The Daily Bruin

A weekend relationship retreat sponsored by the Office of Spiritual Life, “Growing a Healthy Relationship,” is open to any married, engaged or seriously dating couple (non-GFU students may come if accompanied by a current student). It is scheduled Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3, in Lincoln City.

The cost is $15 per person (includes lodging and three meals). Registration forms are available in the Office of Spiritual Life. The sign-up deadline is Friday, Sept. 18 by 5 p.m. (form and money are to be turned in to the spiritual life office; if no one is up front, you can just leave the form on the front desk).

Contact Kayin Griffith (kgriffith@georgefox.edu) for more information.

If you did not receive coupons on Serve Day, please feel free to stop by the Spiritual Life House to pick them up. The deadline to do so is Friday, Sept. 25. Coupons  included are Wendy’s, Sip City, Coffee Cat and Ye Olde Pizza Shoppe.

Caitlin Corning (History) will share pedagogical reasons she incorporates technology into her courses at a Faculty Teaching Forum from 12:40 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Cap and Gown A (note the different location than on the academic calendar). Caitlin will also demonstrate some of the educational technology she uses. Participants will have opportunity to discuss how and why they use (or don’t use) various technologies for their courses.

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21. 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.

The Philosophy Club is welcoming three speakers who will address the usefulness of arguments for and against Christian faith. James White, Matt Slick and Dan Barker will take part in a panel discussion, “The Value of Apologetics,” beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, in Hoover 105.

The following day, Saturday, Sept. 26, they will debate Christian belief at Newberg Christian Church at an all-day event (9:30 a.m.-10 p.m.). The cost to attend Saturday’s event is $10 for students. Newberg Christian Church is located at 2315 Villa Road.

Do you attend church outside of Newberg? If so, we need your help. The Office of Spiritual Life and Northwest Yearly Meeting are sponsoring an upcoming conference, The New Abolitionists, on Oct. 24. This will be a day conference focusing on how to end sex trafficking in Portland (you will be hearing more information soon about the conference).

We need help getting the word out to our surrounding communities. If you attend church outside of Newberg and are willing to put up a poster at your church, please stop by our office to pick one up. The Office of Spiritual Life is located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian streets. Thank you in advance!

Daystar University students have three different CDs available for sale in the Office of Spiritual Life. Support the group Afrizo by purchasing a CD for $15. Checks can be made out out to “Afrizo.”

Daystar, located in Nairobi, Kenya, is operated through the Christian College Consortium and has partnered with George Fox to provide study-abroad opportunities for students.

Look for the Bruin Discount Card in your mailbox next week. Great discounts on Pogy’s, Abby’s Pizza, Chehalem Glenn Golf Course, Doran Automotive, Little Caesar’s, and much more!

This Friday’s Faculty Research Forum will feature Professors Eloise Hockett and Gary Kilburg (School of Education), who will discuss their work with The Mentoring Institute. The presentation will include how creating opportunities and a culture of collegiality allows professionals to share knowledge and support the success of one another, including how investing in others can supply important professional connections.

The session is scheduled from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Following is a listing of Bruin home sports events in the coming week:

Saturday, Sept. 19, 12:45 p.m. – Women’s golf in GFU Women’s Invitational, Chehalem Glenn Golf Course, Newberg, Ore.
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2 p.m. – Men’s golf in George Fox Invitational, Chehalem Glenn Golf Course, Newberg, Ore.
Saturday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Northwest Christian, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. – Men’s golf in George Fox Invitational, Chehalem Glenn Golf Course, Newberg, Ore.
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Corban, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

The group Timothy’s Charge is again hosting Josiah’s Gift, a community event designed to bring the campus together around the Word of God. Each day between Sept. 21 and Sept. 25, the Bible will be read in the quad between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m., with the goal of reading it from start to finish. Sign up to read by following this link — cs.georgefox.edu/~slibby/josiahs_gift/Josiah — or just show up to listen. You’ll never look at God’s Word the same way again!

Please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg (HR) if you would like to nominate a support staff member or administrator for Employee of the Month. 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 Friday, Sept 18. 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, Sept 24, and will receive a $100 gift certificate to the Jory Restaurant at the new Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg.

Multicultural Services is bringing back “Movies and Munchies,” beginning at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 17, with a showing of The Motorcycle Diaries in EHS 102 in celebration of Latino Heritage Month. Please remind your students of this event. It’s also a great opportunity to offer extra credit.

This year we have 30-plus new international students on the Newberg campus. Would you be interested in being a Fox Friendship Family for two of our new international students? The relationship between Fox Friendship Families and students become whatever the students and families want. We ask as a minimum that families invite students to their home at least once per semester. The relationships that develop are invaluable for the international students as well as families.

If you are interested, please e-mail or call Alex Pia (503-554-2643, apia@georgefox.edu) or Dianna McIntyre (503-554-2649, dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) by Sept. 25.

The university’s Science Outreach Program has a new updated website. The new fall schedule for youth science classes can be found online. Check it out at georgefox.edu/science_outreach.

Starting immediately, the Newberg campus bookstore has officially changed its name from George Fox University Store to Bruin Bookstore. The new name allows the bookstore to represent the university with a more collegiate feel and gives us the opportunity to highlight our great mascot. Same great merchandise, same great service, great new name! Come check us out.

This is a reminder of the Tuesday, Sept. 15, Intellectual Feast, which will discuss the topic “Quaker Approaches to Higher Education” from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 250.

Outlining their essays in the most recent issue of Quaker Religious Thought, Jamie Johnson will present on “From Cutting Edge to Chopping Block: Reclaiming a Quaker Approach to Christian Higher Education,” and Paul Anderson will present on “The Mission of the Christ-Centered Quaker College.”

Free copies of the QRT issue will be available for the first 20 attenders. Refreshments provided!

If you did not receive coupons on Serve Day, please feel free to stop by the Spiritual Life House to pick them up. Thank you for your participation and awesome attitudes. You are a blessing!

Attention all music majors, minors and people who just love music: The George Fox Chapter of the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference is hosting its first meeting at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 20, in the Choir Room. Come to meet the chapter’s executive officers and learn more about the music programs at George Fox.

Multicultural Services invites you to come watch and discuss the movie The Motorcycle Diaries with your fellow George Fox neighbors at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in EHS 102. Popcorn and other goodies will be provided, and you can bring your own as well.

Based on a true-life story, The Motorcycle Diaries is an inspiring and thrilling adventure that traces the youthful origins of a revolutionary spirit. The film follows two daring friends who hop on the back of a beat-up motorcycle for a breathtaking and exciting road trip across Latin America. Spanish professor Uriel Plasencia will moderate.

There are still openings available for the three-day intensive course on how to apply foundational biblical principles to basic business concepts. The course, Biblical Entrepreneurship 1 (BE 1), will be hosted at the Portland Center Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 17-19. Sessions will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

The course is being offered at a discounted rate of $250 for George Fox employees, students and alumni.

Online registration is available, and more information is posted on the course flier and website.

Also, you are invited to hear about biblical entrepreneurship directly from course founder Patrice Tsague on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when he speaks at the monthly Northwest Christian Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 S.W. Tualatin-Sherwood Road, in Tualatin.