The Daily Bruin

Join us for chapel this morning (Wednesday) as Mark Terry (Visual Arts) speaks in our Ash Wednesday service. See you in Bauman Auditorium at 10:40 a.m.!

Are you considering a graduate or seminary degree? Is God calling you to further studies in the fields of theology, intercultural studies, or psychology? A Fuller Theological Seminary representative is hosting an event at George Fox to answer any questions you might have about seminary and Fuller’s graduate schools of theology, psychology, and intercultural studies.

Join us Wednesday, February 22 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Spiritual Life House

Please RSVP as soon as possible to spirituallife@georgefox.edu

In preparation for the University Day of Prayer on March 10, Sarah Baldwin would like any prayer request that you have for yourself, your family or the Fox community. Please send them directly to her at sbaldwin@georgefox.edu. Indicate if you would prefer for this request to be kept anonymous.

We anticipate having about 200 people praying for these requests on campus and around the Northwest on the Day of Prayer. The Fox pastoral team will also continue to pray for your requests throughout spring semester.

Hi Everyone,
Tonight (Wednesday) the International Coffee House is the place to be!

The topic this time is ROMANCE.

Come down to the Foxhole, grab a cup of coffee and get to know how different cultures think about love and marriage. Everybody is welcomed. The purpose of the International Coffee House is to build connections between people all over the world.

Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Place: Foxhole

“I was less than a month away from graduation with loans to pay off and no job lined up. I decided to attend First Avenue because I thought this could be a simple way for me to get a job. I was right! Several employers asked for my resume and one offered to get together with me after graduation. Because of the connections I made at First Avenue, I was more confident when getting a job right out of college.”
– Bethany Wright, 2011 George Fox alumna, on attending the First Avenue Career and Grad School Fair

Join us Friday, March 2, for the First Avenue Career and Grad School Fair at University of Portland Chiles Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to take advantage of this life-changing opportunity. Career Services is providing transportation.

Registration is just $5, which includes admission to the fair, access to Contacts & Connections – a networking event with local professionals – and three panel presentations on employers, federal government and graduate school.

Be sure to look for a registration table in the SUB Friday during lunch! If you have any questions, contact Career Services at 503-554-2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.

Come join us planting native trees and shrubs – like Red-osier Dogwood, Oregon Ash, Nootka Rose and Doug-Fir – in the Hess Creek forest this Thursday, Feb. 23. Meet at 3 p.m. at the amphitheater or join us when you can. We will be planting until 5 p.m.

The trees will like it, and you probably will, too. Questions? Contact Evan Watson at ewatson@gmail.com.

Come have lunch with students! We have a a lunch club card available to all staff and faculty. You get 15 lunches for $50! Also referred to as the “Old Geezer” plan, this is a great way save some money while you enjoy time eating among the students.

Come to the Bon Appetit office and get yours today. Questions? Contact Kim Johnson at kjohnson@georgefox.edu.

Would you like to offer a greeting to someone while also supporting a good cause? A group of students is offering photo greeting cards, with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to help The Garden of Hope rescue and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

We have six featured cards that are available at $2 apiece. There is also a customizable card option (where you e-mail in any photo to be placed on a greeting card) for $3 each.

Please e-mail us at cardsofhopegfu@gmail.com to place an order or if you have any questions.

Plan to attend the Selah women’s conference on campus Saturday, March 17, from 9 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

The topic is: “It’s time to Get UnStuck!” Come discover how to unpack what the Word of God says about seasons of feeling stuck physically, emotionally, spiritually, professionally . . . even relationally.

Join us as we talk about the traps that paralyze us in helplessness – and the spiritual renewal and freedom that is waiting for us on the other side of “stuck!” The keynote speaker is Elisa Morgan, president of Mission: Momentum and FullFill, and president emerita of MOPS International.

George Fox faculty, staff and wives receive a $5 discount! For complete details and to register, visit selah.georgefox.edu.

We are still in need of volunteers for this event. Those who volunteer get a free Selah T-shirt and an additional $10 discount. Please contact Jan Lefebvre at jlefebvre@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2115 if you are interested.

Come enjoy a day working alongside a fun and enthusiastic group of women!

Do you love to cycle, hike or run? How would you like to use that passion to benefit a cause? If this is something that interests you, be sure to talk with Venture Expeditions as they will be on campus today (Wednesday). Students and employees are invited to stop by their table in the Bruin Den during the day to learn about their exciting adventure-driven humanitarian efforts.

