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P r e s i d e n t ’s P r o l o g u e
There is a kind of sobering effect that sets
in around this time of the semester. Summer
has gone, the deciduous trees are turning color,
and rain has returned. This week I heard a
comment — offered in jest — that the rainy
season in Oregon brings college students down
from the high of the start of the school year.
Perhaps that also includes employees.
As we reach mid-semester, I find it easy to
bemoan the rapid passing of time, but with
some reflection I also realize that much has
been accomplished since the start of school at
the end of August.This past week, for example,
a review team from the Council on Social Work
Accreditation visited in response to the social
work department’s self-study.We also continue
to make progress on a relationship with Act Six,
which would provide more ethnic/cultural
diversity to the Newberg campus. And, we’re
almost ready for the formal opening of our new
Boise Center.
Such reflection reminds me this progress is
accomplished by the wonderful people I work
with at George Fox University. Academic
departments are prepared when accrediting
teams come to visit. Visitors never fail to
comment on our beautiful facilities, whether in
Newberg or other campuses. Upon my return
from a meeting in Minnesota, administrators
and staff greeted me with a large volume of
material we send to our board of trustees in
preparation for the board’s fall meeting this
week. It’s been completed in my absence and
very well done.
George Fox University accomplishes a lot of
work that is very well done. But just as
important is the quality of relationships and
interpersonal interaction that takes place at the
university. In conversations with people from
other universities and occasional visits to other
campuses, I find myself always grateful for the
community at George Fox. In a recent
conversation with a faculty member, I heard
how some of our undergraduate student
interns had impressed an employer beyond
that of interns from other, larger institutions.
Our students reported they felt part of their
success was that they had learned how to
relate to superiors (faculty members) much
more professionally than students from other
schools. I am grateful for this and for the many
other similar situations where George Fox
employees teach by who we are and by how
we live.
This university has an ethos that serves and
nurtures students in many ways and places.
We really do offer a “caring educational
community in which each individual may
achieve the highest intellectual and personal
growth.” At the middle of the semester when
it may seem the routine is overwhelming,
remember that we are halfway to the end of
the semester, which brings the joy of Christmas.
I continue to be proud of and grateful for the
people of George Fox University. We are
involved in important and exciting work.
Volume 12
No. 16
E m p l oy e e N e w s l e t t e r
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Deadline for Copy: Oct. 18
Hoover Symposium
The university has purchased a table
of eight for the event. Complementary
tickets are available on a first-come,
first-served basis, with priority given
to families with sons or daughters who
are serving or have served in the Iraq
or Afghanistan conflicts. Call Sharon
Pilon (Advancement) at ext. 2115
if you are interested in a ticket. For
more information on the banquet, visit
welcomehomeheroes.com.
The director of the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library, Tim Walch, will be
among the guests at this year’s Hoover
Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 22, in
Hoover 104.Walch will speak on “The
Ordeal of a Biographer: Herbert Hoover
Writes About Woodrow Wilson.” He’ll be
joined by three fellow Hoover historians,
each of whom will speak on selected
periods in Hoover’s life.
The symposium is free and open to the
public.The informal panel discussion
format replicates the style of the last
symposium in 2003. Lunch is $7.95 and
must be reserved by Oct. 17. Registration
begins at 8:30 a.m., the program at 9 a.m.,
and the day concludes with optional free
tours of Hoover’s boyhood home at 2 p.m.
If you wish to reserve a lunch, contact
Lee Nash (Professor of History Emeritus)
at 503-538-8132 or Karen Gilmore
(History/Political Science) at ext. 2678.
Machinal Madness
George Fox University Theatre will
present its fall production, Machinal,
Oct. 20 – 22 and Oct. 27 – 29 in WoodMar Auditorium. Performances begin at
7:30 p.m. each night.The 1928 Broadway
hit, written by Sophie Treadwell, is a
modern parable that depicts one woman’s
tragic journey from isolation to murder.
Employees receive one complimentary
ticket, available in the University Store.
Additional tickets are $10 for general
admission, $8 for senior citizens and
alumni, and $6 for students.
For Shame
Psychology professor Nancy Thurston
is the speaker for the Fall Faculty Lecture
at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11,
in Hoover 104.The title of Thurston’s
lecture is “From Disgrace to Grace:
Theories and Treatment of Shame.”
