The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to the 2016 Spring Faculty Lecture, “Superheroes, School Counselors, Professional Identity & Getting the Job Done,” featuring Lori DeKruyf, PhD, professor of counseling and recipient of the 2014-15 Graduate Faculty Achievement Award for Research and Scholarship.

Join us tonight (Tuesday) for the presentation. The lecture runs from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Lori will explore what happens when training and professional identity are at odds with job assignments – for “superheroes” and for school counselors – and offer suggestions as to what might be done. The event is sponsored by the Richter Committee and the Faculty Development Committee.

Prior to the lecture that evening, the 2016 Spring Richter Student Scholars Symposium is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Hoover lobby. Student scholars from George Fox graduate and undergraduate programs will present their research in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served in both the symposium and lecture.

Questions? Contact Kris Kays at kkays@georgefox.edu.

Just in case you’re heading somewhere warm for spring break, please take a moment now to consider whose excellent work has made your job easier, or who has demonstrated George Fox values in their work.

Please send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, March 24, describing that person’s recent contributions and any related information. The VP 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 our community meeting on Thursday, March 31.

Congratulations again to Tamara Reams, our February Employee of the Month!

We’re celebrating Holy Week in chapel this week! Join us for chapel this morning (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. as we remember Palm Sunday and commission our Spring Serve Teams.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday in Vespers, we’ll be celebrating through Stations of the Cross, an interactive worship experience.

We hope to see you there!

If you write, recite or even just like poetry, you should definitely come to Sigma Tau Delta’s Poetry Night this Friday, March 18, starting at 5:30 p.m. in Minthorn 200.

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

If you want to read or recite, 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.

George Fox’s Relay for Life Team is looking for people who are willing to share their stories of hope, inspiration and support to a family member or loved one who has or is battling cancer. Are you willing to share your story at our Relay for Life kick-off event on Friday, April 1?

Please contact Janeeta Beck at jbeck14@georgefox.edu if you are interested in participating, or you may contact Margie Abbott at relaynewberg@gmail.com (please put Margie’s name in the subject line).

Thank you for considering being involved in this important event.

The undergraduate admissions office is seeking qualified candidates to work as interns in the areas of admissions counseling, visit coordinating, and event coordinating. This is a great opportunity to get a professional internship that is on campus.

We are seeking professional, energetic and detail-oriented candidates who seek academic credit or qualify for federal student employment, so please encourage any students you think might be good candidates to apply!

Applications and job descriptions are currently available for next year and can be picked up in the admissions office. Applications must be returned to the office no later than Friday, March 18, at 5 p.m. 

It’s that time of year! The Black Student Union and Alliance (BSUA) is looking for officers for the 2016-17 school year.

We welcome everyone to apply, so if you are interested in applying, please follow this link to fill out the application. The application is due April 1, and all of the positions available are linked in the application to be viewed.

If you have questions feel free to email Markayla Shattuck at mshattuck13@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please tell your students about this opportunity.

The university community is invited to come out and support many of our top music students at the annual Honors Recital concert at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, March 17, in Bauman Auditorium.

Performers will include Katie Craighead (trumpet), Michaela Conley (soprano), Matt Staples (clarinet), Andrew Bergh (tenor), Lauren Timmons (flute), Bobi Whitehead (soprano) and Kristian Apland (violin).

Admission is free!

Attention staff! Be sure to mark Monday, April 4, on your calendar for the the last staff lunch of the academic year. We’ll meet from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. You won’t want to miss it!

Several of the vice presidents will serve on a panel and address questions that you have submitted. You should have already received a questionnaire and RSVP form late last week, so be sure to write down your questions and RSVP right away. The cost is a mere $3.

In addition to a delicious lunch, we will be entertained by the student a cappella group Quakers and Notes. They will perform a fun vocal presentation. Please come right at noon if at all possible, as this will be a jam-packed hour of great information and a time to enjoy our talented students. Please fill out that form and submit it today.

Contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu) with any questions you may have.

Wheeler Fitness Center hours for spring break are as follows:

• 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday (both Saturdays)
• Closed both Sundays

A painting crew will be working in the Fitness Center at various times during break; please be flexible in giving them space.

Thank you!

Nearly 100 singers representing several Western universities will be on campus this Saturday, March 19, for the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella’s Northwest semifinals competition in Bauman Auditorium.

Among the schools represented will be the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, the University of California – Santa Cruz, the University of California – Davis, Brigham Young University and the University of Washington. George Fox’s a cappella group, Quakers and Notes, will be hosting the Pitch Perfect-like event.

The competition begins at 7 p.m. The winner of the event will be moving on to the international finals in New York. Tickets for general admission seating are available at this link.

Questions? Contact Jake Yoakum at quakersandnotes@gmail.com.

The next “Nutrition Matters” course is tonight! George Fox alumna Emily Forbes will demonstrate simple recipes and offer tips and tricks to empower you in your own kitchen. Enjoy free samples and recipes at each session.

• Tonight (Monday) at 5 p.m. in Lemmons 8: “Dips, Dressings and Sauces – How to go from ordinary to extraordinary!”
• Thursday, March 17 at 10:50 a.m. in Hoover 105: “Five 30-Minute Meals – Cooking delicious and nutritious food that fits into your time frame.”

Questions? Contact Marcella Loprinzi-Hatfield (mloprinzihatfield@georgefox.edu).

Monday, March 14, 3 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Southwestern (Texas), George Fox Tennis Courts
Tuesday, March 15, 3 p.m. – Women’s lacrosse vs. Wooster, 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 have just been informed by Habitat for Humanity that construction will begin Wednesday, March 16, on their new building in the gravel lot we lease. The last day to park in that lot will be tomorrow (Tuesday).

For those who usually use that lot, we recommend parking in the Le Shana lot at the corner of Villa and Fulton streets.

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

All are welcome to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture tonight (Monday), when Abigail Favale, an assistant professor of English and a faculty fellow in the William Penn Honors Program, speaks on the topic “What is Sex For?” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

If sex is the god of popular culture, what is this god like? In this lecture, Favale will raise philosophical and theological questions about the meaning of sex and its depiction in contemporary American culture.

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

Interested in learning more about the issues in immigration and the refugee crisis? Join us for a panel discussion as we explore the current refugee crisis, trends and causes of migration, the nature of international borders, and a diversity of responses including aid, advocacy, movement building and policy reform.

Sponsored by the School of Social Work and the Center for Peace and Justice, the event is set from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.

The year 2015 saw a surge of displaced persons from Syria and the Middle East on a global scale, and the nature of international borders within the United States continues to be a topic of contention, particularly in relationship to the global south. What wisdom and tools may help us face this crisis? What intersecting issues are at play? What does it mean to welcome the stranger?

Panelists include:

• Toc Soneoulay, director of refugee resettlement at Catholic Charities in Portland
• Marco Mejia, a long-time social justice activist, popular educator, community organizer and coalition builder. Marco is on the board of the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice, was a previous staff organizer with Portland Jobs with Justice and resides in Portland
• Ana Vella (Robles) Magana, George Fox University School of Social Work alumna and immigration counselor at Lutheran Community Services Northwest
• Roger Sandberg, director of Emergency Relief & Global Security at Medical Teams International

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

Tonight (Monday) at the Chehalem Cultural Center, artist Amanda Evans will speak on her artistic practice. Amanda has worked on collaborative projects with traditional potters in rural Turkey, with her university students, with senior citizens, and with adults who have developmental disabilities.

She has presented projects and publications at major institutions, including MOCA, the Portland Art Museum, the Long Beach Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Join us in the Ballroom of the center at 6 p.m.! The center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St.

Questions? Contact Annie Lunt at alunt13@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to the 2016 Spring Faculty Lecture, “Superheroes, School Counselors, Professional Identity & Getting the Job Done,” featuring Lori DeKruyf, PhD, professor of counseling and recipient of the 2014-15 Graduate Faculty Achievement Award for Research and Scholarship.

Join us this Tuesday, March 15, for the presentation. The lecture runs from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Lori will explore what happens when training and professional identity are at odds with job assignments – for “superheroes” and for school counselors – and offer suggestions as to what might be done. The event is sponsored by the Richter Committee and the Faculty Development Committee.

Prior to the lecture that evening, the 2016 Spring Richter Student Scholars Symposium is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Hoover lobby. Student scholars from George Fox graduate and undergraduate programs will present their research in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served in both the symposium and lecture.

Questions? Contact Kris Kays at kkays@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to attend a free lecture featuring William Schneidewind, author and professor of biblical studies at UCLA, on Thursday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The lecture title is “A Short History of the Word of God: Old Testament, Dead Sea Scrolls, New Testament, Early and Modern Church.”

Schneidewind serves as the chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and holds the Kershaw Endowed Chair of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Studies. He received a BA in religion from George Fox University (1984), an MA in historical geography from Jerusalem University College, and a PhD in Bible and Ancient Near East from Brandeis University (1992).

He has been a visiting scholar at the Hebrew University and a research fellow at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. Schniedewind received George Fox’s 2013 Outstanding Alumnus Award. He is the author of five books, including How the Bible Became a Book, which has been translated into seven languages.

The William Penn Honors Program, College of Christian Studies and the George Fox Evangelical Seminary are sponsoring this lecture. Chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Roger Nam at rnam@georgefox.edu.

Please complete your open enrollment election form online and submit an enrollment form for any benefit changes, or to elect for participation in the Flexible Spending Account(s) this year! The open enrollment deadline is today (Friday, March 11).

What You Need To Do: Whether or not you make any changes to your benefit plans, all benefit-eligible employees must complete the online Open Enrollment Election Form. You must be logged into your George Fox University email to complete this electronic form (which has been sent to you by email).

Benefit forms and summaries may be found on this webpage. We welcome your questions by phone, email or in person. Let us know how we can help as you consider the options in your benefit elections.

Contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu with any questions.