Multicultural Services and the Center for Teaching and Learning are hosting “A Kingdom Conversation: Diversity in the Classroom” discussion from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Bruin Den annex.
Join in for conversations on more effective teaching methods on an ever-changing campus. Bring your own lunch.
If you received a lunch from Bon Appetit for Servce Day you might have noticed a coupon for a free latte or mocha from the Cafe Villa.
Many of you may not know where the Cafe Villa is located.
The Cafe Villa is operated by Bon Appetit and is located in the Villa Academic Center on Villa Road in Newberg.
Dear George Fox Colleagues:
Thanks for your participation in Serve Day! Already we are hearing wonderful things about the impact that you have had in showing Christ’s love to others. We hope that this has been a meaningful day of service and building relationships with other people. Our deepest desire is that an ethos of service permeates this campus as we look for ways to serve beyond Serve Day itself. There are so many opportunities to get involved in serving others and we encourage you to take advantage of them. Please take a few moments to fill out an evaluation at:
http://www.georgefox.edu/serveday/serve_evaluation.html
After completing the evaluation, print out the candy bar coupon and bring it to Student Life. The first 300 who bring the coupons will receive a candy bar. Your feedback is important to us, so please complete the evaluation as soon as possible and have a terrific semester!
Blessings,
Kayin Griffith
Serve Day Coordinator
Brad Lau
Vice President for Student Life
Bruin Coffee will have its grand re-opening THIS Thursday, September 6th.
New this year-fresh salads and sandwiches.
“Typical hours” will be Monday thru Thursday 7:45am-1:00pm & 4:00pm-8:15pm Fridays 7:45am to 1:00pm.
Please see posted “Hours of Operation” at the cart (2nd floor in the Student Lounge).
Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions was selected to replace the current SunGard Bi-Tech software that had been scheduled discontinuance in 2010. This process progressed through extensive demos from four major vendors. In the end, it was apparent the decision came down to either SunGard’s Banner or PeopleSoft.
The new system will take a couple of years to deploy; however, early benefits are expected from the customizable web portal in the first year. The unanimous decision to go with PeopleSoft was influenced by opportunities for more web services and integrated online campus data management. Other Bi-Tech customers joining us in the selection of PeopleSoft include: Azusa Pacific, Anderson, Walla Walla, and Vanguard.
Our Administrative Integrated Software (AIS) committee deserves our gratitude for conducting this extensive selection process.
Selah, a one-day seminar for women featuring licensed professional counselor Pam Vredevelt, George Fox Campus Pastor Sarah Thomas Baldwin, and professor/pastor MaryKate Morse is set for Saturday, Sept. 29, in Bauman Auditorium.
The fourth annual event runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a book-sales session scheduled from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Speakers will address aspects of the event’s theme, “Uncovering Joy,†which emphasizes the fact women “are the beloved of Christ and can live in the freedom of hope regardless of circumstances that threaten to steal joy.”
Georgene Rice will return as emcee, and Bonnie Knopf will lead worship. Mark Demel, a Willow Creek artist, will present demonstrations.
Seminar schedule, cost, and registration information is available at selah.georgefox.edu or by contacting Amy Lorenz (University Relations) at ext. 2134.
To: Summit Borrowing and catalog contacts
From: Nancy Nathanson
Summit will be down beginning late Saturday night, Sept. 8, through Sunday afternoon Sept. 9, at about 4 p.m. We will shut down Summit sometime after 9 p.m. Saturday night, prior to a campus power outage for electrical equipment maintenance and upgrade.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
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Nancy Nathanson, Resource Sharing Program Manager, Orbis Cascade Alliance
nnathans@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-1860
Portland Center Employees: Let’s represent our campus well. The deadline to sign up for the challenge was last Friday; however, you can still sign up today.
Monthly prizes … accountability partners … Wellness teams … new scoring system … individual competition.
Go to wellness.georgefox.edu for more information.
Lindgren Gallery will host an exhibit by Azusa Pacific University graduate student Kathleen Yorba beginning Thursday, Sept. 6, and running through Monday, Oct. 8.
Next week, an exhibit featuring the prints of Yuji Hiratsuka and the sculptures of Kim Hoffman begins with an opening reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, in the Minthorne Gallery. Hoffman is a professor at Western Oregon University and Hiratsuka teaches at Oregon State University. Their show runs through Oct. 11 in the Minthorne Gallery.
If you have not already done so, please complete, check, and sign your August time sheet (staff) or time-off report (administrators), and then send it on to your supervisor for signature. These forms can be found at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/forms.html.
Please send it to Human Resources at Box 6108 this week. If your supervisor is not available to sign, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.
Join us for Classroom Diversity: A Kingdom Conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den Annex on the Newberg campus. We’ll exchange ideas about teaching in a culturally diverse classroom and preparing students for a diverse world. Bring your own lunch bag (BYOLB).
Sponsored by Multicultural Services. For more information, contact Burel Ford at bford@georgefox.edu.
George Fox libraries now provide access to Classical Music Library, Smithsonian Global Sound, and African American Song. These combine to offer tens of thousands of tracks of music as well as drama, poetry, and more. To access, go to the library’s alphabetical list of databases at http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/murdock/alphabeticalindex.html and select the database of choice.  Listeners can create playlists of their favorite tracks.
The George Fox community is invited to hear recent grads Aaron Gapasin (’02), Jessica Lebold (’03) and Brittney Quinn (’05) discuss their work for various non-governmental organizations in the developing world from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7-8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 3, in Lemmons Center 8.
Contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or at ccorning@georgefox.ed for more information.
The Portland Center’s south building will be CLOSED Friday, Aug. 31, and Saturday, Sept. 1 for replacement of the HVAC system on the roof.
Employees in Portland, Boise, Salem, and Redmond will get a day off on Monday, Sept. 3, in recognition of the Labor Day holiday. The Newberg campus will stay with its traditional schedule, remaining open on Labor Day and closing for a mid-semester holiday on Friday, Oct. 12. Portland, Boise, Salem, and Redmond will not take a mid-semester holiday.
The inaugural meeting of the Pacific Northwest section of the American Scientific Affiliation will take place in the Cap and Gown Room on the university’s Newberg campus from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15.  The session is entitled “Science and Religion at War?”
Randy Isaac, executive director of the American Scientific Affiliation, and Dave Willis, professor emeritus, Oregon State University, will be the featured speakers. A luncheon will follow.
The cost is $9 for preregistration and $10 at the door. To register or find out more, visit http://academic.georgefox.edu/~meverest/ASA-NW.pdf.
The Center for Teaching and Learning will host a faculty teaching forum from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus Thursday, Sept. 6. The forum is entitled “Putting Student Evaluations to Use” and will provide information about resources available to make practical sense of student evaluation numbers.
To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Everyone is welcome to attend whether they bring a lunch or reserve one.
A video podcast of the session will be available on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.
Space is still available for those interested in playing in the inaugural Bruin Athletic Association Golf Classic, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 10, at Chehalem Glenn Golf Course. The cost is $125 per player, which includes green fees, a cart, range balls, a wind jacket, a sleeve of golf balls, tee prizes, lunch, and dinner.
Lunch will be served at noon, followed by long-drive and putting competitions at 12:30 p.m. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. An awards dinner, silent auction, and raffle begin at 6:30 p.m.
Register at golfclassic.georgefox.edu. The deadline to register is Monday, Sept. 3. All proceeds go toward the Bruin Athletic Association. For more information, contact Craig Taylor (ctaylor@georgefox.edu).
All employees are invited to participate in the 2007-08 Wellness Challenge. Check out the new scoring system, individual competition, monthly prizes, and wellness teams. Go to wellness.georgefox.edu. Sign up online by Friday, Aug. 31. Competition begins Monday, Sept. 3. If you have questions, contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu).
We are looking for volunteers! Selah, a seminar for women, is taking place Saturday, September 29th from 9:00am-4:30pm. If you register to be a volunteer you get a $10.00 discount on your admission price and a free t-shirt! For more information please visit selah.georgefox.edu or contact Amy Lorenz at alorenz@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2134
