The Daily Bruin

Career Services is hosting a prep-shop and webinar on getting into grad school from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Hoover 210. Led by Career Services graduate assistant Chloe Lee, who has an MA and is also a  PsyD student at George Fox, the event will cover using a time line for admissions; taking the grad exams; selecting grad schools; preparing a curriculum vitae, cover letter and essay; obtaining recommendations; finding financial aid; and practicing for an admissions interview.

The prep-shop will be available by webinar at that same time. Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu or ext. 2330 ASAP to get on one of our lists. The webinar has limited slots and is reserved for distance School of Professional Studies audiences first, but there will be a webinar waiting list available for Newberg campus participants. The deadline to sign up is noon Monday, Oct. 12.

Sorry about the previous link, but this is the updated link for The Crescent poll about biblical interpretation:

http://bit.ly/3V3CKn

Bruin discount cards are here! Expect to receive them in your mailbox sometime this week. Use your Bruin discount card for great deals at Abby’s Pizza, Pogy’s Subs, Doran Automotive and more.

Working toward the goal of “fitness, friendship and fun,” Ruth Baker is initiating a walking club for George Fox women employees and spouses of men employees beginning Monday, Oct. 12. You are welcome to walk as often as you would like Monday through Friday each week.

Here is the schedule:

6 a.m.*
7:45 a.m.**
Noon*
5:30 p.m.*

*Meets on George Fox track
**Meets at North Valley Friends Church track

Choose a walking group that fits your schedule or create a new one, and feel free to bring a friend. A point person to greet and walk with others is still needed for the 5:30 p.m. group, so please e-mail Peggy Kilburg if you would like fill that need.

Occasional special walking opportunities will be offered throughout the year, including:

• Champoeg Park Walk, Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to noon, brown-bag picnic following

• Daffodil Walk in Amity, March 2010

• Tilikum 5K/10K at Champoeg Park, April 2010

• Newberg Relay for Life, June 2010

• McMinnville Habitat for Humanity 5K/10K, September 2010

• Others as we learn about them

For more information, contact Ruth at robinandruth@comcast.net or Peggy at pkilburg@georgefox.edu.

Terry Huffman (School of Education) will present the fall 2009 Fall Faculty Lecture, “American Indian Higher Educational Experiences: Cultural Visions and Personal Journeys” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Hoover 105. The lecture series has been a George Fox tradition since 1955 and is hosted by the Faculty Development Committee.

Attention:  Students

Help the student newspaper, The Crescent, by taking the following poll: 

http://tinyurl.com/ycc3s26

Interested in experiencing life in other countries? Come to the Foxhole from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, and hear stories from George Fox GoED (study abroad) alums. Learn about GoED study-abroad opportunities the best way possible.

GoED representatives will also be in the Bruin Den Monday, Oct. 5, and Tuesday, Oct. 6, during lunch (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Swing by the table to chat and hear more about study-abroad opportunities in Africa, Thailand and Bolivia.

To set up a meeting to learn more, contact Charith Norvelle at Charith.Norvelle@fh.org or call 480-280-2218.

Michael Bevis (English Language Institute) and Thomas Peng (China and East Asia Programs) will lead a Faculty Teaching Forum addressing the educational environment of our international student population. With the increasing number of international students on campus, questions arise about how to effectively engage international students in the educational process without overextending faculty resources. Join the ongoing conversation about how to support international students in their academic endeavors.

The session is scheduled from noon to 1:20 p.m.  Thursday, Oct. 8, in Cap & Gown A (note the different location than on academic calendar).

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. Please have your lunch ready so we can begin the conversation at noon.

All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct—are invited to attend Faculty Teaching Forums (FTFs). Video podcasts of FTFs will be available on iTunesU.

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month for October.  Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s  recent contributions (past 30 days or so) to the university, its students, and/or its employees (what was done, who was impacted, etc.), and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

Please submit your nomination by Friday, Oct. 16. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the Employee(s) of the Month from the nominations submitted. The winner(s) will be announced at the all-employee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 22, and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison Inn & Spa, including its restaurant, Jory.

George Fox partners with three organizations which allow employee dependents to apply for tuition exchange with a variety of educational institutions. Please note that this is not the same as tuition remission. If you have questions about tuition remission, please contact Human Resources.

If you have a dependent interested in applying for tuition exchange at another university, please thoroughly read information at the following address: georgefox.edu/resources_for/employees/tuitionexchange.pdf.

Applications are submitted by the Office of Academic Affairs, on behalf of the student, between October and early spring. Tuition exchange award decisions are usually made in February or March. To apply, please send the following information to Karlyn Fleming (kfleming@georgefox.edu):

• Dependent’s name

• Dependent’s mailing address

• Last four digits of dependent’s SSN

• Dependent’s telephone number

• Which colleges/universities your dependent would like tuition exchange application sent to

• What year in college your dependent will be in fall 2010 (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

Thank you.

Attention: Former High School Key Club Members!

Though GFU does not yet have a Circle K club, you can still find out about the local Kiwanis Club of Newberg by joining us for lunch any Thursday at noon in VAC 117.

For more information contact Jim Jackson at jjackson@georgefox.edu.

GFU Theatre Honors Society is planning the fall New Playwrights Festival,and looking for plays written by students!  Scripts should in PDF or Word format and no more than 20 pages or 30 minutes in length. 

Deadline for first drafts is Monday, October 12 by 10 p.m.  Please email submissions to  Jordan Beanblossom at jbeanblossom06@georgefox.edu or Sarah Klatt at sklatt05@georgefox.edu.

Time is running out to sign up for our free eight-week series on improving your parenting skills. No matter what challenges your children are presenting you with, we offer practical skills for improving your effectiveness as a parent for children of all ages. Seating is limited, so e-mail us at GFBHC@georgefox.edu to sign up.

The classes, sponsored by the George Fox Behavioral Health Clinic, meet each Tuesday from Oct. 13 through Dec. 1 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Villa Academic Complex (V103). Sorry, no childcare is available at this time.

The general meeting for the Student Nurses Association is set for Monday, Oct. 12, in the Hoover nursing lab from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Come help plan for our upcoming blood drive and other community events. As an added bonus, we will be having faculty come in to do an NCLEX review. All nursing and pre-nursing students are invited.

For more information, please contact Amanda Monk at amonk06@georgefox.edu or Courtney Bumbarger at cbumbarger06@georgefox.edu.

Wondering how to include a citation for multiple authors in your paper? Wondering what the primary differences are between the fifth and sixth editions of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association?

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will present a workshop on the basics of American Psychological Association (APA) style for citations and references on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Stevens 207. Dates and times for future APA, MLA, and other workshops are listed at georgefox.edu/arc/Events.html.