The Daily Bruin

You will be receiving information this week regarding textbook adoptions for Spring 2017.

In short …

• Oct. 1 is the deadline for all spring textbook adoptions to be entered into iGFU.
• Contact your department admin with any questions regarding this process. They will have the step-by-step guide for entering adoptions.
• Note: If you need clearance to update textbooks for a course in iGFU, please email the service desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu and copy you department admin along with Bruin Store manager, Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

Thank you

Swing by the Bruin Store today (Wednesday) to take advantage of our 25-percent-off sale on select items!

• Hats
• Drinkware
• Champion and JanSport apparel
• Supplies (notebooks, binders, folders and portfolios)

We hope to see you. Go Bruins!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

Thank you for the time and energy many of you invested in Serve Day last Wednesday. You painted fences and walls, cleared brush, cleaned wheelchairs, organized classroom supplies … it was a great team effort, and it was for the “Good of our Neighbors!”

Since last Wednesday we have received a number of notes from community members that were touched by your work. Though Serve Day isn’t exactly about the “thanks,” it is good to know your efforts and sacrifices have been kindly received. We’re attaching a short video that tells a few of these stories.

This year, more than 2,000 people were involved in Serve Day in various ways. We know that this means that more than 2,000 people saw different sides of Serve Day; we are eager to learn about these experiences. If you have any feedback you’d like to share regarding Serve Day, we’d be happy to receive it. Please use this form to offer that feedback.

Thank you!

Runners and walkers of all abilities are invited to join us for a Homecoming & Alumni Weekend 5K Run/Walk we like to call the “Foxtrot.” It’s a race right here on campus! The event will take place from 8 to 9 a.m. in front of Bauman Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 1.

For a peek at the course map, check out this webpage. Make sure to register for the event in advance at this link. Participation costs $5, and all proceeds go to the Auxiliary Endowed Scholarship for George Fox students. The winner of the race will receive a prize!

Contact Mary Monahan with any questions: mmonahan@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2115.

During Homecoming, we are excited to welcome students and alumni to campus for this inaugural event: Alumni of Color. This year, as we celebrate our 125th anniversary as an institution, we also want to reflect on the history of diversity at the institution.

The purpose of this networking event is to connect our alumni of color to our current student body, to each other, and to George Fox; to help students adjust to life after college; and to educate both alumni and students about future jobs, networking tools, and the history of George Fox.

The keynote speakers will be Randy Winston (’73) and Sandra Lopez (’15). Their biographies are available on this webpage. If you are an alumnus/a or current student and would like to attend, please register as soon as possible at this link. This is a free event.

The details …

Date: Friday, Sept. 30
Location: Canyon Commons – George Fox Campus, Room 101-102
Time: Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Student groups participating: Black Student Union & Alliance, Fusion Asian American Club, Hawaii Club International Club, Act Six Scholars, & Mosaic Scholars

Brought to you by: Intercultural Engagement & Faculty Development, International Student and Scholar Services, Intercultural Life, IDEA Center, and Alumni & Parent Relations

Contact Rebecca Hernandez, associate vice president of intercultural engagement and faculty development, with any questions: rhernandez@georgefox.edu.

Do you know someone who is a nurse practitioner/physicians assistant? The Health and Counseling Center has an immediate opening for a nurse practitioner/physicians assistant to provide health care to the George Fox community. In addition, we have an immediate opening for a registered nurse.

These positions are perfect for individuals who would like to have the breaks and summers off and/or have children who would like to attend the university! It’s a friendly, fast-paced environment treating some of the nicest students in the country. Particularly for the NP/PA position, even if the individual is currently employed, we would greatly appreciate you bringing this position to their attention and forwarding their contact information to Bill Buhrow (bbuhrow@georgefox.edu) so we can follow up to see if they have any interest.

More info on both positions can be found at this link, or they can contact Bill at 503-554-2340. Thanks for helping us locate the right person for this pivotal position.

Enterprise Car Share is open and ready for business. You can pick up a coupon in the student life office for a special offer: $1 to join. The coupon expires Dec. 31, 2016.

For more information, go to EnterpriseCarShare.com/GeorgeFox.

Father Martin Tavares of St. Peter Catholic Church in Newberg will provide some teaching on Catholic theology, then celebrate Mass, from 7 to 8 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 22, in Canyon Commons Room 103. The entire event will be in Spanish, with coffee and light refreshments to follow.

Fr. Tavares, a native of Mexico, studied at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and at Mount Angel Seminary. He moved to Newberg in July of this year.

Chapel credit is available to students. All are welcome to attend.

Contact Rob Bohall (rbohall@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, in Hoover 105.

The meeting will feature various updates, including the financial year end/surplus report, and the recipients of the Administrator of the Year and Staff of the Year will be announced. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

The registrar’s office welcomes Heidi Duckworth as a records specialist this month. For the past six years she has worked for the Gaston Public School District, serving as the elementary attendance secretary and more recently as the high school registrar, graduation coordinator and district administrator for student information systems. Prior to that, Heidi was a bookkeeper and human resources manager for the family-owned business, Psalm 1 Nursery & Landscape, and, in the 1990s, a medical bookkeeper. Heidi earned an associate’s degree in business administration from Portland Community College in 1992. She in lives in Banks with her husband, Mike, and two sons, Dylan and Lance. She and her family attend Family Life Church in Newberg.

Alumna Lizzy Riese joins the university as a part-time program coordinator and recruiter for the elementary education adult degree program. She currently also works part time as an Innkeeper at the Hillside Inn in Newberg and, previously, worked as an academic records specialist in the registrar’s office at Linfield College from 2015 to 2016. Lizzy also gained administrative experience as an office assistant in George Fox’s registrar’s office while she was a student from 2012 to 2015. Lizzy earned a bachelor’s degree in communication arts from the university in 2015. She lives in Newberg and attends Hillside Fellowship in Newberg.

