The Daily Bruin

Dear George Fox community,

Ginger Hoover’s husband Larry passed away from his battle with lung cancer at 12:30 a.m. Friday. Please continue to join me in prayer for Ginger, her son and daughter, and their extended family. Memorial service information will be sent out at a later date. In the meantime, if you would like to send a card, the Hoovers’ address is: 10570 S.W. Windsor Court, Tigard, OR 97223

Debby O’Kelley
Plant Services

Students asking about where to find jobs? Encourage them to check out BruinCareers, a new online career center and job-posting system. BruinCareers will allow them to:

• Search and apply for positions directly through the system (currently 70 active jobs and counting)
• Create job search agents to alert them when new positions matching their criteria enter the system
• Sign up for Career Services events

Click on “BruinCareers” under Career Services Resources in MyGFU to create an account. (On-campus jobs are still located in JobConnect in MyGFU. More details to follow for campus supervisors.) Questions? Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu or ext. 2330.

Student supervisors: The last payday of summer is Wednesday, Sept. 15. For us to meet this deadline, we need your students’ August time sheets by Friday, Sept. 3, by 5 p.m. Remember that Aug. 30 and 31 must go on the time sheet for September.

Please be sure the student’s name, ID number and cost center number are legible on each one. Also, don’t forget to sign them and be sure the students did as well. Please do not send students to HR to sign their time sheets.

Thanks so much for helping us get our students paid in a timely manner!

HR

This is a reminder that Xerox ColorQube training is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the following locations and times: MLRC first floor at 9 a.m.; Stevens Center second-floor mezzanine at 10:30 a.m.; Hoover’s second floor at 1 p.m.; Villa Academic Complex lobby at 2:30 p.m.; and Print Services at 4 p.m.

George Fox has formed a new partnership with Staples Advantage as its office supply provider. To demonstrate what Staples Advantage offers, three informational training sessions are scheduled between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Three Web order platform training sessions are planned at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., so schedule your attendance to participate in one of the three sessions. You will learn about:

• Stapleslink.com order platform training
• Staples’ commitment to sustainability
• Staples’ offerings for office supplies, furniture, facilities, etc.
• Product assortment, including eco-conscious office products

Stop by for light refreshments and pick up some free product samples. For more information, contact Cherie Peck at 503-731-6231 or cherie.peck@staples.com.

Below are the all-employee meeting dates for the coming academic year. All are scheduled in Hoover 105 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. except the Jan. 26 meeting, scheduled in Bauman Auditorium.

• Thursday, Sept. 30
• Thursday, Oct. 28
• Wednesday, Nov. 24
• Thursday, Dec. 16
• Wednesday, Jan. 26 (Bauman)
• Tuesday, Feb. 22
• Thursday, March 31
• Thursday, April 28

As a result of our latest redesign, the majority of pages on the university website have been redesigned, giving them a new, professional and consistent look. When browsing the website, it’s possible that your web browser isn’t actually showing you the most recent page. If a page doesn’t look like it has changed, or looks broken in some way, you might need to force your web browser to download the newest version. This process is called clearing your cache.

This is an easy task to accomplish and depends on what operating system and browser your computer is using.

On a PC
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox: hold down the control button and press “F5.”

On a Mac
Mozilla Firefox: hold down command, shift, and press “r.”

Safari: Go to the Safari menu and choose the “Empty Cache” option.

This will force the page to update and remove any old content that the web browser may have been showing you.

Applications for the Women’s Leadership Development Cohort are now available, and the WLDI committee welcomes you to apply. If you are interested in participating in the 2010 cohort, or want to encourage someone to apply, please see the WLDI Cohort Application Packet for more information. You will find four documents related to this opportunity: a memo providing information about the program, an application, and two recommendation forms.

The application and recommendation forms must be submitted to the WLDI Committee, Campus Box #6049, by Wednesday, Sept. 15. If you have questions, please contact Sheri Philips at sphilips@georgefox.edu or ext. 2114.

The Office of Spiritual Life and Center for Peace and Justice are excited to be hosting David and Lenuta Chronic for fall semester as missional practitioners-in-residence. The Chronics work as country directors in Romania for World Made Flesh, a nonprofit organization existing to serve among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor.

An immediate need has materialized for a car for the duration (or even a portion) of their stay, Aug. 30 through Dec. 15. If you or anyone you know would be willing to donate a car for David and Lenuta to use while at George Fox, it would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact the Office of Spiritual Life if this is something you are able to do: spirituallife@georgefox.edu or ext. 2320.

Many thanks,
Office of Spiritual Life

Print Services is taking requests from all persons wanting to learn or refresh their skills on the departmental Canon and Ricoh copiers. These training sessions are set for Thursday, Aug. 26. The time for each will be assigned as the requests arrive in Print Services. Newberg appointments will be scheduled for the morning and early afternoon, with Portland appointments being scheduled for late afternoon.

