The Daily Bruin

All women at the university are invited to join us as we gather for the annual Women’s Salad Supper (this includes all female administration, faculty and staff or the spouses of administration, faculty and staff) …

Tuesday, Sept. 29
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Ruth Baker at the president’s home, the historic Edwards House (402 S. College St., Newberg)

Please bring a salad to share (if you are new this year, please just come as our guest). Enjoy this opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with the women of George Fox.

No RSVP required. Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

Interested in international business study and/or internship opportunities? Plan on attending an information session this Monday, Sept. 21, on these great opportunities:

• International Business Institute (IBI): summer 2016 program
• Global Strategy residence course: registration starting spring 2016
• AIESEC international internships and job opportunities: now!

Learn more at our session this Monday between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. in Stevens 109. Faculty, please alert your students to this opportunity.

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a free concert featuring three experienced musicians showcasing their talents on the organ, piano and percussion this Sunday, Sept. 20, in Bauman Auditorium.

Musicians Kenn Willson (piano), Martin Ellis (organ) and Ruth Ginelle Heald (percussion) will perform a wide variety of pieces beginning at 2:30 p.m. The concert is the first of two at the university celebrating “Keyboard Celebration Week.” The second is set for Thursday, Sept. 24, when Willson performs his “Encounters with Beethoven” concert at 7:30 p.m. at the same venue. Admission to that event is free as well.

On Sunday, the organ, piano and percussion concert will feature pieces ranging from Fanfare (Percy Whitlock), Concerto in A Minor (Bach) and Three Chorale Preludes (R. Gary Deavel) to Toccata in G Major (Theodore Dubois), On a Spring Note (Sidney Torch) and Toccata-Finale from Symphonie Romantique (Denis Bedard).

On Sept. 24, Willson’s “Encounters with Beethoven” concert will feature the Moonlight Sonata, along with a multi-media piano recital presentation.

More information on the concerts and performers is available here.

Don’t forget to join us today (Thursday) for Peggy Kilburg’s retirement reception. We will gather from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Urban Outreach needs compassionate and wonderful people who can drive to either Portland or Salem in a van. Drivers must be 21 or over and have some type of insurance. We want to hear from you even if you can only do it once.

If you are free on Thursday night, Friday night or Sunday afternoon and want to help fight hunger on the streets of Portland and Salem, please email Lindy Booth at LBooth13@georgefox.edu.

The IDEA Center is hosting a session to help students create a LinkedIn profile today (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in the IDEA Center. For those of you who worked this summer and need to go through a skills extraction to update and optimize your LinkedIn profile, mark your calendars for Oct. 1 and 8.

Our goal is for every George Fox student to have a LinkedIn account. For freshmen, it’s your avenue to begin building a professional network. For students seeking internships and work, it’s a required profile in today’s job market.

For more info, stop by the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

The first Embrace Outreach event of the semester will be a 5K run on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 9 a.m. The event is called “Run Foster” and will benefit kids in foster care and their families. Grab your running shoes and come see what Embrace is all about!

If you want to run, the cost to race is $35, but there are also opportunities to volunteer during the event. And there is talk of free T-shirts! If you want to sign up for the run or to volunteer, visit this link.

If you need transportation, or have any questions, email Mikayla Greenwell at mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu.

George Fox will welcome visitors from Indonesia on Thursday, Sept. 24, through the International Visitor Leadership Program, a U.S. Department of State-sponsored professional development program that works to create mutual understanding between citizens of the U.S. and other nations. Faculty and students are invited to meet our visitors from 3 to 4 p.m. in Roberts 117.

The IVLP program is focused on tolerance and diversity in education, and the project is designed to further the U.S. foreign policy goal in education cooperation. The visiting group includes Indonesian educators, administrators and policymakers involved in Indonesia’s Islamic education system.

Participants will examine how religious education institutions are mainstreamed in the United States and explore how religious and secular schools, along with faith-based and other civil society organizations, work together as a force for social harmony.

Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.

The campus community is invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation this Monday, Sept. 21, in Hoover 105. Shelly Shupe Winterberg of World Vision International will speak on “The Spiritual Nature of Children and Transformational Development.” The same presentation will take place at 5 to 6 p.m. and again from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Guests are asked to attend the later session.

Many times, there is a tendency to address the issues of poverty and inequality around the world with a one-directional service delivery ministry. Shupe Winterburg will discuss the question, “How can we shift our focus to a more mutual relationship while also creating a holistic approach to development that addresses the spiritual needs of children and families?” Her presentation is the third in the “Majority World and the West” series.

Questions? Contact Ron Mock at ext. 2680 or rmock@georgefox.edu.

We are at once happy and sad to announce the retirement of our human resources director, Peggy Kilburg. She has been an integral part of our George Fox family for more than 20 years and a true inspiration for all of us. Peggy’s contributions were integral to our success and continuity.

Please join us to celebrate her well-deserved retirement tomorrow (Thursday) from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Urban Outreach needs compassionate and wonderful people who can drive to either Portland or Salem in a van. Drivers must be 21 or over and have some type of insurance. We want to hear from you even if you can only do it once.

If you are free on Thursday night, Friday night or Sunday afternoon and want to help fight hunger on the streets of Portland and Salem, please email Lindy Booth at LBooth13@georgefox.edu.

The College Republicans Club will host a party to watch the CNN debate today (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. in the Foxhole. We will have some paraphernalia to give out for free, including posters of the various candidates, Frisbees, etc.

Employees and students are welcome! Questions? Contact Tyler Bowman at tbowman13@georgefox.edu.

We are seeking Fox Friendship Families for the more than 40 new international students starting their studies on the Newberg campus this semester. Fox Friendship Families commit to inviting two students to their home at least once per semester. The relationships that develop are invaluable for our international students as well as for the families that host them.

If you are interested in signing up, please contact Tiona Cage (tcage@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Know students who need some direction using LinkedIn? Encourage them to come to the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center for a LinkedIn workshop tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. to learn about the uses of LinkedIn in their job search.

Questions? Contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.

Come out to support the Bruins! Here are the home games for this week:

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Trinity Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center

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

All women at the university are invited to join us as we gather for the annual Women’s Salad Supper (this includes all female administration, faculty and staff or the spouses of administration, faculty and staff) …

Tuesday, Sept. 29
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Ruth Baker at the president’s home, the historic Edwards House (402 S. College St., Newberg)

Please bring a salad to share (if you are new this year, please just come as our guest). Enjoy this opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with the women of George Fox.

No RSVP required. Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

Please join plant services as we bid Terry Peters farewell. He is leaving in order to work closer to his home in Portland. We’ll gather at plant services from 3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to wish him well. Refreshments will be served.

Urban Outreach needs compassionate and wonderful people who can drive to either Portland or Salem in a van. Drivers must be 21 or over and have some type of insurance. We want to hear from you even if you can only do it once.

If you are free on Thursday night, Friday night or Sunday afternoon and want to help fight hunger on the streets of Portland and Salem, please email Lindy Booth at LBooth13@georgefox.edu.

We are at once happy and sad to announce the retirement of our human resources director, Peggy Kilburg. She has been an integral part of our George Fox family for more than 20 years and a true inspiration for all of us. Peggy’s contributions were integral to our success and continuity.

Please join us to celebrate her well-deserved retirement this Thursday, Sept. 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

The university’s security department will be testing the FoxAlert emergency notification system on Wednesday, Sept. 16. This is the university’s alert notification system for events that may pose a danger or threat to the George Fox community.

If you have not updated your contact information in MyGFU, you will not be in the system and you will not receive emergency alerts. Please verify this information to be included in the test.

Thank you.

Questions? Contact Ed Gierok at egierok@georgefox.edu.