The Daily Bruin

This Friday, Feb. 12, employees are invited to the university’s Benefit Fair between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. This year’s fair will include only our benefit providers – Pioneer, Kaiser, TIAA-CREF, Allegiance, Sun Life, Aflac and Long-Term Care Solutions. Come see what’s new with the health plans, find out how to access health and benefit info online, and get help managing your retirement and flex plans.

Your open enrollment packet will arrive in campus mail by next week and your response is required, so get answers to your questions now!

Come to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site in Hoover 211 (computer lab) and get free help filing your taxes. Bring any and all tax documents with you. A sign-up sheet will be put out 30 minutes before each session, conducted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sessions are scheduled Feb. 12, 13, 26 and 27, as well as March 5-6 and April 3, 9 and 10. Tax help is offered Fridays from 2 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on those dates.

Questions? Contact either Seth Sikkema (ssikkema@georgefox.edu) or Heidi Davies (hdavies05@georgefox.edu). The event is hosted by the university’s School of Business.

This is a reminder that John Perkins, an admired American Civil Rights activist, will be on the Newberg campus Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10-11. He will speak in chapel, as a guest at the 25th annual Woolman Peacemaking Forum Wednesday night, and twice on Thursday. The theme of the forum is “Are We Achieving Racial Justice Reconciliation?”

Below is his Feb. 10-11 schedule. The campus community and the general public are welcome to all sessions free of charge.

Wednesday, Feb. 10
10:40- 11:30 a.m.
“Follow me to Freedom”
Bauman Auditorium

7:30-9 p.m. (Woolman Peacemaking Forum Lecture)
“The High and Low Points of Five Decades of Work for Racial Justice”
Hoover 105

Thursday, Feb. 11
8:40- 10:30 a.m.
“Justice as an Essential Part of Discipleship”
Edwards-Holman Science Center 125

Noon-1:15 p.m.
“Leading as an Ordinary Radical”
Discussion of Perkins’ new book coauthored with Shane Claiborne
Cap and Gown Room (bring your own lunch)

The university’s Symphonic Band, under the direction of Pat Vandehey, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, in Bauman Auditorium.

Selections scheduled include Hymn for the Lost and the Living by Eric Ewazen; The White Rose March by John Philip Sousa; Canzona by Peter Mennin; American Salute by Morton Gould; Irish Tune From County Derry by Percy Aldridge Grainger; and Amparito Roca by Jaime Texidor.

There is no admission charge and doors open at 7 p.m.

George Fox has a strong tradition of alumni serving in the Peace Corps. Lisa White, regional recruiter for Peace Corps, will visit campus on Friday, Feb. 12 to host an information session in Hoover 104 from 10:30 a.m. to noon for students. She is also available for mini class presentations between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Those interested in hosting her in class may contact Lisa directly at 206-239-6618.

Faculty, please encourage those students who might have an interest in the Peace Corps to attend Friday’s session.

This Monday, Feb. 8, Craig Detweiler, an author and the director of the Center for Entertainment, Media and Culture at Pepperdine University, will speak on finding spiritual themes in culture with his presentation of “Beyond the Bubble: The Common Ground of Culture” at the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Forum.

Detweiler recently wrote and produced the documentary A Purple State of Mind. His recent books include Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century, A Purple State of Mind: Finding Middle Ground in a Divided Culture, and Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God.

Two sessions are scheduled, from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:55 p.m. Both will take place in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.

For more information, contact Caitlin Corning at ccorning@georgefox.edu or ext. 2673, or visit georgefox.edu/laci.

Plant Services and the National Fire Fighter Corporation will be performing the annual fire extinguisher inspection on the Newberg campus during the week of Feb. 8. They will be entering every building on campus to check and label each fire extinguisher.

Thank you,
Plant Services

The university’s Center for Peace and Justice is hosting John Perkins, an admired American Civil Rights activist, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10-11. He will speak in chapel, as a guest at the 25th annual Woolman Peacemaking Forum, and twice on Thursday. The theme of the forum is “Are We Achieving Racial Justice Reconciliation?”

Perkins has been a durable voice for justice and reconciliation, especially through the lenses of community development. He is the founder of Voice of Calvary Ministries (Jackson, Miss.), Harambee Christian Family Center in Pasadena, the John M. Perkins Foundation, and the Christian Community Development Association.

Below is his Feb. 10-11 schedule. The campus community and the general public are welcome to all sessions free of charge.

