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Staff Appreciation Day is fast approaching and, on that day, marvelous surprises await you!

All staff will receive a “scrumdiddlyumptious treat” delivered by Oompa Loompas (your Staff Development Committee). Fifteen lucky winners will receive a Golden Ticket with their treat, with instructions to claim an even bigger prize. Life has never been sweeter!

Who will be the first to find a Golden Ticket?

“A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men.” -  Willy Wonka

We have free tickets to the Renovation and Remodeling Show scheduled Friday through Sunday, March 11-13, at the Portland Coliseum. If you would like to attend, request or just pick up two tickets from Barbi Doran at the Information Services desk in Stevens Center. Each ticket has a $5 value.

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Thursday, Feb. 17, if you would like to nominate a colleague for February Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include a concise but specific summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so.

The winner will be announced at the all-employee meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

Please mark your calendars for the George Fox University Seminary Fair!

The event details are as follows:

When: Thursday, March 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Hoover Lobby, Newberg campus
Who: We welcome all students, as well as students from other universities, to come and meet recruiters from seminary schools across the country.

The schools represented thus far include: Emmanuel School of Religion, George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Mars Hill Graduate School, Regent College, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and Western Seminary.

More details will be available as the event approaches. Please contact Chloe Lee-Zorn, MA, Career Services graduate assistant, at leec07@georgefox.edu with any additional questions.

George Fox staff: You are one in a million! And, if you are lucky, you will be one in 15! Watch for your sweet opportunity next Tuesday.

The university community is invited to the Faculty Research Forum featuring Brent Weaver (Performing Arts) at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in Hoover 105. Dr. Weaver will speak on his research into digital media and musical performance – and share his new musical work, Imaginary Scenes.

The times, they are a-changin’! And this is especially important to remember if you’re participating in spring commencement on Saturday, April 30, in Miller Gymnasium. Please note the start times for this year’s ceremonies:

• 10 a.m.: Graduate and Adult Degree Completion Ceremony
• 3 p.m.: Traditional Undergraduate Ceremony

Questions? Please contact Karlyn Fleming at kfleming@georgefox.edu. Thank you!

Interested in learning some tips on how to organize your Web-based Google Mail? IT is offering this session two times on Thursday, Feb. 24.

• 10-11 a.m. in Hoover 211. You can bring your laptop and work on your Mail settings during our session.
• 5-6 p.m. Webinar (from any computer that has access to the Internet)

R.S.V.P. at this Spring 2011 Development Events page. Visit Google Apps Help and E-Mail Quick Guides for more information.

The Academic Affairs team invites you to a Portland Center Lunch and Learn event, “In the Trenches of Hybrid Learning”

•Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1 to 2 p.m., Portland Center, Room 285A. (Community Lunch or bring your own brown bag)

A panel of presenters, MaryKate Morse, Darla Samuelson, Carol McLaughlin, Kent Yinger, and Gloria Doherty, will share their experience of hybrid learning from the perspective of faculty, student and administrator.

RSVP here

Have questions about Monday’s chapel speaker? Great. There are more opportunities for discussion besides Monday night’s panel talk. Ray Aldred is speaking in chapel again on Wednesday, and there will be a talk-back after chapel in the Cap and Gown Room.

Also, Rev. Aldred is speaking at the Intellectual Feast on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Hoover Lounge (second floor). Please join the conversation. Ray is helping us ask questions and talk about important matters of life, creation and Creator.

These valuable coupon books are still good for 10 more months. Get one while they last at the discounted price of $15 at the Information Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center. You’ll receive $30 in bonus savings cards when you purchase a book.

To George Fox staff:

Your Staff Development Committee knows you are one in a million … and proof will appear on your desk/workspace on Feb. 15!

How does our relationship to the land affect our relationship to God and to others? That is the central question of the Spring Theological Conference this week, Monday through Wednesday (Feb. 7-9).

Join this important discussion at the following events:

• Monday Chapel: Ray Aldred (Cree) asks whether there is a theology of the land.
• Monday Panel: Richard Twiss, Ray Aldred and Randy Woodley respond to questions about God and Land, Lemmons 8 (Calder Lecture Hall), 8 p.m.
• Tuesday Intellectual Feast: Ray Aldred presents “Does God Love the Land?”,  Hoover Lounge, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday Chapel: Ray Aldred presents “Stories of the Land”

Please be aware that the scholarship application for traditional undergraduates returning in 2011-12 is delayed. We are working through some technical issues with access. Please look to E-nnouncements for information when we make it live. We are sorry for the delay.

