The Daily Bruin

Space is still available for employees and students interested in attending this Saturday’s Kaleo conference, featuring Wes Davis, pastor of Newlife Church in Silverdale, Wash. The event, designed to provide training for those involved with youth ministry, will draw church groups and individuals from throughout the region. It is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

“Courageous Leadership” is this year’s theme. In addition to Davis, who will speak on “Dare to Lead” and “Dare to Redeem,” breakout sessions led by several guest speakers will cover 16 topics, including “Avoiding burnout,” “Building a team,” “Mentoring young women,” “Prolonged adolescence,” “Postmodern evangelism,” and “Discipling a godly student living in an ungodly home.” Leading worship will be Mike Hohnholz, who leads a Sunday night service at Beaverton Foursquare Church.

The conference is free for George Fox undergraduate students. Employees and George Fox graduate students pay $25 per person. The price includes a lunch.

For more information or to register, visit kaleo.georgefox.edu.

Career Services is teaming up with the religion and Christian ministries departments to host a seminary fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the Hoover Academic Building on the Newberg campus. Seminaries from across the country will have representatives present. Get information from Asbury, Ashland, Fuller, George Fox Evangelical, Trinity Western, Phillips, North Park, Western, and Truett

The Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Bauman Auditorium. The orchestra, consisting of George Fox students, faculty, and residents of the greater Portland area, will play Mendelssohn’s “Sinfonia #10,” Dvorak’s “Serenade Op. 44,” and the famous “Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 5, 6, and 7.”

Later this week, on Thursday, Feb. 21, the university will host a Chamber Concert featuring the Chamber Singers, Trumpet Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Clarinet Quartet, String Quartet, String Ensemble, and Early Music Ensemble.  It begins at 7:30 p.m. and also takes place in Bauman Auditorium.

The below list includes employees who are slated to receive a service award for the anniversary year ending Sept. 1, 2008. Employees receive awards for service of half time or greater in five-year increments. Recipients will be honored on Wednesday, May 7.

Please take a moment to review this list. If your name is not on it 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. (If you are a rehire, your previous benefits-eligible experience at George Fox counts toward your service award.) Your help is most appreciated.

To receive a five-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 2002 and Sept. 1, 2003
To receive a 10-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1997 and Sept. 1, 1998
To receive a 15-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1992 and Sept. 1, 1993
To receive a 20-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1987 and Sept. 1, 1988
To receive a 25-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1982 and Sept. 1, 1983
To receive a 30-year award, your hire date is between Sept. 2, 1977 and Sept. 1, 1978

Five-Year: Larry Shutts, Nadine Kincaid, Debbie Hawblitzel, Creagh Schoen, Sondra Creason, Melissa Thomas, Teresa Arnold, Corey Beals, Doreen Blackburn, Bob Hamilton, Terry Huffman, Melanie Hulbert, Kendra Irons, Rhett Luedtke, Steve Cathers, Gary Spivey, Tim Timmerman, Pat Vandehey, Jim Worthington, Rob Clarke, Danette Loeffler, Vern Choin, Laurie Lorenzen, Joyce Staats, Gary Adams, Nancy Almquist, Andrew Shriver, Glenn Anderson, Patti Odenweller, Tami Ankeny, Michelle Conrad, Kathy Dexter, Marla Sweningson, Barbara Braun, Kris Nelson, Dave Larson, Judy Keeney.

10-Year: John Newberry, Janet Herron, Charlie Kamilos, Patsy Engle, Donna Phillips, Mark Ocker, Kevin Carr, Chuck Conniry, Janis Tyhurst, Carolyn Stansell, Dale Seipp, Dan Schutter, Ron Shaw, Bruce Arnold, Carrie Bohl, Robin Ashford, Dale Journey, Sheri Philips, Bob Dexter.

15-Year: Sheila Bartlett, Steve Delamarter, Chris Koch, Kathleen Gathercoal, Irv Brendlinger, Mark Selid, Kerry Irish, Carol Namburi, Terri Crawford, Melva Lloyd, Debby O’Kelley, Kandie Comfort.

20-Year: Becky Ankeny, Bob Harder, Manfred Tschan, Tim Tsohantaridis, Craig Johnson, Jim Fleming, Zoie Clark.

25-Year: Janelle Baugh

30-Year: Richard Engnell, Hank Helsabeck, Clyde Thomas.

Graduate Department of Counseling students in COUN/MFT 582 Research and Evaluation are working with Michelle J. Cox (Counseling) to investigate baby boomers’ images of God, attachment styles, spiritual transcendence, and emotional well-being.

Student researchers are looking for volunteers born between 1946 and 1964 to complete a 45-minute survey. Anyone willing to participate is asked to contact Michelle via e-mail at mcox@georgefox.edu for more information about the study and when data collection will begin.

President Robin Baker’s Strategic Plan discussion, presented Friday, Feb. 15, is now available at iTunes U. To view it, click on the following link: media.georgefox.edu/cgi-bin/itunesustaff.pl.

A farewell reception for Jules Glanzer (Seminary) is scheduled from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the main lobby of the Portland Center. Jules is leaving to serve as president of his alma mater, Tabor College in Kansas.

George Fox students and the Office of Student Life are collecting money to help students at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. This sister Council for Christian Colleges and Universities institution was hit hard by a series of tornadoes last week. They have posted a YouTube video at youtube.com/watch?v=3O-IiHCrsK8.

The damage is incredible. It is amazing and a miracle of God that there were no lives lost (though many injuries). All the buildings except one were hit by the storm and many are beyond repair.