Wednesday, Feb. 10
10:40- 11:30 a.m.
“Follow me to Freedom”
Bauman Auditorium

7:30-9 p.m. (Woolman Peacemaking Forum Lecture)
“The High and Low Points of Five Decades of Work for Racial Justice”
Hoover 105

Thursday, Feb. 11
8:40- 10:30 a.m.
“Justice as an Essential Part of Discipleship”
Edwards-Holman Science Center 125

Noon-1:15 p.m.
“Leading as an Ordinary Radical”
Discussion of Perkins’ new book coauthored with Shane Claiborne
Cap and Gown Room (bring your own lunch)

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month for February.  Your e-mail should include the person’s name, job title, a concise but specific summary of this person’s  recent contributions (past 30 days or so) to the university, its students, and/or its employees (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 Friday, Feb. 19. 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 all-employee meeting on Thursday, Feb. 25, and will receive a $100 gift card to The Allison.

Homecoming festivities are planned on the Newberg campus Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6. Among the planned events are affinity reunions for those who went on one of the university’s May Serve trips or enrolled in the school’s engineering major; reunions for the classes of 1950, 1970, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 2000; an alumni celebration brunch; the theatre’s presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing; and men’s and women’s basketball games both nights.

For a complete schedule of homecoming events, visit homecoming.georgefox.edu.

Copies of C.S. Lewis’ book The Great Divorce are now on sale for $5 in the Office of Spiritual Life. Drop by to purchase a copy, then attend a discussion about it at a campus book club meeting at 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in the Foxhole.

Join us to hear some fascinating stories about Minthorn Hall, the oldest building on campus, at a staff lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, in the Cap and Gown Room. Clyde Thomas (Plant Services) will host, and special guests will include Gerald and Margaret Lemmons, Gene and Betty Hockett, Sam Farmer, and Clyde’s mother, Esther May Thomas.

The cost is $3 per person.

MyGFU will be unavailable on Thursday, Feb 4, from 6 p.m. to midnight for scheduled software updates. This impacts all campuses and individuals. During the downtime, students and faculty can find links to technology resources on the IT website under User Resources.

Students: georgefox.edu/offices/inst_technology/resources/student_resources.html

Faculty: georgefox.edu/offices/inst_technology/resources/faculty_resources.html

An all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:40 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in Hoover 105. The meeting will include an update from President Robin Baker, who will present a report on Institutional Vulnerability and Strategic Responses in Today’s Market in relation to George Fox.

Come join us for an hour of worship in Spanish! We will sing Spanish worship songs with the student-led band and listen to a visiting pastor from our commmunity.

All are welcome to join in from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12, in Hoover 105.

Friday, Feb. 5, 6 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Friday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Feb. 6, 6 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m. – Men’s Tennis vs. College of Idaho, West Hills Racquet Club, Beaverton, Ore.
Saturday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

The Bruins will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day and the “Pink Zone” promotion for breast cancer awareness and research during the Friday basketball doubleheader. Twenty senior student-athletes and athletic training students will be honored at halftime of the men’s game that night. “Pink Zone” T-shirts will be on sale, and proceeds from the sales as well as a portion of the gate receipts will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Saturday is homecoming, with the Homecoming Court to be introduced at halftime of the men’s game.

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

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) Tuesday, Feb. 9, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The lost and found is filled to the brim, and we need to reunite the owners with their lost belongings! Lost and found tables will be set up in the Bruin Den on Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. After that time, all items not claimed will be donated to charitable causes, so please stop by that day.

The theatre’s winter production of A Grand Night For Singing will be showing in Wood-Mar Auditorium Feb. 4-6 and Feb. 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m.

A Grand Night for Singing is a musical review of 36 of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most memorable romantic ballads. The arc of Grand Night takes the audience on a musical journey through all the emotional stages of love.

All George Fox University employees and students receive one complementary ticket. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the Box Office in the University Bookstore. Additional tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for alumni and seniors, and $6 for students and children under 12. Tickets may be purchased on the university’s website.

Three student project displays are currently up in the library. Following is a synopsis of each.

History of Visual Communications
Members of Bob Bredemeier’s History of Visual Communications class were all given the same typographic information to design posters in a style or art movement studied in class. Each year the typographical information is on a fictitious concert highlighting one or more composers. This year’s concert pieces use French composers.

General Biology 211
Each group of two students prepared a poster describing some practical application of biology and the relevant theory behind this application. The purpose of this assignment was to offer students a first exposure to the presentation of science-related information using a poster format. Posters include pieces on photosynthesis, yersina pestis (Black Plague), effects of cyanide inhibition on the electron transport chain, intercalated discs, breast cancer and leptin.

Drawing II
Lori McLaughlin’s Drawing II class created drawings in the style of artist Robert Longo. Students used a large format and high contrast, with black and white charcoal, to create an image that displays a strong emotion or dramatic feeling. These images reflect the work of God in nature and human expression.