The Daily Bruin

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 4 to 6 p.m., the university will host a Cultural Fair in the Bruin Den as part of Cultural Celebration Week festivities – and we’d love to have you participate! The Cultural Fair will feature various cultures from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Students or employees either born or having a significant experience in a culture are invited to share something about that culture (food, displays, clothing, games, etc.) with the George Fox community.

If you would like to participate in the event, please send us the following information: your name, culture you will represent, your email address and phone number. We can reimburse you up to $35 for costs you may incur. Employees, you are welcome to share your culture as well!

We are having a Cultural Fair information meeting this Friday, Oct. 30, at 12:30 p.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. You are invited to come and get more details.

Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) to reserve a booth, or if you have questions.

All are welcome to International Chapel (chapel credit available to students) tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. in the International Center/Cultural House.

Our guest speakers will be the parents of undergraduate student Murray Noble, Colin and Wendy. They will speak on the topic of belonging. Colin and Wendy Noble grew up on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, one in Canada and the other in Australia. They met at an international church in Japan and have lived on four continents, so they know what it means to live outside their home culture.

They studied at Regent College and have just returned from touring Israel and walking an ancient pilgrimage path in Spain. Wendy and Colin have a ministry to young adults in their church, particularly in pre-marriage preparation. Their Australian son, Murray, is a sophomore at George Fox. Wendy likes to cook and teaches academic writing. Colin likes to run and is the author of Working for God (Westbow Press, 2014).

Join us! Questions? Contact Jennifer Farland at jfarland@georgefox.edu.

Finding a job can be a challenge. Developing a strategy when approaching your job search is key to optimal results. Check out the Job Search Strategies workshop hosted by the IDEA Center in Stevens 209 from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. and hear tips on building your job search strategy. We have two workshop dates scheduled: Thursday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, Nov. 5.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Questions? Stop by the IDEA Center or contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.

President Robin Baker and his wife Ruth invite employees to join the university community at this year’s Christmas Concert in Bauman Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 2:30 p.m.

Following the concert, Robin and Ruth invite employees to join them for their annual Christmas Open House at the president’s home, 402 S. College St., in Newberg, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Employees (half time and above) are entitled to up to four complimentary tickets for Sunday’s matinee performance or a single ticket for any of the other performances (at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 11-12). To obtain your complimentary employee ticket(s), go to this link, click on “Buy Tickets” and follow these five steps in the ticket process:

1. Order Tickets
2. Select Seats
3. Review Selection
4. Payment Info
5. Process Order

The place to find the George Fox employee option is under Ticket Type on the “Review Selection” page. You need to use the drop-down arrow and select “GFU Employee* ($0.00).” Tickets are not transferable and need to be returned if they will not be used. A limited number of tickets are available, so if you plan to attend hurry before the concert is sold out!

Questions? Please contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu or call her at 503-554-2620.

Know students who need help charting their academic path? Encourage them to attend a workshop, “Charting Your Academic Path: MyGFU, Course Selection & Effective Planning,” tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Kristie DeHaven, a senior CAP Coach in the IDEA Center, will lead a discussion on how to use the degree audit, online catalog, class schedule and other resources. She will also discuss options if students are concerned about midterm grades.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu. A full list of ARC workshops is available online.

Save the date for the Fall Staff Development Conference! This year’s theme is “Building Bridges in Service and Leadership.” Our keynote speaker is Gary Sehorn, an assistant professor in the School of Education since 2010.

The half-day event will be on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Light snacks will be available in the morning, and we will provide a catered lunch. The conference will be held at Family Life Church, 502 S. St. Paul Hwy., in Newberg.

All support staff 0.5 FTE and above are required to attend. You will need VP approval in order to miss the conference. Please RSVP to the calendar invite sent to your email address.

Please note: Due to allergies, please do not wear perfume or cologne at this event.

Questions? Contact us at staffdev@georgefox.edu.

Would you like to pursue an advanced degree at Oxford or Cambridge at no cost? If so, come hear​ Joseph Clair, director of the William Penn Honors Program and recipient of the prestigious Gates Scholarship​, speak about what you should be doing as a first-, second-, or third-year student to prepare to apply for such scholarships.

Joseph will speak at 8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) in Hoover 105. Pizza and drinks will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about this session.

Come join us from 1 to 3 p.m. on Halloween afternoon (Saturday) to harvest the last of our community garden produce and to put the garden to bed for the winter. We will have a variety of produce to take home, including potatoes, pumpkins and squash.

If you’ve been part of the garden since last spring and want to see how it’s grown, stop by! If you’ve never been to the garden but are interested in learning more, you are welcome to join! (Parents are welcome, too, since it’s Family Weekend.) The garden is located east of the Austin Sports Complex’s soccer field, in the field at the corner of Villa and Crestview.

Questions? Contact Cherice Bock at cbock@georgefox.edu.

Residence life, ASC and security services are teaming up to sponsor self-defense training for interested women on campus. The one-day session will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at a location to be determined.

The training is relevant to all athletic and non-athletic types and can be modified to differing physical abilities and challenges. The class is limited to 20 women, and sign-ups are now open in the Office of Student Life.

