The Daily Bruin

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of students this Thursday and Friday, March 15-16,  for our third and final Scholarship Competition. Please be considerate of our guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens parking lots on Thursday afternoon (after lunch) and Friday.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248 or kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Do you know someone who deserves special recognition for awesome work at our next all-employee meeting (Monday, March 19)? Please take a moment to nominate a colleague using this form by the end of the day on Friday, March 16. Include a short summary (two to three sentences) of their recent success!

The meeting is set from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons. A live stream will be shown in Portland Center’s Room 160.

Questions? Contact Nichole Drew (ndrew@georgefox.edu).

The importance of being ethical in the business world will be discussed at a special George Fox-hosted lecture presented by Jeff Grubb, a former vice president at Wells Fargo, tomorrow (Thursday). Grubb’s free presentation, “A Christian in the Business World: Ethical Decisions in Challenging Times,” begins at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Grubb has been a trustee at the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust since 2010. He retired from corporate life in 2017 after 35 years in financial services working for Progressive Insurance, U.S. Bank, U.S. Trust and Wells Fargo. He has also served on the advisory board of several private companies.

The lecture is being presented by George Fox’s Office of the President and College of Business. It is the latest installment of the university’s Reiten Lecture Executive in Residence Series.

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

It’s “Pi Day,” and Bon Appetit is celebrating in the Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe! Stop by and enjoy some freshly baked apple pie “fries” with caramel dipping sauce for just $2.25.

Come join Nutrition Matters as Emily Forbes from “Love and Plants” gives a cooking demonstration on how to make easy desserts. Join us at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, in Canyon Commons 101. Free food is available afterwards, and credit is available for nutrition classes.

Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Join us for Vespers tonight (Wednesday) as we continue our study in the book of Daniel. This semester is going by quickly, and we have so enjoyed our time in this book.

If you have missed the last couple weeks, we would love to have you join us tonight at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Come worship and learn with us. See you there!

The university community is invited to a free Jazz Dialogues Concert at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Bauman Auditorium.

This is our third annual unique, interdisciplinary presentation. This year’s lecture/recital is entitled “Jazz Dialogues: Storytime and All That Jazz.” It features a lecture and children’s book readings by Beth LaForce, professor of education, assisted by elementary education students, and performances by the university’s Jazz Ensemble, which will play the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk and more.

See you there! Contact Nathanael Ankeny (nankeny@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

If you are a veteran or have a family member who is a veteran, please join the Veterans United Association’s prayer group for our weekly prayer time today (Wednesday) at 10 a.m. in the ASC office.

Contact Spencer Caraballo (scaraballo15@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Please take a moment to click on the link below to nominate the student-athlete you think best represents the Be Known promise of a George Fox student through their athletic representation. The Bruin Award will be presented at the 2018 Georgies athletic award ceremony, open to everyone at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, in Bauman Auditorium! Click on the link to vote now!

Bruin Award Nomination Form

To help guide you, here is a description of the “Be Known” promise …

“Be known means to be understood, valued, encouraged and uplifted. At George Fox, to be known means that professors and staff connect with students in authentic ways – personally, academically, spiritually – recognizing that we all come to this place with different backgrounds, life experiences and dreams for the future. To be known means that students not only learn new ideas, they share their own. To be known means to be heard.”

Questions? Contact Stacy Kozlowski (skozlowski14@georgefox.edu).

Registration for the 2017 summer online term at George Fox is now open! Space is limited to 20 students per class, and sections are filling up quickly (though all currently have room for more students). Please let your students know about this resource!

All online courses are offered at 50 percent off tuition, a huge savings, and are taught by experienced George Fox professors. Courses include topics in art history, biology, math, music, physics, sociology, BIBL 100 Bible Survey, and more! Students can check out the options at this link.

Questions? Email online program director Brian Doak at bdoak@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a free Jazz Dialogues Concert at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, March 15, in Bauman Auditorium.

This is our third annual unique, interdisciplinary presentation. This year’s lecture/recital is entitled “Jazz Dialogues: Storytime and All That Jazz.” It features a lecture and children’s book readings by Beth LaForce, professor of education, assisted by elementary education students, and performances by the university’s Jazz Ensemble, which will play the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk and more.

