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Volume 12
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P r e s i d e n t ’s P r o l o g u e
Thanks to our “flattened” world, I am able to be
in Pennsylvania with our family and still get this
column to you in a timely fashion. I’m reminded
of this concept because I’m currently reading a
new book by Thomas L. Friedman, The World is
Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century.This
is a powerful and clear description of the
factors that have led to globalization and the
new reality of things.
The book is particularly important to me
because, later this month, I am scheduled to give
the commencement address at Daystar
University just outside Nairobi, Kenya. I’ve been
thinking about what I, as a Christian educator
from the United States, should say to a group of
graduates from an African institution. Then, this
morning, on its editorial page, the Harrisburg,
Pa., newspaper carried an article, “Africa
Struggles with Past and Future.” Its dateline was
Nairobi. As globalization continues, the
differences between what we do and how we
think compared with those in other parts of the
world are becoming smaller. Paul Freston
pointed out at our faculty retreat almost a year
ago that we must learn how to work together
because globalization is real and is here to stay.
This may be exactly the right time for a U.S.
Christian educator to speak to new graduates
in Kenya. I’m thinking the point of my address
needs to be on the relationships that must be
developed to link the church worldwide. I
believe Christ-centered higher education could
be the glue that brings the church together
across many lines. Higher education is of high
importance and generally highly regarded
everywhere. George Fox University has the
opportunity to be a real player in this “game” –
one that is very serious and has ultimate
consequences for the cause of Christ.
I look forward to being with friends in Kenya
for Daystar’s commencement. My hope is that I
will be of help to our brothers and sisters in
East Africa as all of us learn to live in a new kind
of world that is becoming “flatter” with each
passing day. With various kinds of walls
between nations coming down, it also may be an
excellent time to work on bringing down walls
between God’s people in the world.
ACSD Visitors
Deadline for Copy: June 28
More than 600 student affairs
professionals from across the country are
on the George Fox campus this week for
the annual Association for Christians in
Student Development (ACSD)
conference.The event runs through
Thursday. For a schedule and more
information, go to georgefox.edu/acsd.
Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha.
Besides providing a day on the links for
friends of the university, the event will
raise money for student scholarships. For
more information or to register, go to
georgefox.edu/golf, or call Ronecca
Dockter (Development) at ext. 2116.
Boise Commencement
Sam Farmer – a man who is “George
Fox to many, many people in the
community,” according to President
David Brandt – was selected the
university’s 2005 Volunteer of the Year at a
luncheon on the Newberg campus May
24. Sam has been a student, employee,
trustee, and volunteer at George Fox. He
was a volunteer member of the
university’s board of trustees for 19 years
and, since 1988, has served the university
as vice president for development (19881994) and as assistant to the president for
special projects (1994-present) – the last
three years as a volunteer.
Sam also has volunteered with several
city and county organizations, church
groups, and at the Friendsview Retirement
Community, where he lives with his wife,
Dorothy. He attended George Fox from
1952 to 1954 and returned nearly four
decades later to earn a management of
human resources degree in 1992.
Sixty-eight Treasure Valley-area students
will receive bachelor’s and master’s
degrees from the George Fox University
Boise Center on Saturday, June 11.The
ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in
Boise State University’s Student Union
Building. Rev. Bill Roscoe, executive
director of the Boise Rescue Mission, will
give the commencement address, and the
Greenleaf Friends Academy Ensemble will
perform. Fifteen students will earn
master’s degrees, and 53 students will
receive bachelor’s degrees through the
center’s degree-completion program for
working adults.
National Recognition
George Fox’s new student recruitment
publications earned five medals in the
national Council for Advancement and
Support of Education’s Circle of
Excellence awards competition.The
university claimed two silver and three
bronze medals in the national contest that
recognizes the best marketing and
communications materials submitted by
CASE member institutions of all sizes.
The university’s “Be” viewbook received
a silver in the individual student
recruitment publications category, a
classification that drew 84 entries. George
Fox also scored a silver medal among 13
contestants in the publications program
improvement category.
The university earned bronze medals
for its student recruitment publications
package (70 entries), its institutional-wide
branding program (18 entries), and its
visual design in print offering (577
entries). In each case, multiple
submissions were awarded gold, silver, and
bronze medals.
