The Daily Bruin

Come join us in Shalom tonight (Tuesday) at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown! We’re going to engage in a special time of community, worship and exploration of another facet of our new theme, “Being Deeper,” in the context of Relationship Week. Included will be a special (surprise) interactive piece. Don’t miss it!

Also, today at 6 p.m. in Lewis 1 we’re gathering to bake the handmade artisan bread we come together to make each week. Don’t miss this beautiful time of community and wonderful opportunity to take a break and get your hands covered in flour and dough.

We’ll see you there!

– Amanda Kitz (akitz13@georgefox.edu)

Saturday, Feb. 6, 4 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Lewis & Clark, Wheeler Sports Center
Saturday, Feb. 6, 6 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Lewis & Clark, Wheeler Sports Center

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

Bruin-Secure is the new secure wireless network. Connect to it using your George Fox credentials.

The older foxwifi network will be turned off Monday, Feb. 8, so please connect soon. A new wireless guest network will be announced in the coming weeks. Watch for it!

If you have trouble connecting, check out the IT WiFi webpage or contact the IT Service Desk.

Join us for the second Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester tonight (Monday), when independent scholar Laura Gifford speaks on the topic “God’s Own Party or Grand Old Phantasm? Contemplating the Growth of the Religious Right” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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

The music of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Poulenc, Brahms, Schubert, Gershwin and Vandall will be featured in the university’s 10th annual Bösendorfer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 4, in Bauman Auditorium. Performing the pieces will be 18 pianists – comprised of current students, George Fox alumni and pupils from music professor Kenn Willson’s private piano studio.

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.

Among the pieces to be performed at the “Monster Piano Concert” are Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Beethoven’s March Op. 45 #1, Brahms’ Eight Waltzes Op. 39, Gershwin’s 3 Preludes, Poulenc’s Elegie, Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K.448, and Schubert’s Military March Op. 51 #1.

The culmination of the evening comes when 12 players simultaneously perform two Robert Vandall pieces on six pianos: Ballad and Jubilation! (Tocatta).

You are invited to join the Academic Resource Center staff for an open house this Thursday, Feb. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Come meet our staff, eat some food and hear about our writing and academic coaching services. Our new location is the first floor of the Murdock Learning Resource Center.

See you Thursday!

In the event of a campus- or city-wide emergency such as a severe winter storm, flood or major earthquake, employees, students and visitors to George Fox should be prepared to keep safe and possibly assist in recovery. Therefore, we are providing life-saving C-CERT training for any and all interested persons.

In an effort to make it easier for more people to participate, we are doing a hybrid course of online instruction combined with lunch-hour training once a week to build knowledge and skills as a CERT member. The weekly meetings will be every Tuesday starting Feb. 2 and last from noon to 1 p.m.

For more information and to sign up, go to the security services webpage.

Know students who need help with their writing? Encourage them to attend a workshop this week.

Polly Peterson, visiting assistant professor of English, will present “Correcting Common Writing Mistakes” at an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop this Thursday, Feb. 4, from 10:50 to 11:35 a.m. in Lemmons 8. The workshop will help students understand, identify and correct the top-10 grammatical errors that annoy professors the most.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Bruin-Secure is the new secure wireless network. Connect to it using your George Fox credentials.

The older foxwifi network will be turned off Monday, Feb. 8, so please connect soon. A new wireless guest network will be announced in the coming weeks. Watch for it!

If you have trouble connecting, check out the IT WiFi webpage or contact the IT Service Desk.

George Fox University music department teacher Rebekah Hanson’s band, The Cabin Project, has been nominated as Portland’s best indie-pop band of the year.

Show your support by voting for them at this link. It only takes 20 seconds! Check out The Cabin Project here.

Thank you for your support!
– Rebekah

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

• Web Designer
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary
• Carpenter
• Associate Vice President of Human Resources
• Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
• Director of Financial Aid
• Associate Registrar
• Accounting Specialist II

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.

Join us for the second Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester this Monday, Feb. 1, when independent scholar Laura Gifford speaks on the topic “God’s Own Party or Grand Old Phantasm? Contemplating the Growth of the Religious Right” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The history of Christian, and especially evangelical Christian, involvement in the nation’s political, social, and economic life since the 1960s is far more complex than contemporary stereotypes might indicate. Gifford will share narratives of evangelicals’ engagement with war, the economy, and abortion that may complicate our understanding of Christianity and politics.

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

The admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students to campus to compete in our annual Scholarship Competition Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29-30. Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots and utilizing street parking instead.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

Want to get a head start on your spring cleaning? If so, then clear some space on your shelves by donating any unwanted fiction, poetry or picture books to Sigma Tau Delta’s spring book drive.

The collection bin will be set up in Minthorn (first floor) from Thursday, Jan. 28 through Friday, Feb. 5. Note: Please do not donate textbooks; there will be a separate drive for those later this semester.

All books will be redistributed to loving readers.

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

Don’t forget to wear pink for tonight’s (Friday’s) women’s and men’s basketball games in support of Pink Zone and breast cancer awareness! We will be raffling off free George Fox Pink Zone T-shirts during both games against Pacific, which start at 6 p.m. (women’s) and 8 p.m. (men’s). Prizes will also be awarded for “Best in Pink.”

In addition, we’ll join other colleges and universities across the nation in celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day. This celebration will include a free-throw contest at halftime of the women’s game for any interested women/girls in attendance, with lots of prizes from Dutch Brothers Coffee.

At halftime of the men’s game, we will recognize our senior varsity women student-athletes and athletic trainers in a special ceremony.

See you tonight!

Bruin-Secure is the new secure wireless network. Connect to it using your George Fox credentials.

The older foxwifi network will be turned off Monday, Feb. 8, so please connect soon. A new wireless guest network will be announced in the coming weeks. Watch for it!

If you have trouble connecting, check out the IT WiFi webpage or contact the IT Service Desk.

To accommodate the Scholarship Competition schedule, daily morning prayer in Hoover 250 will move its start time to 7:40 a.m. today (Friday) and next Friday, Feb. 5.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

Do you know a student who may benefit – or have family members that may benefit – from access to fresh produce as well as staple foods (rice, pasta, tortillas, canned vegetables, etc.)?

If so, keep Newberg FISH in mind as a resource. FISH provides food assistance in a respectful way to all those who come in and voice a need. They have a rule that they never turn anyone away.

To be eligible for a full food basket (with USDA food) there are some basic income restrictions, and a student must live in Newberg or Dundee. However, even students who do not meet these standards are eligible to receive the non-USDA food selection available at FISH.

A student simply needs to take a piece of his or her mail to the office. No Social Security numbers or intrusive personal details are collected. All FISH materials are available in English and Spanish.

To learn more about FISH, visit their website at newbergfish.org or write info@newbergfish.org. The office is located at 125-A S. Elliott Road in Newberg.

George Fox University music department teacher Rebekah Hanson’s band, The Cabin Project, has been nominated as Portland’s best indie-pop band of the year.

Show your support by voting for them at this link. It only takes 20 seconds! Check out The Cabin Project here.

Thank you for your support!
– Rebekah

Tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday we are expecting approximately 500 high school students and parents to join us for several meals during Scholarship Competition. They will be eating lunch in the dining room both days. Our busiest times will probably be between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., so to avoid long lines we would encourage our meal plan students to try to come before or after that time period.

We will be serving both of these meals on disposable paper plates so that you may take your food out of the dining room. The Cap and Gown Room will be available for overflow seating. Thanks for your help as we work to make this a wonderful experience for our visitors and prospective students.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.