The Venture Expeditions community empowers people to benefit the world and discover their souls through adventure-driven humanitarian efforts. Through partnerships with various humanitarian organizations, VE organizes expeditions for teams of people to raise awareness and money for various causes, from human trafficking to water needs.

2012 trips include: Hiking: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Manchu Picchu and 5 Summits Colorado; Cycling: Pacific Northwest, Southern U.S., Northern U.S., Nova Scotia to New York City (women’s tour), Cincinnati, Ohio to Washington D.C. (IJM Tour); Running: Run across Minnesota; Mission: North Thailand (winter)

Sign up for one of these trips through Venture Expeditions. For more information, visit ventureexpeditions.org. To watch a video, visit this site.

Faculty,

Please share with your students this amazing opportunity, offered by Career Services, to help them prepare for their job search!

Employers Speak Up: How to Get Hired! is a three-part series designed to help prepare students for the job search and will feature guest speakers from brand-name employers in multiple industries. Each session has a different theme to help students develop essential skills for the job search. Registration is not required; all they need to do is save the date and show up.

Here is the schedule:

Standing Out: What Employers Expect on the Resume & Cover Letter
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 6-7:15 p.m. in Hoover 105
Presenter: Leslie Dotson, MBA, HR Manager – Talent & Selection, A-dec

Acing the Interview: What Employers REALLY Look For
Wednesday, March 7, 6-7:15 p.m. in EHS 125
Presenter: Doug Rice, Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Holdings

Getting Noticed: Recruitment from an Employer’s Perspective
Thursday, March 15, 6-7:15 p.m. in Hoover 105
Presenter: Ernest Adams, Global Talent Acquisition Manager, Nike

For more information, contact Angela Doty at adoty@georgefox.edu.

Calling all college students in the Portland area! Come hear George Fox professor Steve Sherwood at a college worship night at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Happy Valley this Sunday, Feb. 26, from 8 to 10 p.m. It’s sure to be a great time of fellowship!

If you have any questions or are willing to drive a van for students who need transportation, contact Kacee Woods at kwoods10@georgefox.edu. The church is located at 9800 S.E. 92nd Ave., in Happy Valley.

The International Club is hosting a Chinese class on Thursday, Feb. 23, and all are invited!

Join us in the International House, where we had the Chinese class last semester. We’ll meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and spend the first 30 minutes getting to know each other and reviewing what we have learned. The main lesson time is from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feel free to join us when you can.

We hope to see you there; we enjoyed the company of each of you last time.

Questions? Contact Yali He at yhe11@georgefox.edu.

Come out for a night to celebrate and embrace Black History Month! We’ll gather for a Festival of the Arts event from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 29, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Performers include:

• George Fox student Jerry Asiel Thompson
• Highland Stepper
• Portland poet Renee Mitchell
• And more …

You don’t want to miss out on this special event! Want to learn more? Contact Jordan Mitchell-Phillips at jmitchellphillips10@georgefox.edu.

The Bruin Bookstore is selling our stock of microwave/fridge combos for $25. They are sold “as is.” If you are interested in purchasing one, please contact Laura Klaus at the Bruin Bookstore. We only have a few available … first come, first served!

The women’s basketball team will host the University of Puget Sound at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in one of two semifinal games in the Northwest Conference Tournament. George Fox is the No. 1 seed in the tournament while Puget Sound is the No. 4 seed.

In the other semifinal contest, No. 2 seed Lewis & Clark College will host No. 3 seed Whitman College, also Thursday at 7 p.m. The championship game will be Saturday at 7 p.m. at the site of the highest-remaining seed, with the winner earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA National Tournament.

Ticket Info: Ticket prices for all NWC Tournament games in Miller Gymnasium will be $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and up and seniors 55 and over. All adults must purchase a ticket; school passes are not valid for the conference tournament.

Children 6 and under who are not in school are free, as are students from the participating schools with a valid student ID. Tickets for the tournament will be sold at the door; advance tickets are not available.

For more information, contact the athletics department at ext. 2911.

Are you considering a graduate or seminary degree? Is God calling you to further studies in the fields of theology, intercultural studies, or psychology? A Fuller Theological Seminary representative is hosting an event at George Fox to answer any questions you might have about seminary and Fuller’s graduate schools of theology, psychology and intercultural studies.

Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Spiritual Life House.

Please R.S.V.P. to spirituallife@georgefox.edu by Wednesday morning, Feb. 22.

