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Due to safety concerns and fire risk associated with hoverboards that have been raised by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the potential impact to the safety of our community, George Fox University has decided to temporarily ban these devices.

Effective the spring 2016 semester until further notice, the use, possession or storage of hoverboards, including all self-balancing-type scooters and hands-free segways, will not be permitted on campus or on any George Fox property.

The university’s Jazz Ensemble will be performing in the Klages Dining Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 5:15 p.m. Come out to support these talented and hard-working student musicians. Their set will feature music by Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria and more!

Questions? Contact Nathanael Ankeny at nankeny@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture this Monday, Feb. 15, when Winston Seegobin, professor of clinical psychology in the George Fox doctor of psychology program, speaks on the topic “How Does Christianity Influence Cultural Dialogues” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

We live in a diverse world that consists of many cultures. Cultural misunderstandings can easily occur and may result in hurt and pain, even when it is unintentional. In this session, Winston will discuss how we can have healthy cultural dialogues in the context of a Christian university. We will also address how Christian principles and practices can enhance these difficult dialogues.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Christianity and Pop Culture.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in going on a serve trip over spring break? This is the last week to sign up! The trips are only $50 to $100 for the whole week!

This year’s trips are going to Camp Attitude, Flying H Ranch, Urban Impact in Seattle, Mending Wings and Word Made Flesh. If you are interested in participating, applications are due today (Friday, Feb. 12). Applications can be found at this link. Trip info is available here.

Contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The university community is invited to attend a free lecture featuring Lauren Winner, author and assistant professor of spirituality at Duke Divinity School, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, in Bauman Auditorium.

Winner is the author of numerous books, including Girl Meets God, Wearing God and Mudhouse Sabbath. The lecture she will present is titled “Wearing God: Encountering Overlooked Biblical Metaphors for God.”

Her recent memoir, Still: Notes on a Mid-faith Crisis, was named a “Best Book of 2012” in the religion category by Publishers Weekly and was a Christianity Today 2013 Book Award winner in the spirituality category. Her book on overlooked biblical images of God, Wearing God, was published by HarperOne in the spring of 2015.

Winner has appeared on PBS’s Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, Books and Culture and Christianity Today. She has degrees from Duke, Columbia and Cambridge universities, and she holds a PhD in history.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program, the College of Christian Studies and the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life. Chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2152.

Join us as we welcome George Fox alumni Bill Jackson, Michael Livingston and Rose Livingston for a special Black History Month alumni panel. The three guests will share stories from their time here at George Fox and will provide insight into what it was like for students of color on campus during the late 1960s/early 1970s.

Join us from 11 a.m. to noon in the Cap and Gown Room today (Thursday). Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.

Want to get involved in the culture of prayer on campus? Come join us in Lifted Hands Intercessory Prayer, a time of prayer dedicated to coming together to pray in community over issues affecting our campus and local community.

We will be in the Prayer Chapel tomorrow (Friday) at 2 p.m., so be sure to come join us for this special time.

Need to take a break from the craziness? Join us in Contemplative Worship today (Thursday) for an opportunity to meet with God in the quiet, exploring the traditions of silent worship and meditation. It will be held at 10:50 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel, and there is chapel credit available.

Do you have what it takes to score a great internship or job in the business world? In addition to a fabulous education, you’ve got to have the skills, strengths and personality to stand out in the crowd. Come hear from two corporate recruiters as they share tips on what employers are looking for, and learn how you can become a sought-after candidate. You’ll hear from these two George Fox alumni:

• Aimee Mattson (2005), former corporate recruiter for Columbia Sportswear
• Katie McKenzie (2002), VP of human resources at tech company CUI

This @GFUbizcareers event is sponsored by the College of Business and the IDEA Center and will be held in Hoover 103 from noon to 12:50 p.m. tomorrow (Friday). Free lunch provided!

Questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please tell your students about this event.

Feeling poetic? Come to Sigma Tau Delta’s Poetry Reading Night tonight (Thursday) starting at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

You can sign up to read or recite your original poetry or spoken-word pieces, or you can share your favorite works by other poets. Or you can just come and listen to your poetic peers. So many options!

If you want to read, please sign up on the sheet posted in the Minthorn mailroom. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Heather Harney at hharney12@georgefox.edu.

Do you know students who want to pursue work that will make a difference in the lives of others? Are they interested in learning more about nonprofit jobs in Oregon?