The multi-media presentation will
survey the major theories, empirical
research, and treatment strategies of
shame-based disorders. Nancy leads
a research team on shame and is currently
doing validation studies of her new
projective assessment tool of shame, the
Thurston Cradock Test of Shame, which is
in contract for publication.
Call the box office (ext. 3844) or visit
theatre.georgefox.edu for tickets and
more information.
Drawn to the Light
Cleta Crisman, pastor at Tigard
Community Friends Church and a George
Fox alumna, will be on campus for
Quaker Heritage Week Oct. 17 – 19.
Crisman will speak in Monday and
Wednesday chapel services and during a
7:30 p.m. session Monday in Hoover 104.
The theme of the week is “Drawn to the
Light: Answering God’s Call.”
Trustees on Campus
Ochsner Returns
The George Fox Board of Trustees will
host its annual meeting on Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 14 –15, in the Cap and
Gown Room. Both sessions will begin at
8:30 a.m. and last until 4 p.m. Friday’s
plenary session will include the president’s
report. On Saturday, Tim Herron, director
of Act Six, the Christian urban leadership
development and scholarship initiative
based in Tacoma,Wash., will speak.
Alumna Gina Ochsner, winner of the
Oregon Book Award for short fiction and
numerous national and international
literary awards, will read from her newest
book of short stories, People I Wanted to Be,
at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 20, in the
Stevens Center Atrium. Ochsner’s short
stories have been featured in The NewYorker
magazine and The Best American Nonrequired
Reading. The 1992 George Fox graduate has
won more than 20 awards for her writing.
Welcome Home
George Fox is joining with the Newberg
community, businesses, and parents to
honor and thank the Afghanistan and Iraq
veterans of Newberg and surrounding
areas. A Welcome Home Heroes Banquet
is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday,
Nov. 5, at Newberg’s Chehalem Valley
Middle School, 403 W. Foothills Dr.
A catered dinner will be provided by
Bon Appétit, with a program following.
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Natural Beauty
The photography of Colleen Meacham
will go on display this month in the Lindgren
Gallery. Meacham, who specializes in
black-and-white images of flowers and
plants, is a Washington native who earned
a bachelor’s degree in art education from
the University of Washington. An opening
reception for her exhibit, entitled “Florae,”
is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on
Thursday, Oct. 20, in the gallery.
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Training Day
BIRTHDAYS
Need more help navigating your way through
Marketing and Communications services?
Please come to one of our three training
sessions.The training covers processes for
ordering stationery and business cards,
producing publications, sharing your news
with media, posting to the Web, and obtaining
photography services.Two sessions are
scheduled at the Newberg campus – Thursday,
Oct. 13, and Thursday, Oct. 27, both at 2:15
p.m. in Stevens 209. A Portland Center
session is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Thursday,
Nov. 3, in Room 155A. Please R.S.V.P. to
Tamara Cissna (Communications) at ext.
2126 by Oct. 12.
Since then, he’s conducted workshops for
mathematics teachers through Portland State
University. He earned a doctorate in
education from the University of Portland in
1978 and a bachelor’s degree in engineering
from the same university in 1968. Paul lives
in Beaverton and is married to Midge
Compton.They have two children, Nicholas
and Kelsi, and the family attends St. Pious X
Church in Beaverton.
Daniel Underwood joins
the School of Education as
an assistant professor of
education. He was a staff
attorney in the High Desert
Education Service District in
Redmond, Ore., until January of 2005,
providing general legal advice for 13 school
districts. Before that, he was a staff attorney
in the appellate division in the Harris County
Attorney’s Office from June of 2003 to
January of 2004. Previously, Daniel was on
faculty at Syracuse University and Cornell
University. He earned a doctorate in
educational policy and management from
the University of Oregon in 1999.
He attended law school at the University of
Oregon School of Law, graduating in 1996.
He lives in Milwaukie.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Jan Carpenter joined
the School of Education as
an assistant professor of
education. She comes to
the university from the
McMinnville School District,
where she was a middle school teacher since
1992. She also has been an adjunct instructor
in George Fox’s MAT program since 2001.
She received a master’s degree in education
from Western Oregon University in 1998
and a bachelor’s degree in elementary
education from George Fox in 1992. Jan lives
in Sherwood and attends River West
Community Church.