Our goal is to raise money that will be used to buy gift cards that will be given directly to Union University students (through their Student Life department) who lost everything in the storm (far more than insurance will cover). Some George Fox employees expressed an interest in participating. We will collect money in our office on the third floor of the Stevens Center through Tuesday, Feb. 19, and the university’s Associated Student Community (ASC) will be matching the gifts.

Please continue to pray for the Union University community during this time!

– Brad Lau, vice president of student life

There is still time for faculty to express an interest in being part of our faculty exchange program with Wuhan University of Technology in China. This involves spending up to a month at Wuhan in May or June, teaching courses in your field and learning about the culture.

Our visiting faculty member from Wuhan, Liu Shengmin, could be helpful in knowing more about the city, the university, and the expectations of visiting faculty members. Faculty members pay for their own travel and Wuhan provides accommodations and some of the meals.

Interested? Contact Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies) at ext. 2685.

Through the support of the Marshall Christenson Foundation, George Fox is currently hosting a visiting faculty member from Kazakhstan. Her month-long stay will soon be ending, but we will be hosting two more professors, these from the Kiev National Linguistic University in Ukraine. They both teach English, so they will have no trouble communicating. One is a man and the other a woman.

They will be here from Feb. 26 through March 26. Their goal is to learn about our teaching strategies in English literature and the English language, so they will be visiting several classes. They also will want to participate in various university and community activities during their time here.

If you would consider hosting one or both of them or know of someone in the community who might be interested, please contact Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies) at ext. 2685.

A bioethics discussion, “Abortion and Breast Cancer, the Missing Link Found,” with Dr. Clem Persaud, PhD, a professor of biotechnology, is scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Hoover 105.

Come hear one of the world’s leading biotechnology experts discuss relevant topics of faith and science. Dr. Persaud is a retired professor of biotechnology from Canadore College, Ontario.  He travels extensively leading bioethics discussions on various topics such as stem cells, embryo research, and cloning.

For more information, contact Ryan MacKenzie at rmackenzie04@georgefox.edu.

In an effort to get to know the community better, President Robin and Ruth Baker are hosting a series of small-group desserts at their home. The first staff/administrator dessert, open to the first 15 people who e-mail Missy Terry (President’s Office), will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20.

Please note: There will be other dessert opportunities for staff/administrators as well as faculty groups in the future.

The admissions office is hosting Scholarship Competition for prospective students this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15-16. This is an important event for prospective students to visit our campus. Please join us in offering up your Steven’s Center parking spots to our guests on Friday.

Parking is available for employees in the lots at Bauman Auditorium and Pennington Hall. Thank you for your consideration – it is greatly appreciated.

– Admissions

The Office of Marketing and Communications is currently collecting orders for name tags. Orders are due by Friday, Feb. 22.

Submit your requests online at: academic.georgefox.edu/foxforms/forms/Order Name Tags.html.

For more information, go to the creative services website at:
georgefox.edu/offices/communications/creative_srv/name_tags.html.

It’s time to order university stationery. For detailed order instructions, go to the university communications website at georgefox.edu/offices/communications/creative_srv/letterhead.html.

Elizabeth Holme in Print Services will work with the Office of Marketing and Communications in ordering general university (i.e. non-departmental stationery) letterhead and envelopes. You will continue to purchase all non-departmental stationery (including “second-sheet letterhead”) through her.

Orders are due by Friday, March 14.

The University Store is hosting a President’s Day sale Monday, Feb. 18. Save 50 percent on all showcase items (in the display case). Don’t know what these are? Just ask!

– Laura Klaus

The Office of Marketing and Communications is now collecting orders for business cards. Orders are due Thursday, Feb. 28. Please place your orders through your department’s administrative assistant.

Expected delivery is the beginning of April. For all orders, even exact reprints, submit your order using our online form: georgefox.edu/offices/communications/creative_srv/bus_cards.html.

Baruch Meir, an associate professor at Arizona State University, will visit George Fox for the second installment of the university’s newly created Bösendorfer Artist Concert Series at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, in Bauman Auditorium.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12. Tickets may be purchased at the box office by calling ext. 3844 or by visiting music.georgefox.edu.

In addition to Sunday’s concert, Meir will be offering a public master class to three piano majors – Joseph Forster, Beth Sellers and Becca Couch – at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, on the Bauman stage. There is no admission fee to attend the master class.

Meir, named a Bösendorfer Concert Artist in 2003, will perform works by Ravel, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Galuppi on Sunday. He has performed in Austria, England, France, Israel, Portugal, and throughout the United States.

He has presented solo recitals at the Bösendorfer Saal in Vienna, Austria; Murphy Hall in Los Angeles; and at the Toujours Mozart Festival in Salzburg, Austria. He also has presented master classes at the Music Academy in Vienna, the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem, and universities in the U.S.

A native of Israel, Meir is a summa cum laude graduate of the Rubin Academy of Music of Tel Aviv University, where he earned both bachelor and master degrees in piano performance.

The university’s annual Health and Benefits Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in the Cap and Gown Room. This is the kickoff event for Benefits Open Enrollment; watch for more information about that soon.

The fair is a great opportunity to talk to your benefit reps as well as health and wellness professionals without cost or commitment. Get your hearing tested, test your antioxidants, and check your body fat (and then stop for food samples). Event also includes door prizes.

Quaere Verum will continue to sponsor a time of prayer for Kenya every Wednesday in the Foxhole, at least until the end of the Lent. Please join the group at 5 p.m. and pray for this country in such a time of conflict and turmoil.