Doug Campbell (Visual Arts) had a haiku published in the most recent issue of Adventum. In addition, three of his paintings – “Face in Three Acts,” “The Vine Maiden” and “The Ugly Cross Triptych” – are on exhibit through Feb. 24 in “Wild Women 10,” a juried exhibit sponsored by the River Gallery in Independence, Ore.

Greg Allen (Adult Degree Programs) was elected to the C.S. Lewis Academy board of directors in November. He currently serves as chair of the finance committee and as a member of the marketing committee.

Mark Terry’s (Visual Arts) pieces will be included in “West Coast Wood Fire,” an exhibit featuring wood-fired ceramics by more than 50 contemporary clay artists from California, Oregon and Washington. The exhibit, which will showcase the work of the most prominent artists in Mark’s guild on this side of the country, runs March 2-31 at the Fine Arts Center in Arcata, Calif.

Sarah Gibson’s (Cinema and Media Communication) article, “Who is that Masked Man: Should Anonymous Posters to Newspaper Websites be Unmasked?,” was published in the Southern Law Journal. Gibson was the lead author along with her coauthor, Brad Reid, a professor at Lipscomb University. The article explores recent court cases and the developing precedent for First Amendment and Shield Law protection to online comments. In addition, Sarah’s interactive documentary, “Steve Taylor’s Digital Clone,” was named winner of the 2012 Broadcast Education Association’s Faculty Interactive Media Best of Festival King Foundation Award. The award ceremony will take place in April at the BEA national convention.

A number of English department faculty members participated in the Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association’s 33rd Annual Conference Feb. 8-11 in Albuquerque, N.M. Professors (and others) presented papers and Ed Higgins read poetry in a creative writing session:

In the Women and Religion session, Melanie Mock presented a paper with slide illustrations titled “Be Quiet, Already: Evangelical Popular Culture’s Misogyny Problem.” Kendra Weddle Irons (formally in the religion department at GFU) presented in the same session a paper with slide illustrations titled “Blogging for God: Women, Christianity Today, Sojourners, and the Christian Century.”

In a session on Learning and the Freshman Writing Experience, Gary Tandy presented the paper “Writing About Basic Beliefs in Basic Writing.”

In a session on Interpreting Religion, Kathy Heininge presented the paper “Stephen Colbert and Stephen King: Catechists for a Secular World.”

In a session on The Beat World: Exploration of Countercultural Influences, Sara Kelm (Registrar’s Office) presented the paper “A Failed Success: Divine Right Davenport as a Hero for the Hippie Counterculture.”

In a session on Women’s Studies, Abby Rine presented a paper with slide illustrations titled “The Postfeminist Mystique, or What Can We Learn from Betty Draper?”

In a session on Food and Culture: Regional Food Histories, Polly Peterson read a paper with slide illustrations titled “Accessible With a Hint of Barnyard: The Culture of Food and Wine in the Red Hills of Dundee.”

In a Creative Writing Poetry session, Higgins read a selection of poems under the heading “Four Questions.”

Jennifer Overstreet, Dan Predoehl and David Collett (ADP Admissions) presented a seminar, “Academic Concierges: Working With Students from Start to Finish,” at the Student Success and Retention Conference hosted by the Oregon Council of Student Services Administrators. The conference, held Feb. 2-3 at the Portland Airport Sheraton, was attended by more than 300 people who work at community colleges and public and private universities in Oregon. Jennifer, Dan and David’s presentation detailed the enrollment counselor model we use with our ADP students and how it has improved student success and retention in that program.

Ed Higgins (English) published the poem “I am spoken fragments” in the February issue of Fortunates, an online collection of “profoundly bite-sized poetry.” He also published a flash fiction piece, “My Nose,” in the February issue of the online literary magazine RiverLit.

Have e-Colleague news to share? E-mail it to Sean Patterson at spatterson@georgefox.edu.

Patrick Kelley (Graduate Admissions) and his wife Maria welcomed Porter Curtis Kelley to their family on Jan. 26. He was 6 pounds, 8 ounces and 20 inches long. He was born at Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital. Porter joins big sister Reesa in the Kelley family.

Feb. 22        Mark Hall, Valerie Rogers
Feb. 23        Mark Weinert
Feb. 24        Corey Beals
Feb. 25        Brian McLaughlin
Feb. 28        Andrea MacLeod
March 2       Gary Kilburg, Winston Seegobin
March 3       Kayin Griffith, Rhett Luedtke
March 4       Tyler Cuddeford