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Volume 11
No. 37
E m p l oy e e N e w s l e t t e r
Deadline for Copy: Nov. 23
P r e s i d e n t ’s P r o l o g u e
Celebrating Quakers
Bravo For Boise
Why do we do this anyway?
Two chapel services, a pastor’s luncheon,
and an evening meeting are planned as
part of Quaker Heritage Week, scheduled
Nov. 15-17 on the Newberg campus.
Guest Cleta Crisman, a pastor at Tigard
Community Friends Church and a former
George Fox student, will speak in both
Monday and Wednesday chapel services.
She will also be at a pastor’s luncheon
Monday afternoon and speak that night at
7:30 p.m. in Hoover 104.The theme of
the week is “Drawn to the Light:
Answering God’s Call.”
George Fox University’s Boise Center was
one of 33 companies recognized at the
Better Business Bureau’s annual Integrity
Counts! banquet in Boise on Oct. 28. Five
winners were chosen, three others
received honorable mention awards, and
the remaining 25 – of which the Boise
Center was one – were honorees.
Businesses honored were nominated by
customers, employees, vendors, and
members of the community at large. An
independent panel of 12 community
leaders representing a variety of business
backgrounds reviewed materials submitted
by each organization to determine how
they practiced ethics in the marketplace.
That’s a question I’ve heard many times for
many years on several of our Christ-centered
campuses. It’s a question raised in conjunction
with Cultural Celebration Week (or similar
events on other campuses) when cultural
differences are highlighted.
When I walked through the international fair in
Ron Gregory Atrium last week, I enjoyed the
array of flags and indigenous clothes. The fair
reminds us that we enjoy food from other
nations, we admire clothing from various
cultures, and we are amazed that our friends
from other nations are comfortable with
several languages.We enjoy the variety and the
differences.
So, why do we continue to emphasize
differences among peoples?
Rick Muthiah gave a two-fold answer in the
week’s opening chapel: “Because of the
numbers and because of Christ.”
The reality is that our country already is
ethnically diverse and rapidly becoming more
so. The scriptures remind us in many places of
our differences as well as our unity in Christ. So
the question is, why can’t we emphasize our
unity and not talk so much about our
differences?
If our differences really don’t matter anyway –
and we should focus and emphasize our
commonness – I suggest we begin by adopting
the traditions of someone not like us. Usually
that’s not what we had in mind. If we focus on
our commonness, we really mean doing it my
way, not your way. Take, for example, the
Christmas Eve meal. To me, it is not quite right
without “tweiback” and ham the way my
mother used to make it. Surely I wouldn’t want
it to feature lutefisk enjoyed by some of my
Swedish friends. A minor example, perhaps, but
whose traditions do we use if differences are
not important? After Cultural Celebration
Week is over, I hope our observance does not
end and we continue to think about ethnic and
cultural differences.
The gospel calls us to unity with our differences
– not without them and certainly not by
ignoring them. We work hard to integrate our
Christian faith with learning and with life. I
propose that we work just as hard to integrate
our faith with a wide array of ethnicities and
cultures for the sake of the kingdom. Let’s
celebrate cultural differences every week at
George Fox University.
Concerts Coming
Bauman Auditorium is the venue for a pair
of concerts this month.The first,
scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 19, will feature the Chehalem
Symphony Orchestra, under the direction
of William Hunt.The second, featuring
the George Fox University Symphonic
Band under the direction of Patrick
Vandehey, will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Both concerts are
free and open to the public.
Calendar Sale
For the first time, George Fox University
is offering calendars for sale.The edition
includes full-color campus scenes and
important dates for 2005. It measures 15
inches wide and 13 inches deep and is
printed on glossy stock. A limited number
are available for $5 apiece.They may be
purchased from Helen Rose at the
information desk on the first floor of the
Stevens Center.
Lunch and Learn
The Office of Human Resources is hosting
a “Lunch and Learn” seminar at noon on
Monday, Nov. 22, in the Cap and Gown
Room in Heacock Commons.The
seminar, presented by Rivermark Credit
Union, is entitled “New Credit Card
Tricks” and will discuss the different ways
credit card companies make money on
their customers. Lunch is free and the
presentation lasts one hour.To reserve a
seat, go to
www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/lunch/.
Register by Friday, Nov. 19.
