Deadline for Benefit Changes
October 16 is the deadline for making changes to your employee benefits. This is also the deadline for enrolling or re-enrolling in the health care or dependent care flexible spending accounts. You will not be able to make changes again to your insurance or the flexible spending accounts until next October unless you experience a life-changing event. Please note that you may make changes to your retirement plan contributions at any time during the year. For forms or additional information, please contact Jeanette Weber at (206) 281-2676 or the Office of Human Resources at (206) 281-2809.

C.S. Lewis Institute Lecture
"Restoring the Kilns," a C.S. Lewis Institute lecture with Don Yanik, professor of theatre, and Kim Gilnett, marketing associate with the Division of Fine Arts, will be held on Tuesday, October 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Demaray Hall 150. In 1930, C.S. Lewis and his brother Warren purchased a house outside of Oxford. Known as "the Kilns," the house and surrounding woods were to be home for Lewis for more than three decades. Come experience the story of this historic house and the man who lived there as Don and Kim discuss its ongoing restoration and provide audience members with a "virtual tour." Don designed the Kilns' restoration and Kim directs the restoration workers each summer. For more information, contact John West at (206) 281-2162 or jwest@spu.edu.The lecture is free and open to the public.

Walls Lecture on Thursday
The Office of the Provost announces the 2000 Paul T. Walls Lecture on Thursday, October 19, 9:30 a.m. at the First Free Methodist Church. Dr. Randy Maddox, Paul T. Walls Chair of Wesleyan Theology and professor of theology will deliver the lecture titled "John Wesley: Holistic Healer." The lecture weaves Randy's interest in Wesley studies with another of his interests--the science and religion dialogue. He has been devoting significant attention to John Wesley's engagement with the medical and physical sciences of the 18th century as part of his work as a research fellow in the John Templeton Oxford Seminar on Science and Christianity (sponsored through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities). Randy gratefully acknowledges the contribution of this seminar to his presentation. All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.

Image Conference on Campus This Week
Faculty and staff are welcome to attend the 2000 Image Conference, titled "Habitations of the Word: Art and the Spiritual Ecology of Place," October 19-22. The conference is presented in cooperation with Image Journal, the Conference on Christianity and Literature and SPU. Featured artists include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, new SPU Professor of Art Roger Feldman, SPU alum and author of The Message, Eugene Peterson and Pacific Northwest Bookseller's Award winner David James Duncan, plus several other writers, composers and artists. SPU faculty and staff have complimentary admission to the conference. For a complete list of speakers and performers, visit the Web site at http://www.imagejournal.org/events.html.

Faculty in Concert
Several SPU faculty members will be in concert this Thursday, October 19, at 7:30 p.m. in E.E. Bach Theatre. Scheduled to perform are Robert Swan, Myrna Capp and Molly Knight on piano, Kim Zabelle on violin and Mary Riles on cello. The concert will feature the music of Dvorak, Beethoven, Faure and Mussorgsky. The performance is free and open to the public.

More Phones, Food and Fun
The University Fund's Phonathon 2000 is here! Volunteer your time alongside faculty emeriti Fan Gates and Don McNichols, co-chairs for Phonathon 2000. Join the team of alumni, faculty, staff, student callers and record keepers during the evenings of October 16-19. We'll provide the training, the food, and a great opportunity to reconnect with friends and alums as we gain critical support for SPU. Please contact Dean Carrell in the Office of Development at (206) 281-2083 or e-mail carrell@spu.edu.

Yard Work Help?
Are you looking for a babysitter this weekend? How about someone to rake your leaves or clean your house? Does your child need a tutor or do you need someone to do some word processing for you? The new On-Call Job List is now available so that you can connect with students who want to do these tasks. The list contains students' names and phone numbers so you can contact them whenever you need extra help. To get your copy, contact Paula Nagel in Student Employment at pnagel@spu.edu or (206) 281-2471. Hours and pay rates are negotiated between you and the individual student. This is a great way to support SPU students in earning extra money while also getting the help you need.

Earn Some Extra Money
Are you a faculty or staff member who would like to make a few extra dollars? Join in supervising local high school students while they take their S.A.T. exams here at SPU. The exams occur about once per month on Saturdays and are given in Demaray Hall. They normally last from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and room supervisors are paid $78 for their time. If you're interested, contact Paula Nagel, test site administrator, for more information. Call (206) 281-2471 or email pnagel@spu.edu.

Sponsor a Child
If you are currently sponsoring or would like to sponsor a child through Compassion International, World Vision or another agency, the women at G.L.O.W. (Giving Love Over the World) would like to know. We are a theme house that is encouraging the SPU community to sponsor kids through these organizations by providing resources to become sponsors and hosting activities such as letter writing or dessert parties at our house. Please contact the women at G.L.O.W. if you are a current sponsor or would like more information on how you or your department could become a sponsor. Call us at (206) 286-7296 or by email at lindmark@spu.edu, so we can keep you posted on future events!

Christian College Fair
The Seattle Christian College Fair will be held on Tuesday, October 24, at First Free Methodist Church from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Admissions professionals representing approximately 60 regional and national Christian colleges and universities will be at the fair to answer questions about Christian higher education. The fair provides an excellent opportunity for students interested in Christian higher education to meet with a wide variety of colleges and universities. The fair includes financial aid and scholarship sessions. Refreshments will also be provided. Please encourage high school students and their families who may be interested in Christian higher education to attend.

