The Daily Bruin

Father Iván Pertiné will celebrate Mass in the Prayer Chapel at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday). Attendees are encouraged to stay for a time of conversation and food afterward in the Bruin Den. The Catholic campus group will cover the cost of your meal.

Fr. Iván is director of the Saint John Society, an international apostolate focused on engaging college students and young adults and energizing their faith in Christ.

All are welcome to attend. This is a chapel elective for students. Contact Rob Bohall (rbohall@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Tonight (Wednesday), from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Media Center, George Fox graduate Josh Echo-Hawk of Graystone Media will be making a presentation on “Working in Live Event Media.” Josh has years of experience working alongside media professionals at the nation’s biggest sporting events, including the Super Bowl, the National College Bowl Championship Series, College Basketball’s Final Four, and Major League Baseball.

Come join us, and bring your friends. Josh promises to tell some good stories, show samples of his work over the years, and offer advice to aspiring media professionals.

All this, and pizza, awaits! The cost? Free! All are welcome!

Contact Steve Classen (sclassen@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Wondering how colleagues are using media in their courses? Looking for moral support as you make plans to produce videos? Join us for a brown-bag show-and-tell. Give a five-minute tour of a course, demonstrate your favorite media tool, or come to watch colleagues share. We hope you can join us!

• Friday, Feb. 24, noon to 1 p.m., Portland Center Library Study Room 132
• Friday, March 3, noon to 1 p.m., Newberg’s MLRC Study Room 114

RSVP at this link. Questions? Contact Gloria Doherty (gdoherty@georgefox.edu).

Tomorrow (Wednesday), from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Media Center, George Fox graduate Josh Echo-Hawk of Graystone Media will be making a presentation on “Working in Live Event Media.” Josh has years of experience working alongside media professionals at the nation’s biggest sporting events, including the Super Bowl, the National College Bowl Championship Series, College Basketball’s Final Four, and Major League Baseball.

Come join us, and bring your friends. Josh promises to tell some good stories, show samples of his work over the years, and offer advice to aspiring media professionals.

All this, and pizza, awaits! The cost? Free! All are welcome!

Contact Steve Classen (sclassen@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Annual Open Enrollment: Feb. 14 – March 6

During open enrollment, benefit-eligible employees can make changes to benefits without a “change in status” reason. Changes made during Open Enrollment will take effect April 1, 2017.

The changes to the plans are very minimal, with The Pioneer Health Trust/Regence, Kaiser, Allegiance FSA, Lifemap, and Aflac all being offered again this year.

Whether or not you make any changes to your benefit elections, you need to complete the “Open Enrollment Election Form.” This is an electronic form that will be delivered to your George Fox email on Feb. 14, 2017. If you decide to add coverage or make any changes to your current coverage, you will need to complete the appropriate enrollment forms (available on the HR website) and return them to HR at Box 6108 by end of day Monday, March 6.

Watch your inbox for 2017-18 open enrollment rates and details!

You are invited to attend our George Fox Employee Benefit Fair Feb. 16

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 Thursday, Feb. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons (Rooms 101 and 102).

Human Resources will be at the Portland Center Feb. 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. in Room 142

Darby Thiessen will have open office hours for Portland Center employees. If you have benefit questions or would like to turn in your open enrollment forms, please stop in!

Questions? Contact Darby at dthiessen@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 “Will 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.

It’s “Relationships Week,” and Deb Hirsch will be leading us in chapel today (Tuesday)! Deb is a speaker, church leader and writer who has led churches in both Australia and Los Angeles. She is one of the founders of Forge Mission Training Network and is a member of the Forge America national team. Join us at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Deb is coauthor (with Alan Hirsch) of Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship, and her new book Redeeming Sex reflects her own journey and attempts to bring new conversations about sexuality into the context of the church.

She has been involved in social work, community development, and has worked in the field of sexuality as a trained counselor for more than 25 years. She and her husband live in community with others in Los Angeles.

Vespers tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Bauman is a continuation of our series “One” with a look into Psalm 3. See you there!

February is Black History Month, and the Black Student Union has partnered with Bon Appetit to celebrate! The Bon will feature dishes inspired by different Black cultures every Tuesday during dinner (4:30-7:30 p.m.) for the month of February. Today (Tuesday) will highlight some Caribbean menu items!

