The Daily Bruin

Shahriar Ahmed, president of the Bilal Mosque Association in Beaverton, and Rabbi Joseph Wolf from Havurah Shalom in Portland will have an interfaith dialogue at the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Forum from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Hoover 105. The session is part of George Fox’s series of events this fall concerning Islam and the West. For more information, contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Spiritual Life is hosting a series of sessions on the topic “Real Relationships: Dating & Marriage, Reality and Myths at George Fox” Nov. 10-12.

Professors Mark (Psychology) and Lisa (Sociology) McMinn will speak in both 10:40 a.m. chapel services Monday and Wednesday. Monday’s chapel is entitled “Relationships: What Students Told Us;” Wednesday’s chapel is entitled “Fears and Barriers: Students Speak.”

Two evening sessions also are scheduled. On Monday at 9 p.m. in Hoover 105, the McMinns will host a Q&A session. On Tuesday, Nov. 11, a “For Women Only” session is scheduled at 10 p.m. in Hoover 105, and, concurrently, a “For Men Only” discussion will take place in The Foxhole.

The School of Management will host a roundtable discussion from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in the Portland Center’s Room 285. Dean Ken Armstrong (School of Management) will moderate a panel of experts who will discuss the global financial crisis.

There are three ways to participate:

• Live from Portland Center. Visit the School of Management’s events site to register.
• Newberg video conference in Hoover 105
• Follow the Web cast

Additional information is available at the School of Management site. Registration for Newberg attendance is not necessary. 

The Staff Development Committee is hosting a staff lunch at noon Monday, Nov. 10, in the Cap and Gown Room. Come enjoy food, fellowship and door prizes. Cost is $3 per person.

KFOX Radio is getting rid of all of its unwanted CDs. Only $1 apiece. The sale runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (during lunches in the SUB) and from 7 to 9 p.m. (outside the SUB) on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Prizes, stickers, music and free cocoa will be provided. Don’t miss out!

Want to publicize for an event? Visit the KFOX Radio website and click on announcement requests. We will promote your event on the air.

Students in Gary Buhler’s (Visual Arts) Basic Design class are showcasing the results of a value painting assignment in the Murdock Learning Resource Center through Monday, Dec. 8. Using historically significant paintings, students created copies of these paintings demonstrating their knowledge of value distinctions. Students had to first identify the basic value patterns, then simplify them into five steps using only black, white, and light, medium and dark gray to re-create the paintings.

Also still on display are pieces from Tim Timmerman’s (Visual Arts) Sculpture class.

Information on margins for both versions of the university’s new letterhead is now available on marketing communications’ website.

Interested in seeing the progress of some of our music students? Join the performing arts department for this month’s Students in Recital as a group of students present what they have been working on this year. This month’s session is scheduled from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in Bauman Auditorium.

The University Store is hosting its annual Family Weekend sale, which will include a sidewalk sale. Save 20 to 75 percent on clothing, gifts and specially marked items. Sale runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Check out the huge savings.

Congratulations to the winners of the University Store’s costume contest last Friday. First place was awarded to the Garden Gnome (Robby Larson); second place went to Darth Vader (Jason Ellenburg); and third place went to Da Man (Amber Nelson). Thank you to all who participated!

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Start your holiday shopping early and enjoy some festive snacks at the George Fox Auxiliary’s annual holiday bazaar and silent auction Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8. The bazaar runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Ron Gregory Atrium.

The silent auction also runs Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and goes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Hoover Atrium. Several new vendors are participating in the event this year.

Family Weekend is set for this Friday through Sunday, Nov. 7-9. Don’t forget to register for the different events taking place. For a schedule of events, visit the Family Weekend website. Online registration will be removed at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5.

The university community is invited to a faculty research forum presented by Melanie Hulbert (Sociology) at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in Hoover 105.

Hulbert will present “The Way Forward: Women Finding Their Voice in a Culture of Confusion.” Her talk will address why women, despite so many options and possibilities today, continue to struggle to know who they are as mothers, wives, workers, and women of faith.

A question-and-answer session will follow, and simple refreshments will be served.

Why not kick off your Family Weekend with music? This is a reminder that two concerts will be presented this weekend at George Fox. “An Evening of Jazz,” featuring jazz artist Dominique Eade and the George Fox University Jazz Band and Faculty Jazz Trio, is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in Bauman Auditorium.

On Saturday, Nov. 8, a Fall Concert begins at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Come listen to the Chamber Singers, Women’s Chorale, Concert Choir, Early Music Ensemble and Symphonic Band.

Both concerts are free.

Plan ahead: The Fitness Center will be closed from Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 5 p.m. until Monday, Dec. 1, at 6 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 7
7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center

Saturday, Nov. 8
7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center

For more information, contact the Bruin sports information office at ext. 2926, or visit gfubruins.com.

The university’s theatre department invites the community to its fall musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Nov. 6-9 and Nov. 12-16 in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-8 and 12-15 and at 2 p.m. both Sundays, Nov. 9 and 16.

The play, directed by Teresa Thuman, is set in the early 1920s, when small-town girl Millie Dillmount moves to New York City. There, she encounters the jazz and glamour of the city, as well as danger and intrigue. The play was adapted from the 1967 Oscar-winning film of the same name, starring Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore.

Employees receive one complimentary ticket, available for pick-up at the University Store. Students are welcome to see the show free of charge on Thursday, Nov. 6, and Wednesday, Nov. 12, and may pick up those tickets at the University Store. The cost is $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12. To purchase tickets or find out more, visit theatre.georgefox.edu.

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon county ballots. We accept any Oregon county ballot (no postage necessary). The deadline at our drop site is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 4. Oregon ballots going through the U.S. Mail may not reach the election office in time. You can use the drop site on campus to make sure your ballot gets to the election office on time.

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The university will host a Global Issues Forum Monday, Nov. 3. In the 10:40 a.m. chapel service that morning, Corey Beals (Religious Studies), Laura Simmons (Seminary), Ron Stansell (Religious Studies) and student Leilani Jackson — all of whom have recently spent time in Rwanda and/or surrounding countries — will speak on “Love Your Enemy: Rwanda, Burundi and Congo.”

That night, the second segment of the forum, “Love Your Enemy: Part Two,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Lemmons 8.
Simmons, Dan Brunner (Seminary), Craig Johnson (Management) and student Stacy Turner will be presenters. The topic of the forum will be “loving and forgiving our enemies,” according to Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies/Center for Peace and Justice).