The Daily Bruin

Thanksgiving is drawing close and I know that many of you are looking forward to the time you spend with family. This Thursday, Nov. 19, we will host our monthly all-employee meeting in Hoover 105, and I wanted you to know that I will be available for general questions from 3 to 4 p.m. on that day. We will then provide formal reports on various areas on the institution from 4 to 5 p.m.

I would be happy to dialogue with you regarding the current discussions regarding football, physical therapy, future growth, or any topic you wish to discuss. We will have coffee and treats available at 3 p.m. so I would encourage you to come and ask questions. See you then.

Robin Baker,
President

P.S. For those at our 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 meeting will be available for viewing the following day at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder that on Friday, Nov. 13, the university’s Apple campus rep is hosting a clinic to show faculty, staff and students some of the new features of the new Mac OSX Snow Leopard. This will be a short clinic with a 20- to 30-minute Q & A following.

The session is scheduled at 10:40 a.m. in Stevens 208 on the Newberg campus.

Students enter our classrooms with a range of motivations and abilities. In an upcoming Faculty Teaching Forum session, “Call Me Coach: Lessons From the World of Coaching,” we will discuss strategies and techniques from coaching that can inform our ability to draw out the best in our students. Neal Ninteman (Engineering) will be our presenter.

The session will be held from 12:40 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Cap & Gown A (note the different location than on academic calendar).

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. Please have your lunch ready so we can begin the conversation on time.

All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend Faculty Teaching Forums (FTFs). Video podcasts of FTFs will be available on iTunesU.

The Portland Center Bookstore server software is being updated on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 to enhance credit card security.  This update requires us to be closed all day on Friday.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

George Fox women (including wives of university employees) are invited to join Ruth Baker for a walk at Champoeg Park this Saturday morning, Nov. 14. This event is the first extended walk for the Women’s Walking Club formed earlier this semester.

The event will begin in the Stevens Center parking lot at 9:45 a.m. for carpooling, and participants will arrive back at the parking lot at about noon. Questions about the event can be directed to Ruth via e-mail at rbaker@georgefox.edu.

Monday is last day to submit nominations for November Employee of the Month.

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month. Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s contribution(s) to the university, its students, and/or its employees in the past 30 days or so (what was done, who was impacted, etc.), and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

Please submit your nomination by Monday, Nov. 16. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the Employee(s) of the Month from the nominations submitted. The winner(s) will be announced at the all-employee meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19, and will receive a $100 gift certificate to the Jory Restaurant at the new Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg.

This Friday, Nov. 13, the university’s Apple campus rep will put on a clinic to show faculty, staff and students some of the new features that the new Mac OSX Snow Leopard has to offer. This will be a short clinic with a 20- to 30-minute Q & A following.

The session is scheduled at 10:40 a.m. in Stevens 208 on the Newberg campus.

Come and celebrate Quaker Heritage Week on the Newberg campus Wednesday, Nov. 11. Rich Swingle will present his play “A Clear Leading” Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. “A Clear Leading” is based on The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman. Rich has performed in hundreds of venues in 19 nations, mostly in eight one-man plays he has written.

Tickets for “All is Calm, All is Bright,” the university’s Christmas concert, will go on sale in the Bruin Bookstore beginning Monday, Nov. 23. Employees may receive their complimentary ticket at that time. Tickets are available for purchase online now (with a service fee), but comp tickets are available only in the bookstore.

Because there are no “bad” seats in Bauman Auditorium, we will not make special allowances for employees wanting tickets early. Mark your calendar to get your tickets on  Nov. 23 to attend this wonderful Christmas event, to be presented on campus Dec. 11-12 and at Village Baptist Church in Beaverton Dec. 13. Specifics on the concert are available on the university’s website.

Auditions at the Portland Center to perform the National Anthem for sporting events has been cancelled for Wednesday, November 11.

Author Margaret Feinberg, named by Charisma magazine as one of the “30 emerging voices who will help lead the church in the next decade,” will speak at George Fox Evangelical Seminary from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Portland Center.

Feinberg’s presentation, “The Church’s Missional Witness in a Millennial Age,” is the latest installment of the seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar series. The session will address how the church interacts with culture and offer insight into how Christians can reach the next generation.

The event also will include a panel discussion featuring six panelists of local church leaders who will give their perspectives and insights on the topic at hand. Feinberg also will present a second session, titled “Backstage Pass: A Toolbox of Ideas for Reaching the Next Generation.”

Feinberg has written more than two dozen books and Bible studies, including The Organic God, The Sacred Echo, Scouting the Divine and their corresponding DVD Bible studies.

The seminar will meet in Room 155 of the Portland Center. Admission is $20 for university students, employees and alumni. An optional deli lunch will be available on site for $10. Online registration is available at seminars.georgefox.edu. For more information, contact Jean Oehm Borgman (Seminary) at jborgman@georgefox.edu.

Students in a public health nursing class have put together a survey on vaccination and are seeking your input. Please take a few minutes to assist in this project by clicking on this hyperlink to the survey.

The 2009 holiday shipping dates are posted on the bulletin board at Mail Services and also on the Mail Services Web page. Check to see the deadlines for shipping Christmas packages to a military destination or an international country. Deadlines are fast approaching. We have boxes and supplies and are happy to help you get these packages out. Visit us at Mail Services.

Thanks,
Mail Services

We are currently considering moving to a password-protected electronic version of the Bruin Directory instead of printing a hard copy. The electronic version would be available on computers connected to the Internet. It would have all of the same information as the current Bruin Directory and would be searchable.

We believe that such a change would be cheaper and easier for students and employees. Please fill out this brief survey to help us as we consider this change: http://bit.ly/4hHhki.

Kam’s Coffee House will be open Friday, Nov. 6 from 7:45 a.m. to  4 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.

National Anthem tryouts will be held at the Portland Center on November 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the Prayer Chapel.

There are several spots to be filled for this year’s sporting events, and we specifically want to have a Portland Center employee or student perform the National Anthem for our Blue Zone day on January 16. Solo performers or groups are both welcome. Mark your calendars for this exciting opportunity!

Roger Nam (Seminary) will present at the next Faculty Research Forum, scheduled for 10:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Hoover 105.

Roger will present “Aged Wine, Fine Oil and the Political Consolidation of an Israelite King,” in which he will discuss how the Samaria Ostraca attests to the Israelite monarchy’s attempts to solidify authority from the clans of the surrounding Manasseh territory through the distribution of wine and oil.

Refreshments will be provided. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

There are several errors in the new 6th Edition APA Publication Manual which was sold in the Bookstore.  Students & Faculty may contact APA directly to return/exchange their APA manual.

Details are avaliable at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/store_pdx/APA%206th%20Edition%20Return.html

All George Fox students, staff and faculty are encouraged to wear BlueZone shirts on the opening night of the fall play, The Diviners, Thursday, Nov. 5. This is a great way to show unity.

Shirts are available in the Bruin Bookstore for $5 (employees) and $4 (students). There will also be shirts available for purchase before the play, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

FoxTALE will be unavailable on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 6 to 7 a.m. (PST) for scheduled maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience.