The Daily Bruin

Cara Peck, a federal government representative working for the EPA, will be on campus from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, in Stevens 209.

Peck will share the background on the Partnership for Public Service (George Fox’s Career Services is a partner), and speak on breaking down the four common myths about federal employment (low pay, only based in Washington D.C., must have political science background, and “too much bureaucracy”). She also will share her personal federal story, her career path, and resources for helping students find and pursue jobs in the federal government.

Faculty members, please encourage your students who might be interested in this presentation to attend.

Please R.S.V.P. to Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu, for this pizza chat.

If you did not get a chance to pick up a yearbook from last year (2008-09), the week of Feb. 22-26 is your last chance to get your copy!

There will be books out in the Bruin Den starting Monday, Feb. 22, but there is a limited number of books left, so it’s first come, first served. The last day of this event will be determined by how fast the books run out.

Faculty and staff, please help get the word out about these books, especially to those students who may not receive e-nnouncements.

Questions? Contact Hannah Wilcox at hwilcox06@georgefox.edu.

Oregon Symphony ushers are needed for the Saturday, March 13, performance in Bauman Auditorium. The concert will be led by conductor Carlos Kalmar and feature Vivienne Elborne and actor David Ogden Stiers of M*A*S*H fame. The program will feature classical music from composers Richard Strauss, Ralph V. Williams and Frederick Delius.

If you are interested in volunteering to usher for the concert, please contact Danya Ochsner (University Relations) at ext. 2121 or by e-mail at dochsner@georgefox.edu.

Need help formatting and citing your English papers? Come to an MLA workshop in Stevens 109 at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. If you have any questions, contact the Academic Resource Center.

The all-employee meeting originally scheduled for next Thursday, Feb. 25, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 18, from 3:40 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Friday, Feb. 19, 6 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Lewis & Clark, Wheeler Sports Center / Miller Gym
Friday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Lewis & Clark, Wheeler Sports Center / Miller Gym
Saturday, Feb. 20, 9:30 a.m. – Women’s Tennis vs. Southern Oregon, GFU campus courts
Saturday, Feb. 20, noon – Softball vs. Corban (2), Morse Field

The women’s basketball team has already clinched home-court advantage for all of the Northwest Conference Tournament Feb. 25 and 27 and can win the conference championship outright with a win. The men’s basketball team is tied for third in the conference with Lewis & Clark and can secure its first NWC Tournament berth since 1998 with a win.

The women’s tennis match on Saturday was originally scheduled for Tualatin Hills Tennis Center but has been moved back on campus due to a lack of available courts at THTC and expected nice weather. The Corban doubleheader is the season opener for the softball team.

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the athletics website at gfubruins.com.

The university will host its annual Winter Chamber Concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, in Bauman Auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. and there is no admission charge.

The university’s sixth annual Kaleo conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Our featured speakers are Chap Clark from Fuller Seminary and our own Steve Sherwood (Religious Studies). Their sessions will focus on how we can be equipped for ministering to teens who are hurt and isolated.

George Fox employees are welcome to attend (register at the door) for the $30 discounted employee fee. For more information, check out georgefox.edu/kaleo.

Wednesday is the last day to submit nominations for February Employee of the Month. Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for this honor. Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s contribution(s) to the university, its students, and/or its employees in the past 30 days or so (what was done, who was impacted, etc.), and any other information that you believe makes this person deserving of this award.

Please submit your nomination by Wednesday, Feb. 24. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will then select the Employee(s) of the Month from the nominations submitted. The winner(s) will be announced at the next all-employee meeting and will receive a $100 gift certificate to The Allison.

Perhaps you saw members of the university’s International Justice Mission at lunch in the Bruin Den last week; now come to the actual meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in Hoover 206. Join us as we prayerfully respond to injustice as a community and further the fight against sex trafficking and human trafficking locally and abroad.

Join the Department of Performing Arts in the first recital of the season! Bethany Muhr and Matt Hill will present their degree trumpet recital in Bauman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. Admission is free.

The university community is invited to a Faculty Research Forum featuring Kelly Chang, assistant professor of psychology, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.

In May 2009, Chang and a team of George Fox students worked with at-risk young girls living on a landfill in Nicaragua. She will speak of this experience and her ongoing work with the in-country organization.

Two antique books (copyright 1909 and 1916) were left in the Bruin Bookstore four weeks ago. If these belong to you, please come and identify them and pick them up.

Recording artist JJ Heller is on campus this week and will perform in concert beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in the Cap and Gown Room. There is no admission charge to attend.

Heller will also be a musical guest at the Kaleo youth ministry conference, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium and other venues on campus on Saturday, Feb. 20. Heller has been a full-time singer/songwriter since the spring of 2003. She has produced four full-length CDs, which feature an acoustic-folk sound.

Applications are now being accepted for 2010-11 Academic Resource Center consultants. If you know students who write well, are thoughtful learners, and desire to support peers in their academic success, please encourage them to apply. Even students who will only be on campus during the fall semester are welcome to apply. Completed materials are due by Friday, March 5.

More information is available on the ARC website or at Job Connect (jobconnect.georgefox.edu).

Internationally acclaimed pianist Valentina Lisitsa will visit for the university’s fourth annual Bösendorfer Artist Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in Bauman Auditorium.

The performance will feature all 24 of Chopin’s Etudes. Each university employee and student is entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for alumni and seniors, and $6 for students and children under 12. To purchase tickets, visit music.georgefox.edu, or call the university box office at ext. 3844.

Lisitsa also will host a master class for George Fox music major students from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Bauman Auditorium. The class is free and open to the public. During that time, she’ll be working with Tara Li and James Pick, both piano performance majors.

Lisitsa has toured throughout Europe, Japan, South America and North America. She has collaborated with the Sao Paulo Symphony, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony, and has performed with the likes of Lynn Harrell, Jimmy Lin, Roberto Diaz, Ida Haendel, and Hilary Hahn. For more information on her, visit valentinalisitsa.com.

The 5 p.m. Ash Wednesday service scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 17, has been canceled. You are invited to join us during the normal chapel hour in observing Ash Wednesday.

It is time once again to order university stationery. For detailed order instructions, go to the university communications website.

Elizabeth Holme (Print Services) will work with the Office of Marketing Communications in ordering general university (i.e. non-departmental stationery) letterhead and envelopes. You will continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through her.

Orders are due by Wednesday, Feb. 24.

Look for issue eight of The Crescent in your mailbox Wednesday, Feb. 17. Thank you for reading!

This Friday, Feb. 19, tune in to KFOX radio at 4 p.m. to hear JJ Heller being interviewed. She may play some songs as well. Listen in at kfoxradio.georgefox.edu.