The Daily Bruin

This is a final reminder of Department of Performing Arts events scheduled for this week. On Friday, the first Students in Recital of the spring semester is scheduled from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. Also on Friday, a senior recital by flautist Emily Blanshan is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.  A second recital will be presented by flautist and mezzo-soprano Rachael Swafford  on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. All events are in Bauman Auditorium and admission is free.

Looking for information on what resources are available to university students and employees? The newly revamped Resources webpage has the most popular links used by students and employees — Bruindata, E-nnouncements, Employee Directories, and many other commonly used locations. Visit georgefox.edu/resources_for/index.html.

Volunteers are needed for Kaleo, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. All volunteers receive $10 off their registration price and a free Kaleo T-shirt from American apparel. Volunteer duties are light and allow you to attend the conference. If interested, please contact Amy Lorenz (University Relations) at alorenz@georgefox.edu or ext. 2134

This is a reminder to the university community that you are invited to the first Students in Recital of the spring semester on Friday, Jan. 30, from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Please join the Department of Performing Arts in supporting our music students as they present their work.

Daniel Lennen, a PsyD doctoral candidate, is conducting research on multicultural issues and is seeking feedback through a survey. Last year, several George Fox employees participated in the study, and it is hoped faculty and staff will respond again this year.

Lennen is asking for input on how multicultural issues typically inform your interactions with students

. Your participation is voluntary, and there are no foreseeable risks associated with the project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point.

Questions? Contact Kathleen Gathercoal (Psychology) at kgatherc@georgefox.edu or Lennen at either 503-708-6041 or dlennen05@georgefox.edu.

To participate in the survey, visit surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iOcmFcQPJ5uOcLVJn7FUXA_3d_3d.

Thank you in advance for you willingness to help again.

– Kathleen Gathercoal

Dr. Nancy Mills, a professor of chemistry at Trinity University in San Antonio, will conduct a seminar in EHS 102 at 4 p.m. this Wednesday, Jan. 28. She will be speaking on “Understanding aromaticity through antiaromaticity: the role of serendipity in research.”

The university community is welcome to a benefit concert for a teen homeless shelter in Medford. The event, featuring the groups Just Lions and Deepest Darkness, runs from 8 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, in the Foxhole. Admission is $3, with all proceeds going toward shelter building costs.

The university welcomes Gary Burge, a professor of New Testament in the Department of Biblical & Theological Studies at Wheaton College and Graduate School, for the Spring Theological Conference on the Newberg campus this week.

Burge will discuss the conflict between Israel and Palestine in two chapels and take part in talkback and dialogue sessions. Burge specializes in the Middle East, its churches and its history through the modern period. His book on the Palestinian/Israeli struggle, Whose Land? Whose Promise? (2003), received a number of awards from national journals.

“Thinking Christianly About Israel and Palestine” is the event’s theme. The conference begins in Monday’s chapel, when Burge will discuss “The Crisis in the Middle East – An Overview.” Immediately following, he will host a talkback lunch and book-signing from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Monday night, Burge will present “The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – The History of the Problem” from 7:30 to 8:50 p.m. in Calder Lecture Hall. Refreshments will be provided, and Corey Beals (Religious Studies) will serve as host.

On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Burge and Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) will host “A Dialogue on Jesus and the Gospel of John” from 1:20 to 2:35 p.m. in Room 209 of the Hoover Academic Building. That afternoon, a panel will discuss the topic “The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – What is Jesus Doing” from 4 to 5 p.m. in Hoover 250.

The conference closes with Burge’s chapel presentation “The Crisis in the Middle East – An Evangelical Approach” in chapel Wednesday, Jan. 28.

For more information, contact Paul Anderson.

At georgefox.edu/strategicplan you will find the current input from faculty and staff on the proposed mission, vision, and values statements. Input from students, the nursing and math-science-engineering departments, and from the Salem and Redmond sites will be included when those visits are completed.

The Mission-Vision-Values Task Team met Friday and will propose statements to faculty and staff hopefully within two weeks.

Thank you,
MaryKate Morse

Carol Brazo (Education) will speak at a George Fox Auxiliary luncheon at noon Friday, Feb. 6, in the Cap and Gown Room. Reservations are required and tickets are $7.50 per person. To make reservations, contact Abigail Crisman at 503-554-7404 or Louise Clarkson at 503-538-2850 by Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Beginning on Saturday, Feb. 21, and ending just before spring break, the university will host Iryna Moyseyenko, a female professor of linguistics and English language from Ukraine. A host home is needed for Iryna, who is the dean of Kyiv National Linguistic University’s English Department. She is single and 46 years old.

Her visit is being arranged by the Marshall Christian Foundation, the group that arranged for three professors to visit last year. If you or someone you know could provide room and some meals for Iryna, please contact Lon Fendall in the Center for Global Studies. There will be a small stipend to help with costs.

Multicultural Services and Bon Appetit remind you that Monday, Jan. 26, marks the Chinese New Year. This is an important celebration for many Asians, much like Jan. 1 is for the Western world. The celebration begins on New Year’s Eve and includes many traditional festivals.

To celebrate, Bon Appetit’s Monday dinner menu will feature Chinese cooking. Dinner is $7.75 if you are not on the meal plan.

Do you anticipate receiving a five-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, or 35-year service award this spring? If so, please check to be sure your name is included in one of the lists below. Awards will be presented on Monday, May 4, to Newberg employees, half time and above. (Portland employees will have a separate awards event in the same time frame.)

