Come support your engineering freshmen as they demonstrate their latest robotics projects at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. Refreshments provided. All are invited!
The university’s annual Engineering Expo is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. The event will feature high school design projects as well as our own engineering class projects and senior design presentations. Lab tours and refreshments provided!
Due to the cost of materials, the pricing for color wide-format printing (posters/banners) has changed in some instances. Many of the prices have been reduced, but some of the basic prices have been raised. Prior to creating your project, please call Elizabeth Holme (Print Services) at ext. 2550 or send your e-mail to eholme@georgefox.edu.
The Department of Writing and Literature is hosting the West Region Conference on Christianity and Literature April 16-18. The university community is invited to attend the plenary sessions for the conference, free of charge. These sessions include a reading by Brian Doyle, editor of Portland magazine, on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105; a talk by Amy Frykholm, an editor at Christian Century, on Friday, April 17, at 10:45 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex; and a reading by poet Jeanne Murray Walker on Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.
If you have any questions about the conference, please e-mail Melanie Springer Mock (Writing/Literature) at mmock@georgefox.edu.
Ken Armstrong, dean of the School of Management, will speak at a George Fox Auxiliary luncheon at noon on Friday, April 17, in the Cap and Gown Room on the Newberg campus. Reservations are required and tickets are $7.50 per person.
Armstrong came to the university in the fall of 2008. From 1995 to 2003, he served as the dean of the College of Professional Studies at Anderson University in Anderson, Ind., and more recently served there as the Austin/Cooper Endowed Professor of Global Business Studies.
To make reservations, contact Abigail Crisman at 503-554-7404 or Louise Clarkson at 503-538-2850.
If you have a card that you purchased to make copies in the Info Commons at the Portland Center, please return it to the Library Desk for a refund. We are no longer able to use this card reader system. The last day to turn in your card for a refund is Friday, April 24.
In response to the Best Christian Workplace Survey, we have developed an assessment plan for improving the workplace at George Fox. This plan will be conducted between now and the end of fall semester. Over this nine-month period, you will periodically be sent links to a number of surveys. The surveys will be spaced so that you will only be asked to spend about 15 to 20 minutes per request. The scheduling of surveys like this is to help keep your time commitment low since our time is often very limited.
The assessment plan also includes focus groups in the fall that you might be asked to participate in. Once we have analyzed all of the information from the surveys and focus groups, the University Assessment Committee will discuss options with other groups across campus. Potential changes and solutions will be further examined with additional focus groups in the spring. Recommendations will be forwarded at that time.
This is a somewhat long process, but it is necessary to make the most informed decisions about improving George Fox as a place to work. Hopefully you will find it to be an inclusive process as well. Thank you in advance for your time and contributions to this assessment plan.
Here is the link to the first survey:
surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YELeDyBO4DMgIGkEuL_2b7ZQ_3d_3d
The university is hosting a series of events on Monday, April 20, to honor the national-champion women’s basketball team. In addition to a morning rally at 10:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium, a barbecue, parade and evening party are planned. Here are the details:
Barbecue
Klages Dining Hall, 4:30 p.m.
An on-campus celebration barbecue is scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Klages Dining Hall and, if weather permits, in the Centennial Tower quad.
Parade
Newberg campus and downtown, 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m., a fire truck will arrive at the Stevens Center to take the team on a short escorted parade around campus and through downtown. The Newberg police and fire departments will escort the team from the center of campus north on Meridian Street, east on Fulton Street, south on Villa Road, west on 99W through downtown and south on Howard Street to the Newberg Public Safety Building, where the Newberg city council will award honorary Newberg citizenship and medallions to the players and coaches at approximately 7 p.m.
Lil’ Cooperstown
705 N. Springbrook Road, Newberg, 7:45 p.m.
The day’s festivities end with a party from approximately 7:45 to 9 p.m. at the Lil’ Cooperstown Restaurant, where the fans can meet the team, request autographs and take photos with the players. The team will be presenting a jersey to be added to the restaurant wall décor.
Visit the celebration events page on the university website for a complete rundown of the day’s activities.
Richard Twiss, cofounder of Wiconi International, will speak and perform with members of the Sicangu Band of the Rosebud Lakota/Sioux Tribe in chapel at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, in Bauman Auditorium. For more information, visit wiconi.com. All are welcome!
The university community is invited to attend a celebration rally for the national-champion women’s basketball team from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 20, in Bauman Auditorium. Former Portland Trail Blazer Jerome Kersey and George Fox alumnus Eric Lautenbach, director of college basketball sports marketing at Nike, are scheduled to appear. Newberg Mayor Bob Andrews will proclaim April 20 as “George Fox University Bruins Women’s Basketball Day†in Newberg.
The event will include a video recap of the season and an introduction of Head Coach Scott Rueck and the 14 players who, improbably, stormed to a 32-0 season and George Fox’s first national basketball title.
The rally is part of a full day of celebration activities. For details on the events scheduled, see the university’s website.
Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries will host its seventh annual run/walk event to raise funds to get under-resourced children and youth to summer camp. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. this Saturday, April 18, at Champoeg State Park.
