The Daily Bruin

All are welcome to join us for the fifth “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series lecture tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Manar Alattar, a biology instructor at Portland Community College.

Alattar will present “Women and Islam,” in which she will share how the experience of Muslim women varies from place to place and era to era. She also will share her experiences as a Muslim woman living in Oregon. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

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

Please join us today (Monday) from noon to 1 p.m. for the first “Let’s Work Together” presentation, showcasing the IT department, in the Cap and Gown Room. Bring your lunch and be prepared to learn and be dazzled.

Questions? Contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.

– Staff Development Committee

GFU’s Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs (ISLP) is looking for current (FR, SO, or JR) students who show leadership potential and want to actively engage in racial reconciliation on campus.  Eight (8) students will be awarded a $100 SCORR scholarship and selected for a weekly small group gathering in which they will share their culture and learn diverse perspectives.

More info and the application here.
Like us on FB:  www.facebook.com/ISLP.GFU

Student performers are needed for the variety show! The last day to turn in your completed application is Friday, October 5.

Do you have the talent? Watch this short video for ideas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5okHQyurqM

Contact Venisa Saviola at vsaviola09@georgefox.edu to sign up.

Learn how you can help partner with Bon Appetit and support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and their quest to find a cure for cancer!

Volunteer Opportunity Informational Meeting
Tuesday, Oct. 2
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den (ongoing conversation about volunteer opportunity – come when you can)
Free cookies & hot cocoa from Bon Appétit
Speakers: Stephanie Fagerstrom, volunteer coordinator, “Light the Night Walk” and George Fox alumna, and Amelia Pitts, campaign manager, “Light The Night Walk”

Event support is needed for the “Light the Night Walk” on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Volunteer opportunities include set-up, event support and clean-up. There are four-hour shifts starting at 9 a.m. and going until 9 p.m. Come help when you can! They need 100 volunteers on the day of the event to ensure it is a success!

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Light The Night Walk” funds lifesaving research and support for people battling cancer. Friends, families and coworkers form fundraising teams and millions of consumers help by donating at retail outlets. These efforts culminate in inspirational, memorable evening walks in more than 200 communities each fall across North America.

Please come see us on Oct. 2 and join us on Oct. 27 to help save a life.

Questions? Contact Denny Lawrence at dlawrenc@georgefox.edu.

This is just a friendly reminder that the Office of Spiritual Life will be putting on a garage sale Monday through Thursday, Oct. 8-11. Donations are welcomed!

If you wish to donate, drop off the items at the SpiL House on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian streets. If no one is there, leave the donations on the porch. All proceeds will benefit Summer Serve.

Questions? Contact Cristian Boanca (cboanca11@georgefox.edu)

This is a reminder that chapel exemption forms are due TODAY by 5 p.m. Please drop them off at the Spiritual Life office.

You can find the forms online on the Spiritual Life website.

Not sure you qualify? Check the website for qualifications! Or you can e-mail us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

If you have not already completed the paperwork for students you have hired or rehired this fall, please do so just as soon as you can and send it to HR. For all student employees, this includes an offer letter. For students who have not worked (for GFU) before, a W-4 and I-9 are also needed, and a direct deposit form is encouraged (but not required).

Even though a student submits a time sheet, he or she cannot be set up in the payroll system and be paid without these documents. Please take a few minutes to be sure this paperwork has been submitted for all of your student employees today if possible and no later than Monday, Oct. 1.

As always, we very much appreciate your efforts with and on behalf of our students.

– HR

University Advancement has a job opening for a student who thrives on detail and organization. Do those typos jump off the page at you? Do you enjoy marking things off your list? Then this is the job for you!

Please go to Bruin Careers to view the job description, qualifications and to apply. Job ID 2235.

Please e-mail any questions to Kristi Hagen at khagen@georgefox.edu.

The campus community is invited to a multimedia presentation, “Eyewitness Gaza,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Hoover 105.

The event, cosponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice and the religious studies department, features the photography of Skip Schiel, a Cambridge, Mass.-based photojournalist who has been traveling to Israel and Palestine to investigate and portray conditions and struggles since 2003.

In “Eyewitness Gaza,” Schiel presents the plight and struggles of youth four years after the devastating Israeli attacks of Operation Cast Lead, along with the possible implications of the Arab Spring for all the people in Gaza.

