The Daily Bruin

The Bruin Den will be closed for two weeks starting Monday, Aug. 1, and will reopen on Monday, Aug. 15 with summer hours (8 a.m.-2 p.m.)

The Staff Development Committee invites you to join us for our kickoff event of “Let’s Learn Together” on Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 12-1 p.m. on the Newberg campus in Stevens 307 and at the Portland Center in room 155. We have an IT specialist teaching Excel tips, tricks, and shortcuts.

Space is limited so please click here (https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/georgefox.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFdhR3FRQnJvT2NkMjU0S2FhanFKbHc6MQ to register for the event.  Please bring your lunch and your questions.

The 2011-12 parking brochure is now available on the George Fox University website. Check it out here:
http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/security/parking/parking_map.pdf

A copy will also be included with your parking permit.

Security Services now has a Facebook page, so “like” the page to stay apprised of important information about parking, personal safety, timely notices, articles, videos, and some fun contests.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/George-Fox-University-Security-Services/211123705601566

In October of 2010 the Provost’s Council approved a set of assumptions by which semester start and end dates will be consistently set, effective fall 2011.  These calendar assumptions are as follows:

Semester Start and End Dates
Mid-Year Commencement – on the Saturday on or between December 15-21
End of Fall Semester – Friday preceding Mid-Year Commencement
Start of Fall Semester – Monday 16 weeks prior to the End of Fall Semester (may be Labor Day)
Start of Spring Semester – Second Monday in January
End of Spring Semester – Friday 16 weeks following Start of Spring Semester
Start of Summer Semester/May Term – Monday following End of Spring Semester
End of May Term – Friday three weeks after start of May Term
End of Summer Semester – Friday 16 weeks following Start of Summer Semester

Spring Break Dates are scheduled as follows:
Oregon – Week that ends with the last Friday in March
Idaho – Week that begins with the last Monday in March

5 Year Semester Dates Based on the Above Assumptions:

2011-12
Fall Semester: 8/29/2011 – 12/16/2011
Spring Semester: 1/9/2012 – 4/27/2012
Summer Semester: 4/30/2012 – 8/17/2012

2012-13
Fall Semester: 8/27/2012 – 12/14/2012
Spring Semester: 1/14/2013 – 5/3/2013
Summer Semester: 5/6/2013 – 8/23/2013

2013-14
Fall Semester: 9/2/2013 – 12/20/2013
Spring Semester: 1/13/2014 – 5/2/2014
Summer Semester: 5/5/2014 – 8/22/2014

2014-15
Fall Semester: 9/1/2014 – 12/19/2014
Spring Semester: 1/12/2015 – 5/1/2015
Summer Semester: 5/4/2015 – 8/21/2015

2015-16
Fall Semester: 8/31/2015 – 12/18/2015
Spring Semester: 1/11/2016 – 4/29/2016
Summer Semester: 5/2/2016 – 8/19/2016

Provided by Melissa Thomas, Registrar

Plant Services will be having a sale on surplus items from campus. Items for sale will include furniture, binders, office supplies, etc. The sale will be held at Plant Services on Friday, Aug. 5 from 8 a.m.  to noon.  More details coming soon.

Contact: Debby O’Kelley, dokelley@georgefox.edu

Students-the summer is rapidly drawing to a close, and many of you have yet to either register your vehicle, or to register as not bringing a vehicle to campus. In order to have your parking permit waiting for you at Mail Services when you return to campus, you MUST register by Friday, August 12. We can’t guarantee your parking permit will be ready by the time school starts for any registrations received after that date, so register TODAY.

Starting Aug. 1, women faculty and staff will have the opportunity to apply for participation in the 2011-12 Women’s Leadership Development Institute cohort that will commence at a retreat planned for Sept. 29-30. Applications will be available at this link. Please return all applications to Campus Box #6255 by Sept. 1. Sheri Philips will continue to give leadership to the program.

The university’s first Women’s Leadership Development cohort concluded at a celebration for the program mentors and mentees in May. After attending the kick-off retreat in October, each cohort mentee met monthly with her mentor from October to May and attended five required leadership skills sessions.

Cohort mentees read several texts during the program and shared their learning on a WLDI Foxtale site. Mentees last year included Melissa Terry, Kathy Weiss, Audrey Williamson, Shelley Yonemura, Sondra Creason, Angela Wilson Henry and Brenda Burg.

