The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will present a workshop on the basics of Modern Language Association (MLA) style for citations and references on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Stevens 207. Dates and times for future APA, MLA, and other workshops are listed at georgefox.edu/arc/Events.html.
As announced in June, PeopleSoft works on a calendar year to track support staff and administrators’ vacation carryover balances. If a balance of more than one year of vacation accrual remains after December time sheets and time-off reports are processed (in January), the employee will lose the portion that exceeds one year’s accrual.
Here is the link — georgefox.edu/offices/hr/EmployeeBenefits/beneforms.html — to the charts you can use along with your September pay statement to determine your accrual rates and how much you may need to use by Dec. 31.
Questions? Contact Human Resources.
Don’t miss the Fall Seminary Fair, meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Hoover lower lobby. In addition to George Fox Evangelical Seminary, we’re privileged to host representatives of Western Seminary, Mars Hill Graduate School, Columbia Theological Seminary and Trinity Western University.
Cliff Rosenbohm (Social Work) will share about the social work program at a George Fox Auxiliary luncheon scheduled for noon Friday, Oct. 23, in the Cap and Gown Room. Reservations are required and tickets are $7.50 per person.
To make reservations, contact Margene Haworth at 503-538-0604 by Tuesday, Oct. 20.
The university community is welcome to join Lisa McMinn’s social change class for “A Week Of Living Light” Oct. 19-24. In conjunction with 350.org, help us get the attention of political leaders by joining us throughout the week for our different environment-friendly events. The week will culminate with a celebration on the quad on the international day of climate change, Saturday, Oct. 24. At 3:30 p.m. that day, we will gather to take a picture of a human “350” and march down Highway 99W to city hall.
An information booth will be open each day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den between Oct. 14 and Oct. 23. Sign up to participate and get a free T-shirt! We hope to see you there.
A career management seminar is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, in Room 281 at the Portland Center (South). The event will allow you to understand and assess your God-given talents, apply interests and values to tangible work positions, and learn to better market yourself. This seminar is put on by Peter DePaoli, an adjunct with the university for more than 30 years. The cost is $50. Contact Jack Lyda for more information at lydaj@georgefox.edu.
Could you forgive a person who murdered your family? This is the question faced by the subjects of As We Forgive, a documentary about Rosaria and Chantal, two Rwandan women coming face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide.
Multicultural Services will host a free showing of the movie at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in EHS 102. The subjects of As We Forgive speak for a nation still wracked by the grief of a genocide that killed one in eight Rwandans in 1994. Overwhelmed by an enormous backlog of court cases, the government has returned more than 50,000 genocide perpetrators back to the very communities they helped to destroy. Without the hope of full justice, Rwanda has turned to a new solution: reconciliation.
But can it be done? Can survivors truly forgive the killers who destroyed their families? Can the government expect this from its people? And can the church, which failed at moral leadership during the genocide, fit into the process of reconciliation today?
Come join Clint Baldwin to view and discuss the film. Popcorn and other munchies will be provided. For accommodations or questions, contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at syonemur@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2318.
To learn more about the movie, visit asweforgivemovie.com.
In honor of Bruin Heritage Week 2009, be sure to stop by Wheeler Sports Center anytime this week to get a closer look at rarely seen historical artifacts from the university’s past, some dating back more than 100 years.
Business cards may now be ordered directly from B&B Print Source at eorder.bbprintsource.net/avnet/avlogin.asp. The login user ID is “gfubc” and the password is “gfu123.”
Please submit your order no later than Friday, Oct. 16.
Please contact Danette Newkirk (Marketing Communications) to walk you through the process the first time.
On Tuesday, Oct 13, a “Getting Into Grad School” prep-shop, led by Career Services graduate assistant and PsyD student Chloe Lee, is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. in Hoover 210. Learn about using a timeline for admissions; taking the grad exams; selecting grad schools; preparing a curriculum vitae, cover letter and essay; obtaining recommendations; finding financial aid; and practicing for an admissions interview.
The event also will be available via webinar at the same time. Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu to get on either list. The webinar has limited slots and is reserved for distance audiences first. A waiting list is available for the Newberg campus.
The Department of Performing Arts will present the Oregon Cello Society’s “All-Cello Concert: From Classical to Contemporary” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in Bauman Auditorium.
Tickets are $3 for students and children, $5 for adults, and a $15 maximum for families. For more information, see the Oregon Cello Society’s website at oregoncello.org.
Both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed on Friday, Oct. 9, for the mid-semester holiday. They will reopen at their normal time on Monday.
Please note the changes in Bon Appetit’s hours of service for the dining room Oct. 9-11:
Friday Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Friday Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Saturday Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Saturday Lunch: noon-1 p.m.
Saturday Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Sunday Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Sunday Lunch: noon-1 p.m.
Sunday Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Ben Spotts from IDEAS will be speaking at the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Forum from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in Hoover 105.
The session is part of this fall’s lecture series concerning “The Majority World and the West.” Hear how U.S. tax dollars and faith-based offerings directed to the majority world impact people. Ben Spotts has worked in India as a communications consultant with a focus on human rights. People with IDEAS offer professional skills to meet the needs and transform the lives of forgotten people.
For more information, contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.
Friday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m. – Women’s Golf in DT Women’s Monterey Invitational, Black Horse GC, Seaside, Calif. (GFU host)
Sunday, Oct. 11, noon – Women’s Golf in DT Women’s Monterey Invitational, Black Horse GC, Seaside, Calif. (GFU host)
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2 p.m. – Women’s Soccer vs. Linfield, Morse Field
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 4 p.m. – Women’s Soccer vs. Pacific, Morse Field
For more information, visit the George Fox athletics website at gfubruins.com or call the sports information office at ext. 2926.
Career Services is sponsoring transportation to the Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair in Portland on Wednesday, Oct. 14, where more than 45 nonprofit organizations will be represented. Previous attendees made strong connections with nonprofit employers, so reserve your space in the van by Tuesday, Oct. 13. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact Career Services for details at careers@georgefox.edu.
The Fitness Center will close at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, and reopen at 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. Have a great weekend!
The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 9, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Bookstore and the library will be closed.
To help the George Fox community stay healthy this winter, the Bruin Bookstore is carrying several different kinds of antibacterial products ranging from individually wrapped sanitizing wipes to two-ounce bottles of hand-sanitizing gel. We’ve got what you need, so come check us out.
Goldfish are now available for adoption from the biology department. Looking for a pet or for pond inhabitants? Need to feed your turtle? See Teresa Arnold in EHS 316 or Jane Sweet in the department’s office on the second floor of EHS. We have bags by the aquarium for you to take them home.