The cost is $25 for non-undergraduates; there is no cost for undergraduate women. This is open to any female member of the George Fox community.

Questions? Contact Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

Come learn how easy and delicious it is to cook healthy meals. Emily Forbes, a George Fox alumna, will demonstrate simple recipes while offering tips and tricks to empower you in your own kitchen. She will also give ideas on how to optimize your choices in “The Bon” for those on a meal plan. Free samples are provided each session, along with recipes.

Sessions take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Events are sponsored by the “Nutrition Matters” program.

Scheduled sessions:

• Wednesday, Oct. 28: Go to breakfast
• Wednesday, Nov. 4: “Soul bowl” basics (brown rice, black beans, etc.)
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Super simple soup

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

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 29, in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

Please join us for one (or all) of the upcoming William Penn Honors Program lectures.

Colin Noble: Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m. (Family Weekend), Hoover 105 (chapel credit available)
Noble, chaplain at William Clarke College in Sydney, Australia, will give a talk titled, “Resting for God.” He has spent the last three decades living on four continents and working in government, corporate, academic and pastoral settings.

After working in international banking in Tokyo for several years at the height of the Japanese economic boom, he pursued theological studies at Regent College. He then taught at the University of Sydney for 14 years before taking up his current position as chaplain to an educational community of 1,700 people, a role he has held since 2005.

Melissa Lane: Monday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Wood-Mar Hall
Lane, Class of 1943 Professor of Politics at Princeton University, will give a talk titled, “The Politics of Unsustainability: Plato on the Logic of Constitutional Change.” Lane’s books include The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter (Princeton, 2015); Eco-Republic (Princeton, 2012); Plato’s Progeny (Duckworth, 2001); and Method and Politics in Plato’s Statesman (Cambridge, 1998).

Wilfred M. McClay: Thursday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., Hoover 105
McClay is the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma and also director of the Center for the History of Liberty. His talk is titled, “Why Religious Liberty Matters.” McClay’s book, The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America, won the Merle Curti Award of the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American intellectual history.

More about each speaker is available on this page. All events are free.

Questions? Please contact Jane Sweet at honors@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2152.

Come wish Jan Lefebvre well as she retires from George Fox as an executive assistant in the advancement office. She has faithfully served at George Fox for almost 30 years. We wish her happiness and success in this next phase of life.

Please join us to celebrate her well-deserved retirement this Thursday, Oct. 29, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (note new time) in the advancement office, located in the Meridian Street Building at 215 N. Meridian St.

See you there!

Please join us today (Tuesday) for the all-employee lunch between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. The cost of lunch is $3. Hope to see you there!

How can the Pope claim to be infallible? Do we find ultimate authority in the Bible or tradition? What’s wrong with contraception?

Bring your tough and honest questions about Catholicism to a Q&A forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in Hoover 105. Rev. Gerard Olinger, VP for student affairs and assistant professor of political science at the University of Portland, will lead the event. Try to stump Father Gerry and his fellow priests!

The forum, hosted by the George Fox Catholic Campus Fellowship, will conclude with an explanation and celebration of the Catholic Mass. Chapel elective credit is available.

Contact Abigail Favale at afavale@georgefox.edu with inquiries.

Come see what’s new at the Bruin Store …

• Embroidered George Fox hats: $20
• Navy and gold coffee tumblers: $11.95
• Gray George Fox rain jackets: only $36

While you’re here check out our lounge area! We have great titles by fantastic authors such as C.S. Lewis, Parker Palmer, Richard Foster and Henri Nouwen. New titles are arriving daily.

FYI: Your Bruin Store will be getting a wider array of gifts and clothing in the coming days and weeks, so if you haven’t found what you’re looking for yet, chances are you will find it soon at your Bruin Store!

Would you like to pursue an advanced degree at Oxford or Cambridge at no cost? If so, come hear​ Joseph Clair​, director of the William Penn Honors Program and recipient of the prestigious Gates Scholarship​, speak about what you should be doing as a first-, second-, or third-year student to prepare to apply for such scholarships.

Joseph will speak at 8 p.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Hoover 105. Pizza and drinks will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about this session.

Chinese Lab is meeting tonight (Tuesday) from 7 to 8 p.m. in Lemmons 2. Come join us to learn some Chinese and enjoy free snacks and drinks.

Shalom this week is welcoming some special guests you won’t want to miss! We’re partnering with the International Justice Mission to bring Door to Grace here to speak with us about the work they do in downtown Portland, working with girls who are being sex trafficked.

If you would like to engage in discussion on justice in Portland and hear the stories of people who have dedicated their lives to working with this vulnerable population, come to the Cap and Gown Room at 9 p.m. tonight (Tuesday). We’ll see you there!

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

The Office of Marketing Communications is now accepting orders for university Christmas cards. You can see this year’s card here. (Note: To open the zip file, you must click the “Download” button located at center top of the screen). An image of the front of the card also appears on the request form.

Please submit your request at this link by Friday, Nov. 6. The cost will range between 50 and 75 cents per card.

Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu with any questions.