The Daily Bruin

George Fox University Theatre will present alumna Tricia Gates Brown’s Whatever Kindles, a play about the lives of individuals who volunteer for Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). Details on the world-premiere production are as follows:

Title: Whatever Kindles
Dates: Oct. 25-27; Nov. 1-4
Times: 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 4 performance at 2 p.m.)
Location: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Tickets: $10 general admission; $8 seniors/alumni; $6 students/children under 12*
*Employees receive one complimentary ticket; students admitted free to Thursday performances
Synopsis: Whatever Kindles is a fictional play based on the stories of actual events in the life of CPT. CPT volunteers work to prevent violence and promote alternatives to war in Iraq, the West Bank, Columbia, and other regions in the world devastated by violence.
More information: theatre.georgefox.edu
Note: Mature content

Caitlin Corning (History) will present “Beyond the Pop Quiz: Evaluating Student Learning” at a faculty teaching forum scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.

Studies have shown that students learn best when continually assessed, not just tested with a midterm or final exam. This session will discuss different techniques and assignments to evaluate student comprehension and encourage learning.

Those who have not reserved a lunch through Student Life – email Jere Witherspoon by 4 pm on Monday, October 22 – should bring their own. 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. Video podcasts of the sessions will be available at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.

Come pick up free 2006 and 2007 Selah t-shirts from the Pennington House (corner of Sheridan and Center).

Contact Amy Lorenz (ext. 2134) for more info.

It’s that time of year again: time to get your flu shot. The Health and Counseling Center will host a flu clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Please make an appointment by calling the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. Walk-ins also will be accepted and worked into the schedule. Employees are welcome to bring in their children, who must be grade-school age or older.

The shots are free for Pioneer insurance, $1.50 for George Fox student insurance, and $15 for Kaiser and other insurances. Cash and checks will be accepted.

Career Services is hosting GRE Prep Mini-Course: Taming the GRE. The details:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 10
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Stevens Center Room 209 and CAI Lab
Cost: $85
Registration deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1
Instructor: Susan Dutcher, MS, MA, fourth-year PsyD student

Includes:

• Classroom instruction
• Online practice test
• GRE prep book (30 Days to the GRE)
• “Applying to Graduate School” information lunch

Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu for more information.

Considering grad school? It’s not as scary as you may think. Don Asher, a nationally known author and speaker on the subject of grad school admissions, will visit George Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in EHS Room 102 to discuss how to get into grad school.  To find out more, contact Career Services at ext. 2330.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Lewis & Clark, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Pacific, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 for more details.

The university’s board of trustees will meet on the Newberg campus on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20. Friday’s plenary session will be in the Cap and Gown Room in Heacock Commons. Saturday’s plenary session is scheduled in the Villa Academic Complex’s Room 117.

The focus of the sessions will be strategic planning, as led by Ian Symmonds of Ian Symmonds and Associates Inc.

“Get Your Passport Day” will take place on the Newberg campus next week. The details:

Passport Day (new or renewal)
Date: Thursday, Oct 25
Location: Cap and Gown A
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The U.S. Postal Service will be on site to take photos and help fill out paperwork. If you already have your photo, they will help with the paperwork.

You need to bring both of these items:

• Original birth certificate (not a copy)

• Government-issued ID (i.e. driver’s license)

Payment is by check only – no money or credit cards accepted. Two checks will be required (one to USPS and one to the State Department).

Questions? Call Ext. 2555

The Academic Resource Center will host an American Psychological Association workshop from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in EHS 102. The session will cover APA formatting for citations and references.  Stephanie Meagher, a master’s student in the university’s counseling program, will be the presenter.

For more information, e-mail Rick Muthiah (Academic Resource Center).

Support staff will spend Wednesday, Oct. 24, at an all-day conference at Tigard Community Friends Church. We will miss their contributions that day, but this annual event is endorsed by the President’s Executive Team with the expectation that all support staff attend. Your full support is needed as well. Some services may be reduced or not provided on that day, but operations should be back to normal on Oct. 25.

