The Daily Bruin

Know students who might be interested in working at Nike? Encourage them to bring their lunch into the Cap and Gown Room on Friday, Jan. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. to learn about summer positions at Nike.

Opportunities will be available to work with the Nike North America Customer Service (NACS) team over a 12-week contract that could give our students introductory experience to different areas of Nike order management.

This Collegiate Summer Worker program is perfect for those interested in logistics, sales, supply chain, customer operations, order management, information solutions, process improvement, and project management.

See this link for a detailed job description. Contact Kaitlyn Ragan (kragan@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Are you interested in leading or participating in a serve trip over spring break? We are looking for both student and faculty leaders. There will be an informational meeting tonight (Wednesday) after chapel (8 p.m.) in Bauman Auditorium.

This year’s trips are going to:

• Camp Attitude, a not-for-profit Christian organization dedicated to providing a unique faith-based camping experience for families in the disability community
• Flying H Ranch, a ranch 30 miles west of Yakima, Wash., that ministers to at-risk youth
• Urban Impact in Seattle, where the focus will be on building relationships and serving in the community through the local church
• Mending Wings, a nonprofit Native American youth organization located on the Yakama Reservation in Washington state
• Word Made Flesh in Los Angeles, where the focus will be to establish beloved community in a low-income neighborhood of the city

If you are interested in participating, applications are due no later than Friday, Feb. 12. If you would like to serve as a student leader, applications are due Saturday, Jan. 30. Applications and more details on each trip are available at this link.

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

We have complimentary tickets available to the 2016 Renovation and Landscaping Show coming up Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 22-24, at Portland’s Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum/Moda Center.

Employees can pick up two tickets each ($8 total value) from Barbi Doran at the Information Services Desk in Stevens Center this week. Portland and Salem employees can request tickets by emailing Barbi at bdoran@georgefox.edu. She will send them to you through campus mail.

We have a limited supply, so please request/pick them up only if you are reasonably certain you will attend.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 21, in Bauman Auditorium (note location change). The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

Know of students who need help as a new semester gets underway? In an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Mischief Managed: How to Start the Semester Off Well,” ARC Coordinator Hannah Adderley will cover topics that include time management, building relationships with professors and developing study strategies.

The workshop is scheduled for this Thursday, Jan. 21, from 10:50 to 11:35 a.m. in Lemmons 8. Encourage students to attend.

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

Come to the Global Ministry Fair and meet representatives from different ministries focused around the world. If you want to learn more about how to use your medical, engineering, marketing and business, communication, teaching, or social services training in a missional setting, or are curious about potential internships or job opportunities, come to the EHS Atrium between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20!

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Email Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with questions. See you there!

Friday, Jan. 22, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Linfield, Wheeler Sports Center
Friday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Linfield, Wheeler Sports Center

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

Feel free to join us tonight (Tuesday) for the Break the Poverty Cycle event in Hoover 105 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A number of high-ranking professionals from Oregon state offices and ECONorthwest will be on hand to discuss the latest trends influencing poverty in Oregon.

For more information of this event and the panelists, visit this link. Questions? Email TJ Haimoto at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu.

We are excited to welcome an excellent group of candidates to campus for the Act Six Scholarship Competition on Tuesday, Jan. 19. If you typically park in the Hoover/Stevens parking lot, please consider finding alternate parking in order to provide a hospitable welcome for our candidates and their guests.

Thank you!

The university’s offices, libraries and bookstores will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Also closed will be the Fitness Center on the Newberg campus.

This coming Monday, Jan. 18, there will not be any courier deliveries because we will be closed on MLK Day. We will have the courier deliver our packages between the two campus on Tuesday and Thursday. Please plan your packages accordingly.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

We are excited to welcome an excellent group of candidates to campus for the Act Six Scholarship Competition on Tuesday, Jan. 19. If you typically park in the Hoover/Stevens parking lot, please consider finding alternate parking in order to provide a hospitable welcome for our candidates and their guests.

Thank you!

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

• Graduate Admissions Counselor, Seminary
• Custodian
• Carpenter
• Associate Vice President of Human Resources
• Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
• Director of Financial Aid
• Associate Registrar
• Accounting Specialist II – General Ledger

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.

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.