2011-2012 Bruin Directory. Bruin 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 Nov. 4, 2011.
Thank you for placing your department orders!
Please contact Krissy Findley at kfindley@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.
An all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, 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.
Tickets are now available for the university’s fall theatre production of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling.
The play opens Thursday, Oct. 27, and runs Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27-29, and again Thursday through Sunday, 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.
Come to the box office, now located at the information desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center, to redeem your complimentary student and employee tickets and purchase additional tickets. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Stop by, call 503-554-3844 or e-mail boxoffice@georgefox.edu with any questions. Tickets may also be purchased at theatre.georgefox.edu.
Play Synopsis: Chinquapin, Louisiana. 1988. In the midst of wedding plans, divorces, births, funerals, new beginnings and profound endings, six women find a haven in the comfort of Truvy’s Beauty Salon. As they tackle the challenges of life with laughter, charm, tears and grit, we are reminded that while they are as lovely and fragile as magnolias, they are also as tough and unflinching as steel.
Please join the spiritual life office and the religious studies department tonight (Tuesday) as we explore the role of women in ministry. The panel will include women and men and invite questions from the audience.
Chapel credit is offered. We’ll meet in Hoover 105 beginning at 7 p.m.
Questions? Contact Jamie Johnson at jejohnson@georgefox.edu.
We are looking forward to spending the day with you during the 2011 Staff Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.(note updated times) at Newberg Christian Church.
You are already registered to attend. Please go to this link for the Pre-Conference Accommodations Form, where there are a couple of questions to help us better prepare for our day together. Your username will be recorded when you submit this form. Please complete it by today, Monday, Oct. 17.
For your breakfast beverage enjoyment, a barista will be on site selling coffee drinks for just $2! As well, coffee, juice and water will be served with breakfast.
If you are unable to attend, please check with your supervisor and have them e-mail rpowell@georgefox.edu.
See you then!
– Staff Development Committee
All George Fox employees can purchase Entertainment® 2012 Books at a discounted employee price of $20 (retail $35). Enjoy $30 in bonus savings cards with each edition.
Choose your book – either Portland or Greater Oregon– and purchase it at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center (or contact Barbi Doran to send one to you).
The university community is invited to hear Diane Randall, executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation – the largest team of registered peace lobbyists in Washington, D.C. – present a free lecture from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in EHS 102.
Randall will speak on “The Privilege and Responsibility of Faithful Citizenship.†Her visit is being sponsored by George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice.
Randall’s background includes many years as an executive director of statewide advocacy organizations, a passion for rebuilding the democratic system in our country, a record of achievements in lobbying and citizen engagement, and a spiritual grounding in the Religious Society of Friends.
In addition to her evening presentation, Randall will lecture in an 11:40 a.m. political science class in Hoover 103 and again at 1:40 p.m. in a philosophy class in Stevens 209. She also will introduce the FCNL internship program to interested students during lunch beginning at 12:35 p.m. in the Klages Dining Hall.
You can read more about Diane and the FCNL here. Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgeefox.edu for more information on her visit.
FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The university’s career services office is organizing a seminary fair for students and others interested in furthering their religious education. The fair is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Hoover Atrium on the Newberg campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
There will be a variety of seminaries represented to connect with prospective students who desire to be equipped for ministry. This event is a great opportunity to meet with recruiters to investigate different career choices and seminary opportunities for the future.
Contact the Career Services office at 503-554-2330 for a list of seminaries attending.
There will be no courier service to the Portland Center on Friday, Oct. 14, due to the mid-semester holiday.
Normal service will resume on Monday, Oct. 17.
The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 14, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Bookstore and the library will be closed.
The university community is invited to a memorial service for Linda Stevens, wife of former George Fox University President Edward Stevens, from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Newberg Historic Chapel, 611 N. Main St., in Newberg.
Linda Elaine (Loewenstein) Stevens died Sept. 30, in Mesa, Ariz. She was 69.
Born in Lincoln, Neb., on June 27, 1942, Linda grew up in the small farm town of Shelton, Neb. While at Nebraska Wesleyan University, she met Ed Stevens, whom she married in June of 1962. In 1983, she became George Fox’s first lady with Ed Stevens’ selection at the school’s 10th president – a position he held until poor health caused him to relinquish office in 1997. He died in 1998 after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Following her husband’s death, Linda relocated to the couple’s second home in Arizona, where her sister and mother lived and oldest daughter followed.
Linda is survived by Carla and James Jetton and their children – Jaron (10) and Ed (5) – and Kathy and Joel Kassebaum and their children – Camille (16), Luke (13) and Grace (10).