Requests to be excused from the conference should only be made due to extenuating circumstances and must be approved by the support staff member’s supervisor(s) and vice president or provost. These requests should not be directed to HR.

– Human Resources

Voters’ pamphlets are available for students and employees in the lobbies of the three campus post office locations:  Beebe, Student Union Building, and North Street Annex.  Get yours today and read about the upcoming election on Nov. 6, 2007.

– Mail Services

Lutheran Volunteer Corps representative Kristin Nordmark will be in the Student Union Building (SUB) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, to provide information about the organization.

A community of faith, LVC is a national volunteer service organization that unites people to work for peace and justice.  For one year, volunteers live together in intentional community, practice simple and sustainable living, and work in stipended, full-time positions at social justice organizations.

The lost and found tables are coming. If you have lost an item since the beginning of school, come to the Bruin Den between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. next Monday or Tuesday, Oct. 22-23, to check the tables for your lost item(s). All items not claimed by their owners will be donated to charity on Tuesday after 2 p.m.

The Office of Multicultural Services and the Center for Teaching and Learning are hosting a brown-bag lunch discussion on diversity in the classroom from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Bruin Den Annex. The sessions will continue to meet every other week.

Multicultural Services staff will be available to answer questions relative to diversity in and out of the classroom. There is not a set agenda, but a relaxed atmosphere of discussion. Resources will be provided.

Vickie Kilber, mother of Patrick Kibler, a student killed by a drunk driver in 2004, will visit campus for the Student Life-sponsored “Your Dash – What Are You Doing With It?” alcohol-awareness week event at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Hoover 105.

Those in attendance will receive gift certificates for a free meal at Wendy’s.

All students, faculty and staff interested in getting a flu shot are welcome to schedule one through the university’s Health and Counseling Center. The center’s flu clinic will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

The Health and Counseling Center is located in the Woodward House on campus. Call the center at ext. 2340 for more information or to make an appointment.

Ian Symmonds of Ian Symmonds and Associates, Inc. will visit the Newberg campus on Monday, Oct. 15, to conduct open sessions with all staff and administrators and host small, informal focus groups with faculty and students.

Ian Symmonds and Associates is a consulting firm that specializes in analysis-based strategic marketing and planning for a nationwide client base of independent schools, colleges, universities, and nonprofits. President Robin Baker and the board of trustees selected the firm to guide the university through a strategic planning process to prepare the university for the future.

For your convenience, two sessions will be held for all staff and administrators. These 45-minute sessions will address strategic issues facing the university, hopeful outcomes of the planning process, and key distinctive elements of the institution. These open sessions are designed to give everyone a voice and opportunity to contribute to the planning process. Open sessions for all staff and administrators are scheduled for the following times in Wood-Mar Auditorium:

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.

9:15 – 10 a.m.

All staff and administrators are encouraged to attend one of the sessions.

Faculty and student sessions:

Small focus groups have also been scheduled for both faculty and students on Monday; those participants have received a schedule for times and locations. An open session for all faculty and future focus groups will be scheduled at a later date by Symmonds and Associates.

Faculty, staff, and students are all represented on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, and the whole of the university will be more engaged with planning during the winter and spring.

Questions?
Faculty: Becky Ankeny, Ext. 2146
Staff and Administrators: Sharon Pilon, Ext. 2115
Students: Krissy Findley, Ext. 2325

The University Store is hosting a “board sale” Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 18-20, in honor of the fall board of trustees meeting on Friday and Saturday.  Drop by and save 20 percent on all George Fox items (except diploma frames).

Friday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitman, Wheeler Spots Center/Miller Gym

Saturday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Whitworth, Wheeler Spots Center/Miller Gym

Sunday, Oct. 14, 12:30 p.m. – Men’s Golf in GFU Five-Way Tournament, OGA Course, Woodburn, Ore.

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.