Even though only a limited number can be accepted, please feel encouraged to apply.

The university is expecting approximately 30 to 40 new international students this fall. They will be arriving on Aug. 19 to begin the international student orientation.

Rather than house these students in empty dorm rooms during their orientation, we are looking for about 15 to 20 families who would be willing to have up to two international students stay in their home the nights of Aug. 19-25 (students would be free to be with the families the entire weekend of Aug. 19-21).

Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided on campus during orientation. We also ask families to provide transportation to George Fox between 8 and 8:30 a.m. and pick students up at approximately 5 p.m. Host families will receive a stipend to help defray some of the costs of meals and transportation.

If you are interested in serving as a host family, please contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) or Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu). If you know of others who might be interested, please let us know so we may contact them.

Thank you for your willingness to consider this opportunity.

Diana Cheshire joined the university in July as director of institutional assessment, for which she will support and coordinate assessment efforts to maintain and improve academic programs and student services consistent with the mission and objectives of the university and external agencies. This past year, she served as the director of the South Carolina and the College of Charleston’s Teaching Fellows Program and worked on college, school and program assessment efforts at both the state and national levels. For the past five years, she’s also been an assistant professor in the School of Education, Health and Human Performance at the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. Before that, she taught in the School of Education at Anderson University (2004-06) and Point Loma Nazarene University (2002-04). Diana was also a research assistant at Indiana University-Bloomington from 1998 to 2001. She earned her doctorate in curriculum and instruction (mathematics education and instructional systems technology) from Indiana University in 2002 and an MAT in the Research of Teaching and Learning from the University of California-San Diego in 1992. Diana lives in Wilsonville with her husband, Webb, and three children: Ashley, Timothy and Megan. She plans to attend Grace Church.

The Office of Marketing Communications welcomed Jeremy Lloyd as creative content manager last week. For the past two years, he has worked as a self-employed writer and editor, creating content for clients that included USAToday.com, Livestrong.com, Oregonsports.com and other websites. Prior to that, he served for four years as assistant editor of PDX Magazine, for which he wrote feature stories, copy edited and managed writers and photographers. His experience as a writer, editor and project coordinator includes producing content for magazines, major websites and small businesses. Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from George Fox in 1998. He lives in Tigard and attends Greater Portland Bible Church.

Nanita Sammons (Associate VP for Strategic Finance) left the university in late June, at the conclusion of her contract period.

Amy Lorenz (Alumni Relations) left the university on July 15. She is moving to Peoria, Ariz., with her husband Damon, who recently completed his EdS degree at George Fox and has accepted a position in the Peoria Unified School District as a school psychologist. Amy plans to look for a job once settled.

Travis Morgan (Undergrad Admissions) left George Fox on July 22. He has accepted a position as human resource analyst for PacifiCorp in Portland.

Tami Ankeny (Residence Life) left the university last week. She plans to pursue an internship with Word Made Flesh in Romania this fall.

Kristie DeHaven will transfer in August from an admissions counselor in EDFL to work as an undergraduate enrollment counselor.

Ed Higgins’ (English) poem “Errata” appeared in the Summer 2011 issue of The Found Poetry Review, a quarterly online poetry journal.

Have e-Colleague news to share? Send it to Sean Patterson at spatterson@georgefox.edu.

All “Art Advantage” brand art supplies are marked down 40 to 70 percent off retail pricing in the Bruin Bookstore. Lots of selection!

The store is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions? Contact John Stewart at jstewart@georgefox.edu.

A media production specialist position is currently open only to internal applicants (employees). Please e-mail hr@georgefox.edu to ask for a copy of the job description. To apply, please submit a completed transfer request, cover letter, and resume to Human Resources no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, July 29. The transfer request form is available here.

Qualified, temporary employees are welcome to apply but should submit a George Fox employment application with the cover letter and resume rather than the transfer request form.

You can now review your fall charges online and set up payment plans for the coming year! Sign up for monthly payments by August 1st and we will waive the $35 fee for each term included on the payment plan form. (If you will be paying your balance prior to semester start, you do not need a payment plan.)

Regardless of how you plan to pay, the George Fox University Payment Estimator is available online for your use. This planning tool is extremely helpful for families as they look toward making payment for the coming academic year. More information on how to begin monthly payments is also available with the estimator.

Simply go to: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/stu_fin_srv/forms.html and select the Payment Estimator hyperlink.