See you there! Contact Nathanael Ankeny (nankeny@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Ready to see some professors get a pie in the face? Today is your lucky day.

Immediately following chapel, at about 11:45 a.m., professors Kelly Chang, Chris Koch and David Martinez, as well as student life’s Matt Dyment, will get “pied” by students in support of a missions trip to Nicaragua.

Swing by the area outside the MLRC to see it happen! Contact Julia Toews (jtoews17@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Join us for chapel this morning (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium for some worship and teaching. This is a great time to slow down before the week gets busy, and just reflect on how your spirit is doing. Use this time to fix your gaze on the one who created you.

We hope you will join us!

Registration for the 2017 summer online term at George Fox is now open! Space is limited to 20 students per class, and sections are filling up quickly (though all currently have room for more students). Please let your students know about this resource!

All online courses are offered at 50 percent off tuition, a huge savings, and are taught by experienced George Fox professors. Courses include topics in art history, biology, math, music, physics, sociology, BIBL 100 Bible Survey, and more! Students can check out the options at this link.

Questions? Email online program director Brian Doak at bdoak@georgefox.edu.

Hungry for discounts? “Lettuce” share a link to our local restaurants page, where you’ll find a smorgasbord of delicious deals cooked up just for our George Fox community! Check it out and “spread” the word!

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

Come join Nutrition Matters as Emily Forbes from “Love and Plants” gives a cooking demonstration on how to make Irish-inspired food. Join us at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons 101. Free food is available afterwards, and credit is available for nutrition classes.

Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Please take a moment to click on the link below to nominate the student-athlete you think best represents the Be Known promise of a George Fox student through their athletic representation. The Bruin Award will be presented at the 2018 Georgies athletic award ceremony, open to everyone at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, in Bauman Auditorium! Click on the link to vote now!

Bruin Award Nomination Form

To help guide you, here is a description of the “Be Known” promise …

“Be known means to be understood, valued, encouraged and uplifted. At George Fox, to be known means that professors and staff connect with students in authentic ways – personally, academically, spiritually – recognizing that we all come to this place with different backgrounds, life experiences and dreams for the future. To be known means that students not only learn new ideas, they share their own. To be known means to be heard.”

Questions? Contact Stacy Kozlowski (skozlowski14@georgefox.edu).

The Portland Writing Center is seeking a new writing consultant who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and adult degree students understand the components of effective writing. Portland Writing Center consultants are current degree-completion and graduate students who work four to eight hours per week meeting with students in face-to-face or online sessions at the Portland Writing Center.

Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following: (1) thinking through ideas for a writing assignment; (2) considering writing choices with regard to audience, focus, purpose, cohesion, and organization; (3) developing ideas with specific evidence; (4) improving research strategies; (5) applying proper documentation and formatting; and (6) understanding basic grammar and mechanics.

Click here for a consultant job description, and click here for a consultant application. A review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For more information, contact Jennie Harrop, Portland Writing Center director, at 503-554-6024 or jharrop@georgefox.edu.

​The next Wellness Challenge is here! The Wellness Challenge “Spring Part 2” will run from Monday, March 12 through Friday, April 27.

Here are the details:

• Prizes: There will be a random drawing for a Fitbit, two free staff lunches and water bottles.
• How drawing entries are earned: One per week participated, one per weekly challenge completed, one per 25 points earned, one per wellness event hosted and posted on the Facebook page. And, “Challenge Part 1” participants get entries for the weeks they participated.
• Report your progress: Use this link.

For the first challenge, March 12-17: Participate in an activity from the physical therapy department’s Health and Wellness Week.

Also, join in the conversation on Facebook here.

– Staff Development Committee

The Biblical Basis for Peacemaking class will host the classic film Of Gods and Men, raising questions for discussion regarding violence and nonviolence. All are welcome to join us from 7 to 10 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in EHS 102. Chapel elective credit is available, and snacks will be provided.

Contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu) with any questions.