At the Career Pathways to Doing Good in Oregon event on Thursday, Feb. 25, students will:

• Learn about the trends in the nonprofit sector in Oregon that will affect your search
• Get job search advice on looking for work in the nonprofit and social good space
• Find out the basics for how to start your own social good operation in Oregon
• Meet organizations and people that can help you on your way to doing good while earning a living

The IDEA Center is providing free transportation for students who would like to join us at this event in Portland! Tickets are only $6.24 and can be purchased here. Students should email Kaitlyn Ragan (kragan@georgefox.edu) by Tuesday, Feb. 16, if they would like to ride with us.

Evening Agenda:

• 6-6:15 p.m. – Check-in and networking
• 6:15-6:45 p.m. – Presentation by NAO, Mac’s List, and Hatch
• 6:45-7:15 p.m. – Audience questions
• 7:15-8 p.m. – Networking

Spanish Chapel is today (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at noon and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.

Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.

Please advise your student employees that the student payday for February will be Tuesday, Feb. 16, due to President’s Day (bank holiday) on the 15th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.

The College of Business is hosting its second annual Innovative Industry Idea Challenge (i3). This team competition will give you an outlet for challenge, competition, business innovation and a full day of collaborating with industry experts from Intel, Ivey Performance Marketing, Hewlett-Packard and more! The grand prize for the winning team will be $500 and your names commemorated on a trophy.

Teams must consist of six to eight George Fox students, with one member being from the College of Business. Each team will have an industry expert as a mentor and five hours to collaborate with each other to come up with an innovative business idea for a randomly assigned industry.

No outside prep is needed, but bring what you think you might need to succeed. Single members who do not have a team may sign up at the College of Business offices to be put on a random team.

Registration opens Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. and closes Saturday, Feb. 20, at noon. Visit our website for more information.

Questions? Contact Laurie Koehler at lkoehler@georgefox.edu or Kiana Neisig at kneisig14@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox community is invited to celebrate the beginning of the season of Lent with an Ash Wednesday service hosted by the Office of Spiritual Life today (Wednesday) in Bauman Auditorium. We are providing two options for you:

• A 4 p.m. service (a short service with singing, prayer and the disposition of ashes)
• A 7 p.m. service (our normal chapel service with the addition of the disposition of ashes)

We want to remind you to be discerning when you are seeking employment opportunities online. With the Internet connecting us to all corners of the world, scams are present.

We would like to remind you to never send money to any employment opportunity. A genuine organization would never ask for payment.

Also, do not complete a W-2 form sharing your Social Security number unless you have met your new employer face to face.

Bruin Careers is a service that George Fox provides to help employers connect to students, as one of our priorities is to assist students in finding employment that supports your career aspirations. The IDEA Center staff reads each posting carefully, but we recently had a scam slip through our system as Internet thieves are using new tactics posing as actual Newberg businesses.

We do not have access to your correspondence with employers, so we caution you to be discerning if you receive emails that do not have proper English or grammar.

If you ever have any questions or suspicions, please come to the IDEA Center and ask to talk with a Career Coach and we will help you vet the organization or company.

– Deb Mumm-Hill (dmummhill@georgefox.edu)

Feeling poetic? Come to Sigma Tau Delta’s Poetry Reading Night tomorrow (Thursday) starting at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

You can sign up to read or recite your original poetry or spoken-word pieces, or you can share your favorite works by other poets. Or you can just come and listen to your poetic peers. So many options!

If you want to read, please sign up on the sheet posted in the Minthorn mailroom. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Heather Harney at hharney12@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in going on a serve trip over spring break? This is the last week to sign up! The trips are only $50 to $100 for the whole week!

This year’s trips are going to Camp Attitude, Flying H Ranch, Urban Impact in Seattle, Mending Wings and Word Made Flesh. If you are interested in participating, applications are due no later than Friday, Feb. 12. Applications can be found at this link. Trip info is available here.

Contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Knows students who need help with MLA style for citations? Encourage them to attend a workshop, “Using MLA Format Effectively,” today (Wednesday) from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. (note time change) in Hoover 105.

In this session, Kristie Richman, adjunct instructor of English, will cover the Modern Language Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in MLA style. MLA is commonly used in humanities courses such as English, literature and modern languages.

The workshop is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center.

We look forward to hearing about someone who has made recent significant contributions to the work of the university, so please send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, Feb. 18, with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa gift card at an all-community meeting later this month.