The Daily Bruin

Join us in the Bruin Den for our biggest-ever Homecoming tailgate luncheon special on the quad this Friday, Oct. 17, as we welcome back our alumni and prepare for the big football game against the University of Puget Sound on Saturday, Oct. 18.

We’ll be selling some of the tastiest pulled-pork sandwiches with all the fixings out of our Groovy Bruin food trailer and doing free drawings for some great prizes throughout lunch. We’ll be serving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., so come on out for a tasty lunch!

George Fox encourages its employees to be active in their communities. Civic activities may count toward faculty service expectations. The city of Newberg is seeking applications from citizens to serve on a commission or committee. This is an opportunity to serve and be part of the decision-making team governing your community.

Appointments are planned for November. Applications are available on the city’s website at this link or from the city recorder’s office at city hall (414 E. 1st St.) and must be submitted via mail, email or in person by Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m.

Please book all car rentals directly on Egencia. We have negotiated rates with Enterprise/National Car Rental, and those rates are now accessible directly through the Egencia travel site.

If you are not currently set up on Egencia and need access to book travel for university business, please contact Kathi Becker or Matt Hammar.

Valley Repertory Theatre, a local nonprofit theatre company, will kick off its fourth season of live theatre with the production The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez. The play opened Oct. 10, and all performances will be at the Newberg Masonic Lodge, 402 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg.

In recognition of the Civil War’s 150th anniversary, Valley Rep is hosting a special lecture and performance on Friday, Oct. 17, when Kerry Irish, professor of American history at George Fox, will introduce the play with a special historical presentation at 7:30 p.m., with the performance immediately following. There is no additional charge for this pre-show event.

The show runs for two more weekends. Evening (7:30 p.m.) performance dates are Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25. Matinee (2 p.m.) performance dates are Oct. 19 and 26. Doors open at 7:10 p.m. and 1:40 p.m., respectively.

The Sunday matinee performance on Oct. 19 is “Pay What You Will.” More information can be found at valleyrep.org.

Have you dreamed or even considered becoming a teacher? Elementary education, music education and undeclared majors – and any George Fox student who has ever thought about teaching – are invited to a teacher education orientation session tomorrow (Tuesday) from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Villa Academic Complex’s Room 117.

Join us for refreshments, prizes, important information and answers to your questions! If you cannot attend but need the information, please contact Christee Wise in undergraduate teacher education at ext. 2840.

Faculty, be sure to let your students know about this event!

Know students who want to study abroad next year? Encourage them to come to an informational meeting to learn about how to apply, when applications are due and all the exciting programs we offer.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott in the Center for Study Abroad at lscott@georgefox.edu or ext. 2150.

Christian C. Sahner, author of Among the Ruins: Syria Past and Present (Oxford University Press, 2014), will speak on campus at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in Hoover 103. The campus community is invited to attend at no charge.

Sahner’s lecture, “The End of Christianity in Syria?,” will explore the roots of Christianity in Syria and seek to place the current predicament in historical perspective. The William Penn Honors Program is sponsoring this lecture, and a reception for prospective students interested in the honors program will follow. In addition, a special “Visit Day for the Honors Program” is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 31. Please email honors@georgefox.edu if you would like more information or have any questions.

A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, Sahner is currently completing his doctorate at Princeton, focusing on relations between Muslims and Christians in the formative period after the Arab conquests.

Join us tonight (Monday) for the next installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and features Miriam Adeney, associate professor of world Christian studies at Seattle Pacific University.

Adeney will present “Jesus’ People in the Muslim World: Followers of Jesus, Christian and Muslim,” in which she will discuss the diverse views of Jesus and the diverse kinds of followers of Christ.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Have you been looking for an opportunity to showcase your dancing abilities and make an impact in the George Fox community? The music department is looking for dancers to perform during our annual Christmas Concert Dec. 5-7! Auditions will be held Friday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 19, from 7:30 to  9 p.m. in the dance room in Wheeler (Wheeler 211). Auditions are open to students and employees.

Contact Amanda McConaughey (amcconaughey13@georgefox.edu) if you are interested or have any questions/concerns.

In light of the fact more thefts have been reported on campus this week, security services reminds you to keep your valuables secure or take them with you. Just this week, backpacks were stolen from the Wheeler Sports Center and a bike from the Villa Academic Complex. Some items have been discovered and returned to the victims.

Also, please be sure to report any unusual activity to security right away so we can respond and investigate. You may do so by calling 503-554-2090 or in person at the Security Services House.