Eaton's Christmas Celebration
President and Mrs. Eaton will be hosting a Christmas Celebration for SPU faculty, staff and their spouses on Wednesday, December 6, from 6:00-9:00 p.m.at Hillford House. Invitations will be sent to your home in November. Be sure to mark your calendars! If you have questions, please contact the Office of the President at (206) 281-2111.

Travel to Europe Next Summer
Susan Haas, adjunct professor of art history and art consultant, will be leading another summer art, architectural history and general interest 19-day tour titled "Peoples of Europe," July 9-27, 2001. It's for students, faculty, staff and interested others. The trip last July was a great success with excellent accommodations and arrangements, a congenial group, and lots of education and fun in Greece, Italy, France and England. The 2001 trip includes round trip airfare from Seattle to Frankfurt, Germany, returning from London to Seattle. Trip destinations include Heidelberg, Munich, Innsbruck, Venice, Rome, Assisi, Florence, Lucerne, Paris, Versailles and London. The trip package provides accommodations at 3-4 star hotels, breakfast and dinner daily, all ground transportation, entrance fees to sites and interpreters. Participants may return on their own at a later date if they wish. Tour facilitator is ACIS (American Council for International Study). A deposit of $95 is due ASAP to hold your place with the group. Save $100 by registering by November 15 which guarantees a trip package price of $3,087 (student rate, age 23 or under) or $3,538 (adult rate, age 24 or older). After November 15, add $100 to the package price. Students may earn 3-5 credits for the tour along with completing assigned readings and writing assignments by registering for "Art 4920: Readings in Art," under Professor of Art Michael Caldwell. SPU tuition is in addition to the trip package. Contact Susan Haas to receive a trip registration packet by calling (206) 522-0693 or e-mail SDBPH@aol.com. You may also register online at www.acis.com. Click on ACIS's "Registration Center." Enter the group I.D. number 48906 and your group organizer's last name, HAAS. There will be a pre-trip meeting and slide presentation of last summer's trip at the Art Center, room 5, at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 26.

Winners at the Benefits Fair
Door prize winners for the Benefits Fair are:
Hope McPherson
Rick Hebron
Chris Cope
Kelley Unger
Nancy Christel
Joan Teeter
Laurel Mourtzanos
Ross Stewart
Suzanne Martin
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who attended!

Falcon Athletics This Week
Monday, October 16--SOCCER vs. Montana State Billings, Interbay Stadium, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 19--SOCCER vs. Northwest Nazarene, Interbay Stadium, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 20--VOLLEYBALL vs. Western Oregon, Brougham Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 21--CROSS COUNTRY hosts Pacific West Conference Championships, 10:00 a.m., Lincoln Park (West Seattle)
Saturday, October 21--VOLLEYBALL vs. Humboldt State, Brougham Pavilion, 7:00 p.m.

Free Posters
Free fall and winter Falcon sports posters are available at Unicom or the Athletic Department office in Brougham Pavilion. These classy posters feature photos, the new Falcon athletics logo and schedules for all the local sporting events. They will look great in any office, lobby, apartment or residence hall room. There's a limited number, so hurry and get yours now. For all the latest SPU sports news, make a bookmark for the Falcons Online.(www.spu.edu/falconsonline)

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Thorpe and the Meaning of Work
Doug Thorpe, associate professor of English, lectured to a class at the Bothell campus of the University of Washington on the subject of his book, Work and the Life of the Spirit. Invited by Philosophy Professor Robert Schultz, he discussed the underlying meaning of work to a group of students in Schultz' class on "Ethics and the Professional Life."

Ferreiro's Latest Article
Alberto Ferreiro, professor of European history, has published "The Fall of Simon Magus in Early Christian Commentary" in a Festcshrift to honor the career of Professor Domingo Ramos-Lisson of the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. Ramos-Lisson is one of the foremost scholars of early Christianity and emeritus director of the Institute of Church History. This piece explores how the Greek and Latin fathers adapted a New Testament apocryphal story into their homiletical work to advance the Orthodox Catholic faith in opposition to heretical groups who would compromise the divinity and humanity of Christ. The article is one of six that will appear in print in the next year or two and fruit of Alberto's two-quarter sabbatical.

SPU Staff Changes
Nancy Christel (Planned Giving officer) has moved from the Office of Major Gifts and Planned Giving to serve as the assistant director of the Seattle Pacific Foundation.
Cory Cooper, who was a Student Financial Services counselor, is now a Student Academic Services counselor.
Jessica McMullin started as the work control assistant in Plant Services.
Contact information for these new employees is available on the SPU White Pages or through their departments.

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Famous Gymnastics Coach on Campus
Bela Karolyi, former U.S. Olympic women's gymnastic coach and current national women's team coordinator, was in Royal Brougham Pavilion last week to promote an upcoming tour of Olympic gymnasts. Both The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer sports pages covered his visit.

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View the Current Jobs Available at SPU
For more information on all current staff vacancies, please access the following resources: http://www.spu.edu/depts/hr/jobs.html; the job line at (206) 281-2065, or stop by the HR office. Please call Kathleen Abbott at (206) 281-2591 with any questions about a job opening or to refer potential employees to SPU.