The Daily Bruin

The George Fox University Players’ homecoming performance is tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium! This year the Players explore the theme “Point Me Home,” telling stories of being lost and found. Interwoven with music and masks, we tell stories from our own lives that explore the places where God is shaping us into who we are.

Join us for our homecoming performance. Admission is free, and elective chapel credit is available for students. See you there!

Questions? Contact Cambria Herrera at cherrera12@georgefox.edu.

If you would like a little cash in your pocket and/or are interested in seeing what George Fox’s adult students are up to, please consider evaluating student essay submissions for the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) program. All evaluators – both new and returning – are required to attend a PLA Evaluator Training Session from 1 to 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, in Room 117 of the Villa Academic Complex.

Prior learning credit is earned when an adult undergraduate student demonstrates college-level learning that has occurred outside of a traditional college classroom. These adult students submit formal eight- to 10-page essays to the university that must then be evaluated by faculty to determine whether credit should be granted. Faculty evaluators earn $30 per essay in their discipline area.

Jennie Harrop (PLA coordinator) and Matt Sargent (PLA enrollment manager) have been working to streamline the PLA process both in terms of essay expectations and submission requirements, and look forward to sharing those ideas on Oct. 24. The process for assessing whether a student has earned college credit is based on established guidelines provided by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the American Council on Education (ACE).

RSVP to Jennie at jharrop@georgefox.edu.

Winter Serve and Summer Serve applications are due today (Friday)! The deadline is not going to be extended. Students who have any interest in going to Portland, Puyallup, Wash., Twin Rocks or Oklahoma this winter break need to apply today. Winter Serve trips are Jan. 3-10.

It is also the last day to apply for Summer Serve! If you want to be a part of a team going to Kenya, Romania/Moldova, China, Nicaragua or Haiti, get the application in today.

For more information on the trips, cost, dates and applications, visit the spiritual life website or email Erika Lopez at elopez12@georgefox.edu. Faculty, please remind your students about today’s deadline.

Join us Saturday night, Oct. 18, in Bauman Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. for World’s Got Talent! Watch students perform on stage, with talents varying from a cappella singing to spoken word, bagpipes to dancing. All are welcome to come and enjoy the different talents within the George Fox community.

Questions? Contact Rebekah Halstead at rhalstead12@georgefox.edu.

The lost and found collection is overflowing, so security will be hosting lost and found tables in the Bruin Den on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 22, during the same hours.

If you have lost something since late August, please make a point to stop by and look for your lost item(s), as everything not claimed by its owner will be donated to charitable causes at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Do you have federal student loans and work at George Fox? If so, you may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

To help you learn about this program and how to take advantage of it, the financial aid office is hosting a bring-your-own-lunch workshop for all employees. We will cover what repayment options you have and how to best take advantage of loan forgiveness.

The class will be held Wednesday, Oct. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Please email Johanna Schweitzer at jschweitzer@georgefox.edu if you plan to attend or have questions.

“Passport Day” is just around the corner. Mark your calendars. The USPS will be on the Newberg campus Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 5-6, to process passport applications – both new applications and renewals. It will be offered in Cap and Gown A from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday.

This service is open to all George Fox University students and employees as well as their families and friends. Details will be posted closer to the event.

The university’s Jazz Ensemble will be performing its annual Evening of Jazz concert tomorrow (Friday), Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. This year’s guest artist is NYC drummer Matt Wilson, a truly engaging and energetic performer.

Tickets are available in advance online on this page, or at the door.

The George Fox University Players’ homecoming performance is tomorrow night (Friday) at 7 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium! This year the Players explore the theme “Point Me Home,” telling stories of being lost and found. Interwoven with music and masks, we tell stories from our own lives that explore the places where God is shaping us into who we are.

Join us for our homecoming performance. Admission is free, and elective chapel credit is available for students. See you there!

Questions? Contact Cambria Herrera at cherrera12@georgefox.edu.

This Monday, Oct. 20, author and peace worker David Hartsough will be talking about his new book Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Cap & Gown A.

Hartsough is a Quaker and serves as the director of the San Francisco-based Peaceworkers. He is also cofounder of the Nonviolent Peaceforce. Come join us for a lunch hour talk and conversation moderated by Tom Head, professor of economics at George Fox. The event is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice.

Questions? Contact Tom at thead@georgefox.edu.

Urban Outreach is happening tonight (Thursday)! Encourage your students to come serve alongside us in Portland and Salem.

The Salem team leaves at 5:30 p.m. and gets back around 8:15 p.m. The Portland group leaves at 5:30 and gets back around 11 p.m. Those interested need to fill out this form, meet us outside the ASC offices and we’ll go from there.

Contact Mikayla (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) or Yasharet (ylopez13@georgefox.edu) with any questions!

The university community is invited to explore portions of the St. John’s Bible at a special presentation from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in the Stevens Center’s Duke Atrium. The project began in 1998 at Saint John’s Abbey and St. John’s University, which commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible.

Come see a work of art that unites an ancient Benedictine tradition with the technology and vision of today, illuminating the Word of God for a new millennium. The Gospels and Acts will be on display, along with several individual art pieces from the series. In addition, Brad Neary, representative for the project, and Paul Anderson, professor of biblical studies at George Fox, will present short talks on topics related to the Bible and its artwork.

Stop by the atrium and enjoy the St. John’s Bible!

Realize you have too much stuff and not enough space? Tired of the old and ready for the new? Do some fall cleaning and donate anything you don’t want to us! Spiritual life is hosting a porch sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, to raise money for serve trips. Right now, we need your old stuff! Anything you don’t want anymore, bring it to the Spiritual Life House. Or email elopez12@georgefox.edu to have it picked up.

And if you’re interested in picking up some new-to-you treasures, come by on Oct. 25 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. We’ll be there.

The Wheeler Sports Center will close down this Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You will not have access to the gym, locker rooms, dance room or racquetball courts. Please plan accordingly. The Fitness Center will be open for normal business hours, but we ask that you enter through the hallway entrance toward the tennis courts on the field level.

Thank you for your understanding.

Know students who are interested in attending a professional health program after George Fox? Are they pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-veterinary, pre-physical therapy or pre-pharmacy? Encourage them to attend a special professional health program informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in EHS 102. The topics covered will include admission requirements, the application process and resources available to them at George Fox.

More information is available by contacting Jennifer McCollum at jmccollum@georgefox.edu.

A reception to honor Ben Kulpa, who left George Fox at the beginning of this term, is set from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Stevens Center’s third-floor lobby. Please drop by to wish Ben well!

Questions? Contact Jenny Zaganiacz at jzaganiacz@georgefox.edu.

Bon Appetit has partnered with the Latino Heritage Club to serve traditional Latin dishes during dinner hours (4:30-7:30 p.m.) tonight (Wednesday) in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Come enjoy some delicious foods from different Latin countries!

Peggy Fowler, former CEO of Portland General Electric Co. (PGE), will be on the university’s Newberg campus as part of the College of Business’ Executive in Residence Program. All are welcome to attend her presentation from 11 to 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Hoover 105.

Fowler will give a public interview and allow time for Q&A. For more information, contact Jeff VandenHoek at jvandenh@georgefox.edu.

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. tomorrow (Thursday) in Hoover 105.

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

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.