Thanksgiving Break
George Fox will close for the
Thanksgiving holiday,Thursday, Nov. 25,
through Sunday, Nov. 28. All offices will
be closed, including the administrative
offices and bookstores on the Newberg
campus and Portland Center.
Colleague • Nov. 15, 2004
Compensation Update
The university is moving forward with its
job classification and compensation
project.The Job Information
Questionnaires employees filled out last
spring were turned over to the consulting
firm HR Answers, which evaluated the job
descriptions and in September
recommended an initial grouping of jobs
that will be in the same pay ranges.The
university is now reviewing that analysis
for internal equity.
Once the review is finished, the job
groups and levels will be finalized.Two or
three “benchmark” positions from each
group will be surveyed in the marketplace
for external salary comparisons. For
support staff positions, the marketplace
will include Portland area/Willamette
Valley businesses and colleges. For
administrator positions, the marketplace
will include other schools in the
Northwest Conference, as well as
Christian College Consortium institutions.
Using the survey data, HR Answers will
recommend a salary range for each job
group and present the results to the
president’s cabinet for evaluation. Once
values are assigned, HR Answers will
develop strategies to bring employees’
salaries into alignment with the new pay
ranges, which will be sent to the
president’s cabinet for a decision. Upon
the project’s completion, employees will
be invited to a presentation showing the
results, including what jobs are in each job
group, what the pay ranges are for each
group, and the salary policies that have
been adopted.The university anticipates
the project will be completed early in the
spring semester.
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COMINGS AND GOINGS
Joining the Office of
Academic Affairs is Andrea
Byerley, who replaces
Stephanie Jones as an
administrative assistant.
Andrea has served as a
volunteer with the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society in Portland since
March, handling administrative duties. Before
that, she was an administrative assistant in the
counseling department at her alma mater,
Seattle University, from which she graduated
in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry
and physics. She also gained educational work
experience as a departmental specialist at
Lewis & Clark College in Portland in 200102. Andrea lives in Wilsonville with her
husband, Andy, and attends church at Grace
Chapel in Wilsonville. Her hobbies include
volunteering at OMSI, hiking, gardening, and
camping.
Sandi Gregory, a 2004 graduate of George
Fox’s Management and Business Information
Systems program in Boise, Idaho, has joined
the Boise Center as an admissions counselor.
Sandi comes to George Fox from HewlettPackard in Boise, where she had worked as a
webmaster for partner development and
programs since 2001. Sandi began work at
Hewlett-Packard as an executive assistant to
the vice president of partner development and
programs in 1997. She is married to Rob
Gregory, who graduated from the Boise
Center’s Management and Organizational
Leadership program this year.The couple lives
in Nampa, Idaho, and has two children – 9year-old Carissa and 4-year-old Darin.The
family attends Grace Bible Church in Boise.
Mirian Holzschuh (Boise Center) ended
her employment with George Fox at the end
of September.
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
On Oct. 15, Paul Otto (History) chaired a
session, entitled “On Prudence and Historical
Inquiry,” at the biennial meeting of the
Conference on Faith and History at Hope
College in Holland, Mich. He also presented a
paper, “The Dutch and theWilden: Dutch
Constructions of Native Americans in New
Netherland,” at the annual meeting of the
Sixteenth Century Society and Conference in
Toronto on Oct. 30. Paul also had an essay,
“Baseball, Diversity, and Culture,” published
on the online journal Catapult.
Mike Goins (Financial Affairs) conducted a
focused interim evaluation for the Northwest
Commission on Colleges and Universities at
Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage,
Alaska, on Oct. 25-26.
George Fox’s speech team, headed up by
director of forensics Jacki Harris
(Admissions), enjoyed a number of strong
performances at a Lower Columbia College
tournament Nov. 5-6. Leading the way were
Paul Southwick, the top speaker in Open
Debate, and Candice Thiessen, who took first
place in Novice Prose. Also faring well were
James Thompson and Blakely Spillar, who
claimed second place in Novice Debate; James
Thompson, a third-place finisher in Novice
Extemp; Suzanne Almeida, a finalist in Poetry;
and Cristina Reyes, a finalist in Novice Extemp.
A total of 19 schools competed at the event.