If your name is not included in one of these lists but you believe you should receive an award, or if your name is on the list and you don’t think you should receive an award this year, contact Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources) by e-mail and include your hire date. (If you are a rehire, your previous benefits-eligible experience at George Fox counts toward your service award.) Your help is most appreciated to ensure that the right employees are honored at this event.

• To receive a five-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 2003 and Sept. 1, 2004
• To receive a 10-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1999 and Sept. 1, 1999
• To receive a 15-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1993 and Sept. 1, 1994
• To receive a 20-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1988 and Sept. 1, 1989
• To receive a 25-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1983 and Sept. 1, 1984
• To receive a 30-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1978 and Sept. 1, 1979
• To receive a 35-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1973 and Sept. 1, 1974

Five-Year: Tamara Cissna, Rick Muthiah, Carol Jaquith, Jim Steele, Jeremy Stephens, Kyle Wattenbarger, Greg Smith, Jason Schwanz, Sean Patterson, Cynthia Weston, Jonathan Morell, Robert Fisher, Kathy Heininge, Ron Mitchell, Mary Peterson, Kelly Borror, Jeong Ahn, John Barber

10-Year: Lionel Johnson, Margaret Fuller, John Smith, Blair Cash, Nancy Thurston, Mary Olson, Susan Newell, Mark McLeod-Harrison, Dave Hansen, Jeff Duerr, Mike Campadore, Wayne Adams, Missy Terry, Peg Hutton, Denise DeCicco, Robin Baker, Brad Weldon, Mark Carlton, Claudia Hirsch, Karlyn Fleming, Sean McKay

15-Year: Deb Worden, Brent Wilson, Carl Lloyd, Dwight Kimberly, Bill Jolliff, Scot Headley, Carlisle Chambers, Bill Buhrow, Larry Shelton, Peggy Kilburg, Larry Mennenga, Lisa Leslie, Alan Thurston, Andy Baker, Dave Kelley, Patty Cooke, Mikell Benham

20-Year: Viki Defferding, Don Powers, Martha Iancu, Laura Klaus, Kenn Wilson, MaryKate Morse, Paul Anderson, Danya Ochsner

25-Year: None

30-Year: None

35-Year: Mike Wirta

The Multicultural Club, Residence Life and Multicultural Services are sponsoring presentation of the play “Portraits of Courage: African Americans You Wish You Had Known” from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, in Bauman Auditorium. Faculty members, please encourage your students to attend this engaging and educational play. It is being presented as part of February’s Black History Month celebration.

Ticket sales start Monday, Jan 26. Students and employees each receive one complimentary ticket through the University Store. Outside community members are invited to purchase tickets at a rate of $8 for adults, $6 for seniors/alumni, and $5 for students with ID. Tickets may be purchased in person at the bookstore or by calling 503-554-3844. The play features reserved seating starting at 6:30 p.m.

The 65-minute presentation discusses African Americans who have been influential to the development of America but are typically overlooked in the history books. The six people portrayed have all played a pivotal role in American culture and history, and this show gives the audience the opportunity to learn and appreciate them in an engaging and entertaining light. There will be a discussion afterwards.

More information about the play is available at willandcompany.com/poc/index.shtml.

Print Services is proud to announce the reduction in the cost of producing color copies. Prices still will include the paper of your choice from the many colors and types available on a daily basis. Prices will range from 40 cents per side to 10 cents per side based on the total number of letter size copies. We also have new pricing for legal and tabloid sizes, and transparencies.

Call ext. 2550 with any questions regarding your printing needs or e-mail Print Services at printservices@georgefox.edu.

Join the group Timothy’s Charge in the “tent of meeting” as we read through the Bible aloud in the quad from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, through the end of the week. Entitled “Josiah’s Gift,” the project will continue with a rotation of readers until finishing with Revelation (projected to be Friday or Saturday).

Sign up in the Bruin Den this Friday, Jan. 23, or at the tent itself starting Monday for a half-hour time slot to be a part of the proclamation of God’s Word on campus.

The university community is invited to the first Students in Recital of the spring semester from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in Bauman Auditorium. Please join the Department of Performing Arts in supporting our music students as they present their work.

The department also will be hosting two senior recitals in Bauman Auditorium next week. The first will be presented by flautist Emily Blanshan at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30. The second will be presented by flautist and mezzo-soprano Rachael Swafford at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. There is no admission charge for the recitals.

Want to advertise an event on KFOX radio and on its website? Visit kfoxradio.georgefox.edu and go to announcement requests. Please make sure you make requests two weeks before the event (if possible) so we have ample time to get it broadcast and posted to the website.

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

For those at the university’s four regional sites, the meeting will be available for viewing at stream.georgefox.edu/live/commmtg.sdp. For best results, use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser, and your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. Simply copy the link into the address bar of your browser. If you have any problems, contact the Service Desk at ext. 2569.

The Multicultural Club and Multicultural Services are hosting Rwandan Enric Sifa for a “music and munchies” event from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in the Klages Dining Room.

Sifa was orphaned by the tragic events of the 1994 genocide and its devastating impact to his country. At age 9 he began to live on the streets. At 14, through music, Enric committed his life to God. Today at the age of 21, Enric has composed more than 60 songs in both his Kinyarwanda language and English. He has appeared on Rwandan TV and radio, performed for government dignitaries, and toured three times in the United States with the music group Hindurwa. Enric released his first solo CD in December 2007.