The Daily Bruin

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.

Please join Bon Appetit for its Valentine’s Day special featuring a 20-ounce chocolate cherry mocha for the price of a 16 ounce in both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe in the Villa Academic Complex. Offer is good for both Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14-15.

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 (note date change from original announcement).

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

If you have not already submitted a tuition remission request and you anticipate using any tuition remission benefit during the 2008-09 academic year, please complete a Tuition Remission Request Form and submit it by Monday, March 3.

Please go to: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/EmployeeBenefits.index/beneforms.html and scroll about halfway down the page to find the link to important information for completing the tuition remission request forms and the forms themselves. It is important to read the one page of 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, please contact Missy Terry (President’s Office). Again, completed TR request forms must be turned in to Human Resources by March 3. If you miss the deadline, your tuition remission cannot be guaranteed for next year.

Professional publication is an increasingly important, but sometimes intimidating, responsibility of university faculty. David Sherwood (Social Work), editor of the journal Social Work & Christianity for 25 years, will lead a Faculty Teaching Forum workshop on writing for publication from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Executive Dining Room.

Participants will review issues such as the types of articles that might be appropriate, selection of journals for submission, writing form and style, the peer review process, using editorial feedback, and appropriate ethics. Participants also will discuss their ideas and questions about writing and publication.

To reserve a lunch e-mail Jere Witherspoon (jwithers@georgefox.edu) by 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch.

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.