The Daily Bruin

This is a reminder that all vehicles must be moved out of the Wood-Mar parking lot today (Wednesday) before 5 p.m. Please plan accordingly.

Thank you.

Make plans to attend a free concert commemorating a recent upgrade to the university’s pipe organ in Bauman Auditorium. The Organ Dedication Concert, featuring musicians Dan Miller on organ and Kenn Willson on piano, will take the Bauman stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. General seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The university recently purchased a Rodgers Digital Organ. By the use of digital technology, the organ’s original pipes have been connected to the digital organ. In doing so, the university preserved the original pipe organ installed in the early 1980s while greatly enhancing the quality of sound.

The program will include the selections Toccata and Fugue in D-minor by Bach, a patriotic tribute including the Navy Hymn, a medley from The Phantom of the Opera and one piano and organ duet on the tune Lord of the Dance (arranged by Joel Raney).

To learn more about the performers, visit this page.

Tickets are still available for the final shows of our winter musical production, Little Women. The show runs Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 12-15, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday performance, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

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 GFU ID to be shown at the door. Student complimentary tickets are only available for Thursday’s performance.

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

Know students who need help with APA style for writing assignments? We have a workshop for them.

Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style, at an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Using APA Format Effectively,” tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

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

Proposals for the Friends Association for Higher Education Meetings at George Fox are due Monday, Feb. 16!

This summer, Quaker educators from around the nation will gather at George Fox for their annual meetings June 18-21. Our theme is “Truth and Transformation,” and a special disciplinary focus will be “Quakers and Literature.” As part of the event, essays will be collected for inclusion in a college textbook.

Plan now to join us. George Fox will cover the registration costs of its educators who attend. And please consider proposing a workshop or presentation by this Monday, Feb. 16, at this link: quakerfahe.com.

For more information, contact Paul Anderson (panderso@georgefox.edu), Kathleen Gathercoal (kgathercoal@georgefox.edu), Tom Head (thead@georgefox.edu), Phil Smith (psmith@georgefox.edu) or Ron Mock (rmock@georgefox.edu).

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).

If you have any questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

You are invited to a retirement party for Sherrie Frost from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Cap and Gown Room. She has worked in Mail Services at George Fox since 1985. Come share your memories with her and wish her well in her new phase of life.

Come join the Students for Life Club to vote on officers for next year, play pro-life Jeopardy and eat pizza! We’ll be meeting tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in EHS 125. If you’re unable to make it, you can message us which office you’d like to run for and an explanation of how you qualify.

Check out our Facebook page for details on positions available. Questions about Students for Life? Contact Elise Stewart at StudentsForLifeGFU@gmail.com.

Join us for chapel with guest speaker Andy Crouch today (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Chapel credit is available.

Crouch is the author of Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power. His book Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling was named one of the best books of 2008 by Christianity Today, Publishers Weekly, Relevant, Outreach and Leadership. In December of 2012 he became executive editor of Christianity Today.

Tonight (Tuesday) at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room join us for Shalom. Chapel elective credit is available.

On Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium come hear from Sarah Baldwin, former university pastor at George Fox. She now serves as the VP of student development and dean of students at Asbury University. Chapel credit is available.

Download our spring chapel calendar here. For more information, visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The IDEA Center is hosting two events for students who have yet to declare a major or who have declared a major but are still feeling uncertain about their direction. Come hear from a panel of current students and recent graduates who also found it challenging to decide on a major and the steps they took discerning their direction.

Both events are the same but being offered at different times to accommodate a wider range of schedules. These sessions will also include helpful tools and insights aimed at connecting your academic pursuits with your interests and passions.

• Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Stevens 207
• Thursday, Feb. 12, at 10:50 a.m. in Stevens 208

Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu.

Originally set for Friday, Oct. 9, this holiday has been moved to Friday, Oct. 16. With fall semester beginning Aug. 31, Oct. 16 falls at the end of the seventh week, a week closer to mid-semester than the previous date.

In lieu of the mid-semester holiday, employees at the Portland Center will get Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, off.

The 2015-16 holiday schedule posted on the HR website has been updated to reflect this change.

The Wood-Mar parking lot will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. for the evening. All vehicles must be moved from the north half of the parking lot by the 5 p.m. deadline. Please plan accordingly.

Thank you.

Know students who need help with APA style for writing assignments? We have a workshop for them.

Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style, at an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Using APA Format Effectively,” from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, in Hoover 105.

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

The IDEA Center is hosting two events for students who have yet to declare a major or who have declared a major but are still feeling uncertain about their direction. Come hear from a panel of current students and recent graduates who also found it challenging to decide on a major and the steps they took discerning their direction.

Both events are the same but being offered at different times to accommodate a wider range of schedules. These sessions will also include helpful tools and insights aimed at connecting your academic pursuits with your interests and passions.

• Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Stevens 207
• Thursday, Feb. 12, at 10:50 a.m. in Stevens 208

Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu.

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

• Director, University Mail and Print Services
• Director of Intercultural Life
• Area Coordinator, Residence Life
• Director of Strategic Business Administration, College of Business
• Executive Assistant to the Dean, College of Business
• Software Engineer, Analytics

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.

Engineering Ministries International (EMI) is on campus today (Friday), presenting from 3 to 4 p.m. in EHS 102. All students, faculty and staff are welcome. The presentation is eligible for chapel elective credit.

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.

Join us today (Friday) to hear Hans Boersma, the J.I. Packer Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, at 4:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The free presentation is entitled “Why We Need an ‘Other’ Reading: Or, Why We Ourselves Are the Ones Taking the Exodus Journey,” in which he will offer a defense of allegory as a method for biblical interpretation, following early Christian authors such as Melito, Origen and Gregory of Nyssa. The talk is aimed at both scholarly and popular audiences who are interested in biblical interpretation and the history of Christian thought more generally.

Boersma has been at Regent since 2005 and taught for six years previously at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia (1999–2005). He has also served as a pastor for several years (1994-1998) and is the author of several books.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

With the release of Son of God (2014), Noah (2014) and the more recent Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), the biblical story continues to be a source of ethical intrigue, repulsion and conviction. How are we to navigate? Does “Batman” (Christian Bale) really make the best “Moses”?

The Bible and Cinema, a course offered during May Term 2015, aims to chart a way through this sea of concerns and find a destination of honest dialogue, delicious snacks and a field trip to the movies!

Coming to theaters soon: The Bible and Cinema (BIBL 285/485 for 3 credits), May 4-22, from 9 a.m. to noon each weekday in Hoover. Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

See you at the movies!

– Jenny Matheny, instructor

The university’s Center for Peace and Justice invites all to the annual Woolman Peacemaking Forum, featuring Jason Fileta of Micah Challenge USA, on the Newberg campus Tuesday, Feb. 24. The theme of the event is “Past, Present and Future: Promoting Peace & Justice at George Fox University and Beyond.”

Jason will speak at morning chapel that day, as well as in an evening lecture at 6:15 p.m. Students will receive chapel credit for attending either event.

More details to follow soon! Please visit the Woolman Peacemaking Forum webpage soon to stay current with event updates. Questions? Contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu.