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Are you interested in helping people? Have you ever considered a degree in social work? Social work is a profession for those with a desire to help people improve their lives. If this sounds exciting to you, please stop by one of our info sessions to find out more about the major and about the many opportunities a degree in social work can provide!

The session will be today (Thursday) from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. in Hoover 208. Donuts will be provided!

Questions? Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about these sessions.

We are creating a proposal for the student project fund to put more lighting around campus. This is a two-minute survey to find out how important it is for students to have more lighting around campus.

Lighting on Campus

Please take time to fill this out. We appreciate your input.

Thank you.

The second round of diversity book discussion groups for faculty will begin soon, but there is still time to sign up! We will be reading and discussing Black Scholars in White Space: New Vistas in African American Studies from the Christian Academy, by Anthony B. Bradley.

Groups will meet …

• Tuesdays, Oct. 18 – Nov. 22, 4-5 p.m. in Stevens 207
  or
• Thursdays, Oct. 13 – Nov. 17, 10:40-11:40 a.m. in Stevens 109,
  or
• Wednesdays, Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 3-4 p.m. in PDS 290 at the Portland Center

Please join us, and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Rebecca Hernandez at ext. 2147 or Laurie Fair at ext. 2140.

The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 7, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Store, Mail Services and the Newberg library will be closed.

We are still looking for volunteers to participate in our poverty simulation on Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. We would be thrilled if you would like to attend one or both dates. If you would like to “job share,” we would be happy to accommodate this as well.

To review, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work are hosting a joint simulation for our senior students to “walk a mile” in the shoes of those facing poverty.

Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, Oct. 7, with which day you would like to participate. You can contact the School of Nursing at 503-554-2963 or nursing@georgefox.edu.

Thank you for your time!
– School of Nursing and School of Social Work

The second round of diversity book discussion groups for faculty will begin soon, but there is still time to sign up! We will be reading and discussing Black Scholars in White Space: New Vistas in African American Studies from the Christian Academy, by Anthony B. Bradley.

Groups will meet …

• Tuesdays, Oct. 18 – Nov. 22, 4-5 p.m. in Stevens 207
  or
• Thursdays, Oct. 13 – Nov. 17, 10:40-11:40 a.m. in Stevens 109,
  or
• Wednesdays, Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 3-4 p.m. in PDS 290 at the Portland Center

Please join us, and sign up at this link. Questions? Contact Rebecca Hernandez at ext. 2147 or Laurie Fair at ext. 2140.

If you’re staying on campus for the mid-semester holiday, we have plenty of fun to fill your schedule! Come join us at the weekend’s athletic events.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Pacific, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Oct. 8, 5 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Linfield, Wheeler Sports Center
Sunday, Oct. 9, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Willamette, Austin Sports Complex

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

We are creating a proposal for the student project fund to put more lighting around campus. This is a two-minute survey to find out how important it is for students to have more lighting around campus.

Lighting on Campus

Please take time to fill this out. We appreciate your input.

Thank you.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars: On Thursday, Oct. 20, the university will participate in The Great Oregon Shake Out, an exercise designed to test the school’s emergency notification systems as well as create dialogue among the George Fox community on how to be personally prepared should an earthquake occur.

To help prepare you for an earthquake, just follow this link for “Seven Steps to Prepare for an Earthquake.”

If you are a global business major, an accounting major or anyone else interested in the opportunity to study business in international settings, come to an International Business Institute (IBI) info meeting from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Hoover 102.

IBI is designed with business in mind for a unique study abroad experience. The 10-week program incorporates the international dimensions of business and culture by integrating academic study with international field experience. It includes periods of residence in key locations as well as coordinated visits and presentations in the major political and economic centers of Russia, The European Union, India and China.

Though the meeting begins at 4:30 p.m., stop by anytime during the session to learn about these exciting opportunities that build skills and competency in global business and cultural awareness – a critical need for today’s business careers.

