From Feb. 19 through Feb. 22, Plant Services and an outside company will be performing our annual fire extinguisher maintenance service. During this time we will be in and out of housing and administrative buildings and houses.
Thank you for your patience during this time.
– Plant Services
If you know of students thinking of working internationally, you can encourage them to visit Going Global on their BruinCareers home page. We have this great resource for them on a trial basis through April 2013. They can locate countries, jobs, internships, employers and H1B visa information.
If this is something of interest to your students, be sure to tell them about this resource.
Contact Bonnie Jerke (bjerke@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
If you are thinking of working internationally, then you might want to visit Going Global on your BruinCareers home page. We have this great resource for you on a trial basis through April 2013. Locate countries, jobs, internships, employers and H1B visa information.
Faculty or staff: refer your interested students please.
Contact Bonnie Jerke (bjerke@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.
Come join us to discuss how we, as college students, can fight injustice and advocate for victims of human trafficking! The International Justice Mission club is meeting tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. in the Cultural House.
We will be having hot chocolate and tea, so bring a mug!
Questions? Contact Elizabeth Hope Kenyon at ekenyon11@georgefox.edu.
The Romania/Moldova Summer Serve team will be having a Valentine’s Day bake sale Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Bruin Den.
Come support our Summer Serve team and help us reach out to people in Romania and Moldova this summer by buying goodies for yourself and others!
Do you speak another language? Sometimes have to interpret? Interested in being an interpreter? Registration is now open on MyGFU for an exciting May Term opportunity: COMM 285 Community Interpreting (two credits).
Meeting times will be 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. (eight hours) on Monday, May 6; Wednesday, May 8; Friday, May 10; Monday, May 13; and Wednesday, May 15.
An interpreter breaks the language and cultural barrier between parties that are trying to communicate orally. There is a growing need for interpreters across the U.S. as the new field of community interpreting grows in leaps and bounds.
Community interpreting takes place in medical, social and educational settings. This 40-hour course covers interpreting ethics and conduct, interpreter skills and protocols, how to address culture, the settings where interpreting is provided, terminology concerns and standards of practice.
There is an urgent need for interpreters who speak less common and refugee languages. This course is therefore open to native speakers, advanced students of foreign languages and heritage speakers (those who grew up speaking another language at home). The goal is to prepare aspiring interpreters to approach this new profession with poise and confidence, respecting the role boundaries that allow them to be effective language brokers.
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Successful Completion in addition to college credit.
Instructor
Helen Eby is a Certified Court Interpreter for the state of Oregon and a Certified Medical Interpreter. She has interpreted in conference, medical, legal, church and school settings in almost all countries of Latin America and in the United States. She is currently the Assistant Administrator of the Spanish Division of the American Translators Association.
Eby grew up in a totally bilingual environment, and has been involved in teaching languages, translation and interpreting in one form or another since she was 13. She enjoys interpreting in community settings, teaching, hiking, photography and music. She has taught Spanish at Gordon College, and Spanish and math at Covenant School in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Questions? Contact Deborah Berhó (dberho@georgefox.edu)
We still have spots available on Saturday, Feb. 23, to serve the employees of George Fox in whatever way they need! Housekeeping, yard work, unfinished projects, babysitting: our group is willing to do it all to help fund-raise for our Summer Serve trip to Swaziland.
If you’re interested, please contact us by e-mail at hoeckerk10@georgefox.edu and we’ll get you signed up.
Thanks!
Research papers can seem overwhelming, but following a step-by-step, organized approach can make your life much less stressful. This Friday, Feb. 15, the Academic Resource Center is hosting a session, “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper,” that will walk through those steps and guide you to campus and Internet resources to help make you a research pro.
The session will be presented by Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Jane Scott, public services librarian. Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 102.
Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.
Reminder: The deadline for Professional Etiquette Dinner registration is this Friday, Feb. 15.
