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Next Issue: Sept. 6
P r e s i d e n t ’s P r o l o g u e
“Authentic Life – Live It” is the theme for
incoming students this fall. I like it. We live at a
time when authenticity is scarce, but we know
it is highly valuable. Jesus said, “Let your yes be
yes and your no, no.”
Authenticity is very important for the current
postmodern generation students. They want to
know if a person is “real” and if a person is
trustworthy. Is George Fox University a “real”
place with authentic people?
Our culture today encourages (and sometimes
rewards) the phony, the fake, and the virtual. It
seems to be that it’s OK if you don’t get caught
– and if you do get caught, you lie and get your
friends to tell the same story you do. Think of
how large businesses in recent years have used
this in their legal defenses against charges of
unethical behavior.
I think a high degree of authenticity is required
to be a real community, and at George Fox we
talk quite easily about how George Fox
University is a community. This matter of
community is addressed in a book I am reading,
“Wisdom Distilled from the Daily,” a summary
and interpretation of the Rule of St. Benedict by
Joan Chittister, The Order of Saint Benedict.
Benedictines articulate community as the basis
of human relationships. In her chapter on
community, Chittister writes,
“Benedict’s spirituality of community is based
first of all on the bondedness in Christ …
The fact is that simply living with people does
not by itself create community. People live
together in armies, in prisons, in college
dormitories, and in hospitals, but they are not
communities unless they live out of the same
reservoir of values and the same center of love
… We have to share a common vision. We have
to want good for one another. We have to be
able to draw from the same well together.
So, even liking one another is not enough.”
At George Fox we share a common vision,
based in our “bondedness” in Christ. I want us
to “want good for one another.” We all know
this is what makes athletic teams successful –
it’s what makes a team a team. Effective
community is never easy, but it is always
worthwhile. George Fox University is a
community – we do go far beyond liking one
another.
As we start this new school year, we have much
academic content to teach. But let us never
forget – by our own daily lives – to teach
authenticity.
Send news items to spatterson@georgefox.edu
Volume 11
No. 31
E m p l oy e e N e w s l e t t e r
Deadline for Copy: Aug. 31
U.S. News Rankings
Logo Launch
George Fox moved up three positions in the
2005 rankings of “America's Best Colleges”
by U.S. News &World Report magazine.The
university is ranked 15th in the top tier of
the “Universities - Master's” west region
category.This is the 16th year George Fox
has been ranked by the magazine. For more
information, visit www.usnews.com.
The new George Fox University signature
package (letterhead, envelopes, business
cards) is arriving.The school's official
transition to the new stationery will
coincide with the first day of school.
Please use or recycle all old stationery by
Aug. 27, the Friday before school begins,
and use exclusively the new identity
package beginning Monday, Aug. 30. For
margin guidelines, font recommendations,
and letter-formatting suggestions,
visit www.georgefox.edu/offices/
communications/identity/letterhead.html.
Princeton Praise
George Fox got a vote of confidence from
an esteemed source: its students.
According to an online student survey
released by The Princeton Review, George
Fox scored high marks in academics (90),
quality of life (93), admissions selectivity
(92), and financial aid (79). Rankings are
based on a scale of 60-99 for academics,
admissions, and financial aid, and a scale of
80-99 for quality of life.This marked the
first year the university participated in the
survey, which annually gives students a
chance to voice their opinions about their
respective schools in the four categories.
18th Year of Growth
For the 18th consecutive year, George Fox
enrollment numbers are up as a new
academic year begins. For the first time in
school history, student enrollment is
expected to exceed the 3,000 mark,
thanks in part to a record-breaking
incoming undergraduate class of more
than 520. Newberg undergraduate classes
begin Monday, Aug. 30. Monday, Aug. 23,
was the first day of classes for the master
of arts in teaching program. Psy.D. classes
begin Sept. 1, and seminary and MBA
classes start Sept. 7.
Governor Visits
There will be an early start to chapel
(10:35 a.m.) on Monday, Aug. 30, when
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongowski visits
to offer congratulations to the national
champion Bruin baseball team and
champion javelin thrower Matt Gassaway.
Normally, chapel begins at 10:40 a.m.
Serve Day is Sept. 8
Break out your gloves and work clothes.
