The Daily Bruin

An all-employee meeting is scheduled for next Thursday, Feb. 16, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105. Please note this earlier date, as the meeting was originally scheduled for Feb. 23.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at a stream site that you can access from MyGFU. Simply log into MyGFU and click the “Community Meeting Link” located under “Staff Resources/Faculty Resources.” It is the bottom link in that section.

In addition, a chat room has been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

What have you wanted to ask someone of another race or a different culture but are too afraid? What is a label that has been unfairly given to you? What is your first thought when the word “race” is said?

These questions and more will be discussed at the second annual student-led Diversity Forum on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. ASC will be hosting a time where students can come and talk about race, diversity, culture and other important identity questions in a safe and student-only discussion.

How do you identify yourself? Come. Discuss. Learn.

If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Tolon at etolon06@georgefox.edu.

The Health & Counseling Center has free doses of Gardasil vaccine available for female students age 26 and under. Gardasil vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer and the spread of HPV (Human Papiloma Virus).

Please call the Health Center at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment.

The International Club is offering Chinese classes starting tonight (Thursday). Come and learn some basic Chinese language and culture from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. Anyone is welcome. Let’s bridge the gap of cultures with the power of language and understanding.

Class schedule for the semester: Feb. 9, Feb. 23, March 8, March 22 and April 12.

Please mark these dates on your calender if you are interested. Any questions? Please contact Lishan Zeng at lzeng09@georgefox.edu.

This Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11, we are expecting more than 500 additional high school students and parents to join us for both days due to the scholarship competitions taking place. They will be eating lunch in Klages between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday and between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday. We’d like to ask as many of our regular students as possible not to come for lunch until after 1 p.m. on Friday in order to avoid most of the crowds.

On Saturday, if at all possible, please arrive before 11 a.m. or after 1 p.m. In order to accommodate all of these visitors as well as our regular students, we will be serving both these meals on disposable paper plates and would like to encourage all GFU students to take their meals out of the dining room those days so that we have enough room for our visitors. The Cap and Gown Room will be available for overflow seating.

Thanks for your help and let’s all work to make this a good experience for our visitors and prospective students!

Career Services will host Pizza Chat: Networking your way to a job on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Career Services office.

Join us for FREE pizza and information on the best ways to network, including LinkedIn.

Register via Bruin Careers or stop by Career Services by Wednesday, Feb. 15.

The university will be hosting a volleyball tournament in Wheeler Gymnasium from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 12. The gym, racquetball courts, and both the upstairs and downstairs lobbies will be in use. The Fitness Center will be available at the normal hours.

1) Students 21 years old or older and students with senior status (93+ credits) as of the first day of classes (Aug. 27, 2012) will be eligible to live off campus.

2) A $150 non-refundable housing deposit needs to be paid to be eligible to sign up for housing.

Details about the housing deposit:

• You will need to have a current account (as determined by SFS) in order to pay your housing deposit.
• You will be able to pay your deposit now through March 16 in Student Financial Services (SFS), located on the first floor of the Stevens Center.
• The deposit may be refunded if you withdraw it prior to housing selection or do not go through housing selection. If you withdraw your deposit prior to selection, then you will not go through selection.
• Once you have received a housing assignment your deposit will be applied toward your fall charges.
• The housing deposit will be forfeited if you cancel your housing after receiving an assignment.
• If you will be living with an RA or chosen by an RA to live in a house you will need to submit your housing deposit in order to keep your housing assignment.

Note: Students who are eligible to live off-campus and do not submit a housing deposit will automatically be designated as off-campus for the fall.

3) In order to be considered for Le Shana Hall, your group will need to have six people. Groups of five will not be considered for Le Shana. Groups of six that are not able to make it into Le Shana will be placed in either two adjacent Weesner Village apartments or three adjacent Coffin Hall rooms.

4) Coffin Hall: Depending on the number of returning and incoming students in housing, one floor of Coffin will be available for returning female students and possibly one floor for returning male students.

