Mail Services is pleased to announce that the U.S. Postal Service will be on campus next Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 27-28, for passport applications and/or renewals. This event is open to students, employees and families. Visit the Executive Dining Room between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday and between 10 a.m. and noon Wednesday.
Details will be posted later this week on the Mail Services web page.
BlueZone shirts are now available in the Bruin Bookstore! The shirts are $4 for students with ID, and $5 for everyone else. BlueZone is a way for the Bruin community to show its support for one another. Get your BlueZone on!
Tuesday, Oct. 20, has been designated “A Day Unplugged” during the university’s “Week of Living Light,” sponsored by members of Lisa McMinn’s social change class. Remember to turn off the lights as you leave a room, unplug your appliances or computer/cell phone chargers if you aren’t using them, and consider ways you can contribute to reducing energy demands and live more sustainably. Check out 350.org for more ideas.
Eloise Hockett (Education) will present a session titled “Taking a Step Backwards in Course Planning†at a Faculty Teaching Forum scheduled from 12:40 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Cap and Gown A (note the different location than on the academic calendar). The session will explore an effective adult learning methodology in planning courses and curriculum. Come and learn about the four “I’s.”
To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. Please have your lunch ready so we can begin the conversation at noon.
All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend Faculty Teaching Forums (FTFs). Video podcasts of FTFs will be available on iTunesU.
Bring your lunch and join the George Fox women’s walking club in Hoover 102 from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. Bethany Goldman, assistant professor of HHP and director of the athletic training education program, will share about the benefits of walking and other excellent fitness information.
The walking club, begun for the threefold purpose of “fitness, friendship and fun,” invites the university’s women, including wives of GFU employees, to join a walking group. Choose a time that fits your schedule or start a new one. You are also encouraged to bring a friend!
The club meets at 6 a.m., noon and 5:30 p.m. on the George Fox track. There is also an 8:30 a.m. session on the track at North Valley Friends Church.
Journalist and author Elizabeth Grossman will discuss trash, recyling and the promise of Green Chemistry as part of the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture series from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:55 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in Hoover 105.
Elizabeth has been published in numerous publications and has two recent books: High Tech Trash and Chasing Molecules. Both these books will be available to those who are interested.
The evening chapel session scheduled for 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, has been moved from Klages Dining Room to Hoover 105. The chapel will feature guest speaker Mike Foster.
Also, on Tuesday at 9 p.m., there will be a men’s Q&A in Lemmons 8 and a women’s Q&A in Hoover 105. Finally, Bill Buhrow (Health and Counseling Services) will be speaking in chapel on Wednesday.
In the last few weeks, several of your guest lecturers/visitors/volunteers have been ticketed for parking in the wrong lot, not having a permit, etc. If you have a person who comes to campus on a regular basis, we can make up a visitor permit for them so they don’t have to check in with us every time they are on campus. Otherwise, please have your guests check in with Security Services upon arrival at campus so we can give them a map and visitor permit and show them where to park.
We are also glad to have their permits ready ahead of time if you e-mail us their name and license plate number. We can also e-mail you a template for a customized visitor permit, and you can e-mail it to your guests along with a link to the campus parking brochure. Then, they can arrive on campus with their permit printed out and displayed on their dashboard.
Please help us to make your guests’ time here on campus as welcoming and pleasant as possible.
Thanks!
Security Services
Would you like to carry a flag representing your cultural heritage in the Oct. 26 chapel to open Cultural Celebration Week? If so, please e-mail or call Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) no later than Monday, Oct. 19. All you do is show up to chapel a few minutes early, carry your flag across the stage, and say the name of the country your flag represents into a microphone. If you volunteer, we will contact you the week before Cultural Celebration Week with details.
Who may carry a flag? Anyone who is from another country, lived in another country, was a missionary in another country, or has a cultural heritage from another country. It is a great way to show pride in your culture!
This is a last call for those who wish to share their culture by having a booth at the Cultural Fair, scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. Contact Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) by Oct. 20 to reserve your booth.
Ways to share your culture might include music, dance, videos, pictures, crafts, games, and, of course, the all-time favorite, food. So come join the fun! (We can reimburse you up to $30 for expenses if you give us your receipts.)
For those attending next Tuesday’s staff conference, please do not use any perfumes or fragrances, as some members of our staff have allergic reactions to these scents. Also, specialty coffees will be available for purchase in the morning at the church’s coffee shop. Prices range from $1.25 to $3.50.
The conference is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Family Life Church in Newberg.
Come bring your family to a Halloween carnival on the Newberg campus, scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31. There will be games, face painting, a cider press and plenty of candy. Come enjoy some time together in a fun and safe environment this Halloween! Activities will be in the Stevens Center, Hoover and EHS.
The Bruin Bookstore recently received several new styles of clothing. Come check out the new sweatshirts and T-shirts while supplies last.
The Department of Visual Arts will host a guest speaker, photographer Dave Studarus, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Hoover 105. The campus community is invited to attend and see samples of Dave’s work.
A native of Los Angeles, Studarus has photographed several celebrities and been contracted to do shoots for clients that include Variety, Sony Records, Universal Records, Motorola and several others. Samples of his work can be viewed at davidstudarus.com.
Several art alumni will be celebrated at the closing reception for the “Voices†art exhibition in the Lindgren Gallery next Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All are former George Fox art students who continue to be significantly involved in making art.
Honored will be Elizabeth Kuzmovich, Chelsea Carbonell, Jessica Brittell, Megan Clark, Olga Ceballos and Kathleen Jones.
This Monday, Oct. 19, Elizabeth Grossman will discuss the connection between western habits and majority-world health at a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues event from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:55 p.m. in Hoover 105.
Elizabeth has contributed articles to The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and numerous other publications. Her two newest books, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health and Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Technology, have been widely praised. Please contact Caitlin Corning (History) for more information.
You are invited to stop by the Plant Services building between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, to see our display of collectibles. Currently showing are a postcard collection from the early 1900s, owned by Debby O’Kelley; Bob Dexter’s collection of all 50 commemorative state quarters and his hand-tied fishing flies; and a full collection of Wallace and Gromit memorabilia, owned by Dixie Downey. Please stop by anytime to view these fun collections.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, is the date for this year’s conference for our valued support staff. This is an all-day event that will keep these folks off campus, away from all of their regular duties. We know we will miss their contributions that day, but this once-a-year event is endorsed by the President’s Executive Leadership Team with the expectation that all support staff will attend, so we appreciate your full support as well. Some services may be reduced or not provided on that day, but things should be back to normal on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Sue O’Donnell (Psychology) is hosting a barbecue and Wii party for psychology majors and minors at her home this Sunday, Oct. 18, beginning at 5 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to come. For directions to Sue’s home and to R.S.V.P., contact Elisha Kampfe at ekampfe06@georgefox.edu.
For the first time, the students’ annual “Survivor” event will be posted live via the web. Just go to the Bruin Heritage’s Facebook page and click on the link, or type in rtsp://stream.georgefox.edu/live/survivor.sdp to view live footage of “Survivor” contestants trapped inside a van for up to 24 hours on Thursday, Oct. 15. Look for it also being played throughout campus, or just come and watch it in person outside of the Bruin Den.
