The Daily Bruin

Don’t forget to join the university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry for the sixth annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 18, in Bauman Auditorium.

James M. Tour, PhD, the T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University’s Smalley Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, will present “Jesus Christ and Nanotechnology: The Impact of Faith Upon the Life of a Scientist.”

Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, chapel credit is available for students.

Dr. Tour will also be speaking Thursday at 3 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Feel free to attend that as well.

Tour has more than 550 research publications and more than 75 patents, with citations totaling more than 55,000. He was named among “The 50 Most Influential Scientists in the World Today” by TheBestSchools.org in 2014.

He will share a brief overview of nanotechnology and his coming to faith in Jesus Christ and how this decision impacted his life. He will also share his thoughts regarding evolution and his hope for science and the young.

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

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

The Peace Corps is the preeminent international service organization of the U.S., sending Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. They will have a representative on campus this Wednesday, Feb. 17, providing opportunities for you to hear more about what they do!

They will be at the IDEA Center table in the SUB from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and host an informational session from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Cap and Gown A for any student who is interested in learning about a wide variety of available programs across more than 60 countries.

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

The university’s Jazz Ensemble will be performing in the Klages Dining Hall this 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.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center
Saturday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m. – Baseball vs. Pacific, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., Morse Athletic Complex
Sunday, Feb. 21, noon – Baseball vs. Pacific, Morse Athletic Complex
Sunday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Whitworth, George Fox Tennis Courts

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

Tonight (Monday) for the George Fox Art Talk at the Chehalem Cultural Center, Ryan Thompson will give a lecture on his work and experiences as an artist. He lives and works in Chicago, where he is the associate professor of art and design at Trinity Christian College. He focuses in artwork about the relationships between humans and the natural world.

Stop by the ballroom of the Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.) tonight at 6 p.m.! Questions? Contact Annie Lunt at alunt13@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture tonight (Monday), 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.

Know students who read the material, study the night before, yet struggle to perform on tests? Encourage them to attend a workshop this Thursday, Feb. 18, as Rick Muthiah, associate director of Learning Support Services, covers several strategies for improving performance on tests in an ARC-sponsored workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test Taker).”

The session runs from 10:50 to 11:35 a.m. in Lemmons 8.

Questions? Contact Rick at rmuthiah@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

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

• Gift and Database Specialist, University Advancement
• Web Designer
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary
• Carpenter
• Associate Vice President of Human Resources
• 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.

The Peace Corps is the preeminent international service organization of the U.S., sending Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. They will have a representative on campus this Wednesday, Feb. 17, providing opportunities for you to hear more about what they do!

They will be at the IDEA Center table in the SUB from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and host an informational session from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Cap and Gown A for any student who is interested in learning about a wide variety of available programs across more than 60 countries.

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

As we ramp up to registration for the 2016-17 academic year, we’re implementing some improvements to our popular class information webpage, class.georgefox.edu.

On Monday, Feb. 15, you’ll see these changes go live!

Basic navigation for semester, student population and class subject are the same, but we’ve added drill-down functionality that includes class start and end dates as well as meeting dates, times and locations, along with access to some basic tuition refund calculations.

Advisors and students, we recommend you familiarize yourself with the new layout and functions prior to your advising appointments in March.

Questions? Contact Melissa Thomas at registrar@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 this afternoon (Friday) at 2 p.m., so be sure to come join us for this special time.

Calling all staff! Could you use some extra training in current aspects of your job? Did you know that the Staff Development Committee has funds set aside to help defray some of the tuition costs for workshops, classes or other training?

All that is needed is to download the form from the Staff Development Committee website, fill it out, include a copy of your class registration and payment form, and submit materials to Nadine Kincaid at Box 6095. Funds are dispersed on a first-come, first-served basis and are available until they are all used up, or July 1, whichever comes first.

We want you to be the best you can be at your job, so please avail yourself of this opportunity to learn new skills. Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at 503-554-2090 or nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

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.