Students, if someone else helps you with your tuition payments, you will want to forward this notice to them as well!

The Tilikum Retreat Center is sponsoring a father/daughter retreat Aug. 5-7. Come spend a weekend in the beautiful Chehalem Valley enjoying time strengthening your father/daughter relationship.

Brad Lau (Student Life) will speak on the topic “A Time To Build” and will address four core values that fathers should pass along to their daughters, enabling them to become the young women God has intended for them to be. Attendees can also enjoy the “Big Swing,” the “Little Zipline,” archery, a water slide, swimming and boating. A fishing derby is also planned.

New this year will be the “Big Zipline,” which starts on a platform 70 feet in a tree and zips 700 feet across the lake. As with all Tilikum retreats, the food service staff will offer the center’s home cooking.

To sign up or learn more, visit this link or call 503-538-2763.

Let’s Learn Together, an informational series sponsored by the Staff Development Committee, will kick off Tuesday, Aug. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. This first session of the year will focus on “Excel: Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts” and feature an IT specialist from George Fox. Watch your staff announcements for location and other information.

Questions? Contact Jan Lefebvre at jlefebvre@georgefox.edu.

David Andersen, a Northwest construction company executive and university board member, will speak on campus Tuesday, July 26, as a guest of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest. The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex.

Andersen is president of Portland-based Andersen Construction, a $300 million-a-year construction management, general contracting and project management business working in six western states. Coffee, tea and pastries will be available at the meeting, which is free for newly renewed Chamber members who R.S.V.P. A $5 donation is suggested from non-members and guests who R.S.V.P.

Based in Portland, the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest hosts nine monthly networking opportunities throughout the region. Besides the Newberg meeting, events are also held in Vancouver, East Portland, West Portland, Tualatin, Salem, Albany-Corvallis, Eugene-Springfield and Roseburg. For full information or to R.S.V.P., visit cccnw.net or call 503-928-8354.

Before moving forward with renting five canoes for our second annual Floatabout training, the spiritual life staff is checking to see if there might be any canoes available for borrowing (or even renting at a much-discounted price!) from within our Fox community. We would be looking to borrow them for our four-day float Aug. 16-19 on the Willamette River Trail from Buena Vista Park to Roger’s Landing in Newberg.

Floatabout is becoming our “preseason” training for our student chaplains and chapel leadership team, primarily for listening to God through solitude and community, in order to prepare for a year of ministry to our student community at George Fox.

If you can help us, contact Rusty St. Cyr at rstcyr@georgefox.edu.

The one-day-a-week courier service to the Salem campus is changing from Thursdays to Mondays for the rest of the summer break. The same service to the Portland Center will remain the same: every weekday Monday through Friday.

Questions? Call Mail Services at ext. 2555.

Ted Allen, a chief operating officer with more than 25 years of business experience in the software, technology, distribution and services industries, joined the university as the school’s executive vice president for finance and business operations, CFO, in July. For the past year, Ted worked as principal at TE Allen Management Services in Wilsonville, partnering with entrepreneurial to midsize and larger companies to establish or provide improvements in business operations, systems, finance and organization structure. Before that, he served for two years as vice president of operations and finance at Accero, Inc., of Lake Oswego. Ted also held leadership positions with the Elite Care Corporation (chief executive officer), Business Objects (vice president of global services), Hollywood Entertainment (vice president of business systems), Pacific Stationery (chief operating officer) and Building Champions (chief operating officer). In his career, he has served as an operations executive in organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Ted earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Oregon State University in 1981 and earned his CPA license in 1984. He lives in Wilsonville with his wife, Toni, and daughters Hannah and Hayley, and attends Grace Chapel in Wilsonville.

Nancy Fawver joined the university in late June as a half-time enrollment counselor for the full-time MBA and Doctor of Business Administration programs as well as American Culture and Language courses. She arrives from Veritas School, where she continues as a part-time registrar and system administrator. Previously, she was self-employed as a computer consultant in the mid-1990s and worked as a business systems analyst, programmer/analyst and registrar for customer training for Mentor Graphics in Wilsonville from 1988 to 1994. Nancy earned an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree in psychology, communication and business from George Fox in 1988. She lives in Dundee with her husband, Michael, and their four children.

Shari Scales (Advancement) stepped down as vice president for principal gifts on June 30. She plans to spend more time with family.

Mike Goins (Financial Affairs) retired from the university this month after 10 years of service to George Fox.