The Daily Bruin

Print Services is taking requests from all persons wanting to learn or refresh their skills on the departmental Canon and Ricoh copiers. These training sessions are set for Thursday, Aug. 26. The time for each will be assigned as the requests arrive in Print Services. Newberg appointments will be scheduled for the morning and early afternoon, with Portland appointments being scheduled for late afternoon.

Training sessions for the new Xerox Color Qubes are being scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 25. The trainer estimates that each session should take no more than 45 minutes, but he will answer all questions. The times and locations are: MLRC first floor at 9 a.m.; Stevens Center second floor mezzanine at 10:30 a.m.; Hoover second floor at 1 p.m.; VAC lobby at 2:30 p.m.; and Print Services at 4 p.m.

Please call ext. 2550 to make your requests.

We will be opening the Bruin Den on Wednesday, Aug. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you’ve been brown-bagging all week or missing our smoothies, please come in an join us for lunch. We will again be closed on Thursday and Friday and will reopen on Monday, Aug. 23.

George Fox has formed a new partnership with Staples Advantage as its office supply provider. To demonstrate what Staples Advantage offers, three informational training sessions are scheduled between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Three Web order platform training sessions are planned at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., so schedule your attendance to participate in one of the three sessions. You will learn about:

• Stapleslink.com order platform training
• Staples’ commitment to sustainability
• Staples’ offerings for office supplies, furniture, facilities, etc.
• Product assortment, including eco-conscious office products

Stop by for light refreshments and pick up some free product samples. For more information, contact Cherie Peck at 503-731-6231 or cherie.peck@staples.com.

The GFU Portland Center building and offices will be CLOSED on Friday, Aug. 20 until noon.

All employees will be attending the Annual All-Employee meeting in Newberg, but will return at noon to open the building and offices.

Don’t forget the fall all-employee community meeting scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 20. Attendance is required.

Breakfast will be served in Klages Dining Room from 8 to 8:35 a.m. The meeting will follow in Bauman Auditorium, starting with worship at 8:45 a.m. led by Bill Jolliff.

For those at the university’s regional sites in Redmond and Boise (Salem and Portland employees are expected to attend the meeting in person), the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the event will be available in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

George Fox is expecting 56 new international students this fall, and they start arriving on campus this week. Because of the housing crunch, we are not able to put students into campus housing as soon as they arrive. So, we are looking for families who would be willing to have two international students stay in their home.

Students will need housing the nights of Aug. 17 or 18 to Aug. 26. Families are asked to provide breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided on campus. We also ask families to provide transportation to George Fox between 8 and 8:30 a.m. and pick up students at approximately 5 p.m. Host families will receive a stipend to help defray some of the costs.

Please call Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649 or dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643 or apia@georgefox.edu) if you are able to host some students. If you know of others who might be interested, please let us know so we may contact them.

Following the all-campus meeting this Friday morning, come over to Klages Dining Hall to celebrate the 100th year of the university’s support organization, the GFU Auxiliary. Lunch tickets are $15 and must be purchased from the office of university relations by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16. A portion of ticket sales will help fund the auxiliary’s endowed student scholarship fund.

We have new football T-shirts at the Bruin Bookstore. Come in and check out the selection. Only $15.99. You can see pictures of the variety on our Facebook page: facebook.com/bruinbookstore.

If you are going to purchase any meals on Serve Day (breakfast and dinner are included for all employees), please fill out this survey so we can plan accordingly.

Join IT for an introduction to FoxTALE, the university Learning Management System (LMS) used by instructors and students to provide options for online classroom interaction. This seminar assumes no prior FoxTALE experience and begins with logging in to FoxTALE. Learn to develop your course site, upload course files such as syllabi, set up an online discussion forum, and set up assignments.

You can sign up at this link for sessions on Wednesday, Aug. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon in Hoover 211 in Newberg, or Friday, Aug. 20, from 2 to 5 p.m. in PDS 210 (Portland Center).

Visit Faculty FoxTALE Quick Guides for more information.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing Communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly from B&B Print Source by Monday Aug. 23.

The login user ID is “gfubc” and the password is “gfu123.” Please save the username and password for future reference. Contact Danette Newkirk (Marketing Communications) if you have any questions.

Marketing Communications is collecting orders for name tags. For those who have regular face-to-face contact with the public and need to order a name tag, you may now submit and view your name tag requests.

Provide the name of the person for whom the name tag is needed; title or department; and the budget to be charged. Examples of title or department include: Dean of Students/Student Life and Admissions Counselor/Admissions. The next order will be placed Thursday, Aug. 19.

IT is offering training sessions to help you get started on our new e-mail system and Google applications.

