The Daily Bruin

Homecoming basketball games are scheduled this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, in the Wheeler Sports Center. On Friday, Willamette University visits to play the George Fox women (23-0) at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m. The 2009 Sports Hall of Fame recipients will be introduced at halftime of the men’s game.

On Saturday, Pacific Lutheran comes to Newberg to play the women at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m. Homecoming festivities will take place during halftime of the men’s game.

Join the Department of Performing Arts for a presentation of the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

Come wrap up homecoming week with the Department of Performing Arts as the department presents its Homecoming Concert featuring the Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Chorale. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

A Faculty Research Forum, “Why Faith is a Virtue,” based on the work of Robert Adams and Alasdair MacIntyre, will be presented by Phil Smith (Religious Studies) at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Hoover 105.

One of the best academic experiences that English Language Institute students have each semester is class observation week. If you are willing to have ELI students observe your classes, please e-mail Martha Iancu (ELI) at miancu@georgefox.edu by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, with the following information: course number, title, days, times, place, and maximum number of observers. Students will attend only those classes that you list. Thank you.

A limited number of George Fox “Think Pink” T-shirts that the women’s basketball team and cheerleaders wore at the Feb. 6 “Pink Zone” game are available for $10. Money goes toward breast cancer research. E-mail MaryJo McCloskey or Patty Findley (Athletics) if interested. Only smalls and mediums are available.

The Associated Student Community will discuss the idea of giving money to help remodel the Bruin Den at a meeting between 3 and 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, in the Bruin Den. If you would like to hear more about this proposal, please join ASC members for this time of prayer and fasting. If you have questions, e-mail Matthew Getsinger at mgetsinger07@georgefox.edu.

A Faculty Teaching Forum, “An Introduction to Second Life Educators,” is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in Hoover 104 (Hoover-Hatfield Library).

Over the last two years, several faculty members at George Fox have been exploring and using Second Life, a multi-user virtual environment, for teaching and learning. Join Robin Ashford (Portland Center Library) and Scot Headley (EDFL) as they present on Second Life and its potential for use by professors and other educators.

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17. 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 at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.

Happy Valentine’s Day from Mail Services! Just a reminder, if you are ordering flowers/balloons for someone on campus, they must delivered Friday, Feb. 13, preferably early in the day.

For security reasons, flowers can’t be delivered to student housing. Mail Services is closed on the weekend.

The university’s Associated Student Community is teaming with the AARP, IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue to sponsor a free tax consultation service, Tax-Aide, between 2 and 5 p.m. Feb. 13, Feb. 27, and April 3 in the computer lab on the second floor of the Hoover Academic Building.

Sessions also will be hosted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 14, Feb. 18, March 7, and April 4.

Bring the necessary information (for a list, see fliers posted in Hoover and sent in the mail). For more information, visit the AARP site.

Please be aware that we are unable to prepare certain types of complicated returns, including those that involve inventory, depreciation, or rental income.

The university’s library website has been upgraded. You can now search all of the library’s Web pages from a convenient search box on the library’s homepage.

The Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Program will continue its exploration of issues around the future of the American Dream on Monday, Feb. 16. Speaker Shoshon Toma-Sweet will speak about his experience as a legislative assistant in Oregon and as a board member of the Oregon Center for Christian Values.

Also speaking will be Kathleen Gathercoal (Graduate Psychology), who will discuss the role of the church and advocacy on national issues.

The program, entitled “Constructing the Dream: Civil Society and the Role of Government,” runs from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. in Hoover 105. The university community is invited to attend.

Alumna and author Dawn Herzog Jewell will be on the Newberg campus on Monday, Feb. 16, to talk about her work helping victims of sex trafficking. She will be speaking in chapel at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium and host a book signing at 11:45 a.m. in the University Bookstore. She is the author of Escaping the Devil’s Bedroom.

Herzog Jewell’s chapel talk will weave the stories of individual victims of sexual exploitation with an examination of the realities that got them there in North America and overseas. She also will highlight ministries that are reaching one life at a time through prayerful visits to strip-clubs, bars and seedy streets.

George Fox student designers will showcase their fashion creations on a runway in the west end of the Student Union Building dining hall at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Dress is business casual, and there is no admission fee (donations welcome).

If there is any possibility that you will use tuition remission during the 2009-10 academic year, whether for yourself, a spouse, and/or dependent(s) you must complete a Tuition Remission Request Form for each person and submit it by Monday, March 2.

Please go to HR’s tuition remission instructions page for instructions on completing the Tuition Remission Request Forms, including links to the forms themselves. Please be sure to read this information before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form. Incomplete forms will be returned without being processed.

For information about the tuition exchange program, contact Karlyn Fleming (Academic Affairs).

The group Timothy’s Charge invites the university community to join them every Wednesday and Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 210 for worship, the teaching of Scripture, and prayer. Or, you are welcome to drop by Stevens 307 Tuesday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. for a faculty-led Bible study through the book of Galatians.

The university community is invited to a Spanish chapel at 10:40 a.m. this Friday, Feb. 13, in Hoover 105. Students who attend will receive Spiritual Life formation credit.

All employees are invited to attend Human Resources’ annual Wellness and Benefit Fair between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, in the Cap and Gown Room. Enter for a chance to win one of 20 door prizes, find out your blood pressure, or have a spinal assessment or chair massage. Benefit providers will be on hand to answer your questions (open enrollment starts Monday, Feb. 16, and runs through Monday, March 16) and tell you about two new benefit plans.

You also can pick up samples of healthy food, vitamin supplements, and information about many products and services to maintain or improve your health.

Dr. David Kinzie, a psychiatrist at Oregon Health and Science University, will speak at the Newberg campus at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the  Villa Academic Complex’s Room 117.

Kinzie founded the Intercultural Psychiatric Program and the Torture Treatment Center of Oregon. Founded in 1977, the center was the nation’s first psychiatric center for immigrants who escaped war and genocide. The clinic is one of the largest of its kind in the country, treating 1,200 people from around the world.

Lon Fendall (Center for Peace Studies/Center for Peace and Justice) invites anyone who has a interest in hearing how Kinzie helps people deal with their psychological trauma and how he has made a difference in the lives of so many.

The Center for Peace Studies and Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology are co-hosting Kinzie’s visit. The event begins with lunch at noon, followed by Kinzie’s presentation. There is no fee to attend.

Questions? Contact Fendall at lfendall@georgefox.edu or ext. 2685.

Faculty members: If your students are going to be writing research papers this semester, consider pointing them toward the research workshop hosted by the Academic Resource Center this Thursday, Feb. 12, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 102. The workshop will cover topic and thesis selection, paper organization, using sources, and more.

For more information, contact Jay Miller at millerj06@georgefox.edu.