The Daily Bruin

The School of Business invites students and employees to a free speaker series event featuring Norman Bodek, CEO of PCS Press. He will present “The Human Side of LEAN/The Harada Method” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3, in Room 155 at the Portland Center.

For the past 20 years, Bodek has worked tirelessly to bring the best of Japanese management theory to America. He is credited with discovering and publishing the works of Dr. Shigeo Shingo and Taiichi Ohno, the inventors of the Toyota Production System. His knowledge has been gleaned from taking more than 70 trips to Japan and visiting 250 plants.

Following is a synopsis of his presentation:

“The key ingredient currently missing in many businesses is consideration of the employee. The Harada Method, which is the second pillar of Lean, focuses on the employee. What if we told the employee that we were interested in their personal progression? What if we simply planted a foundation for personal growth, whether intellectual or physical, or a creative combination of the two? Would this new, more-focused, better-skilled employee be an asset? Of course!”

Join us for a discussion on the role of individuals in industry. Among the questions we will discuss:

• How do we humanize industry?
• How we can create a more focused and better skilled employee?
• How does employee respect and trust affect quality and outcomes?

R.S.V.P. at this link. Questions? Contact Amber Russell at arussell@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget next week’s all-employee meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing 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.

Over the past 13 years, Elizabeth Holme has done a phenomenal job in keeping the costs down and maintaining the same prices for printing and copying. However, effective May 16, Print Services has increased its cost of photocopying and printing.

The new price for black and white copies and prints on 8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 is 5 cents for front sides and 3 cents for back sides. The price will double for 11 x 17 and larger.

Color copy and printing on 8.5 x 11 and 8.5 x 14 will be 25 cents per side. For 11 x 17 and larger the price will be 50 cents per side.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call at ext. 2550 and 2551.

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.

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Friday, May 20, if you would like to nominate a colleague for May 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. Please take a few minutes to nominate a deserving colleague.

The winner will be announced at the community meeting on Wednesday, May 25, and he or she will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

The Staff Development Committee would like to congratulate and welcome its newest members: Kathi Becker, Sherri Moore Harrison, Molly Hickok and Rita Boggs. We would also like to say a big thank you to Bruce Arnold and Karlyn Fleming, who have served for the past three years and are now rotating off of the committee.

Also, just a reminder that the Staff Development Committee has budgeted funds for use by staff to attend seminars that will enhance their job skills and professional development. You can download the Professional Development Fund application from the Staff Development website. Visit sdc.georgefox.edu for more information.

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