The Daily Bruin

Did you notice pink balloons around campus yesterday? That’s because PinkZone is right around the corner this Saturday, Jan. 31! All Bruin basketball fans are encouraged to wear pink as they support both the university’s talented athletes and the worldwide efforts to find a cure for breast cancer.

To help fight this deadly disease, the university will donate half of the night’s ticket sales to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Both teams will battle Linfield, with the women’s game tipping off at 4 p.m. and the men directly following at 6 p.m. Don’t miss this night full of fun, rivalry and lots of pink! Students and employees can attend the game for free with a university ID card.

During the halftimes, we’ll take a moment to recognize our 2013-14 Northwest Conference Championship teams – the women’s track team and women’s golf squad. We’ll also recognize all of the senior women athletes who have proudly worn the blue and gold during their university careers.

Mileage reimbursement has increased in 2015. As of Jan. 1, 2015, the IRS standard mileage rate increased to 57.5 cents per mile, up from 56 cents in 2014. There are two new forms located on the Financial Affairs Common Forms webpage. For reimbursements not yet turned in for 2014 which include mileage reimbursement, please use the 2014 form. For any reimbursements occurring after Jan. 1, 2015, please use the 2015 form.

Regarding forms that have already been turned in showing travel dates occurring after Jan. 1, 2015, this increased rate has been calculated for you and your total has been adjusted.

Questions? Contact Matt Hammar at mhammar@georgefox.edu.

If you mistakenly took a towel from the Fitness Center over the course of the last six months, it would be greatly appreciated if you could return it.

We are missing 22 towels and unfortunately, due to budget constraints, will not be able to purchase new ones until the start of the 2015-16 school year. Once we are out, we are out. There are a number of sweaty people who would appreciate the use of a towel during their workout.

Thank you.

Come support the theatre department by attending our winter musical production, Little Women. The show runs Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 5-8, and Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 12-15, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the two Sunday performances, scheduled as 2 p.m. matinees.

Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu. The link also provides a synopsis of the show.

Complimentary Ticket Process
George Fox students and employees can reserve their complimentary tickets online at the above link. All university students and employees may receive one complimentary ticket per production. Complimentary tickets are not transferable and require a current George Fox ID to be shown at the door. Student complimentary tickets are only available for Thursday performances.

Questions? Contact Kathy Harris at 503-554-2670.

Please help us welcome Scholarship Competition students and their families to campus on Friday, Jan. 30, by parking somewhere other than the Stevens or Hoover parking lots. Thank you!

If you have questions, please contact Nate McIntyre at ext. 2255.

Ron Shaw is retiring after 16 and a half years of service to the university. An open house in his honor will take place today (Thursday) from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. There will be refreshments and a time to share memories.

Join us for free food and information regarding the OWPC (Oregon Writing Project Collaborative)! We’re hosting kickoff brunch for all College of Education faculty members and any other interested individuals. Come learn more about OWPC’s mission and programs and do some writing with us. A full breakfast/brunch will be served, so come hungry.

Date: Friday, Jan. 30
Time: 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Location: VAC 117

Questions? Contact Susanna Steeg at ssteeg@georgefox.edu.

Engineering Ministries International (EMI) will be on campus Friday, Feb. 6, presenting from 3 to 4 p.m. in EHS 102. All students, faculty and staff are welcome.

EMI is a nonprofit Christian development organization made up of architects, engineers and design professionals who donate their skills to help children and families around the world step out of poverty and into a world of hope. You can learn more at emiworld.org.

Questions? Contact Mike Magill at mmagill@georgefox.edu.

Know of students who need assistance with their writing? Encourage them to attend the Academic Resource Center’s workshop, “Beginning a Paper: Brainstorming, Thesis Statements and Introductions,” today (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Eric Muhr from the English department will conduct the session, in which he will help students develop strategies for beginning their papers well. Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.

Future workshops are listed here.

Andy Crouch, executive editor of Christianity Today, will present a free lecture titled “True Power in a World of False Images” on Monday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The university community is invited to attend.

Crouch is the author of Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power, published in October 2013. His book Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling won Christianity Today’s 2009 Book Award for Christianity and Culture and was named one of the best books of 2008 by Publishers Weekly, Relevant, Outreach and Leadership. Crouch serves on the governing boards of Fuller Theological Seminary and Equitas Group, a philanthropic organization focused on ending child exploitation in Haiti and Southeast Asia.

He is also a senior fellow of the International Justice Mission’s IJM Institute. His writing has appeared in Time, The Wall Street Journal and several editions of Best Christian Writing and Best Spiritual Writing. He studied classics at Cornell University and received an MDiv (summa cum laude) from Boston University School of Theology.

This lecture is co-sponsored by the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues program and the William Penn Honors Program. Please contact Paul Otto (potto@georgefox.edu) or Jane Sweet (jsweet@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Contemplative worship continues to meet Thursdays in the Prayer Chapel from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. Come for a time of prayer and reflection. Elective chapel credit is available.

Don’t forget the farewell reception for Keith Schneider today (Tuesday) from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. Keith is leaving the university after seven and a half years of service to George Fox. There will be refreshments and a time to share memories.

Our software vendor for 25Live will again be making some service upgrades tonight (Tuesday), starting at 5 p.m. You may experience intermittent issues with 25Live between 5 and 7 p.m.

After the upgrades are complete, we encourage you to clear your browser cookies and cache. Any difficulty with your 25Live login following these upgrades should be resolved by that step (or using a different browser).

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Don’t forget to join us for the first guest lecture about the historic Saint John’s Bible tonight (Tuesday), when Eric Hollas, senior associate for Arts & Cultural Affairs at Saint John’s University, presents “The Artist as Preacher – Illumination in The Saint John’s Bible” from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

To see the full schedule of “Spring into Illumination: Seeing the Word Through The Saint John’s Bible” events, visit this page. More information is able available by contacting Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Longing for a low-key, low-pressure night full of literary laughs? Then sigh no more: “Bad Poetry Night” is coming on Friday, Feb. 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Lemmons 8.

“Bad poetry” doesn’t just mean your middle school love poems (though it certainly could include them). It could be a dramatic reading of a song, a Facebook post, or a series of tweets. It could be a truly awful poem you stumbled across on the Internet. It could be spoken word (or something akin to it). Or it could simply be a “bad” reading of a poem traditionally thought to be “good.”

The sign-up sheet will be posted in the Minthorne mail room. The deadline to sign up is Friday, Feb. 13. The event is being sponsored by the George Fox chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English Honor Society.

Questions? Contact Emily Lund (elund12@georgefox.edu).

Ron Shaw is retiring after 16 and a half years of service to the university. An open house in his honor will take place this Thursday, Jan. 29, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. There will be refreshments and a time to share memories.

Whether you teach in the departments of sciences, business or humanities, consider recommending your students visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC).

ARC peer consultants can help your students through all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming topics to critiquing finished papers. If your students would like tips on how to take effective notes or prepare for tests, peer consultants can help.

Located in the university library, the ARC is open Monday through Thursday from 1 to 10 p.m. and on Friday from noon to 4 p.m., except holidays.

Students can get more information or schedule appointments by going to arc.georgefox.edu, writing the_arc@georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-2327.

Keith Schneider is leaving the university after seven and a half years of service to George Fox. An open house in his honor will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. There will be refreshments and a time to share memories.

The Portland Center courier will be changing schedules starting today, Monday, Jan 26. The courier will go to and from the Portland Center on Mondays and Thursdays each week.

If you have any questions, please contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.