For information about housing selection, please refer to the Housing and Residence Life website or e-mail housing@georgefox.edu with questions.

Students: Friday is the last day to apply for Multicultural Student Programs internship positions. Don’t delay!

Go to this link for further information on opportunities and applications. Contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu for more information.

Black Student Union & Alliance Presents: The Festival of Art

Date: Saturday Feb. 11, 2012
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Lemmons 8

Black Student Union & Alliance is hosting its very first night of talent for Black History Month.

Come show us what you’ve got, only five Fox talents will be chosen to perform!

Questions?
Contact Jordan Mitchell-Phillips: jmithchellphillips10@georgefox.edu

Just a friendly reminder: Be sure to avoid parking in the Stevens and Hoover lots Friday, Feb. 10, so we leave those spots open for our Scholarship Competition guests.

Thank you!
– Admissions

Taking notes is a core element of college success, yet many students under-utilize the learning tool they have just created. Rick Muthiah (Dean of Learning Support Services) will discuss several note-taking methods and will provide strategies for maximizing learning from your notes at the next Academic Resource Center-sponsored session, “Take Note(s): Strategies for Learning.”

Join us this Friday, Feb. 10, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 125. Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Are you a guy? Do you have questions about relationships? Do you like food? If you answered yes to the first, and/or second and third questions, then you are encouraged to attend Guy Time with Jerome Daley.

Come hang out and spend some quality time with Jerome Daley, Rusty St. Cyr, and other George Fox men on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Spil House.

Discussion likely to be geared toward “relationships” and that whole genre. Food is likely to be available to those who are willing to eat it.

Please R.S.V.P. to spirituallife@georgefox.edu if you’re planning on making it so we can make sure to have enough food!

Musical artists Jenny and Tyler (jennyandtylermusic.com) will host a songwriting workshop today (Wednesday) from 3 to 4:15 p.m. in Stevens 101.

If you are interested in learning more about songwriting, we would to have you there! For more information, contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The Money Mondays webinar series offers students a free, easy-to-access way to learn about money from the comfort of their own computers.

Simply sign up at nelnet.com/moneymondays, then join the scheduled webinars to learn about a new topic each time.

When you finish the series, you will have the tools needed to talk about money with confidence, manage finances more responsibly, and make solid financial plans for the future.

Be sure to check out President Robin Baker’s latest blog posts, in which he shares his thoughts on a friend (Jim Steinfeld) who has passed away (“Honoring the Author of Our Story – Legacy of My Friend”) and the challenge colleges face in making an education affordable (“University Presidents Grapple with Affordability”).

The talented musical couple Jenny & Tyler will perform in concert on Wednesday night, Feb. 8, in Bauman Auditorium. This performance starts at 8 p.m. (not 9 p.m.) – please note!

Relationship Focus Week continues in chapel today (Wednesday), when Jerome Daley, author of Not Your Parent’s Marriage, and musicians Jenny & Tyler join us at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Also, don’t forget the Jenny & Tyler songwriting workshop (3 p.m. in Stevens 101) and men’s conversation with Jerome Daley (5 p.m. in Spiritual Life House).

Questions? Contact spiritual life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

All students who have parents or grandparents who are George Fox alumni are invited to apply for the Alumni Scholarship. Scholarships are awarded in the amounts of $1,000 and $2,000.

Applications must be turned in at the Pennington House no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

Click here to download the application and read about the application requirements. Students receiving tuition remission are not eligible. Additional criteria requirements can be found on the application.

Call university engagement at 503-554-2134 with questions.

Spring is tree-planting season! Come join the “George Fox Tree Planters” group this Thursday, Feb. 9, as we plant Doug-Fir, Red Alder, Oregon White Oak and many more in the Hess Creek forest.

We’ll meet at 2 p.m. at the amphitheater, or you can join us when you can. We will be planting until 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Evan Watson at ewatson@gmail.com.