The Daily Bruin

The student porter position is a new job at Plant Services that will include working closely with the superintendent of custodial and other full-time porters to do various cleaning and porter services for the university.

The duties of this position will include maintaining assigned areas, fleet vehicle cleaning, removing debris, maintaining common room areas, restocking bathrooms, furniture moving, and organizing. It has flexible hours with some weekend work.

The application is posted on Handshake and is open until the end of October. If you are interested, please fill out the placement questionnaire and send it to Plant Services at Box #6440 or email it to Dwayne Astleford at dastlefo@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in studying abroad at Tokyo Christian University in Tokyo, Japan? Our program offers students the chance to study Japanese as well as several other courses.

A representative will be on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 29, to answer questions about the program and provide more details to students. Come by the Lemmons conference room between 3 and 4 p.m. to talk about the program!

Questions? Email Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu) or Paul Chamberlain (pchamberlain@georgefox.edu).

During Weigh the Waste Week at Canyon Commons, diners were encouraged to sign the clean plate pledge, indicating that they would not take more food from the servery than they could eat and waste food by throwing it away.

One person who signed the clean plate pledge was randomly selected to win a $50 gift certificate to Grocery Outlet. The winner is Carmen Hixson!

Congratulations, Carmen! To claim your reward, contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or stop by the student life office.

President Robin Baker will be presenting on “The Presidency of Levi Pennington” in the Christian forum class at Reedwood Friends Church (2901 S.E. Steele St., Portland) this Sunday, Oct. 27, at 11:30 a.m.

Baker will be sharing the fruit of his sabbatical research. All are welcome to attend! Worship begins at 10 a.m.

Questions? Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

It’s that time of year again! Tomorrow (Saturday) night is the night to wear your spooky costumes and get freaky to Halloween swing dance music in the FoxHole.

Enjoy fun games, yummy snacks, and the company of ghouls and witches. The dance starts at 6:30 p.m. and goes ’til 9 p.m. See you there.

Questions? Contact Andrea Alsager at aalsager17@georgefox.edu.

Some students from a marketing research class are studying the relationship between teachers’ and upper-education professors’ spending habits on coffee and their productivity in the workplace.

Your responses as education experts in this specific field will be helpful for understanding this association. Take the survey here. Your information and responses will be used only for this study.

For further clarification on our topic or questions that may arise, please reach out to Emma Klym (eklym16@georgefox.edu), Jacob Dance (jdance17@georgefox.edu), or Emily Holder (eholder16@georgefox.edu).

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.

In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, the Center for Peace and Justice and the Department of History, Sociology and Politics welcome Jace Weaver to campus for the 2019 Fall Justice Conference. His lecture is set for Monday, Nov. 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. The event is free and open to the community.

Weaver is director of the Institute of Native American Studies, the Franklin professor of Native American studies and religion, and adjunct professor of law at the University of Georgia. Join us to hear him speak about the “Bonds of Alliance: The Surprising Story of American Indians and Socialists United to Combat the KKK.”

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

In preparation for Rocktoberfest, the Hadlock Student Center’s climbing wall will be closed for route setting tomorrow (Friday) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the next day (Saturday) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In addition, there will be no roped climbing hours on Sunday, Oct. 27. Regular hours will resume Monday, Oct. 28, through Thursday, Oct. 31. The wall will close again at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, for the duration of the event. 

Rocktoberfest is the fall bouldering competition that will run from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. This event will bring the George Fox climbing community together for a night of fun and friendly competition. Participants will be eligible for prizes that will be raffled off throughout the evening. Additional information and registration can be found on IMLeagues.com. 

Questions? Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to a special presentation, “Reflections on Dr. King and the Beloved Community,” on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 4:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. This lecture on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be given by Scott Finnie, a professor at Eastern Washington University.

Finnie has been a faculty member in EWU’s Africana Education Program and history department since 1992 and currently serves as director of Africana studies and as director of race and cultural studies.

For more information, contact Missy Terry at 503-554-2101.

Make plans to join your colleagues at an all-employee meeting this afternoon (Thursday). We’ll be meeting in Canyon Commons from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (with live streaming in PDS 155B).

Have a shout-out you’d like to give to a colleague for recent work they’ve done? Share it at this link!

The Theatre Honor Society will be providing hot cocoa on the quad tomorrow (Friday) between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. The suggested donation is $1.

Questions? Contact Maddie Matthews at mmatthews16@georgefox.edu.

Student Activities is hosting a game night and karaoke in the Hadlock lounge tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. Come play the Switches, Jackbox games, and board games and enjoy Italian sodas and pizza!

Check out our other upcoming events:

Thursday, Oct. 24 – Lip Sync Auditions
Saturday, Oct. 26 – Family Weekend Game Night
Thursday, Oct. 31 – Halloween Dance and Haunted Hallway

Questions? Contact activities@georgefox.edu.

Come audition for the theatre department’s 10-minute showcase! Anyone can come audition for these 10-minute plays between 7 and 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

This is a great way to try something new! Theatre majors and minors should prepare a monologue. Nonmajors will be provided with cold readings at the audition. Sign up for these auditions on the Lemmons theatre board.

Questions? Contact Rhett Luedtke at rluedtke@georgefox.edu.

Nothing to do on Family Weekend? Come enjoy snacks and games at Friday Night Fiasco! Third Culture Kids Club and Global Village are putting on this event tomorrow (Friday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Intercultural Resource Center.

Questions? Contact Cassandra Johnson at cassiej18@georgefox.edu.

Sign up for Bon Appetit’s email list to know what is on the menu before you eat. This is a fantastic way to see the weekly menu and daily specials, hours of operations, and updates and special events.

• Canyon Commons:
• Monday – Friday
• Breakfast: 7 a.m. – 10 a.m.
• Lunch: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday
• Continental: 8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
• Brunch: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

• Bruin Bites:
• Monday – Friday                 
• 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

• Bruin Den and Bridge Café:
• Monday – Friday                 
• 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

Faculty: Do you ever wish you had professional-looking videos to mix in with your teaching? Want to set up custom videos to keep your students on track while you are away?

Join our online workshop starting this Monday, Oct. 28. We will learn how to create unique and captivating videos to enhance your classroom by using (mostly) free technology. No prior experience with digital classrooms or video creation is required.

This opportunity is open to all teachers, not just George Fox employees. Register here.

Questions? Contact Andrea Byerley at abyerley@georgefox.edu.

To celebrate the new season and the fast-approaching Halloween holiday, Student Accounts has a spooky special for you.

From now until the end of October, the first 31 students to pay off their remaining fall balance in full will be entered into a drawing to win a $31 gift card to Coffee Cottage. It doesn’t matter how big or small the balance is! If your balance is already paid, come by for a caramel apple pop.

In order to have your name entered into the drawing, you must either come to the Student Accounts office or call us at 503-554-3301 to confirm that your account has been paid in full. There is no minimum balance requirement! It can be $1.50 for a library fine, $25 for a parking fine, $100 for that parking permit, or the rest of your tuition balance.

To check your balance and make a payment:

• Log in to my.georgefox.edu
• Click the “Financial Account” tile
• Click “Account Balance”
• Click “Make a Payment”

Remember, if you choose the electronic check method you will avoid the service fee. This is a first-come, first-served event, so do it now before you forget.

Questions? Contact Jordan Moody at jmoody@georgefox.edu or Heidi Thomason at hthomaso@georgefox.edu.

Three times a year, a group of employee mothers of young children and mothers-to-be gather together for networking and fellowship. This year’s lunchtime gatherings will be held in Canyon Commons on the following dates: 

• Thursday, Nov. 7, from noon to 1 p.m.
• Friday, March 6, from noon to 1 p.m.
• Friday, May 29, from noon to 1 p.m.

Contact Jamie Noling-Auth at jnolingauth@georgefox.edu with questions.

Do you enjoy tabletop games and party games? Then come and have fun at Game Night Club, every Sunday in the Foxhole from 2 to 5 p.m.

All experience levels are welcome! We teach games every week. Games will be provided, but if you have a game of your own you would like to bring, please do so.

Questions? Contact Sadie Lapiers at Slapiers17@georgefox.edu.

A group of students is conducting primary research for a public relations project, and they need students and employees to take a survey to help a startup company find its target audience. Take the survey here.

Questions? Contact Jordyn Smith at jordyns19@georgefox.edu.

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.