Interested in learning more about what BSU does on campus? Contact Hannah Pettey at hpettey15@georgefox.edu for more info!

We look forward to seeing you at the staff lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 22! Casey Brooks with Media Production Services will share about the services MPS provides and how the new forms will help expedite requests.

Join us from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons. Click here to R.S.V.P.

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new I-9 form that MUST be used starting Jan. 22. It has been published on the HR web page here, so please always use the current form, or download it and DELETE your old form. If you have printed forms for new employees/students, please recycle those and print the new ones.

The primary change is that the new form is easier to complete online, but you must still print it, and provide an original signature. By law, we cannot accept faxed forms in HR. There are no changes to the acceptable documents.

Please contact Kera Hallman (khallman@georgefox.edu)  in HR if you have questions.

You spoke and we listened. Come and join us today (Monday) from 1 to 2 p.m. in Roberts Center 117 to see the exciting new Applicant Pool program.

This applicant tracking system starts with an online application and will transform the way we advertise openings, accept applications, track candidate status through the interview process, and communicate with candidates. Launch date for the Applicant Pool program is coming soon, so hiring managers and department administrators are invited to join us to find out more about this helpful new tool!

If you have questions, contact Kera Hallman at khallman@georgefox.edu.

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. this Thursday, Feb. 16.

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.

Join us for a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation tonight (Monday) when author Rob Neyer presents “Baseball: Still the National Pastime?” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Polls suggest that America’s erstwhile favorite sport is now far less popular than football, with basketball and perhaps even soccer gaining fast. But is there still something to be said for baseball as America’s (or maybe the Americas’) most meaningful sport? Come hear Neyer discuss this very topic.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “The Future of the American Dream.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Starting tomorrow (Tuesday), Plant Services will be doing its annual fire extinguisher inspection. Every fire extinguisher in all buildings on the Newberg campus will be examined, so be aware that inspectors will be coming through. They will not be finished with the inspections until Thursday, Feb. 16.

Thank you,
– Plant Services

It’s only the beginning of week six of the spring semester, and the lost and found is already bulging! Please come to the security office to claim your lost water bottles, coffee mugs, coats, jackets, sweaters, gloves, hats, scarves, textbooks, jewelry, electrical cords, glasses, lunch bags, etc.

All items not claimed by their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Friday afternoon, Feb. 17. Contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The university community is invited to join the College of Christian Studies for its sixth annual Circle of Peace Seminar, “Building Bridges through Education,” tonight (Monday) at 7 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Our panel discussion will highlight practical ways in which diverse faith traditions are transforming our world through the power of education among religious, cultural and political divides. The seminar will include a panel of four speakers from Jewish, Buddhist, Christian and Muslim backgrounds, as well as a short question-and-answer time.

Chapel credit is available for this event.

Questions? Contact Taylor Staman at tstaman14@georgefox.edu.

We are only one week away from George Fox’s first Job and Internship Fair (Tuesday, Feb. 21)! If you haven’t yet, you can register and research all attending employers here. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-103.

This one event could launch you into the job or internship you want with the company you want, such as Columbia Sportswear, Kaiser Permanente, Edward Jones, Oregon State Police, Pivot Group, and Providence Health and Services. These are just a few of the nearly 40 employers looking to meet George Fox students next week!

Contact the IDEA Center (idea@georgefox.edu) with questions, and be sure to attend our Prep Workshop this Wednesday at noon in Canyon Commons!

Faculty, please encourage your students to attend this event.

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.

The William Penn Honors Program invites you to hear Peter Iver Kaufman speak on “Leadership and the Humanities” on Thursday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Kaufman is a professor at the University of Richmond in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill’s history and religious studies departments. He teaches a wide range of leadership courses.

The lecture is open to the public ,and admission is free. If you have any questions regarding the event, please email Jocelyn Stein at honors@georgefox.edu.

February is Black History Month, and the Black Student Union has partnered with Bon Appetit to celebrate! The Bon will feature dishes inspired by different Black cultures every Tuesday during dinner (4:30-7:30 p.m.) for the month of February. Tomorrow (Tuesday) will highlight some Caribbean menu items!

Interested in learning more about what BSU does on campus? Contact Hannah Pettey at hpettey15@georgefox.edu for more info!