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Volume 13
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E m p l oy e e N e w s l e t t e r
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P r e s i d e n t ’s P r o l o g u e
I am an inveterate reader of the comics page in
the daily newspaper. Each major holiday gives
the writers and illustrators an opportunity to
dispense perspectives on the season, so I was
not surprised that several strips used
Thanksgiving Day themes recently. “Grand
Avenue” suggested that we should be thankful
for e-mail. Grandmother suggests, “Well, I
suppose the right thing to do is phone your
wonderful uncle Mel and tell him how
absolutely thrilled we’d be if he joined us for
Thanksgiving dinner.” The granddaughter
responds, “You’d never be able to hide the
sarcasm in your voice.” The point is, we are
grateful for e-mail because it hides our sarcasm.
I hadn’t previously thought of being thankful for
e-mail, but the strip makes a point.
Thanksgiving Day is an interesting holiday. We
celebrate by enjoying a lot of food and taking a
day away from the usual routine of our work.
What, exactly, does it mean to be thankful in the
midst of abundance when we know that much
of the world lives in abject poverty? How can
we be thankful for peace when parts of the
world live in a state of war? For what will those
who are very sick give thanks?
Thanksgiving is a North American holiday.
Would this holiday look the same if it were
instituted in African countries or poor
countries elsewhere? I wonder what goes on in
the minds of families who receive Thanksgiving
dinner courtesy of local churches or service
clubs. They surely appreciate the meal, but do
they wonder why this happens only at
Thanksgiving time?
I enjoy the holiday very much. It’s a welcome
weekend to be with family and sign our
Christmas cards. The food is great, and it
doesn’t really matter who wins the football
games. So how do we take this time of
thanksgiving and make it relevant all year long?
We also have special holidays to remember the
birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus, but
Christians
remember
those
holidays
throughout the year. What would it take to live
a life of thanksgiving all the time? This is not a
new idea, but it could be a difficult idea to
implement. The apostle Paul admonishes us to
live lives of thankfulness. One clear example is
found in I Thessalonians 5:18, where Paul writes,
“Thank God no matter what happens. This is
the way God wants you who belong to Christ
Jesus to live.” To live a life of thanksgiving is a
challenge for me. There always seem to be
things for which to be “unthankful.”
I am thankful for George Fox University and the
colleagues with whom I work. May this
Thanksgiving season be a time for renewal and
rejoicing for the gifts we have from our God.
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Deadline for Copy: Dec. 5
Light of the World
Love of Learning
George Fox will host its 15th annual
Ceremony of Lights celebration beginning
at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at the
Newberg campus. Employees and students
will gather in the Stevens Center Atrium
for a time of singing and devotions,
followed by an outdoor ceremony in
which Melva Brandt will flip a switch to
illuminate the Centennial Tower and
surrounding buildings with more than
5,000 Christmas lights. Refreshments will
be served in the Stevens Center and EHS
atriums.There also will be a live Nativity
scene, live Christmas music in both
atriums, photos with Santa, a “Mrs. Claus
Story Time,” a cookie-decorating station,
and other Christmas-related activities. All
employees and students are invited
to attend.
Gloria Doherty (IT/Seminary) will
present “Expanding Our Learning
Environment” at a faculty teaching forum
from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the Cap and
Gown Room. Gloria will address
philosophical and theoretical aspects of
student learning and the role technology
can play in that process. Refreshments will
be served.
The following Wednesday, Dec. 6, Mark
Terry (Visual Arts) and Mike Magill
(Engineering), recipients of the
university’s Faculty Achievement Award
for Undergraduate Teaching in 2005 and
2006, respectively, will speak on “Personal
Practices to Promote Student Learning”
from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. in the Cap and
Gown Room. For more information on
either session, contact Rick Muthiah
(Student Life) at ext. 2314.
In conjunction with the event, the
university is hosting a toy drive.To
participate, bring an unwrapped gift to the
Christmas celebration and leave it in a
designated area in the Stevens Center
lobby. Donations also can be dropped off
before Friday at the Office of University
Relations in the Pennington House.
New Digs
The university’s Redmond teaching site
has a new location at Central Oregon
Community College.The new address for
Suzanne Harrison, Shary Wortman,
and Sunni York (Education) is: COCC
Redmond Center, 2248 S.E. College
Loop, Building 1, Redmond, OR 97756.
The phone number is 541-504-2980 and
the fax number is 541-504-2981.The site
offers the MAT in Your Community and
reading endorsement programs and course
work in the administrative licensure
program.Two new MAT in Your
Community cohorts will begin next January.
