The Daily Bruin

Come support our theatre students at this winter’s musical presentation of The Spitfire Grill, directed by Rhett Luedtke.

Performances are in Wood-Mar Auditorium on Jan. 28-31 and Feb. 4-7. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the two Sunday matinees (Jan. 31 and Feb. 7), scheduled as 2 p.m. matinees.

Tickets are free for students for the two Thursday shows (Jan. 28 and Feb. 4). Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Please bring your student or employee ID to the door when you attend the show. Additional tickets are $14 for adults, $10 for seniors 65 or older, and $8 for children under 12.

Tickets may be picked up/purchased at the Bruin Store or one hour prior to each show in Wood-Mar Auditorium. They are also available online at theatre.georgefox.edu. A synopsis of the show is also online.

Questions? See Kathy Harris in Minthorn 205 or email her at kharris@georgefox.edu.

The Academic Resource Center opens next week for the spring semester! We will open for our regular hours (Mon.-Thurs., 1-10 p.m., and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.) beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19.

To make appointments starting next week, please visit arcschedule.georgefox.edu. If you are in need of an appointment this week or have any other ARC-related questions, please contact us at the_arc@georgefox.edu.

We look forward to seeing you in the ARC this semester!

Difference-making professionals who’ve influenced Oregon policy and impacted people disadvantaged by the cycle of poverty are coming to an IDEA Center-hosted event, Break the Poverty Cycle, this Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. Chapel credit is available for this unique opportunity to learn about the realm of poverty in Oregon and to connect with passionate, high-ranking professionals:

• Serena Stoudamire Wesley – Director of Equity and Community Engagement of Office of Governor Kate Brown
• Representative John Davis – Attorney, State Legislator and George Fox alumnus
• Will Burchard – Oregon Employment Departments Workforce & Economic Research Analyst
• John Tapogna – President of ECONorthwest and former analyst for the U.S. Congressional Budget Office working on welfare costs

This is a one-time opportunity to discover how you can turn your talents and skills into a career committed to breaking the cycle of poverty. For more information about the event and the panelists, visit this link.

Questions? Drop by the IDEA Center or send TJ Haimoto an email at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu.

Attention all staff: This is a “save the date” notice to put Thursday, March 3, on your calendars for our spring workshop conference! Stay tuned for details on the workshop offerings and how to sign up, but block out 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on your calendars now for this great time of fellowship, learning and a delicious lunch.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Difference-making professionals who’ve influenced Oregon policy and impacted people disadvantaged by the cycle of poverty are coming to an IDEA Center-hosted event, Break the Poverty Cycle, this Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. Chapel credit is available for this unique opportunity to learn about the realm of poverty in Oregon and to connect with passionate, high-ranking professionals:

• Serena Stoudamire Wesley – Director of Equity and Community Engagement of Office of Governor Kate Brown
• Representative John Davis – Attorney, State Legislator and George Fox alumnus
• Will Burchard – Oregon Employment Departments Workforce & Economic Research Analyst
• John Tapogna – President of ECONorthwest and former analyst for the U.S. Congressional Budget Office working on welfare costs

This is a one-time opportunity to discover how you can turn your talents and skills into a career committed to breaking the cycle of poverty. For more information about the event and the panelists, visit this link.

Questions? Drop by the IDEA Center or send TJ Haimoto an email at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu.

What does the Bible say about immigration? Come see the short film The Stranger: Immigrants, Scripture, and the American Dream at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Hoover 105. A discussion will follow.

This presentation is cosponsored by the sociology department and the Center for Peace and Justice. Contact Chris Morrissey (cmorrissey@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Join the community of Newberg as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and celebrate his legacy with a free program featuring a talk by Johnny Lake of Northwest Christian University and performances by local musicians and artists, including two of our very own students.

This year’s commemoration will be held at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18. An informal social hour with refreshments will also be held prior to the program, from 5 to 6 p.m.

Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.

Come join us in Contemplative Worship! Today (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m., we’ll continue our journey discovering how to meet God in the quiet. This event will be in the Prayer Chapel behind Edwards Hall, and there is elective chapel credit available.

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him/her for the CW Perry Servant Leadership Award.

The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations have established the CW Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox University to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.

Only seniors (graduating in April 2016) are eligible for award consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.

The aim of this award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox University community.

In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form MUST be received by Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or phone 503-554-2316.

Click this link to go to the nomination form.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2016 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business.

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2016, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car will be 54 cents per mile for business miles driven, down from 57.5 cents for 2015.