John Schmitt joins the
biology department as an
assistant professor after
spending last spring as an
adjunct instructor of biology
and chemistry. He has been a
postdoctoral fellow for the Vollum Institute at
Oregon Health and Science University in
Portland since 2002. He earned his doctorate
from OHSU in 2002, with an emphasis in cell
biology and biochemistry. He received his
bachelor’s degree in biology from Pacific
University in Forest Grove in 1995. John lives
in Beaverton with his wife, Amy, and their
daughter, Breanna.The family attends
Beaverton Christian Church.
Robert Nava joins the
School of Education as an
assistant professor of
education in the MAT
program. Since last year, he
was a second-grade bilingual
teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in
Woodburn. Before that, he spent two years
teaching elementary school in the SalemKeizer School District. Robert earned a
master’s degree in teaching from George Fox
in 2001 and is currently pursuing a doctorate
in teacher leadership from Oregon State
University. He and wife Cassandra live in
Salem and have two sons, Judah Josiah and Eli
Nathaniel.The family attends Templo
Gethsemani in Woodburn.
Sandie Hayes (Human Resources) will be
leaving George Fox at the end of the month.
She will be moving to the Puget Sound area
to join her husband, who works in Seattle.
Jerry Young joined the
Building Systems staff last
month as a plumber. Jerry
comes to George Fox with
more than 40 years of
construction, maintenance,
and plumbing experience. He has been a
plumber with Roto Rooter Plumbing the past
two years and, before that, headed his own
company, Jerry Young Construction, in Canby
from 1999 to 2003. His career began as a
plumber in Portland in 1962. He lives in
Canby with his wife, Janice, and the couple
has four grown daughters and 11
grandchildren.They attend church at Hope
Fellowship in Wilsonville.
MOVERS & QUAKERS
Rebecca Artinian Kaiser has joined
Maggie Barr as a library assistant on
the Newberg campus, and Debbie
Ellingsworth has replaced Robin Ashford
as a library assistant at the Portland Center.
Robin has left the university to work as a
reference and instruction librarian at Lewis &
Clark College.
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
Clark Campbell (Psychology) had two
articles published during the summer –
“Screening for Domestic Violence:
Psychologists’ Practices and Attitudes,” which
appeared in Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice, 36, and “Practitioner Research
Vertical Teams: A Model for Mentoring in
Practitioner-Focused Doctoral Programs,” in
The Clinical Supervisor, 23. He also made a
presentation, “Nurturing Healthy Sexuality,”
at the Gender, Identity, and Human Sexuality
Conference in Wenham, Mass., in June.The
conference was sponsored by the Christian
College Consortium.
The School of Education
hired Paul Griffith to serve
as an instructor of education
halftime. Previously, he taught
at Winterhaven School in
Portland, where he was a
math and science instructor for sixth- through
eighth-graders from 1996 to 2002.
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CALENDAR
Monday, Oct. 10
Newberg Chapel
Robin Baker, 10:40 a.m.
Staff Lunch, Noon
Town Hall Meeting
Sen. Charles Starr, Hoover 104, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 11
Faculty Lunch, Noon
Blood Drive
Wheeler Gymnasium, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Faculty Lecture
Nancy Thurston, Hoover 104, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Newberg Chapel
May Serve Chapel
Thursday, Oct. 13
Band Concert
Bauman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14
Board of Trustees Meeting
Cap and Gown Room, 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 15
Board of Trustees Meeting
Cap and Gown Room, 8:30 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 17
Newberg Chapel
Quaker Heritage Week, Cleta Crisman
Quaker Heritage Week
Cleta Crisman, Hoover 104, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Faculty Lunch, Noon
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Newberg Chapel
Quaker Heritage Week, Cleta Crisman
Staff Conference
City Bible Church,Tigard, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20
Opening Reception:
Art of Colleen Meacham,
Lindgren Gallery, 4 p.m.
Fall Theatre Production:
Machinal,Wood-Mar Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Book Reading/Signing,
Gina Ochsner, Stevens Center Atrium, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 21
Auxiliary Luncheon
Faculty Business Meeting
Hoover 104, 10:40 a.m.
Fall Theatre Production:
Machinal,Wood-Mar Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22
Hoover Symposium
Women’s Soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran
Morse Soccer Field, Noon
Men’s Soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran
Morse Soccer Field, 2:30 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Puget Sound
Wheeler Sports Center, 7 p.m.
Fall Theatre Production:
Machinal,Wood-Mar Auditorium, 7:30 p.m
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