The Daily Bruin

There is no U.S. Mail service today (Friday), due to the Veterans Day federal holiday. Regular service will resume on Monday, Nov 14. However, to assist us in processing your mail, please bring your outgoing mail items over to Mail Services today so that we can get them ready to go out on Monday.

There is no delay in UPS or FedEx packages. They are operating as normal on the holiday. We will process these packages as they are received.

The University Mail Services is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.

This is a reminder that it’s time again for the faculty/staff campaign! Gifts from faculty/staff members make it possible for students to receive tremendous opportunities for spiritual formation, vocational development and character growth.

On Nov. 1, an e-mail was sent highlighting videos and students’ testimonies of how these types of opportunities at George Fox deepen their relationship with God and prepare them to transform culture.

Many thanks to those who have already responded!

For an easy way to give via payroll deduction, please follow this link.

Thank you so much the difference you make in students’ lives.

If you have any questions, please contact Mandria Montplaisir, director of annual giving, at mmontplaisir@georgefox.edu.

The university is bringing attention to the plight of those in North Korea, hosting a group from the organization “LiNK” (Liberty in North Korea) for a screening of the documentary film Hiding on Thursday, Nov. 17.

The screening, sponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice, will be shown from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Hiding tells the story of how, in the mid-1990s, more than 1 million people died in North Korea – and hardly anyone noticed. Millions starved, hundreds of thousands were imprisoned in concentration camps, and tens of thousands crossed borders seeking food, money, protection and even freedom that they never knew existed. North Korea was, and continues to be, a land with virtually no freedoms – of speech, assembly, religion or movement.

LiNK was organized out of a desire to spread awareness of the atrocities occurring in North Korea. The organization’s official line is “redefining the North Korea crisis through creative storytelling, while providing emergency relief to North Korean refugees and pursuing an end to the human rights crisis.”

Join us to see the film and hear LiNK “nomads” share their experiences.

Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at mnewell@georgefox.edu of ext. 2686.

The deadline for student and employee shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child is Friday, Nov. 18.

If you need an empty shoe box(es) to pack and/or labels, stop by the Bruin Den during lunch or contact Jessi Fink (jfink09@georgefox.edu).

Packed shoe boxes can be turned in to the ASC offices, to Barbi Doran at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center, or brought to the Coffin basement on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 8 to 10 p.m.

For more information about Operation Christmas Child and our effort on campus, visit this Facebook site.

Questions? Contact Jessi at the above e-mail address.

The university’s International Justice Mission chapter will host its annual event, “Closing the Gap: Addressing the Mentality Behind Sex Slavery,” next week. The four-day event will address the issue of sex trafficking.

Here is the schedule:

• On Monday night (Nov. 14) the movie Born Into Brothels will be shown in Bauman Auditorium at 8 p.m. Students can receive chapel credit for attending.
• Tuesday and Wednesday will feature panels of speakers from the Portland metro area and from George Fox faculty in Hoover 102 at 8 p.m. both nights.
• On Thursday, the event concludes with a free concert by advocacy band Jubilee in the Foxhole at 8 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Peña at lpena10@georgefox.edu, or see posters on campus bulletin boards.

The time has come once again to begin the process of selecting our undergraduate “Who’s Who” nominees for the 2011-12 academic year. You may or may not have contact with our undergraduate population. For those of you who do not have contact with our undergraduate population, please disregard the rest of this message.

For those of you who do have contact with our undergraduate population, you have the opportunity to make nominations by selecting 20 students who you feel are worthy of recognition from the students who qualify for selection. These students are eligible for nomination and expect to graduate either midyear or in the spring (December 2011 or April 2012).

Please click on this link for more instructions and to make your nomination(s). Choose no more than 20 students and mark your selection(s) no later than Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or ext. 2316) in the student life office if you have any questions.

You are invited to join MAT middle level/high school teacher candidates as they read stories and poems Monday, Nov. 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Coffee Cottage in Newberg. As part of their coursework, these language arts and social studies teacher candidates will experience firsthand an opportunity to promote the publishing aspect of the writing process as they consider ways to give voice to their middle and high school students.

Additionally, the night is intended to serve as a means to model how teachers can work toward creating partnerships between schools and the communities they serve. Each of the 12 teaching candidates will be sharing up to five minutes of reading from his or her own poetry or narrative writing (perhaps a compelling essay or two). The two-hour sharing will be comprised of two (possibly three) rounds, depending on the time. Please feel free to join us for an enjoyable evening.

Questions? Contact Ken McChesney at kmcchesney@georgefox.edu.

Due to increased charges from our leasing vendor, we have increased the charge for color printing and photocopying from 20 cents-per-page to 25 cents-per-page. The cost of black-and-white printing and photocopying is unchanged. Scanning to e-mail continues to be free in the Portland Center Information Commons.

Alpha Psi Omega, the university’s theatre honor society, will present a night of one-act plays directed, acted and produced by students.

Join us for one of three performances (all three plays to be presented each night):

Nov. 10, 11 & 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Wood-Mar Auditorium
Admission is “pay what you will”

The three plays presented:

July 7, 1994 by Donald Margulies
Directed by Ben Vawter
An examination of doctor’s life as she works and lives in the inner city. Her conversations with her patients reveal troubled lives that mirror what we see around us today.

Mr. Foot by Michael Frayn
Directed by Heidi Thurston
An businessman seems to have formed a better relationship with his twitching foot than with his somewhat envious wife.

603 by Imad Farajin
Directed by Annaliese Anderson
Four Palestinian men share a cramped prison cell listening to the buses come and go outside. Will the next bus be the one to take them home?

Visit this Facebook link to learn more about event.

Survey #1:

This is a quick 10-question survey to see how well George Fox students can score on a geography test. According to a recent evaluation of 12th-grade students in the U.S., only 20 percent could pass a geography test. We want to see how many college students can answer questions similar to the national high school test.

Thank you so much for your time. Here is the link: kwiksurveys.com?s=OHOEMH_afb9f538

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student-generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon if you have any questions about this process.

Don’t forget the two concerts scheduled in Bauman Auditorium this week. On Thursday, Nov. 10, a Chamber Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. and feature a clarinet trio, a keyboard ensemble, a low brass ensemble, a string ensemble and handbell ringers. Selections to be played will include works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Debussy and Brahms.

On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform beginning at 3 p.m. The orchestra, directed by Paul Featherstone, will perform works by Beethoven. Kenn Willson (Performing Arts) is the guest soloist for a piano concerto. Featured will be a cadenza written by James Pick (2011 graduate) reflecting on Kenn’s comparing Beethoven to rock ‘n roll of the 19th century.

Both concerts are free. Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at ext. 2620 for more information.

A Christian Ministry in the National Parks will be recruiting in the SUB on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. You can learn more at their website “Encountering God in the Wonders of Creation.”

Dr. David Tyler, a chemistry professor at the University of Oregon, will present a seminar on new photochemically degradable plastics for the environment at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in EHS 102.

Dr. Tyler will speak about “green” plastics, the research his group has done to develop a new class of plastics, and research into controlling when plastics start to degrade. After the seminar, students will have the opportunity to chat with him about grad studies at the University of Oregon.

The seminar is sponsored by the Department of Biology and Chemistry. All are invited!

Please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

“Why would Chinese parents, from a secular culture, send their children to a Christian school? I thought the best way to answer this question was to ask them directly.”

So reads the latest blog entry from President Robin Baker, who recently traveled to China to meet with parents of current Chinese students. To read more, visit his blog site and check out the most recent entry posted, “Chinese parents appreciate role of faith in education.”

Mail Services is in need of packing “peanuts” – the small Styrofoam pieces used for padding when shipping packages. If you have any that you can donate to us, it would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mail Services

The university community is invited to two concerts scheduled in Bauman Auditorium this week. On Thursday, Nov. 10, a Chamber Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. and feature a clarinet trio, a keyboard ensemble, a low brass ensemble, a string ensemble and handbell ringers. Selections to be played will include works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Debussy and Brahms.

On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform beginning at 3 p.m. The symphony will perform works by Beethoven (Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 and Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major, Op. 55 Eroica). The cadenza for the first movement is a unique collaboration between James Pick (spring 2011 graduate) and Kenn Willson (Performing Arts), with a little inspiration from Beethoven.

Both concerts are free. Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at ext. 2620 for more information.

Fall Webinar Series 2011
Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m. in Career Services
Bring your lunch!

November 9 – Active Interviewing
Author Eric Kramer will present on branding, selling and presenting yourself to win your next job!

November 10– Guerrilla Job Marketing Techniques
December 7 – LinkedIn Makeover

The lunch for support staff originally scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14, has been moved to Monday, Dec. 5. It will be at noon in the Cap and Gown Room.

See you then for holiday festivities!

Did you attend Cultural Celebration Week? Please click here to fill out a quick and easy survey to give us feedback on our annual event.

If you have specific questions, please contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu), Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyr@georgefox.edu) or Shelley Yonemura (syonemura@georgefox.edu).

Support the Student Conference on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) group fundraiser for a conference at Biola University.

You can support us by buying one tamale Tuesday, Nov. 15. We will be in the Bruin Den from 5 to 6 p.m. The cost will be $1 per tamale.

Contact Julio Bautista (jbautista11@georgefox.edu) or Francisca Machic (fmachicriscajche10@georgefox.edu) for details.

Sponsored by Multicultural Programs