Sign up and purchase tickets through the Career Services Office, in the SUB during the following times:
You can also sign up through Bruin Careers to secure your spot.
If you have questions, contact the Career Office at ext. 2330 or email careers@georgefox.edu.
The BlueZone Store is hosting a book sale in the Textbook Annex (basement floor of the library) during the week of Feb. 11.
Paperbacks are $1, hardbacks are $2. Cash or cost center charge only. No returns or refunds. Hours are approximately 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.).
Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding (sgidding@georgefox.edu).
We have a mystery textbook order. The financial affairs office is trying to locate the faculty member or department that ordered 13 copies of a textbook entitled International Dynamics. The date of the order was June 29, 2012.
Please contact Bruce Owen, 503-554-2169, or Michelle Conrad, 503-554-2160, if you have any information regarding this textbook order.
We are again hosting a Chinese language class tonight (Tuesday) in the International House. As usual, class runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m., with the first half hour being a review of what we learned last time (bringing notes will be appreciated) and the final hour covering new material. Free snacks will be provided!
Questions? Contact Yali He (yhe11@georgefox.edu). Looking forward to seeing you.
If you love planning events and making them happen, consider applying to be on the Welcome Weekend Committee! Â This group will work for the month of August to make the best Welcome Weekend possible for new students.
Applications can be found at this link and will be due on February 22. Committee applicants should use the same application as Peer Advisors and send a resume and explanation as to why you would like to be a part.
If you have any questions please email Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.  We look forward to talking with you!
Share your love and support the Nicaragua Summer Serve! We will be selling candy grams in the Bruins Den during Valentine’s week. Â Send your friends or a special someone something sweet to brighten their day!
Looking for something fun and adventurous to do over Spring Break? Â Look no further, Spring Serve is here!
This semester we are sending teams to locations in California, Utah, Washington, and Oregon. Â Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to serve those God calls us to serve with other Fox students!
Applications are due this coming Friday, February 15 and can be found at the bottom of this link.
Got questions?  Feel free it email Kyle Webster at kwebster12@georgefox.edu or Kaylena Charpentier at kcharpentier10@georgefox.edu.
All are invited to tonight’s (Monday’s) Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Robert Rayburn, senior pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Wash. He will present “Future of the American Church” in Hoover 105.
The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
Find out what Marketing Communications is up to and how we can work together to make George Fox the “Christian university of choice in the West.” The department will present at a “Let’s Work Together” session today (Monday) from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.
The Staff Development Committee’s “Let’s Work Together†series features a different university department each session. In a brown-bag lunch setting, you’ll receive a fun and interactive presentation from the highlighted department addressing what they do, what they can do for us, and what we can do for them.
Questions about the series itself? Contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.
The university’s third annual Dalton Lecture will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All are welcome to join us for “The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking and God,†presented by Dr. Henry F. Schaefer III, director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at the University of Georgia, a world-renowned chemist, and a Christian.
Chapel credit will be given for students, and admission is free to all.
Dr. Schaefer will provide a second lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. This scientific, but lighthearted, lecture is entitled, “Third Age of Quantum Chemistry.â€
The Dalton Lecture Series is sponsored by the Department of Biology and Chemistry. More information can be found on the Dalton Lecture page or by e-mailing Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu.
The Office of International Student Services is sponsoring a 2013 Lunar New Year event for our campus community. It will include a full meal of delicious Chinese food, musical performances and games.
Join us Friday, Feb. 15, between 5:30 and 8 p.m. in the west end of the Klages Dining Room. Tickets are $5 and will be on sale in the Bruin Den during the lunch and dinner hours through Thursday.
Questions? Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) or Alice Gozal (agozal10@georgefox.edu).
Freshman Lauren Parker is showcasing her THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE project, a year-long photography project consisting of 365 photos, one per day, every day. These photos can be found in Studio 3 in Brougher Hall (through the main doors and to the right).
Come and see the photos from 2012. This event runs Feb. 9-16.
