The Daily Bruin

Three staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Clinical Coordination Specialist
• Associate Director of Residence Life
• Nurse Practitioner / Physician’s Assistant

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Monday, Feb. 20, is President’s Day, which means that the U.S. Postal Service and Mail Services will not be delivering incoming or outgoing first-class mail. All first-class mail will resume on Tuesday.

Thank you,
Mail Services

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this Monday, Feb. 20, in Canyon Commons 101-103. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 155A.

Come join Sigma Tau Delta for a Valentine’s Day encore, celebrating the best of love poetry. Whether it’s romantic, silly, or a little cynical, your selection is welcome.

We’ll meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, in Stevens 209. Questions? Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu).

Are you interested in engaging in dialogue about current issues in our society?

We are hosting an event, Matheteis, designed to provide space for faculty, staff/administrators and students to discuss difficult topics that lead to learning and understanding. Those who attend will have the opportunity to listen and learn from our four panelists as they answer a series of questions. Afterwards, attendees will have the chance to ask questions themselves and join the discussion.

Our first gathering for this semester’s series will be Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons, and the topic will be “Would You Stand.” We will be discussing the national anthem and activism. There is no cost to attend, and snacks will be provided. Elective chapel credit is offered for this event. This event is sponsored by the Intercultural Life office, Shalom and BSU.

Feel free to contact Mikaela Smith at smithm16@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

As part of the university’s 125th anniversary celebration, special guest Peter Kreeft, PhD, a professor of philosophy from Boston College, will speak in Bauman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday). The title of his presentation is “Lewis & Tolkien: Christian Faith in a Postmodern World.”

Kreeft is the author of 75 books as well as a popular writer of Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. His books include Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Christianity for Modern Pagans and Fundamentals of the Faith. Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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

Create a space in your home or office to be a “war room” for prayer. Pray throughout this challenge as much as possible in that space. Pray for your coworkers, your friends, your family, the lost, the stolen, the broken, the sick, the church, the next generation, this generation and the government.

This challenge is priceless, but you can add 125 points per week for praying in that space. For the 125 Days of Wellness scoreboard, go to this link.

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

You’re invited to join the 125 MPH Wellness Group every Monday from noon to 12:30 p.m. to walk the Stoffer Stadium track (or walk through the neighborhood if the mood strikes us). Try to be on time in case we do decide to do some exploring. We’ll need to start right away. We’re loads of fun and would love to have you join us.

Questions? Contact Patty Findley at ext. 2910 or pfindley@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this Monday, Feb. 20, in Canyon Commons 101-103. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 155A.

Reminder: Please send your nominations for Employee of the Month for February to Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu by the end of the day today (Thursday), and come for the presentation at the all-employee meeting this Monday, Feb. 20.

Come by and visit our George Fox benefit vendors! Booths will be hosted by TIAA, Regence, Kaiser, Lifemap, Allegiance (FSA), and Aflac.

Human Resources will also be hosting a booth at the fair, so stop by with your benefit questions or to turn in your open enrollment forms! Join us today (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons (Rooms 101 and 102).

Questions? Contact Darby Thiessen at dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188.

Our International Photo Contest finalist photos will be on display in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium Feb. 16-22. Drop by the atrium on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to cast your vote and to help us select the winning photos (voting open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)!

Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu with any questions.

We are taking a survey to get your opinion on a proposal for ASC student funding. Please take this short survey if you would like more food options on campus such as Dutch Bros, taco, and ice cream trucks.

Thank you!
– Elaine Wu (ewu14@georgefox.edu)

Food Truck Survey

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Congratulations go to the university’s 2017 Concerto Aria competition winners: Alex Hastings, violin; Malia Hansen, voice; and Lauren Timmons, flute.

The annual Concerto Aria Competition invites students to audition for a chance to perform a solo with the George Fox Symphony Orchestra. Each year, judges from around the state come to George Fox to select two to three top performers in the competition. Playing a solo with the symphony is an incredible honor and opportunity for these students.

Lauren and Malia will be performing their solos with the George Fox University Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, March 7. Alex will be performing on Friday, April 21.

Please take a minute to congratulate them!

Did the ice storm of Saturday, Jan. 7, prevent you from attending the memorial service for Arthur Roberts? If so, take heart: The service is now available to watch online.

Visit this page and scroll to the memorial section. An embedded video is now included for viewing.

Get ready for this year’s Industry Innovation Idea (i3) Challenge! Students, start putting your teams together – six students from any major – and mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 25, for the third annual i3 Challenge. The event, sponsored by the College of  Business, will take place from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Hoover Academic Building.

Registration is live now and will close Saturday, Feb. 18. Just click this link to register!

Students will spend the day working alongside an industry mentor and will create an innovative idea, competing for a $500 grand prize. If you have questions, reach out to Laurie Koehler at lkoehler@georgefox.edu.

Two of the university’s buildings have undergone name changes this spring, with Coffin Residence Hall and Gulley House being renamed Gulley Residence Hall and Hiebert House, respectively.

Gulley Hall is named in honor of Emmett W. Gulley, president of then-Pacific College from 1941 to 1948. The name change continues a trend of key campus residence halls being named in honor of former presidents (Brandt Hall, Le Shana Hall, Pennington Hall, etc.).

In conjunction with the new residence hall name, the Gulley House will now be known as Hiebert House, in honor of Roy Hiebert, affectionately known as “Grandpa Roy” on campus for four decades. He died in 2016 at the age of 92.

The music of Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven and Gershwin will fill Bauman Auditorium when Soheil Nasseri, an internationally renowned pianist, performs for the university’s 11th annual Bösendorfer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday).

All employees and students are entitled to one free ticket. Additional tickets are $12 for general admission, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12. All tickets are reserved seating and are available at this link or at the University Box Office by calling 503-554-3844.

Nasseri has performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world, including Berlin’s Philharmonie and Konzerthaus, London’s Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre, Tokyo’s Musashino Center, Théâtre Fémina in Bordeaux, Florence’s Teatro Comunale, St. Petersburg’s Philharmonia, and Palermo, Italy’s Teatro Politeama.

He will perform four pieces: Schubert’s Sonata in A Minor, D 784, Schumann’s, Carnaval, Op. 9, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

To learn more about Nasseri and the concert series, visit this page.

We want to remind everyone in the George Fox community that we are a tobacco-free campus. This means smoking and the use of tobacco products is prohibited everywhere on campus by all members of our community, as well as guests.

Additionally for undergraduate students, the use of tobacco products at any time is prohibited as per the lifestyle standards and values agreed to upon enrollment.

For more information, please visit this link or studenthandbook.georgefox.edu, or visit the student life office.

Come join Sigma Tau Delta for a Valentine’s Day encore, celebrating the best of love poetry. Whether it’s romantic, silly, or a little cynical, your selection is welcome.

We’ll meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, in Stevens 209. Questions? Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu).