The Daily Bruin

Professional Preview Day – Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Professional Preview Day matches you with an alumni professional in your field.  These alumni were once in the place you are today and now they are successful in the professional world. Empower your career plans by connecting with alumni professionals in occupations of interest to you.

The deadline for Professional Preview Day registration is this Monday, November 7.
Sign up through www.careers.georgefox.edu to secure your spot.  If you have questions, contact the Career Office at x. 2330 or email careers@georgefox.edu.

Students-Security Services is currently hiring for 3 student officer positions!. We will be taking applications until November 18, and interviews will begin shortly thereafter. Job training will begin as soon as spring semester starts. Applicants must be freshmen or sophomores as a 2 year commitment is required due to extensive training and certification costs.

Please see the job listing in Bruin Careers to read about the qualifications required and how to apply.

Becoming a Teacher? Please contact Beth Molzahn in Graduate Admissions to learn your next step toward an Initial Teaching License via the Master of Arts in Teaching program, either full time or part time, right here at George Fox!

Email: bmolzahn@georgefox.edu or phone: 503.554.2264.

Friday, Nov. 4, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
Friday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the sports web site at gfubruins.com.

The university community is invited to two concerts on campus Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5.

‘An Evening of Jazz’ Concert
On Friday, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling will perform with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and a faculty trio at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All employees and students are entitled to one complimentary ticket, which covers admission for up to four people. Tickets are available for pick-up at the Information Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Family Weekend Concert
On Saturday, the university’s Family Weekend fall concert is scheduled at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free. The event will feature performances by the university’s Women’s Chorale, String Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Concert Choir and Symphonic Band.

For more information about either concert, contact Debbie Hawblitzel in the Department of Performing Arts at ext. 2620.

We still have Entertainment® 2012 Books available. These make great gifts at the discounted employee price of $20. Enjoy $30 in bonus savings cards with each edition.

Choose your book – either Portland or Greater Oregon– and purchase it at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center (or contact Barbi Doran to send one to you).

A Muslim perspective on the role of faith in identity formation will be the topic of a George Fox Evangelical Seminary seminar next Friday, Nov. 11, at the  Portland Center. The session runs from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 155.

Maria Ebrahimji, executive editorial producer for CNN and the director of CNN’s booking department, will share her perspective as a Muslim woman working for a major news agency in the United States. Joining her are three Muslim women who live in Oregon: Fatemeh Fakhraie, Muna Idow and Manar Alattar. Together, they will present three sessions: “Personal Faith Journeys” (9 a.m.), “Perceptions of People of Faith” (10 a.m.) and “Faith and Conversion” (11 a.m.).

The event, titled “Who Am I? Who Are You? A Muslim Perspective on the Role of Faith in Identity Formation,” is the latest installment of the seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar series and seeks to find shared experiences between the Christian and Muslim faiths. The cost is $20 for alumni, students and staff. An optional lunch will be made available for $10 per person.

To learn more about the event or to register, visit seminars.georgefox.edu.

All women employees – faculty, administrators and staff – are welcome to a brown-bag lunch with special guest Peggy Fowler from noon to 1:15 p.m. (PST) Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Cap and Gown Room on the Newberg campus. For those at other university sites, the event will be live-streamed at this site (http://stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp).

Fowler retired from Portland General Electric as CEO and president on March 1, 2009. She remains on the board of directors and is on the finance committee. Peggy has 35 years of experience in the utility business and, in that time, has managed almost every major area of the company. She earned bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and mathematics from George Fox.

Peggy resides in Tigard with her husband, Bob. Together, they have raised two sons. She enjoys outdoor activities, including golf and skiing, and currently serves on several boards, including the President’s Advisory Council at George Fox.

Please don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a significant woman leader as she shares her leadership journey with the women of George Fox.

The Women’s Leadership Development committee invites all women employees to join us for this event as we continue exploring leadership development. For those who attend in person, please bring your own lunch.

Don’t forget to drop by the George Fox Auxiliary’s annual holiday bazaar Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. The event will feature more than 30 artisans selling jewelry, art, crafts, plants and food.

The main bazaar will be in the Ron Gregory Atrium between Wood-Mar Hall and the Edwards-Holman Science Center on Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional vendors will be in the Hoover Academic Building atrium during the same times. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Danya Ochsner at 503-537-8369 or Janet Lyda at 503-538-3032.

Have students who struggle with grammar, punctuation and/or spelling errors? Encourage them to attend an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop with Bill Jolliff (English) today (Friday) at 10:40 a.m. in EHS 125.

Bill will identify the 10 errors that professors are most likely to mark on student work, and he’ll demonstrate how to fix them.

Most of us don’t worry too much about a writing mistake or two. It’s what we have to say that really matters, right?

Well, yes – and no.

The bad news is that too many editing errors can keep our readers from taking us – and our ideas – seriously. The good news is that most of our errors are relatively easy to fix, once we figure out which ones we’re prone to make.

In this Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, Bill Jolliff, professor of English, will identify the 10 errors that professors are most likely to mark on student work, and he’ll demonstrate how to fix them.

Join us today (Friday) at 10:40 a.m. in EHS 125.

If you would like to nominate a colleague for November Employee of the Month, please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. As always, please provide a summary of this person’s contributions and/or outstanding performance in the past 30 days or so.

The winner will be announced and presented with a $100 gift card to The Allison at our community meeting on Thursday, Dec. 1.

Students who want to sharpen their writing and editing skills and who have room to add one or two credits to their spring schedule should consider WRIT 103, Individualized English Skills.

The course allows students to work individually on specific grammar, punctuation, and writing skills they need to improve. Students will meet with a peer tutor at a time that fits their schedule. The course may be taken concurrently with other writing classes or stand-alone but does not meet general education writing requirements.

Peak 7 Adventures will be in the SUB recruiting for summer employment on Friday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Peak 7 Adventures is a grassroots outdoor adventure nonprofit organization aimed at taking young people into the wilderness to show them the wonder of God’s creation. The group challenges participants to expand their horizons by fostering trust relationships and team-building skills. You can learn more about Peak 7 Adventures by visiting this website.

The English Department is offering a technical writing course for the first time this spring. WRIT 240 will introduce students to the forms and styles of writing and reporting used in business, professional and research organizations.

The course will be taught by Gary Tandy, professor of English, who has 15 years of experience teaching similar courses and more than 10 years of experience as a technical writer. Contact Gary at gtandy@georgefox.edu if you have questions about the class.

Staff and faculty: Please bring all “found” items to the security office by Tuesday, Nov. 8, as we will be doing the lost and found tables in the Bruin Den on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes immediately following.

Thanks!

Ben Quintana, candidate for the Boise City Council, will speak at the next Boise Center Speaker Series event on Friday, Nov. 18, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. It will be held at The Courtyard by Marriott, 1789 S. Eagle Road, in Meridian. Coffee and pastries will be served, and there is no charge to attend.

Quintana’s presentation is titled “Leading forward by giving back.” Here is a synopsis:

In order to thrive in our changing world, leaders of today and tomorrow must be competent, adaptable, creative and experienced. Although many have faced layoffs, prolonged underemployment and rapidly changing work environments, some leaders continue to succeed more than others. Learn how to differentiate yourself from the crowd and discover your true potential through the art of giving. This presentation will discuss how to develop a successful career and enhance leadership skills through the practice of giving to and serving others.

Registration is now available. For more information, contact Sandi Gregory at sgregory@georgefox.edu.

As part of our diversity education workshop series this year, we will be offering the following workshop on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Stevens 209: “The Biblical Basis for Diversity.”

If you are interested in attending, please e-mail Abby Burgess (aburgess@georgefox.edu) in student life. Space is limited, so please respond by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7.

Just a reminder … the deadline for ordering faculty rental regalia for midyear graduation was Oct. 15. Rental regalia must be ordered a minimum of eight weeks prior to the event. Please make a note of this on your calendar.

All faculty regalia rental requests are to be made with this form. A link to this form is at the bottom of the main bookstore website: gfubookstore.com.

Reminder: The deadline for Professional Preview Day registration is this Monday, Nov. 7.

Sign up through careers.georgefox.edu to secure your spot.

If you have questions, contact the Career Office at ext. 2330 or e-mail at careers@georgefox.edu.