– Student Financial Services

How can art forms function as theological media, conveying spiritual realities in ways words cannot? The question will be the topic of a George Fox Evangelical Seminary seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Portland Center.

Author Dan Kimball and author and theologian Maggi Dawn will speak at the event, the latest installment of the seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar series. The half-day event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 155.

The seminar, entitled “A New Creation: The Fusion of Ministry and Creative Arts,” will address the ways in which Christ-followers have used media throughout the ages and present some new ways these media can be used today. Kimball is the author of several books on church leadership and culture, including They Like Jesus, But Not The Church and The Emerging Church. He is also on staff at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Dawn is based at the University of Cambridge, where she is chaplain and Fellow in Theology at Robinson College. She recently published a book, The Writing on the Wall, which explores some of the most influential stories and ideas from the Bible and the ways they have been woven into Western culture.

Online registration is available at seminary.georgefox.edu and can be found by clicking the “News and Events” link on the left side of the screen. More information about the seminar is available by contacting Jean Oehm Miller at ext. 6150.

The university community is invited to join us for a showing of a “trashy movie” Wednesday (Feb. 2) night. Our Faith and Film Series is Garbage Dreams. Follow the story of these Egyptian “Trash boys” to find out why there is a revolution taking place in Egypt right now. Come watch this short film (53 minutes) and then we can do a little trash-talking about how this affects us where we live.

Join us at 9 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Are you interested in attending Kaleo for a discounted price? All Kaleo volunteers receive $10 off of their ticket price and a free Kaleo T-shirt! Volunteers will be used at various times during the event. Kaleo, a conference for those who minister to youth, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. More information about the event is available here.

Please contact Amy Lorenz if you are interested in volunteering (alorenz@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2134).

The Center for Peace and Justice will host a special guest and a symposium this Thursday, Feb. 3. Here are the details:

Global Urban Mission Leader Visits
Viv Grigg, international director, Urban Leadership Foundation
Faculty/Staff Roundtable Conversation
9-10:30 a.m., Executive Dining Room

*Peace Theory Course: “Considerations of alternative pedagogies along the lines of Jesus’ seminary in the slums and in relation to Grigg’s graduate urban leadership program.” 4:10 – 5:25 p.m., Ross 141

*Class is open to the public

Viv Grigg has been used to prophetically initiate many urban ministries while following Christ by living in numerous poor communities around the world. He is an assistant professor and author of numerous articles and books.

Peace and Justice Symposium (Spiritual life credit available for attending)
Speakers: Fred Gregory, special assistant to the president, international development expert, 1966 George Fox alumnus
Dot Tobey, undergraduate admissions counselor, 2008 George Fox alumna

7:15 – 8:30 p.m., Quaker Heritage Room – Second Floor Library

Join us for the third of four peace and justice symposia this academic year. Fred Gregory will take us on a journey through his 40-plus years in international development. Hear his amazing stories, learn from his experience, and be inspired by his courage and insight. Dot Tobey will share her experience working in inner city youth ministry. Hear from a recent college graduate serving God through youth ministry.

If you know of someone whose recent contributions make him or her worthy of being named February Employee of the Month, 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 relevant information about the person.

The deadline for nominations is Thursday, Feb. 17. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient. The award and a $100 gift card to The Allison will be presented at our community meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 22.

Bruin Madness is this Saturday at 3:30 p.m., and Wednesday (Feb. 2) is the last day to preregister and save on tickets to the indoor tailgate party and basketball games!

To find out more, to register, and to get discounted tickets, visit the Bruin Madness site.

Don’t miss the exciting tailgate party which features a delicious dinner, spirit activities, and the KidZone – an activity area specifically designed for children. Then head to Miller Gym to cheer on the Bruin basketball teams in the biggest games of the year.

Bring your family and join students, alumni, parents and friends as we celebrate being George Fox Bruins. Non-discounted tickets can also be purchased at the door.