Susan McNaught (Division of Professional
Studies) presented a session at the
International Meeting of the Association of
Continuing Higher Education Oct. 30
through Nov. 3 in Newport, R.I. Her
presentation was entitled “Using Bloom’s
taxonomy to help Prior-Learning evaluators
apply Kolb’s model of learning.”
Melanie Mock’s (Writing/Literature)
nonfiction essay, “Poetry of the Dead Dog,”
was published in the November/December
2004 issue of River Walk Journal. It can be
accessed online at http://up.to/
riverwalkjournal. Additionally, Ron Mock
(Political Science/Peace Studies) and Melanie
Mock wrote follow-up election pieces,
“Processing the Election,” for Barclay Press’s
“Conversation Café.”These can be viewed at
www.barclaypress.com/cafe/articles/viewart
icle.php?articleID=48. Both articles follow
the model of the articles the pair wrote for
the Crescent on “Why My Spouse is Voting for
the Other Guy …”
Janis Balda (School of Management)
presented a paper on “The Maturing Self ” at
the annual meeting of the Christian Business
Faculty Association in San Antonio,Texas.The
paper will be published in the conference
proceedings.
Marley Brown (School of Management)
attended the International Coalition of
Workplace Ministries annual meeting in
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 26-29.The
event focused on what can happen when
pastors, business leaders, and government
officials team up to work together for the
cause of Christ.
Dirk Barram (School of Management) led a
six-month process as chief consultant for the
City of Newberg Library Strategic Planning
Commission to plan for the future of the
library.Their proposal will be presented to
the city council later this month.
Wes Balda (School of Management) has been
appointed as an external member to the
Rotterdam School of Management’s Academic
Program Committee in the Netherlands.
IN THE FAMILY
Jan Lefebvre’s (Development) daughter, Ali,
was named to the Metro League’s second team
in volleyball as a setter. Ali is a sophomore at
Southridge High School in Beaverton.
Condolences to Bill Mulholland (Security
Services), whose mother, Gladys Mae
Mulholland, died at the age of 82 last month.
She lived in Newberg.
Nate McIntyre (Alumni Relations) and his
wife, Kim, welcomed their first child, Elijah
“Eli”Thomas McIntyre, on Wednesday, Nov. 3.
He weighed 8 pounds, was 19 inches long, and
had red hair.
Colleague • Nov. 15, 2004
IN THE NEWS
American Profile, a nationally syndicated
magazine inserted in hometown newspapers,
included a short article on President Herbert
Hoover and his connection to George Fox in
its Nov. 7-13 West edition.The article, in the
“Did You Know …” section, stated Hoover
“attended Newberg’s Friends Pacific Academy,
which later became George Fox University.”
The Newberg Graphic featured a photo of
George Fox engineering students launching a
pumpkin at the “Punkin’ Chunkin’” event held
Nov. 6 in Newberg. Students could spend no
more than $100 on materials to construct
three catapults.The winning toss, made by the
seniors’ catapult, went more than 100 feet.
BIRTHDAYS
Nov. 16
Nov. 17
Nov. 18
Nov. 19
Nov. 20
Nov. 22
Nov. 23
Nov. 24
Nov. 26
Nov. 28
Carol Jaquith
Maggie Barr
Carla Williams
Sue O’Donnell
Kathleen Jones
Mark Doyle
Bob Hamilton
Paul Emerson
Dwight Kimberly
Marilyn Clark
Vern Choin
Lon Fendall
Laura Simmons
Mark Sundquist
Virginia Pongratz
Larry Weber
Clella Jaffe
CALENDAR
Monday, Nov. 15
• Newberg Chapel
Quaker Heritage Week, 10:40 a.m.
Cleta Crisman
• Staff Lunch, Noon
• Quaker Heritage Week,
Cleta Crisman, Hoover 104, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
• Faculty Lunch, Noon
Wednesday, Nov. 17
• Newberg Chapel
Quaker Heritage Week, 10:40 a.m.
Cleta Crisman
Friday, Nov. 19
• Chehalem Symphony Orchestra
Bauman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
• Men’s Basketball vs. Northwest
Wheeler Sports Center, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 22
• Newberg Chapel
Clella Jaffe, 10:40 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 23
• Faculty Lunch, Noon
• Symphonic Band Concert
Bauman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Thur.-Fri., Nov. 25-26
• Thanksgiving Vacation