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

Enterprise Car Share is open and ready for business. You can pick up a coupon in the student life office for a special offer: $1 to join. The coupon expires Dec. 31, 2016.

For more information, go to EnterpriseCarShare.com/GeorgeFox.

Starting this fall, the Council on International Educational Exchange will begin accepting applications from U.S.-based faculty to teach as guest instructors at one of four Global Institutes (Berlin, London, Paris and Rome). These institutes allow academics from around the world to share and improve teaching practices.

CIEE invites interest from faculty from any of the following disciplines …

• Liberal arts
• Business
• Communications and new media
• Political science and international relations
• Foreign language and literature (French, German and Italian)
• Health sciences

Each course is 45 contact hours (60 for language instruction) taught in either a six-week block during a semester or a four-week session in the summer. Explore each of CIEE’s Open Campus programs and review courses by starting at the Global Institutes landing page.

Applications will be accepted for any of the Global Institutes’ three terms:

• Summer: three four-week sessions from late May to mid-August
• Fall: three six-week blocks from mid-August to mid-December
• Spring: three six-week blocks from mid-January to mid-May

Get more information on the visiting faculty program and apply here.

Have you ever thought about living and working overseas? Are you passionate about serving people and their communities? Come join Lisa Snell, a Peace Corps recruiter who served in the Peace Corps in Morocco for two years, at an info session today (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons (Room 101).

Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language, and have the experience of a lifetime. Bring your lunch and join us to learn about Peace Corps experiences, ask questions about service, and gain tips to guide you through the application process. Register to attend at this link.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Contact the IDEA Center with questions.

Before traveling to Sam Houston University to present his “Encounters with Beethoven” program this Friday, music professor Kenn Willson will perform music from the concert for the George Fox community today (Wednesday) from 9 to 10 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Feel free to swing by any time as your schedule allows for this “open house” play-through.

Know of students who struggle with test-taking skills? Encourage them to come to an ARC-sponsored workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test Taker),” tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Rick Muthiah, director of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests. Questions? Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Want to do something tangible for local foster parents? Embrace Ministries, an outreach ministry of George Fox that helps show hospitality to those in the foster care system, is hosting Foster Parents’ Night Out, a monthly event where we provide a fun and safe place for children in foster care to hang out so their parents can have a night out.

Dates planned are Nov. 5, Jan. 4 and Feb. 4. If you are interested in helping out or learning more, please email Jamie Kitchen at jkitchen15@georgefox.edu.

Due to a family emergency, special guest John Foubert will be unable to speak on the Newberg campus today (Tuesday) and tomorrow (Wednesday) as originally scheduled. Foubert, a professor of higher education and student affairs administration at Oklahoma State University, was to speak on the important topic of ending sexual violence.

Foubert expressed his regrets for being unable to speak to the George Fox community at this time. The university plans to reschedule his visit on a future date to be determined.

Questions? Contact the student life office at studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Before you can change the world, let the world change you! Study abroad for a semester.

Want to learn more? Join us for a Study Abroad Fair tomorrow (Wednesday) in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium. Come learn about your opportunities to study abroad for a semester through George Fox! Representatives from more than 10 different programs in almost 40 countries will be available for questions and information. Everyone is welcome! The fair will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott in the Center for Study Abroad, at lscott@georgefox.edu or ext. 2150.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

The Wheeler Fitness Center will be closed this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7-8, for fall break. It will reopen for regular hours on Sunday (1-7 p.m.).

Have a wonderful, exercise-filled weekend!

The university community is invited to chapel today (Tuesday) as alumnus actor Rich Swingle (class of 1991) presents a one-man program, “Big Fish, Little Worm,” at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Tomorrow night in Vespers, we’ll take a look at Romans 5 beginning at 7 p.m. in Bauman.

Looking ahead, next week we’ll host an info meeting about upcoming SpIL trips over the winter, spring and summer breaks. If you’re interested in any of these trips, join us Wednesday, Oct. 12, right after Vespers in Bauman.