The Daily Bruin

Just a reminder: FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, May 17. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please make sure to send to Human Resources your summer student employee offer letters. Remember that we also get the summer applications of those you hire.

If they have never worked for George Fox before, we will also need the I-9 form and the 2011 W-4 form. It wouldn’t hurt to offer them direct deposit, either. It will be sent back to you if not completed correctly, so please look it over before sending it to Box 6108.

Thanks!
– Human Resources

The search committee for the next chief financial officer (CFO) has invited three candidates to campus for interviews. During each of their visits, the George Fox community will have an opportunity to hear from the candidate and ask questions. A notebook with each candidate’s vita will be made available in the Newberg and Portland Center libraries. All of the sessions will begin at 10 a.m.

Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, May 17 – Ted Allen – Hoover 105
Friday, May 20 – Heather Heersink – Lemmons 8 (Calder Lecture Hall)
Tuesday, May 24 – David Tarrant – Hoover 105

Please note: Out of respect for the candidates, please do not contact people you might know at their respective places of employment.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at this stream site. A chat room might also be set up (depends on the meeting room), and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Print Services will be closed on Friday, May 13, for remodel work.

Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.

We will be cleaning out Wheeler Sports Center’s lockers in June. If you want to protect your locker and the things in it, e-mail Patty Findley (pfindley@georgefox.edu) with your locker number and we won’t cut the lock off and donate the contents to those less fortunate.

So you know, saying something like “three lockers in from the left side” doesn’t do it. I need a number.

Thank you,
Patty Findley

The university’s Trauma Response Institute is teaming with Medical Teams International to host a free home disaster preparedness workshop from 9:30 to 11 a.m. this Saturday, May 14, at the Portland Center.

Oregon is at risk of a disaster similar to the 8.9 earthquake that struck Japan on March 11. This week’s workshop will teach us how to be more prepared at home and at work to survive a similar event.

Ian Yocum, battalion chief with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, will share about his Medical Teams International (MTI) relief work in Japan and the struggles that continue to challenge their recovery. Also present will be Mike Lueck, emergency management coordinator with the Tigard Police Department and a trainer for Tigard Community Emergency Response Teams.

The workshop is free but donations will be accepted, with all proceeds going toward MTI’s disaster relief effort in Japan. For more information, contact Anna Berardi at ext. 6104 or aberardi@georgefox.edu.

Thursday, May 5, is the National Day of Prayer! The Continental Congress’ proclamation in 1775 set aside a day of prayer. Find a National Day of Prayer sanctioned event in your area by clicking this link.

Please return all rental regalia to the Bruin Bookstore as soon as possible so we can return it to the vendor. Make sure you return it in the original pouch.

Thank you,
Bruin Bookstore

Financial Affairs reports that some counterfeit money is being handed out in the Newberg area. We had one in our deposit today and have no way to know where it came from. What we had was a $10 bill, but others could be around also.

The best way to tell is by holding the bill up to a light. There should be a narrow strip running from top to bottom of the bill and a picture of the president (only seen when held up to the light) on the side of the bill. We do not feel this was passed to us intentionally, but it should be something we all watch for.

If you have any questions, please contact Jan Amerson in Financial Affairs at ext. 2164.

Print Services will be open all summer and is ready to fill all of your orders. The more items that we have prior to your departure will make your return in late August that much easier.

A very important item to send in before you leave is anything that holds copyright. If you are not sure that you will use it, but might, that is OK; we don’t have to make the purchase but we do need at least eight weeks to be able to get the copyright permission.

When you send your request, please include the title and ISBN of the actual book or magazine that we will be making the copies from. Also, be sure to include your name, a phone number and/or an e-mail where we can reach you, the class name, class number, exact page numbers, and copyright year. Send us the actual book and we will be ready to make the copies as soon as you approve its use.

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Holme at eholme@georgefox.edu or ext. 2550.

Faculty and administrative assistants: Please submit textbook requests for fall 2011 immediately, if you have not done so already. We are beginning to order books this week.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

The Leadership Institute for Group Discernment is scheduled on the Newberg campus May 16-19. The registration cost of $325 has just been discounted to $100 for all George Fox employees and students. This is an excellent value for a state-of-the art seminar on consensus-oriented leadership!

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Just a reminder: FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, May 17, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Ode to May Employee of the Month . . . or HR Calls for EOM nominations by May 20

Another year has slipped away
And here it is, the month of May
Most of the students are long gone,
While staff are left to carry on.
Who’s a colleague who has impressed you –
Whose work deserves a word or two?
Please nominate an Employee for May,
Send me a note – what do you say?
Deadline is the 20th, right at noon,
That’s plenty of time, not too soon.

– Peggy Kilburg

Yellow potted 6-inch mums are for sale in the Pennington House! These make a perfect gift for Mother’s Day. Cost is $5 each or two for $8. We’re also willing to make a deal on multiple plants.

Stop by and pick yours out today. For availability or questions, please call Vangie Pattison at ext 2121, or e-mail epattison@georgefox.edu.

Joel Perez will present the findings of his doctoral dissertation, “Drivers that Motivate Christian Colleges to Seek Change in the Area of Diversity,” on Tuesday, May 3, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Stevens 101. All are invited to attend.

Shane Roghaar, our TIAA-CREF representative, will be on the Newberg campus May 10-11. You may make an appointment with him to discuss your investments using this link on the HR/Benefits web page.

We are finalizing plans for a Pre-Retirement Planning Seminar in Newberg with one of our TIAA-CREF consultants and a representative from Social Security on Thursday, May 12. This session will be especially helpful to those of you considering retirement in the next three to five years. Save the date! We will announce a time for this seminar shortly.

The university will host two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, April 30. This year, the ceremony for graduate, seminary and adult degree programs is scheduled for 10 a.m., while the undergraduate ceremony is set for 3 p.m. Both will take place in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center.

Arthur Roberts, a presence on campus for five decades, will be the guest speaker in the undergraduate commencement ceremony. Mohan Nair, chief innovation officer at Regence, will speak in the graduate event. Audience seating begins an hour before each ceremony.

Also on Saturday, undergraduate department receptions are scheduled at 1 p.m. For a complete guide to commencement events, visit this page.

The Center for Peace and Justice/Center for Global Studies is still seeking essay contest entries on the theme “Fair Trade: A Market-based Approach to Sustainability and Justice.”

The details:

• Open to George Fox students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs (who have not yet earned master’s degrees), and to students affiliated with Canaan Fair Trade.
• Prize: An award of $250 will be given to a student from each group.
• Competition Guidelines: In 2,000–2,500 words, address the basis, benefits, challenges, and specific impacts of fair trade. Please make sure to provide specific examples (from any region).
• Entry Deadline: July 1, 2011

Learn more on the Fair Trade page on the university’s website. Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please tell your students about this contest.

The Master of Arts in Teaching class of 2011 will be hosting its Research Symposium today (Thursday, April 28) from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gymnasium.

Students and faculty members are invited to come view the MAT students’ research projects.

Questions? Contact Judy Deale at jdeale@georgefox.edu.