To learn more, go to this link or write to peaceandjustice@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a Slam Poetry Night tonight (Thursday) from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room as part of Latino Heritage Month. Come support performers as they share their stories of belonging, culture and identity (all cultures are welcome to share).

For more information, contact Julio Bautista at jbautista11@georgefox.edu. The event is sponsored by the Inclusion and Student Leadership Department. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/ISLP.GFU.

Don’t forget the all-employee meeting scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” The link will take you to all the information relating to community meetings and include a live-stream link (the password changes each meeting) and a chat room link.

Videos from previously recorded meetings will be added to this page in the days following. Please bookmark the page for quick access each month.

Thursday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Colorado College (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Friday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitman (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Sept. 29, 5 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitworth (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Sunday, Sept. 30, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Willamette (Austin Sports Complex)

The athletics department has also announced new ticket prices for the 2012-13 sports seasons for volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s basketball, which actually went into effect with the onset of the 2012 fall seasons. New prices, which mark the first adjustment for the Bruins in several years, are as follows:

• $7 – Adults
• $5 – George Fox alumni
• $3 – Non-GFU students (grades one through college) and seniors 60 and older
• $2 – “Classic Bruins” (GFU alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago)
• Free – GFU faculty and staff and their immediate families with valid school ID; GFU students with valid school ID; and children 6 and under who are not yet in school

For all postseason events, such as Northwest Conference tournament contests or NCAA regional or national competitions, all spectators must pay for admission, including members of the George Fox community. For additional information or to make arrangements for season tickets, which are not usually advertised to the public, contact the George Fox athletics department at 503-554-2910 or via e-mail at pfindley@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to the fifth installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series on Monday, Oct. 1, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Manar Alattar, a biology instructor at Portland Community College.

Alattar will present “Women and Islam,” in which she will share how the experience of Muslim women varies from place to place and era to era. She also will share her experiences as a Muslim woman living in Oregon. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The same lecture 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.

Bruin Directories are officially being made available to faculty and staff this year! The project is underway and in an effort to make the deliveries as timely as possible, the order form is available now! You can access it at this link.

Please fill it out soon so we can get a rough estimate on how many to order. Thanks for your support!

Questions? Contact Margaret Vogt at asccommunicationsdirector@georgefox.edu.

The business department strives to build bridges of connections and relationships for the future and to help students develop practical and innovative business skills while helping them more actively engage with the community.

Our slogan is “Be Known. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”

Based on this idea, we created a survey for students that can help us find out is there anything else we can provide for them.

Here is the link of the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PY2N79X

For more information, contact Zhenghao Zhang (zzhang11@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

IJM (International Justice Mission) meets tonight (Wednesday) from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Cultural House. Come join us and hear about the club’s vision for the year!

IJM club focuses on advocacy and awareness about sex trafficking. Come listen to and share ideas for the year.

For more information, please contact Hope Kenyon at ekenyon11@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget this afternoon’s retirement celebration for Larry Osborn, who is leaving us after 22 years of service to the university. Larry has been the mechanic and metal fabricator for the university and the previous property manager for Tilikum.

We will gather from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

An all-employee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27, at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” It is the bottom link in that section. The link will take you to all the information relating to community meetings and include a live-stream link (the password changes each meeting) and a chat room link.

Videos from previously recorded meetings will be added to this page in the days following. Please bookmark the page for quick access each month.

As a George Fox employee you are eligible for a 15 percent discount on your calling plan from Verizon Wireless. Discount only applies to lines billing at $34.99 or higher and account name must be that of the employee. If account is not in the employee’s name, it can be changed at a local Verizon Wireless retail store, or by calling Verizon Customer Care at 1-800-922-0204.

To register your line for your employee discount, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to verizonwireless.com/discounts

2. Enter your work e-mail address and select “Check for Discounts.”

3. You will receive an e-mail. Click the “Get Started” button in the e-mail to continue the registration process.

4. Click on the “Enroll Now” button under “Existing Verizon Wireless Customer.”

5. Your information will be reviewed, and if approved you will be notified that your discount will appear in one to two billing cycles.

If you have any questions, please contact Andy Dunn.