Participants raise donations per kilometer that they run or walk, with a minimum donation of $35 required to participate in the event. For children 12 and younger, a $5 minimum is required. Participants will receive a T-shirt and prizes will be awarded. This year, there will be special prizes for teams. Gather people from your department, your floor, or any group.
If you are interested in competing as a team of five or more, please call Tilikum at 503-538-2763. Check out 10K information at camptilikum.org.
Ruth Baker and Lori Allen invite the women of George Fox to a movie night at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in EHS 102. All female faculty, staff and administration employees, as well as female spouses of faculty, staff and administration, are welcome.
We will watch the movie Chocolat and have a talk-back session facilitated by Polly Peterson (Writing/Literature). Join us for great connections and some really good chocolate. Contact Lori for more information at 503-487-6648.
Starting Tuesday, April 14, Bon Appetit’s evening meal service will move to the South hallway on the 2nd floor.
Evening meals are available Monday through Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. This meal service will end on April 23 for this semester.
We will no longer be offering meals through Bon Appetit during the week with the opening of the Cafe/Coffeehouse this summer.
Starting next week, you’ll be able to see some changes happening around the Portland Center South building.
The 2nd floor student lounge area will begin its transformation into a coffeehouse. The project is scheduled to be completed mid-August.
In the meantime, the student lounge amenities will be moved into the study hall area further south on the 2nd floor.
The coffee and fresh vending machines curently in the student lounge will be removed and the Pepsi and snack machine will move into the Information Commons (computer area near the front of the library).
The 1st floor north wing restrooms by the front office will also be completely renovated this summer.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Janis Sanford, Site Supervisor at 503.554.6164 or by email.
The Portland Center will be CLOSED on Friday, April 10 for Good Friday.
The building will also be closed on Saturday, April 11, however the Portland Center Library will be open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Employees and students will need their ID cards to access the building on Saturday to use the library.
This is your final reminder that your university password has been set to expire at 9 a.m. Monday, April 13, as part of the university’s annual password reset for all students, faculty and staff. Please login to Bruindata to change your password before that date.
All accounts with passwords that remain unchanged will be locked at 9 a.m. Monday, April 13, preventing you from using university services. Once this occurs, you will need to contact the IT Service Desk to get your password reset. Based on the recommendations of our auditing firm and following best practices, we will be changing university logins at regular intervals. For details, please refer to the password change policy on the IT website. We need to complete a campus password reset prior to the end of the spring semester.
Note: You are not being asked to send your login information to anyone. Rather, you are using the current university password change process that allows the individual to reset their own password.
Password Self-Service Feature
Once you have reset your password, you will be presented with the option to set “security questions” for your account. If you choose not to enter answers at this time, you can later create a self-service password reset option by logging into Bruindata, selecting the “My Data” tab and then “Security Questions.” You will need to answer two security questions from the drop-down list and provide a non-George Fox e-mail address to activate this option. If you forgot your password, a temporary password will be sent to your non-George Fox e-mail, allowing you to log into Bruindata and change your university login password.
There has been a growing trend of employees’ children being on campus for extended periods during the work day, including some on a fairly regular basis. For a number of good reasons, including liability issues, the university’s policy does not allow children in the workplace. The exact policy in the employee handbook can be found on page 57, and may be read online.
Thanks for your cooperation in adhering to this policy.
– Human Resources
On Monday, April 13, the students in Liberal Arts and Critical Issues (GE Senior Capstone) will be presenting 40 research exhibits on the Future of the American Dream from noon to 3:30 p.m. in the EHS and Hoover atriums. All are encouraged to attend. This is also an excellent opportunity for juniors taking GEED 490 next year to gain a better understanding of this part of the course.
For additional information, or if you have questions, please contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.
Stonyfield Farms Yogurt has issued a recall for its quarts of Organic Fat Free Plain Yogurt with code dates of May 6-7, 2009.
Sold only in grocery stores, the UPC number is 52159 00006 with time stamp of 22:17 through 23:59. No other Stonyfield products are affected by this recall. Bon Appetit does not purchase this brand for George Fox.
Stonyfield Farms has received several reports of customers noticing an off-taste when eating the product, but have not received any reports of any illness of any kind after consuming the product. You should contact your retailer if you need more information.
– Bon Appetit
There is still time to sign up for the university’s tour of Alpine Europe to see the Passion Play at Oberammergau, Germany, in early-summer 2010. There are currently 20 people registered for the trip.
Open to all employees, students, alumni, parents and friends of George Fox, the 11-day tour, departing May 31, will include visits to the beautiful European cities of Frankfurt and Munich, Germany; Salzburg, Austria; and Lucerne and Interlaken, Switzerland. Among many other highlights, the tour will include travel through the Rhine Valley, Black Forest, and the Swiss, Austrian and Bavarian Alps. Additionally, visits are planned to Neuschwanstein and Heidelberg castles, and Rothenburg, Germany’s best-preserved medieval town.
The highlight of the trip will be the Passion Play, an inspiring one-day play that dates back nearly 375 years and is performed for sold-out audiences every 10 years in a magnificent outdoor covered amphitheater with the Bavarian Alps as a backdrop.
To read the full itinerary, request more information and register for the trip, visit the alumni site.
Contact Alumni Relations at alumni@georgefox.edu with questions.
