The Daily Bruin

The women of George Fox University are invited to a Fall Salad Supper, hosted by Ruth Baker at the president’s home, 402 S College St., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29. We hope you can join us as we gather to welcome newcomers, renew old acquaintances and celebrate the coming of fall. 

It is open to all George Fox University women. Please bring a salad to share (if you are new to George Fox, please be our guest). Drinks, bread and dessert will be provided.

You are invited to the end-of-summer Community Garden celebration from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23. It’s open to the entire campus. There will be a bonfire, good food, live music, a drum circle, and a visit from Native American Randy Woodley, who will talk for about 10 minutes about how Christians are called to be Earth-wise. Feel free to come at any time.

The Community Garden is located between the Villa Academic Complex and Coffin Hall.

How should Americans think about the possibility of building peaceful relationships with countries like Iran, whose leaders seem to be so opposed to the U.S. and western democracy? Come hear Arli Klassen, the executive director of Mennonite Central Committee, a Christian relief and development group, talk about how the Mennonites have been involved in relating to Iran in ways that reduce the chances of violent confrontation.

Arli will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Richard Twiss, a prominent Native American Christian leader and the president of Wiconi International, will speak on “Removing Barriers and Building Bridges” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Library Special Collections Room on the second floor of the Newberg library. His address is part of “Thy Kingdom Come” week at the university.

The session is cosponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice. Refreshments will be available beginning at 7:15 p.m.

Twiss is also scheduled to speak in both chapels next week, on Monday and Wednesday beginning at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The all-employee meeting set for this Thursday, Sept. 24, will begin 15 minutes earlier than originally scheduled, at 3:45 p.m. Snacks will be served beforehand for attendees to enjoy during the meeting. It will convene in Hoover 105 until 5 p.m.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

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.

Order Bruin Directories for your department now with our easy online form at bit.ly/bd09-10. The price has not been set yet, but directories should be about $4 each. Please submit one order for your entire department. Questions? E-mail Rob Leslie at rleslie06@georgefox.edu.

Employees are invited to attend an all-employee meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

A video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing the following day at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Caitlin Corning (History) will share pedagogical reasons she incorporates technology into her courses at a Faculty Teaching Forum from 12:40 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Cap and Gown A (note the different location than on the academic calendar). Caitlin will also demonstrate some of the educational technology she uses. Participants will have opportunity to discuss how and why they use (or don’t use) various technologies for their courses.

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21. 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 at noon.

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.

This Friday’s Faculty Research Forum will feature Professors Eloise Hockett and Gary Kilburg (School of Education), who will discuss their work with The Mentoring Institute. The presentation will include how creating opportunities and a culture of collegiality allows professionals to share knowledge and support the success of one another, including how investing in others can supply important professional connections.

The session is scheduled from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.

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 Friday, Sept 18. 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, Sept 24, and will receive a $100 gift certificate to the Jory Restaurant at the new Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg.

The university’s Science Outreach Program has a new updated website. The new fall schedule for youth science classes can be found online. Check it out at georgefox.edu/science_outreach.

Starting immediately, the Newberg campus bookstore has officially changed its name from George Fox University Store to Bruin Bookstore. The new name allows the bookstore to represent the university with a more collegiate feel and gives us the opportunity to highlight our great mascot. Same great merchandise, same great service, great new name! Come check us out.

This is a reminder of the Tuesday, Sept. 15, Intellectual Feast, which will discuss the topic “Quaker Approaches to Higher Education” from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 250.

Outlining their essays in the most recent issue of Quaker Religious Thought, Jamie Johnson will present on “From Cutting Edge to Chopping Block: Reclaiming a Quaker Approach to Christian Higher Education,” and Paul Anderson will present on “The Mission of the Christ-Centered Quaker College.”

Free copies of the QRT issue will be available for the first 20 attenders. Refreshments provided!

There are still openings available for the three-day intensive course on how to apply foundational biblical principles to basic business concepts. The course, Biblical Entrepreneurship 1 (BE 1), will be hosted at the Portland Center Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 17-19. Sessions will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

The course is being offered at a discounted rate of $250 for George Fox employees, students and alumni.

Online registration is available, and more information is posted on the course flier and website.

Also, you are invited to hear about biblical entrepreneurship directly from course founder Patrice Tsague on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when he speaks at the monthly Northwest Christian Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 S.W. Tualatin-Sherwood Road, in Tualatin.

Religious Studies is hosting an Intellectual Feast, discussing the topic “Quaker Approaches to Higher Education” from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Hoover 250.

Outlining their essays in the most recent issue of Quaker Religious Thought, Jamie Johnson will present on “From Cutting Edge to Chopping Block: Reclaiming a Quaker Approach to Christian Higher Education,” and Paul Anderson will present on “The Mission of the Christ-Centered Quaker College.”

Come and learn about this important topic together, and share your own views as well. Free copies of the QRT issue to the first 20 attenders. Refreshments provided!

Do you teach anything about environmental science, ecology, creation care, sustainability in any of your courses? Or perhaps you teach an entire course dedicated to one of these topics?

The Creation Care Committee wants to know about it. Please let us know even if you just teach on such a topic one day out of the entire course. We are trying to get an inventory of where creation care and the environment are being taught in our curriculum. Also, let us know if you are hoping to teach on such matters or would like to in the future. Please respond to Corey Beals at cbeals@georgefox.edu with your response.

“How Great is Our God” is the theme for this year’s Staff Development Conference, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Family Life Church in Newberg. This will be a day of encouragement, as well as a fun-filled day of learning and serving together. All staff members are expected to attend. Watch your campus mailbox for more information.

Please join the Staff Development Committee give HUGS (hats, umbrellas, gloves and scarves) to Love INC from Sept. 9 through Oct. 19. Items not covered by food stamps are also gladly being accepted. Donations can be placed in the brightly decorated barrels located in lobbies throughout the Newberg and Portland campuses.

Due to a last-minute conflict, Provost Patrick Allen will not be leading Thursday’s regularly scheduled Faculty Teaching Forum. Instead, a panel of George Fox professors will take part in a roundtable discussion about teaching practices that have been effective at the university.

The session will still meet from noon to 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Cap and Gown Room A (note different location than on academic calendar). 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.

Tilikum is offering an opportunity for women who are ready for a different kind of retreat experience Oct. 2-4. Planned activities include the challenge course, a vineyard hike, and lake canoeing. These will be directly tied to your life, woven together with times of goal-setting and reflection.

Cost is $199 per person. Current university students and employees receive 25 percent off ($149). For more information and to register, please see the link on the Tilikum website, camptilikum.org.