Songs of the Season
The George Fox music department
welcomes the community to celebrate the
season with a presentation of “Let Earth
Receive Her King!” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 8-9, in Bauman
Auditorium.The Concert Choir, Men’s
Chorale,Women’s Chorale, and
Symphonic Band and Strings will perform.
The audience also will join in singing
Christmas carols.The event begins with
preconcert music by the Brass Ensemble,
Clarinet Quintet, and Handbell Ringers
at 7:10 p.m.
Yuletide Meal
The Staff Development Committee is
hosting a Christmas-themed all-staff lunch
on Monday, Dec. 4, from noon to 1 p.m.
in the Cap and Gown Room.The cost is
$3 per person.
Employees receive one complimentary
ticket, available at the University Store.
Additional tickets are $10 for adults, $8
for seniors and alumni, and $6 for
students and children. For tickets, call the
box office at ext. 3844 or visit
music.georgefox.edu.
Major Works of Art
The work of senior art majors Jun Hong
Wang and Elizabeth J.Voth will go on
display Thursday, Nov. 30, through
Saturday, Dec. 16, in the Minthorne
Gallery in the Hoover Academic Building.
The exhibit begins with an opening
reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on
Thursday, Nov. 30.There is no admission
charge.The gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on weekdays.
A Place for You
After three years in development, the
university’s Virtual Women’s Center
website (vwc.georgefox.edu) was
launched in October.The site, entitled “A
Place for You,” was created by student life
leaders and others as an online resource
for undergraduate women. Features
include alumni journal entries, online
resources, print and media
recommendations, and programs
and events.
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We’re on the Map
An interactive version of the Newberg
campus map is now online.The map was
designed by mapformation, one of the largest
design cartography firms in the United States.
The interactive map provides a Flash-based
interface with the ability to scroll and zoom
on a 3D-rendered version of the campus.You
can view it at: map.georgefox.edu.
Auxiliary Lunch
The George Fox Auxiliary is hosting a lunch at
noon on Friday, Dec. 1, in the Cap and Gown
Room.The university’s Chamber Singers will
provide music, and students will give reports
on the May Serve trip to Romania and the
Student Leadership Program.The cost is
$6.50, and reservations are required.To make
reservations, call Nancy Lamm at 503-537-2321
or Louise Clarkson at 503-538-2850.
New MDiv
The seminary’s master of divinity program
will be modified to require 84 credit hours
rather than the current 96 hours.The change
is effective in the fall of 2007. Contact Sheila
Bartlett (Seminary) at ext. 6122 to learn
more about the new degree guidelines.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
James Oshiro is the new
associate director of Student
Financial Services, replacing
Cathy Sanchez.This marks a
return to George Fox for
James, who earned a
bachelor’s degree in management and
economics from the university in 1991. Since
1999, he worked as associate director of
financial aid at Chaminade University of
Honolulu. He also served there as head cross
country coach since 1992. James lives in
Dundee with his wife, Coleen.
Lois Hutchinson is a new
part-time accounting specialist
in Financial Affairs. Lois is
enrolled in Trinity College
Evangelical Seminary, studying
biblical studies. She also
attended Portland Community College and
Pacific Lutheran University. She and her
husband, Bob, have four children and seven
grandchildren. She lives in Newberg and
attends GodSong Community Church, where
she does American Sign Language with the
worship team.
Robby Larson, director of student programs
at California Lutheran University since 2003,
was hired as director of alumni relations. A
profile of Robby will appear in Colleague after
he arrives on campus in early January.
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
Melanie Mock’s (Writing/Literature)
essay, “On Sons, at Four,” was recently
published by Mamazine. She also published an
essay, “Making a Family,” in Parenting Express.
Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) received
an audience with Pope Benedict XVI on Oct.
27 and was among more than 30 Christian
leaders from around the world who met with
Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the
Pontifical Commission for Promoting
Christian Unity, at the Vatican Oct. 25. Paul
also attended the Conference for Secretaries
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of World Christian Communions as an advisor
to Nancy Irving, general secretary of the
Friends World Committee for Consultation.
In addition to sharing the latest issue of
Quaker Religious Thought, plus other writings
on the theme “New Visions of Christian
Unity,” Paul played a copy of Bill Jolliff ’s
(Writing/Literature) That Brand New, Oldtime Song About Heaven.
Mary Johnson and Karen Buchanan
(Education) presented at the national
conference for the National Association for
the Education of Young Children in Atlanta
Nov. 9.Their session was entitled, “Teacher
Work Sample Methodology: An Authentic
Assessment Tool.”
Pat Bailey (Health and Human Performance)
spoke at the Best of the West Baseball Clinic
in Seattle Nov. 10-11 and was the featured
speaker at a C.S. Lewis Academy fundraiser Nov. 11.
Craig Johnson (Management) made a
presentation, “Recurring Issues in the Leadership Classroom,” at an International Leadership
Association conference in Chicago Nov. 1-5.
Lori DeKruyf (Counseling) gave a
presentation, “Professional Growth of
Practicing School Counselors: Disturbing
Trends and Promising Practices,” at the
Western Association of Counselor Education
and Supervision’s 2006 conference in
Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 9-12.
Michael Tomlin (Management) presented
two workshops at Idaho’s “Project
Leadership,” in Sun Valley, Idaho, Nov. 7.The
event drew approximately 200 principals and
superintendents from across the state.
Tomlin’s workshops were on “Marketing Your
Schools” and “Instructional Leadership.” Mike
discussed the importance of marketing
strategies and developing leadership skills.
Doug Campbell’s (Visual Arts) acrylic
painting, “Cloister Remnant,” was accepted
for the “Works of Faith” exhibit that opened
Nov. 7 at the First Presbyterian Church in
Portland. He also presented “The Humility of
Brokenness: Modeling Conflict-Reducing
Approaches to Dialogue in Teaching Art at the
College Level” at the Christian Higher
Education in Global Context: Implications
Response to Curriculum, Pedagogy, and
Administration conference sponsored by the
International Association for the Promotion of
Christian Higher Education in Granada,
Nicaragua, Nov. 13-19. At the same
conference, Doug also presented a response
to Transculturizing the Humanities in
Christian Higher Education by Dr. Jose
Ramon Alcantara of Mexico.
Mark Hall (Political Science) presented his
Chautauqua lecture, “Respecting an
Establishment of Religion,” at Willamette
University in Salem on Nov. 21.The talk
explored Christianity’s influence in the
founding era and the founders’ views on
religious liberty and church-state relations.
IN THE FAMILY
BIRTHDAYS
Nov. 28
Nov. 29
Nov. 30
Dec. 3
Dec. 4
Dec. 6
Dec. 7
Dec. 8
Dec. 10
Clella Jaffe
Krissy Findley
Arden Butler
Michelle Conrad
Melanie Hulbert
John Barber
Brad Lau
Devorah Overbay
Alan Kluge
Kris Thompson
Jan Thomas
Kerry Irish
Carlisle Chambers
CALENDAR
Monday, Nov. 27
Newberg Chapel
Colin Saxton, Superintendent of the Friends
Northwest Yearly Meeting, 10:40 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 28
All-Employee Lunch, Noon
Women’s Basketball vs. Linfield
Wheeler Sports Center, 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. Linfield
Wheeler Sports Center, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Newberg Chapel
University Players
Thursday, Nov. 30
Opening Reception:
Senior Thesis Exhibit
Minthorne Gallery, 4-5:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 1
Open Worship
Prayer Chapel, 10:40 a.m.
Auxiliary Lunch
Cap and Gown Room, Noon
Christmas Lighting Ceremony
Centennial Tower, 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 4
Newberg Chapel
Christmas Gathering, 10:40 a.m.
All-Staff Lunch, Noon
Tuesday, Dec. 5
Faculty Lunch, Noon
Christmas Celebration
Pittock Mansion, 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 6
Newberg Chapel
Christmas Concert
Undergraduate Coordinating
Council Meeting with Provost
Cap and Gown A, 3:40-5 p.m.
Ten! Ten! Ten!
Theatre Presentation
Wood-Mar Auditorium, 10:10 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 7
Ten! Ten! Ten!
Theatre Presentation
Wood-Mar Auditorium, 10:10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 8
Christmas Concert
Bauman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Ten! Ten! Ten!
Theatre Presentation
Wood-Mar Auditorium, 10:10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9
Christmas Concert
Bauman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Ten! Ten! Ten!
Theatre Presentation
Wood-Mar Auditorium, 10:10 p.m.
John Natzke (Engineering) and his wife,
Amy, welcomed their third child, Anna
Elizabeth, on Oct. 26. She weighed 8 pounds,
6 ounces, and was 20 1/2 inches long. She
joins a sister, Josepha (10), and brother,
Daniel (8).
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