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:
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.
The university’s campuses in Portland, Salem, Boise and Redmond will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5, for the Labor Day holiday. The Newberg campus will be open and will instead take a mid-semester holiday on Friday, Oct. 14.
The university’s courier will not be going to Portland or Salem on Monday (Sept. 5) as normal, as both of those campuses are closed for Labor Day.
The courier will go to Portland and Salem on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
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Marketing Communications will host a staff/faculty portrait session from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Cap and Gown Room. These high-quality studio portraits will be used on the university website and will be available for professional promotional use.
Please call or e-mail Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu or ext. 2125) to let us know what time you are planning to come. You can still come without prior notice.
August is now behind us, so please submit your August time sheet (support staff) or time-off report (administrators) this week. Be sure it is complete, accurate and signed by both you and your supervisor before sending it to HR at Box 6108.
If your supervisor is not available to sign your time sheet by Tuesday, Sept. 6, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed. Links to the time-off report and the August time sheet can be found at this link.
Please nominate a colleague that would be deserving of this month’s Employee of the Month award by submitting your nomination via e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Monday, Sept. 19. It should be a summary of this person’s recent contributions and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.
The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 gift card to The Allison at our next community meeting.
This is an invitation for anyone connected with the George Fox community to join our online community of Quaker (Friends) students, faculty and staff. If you are interested in learning about events, opportunities, and information connected to the Quaker community, please e-mail Jamie Johnson (jejohnson@georgefox.edu) to be added to the group.
If you have any empty two-liter plastic soda bottles, could you please drop them off in the admissions office before Tuesday, Sept. 6? They will be used for Serve Day. Thanks so much!
