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Lois Mulkey joined the College of Education as associate director of clinical practices in the MAT program. She arrives from Corban University, where she spent the past three years as an applications assistant in the school’s admissions department. Also, since 2006, she has co-owned a Big Town Hero sandwich shop in Stayton. Lois also worked for three years in the early 2000s as an administrative assistant at Stayton Christian School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising from Oregon State University in 1985. She lives in Sublimity with her husband Ken, a firefighter for Clackamas County Fire District. They have three children: Erica, studying abroad in Germany; Bryce, a senior at Salem Academy; and Krista, an eighth-grader at Salem Academy. The family attends Salem Alliance.

Saiko Mair, an athletic trainer on an adjunct and part-time basis the last eight and a half years, has been hired as a half-time Certified Athletic Trainer. After receiving a bachelor of law degree from Meiji University in Tokyo in 1999, Saiko came to the United States and earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of Tulsa in 2002. Taking a graduate assistant athletic training position at Portland State University, she worked with the Vikings’ wrestling, football, cross country and track teams while completing her master’s degree in community health in 2005. She joined the George Fox staff in the summer of 2005 and was licensed as a Certified Kinesio Tape Practitioner in 2010. Saiko and her husband, Devin, have two children: daughter Karly and son Brock. The Mairs live in Newberg and attend the Japanese International Baptist Church in Tigard.

Bill Burda (Mail Services) left George Fox in January.

Eric Mortinson (Marketing Communications) left the university in late January.

Jason Schwanz (IT) left the university in January and is now a senior DevOps engineer with the company FiREapps.

Jane Sweet has transitioned to her new position as the administrative assistant for the William Penn Honors Program.

Debbie Berhó (Spanish) was selected to participate in a three-year national research fellowship, the Latino Protestant Congregations Project. Funded in part by the Lilly Endowment, the project will bring together 10 fellows and two directors for a week each June at Calvin College for three years. Each research fellow will complete ethnographic research on five Latino congregations, including 10 to 14 congregational events and interviews of 10 to 12 key leaders of each congregation. These visits and interviews will focus specifically on worship and liturgy. Multiple products will be created and shared, including conference presentations, articles and books, as well as essays on the conference website. The findings will be useful not only for scholars, but also for church leaders and popular audiences.

Loren Wenz (Music) was honored the weekend of Jan. 18 at the Oregon Music Education Association state meeting with the John C. McManus Distinguished Teacher Award, presented to honor those with a lifetime of service to music education with a highly distinguished record of professional accomplishment.

Laura Gifford (Scholar-in-Residence/History) was appointed to the board of directors of Lutheran Community Services Northwest. LCSNW is the branch of the Lutheran Community Services nonprofit social service agency that serves Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Charlie Kamilos (Library–Portland Center) and Rodney Birch (Library–Newberg) coauthored an article, “Library Research Instruction for Doctor of Ministry Students: Outcomes of Instruction provided by a Theological Librarian and by a Program Faculty Member,” published Jan. 15 in Theological Librarianship, a peer-reviewed, online journal published by the American Theological Libraries Association (ATLA).

Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) will join more than 60 authors to discuss the search for meaning on issues of spirituality, faith and social justice at Seattle University’s “The Search for Meaning Book Festival” Feb. 15. Launched in 2009, the festival features a veritable who’s who of the literary and scholarly worlds, with best-selling authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more. The annual one-day festival offers general sessions, keynote presentations, book signings and interactive experiences. The diverse group of guest authors represent a range of belief systems and faith traditions. At the meeting, Paul will develop the subject of one of his next books, The Spirituality of Jesus. In addition, Paul’s essay, “The Jesus of History, the Christ of Faith, and the Gospel of John,” was published in the Vatican’s two-volume collection, Jesus and the Gospels: Historical and Christological Research.

The university’s senior security officers all engaged in training on the MLK holiday (Jan. 20) to learn tactics for dealing with an active shooter situation on campus. They also practiced hand-to-weapon takedown methods.

Senior security officer Mark Stone began giving CPR/First Aid/Automated External Defibrillator/Basic Life Saving (for health care professionals) training in August, and to date more than 71 staff and students have been certified. Security’s desire is for every department on campus to have, at a minimum, one staff/faculty certified in CPR/First Aid/AED. Classes can be taught when it is most convenient for your department’s schedule; contact Mark (mstone@georgefox.edu) if interested.

Lisa Leslie and Peg Hutton (Event Services) were named January Employees of the Month.

Mark McLeod-Harrison (Religious Studies) and his wife Susan welcomed a son, Salem Joel Ainsley, on Jan. 8. The baby was born at Oregon Health and Science University and weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces. He joins siblings Ian (23), Claire (23) and Micah (8).

Feb. 4             Kathy Campobasso, Kristie DeHaven, Gloria Doherty, Chris Schlarbaum
Feb. 5             Barbi Doran
Feb. 6             David Kerr, David Pollock
Feb. 8             Stephanie Fisher, Marcie Gowan
Feb. 9             Bill Stevens
Feb. 10           Debbie Cash, Justin Hudec
Feb. 11           Alex Rolfe, Lynn Scott, Cindy Zablotny
Feb. 12           Paul Shew
Feb. 13           Melissa Gilbert
Feb. 14           Johanna Schweitzer
Feb. 15           Luis Del Rio
Feb. 16           Caleb Wirth

The Department of English invites you to the Faith and Culture Writers Conference taking place on the Newberg campus Friday and Saturday, March 7-8. A number of well-known writers will be on campus, including Sarah Bessey, Tony Kriz, Sarah Thebarge and Deidra Riggs, among others.