Interested in learning more about the new e-mail system? Sign up for a Monday, Aug. 16, session from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Want to learn how to create, edit, and share Google Docs? Sign up for a Wednesday, Aug. 18, session from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 209. To sign up for either session, visit this link.

Visit Google Apps Help and E-Mail Quick Guides for more information.

On Serve Day (Sept. 8), we will be making laundry soap for Love INC. to distribute to the community. If you have empty liquid laundry soap containers or empty milk containers, please drop them off at the Office of Spiritual Life (Sheridan Street House).

Thank you,
Serve Day Committee

Just a final reminder that an orientation overview meeting is scheduled at 9 a.m. in Hoover 105 on Thursday, Aug. 12. All employees who will be working with new students are encouraged to attend.

Due to the large size of the incoming class, the schedule has been changed this year. We would love for everyone involved to be informed of these changes.

Be sure to turn in your requests for library course reserves no later than Wednesday, Aug. 25, if you wish to have them processed before school starts. The form can be found online.

Requests are processed in the order that they are received and can take up to five days to complete. The beginning of the semester gets a little backed up, and we would appreciate your help by getting your requests submitted as soon as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to call the library circulation desk at ext. 2410 or e-mail mlrcreserves@gmail.com.

Dear Friends,

We have a student in the seminary who has some special needs, and I was wondering if any of you might have some ideas about how to help.

Alec Sandu is a Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership student and he began in the fall of 2009. He and his family are from Zimbabwe. His wife and three children (13- and 4-year-old boy, 9-year-old girl) have adjusted well to life in America.

Alec is a pastor in the village of Siadini and a sustenance farmer. He has been pastoring for 14 years and is seeking a graduate education in order to teach and train pastors and laity. His association (First Christ Church – Churches of Christ) hosts two training conferences per year – one for pastors and the other for their congregations. He is returning to Zimbabwe on Aug. 17 for this conference. Unless we find housing for his family, they will return with him as well.

Their host family has paid for their expenses up to this point, but are no longer able to provide for Alec and his family, They are in desperate need of a place to live. If you can help in any way, please let us know. Gil George is managing the search for housing (ggeorge07@georgefox.edu). We are trying to find some part-time employment for Alec also.

Your prayers and ideas are greatly appreciated.

In Christ,
MaryKate Morse (Seminary)

This is a reminder that the fall 2010 George Fox University Employee Community Meeting is scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 20. Attendance is required.

Breakfast will be served in Klages Dining Room from 8 to 8:35 a.m. The meeting will follow in Bauman Auditorium, starting with worship at 8:45 a.m. led by Bill Jolliff.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. In addition, a chat room has been set up to allow for interaction. A video recording of the event will be available in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

Salem Sealcoating will be crack sealing on lots around the Newberg campus on Wednesday, Aug. 11, through Sunday, Aug. 15. They will post the lots they are working on, so please heed their signs. The black tar or yellow paint is not easy to get off your car. Also, take care to not walk through fresh tar and into your building.

Anna Philipsen returned to George Fox in July to work as the assistant director of alumni relations, replacing Vickie Timmons, who retired. Since 2005, Anna has been self-employed as a graphic designer, musician and tutor. She also gained graphic design and marketing experience with a medical manufacturing company in 2009-10. While a student at George Fox, she worked in the university relations and IT offices and also served as the ASC activities director and Mr. Bruin fundraiser coordinator. Anna graduated from George Fox in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree focusing on art (graphic design) and health education. She lives in Dayton with her husband Josiah and attends New Horizons Church in McMinnville.

In July, the university welcomed Tony Pruitt to work in a new position – as a media production specialist III in IT. For the past two years, Tony has owned and operated his own video production company, Storybox Productions, in Newberg. He also worked for three years as a sales representative for Professional Video and Tape of Tigard, Ore. His hiring marks a return to George Fox, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communications/video production in 1995. He lives in Newberg with wife Debbie and children Abby (14) and Jon (13). They attend 2nd Street Community Church in Newberg.

Matt Bontrager joined Print Services as a print room coordinator in July, replacing Steve Edwards. He comes to the university from Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif., where he was the security systems administrator in 2008-09. Before that, he worked for a year as director of product development and marketing for Chris Skaggs’ web development company in Newberg, Code-Monkeys. He formerly worked as a deputy sheriff in Williamson and Maury counties in Tennessee. Matt attended the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, graduating with honors in 1999. He lives in Newberg with wife Kristin, an administrative assistant in the university’s engineering department, and children Madison (an incoming freshman), Jordan (a senior at C.S. Lewis Academy) and Cameron (a freshman at C.S. Lewis Academy).