Reported Offense: A theft from one gym bag was reported to security services on Tuesday night, Oct. 7, and occurred in the Wheeler Sports Center by the racquetball courts. Three backpacks were taken from the sports office in Wheeler around noon on Oct. 9, and a bicycle was also taken from the Villa Academic Center bike racks between noon and 1 p.m.

Suspects: Unknown at this time. It can be assumed that the possibility of other thefts continue to exist. Security is working with the Newberg-Dundee Police Department on this situation.

This notice is being given in compliance with the “Timely Notice” provisions of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998.

Thank you for your help in joining us to make George Fox University a safe place to learn, live and work.

Three men. Two Races. One Faith. Come support George Fox alumni and current theatre students Jeannot Djanga (appearing as “John”) and Amberly Orr (sound designer) in Valley Repertory Theatre’s production of the award-winning play The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez. It opens this weekend at the Newberg Masonic Lodge, just three blocks from campus at 402 E. Sheridan St.

More info on the show is available here. A video preview is available here. Student tickets are only $10 and can be purchased at this site.

Have you dreamed or even considered becoming a teacher? Elementary education, music education and undeclared majors – and any George Fox student who has ever thought about teaching – are invited to a teacher education orientation session this Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Villa Academic Complex’s Room 117.

Join us for refreshments, prizes, important information and answers to your questions! If you cannot attend but need the information, please contact Christee Wise in undergraduate teacher education at ext. 2840.

Faculty, be sure to let your students know about this event!

The campus community is invited to the next installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Oct. 13, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and features Miriam Adeney, associate professor of world Christian studies at Seattle Pacific University.

Adeney will present “Jesus’ People in the Muslim World: Followers of Jesus, Christian and Muslim,” in which she will discuss the diverse views of Jesus and the diverse kinds of followers of Christ. The same session is presented from 5 to 6 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

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

• Half-Time Interim Director of Part-Time MBA Program (internal candidates only)
• Print Services Specialist I (internal candidates only)
• Interim Director of Intercultural Life
• Administrative Assistant, Oregon Writing Project Collaborative
• Executive Assistant I, College of Engineering
• Systems or Network Administrator

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.

Don’t forget to purchase a George Fox Bruins scarf! They are now available for purchase in the River Street House behind the Stevens Center between 8 and 10 a.m. today (Thursday). You may also email Sarah Reid to get yours. Cost is only $15.

You won’t want to show up to a soccer or football game without one!

The time has come once again to begin the process of selecting our undergraduate “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges” nominees for the 2014-15 academic year.

Staff, faculty and administrators are invited to respond to this selection process. For more information, check out the Who’s Who website.

For those of you who have contact with our undergraduate population, you have the opportunity to make nominations by selecting 20 students who you feel are worthy of recognition from the students who qualify for selection. These students are eligible for nomination and expect to graduate either mid-year or spring (December 2014 or May 2015).

In addition, they all have a GPA of at least 3.50 and have turned in their application for degree. Other criteria for choosing a student include their demonstration of:

• Personal integrity
• Involvement in the George Fox community
• Service to the community at large

One-hundred and forty-five students are eligible for nomination based on GPA alone. We will record your top 20 selections and determine the top 25 choices university-wide. We will then invite the top 25 students to respond. All students who respond will be awarded the “Who’s Who” honor.

(Please note: There may be others who qualify to be on this list, but because they have not registered for commencement at the time of the selection process, they are not on this list.)

To make your selection, please select 20 students in the list on this survey. Please choose no more than 20 students.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon in the student life office if you have any questions. Please mark your selection of 20 students no later than Friday, Oct. 24.

The William Penn Honors Program is hosting an open house for faculty and staff from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Pennington House. Come check out the Pennington House remodel and enjoy some refreshments and a time of fellowship.

We hope you can come! Contact Jane Sweet if you have questions.

Have some students who could use some pointers on writing research papers? The Academic Resource Center is hosting a workshop, “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper,” today (Thursday). Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Sarah Hardy, public services librarian, will lead the session, scheduled from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105. Encourage your students to attend.

Here is a synopsis of the workshop:

Research papers can seem overwhelming, but following a step-by-step, organized approach can make your life much less stressful. This session will walk through those steps and guide you to campus and Internet resources to help make you a research pro.

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

Contemplative worship is held in the Prayer Chapel every Thursday from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Elective chapel credit is available. All are invited to come sit in the presence of God to pray, listen and contemplate.

Both the Wheeler Sports Center and Fitness Center will be closed on Friday, Oct. 10, for the mid-semester holiday.