Please make sure you use the correct/current Expense Reimbursement Request Forms. Turn in separate sheets for 2015 and 2016 mileage. These forms are found at this link.

Please contact Matt Hammar at ext. 2162 or Jen Klapp at ext. 2170 with questions.

Come to the kick-off event for @GFUbizcareers, a career-focused series of workshops held on seven Fridays throughout spring semester. These workshops are sponsored by the College of Business and the IDEA Center and will include lunch.

The kickoff event is tomorrow (Friday) from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Hoover 103 and will provide excellent advice for your career-building efforts! A professional career coach will share what you need to know to help you prepare for and land a great job in your field.

@GFUbizcareers is bringing in industry experts in all areas of business who will offer advice and share tips so that you can make the most of your college years and be prepared for the career of your dreams.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

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

Your chance to get involved with our neighboring community is finally here, with the opportunity to be a part of MLK Day of Service in Portland!

Feel free to stop by the SPIL Annex, next to the ASC office, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today (Thursday) if you want help registering or have questions about the day.

MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 18. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The alumni relations office is looking for an original painting of the Centennial Tower done for a George Fox Christmas card in 1998 by alumnus Ken Gilmore (see photo). The painting was last seen in the Pennington House in the summer of 2014.

If you know of its whereabouts, please contact the alumni office at alumni.georgefox.edu or 503-554-2134.

Thank you

Your chance to get involved with our neighboring community is finally here, with the opportunity to be a part of MLK Day of Service in Portland!

We are still in need of many volunteers to reach our goal! Feel free to stop by the SPIL Annex, next to the ASC office, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) or tomorrow if you want help registering or have questions about the day.

MLK Day of Service takes place on Monday, Jan. 18. You can register and find more information about what the day will look like here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

What does the Bible say about immigration? Come see the short film The Stranger: Immigrants, Scripture, and the American Dream at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Hoover 105. A discussion will follow.

This presentation is cosponsored by the sociology department and the Center for Peace and Justice. Contact Chris Morrissey (cmorrissey@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Academic Resource Center will be open for business starting next week, on Jan. 19. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 1 to 10 p.m., and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. If you would like to have an ARC consultant come speak to your class about the services we offer, feel free to contact Melanie Mock at mmock@georgefox.edu.

If you are requiring that students visit the ARC or if you are hoping the ARC will facilitate writing groups for your class, please let us know by contacting Hannah Adderely at hadderely@georgefox.edu. To help facilitate our own work with your students, please consider sending along any support material, including assignment sheets and rubrics, to Hannah as well.

We kept all of the lost and found items over break just in case you were too busy to come and retrieve your lost items before Christmas. However, the lost and found is at critical mass, so please come to the security office before Friday afternoon to pick up your items lost between Nov. 20 and now, as all remaining items will be donated to charitable causes at that time.

Thank you,
Security Services

The Newberg Public Library is in need of volunteers for its school-district-wide “Oregon Battle of the Books Practice Battles” for elementary students. George Fox volunteers have stepped forward in the past, and the hope is that more will volunteer this year.

Oregon Battle of the Books is a statewide reading program designed to encourage a love of reading. This competitive reading program involves 692 schools in Oregon this year. The library is in need of moderators (read the questions, act as final judge) and scorekeepers for this event, as well as help with set-up and take-down.

On Friday, Jan. 29, a volunteer training for moderators and scorekeepers will take place at the library (503 E. Hancock St.) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 30, at 8:30 a.m. volunteers will arrive for the battles. Battles begin shortly after 9 a.m.

In Newberg and Dundee, all six public elementary schools are participating, with between 15 and 85 students from each school. This district-wide event allows elementary youth to practice with their peers before battles for points begin. Each school may send only one team to the regional competition in February.

Questions? Contact Korie Jones Buerkle at korie.buerkle@newbergoregon.gov.

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.

Faculty, staff and administrators: If you are new to George Fox, please register your vehicle(s) on MyGFU. You will need your DMV registration card in front of you to complete the registration form. If you need to register more than one car, please register your vehicles one right after the other. If you want to purchase a second permit for $5 cash, you can do so in the security office.

Please remember to put your campus PO box along with your campus’ physical mailing address for the “mailing address” part of the registration, as all permits will be sent via campus mail. Every staff/faculty member receives one gratis parking permit; any additional permits or replacements for lost permits can be purchased for $5.

Adjuncts: If you did not register during last summer or fall, your 2015 permit has now expired and you will need to go on MyGFU and register your vehicles. If you registered last summer or fall, your parking permit is valid until December of this year and no further action is required.

Portland employees do need to register if you are frequently on the Newberg campus.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.