The Daily Bruin

If you’re interested in completing a George Fox University course in half the time and paying only 50 percent tuition while doing it, then the summer online program is the way to go!

The summer term runs from the beginning of June through the end of July, and features a wide array of courses from the General Education package and beyond. All courses are full credit — which also means full workload — and are taught in small sections by experienced and selected professors from George Fox.

Registration begins on Monday, Feb. 20, and spots are limited! You can check out our newly updated class information site, class.georgefox.edu, for a list of the courses being offered (marked with the abbreviation “ONL” next to the course number for Summer 2017 term, traditional undergraduate).

Or, you may visit the George Fox summer online course list. If you have questions about the applicability of a particular class to your degree requirements, contact your CAP coach for more information. In many cases, your financial aid package may be used to cover the cost (check with Financial Aid for details).

Questions? Email Brian Doak (bdoak@georgefox.edu), director of the summer online program.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams are fighting for spots in the Northwest Conference tournaments. Each men’s and women’s team that wins the conference tournament gets an automatic bid into the national NCAA tournament.

Don’t miss Senior Night and our last regular-season home games of the year this Saturday in Miller Gymnasium. Go Bruins!

Saturday, Feb. 11, 4 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Willamette
Saturday, Feb. 11, 6 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Willamette

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students for the second week of Scholarship Competition. Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens Center parking lots on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9-10.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Please consider those whose contributions have been particularly helpful over the past few weeks. If there is one who you believe deserves special recognition for “above and beyond” work, please send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, Feb. 16, with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions. Be as specific as possible.

The Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and $100 gift card at our all-employee meeting on Monday, Feb. 20.

Congratulations again to Darla Norgren, who was our Employee of the Month for January!

Learn how to have quality relationships with the people you serve! The university’s Individual and Family Matters Counseling Clinic is hosting an eight-week group at the Portland Center that will offer all students or professionals in the fields of education, mental health, physical health or ministry the opportunity to improve the quality of their connections and overall care of the people they serve.

This group is based in Relational Cultural Theory and will also offer insights and growth for working with diverse communities and individuals. The whole group costs $40 and begins Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m.

Please call the clinic at 503-554-6060 or email us at individualandfamilymatters@gmail.com with any questions or for more information.

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. on Friday, Feb. 17. 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.

Come join us to hear Emily Palkert, head volleyball coach, speak on the topic “The Identity Crisis of Being a College Student” tonight (Tuesday) from 8:40 to 9:40 p.m. in Lemmons 8.

All are invited to this Bruins LEAD event. You don’t have to be an athlete or coach to be part of Bruins LEAD, so please join us even if you are not directly connected to athletics. Snacks will be provided!

Questions? Contact Kelsea Meyers (kmeyers13@georgefox.edu).

This morning (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in chapel, spoken word artist Micah Bournes will be joining us from Southern California. He is passionate about justice and the way of Jesus, demonstrating his passion through hip hop and the love of being creative. In partnership with The Justice Conference & World Relief Mission, Micah has been able to share his passions and gifts worldwide.

Vespers tomorrow will cover the next section of our series in Psalms. Come join us to hear about Psalm 51 and 52 at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

It’s only the beginning of week five 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 125 Days of Wellness Challenge has started, but it’s not too late to join a team! Just sign up by Friday, Feb. 10. For those already signed up, review helpful links on our Staff Development webpage.

Bonus Challenge: This week, submit one healthy tip, exercise or recipe on the 125daysofwellness Facebook page and credit yourself with 125 extra points per person (one-time entry).

If you have questions or need clarification concerning your team, contact Kera Hallman (khallman@georgefox.edu), Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu), Teresa Arnold (tarnold@georgefox.edu) or Belinda Creighton (bcreighton@georgefox.edu).

Don’t forget to submit all of your points every Monday before noon. Have fun and thank you for participating!

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

The university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry invites you to join us for the seventh annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 9, in Bauman Auditorium.

Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, a senior astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, will speak on the topic “Universe of Wonder: Galaxies, Stars, Planets and Life.” Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

In the presentation, Wiseman will investigate what new discoveries are revealing about the cosmos and the significance of life in a dynamic universe. She will also give a scientific talk at 3 p.m. on Feb. 9 in Wood-Mar Auditorium entitled, “Frontiers of Astronomical Discovery: Galaxies, Dark Energy, Planets and Life.”

Wiseman received her BS in physics from MIT, discovering comet Wiseman-Skiff in 1987, and continued her studies at Harvard, earning a PhD in astronomy in 1995. She is a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation, a network of Christians in Science. She has authored several essays addressing the relationship of astronomy and the Christian faith.

A dessert reception and Student Research Poster session follows the lecture.

For more information on Wiseman and the Dalton Lecture Series in general, visit this link. Questions? Call the Department of Biology and Chemistry at 503-554-2710.

Starting tomorrow (Wednesday), 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.

Thank you,
– Plant Services

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Feb. 8, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

During this maintenance update, Fall 2016 course sites will be hidden to students (current semester course sites will be unaffected and remain visible to students).

If you want to make any of those course sites visible to students after this update, select “Administration>Edit settings.” In the “General” section, look for the “Visible” setting and change “Hide” back to “Show.” Scroll to bottom and “Save changes.”

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for guides and resources. If you have questions or need assistance using FoxTALE, please contact the IT Service Desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2569.

Come join us to hear Emily Palkert, head volleyball coach, speak on the topic, “The Identity Crisis of Being a College Student.”

All are invited to this Bruins LEAD event, scheduled from 8:40 to 9:40 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in Lemmons 8. You don’t have to be an athlete or coach to be part of Bruins LEAD, so please join us even if you are not directly connected to athletics. Snacks will be provided!

Questions? Contact Kelsea Meyers (kmeyers13@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.

The university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry invites you to join us for the seventh annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in Bauman Auditorium.

Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, a senior astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, will speak on the topic “Universe of Wonder: Galaxies, Stars, Planets and Life.” Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

In the presentation, Wiseman will investigate what new discoveries are revealing about the cosmos and the significance of life in a dynamic universe. She will also give a scientific talk at 3 p.m. on Feb. 9 in Wood-Mar Auditorium entitled, “Frontiers of Astronomical Discovery: Galaxies, Dark Energy, Planets and Life.”

Wiseman received her BS in physics from MIT, discovering comet Wiseman-Skiff in 1987, and continued her studies at Harvard, earning a PhD in astronomy in 1995. She is a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation, a network of Christians in Science. She has authored several essays addressing the relationship of astronomy and the Christian faith.

A dessert reception and Student Research Poster session follows the lecture.

For more information on Wiseman and the Dalton Lecture Series in general, visit this link. Questions? Call the Department of Biology and Chemistry at 503-554-2710.

Due to an illness, tonight’s (Monday’s) Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Natasha Haunsperger of the Portland Police Department has been canceled. For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Due to an illness, this Monday’s (Feb. 6) Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Natasha Haunsperger of the Portland Police Department has been canceled. For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students to compete for scholarships at Scholarship Competition. Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens Center parking lots today (Friday, Feb. 3).

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Check out the home games for our Bruin teams this weekend. Note: The baseball and softball games originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been canceled because of weather. Sunday’s baseball game is tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m.

Here’s the current schedule of events …

• Saturday, Feb. 4: Women’s (4 p.m.) and Men’s (6 p.m.) Basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran University
• Sunday, Feb. 5, 1 p.m.: Baseball vs. Whitman (tentative)

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.