The Daily Bruin

All are invited to the Spring 2020 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2018-19 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship, is Leah Payne, assistant professor of theology. 

Payne is a historian of Christianity in America, and her analysis of religion, politics and popular culture has appeared in The Washington Post and Christianity Today. Join us as Payne explores “the contemporary Christian” and how evangelicals in the United States were shaped by the entertainment business of the late 20th century.

Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. George Fox students will present their research projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.

For additional information, contact Dawn Ford at dford@georgefox.edu.

Spiritual Life is excited to offer “I AM” hoodies to the George Fox community. The “I AM” graphic has been used throughout the year as we have studied the Gospel of John in Vespers.

The hoodies are black and have the graphic on the front. We will be selling them for $30 (cash or check). Fill out this form to select your size.

Questions? Email Stephanie Lopez (slopez@georgefox.edu).

Can one build resilience? What does the research say about humanity’s ability to adapt and grow in the midst of stress?

Join us for Fox @ The Fireside on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Murdock Library, as George Fox psychology faculty share their perspectives on living resiliently and well.

For more information, click here. Questions? Contact Andrea Abernathy at aabernathy@georgefox.edu.

Grab your friends and sign up for the 2020 Glow for Africa 5K and One-Mile Fun Run on Friday, April 3, at 8 p.m.!

The cost is $12 for students and $22 for community members; this includes the guarantee of a T-shirt if you sign up by Monday, March 16. Sign up here.

All proceeds support the School of Physical Therapy medical service trips to Ghana and Uganda this summer. Questions? Contact Kendall Woolf at kwoolf18@georgefox.edu.

There’s a reason why people choose to start their careers at Kaiser Permanente. It does not matter who you are or what your role is; the work that you do at Kaiser Permanente saves lives.

Please join us for a one-hour informational session today (Tuesday) from 3 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 109 to learn about best practices on resume writing, how to navigate our online application system, and advice on behavioral-based interviews. Our session will prepare you to be a highly competitive candidate at Kaiser Permanente.

Kaiser Permanente internships will be posted at jobs.kp.org. For more information, email kpnw-internships@kp.org.

Questions about the informational session? Contact Nadine Pasin at npasin@georgefox.edu.

It’s Sadie Hawkins week! Join us this Friday, Feb. 21, at 9 p.m. in Portland for a fun night of dancing, beautiful views and boats.

Tickets are limited for both the Portland Spirit and the Sternwheeler, so pick yours up today at the Bruin Store. The Sternwheeler boards at 9 p.m., while the Portland Spirit boards at 9:30 p.m.

Questions? Contact activities@georgefox.edu.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is your last chance to submit applications to be a part of the Generation Connection program. We have many older folks from the Newberg area ready and excited to befriend students and journey through the semester together!

The program will pair you up based on common interests, and you will commit to meeting once a week for seven to eight weeks during a time that fits your schedule. For more information, check out the Spiritual Life webpage or fill out this application.

Questions? Email jamesprojectgfu@gmail.com. 

Have questions, thoughts, feelings, frustrations, confusions or even conclusions about Orthodox Christianity?

Join the Kyrie Club and Matthew Tate from the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Annunciation for a question-and-answer session tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in Stevens 109. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to come, eat some snacks, and learn together!

Questions? Contact Megan Cecil at mcecil17@georgefox.edu.

Join a workshop on creating videos to enhance your teaching! This workshop will focus on the (mainly free) technology available to teachers for video creation and the art behind making a professional-looking video without professional equipment.

We will focus on how to quickly and effectively put content in front of students that gets them thinking and learning. No prior experience with digital classrooms or video creation is required.

This class satisfies six hours of faculty professional development requirements. While directed toward faculty, George Fox staff members have taken this course previously and found it very helpful.

The course will begin on Monday, March 2, and continues through Sunday, March 15. It is designed to be asynchronous and will be offered online through Adobe Spark. There is a $65 fee. Please register and pay the fee here.

Interested in other faculty development opportunities? Sign up here. Questions? Contact Andrea Byerley at abyerley@georgefox.edu.

This is your best chance to win money from more than 120 donor-funded scholarships! The deadline is tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11:59 p.m.

Complete and submit your application at my.georgefox.edu by selecting “Student Resources” and then “UG Donor Funded Scholarships.”

Questions? Contact Joyce Staats at jstaats@georgefox.edu.

The Disability Services Office is here to help you get the most out of your education. We have worked with students living with learning disabilities, ADHD, mobility limitations, chronic illness (Crohn’s, celiac, IBS, MS, migraines, POTS), mental health concerns, autism spectrum, PTSD, brain injuries and more.

Click here or come to our office in Lemmons 9 to learn more. Questions? Contact Andrea Byerley at abyerley@georgefox.edu.

Josh Guffey joins the physician assistant program this semester as an assistant professor. He will be working remotely on a part-time basis. For the past year, he’s served as director of Continuing Professional Development at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy – an institution at which he’s also worked as a clinical assistant professor since 2013. In addition, he’s spent the past three years working as a clinical professor and director of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy at North Greenville University’s Department of Physician Assistant Medicine in Greer, South Carolina. Josh has also been the director of pharmacy education and a clinical pharmacy specialist at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2013. Previously, he worked as a clinical pharmacy specialist for the Greenville Health System in Greenville, South Carolina, and clinical assistant professor with the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Josh holds a doctor of pharmacy degree from Wingate University School of Pharmacy and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Brittany, and daughter, Annelise.

The university has hired Heidi Hopkins to work as the field coordination specialist in the bachelors and masters of social work programs. For the past three and a half years she has worked as a mindfulness educator teaching short courses in Newberg Public Schools as well as leading retreats, workshops and classes in the community. Heidi has also worked since 2016 as a spiritual director for private clients and PsyD graduate students at George Fox as part of their degree requirements. Previously, from 2007 to 2018, she hosted children in a weekly, Montessori-based, contemplative Christian experience. Heidi earned a bachelor’s degree in human biology from Stanford University in 1995. She lives in Dundee with her husband and three children and attends Journey Church.

Nick Sullivan joins the university to work as manager of the maker hub in the Klages Center. A 2013 graduate of Norwich University and a 2015 graduate of the Air Force Institute of Technology, he holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. For three years, he was stationed at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where, as an Air Force captain and developmental engineer, he conducted engineering work on the F-35 Lightning II. He worked in the squadron’s Threat Modeling Team, where he managed a team of active duty military members, civilians, and contractors that built and tested radar simulations. Nick has worked the past year as an associate recreation minister for Crosspoint United Methodist Church in Niceville, Florida, leading a small recreation team and facilitating both adult and youth sports leagues. He lives in Wilsonville and attends Red Hills Church.

Josiah Philipsen (IT) and Jim Steele (Business) are no longer with the university.

Anderson Campbell (Christian Studies) published an article on prayer and the Be Known promise in the February 2020 issue of Didaktikos: Journal of Theological Education. Didaktikos is a peer-reviewed journal written by professors, for professors, who teach in biblical, theological, and related disciplines and who help train pastors and other ministry leaders.

Nijay Gupta (Seminary) collaborated with eight masters-level students to publish a free book, Shall Be Bright at Last: Reflections on Suffering and Hope in the Letters of Paul, on the university’s Digital Commons network. In it, Nijay and his students write sermon-style reflections on suffering and hope in Paul. “We all share difficult life stories and we lean towards hope, even though we cannot always see the silver lining,” Nijay says of the book. “The church has a hard time talking about suffering and pain. I hope this book will help to broach this subject.”

Paul Anderson’s (Christian Studies) essay, “The John, Jesus, and History Project and a Fourth Quest for Jesus,” was published in Jesus, Skepticism, and the Problem of History: Criteria and Context in the Study of Christian Origins, and his essay “On Truth & Recognition,” was published in the Shepherd Heart Newsletter. Paul also organized a consultation on “Values of Transformative Spirituality” (Joseph Clair presenting) and presented two papers in San Diego in November: “‘Little Children, Stay Away from Idols!’ – The Last Word as the First Word in the Johannine Situation: 1 John 5:21 and the Roman Imperial Cult,” in the Jesus Traditions, Gospels, and Negotiating the Roman Imperial World Section of SBL; and “Inspiring Readings of the Inspired Text – Taking the Bible Personally, After the Manner of Friends,” in the Quaker Theological Discussion Group. He also co-organized the “Call to Ministry Conference – Answering God’s Call” at Clackamas Park Friends Church in October and preached at Rosedale Friends Church in January.

Ed Higgins (Writer in Residence/English Emeritus) published three poems recently. His “Side by Each” piece appeared in the Feb. 13 issue of the literary magazine Nightingale & Sparrow, and his “Tohono O’odham: The Desert People” was published in the Feb. 11 issue of Line Rider Press, an online poetry magazine. Finally, Ed’s poem “Dürer’s Eve” appeared in the Jan. 29 issue of Ekphrastic Review, an online journal devoted entirely to writing inspired by visual art.

Are you interested in studying abroad in Lithuania? Stop by Canyon Commons from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) to talk to a representative from LCC University about their program!

Questions? Contact Gabrielle Hartman at ghartman18@georgefox.edu.

Make plans to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting this Wednesday, Feb. 19. 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!

Please join the engineers-craftsmen of Portland Guitar tomorrow (Tuesday) from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Maker Hub for a night of guitars, science and art.

Acoustic quirks abound as a guitar’s sound is deconstructed and rebuilt. The presentation will be led by Jay Dickinson, who holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate physics and engineering. Multiple examples of his work will be on display.

Questions? Contact Katherine Morland at kmorland@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE will be unavailable on Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m (Pacific Standard Time) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

All are invited to see award-winning Hollywood producer Nancy de los Santos-Reza present and discuss her new HBO documentary, The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood, at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in Hoover 105.

De los Santos-Reza’s film provides an overview of how Latinos have been portrayed in Hollywood in each decade of the twentieth century. The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer time with de los Santos-Reza.

To learn more, contact Debbie Berhó at 503-554-2644.

Check out this week’s home games:

• Women’s basketball vs. Lewis and Clark College – Friday, Feb. 21, 6 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Men’s basketball vs. Lewis and Clark College – Friday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Baseball vs. Pacific Lutheran University – Saturday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 23, noon, Morse Athletic Fields

Questions? Visit the athletics website.

The Office of Spiritual Life invites you to save the date for these special upcoming chapel services:

• Ash Wednesday Services: Wednesday, Feb. 26, noon and 7 p.m.

• Holy Week Services:
• Tuesday, April 7: 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. and 9 p.m. at Shalom
• Wednesday, April 8: Stations of the Cross Chapel, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, April 9: Maundy Thursday Service, noon
• Friday, April 10: Good Friday Service, 10 to 10:30 a.m.

• Spring Convocation, Tuesday, April 21, 10:50 to 11:40 a.m.
• Baccalaureate: Commissioning our graduating class, Friday, May 1, 7 to 8:15 p.m.

Questions? Contact Jamie Noling-Auth at jnolingauth@georgefox.edu.