George Fox was the only CASE District
VIII member – a division that incorporates
81 institutions in five states and seven
Canadian provinces – to earn recognition
in each of those respective categories.
Time for Tee
The second annual George Fox University
Golf Tournament tees off at noon on
Tuesday, July 12, at the award-winning
Helpful Farmer
Getting More Flexible
George Fox has changed its flex plan to
include a two-month, 15-day grace period
at the end of the flexible spending year.
The current plan year runs from April 1,
2005, to March 31, 2006.With the
extension, participants will have until June
15, 2006, to incur eligible out-of-pocket
expenses in their flexible spending
accounts. Previously, employees were
required to use or lose account funds by
the end of the plan year.The extension
comes in wake of a U.S.Treasury
Department ruling that gives employers
the option of extending the deadline.
Athletic Showcase
Plant Services is home to a new display
featuring sports memorabilia from the
university’s formative years. Drop by
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday to see a baseball from the
1890s, early uniforms, and other historic
pieces. Clyde Thomas (Plant Services),
Mike Wirta (Custodial Services), and
student worker Jessi Ritchey assembled
the artifacts, and Bob Dexter (Building
Repair) constructed the display cabinet.
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Stationery Option
George Fox’s signature package is adding a
secondary option. An additional style of
letterhead, without the back printing, is
available for departments that make large
print orders.The original design is standard
for all other mailings and for all
correspondence that includes business cards.
The next order will be made in July.
The high-volume stationery option
complements a signature package series that
claimed a Grand Gold Award – the highest
honor – at the Council for the Advancement
and Support of Education’s (CASE) District
VIII competition in February. For additional
usage information, log on to
georgefox.edu/offices/communications/
creative_srv/stationery.html.
Update Your Records
For those who have yet to update their
records, please note:The new address for the
Boise Center is 1810 S. Eagle Road, Meridian,
ID 83642.The center reports that several
recent pieces of mail sent from the Newberg
campus were addressed to the old location.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Christy Chick has joined
the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions as an
administrative assistant.
Christy graduated from
George Fox with a bachelor’s
degree in social work and
Christian ministries this spring. She’s worked
as an intern in the Office of Student Life since
December, and she was an administrative
consultant with Miller Consulting Group of
Newberg since January of 2004. Christy lives
in Newberg and will be getting married in
July. She attends Portland Vineyard Church.
The Office of Undergraduate
Admissions welcomes Erin
Macy as an admissions
counselor for transfer
students. Erin has worked as
a health professions
admissions specialist at
Portland Community College since August of
2003. Before that, she was an academic
counselor at Southern Methodist University
in Dallas in 2002-03. Erin graduated from
George Fox with a bachelor’s degree in health
and human performance in 2000 and earned a
master’s degree in exercise and sport science
from Ithaca College in New York in 2001. She
lives in Newberg with her husband, John, and
attends North Valley Friends Church.
George Fox has hired Sarah Baldwin as its
new campus pastor. Sarah comes to the
university from Asbury Theological Seminary
in Wilmore, Ky., where she has been director
of campus and guest relations since 2001.
Colleague will feature a more extensive profile
on Sarah once she arrives in August.
Becky Jastram (Residence Life) left George
Fox May 31 to work at home as a mom.
Marilee Jolin (Admissions) has left George
Fox. Her final day was May 31. She is moving
to Worcester, Mass., where her husband, Matt
Mickelson, will be attending Worcester
Polytechnic Institute.
Matt Cummings (Institutional Technology)
has left George Fox to take a position at
Stockamp and Associates Inc., in Lake
Oswego.
Mark Ankeny’s (Education) final day at
George Fox was June 1. He will be dean of
the School of Education at Westminster
College in Salt Lake City.
Marta Sears’ (Residence Life) final day at
George Fox will be June 10. Marta plans to
spend more time with family and continue
coordinating the MOPS (Mothers of
Preschoolers) ministry in Newberg,
Sherwood, and Dundee.
MOVERS & QUAKERS
Marla Sweningson moved from the Office
of Student Life to Student Financial Services,
where she is a student accounts specialist.