The event also offers the opportunity to meet with literary agents and editors. The conference is for those seeking inspiration in their writing, and in their lives. Cost for students is $30 and includes several meals; others can register for $75 through Feb. 14 at faithandculturewriters.com. More info is also available here.

If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Springer Mock (mmock@georgefox.edu).

Is there someone you believe is deserving of this recognition? If so, please nominate this person via email to Peggy Kilburg by Wednesday, Feb. 19, with a summary of his or her recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select a recipient from among the nominees, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa card at our next community meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Congratulations again to Lisa Leslie and Peg Hutton on being named January’s Employees of the Month.

Student and faculty panelists will come together at this week’s Shalom to discuss feminism and gender equality in the context of modern Christian culture. Join us at 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in the Cap and Gown Room.

How do we restore wholeness between feminism and the church? Is feminism important to men? Where does the tension over gender equality manifest itself on campus? Join us on Thursday to hear panelists provide insight to these questions.

Currently, five staff and administrator positions are open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Computer Support Specialist IV
• Video Producer
• Administrative Assistant II – Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Graduate Admissions Counselor for the Seminary
• Programmer Analyst

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions for applying.

You are invited to a celebration of the Lunar New Year this Saturday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. in the west end of Klages Dining Room.

We will have Chinese food for dinner, followed by entertainment from George Fox international students, a video of the Chinese new year celebration, and other festivities.

Tickets are on sale this week through Wednesday, Feb. 5, in the Bruin Den, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The cost is $5. Everyone is invited, but tickets are limited, so buy your ticket early.

Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu)

Do tests drive you crazy? You read the book, did the assignments, studied the night before, and still didn’t do as well as you wanted on your test. What else can you do? This Friday, Feb. 7, the Academic Resource Center will host a session, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test-Taker),” from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 125.

Rick Muthiah, associate director of learning support services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests.

Questions? Contact Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.

Are some of your students struggling with tests? Please encourage them to attend an Academic Resource Center workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test-Taker),” this Friday, Feb. 7, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 125.

Rick Muthiah, associate director of learning support services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests. If you have students you feel would benefit from this workshop, please encourage them to attend.

Questions? Contact Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.

Please join us tonight (Monday) for the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Amanda Marshall, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. Marshall will speak on the topic “Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery in America.”

The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

The Crescent, George Fox’s student newspaper is hiring this spring! We are now accepting applications for:

– reporting interns
– a copy editor
– social media/PR guru

To apply, please email co-editors Heather DeRosa at hderosa10@georgefox.edu or Sarah Brase at sbrase10@georgefox.edu.

Currently in a serious relationship or engaged?

SpIL is sponsoring a pre-marital class put on by Living Whole Heartedly! We’ll be talking about family-of-origin, marital expectations, intimacy (sexual, emotional, spiritual), finances, and more. $20 a couple for a 4-week class!

Dates and time:
Tuesday, Feb. 18 – 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Tuesday, Feb. 25 – 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Tuesday, March 4 – 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Tuesday, March 11 – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

Sign-up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GhUK1AUUjm25iRqjs8_gU42oHejQC897Q4CrJUh0Ib8/viewform
#dontmissit #sogoodforya

For more information email: spirituallife@georgefox.edu

Got jeans? The university’s Lip Sync winners, The Campbells, are hosting a “Jeans for Teens” charity event now through Feb. 15!

We are collecting jeans of any condition – blue, black, ripped, new, etc. – for a youth-oriented, nonprofit organization called DoSomething. We’ll be in the Bruin Den on weekdays from noon to 2 p.m., but there will also be bins located in the dorms and in the Bruin Den for donations. Spread the word before it ends!

Thank you!

Minimum wage went up to $9.10 in January, so you got a raise! Pay day is on Friday, Feb. 14. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Today is the last day of the month, so make sure you have your time sheets ready to go for your supervisor by end of day.

Did you know that you can view your pay statements in MyGFU’s “Self Service”? You always have access to these, even after you leave school. Instructions are on this web page.

Have questions? Contact Human Resources at hr@georgefox.edu.

Your giving to George Fox in the calendar year of 2013 is reflected in your Dec. 31 pay stub. Thank you for the difference you have made by your generous giving. Our students are:

• Challenged inside and outside the classroom
• Encouraged to be Christ-followers
• Equipped to be world-changers
• Known

If you still wish to receive a printed receipt or if you have any questions, please contact Kristi Hagen at ext. 2111 or khagen@georgefox.edu.

Did you know…

The Staff Development Committee has funds available for staff to subsidize the cost of seminars that will enhance job skills and professional development. For more information, check out this page.

Come watch the Super Bowl in the Bruin Grounds this Sunday, Feb. 2! It will be a game you won’t want to miss.

Some snacks and drinks will be provided!

Game starts at 3:30 p.m.