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Come support the theatre department by attending our fall production, Twelfth Night. The show runs Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 23-25, and Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, Nov. 2, performance, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu.

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

Synopsis: One of Shakespeare’s most celebrated comedies, Twelfth Night features Viola’s cross-dressing misadventures as she tries to figure out love and survival in a world of lovesick men. Hilarious reversals and bittersweet misunderstandings ensue, as Viola introduces her ambiguous identity to the misfit oddballs of Illyria – and steals more than one heart in the process. Join us for an evening of buoyant wordplay, raucous slapstick and some of the wittiest love scenes in all of Shakespeare.

Questions? Contact Kathy Harris at 503-554-2670

Join us this Saturday, Oct. 18, in Bauman Auditorium for World’s Got Talent from 7 to 9 p.m.! Watch students perform on stage, with talents varying from a cappella to spoken word and 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.

This Saturday for homecoming, the IDEA Center is partnering with the academic open houses to create a networking event for students seeking connections to their calling and career pathway. We are inviting your spouse to share their professional pathway and provide tips about what their employer looks for in a recent college graduate or interns. It truly takes a proverbial village to help a student network into the modern world of work.

The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10-11 a.m., with check-in at 9:30 a.m., in the Hoover Academic Building. Each professional will be placed within an academic department represented in Hoover.

Register at this link. Questions can be directed to idea@georgefox.edu.

Deb Mumm-Hill,
Director of Student Success

“Consider Leviathan” is the title of the Fall Faculty Lecture featuring the university’s 2014 Undergraduate Researcher of the Year, Brian Doak, PhD. This presentation will explore Doak’s research in the narratives found in the Book of Job.

Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 21, for the presentation. The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. in Hoover 105, and refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee.

Prior to the lecture that evening, the 2014 Fall Richter Student Scholars Symposium is scheduled from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Hoover lobby. Student scholars from George Fox graduate and undergraduate programs will present their research in a conversational poster format. Refreshments included.

Questions? Contact Kris Kays at kkays@georgefox.edu.

Newberg Police have a warrant out for the arrest of a 17-year-old male who is suspected of stealing backpacks on the Newberg campus. He is not a George Fox student and previously has been issued a no trespass order for campus by police.

He rides a gold bike and usually wears an Oakland Raiders ball cap and a zip-front jacket that is gray on the lower half. A photo is included in this post.

If seen, please:

• Call Newberg Police dispatch 503-538-8321 (or 911) and give the location and direction the suspect is heading
• Call George Fox security at 503-554-2090

Thank you.

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.

Summer Serve applications are due this Friday, Oct. 17! This year we are going to Romania/Moldova, China, Kenya, Nicaragua and Haiti (earthquake relief).

For more information on the trips, costs and dates, visit the spiritual life website. Applications can also be found at this link. Late applications will not be accepted, so get them in ASAP!

Email Erika Lopez at elopez12@georgefox.edu with any questions. Faculty, please let your students know about this application deadline.

Winter Serve trip applications are due this Friday, Oct. 17! This year we’re sending teams to Twin Rocks, Puyallup, Wash., Portland and Moore, Okla. (tornado relief). The applications and more information can be found on the spiritual life website.

We are also looking for student leaders who are willing to step forward and be a connection between the team and the serving organization. If you have any interest in being a student leader on this trip, applications are also due on Friday. It is a minimal time requirement. Email Erika Lopez (elopez12@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Faculty, please remind your students of this application deadline.

The marketing communications office will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Tuesday, Oct. 21. If you have not already done so, you will need to create a new individual account before you can submit your order.

Please reference the Chart of Account Mappings for 2014-15 budget information. Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu) in marketing communications if you have any questions.

Join us for activities during homecoming weekend this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18! Registration and information will be set up in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 18. Registration is also available online at homecoming.georgefox.edu.

This year, we are celebrating homecoming and Family Weekend on back-to-back weekends. Stay tuned for information on Family Weekend Oct. 24-25.

Here is a rundown of homecoming events Oct. 17-18 …

On Friday, we will host a Classic Bruins Supper (5-7 p.m. in Cap and Gown Room); a reunion for Dayspring members (6-8 p.m. at Friendsview); a men’s soccer game against Willamette (6 p.m.); and a jazz concert featuring New York-based drummer Matt Wilson (7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium).

On Saturday, morning events include a Dayspring reunion breakfast (9-10 a.m.) and concert (10 a.m.), a department open house and networking gathering (9:30 a.m.), and class reunions (for the classes of 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2004) from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The afternoon/evening schedule includes a women’s soccer game against Lewis & Clark (noon), a football game against Puget Sound (1:30 p.m.), an Alumni and Sports Hall of Fame Awards event (5-8 p.m.), and a “World’s Got Talent” variety show (8 p.m.).

Questions? Visit the above homecoming link for the complete schedule and registration information. You may also call Alumni and Parent Relations at 503-554-2134.

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.

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.