The sixth annual Serve Day is Wednesday,
Sept. 8. Breakfast starts at 7:45 a.m. on
the Newberg campus quad.The event
begins at 8:25 a.m. More than 1,300
students and employees will head out to
nearly 70 work sites at 9 a.m.
Photo Op
We need a current photo of you for our
Web site and other publications.Those
who are new or would like to have their
photo retaken need to visit the second
floor of Stevens Center Sept. 1-3 to get
their pictures taken.
Colleague • Aug. 23, 2004
Also on this day, the new logo officially
replaces the script logo in internal and
external university publications. Simple,
existing publications with the old logo
should be recycled. In higher-end
brochures, the introduction of the new
logo will phase in as new materials are
ordered.
Visit www.georgefox.edu/offices
/communications/identity/logos.html for
logo downloads and instructions.
Reminder:When resizing the logo, hold
down the shift key so the proportion is
not distorted.
Wireless on Campus
Institutional Technology is in the midst of
deploying wireless access to many areas on
the George Fox campuses.The most
recent installations include the Portland
Center, Newberg's Murdock Learning
Resource Center, and the Kershner
Lecture Hall in the Hoover Academic
Building.The majority of the Newberg
campus eventually will be covered.The
wireless network allows students and
employees to remotely access the Internet
and campus network. Other locations
with wireless coverage include the Bruin
Den and many classrooms.
OICEBT Fax Fact
George Fox members of the Oregon
Independent Colleges Employee Benefit
Trust (OICEBT) will be happy to learn
there is now a fax number dedicated solely
to OICEBT business. It is 678-258-8295.
The old fax number will still work,
however, the use of the new number is
recommended since it is solely for
OICEBT members.
Trading Spaces
Where did everyone go? There were
several office changes this summer.
• The School of Management is now
located on the first floor of Hoover
Academic Building. Craig Johnson
(Management/formerly Communication Arts)
has also made the move into Hoover with his
new colleagues.
• The social work faculty is housed now in
the Sheridan Street House.
• Jim Foster, dean of the School of Health
and Behavioral Sciences, is moving to the
second floor of Hoover with the
undergraduate psychology and Psy.D.
programs.
• Ron Mitchell (nursing), Steve Sherwood
(Young Life/religious studies) and two
psychology faculty are on the first floor of
Hoover in offices built where Kershner
Library was.
• Mark Weinert now has two offices and
three titles. He will be the new associate dean
of the seminary, the director of the Portland
Center, and associate professor of history. He
will have a Newberg office in the Center
Street House and an office at the Portland
Center.
• Becky Ankeny, associate vice president of
academic affairs, and Hank Helsabeck,
dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, have
moved into the academic affairs office in
Wood-Mar Hall.
• Lon Fendall, director of the Center for
Global Studies and the Center for Peace and
Justice, is now on the second floor of Hoover.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
The admissions department
welcomes Luke Welbourn
as an undergraduate
counselor.Welbourn, who
joined the staff on Aug. 2,
received a bachelor's degree
in political science from
George Fox. He served as an admissions
counselor intern at George Fox during the
2003-04 academic year. Since May, Luke
worked as an assistant account executive for
The Sherry Group in Parsippany, N.J. He lives
in Newberg.
Kelly Borror joins George
Fox as an administrative
assistant in the Department
of Business and Economics.
Kelly, who replaces Cheri
Hampton, managed an
independent direct sales
business as a Pampered Chef consultant from
1995 to 2004. She also worked as a human
resources administrative assistant at Nabisco
in Portland from 1985 to 1990. She attended
Warner Pacific College in the early 1980s. On
a personal level, Borror is active in ministry at
Mountain Park Church in Lake Oswego,
serving as one of the worship leaders and as
program director for Women's Ministries. Her
husband, Gregg, is pastor of the church.The
couple lives in Tigard and has three children.
Burel Ford is the new
director of Multicultural
Services, replacing Daryl
Dixon. Ford most recently
worked as a counselor in the
Comprehensive Studies
program at Penn State
University, where he served on the planning
committee for a cross-cultural mentoring
program. Ford also presented bimonthly
workshops on such topics as multi-cultural
appreciation and the history and culture of
various minority groups. Burel earned a
master's degree in public administration from
Park University in Parkville, Mo., and a
bachelor's degree in social sciences from
Michigan State University. He and his wife
Tereasa live in Sherwood and have a 1-yearold daughter, Nicole.