Training sessions for the new Xerox Color Qubes are being scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 25. The trainer estimates that each session should take no more than 45 minutes, but he will answer all questions. The times and locations are: MLRC first floor at 9 a.m.; Stevens Center second floor mezzanine at 10:30 a.m.; Hoover second floor at 1 p.m.; VAC lobby at 2:30 p.m.; and Print Services at 4 p.m.

Please call ext. 2550 to make your requests.

George Fox has formed a new partnership with Staples Advantage as its office supply provider. To demonstrate what Staples Advantage offers, three informational training sessions are scheduled between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Three Web order platform training sessions are planned at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., so schedule your attendance to participate in one of the three sessions. You will learn about:

• Stapleslink.com order platform training
• Staples’ commitment to sustainability
• Staples’ offerings for office supplies, furniture, facilities, etc.
• Product assortment, including eco-conscious office products

Stop by for light refreshments and pick up some free product samples. For more information, contact Cherie Peck at 503-731-6231 or cherie.peck@staples.com.

The GFU Portland Center building and offices will be CLOSED on Friday, Aug. 20 until noon.

All employees will be attending the Annual All-Employee meeting in Newberg, but will return at noon to open the building and offices.

Don’t forget the fall all-employee community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 20. Attendance is required.

Breakfast will be served in Klages Dining Room from 8 to 8:35 a.m. The meeting will follow in Bauman Auditorium, starting with worship at 8:45 a.m. led by Bill Jolliff.

For those at the university’s regional sites in Redmond and Boise (Salem and Portland employees are expected to attend the meeting in person), the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the event will be available in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Following the all-campus meeting this Friday morning, come over to Klages Dining Hall to celebrate the 100th year of the university’s support organization, the GFU Auxiliary. Lunch tickets are $15 and must be purchased from the office of university relations by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16. A portion of ticket sales will help fund the auxiliary’s endowed student scholarship fund.

Join IT for an introduction to FoxTALE, the university Learning Management System (LMS) used by instructors and students to provide options for online classroom interaction. This seminar assumes no prior FoxTALE experience and begins with logging in to FoxTALE. Learn to develop your course site, upload course files such as syllabi, set up an online discussion forum, and set up assignments.

You can sign up at this link for sessions on Wednesday, Aug. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon in Hoover 211 in Newberg, or Friday, Aug. 20, from 2 to 5 p.m. in PDS 210 (Portland Center).

Visit Faculty FoxTALE Quick Guides for more information.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing Communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly from B&B Print Source by Monday Aug. 23.

The login user ID is “gfubc” and the password is “gfu123.” Please save the username and password for future reference. Contact Danette Newkirk (Marketing Communications) if you have any questions.

Marketing Communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may now submit and view your name tag requests.

Provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged. Examples of title or department include: Dean of Students/Student Life and Admissions Counselor/Admissions. The next order will be placed Thursday, Aug. 19.

IT is offering training sessions to help you get started on our new e-mail system and Google applications.

Interested in learning more about the new e-mail system? Sign up for a Monday, Aug. 16, session from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Want to learn how to create, edit, and share Google Docs? Sign up for a Wednesday, Aug. 18, session from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 209. To sign up for either session, visit this link.

Visit Google Apps Help and E-Mail Quick Guides for more information.

Dear Friends,

We have a student in the seminary who has some special needs, and I was wondering if any of you might have some ideas about how to help.

Alec Sandu is a Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership student and he began in the fall of 2009. He and his family are from Zimbabwe. His wife and three children (13- and 4-year-old boy, 9-year-old girl) have adjusted well to life in America.

Alec is a pastor in the village of Siadini and a sustenance farmer. He has been pastoring for 14 years and is seeking a graduate education in order to teach and train pastors and laity. His association (First Christ Church – Churches of Christ) hosts two training conferences per year – one for pastors and the other for their congregations. He is returning to Zimbabwe on Aug. 17 for this conference. Unless we find housing for his family, they will return with him as well.

Their host family has paid for their expenses up to this point, but are no longer able to provide for Alec and his family, They are in desperate need of a place to live. If you can help in any way, please let us know. Gil George is managing the search for housing (ggeorge07@georgefox.edu). We are trying to find some part-time employment for Alec also.

Your prayers and ideas are greatly appreciated.

In Christ,
MaryKate Morse (Seminary)

This is a reminder that the fall 2010 George Fox University Employee Community Meeting is scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 20. Attendance is required.

Breakfast will be served in Klages Dining Room from 8 to 8:35 a.m. The meeting will follow in Bauman Auditorium, starting with worship at 8:45 a.m. led by Bill Jolliff.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the event will be available in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.