Wendy Bruton (Graduate Counseling) left the university on Aug. 31.

Sarita Gallagher (Christian studies) made three presentations and published two chapters over the summer. In August, she presented an academic paper (“God among the Philistines: Revelation and Transformation in 1 Samuel 4-7”) at the International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) conference in Seoul, South Korea. IAMS, an international ecumenical conference focused on the fields of missiology and world Christianity, gathers Christian scholars and mission practitioners from around the world every four years.

Previously, Sarita presented the paper “From Mourning to Dancing: The Missiological Implications of the Barrenness Motif in 1 Samuel 1-2” at the Wesleyan Center at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego in July, and she presented “Teaching Christian Mission in an Age of Global Christianity” at the Association for Professors of Mission event in Minneapolis in June. She also published the chapter “Seeing with Church Growth Eyes: The Rise of Indigenous Church Movements in Mission Praxis” in The State of Missiology Today: Global Innovations in Christian Witness (IVP Academic, 2016) and the chapter “Worship among the Binandere of Papua New Guinea” in Scripting Pentecost: A Study of Pentecostals, Worship, and Liturgy (Routledge, 2016).

Sept. 21           Heidi Thomason
Sept. 22           Kearsten McCoy, Josh Nauman
Sept. 24           Steve Leijon
Sept. 25           Darla Norgren, Marc Shelton
Sept. 26           Isaac MacDonald
Sept. 28           Aimee Frazier
Sept. 29           Robert Bredemeier
Sept. 30           Terry Huffman, Lauri Lieggi, Laurie Lorenzen
Oct. 1               Anna Berardi, Paul Chamberlain
Oct. 3               Sarita Gallagher

If you are a faculty or staff member thinking about pursuing grant funding, that’s great! But there is a process to follow to ensure you don’t hit any road bumps.

First step: Do your research! Grants can be incredibly time-consuming (especially federal grants). Explore potential funders, record deadlines, and carefully consider your program or research needs. If you want help identifying a funder, don’t hesitate to contact University Advancement; it has access to a foundations database.

Most important step: Once you know which grant you want to pursue and you’ve discussed it with your dean, you must fill out the Grant Proposal Approval Form (located on the PeopleSoft homepage). All employees pursuing a grant must adhere to this process. Beyond your dean, University Advancement will facilitate all approvals on your behalf.

Why? Going through this process ensures staff and faculty don’t compete for the same grant, we dedicate faculty and administrator time to the highest priorities, and we don’t sign any grant paperwork that obligates George Fox to something unexpected. Depending on time and resources, Advancement will typically provide helpful feedback on the proposal, facilitate the submission process, and help you with reporting back to the funder. Advancement also processes all money and contracts in partnership with other offices.

We’re your partner in the grant process! For more info, check out this Grant Process & Procedures document. If you have any questions or want to chat about a new or existing grant, contact Britt Hoskins, associate director of advancement communications and grants, at ext. 2132 or bhoskins@georgefox.edu.

Bruin fans, don’t miss your chance to watch our teams play at home this week.

Saturday, Sept. 24, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Puget  Sound, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Sept. 25, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Linfield, Austin Sports Complex
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Willamette, Austin Sports Complex

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

Have you been experiencing back pain or want to know what exercises or stretches evidence shows to decrease symptoms of back pain? “We’ve Got Your Back” is a free five-part class on the prevention and management of back pain.

Li-Zandre van Eeden, PT, DPT, and the university’s School of Physical Therapy will sponsor the class, which is meeting on five Tuesdays between Sept. 13 and Oct. 11. Sessions are scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 202 in the Roberts Center (501 N. Villa Road). Attending all the sessions is encouraged but not required.

There will be a lab component, so please dress comfortably. To sign up, please call 503-554-2479.

You will be receiving information this week regarding textbook adoptions for Spring 2017.

In short …

• Oct. 1 is the deadline for all spring textbook adoptions to be entered into iGFU.
• Contact your department admin with any questions regarding this process. They will have the step-by-step guide for entering adoptions.
• Note: If you need clearance to update textbooks for a course in iGFU, please email the service desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu and copy you department admin along with Bruin Store manager, Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

Thank you

Swing by the Bruin Store today (Tuesday) or tomorrow to take advantage of our 25-percent-off sale on select items!

• Hats
• Drinkware
• Champion and JanSport apparel
• Supplies (notebooks, binders, folders and portfolios)

We hope to see you. Go Bruins!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

We are launching a couple of KFOX radio shows and we’d like to get your input!

On Friday, from 6:30 to 7 p.m., Austin O’Donnell is hosting “Ask Anonymous,” a Q&A show featuring a student’s perspectives on anonymous questions. On Saturday, from 2 to 3 p.m., Justin Chang is hosting “Ask the Aspergic,” in which he takes questions about life as an Aspergic and offers advice on how to be friends with one.

We’d like to hear your questions. To respond, visit this link. It will only take you a couple minutes!

The IDEA Center wants to hear about your summer jobs and internships! Share how you spent your summer by completing this quick, five-minute survey and be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card!

Contact the IDEA Center with questions.

Tryouts for the university’s Dance Team are today (Monday) from 4 to 6 p.m. in Wheeler Sports Center Room 211. The team will be coached this year by former Blazer dancer Kimberly Kjersten.

Bring a printed copy of your schedule with you. You will learn a dance and have the option to audition with your own dance as well. Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu.