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G e or g e F ox U n i v e r s i t y
Colleague
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Volume 12
No. 18
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
It was still dark with a steady rain falling when
I left Portland. About an hour later, I arrived in
Boise – and to a pleasantly warm, sunny day.
George Fox University’s Boise Center was
hosting an open house the afternoon of Nov. 1,
celebrating the new location on Eagle Road,
west of Boise and just south of the I-84 freeway.
George Fox has had a center in Boise since
1995. It has produced more than 600 alumni in
that time. For the past several years, we have
held separate commencement ceremonies in
Boise, with about 80 graduates last spring.
A year ago it became evident our facility, which
was leased, had become inadequate. So, the
university negotiated a new lease arrangement
in a new facility in the “hottest” area of Boise.
It’s a new commercial area that includes banks,
hotels,large office complexes,and retail businesses.
Future Bruins
Golf for the Gulf
Some 200 prospective students and 100
parents are expected on the Newberg
campus for Bruin Preview Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 10–11.The visitors will meet
faculty members, coaches, current
students, and counselors while also
attending classes.There also will be a
performing arts showcase on Friday.
George Fox is entering at least one fourmember team in the Hurricane Relief
Golf Tournament scheduled for 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 13, at the new Chehalem
Glenn Golf Course in Newberg. Three
seniors at Newberg High School are
organizing the tournament, with all
proceeds benefiting victims of Hurricane
Katrina through Northwest Medical
Teams.The cost to enter is $99 per player,
which includes 18 holes of golf, lunch,
range balls, a cart, and dinner.
There will also be awards and a raffle.To
find out more, call Sharon Pilon
(Advancement) at ext. 2115.
To Your Health
Health and Counseling Services is hosting
a health and wellness fair from 9:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the
Stevens Center atrium. Flu shots, covered
by OICEBT insurance (eligible faculty and
staff) and the Student Insurance Plan, will
be available.Those with Kaiser Insurance
pay a $20 fee.The event will feature
booths from massage therapists, Bon
Appétit, the Department of Health and
Human Performance, PsyD students,
Residence Life staff, and others.There also
will be music and door prizes. Call Valorie
Orton (Health and Counseling Services)
at ext. 2340 for more information.
Our new center has nearly 9,500 square feet of
space and has a large George Fox sign clearly
visible from Eagle Road day and night. The
center is a high-quality, professional building.
The space is well-designed and beautifully
constructed. Upon entering the building for the
first time, most people look around and say
something like, “Wow.”
We need this new facility as we significantly
expand the offerings of the Boise Center to
include our MBA and MAT programs.The MBA
already is under way and the MAT will admit its
first cohort in January.The center continues to
offer our degree-completion programs and the
Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership.
Musical Month
The George Fox community has several
opportunities to see students showcase
their musical skills this month in Bauman
Auditorium. On Thursday, Nov. 10, the
university’s Jazz Band will join the Mt.
Hood Community College Jazz Band for a
7:30 p.m. performance.The following
day, a performing arts showcase is
scheduled at 10:40 a.m., featuring George
Fox’s Symphonic Band, Concert Choir,
and University Players. On Monday, Nov. 14,
a small ensemble concert – featuring the
university’s Bell Choir, Brass Ensemble,
and other groups – is set for 7:30 p.m.
And on Friday, Nov. 18, the Chehalem
Symphony Orchestra performs at 7:30
p.m.There are also student recitals Nov. 11
at 12:40 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
All of the events are free.
It is easy to think of George Fox University as
being in Newberg.The truth is, we also are alive
and well in other locations. Our students at
those locations think of themselves as real
George Fox University students – and they are.
They want to hear news from Newberg, but
they also want us to know that at these other
centers they too are studying in distinctively
George Fox, Christ-centered programs.
I visit the Boise Center several times each year,
and each time it is enjoyable, instructive, and
encouraging. Boise Center staff members are
excited about their mission and the mission of
George Fox University. Our alumni and current
Boise students also are excited about what they
are experiencing. They rave about the faculty
and the wonderful way they are treated by
support staff.
Holiday Cheer
Tickets are still on sale for George Fox’s
Christmas kickoff celebration scheduled
from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at
the Portland Golf Club.The event will
include live music, hors d’oeuvres, desserts,
and an exhibition featuring student artists.
The cost is $30 per person and dress is
evening casual.Tickets must be purchased
online at christmas.georgefox.edu by
Wednesday, Nov. 23. For more
information, contact Ronecca Dockter
(Development) at ext. 2116.
The George Fox mission is being implemented
in Idaho’s Treasure Valley for the benefit of its
residents and God’s kingdom. It’s the same plan
for every George Fox location. I am proud of
the work of our growing George Fox family –
in Boise, Portland, Salem, Central Oregon,
and Newberg.
Colleague
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On Lewis and Narnia
George Fox will host Louis Markos,
professor of English at Houston Baptist
University, for two speaking engagements
on Monday, Nov. 21. Markos will discuss
C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia in
chapel at 10:40 a.m. and speak on “Lewis
Agonistes:Wrestling with the New Age”
at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 104. Markos
speaks nationally on topics ranging from
the arts, education, and apologetics to
Ancient Greece and Rome. He is the
author of Lewis Agonistes: How C. S. Lewis
Can Train Us to Wrestle with the Modern and
Postmodern World.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
The Boise Center
welcomes Lindsey
Wallgren as an
admissions counselor.
Lindsey joins George Fox
after working as an
administrative assistant for Design West
Architects of Nampa, Idaho, and Pullman,
Wash., since 2001. She also gained
receptionist experience with the Mauk &
Burgoyne Law Firm of Boise from 1997 to
2001. Lindsey earned a bachelor’s degree
in management and organizational
leadership from George Fox’s Boise
Center in 2005. She lives in Meridian and
is married to Jerrod. She attends Ustick
Baptist Church.
Maggie Barr (Library) left the university
at the end of October to take an education
position in Portland. She will continue as a
student in George Fox’s MBA program.
Carlos Marin (Education) will leave
George Fox at the end of December to
take a full-time position at City Bible
Church in Portland.
Nov. 7, 2005
Lorraine DeKruyf (Counseling) gave three
presentations at the Association for Counselor
Education and Supervision’s 2005 national
conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 20 –22.
Lorraine presented on “The Complexities of
Diversity: Integrating Multiple Dimension
Identity Models into Counselor Supervision”;
“Working Creatively and Ethically with
Counselors who are also Counseling Students:
Using Bicultural Identity Development as a
Guide for Creating a Space for Learning”;
and “Infusing not Defusing: Providing
Meaningful Approaches to Infusing Cultural
Competencies throughout Counselor
Educator Curriculum.” Lorraine also copresented on “Narrative Therapy: Risk to
Resiliency” with Mary Massey (Counseling)
at the Washington Counseling Association’s
fall conference, “Youth at Risk: Making the
Difference,” in Seattle Oct. 15.
The School of Education
hired Joanne Wiitala for
a new position, director of
placement services. She is
a familiar face to those in the
department, as she was
an adjunct supervisor of student teachers at
George Fox from 2002 to May of this year.
Before that, Joanne was a language arts
teacher and a communications and humanities
chair at Portland’s David Douglas High School
for 17 years. Joanne earned a master’s in
counseling from Portland State University in
1996 and a bachelor’s degree in teaching
from Warner Pacific College in 1985. She
lives in Portland and attends New Song
Community Church.
Peter Smart’s (Development) final day at
George Fox will be Dec. 9. He will be
attending Azusa Pacific to earn a master’s
degree in college student affairs.
Brad Lau (Student Life) had an article
published in The NASPA Journal, a refereed
journal for student affairs professionals.
Brad’s article, “Reasons for Student Behavior
Codes: A Qualitative Study at Two Christian
Liberal Arts Institutions,” appeared in The
NASPA Journal, 42(4).
Correction: Paul Griffith (Education) earned a
master’s degree in education, not a doctorate, from
the University of Portland in 1978.The degree was
listed incorrectly in the Oct. 10 issue of Colleague.
Melanie Springer Mock’s
(Writing/Literature) essay, “Confined by
the Stained-Glass Ceiling,” was published in
the Nov. 4 issue of The Chronicle of
Higher Education.
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
Craig Johnson (Management) spoke on the
topic of leadership communication at the
Leadership in Central Europe Conference in
Olomouc, Czech Republic, Oct. 28–30.
He also participated on a panel, “Best Practices
from Around the Globe: Leadership Exercises
and Activities for Classroom and Training
Settings,” in Amsterdam on Nov. 2–6.
His panel presentation was entitled “And
Now for Something Completely Different:
Introducing Taoist Leadership Principles in
the Educational Context.”
David Hansen and Brent Wilson
(Computer Science) had papers published in
the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges.
David’s paper was entitled “The Sin of
Omission: Database Transactions,” while Brent
wrote “Introduction to Parallel Programming
using Message Passing Interface.” Both Brent
and David presented their papers at the
Northwest Conference of the Consortium for
Computing Sciences in Colleges at the
University of Washington-Bothell
Oct. 14 –15.
Sue Newell (Social Work) presented at the
North American Association of Christians in
Social Work convention in Grand Rapids,
Mich., Oct. 27–29. Sue’s topic was “Faith
Integration in Social Work Field Education.”
David Kerr (Visual Arts: Graphic Design)
invented and branded a safety product
designed to prevent children from getting
their hands on firearms or ammunition.The
device, called AmmoLock, is a locking
mechanism that secures handguns and bullets
and, according to David, is the only product
of its kind on the North American market.
To find out more, visit ammolock.com.
Kathy Heininge (Writing/Literature)
presented her paper, “Poetic Representations
of the Children of Lir,” to the American
Conference on Irish Studies at Oregon State
University Oct. 14 –16.The paper explores
the way that three different poets invoke
the Irish legend about children who were
turned into swans for 900 years. She also
chaired a panel about restorative justice in
Ireland. Kathy also was elected to the position
of secretary/treasurer for the American
Conference on Irish Studies Western Division,
and was a member of the committee
that reviewed and awarded the best new
scholar’s paper.
Matt Meyer (Communication Arts) and his
multimedia production class are assisting two
local nonprofit groups by building new
websites for The House of Ruth and Newberg
FISH.The former is a Hillsboro maternity
home for teenage mothers and the latter a
food distribution center for the needy.
Marc Shelton (Education) presented in
Washington, D.C., at the National Council of
Professors of Educational Administration’s
Summit on the Preparation of School Leaders
in August. Marc also was selected for the
publications committee and will be reviewing
manuscripts for the NCPEA journal and
online, peer-reviewed resource, Connexions.
Colleague
IN THE NEWS
Career Services received recognition in a
CollegeJournal.com article in which former
student Paul Southwick commended the
office for helping him land two paid internships
in Washington, D.C.The article is available at
marketingpower.com/content30834.php#.
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BIRTHDAYS
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Nov. 14
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Doug Campbell
Vicki Ring
Denise DeCicco
Sean Patterson
Kelly Borror
Jan Lefebvre
Carol Jaquith
Sue O’Donnell
Carla Williams
Mark Doyle
Kathleen Jones
Shary Wortman
Bob Hamilton
Paul Emerson
CALENDAR
Monday, Nov. 7
Newberg Chapel
John Woolman Peacemaking Forum
Tom Getman, 10:40 a.m.
John Woolman Peacemaking Forum
Tom Getman, Hoover 104, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 8
John Woolman Peacemaking Forum
Tom Getman, Newberg Classes
Faculty Lunch, Noon
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Newberg Chapel
Kevin Bennie, 10:40 a.m.
Portland Center Community Lunches, Noon
Wellness Fair
Stevens Center, 9:30 a.m.– 3 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 10
Bruin Preview, Newberg Campus
Jazz Concert
Bauman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 11
Performing Arts Showcase
Bauman Auditorium, 10:40 a.m.
Bruin Preview, Newberg Campus
Monday, Nov. 14
Newberg Chapel
Neal Ninteman, 10:40 a.m.
Small Ensemble Concert
Bauman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Staff Lunch, Noon
Provost’s Council & Committee Chairs Meeting
Wood-Mar Conference Room, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 15
Faculty Lunch, Noon
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Newberg Chapel
University Players, 10:40 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 18
Faculty Business Meeting
Hoover 104, 10:40 a.m.
Chehalem Symphony Orchestra
Bauman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 19
Men’s Basketball vs. Northwest
Wheeler Sports Center, 7:30 p.m.
Newberg | Portland | Boise | Salem • Nov. 7, 2005