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
Two reviews Tom Hancock (Education)
wrote for the Buros Institute appear in the
16th edition of Mental MeasurementsYearbook
this month.The first is a review of the
Wechsler Objective Reading Dimensions Test,
an international project.The second reviews
the popular Reading Styles Inventory 2000.
The latter review was completed with a coauthor – current George Fox doctoral student
Kathleen Allen.
Karen Straube and Louise Newswanger
(Library) attended the 13th annual Innovative
User’s Group Conference in San Francisco
May 1-4. Karen presented a poster session on
the redesigned online library catalog, entitled
“CSS Buttons and Style Sheet Switchers in
FoxTrax, George Fox University’s OPAC.”
Bryan Boyd (Performing Arts) was invited
to do scene design work for Western
Washington University’s production of David
Auburn’s play Proof, which won Tony and
Pulitzer awards in 2001. It is directed by
Maureen O’Reilly and is the second of five
productions in their summer season.
Greg Smith (Institutional Technology) spoke
on “Moral Integrity Required for the IT
Gatekeepers of Our Genomic Identity” at the
Council for Christian Colleges and
Universities’ technology conference at
Whitworth College in Spokane,Wash., June 1.
Bill Buhrow (Dean of Student Services) was
elected as the new western representative to
the Christian Association for Psychological
Studies International Board of Directors in
January. Bill also was elected secretary of the
association at the CAPS international
conference and board meeting in Dallas in
early April. Locally, Bill has been the primary
teacher in a nine-week special series at Lake
Bible Church, entitled “Building Better
Marriages.” He also was one of three guest
speakers for the series “Building Better
Families” taught in April.
Carlisle Chambers (Chemistry) recently
had a paper, “Electrochemical Detection of
Nanoscale Phase Separation in Binary SelfAssembled Monolayers,” published in the
chemistry journal Langmuir.
Affairs University. He is participating in a
National Science Foundation seminar, “China
Confronts New Security Issues,” June 5-12.
The host university is a branch of China’s
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is responsible
for the education of Chinese diplomats and
others preparing for international careers.
Howard Macy (Religious Studies) wrote
introductions and commentary notes on the
Psalms for the newly released Renovaré
Spiritual Formation Bible. Editors on the
project included George Fox alums Richard
Foster and Gayle Beebe.
Martha Iancu (Communication Arts) and
Tim Hoffman (Admissions) attended the
first general meeting of the RomanianAmerican Society of Oregon May 13 in
Portland.The gathering addressed Romanians’
desire to establish an identity as an ethnic
minority in the state and ways in which
Romanians can better connect with the
Portland-area community. Martha said some
individuals in the group expressed an interest
in developing a relationship with George Fox
University.To find out more, write Martha at
miancu@georgefox.edu.
IN THE FAMILY
Bryan Boyd (Performing Arts) and his wife,
Kim, adopted 2-year-old Mykel Douglas in
April.Their 3-year-old daughter, Emma, is
enjoying being a big sister, Bryan says.
BIRTHDAYS
June 6
Steve Cathers
Joyce Staats
Alan Thurston
June 8
June 9
June 11
June 12
June 14
Debbie Ellingsworth
Mark Terry
Janet Moats
Gary Adams
Sharon Skyles
Loren Wenz
Paul Kennedy
Sherie Sherrill
Craig Taylor
Neal Ninteman
Luda Praslova
Janet Herron
Daniel Sweeney
Terri Crawford
Mike Radar
Karen Wedeking
Sean McKay
Dan Schutter
Mary Peterson
Glenda Hays
John Heitz
Jan Thompson
Kathy Grant
June 15
June 16
June 17
June 18
June 20
June 22
June 24
June 25
June 27
June 28
June 29
June 30
July 1
July 2
CALENDAR
Monday-Thursday, June 6-9
• ACSD Conference
Saturday, June 11
• Boise Commencement, 10:30 a.m.
Friday-Saturday, June 17-18
• Genesis (freshmen orientation)
Tom Head (Economics & International
Studies) is in Beijing, China, this week at the
East Asian Studies Center at China Foreign
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