A new position was created
with the arrival of Steve
Sherwood.The former
Iowa resident will work parttime heading up George
Fox's first Young Life
program while also serving as
a part-time assistant professor in the
Department of Religious Studies.Young Life,
a national program, involves the outreach and
discipleship of young adults. Steve will teach
two courses and also prepare a leadership
training program for Young Life collegians in
the Northwest. He comes to George Fox
from Iowa, where he served as regional
director of Young Life for Iowa, Illinois, and
Wisconsin. Steve also has a keen interest in
running. He was the head track and cross
country coach for City High in Iowa City
since 1995. He graduated from Oral Roberts
University in Tulsa, Okla., in 1985 and is
currently completing a master of arts in
theology degree from Fuller Theological
Seminary in Pasadena, Calif.
Kara Hanson (Office of Admissions) has
given notice. Kara and her husband Mike are
moving to Corvallis to attend graduate school
at Oregon State University. She will pursue a
master's degree in adult education and
teaching English as a second language. Her
last day is Sept. 3.
international company whose businesses
include food technology, energy, and airline
systems sectors.The professors offered a
series of workshops, “Finance for the Nonfinancial Managers,” to employees in Newberg
as well as other employees of Allen Systems
from around the United States.The
workshops are tailored to each specific group
to help marketing and business professionals
understand how to interpret financial
statements and internal financial reports, and
become involved in financial decision-making.
Rodger Bufford (Graduate School of
Clinical Psychology) joined with students and
peers to make a pair of presentations at the
American Psychological Association's annual
convention in Hawaii in July. A poster
presentation, “Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Revisited: Correlates of RWA Factor Scales,”
was made by Bufford and a group of seven
GSCP students. A second poster presentation,
“Finding Consistency in Social Responsibility,”
was made by Bufford, Psy.D. graduate
Michelle Gordon, and psychology faculty
members Sarah (Sally) Hopkins and
Clark Campbell.
Dennis Hagen, who recently capped a 39year George Fox University career, has kept
busy as an author. All told, he has written 10
books on American culture for Chinese high
school students studying for a university
English entrance exam. More than 100,000
copies have been printed, with the books
covering everything from the Olympics and
world-famous people to music and famous
Americans.
IN THE FAMILY
Melva Lloyd (Office of Admissions) has
accepted an assistant professor position in the
Department of Professional Studies. She
served as the director of admissions for
graduate and professional studies the past two
years. She will both teach and serve as an
administrator in her new position.
Thank you so much, George Fox community,
for the lovely flowers and many expressions of
love and care during the recent death of my
90-year-old father. Heaven has gained a
wonderful dad and farmer! With love, Linda
Sartwell.
Dan Swanson (Institutional Technology) will
be leaving to teach computer science at
Southridge High School in Beaverton. His
final day at George Fox will be Aug. 27.
Aug. 24 Mark Selid
Shelley Tapia
Aug. 26 Sheila Bartlett
Aug. 27 Karlyn Fleming
Ann Mansfield
Barb Mitchell
Aug. 28 Andy Dunn
John Natzke
Nichole Rioux
Aug. 31 Sondra Creason
ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
Janis Balda, following the School of
Management's lead to provide a global
approach to the study of business, led a group
of MBA students to Campinas, Brazil, May 31
through June 6.The event was part of her
Global Awareness course.The group visited
classroom lectures and discussions and made
daily trips to local companies, including
Hewlett Packard, Caterpillar, and SEBRAE, a
nonprofit private institution that supports the
development of small businesses.They also
visited UNIMEP, a university with a similar
MBA program, where students compared
perspectives and experiences with Brazilian
students.
Marley Brown, Mark Selid, and Michele
Johnson (School of Management) continued
their consulting work with FMC Corp. during
June and July. Allen Systems, located in
Newberg, is a subsidiary of FMC, an
Colleague • Aug. 23, 2004
BIRTHDAYS
CALENDAR
Friday, Aug. 27
• Faculty Business Meeting, 10:00 am
Monday, Aug. 30
• Bruin Baseball Day
• First Day of Undergraduate Classes