The Daily Bruin

The Center for Peace and Justice is hosting a forum on creation care as part of this year’s Global Issues Forum. Join us from 2 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in the Murdock Learning Resource Center for “Vocation Through the Lens of Creation Care.”

Our special guests will include Luke Gascho, executive director of the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center at Goshen College; Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, author, consultant and lecturer; and our own faculty who specialize in the area of creation care. Faculty, staff and students who have an interest in engaging with others in the community of creation care at George Fox are encouraged to participate!

In addition, Gascho will speak at an open session about the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center from 11 a.m. to noon in the Cap and Gown Room the same day. His talk is open to faculty, students and staff to attend, and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be available.

As space is limited for the MLRC session, please contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu to register to attend.

Flu shots are now available! Please call 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment at the Health and Counseling Center. The shot is free if you have the GFU United Healthcare student insurance or $20 if you have any other insurance.

Bon Appetit has partnered with the Latino Heritage Club to serve traditional Latin dishes during dinner hours (4:30-7:30 p.m.) on the evenings of Oct. 8 and 15 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Come enjoy some delicious foods from different Latin countries!

Have you seen those awesome George Fox Bruins scarves floating around campus? They are now available to be purchased for $15. Visit the River Street House behind Stevens Center between 8 and 10 a.m. this week or email Sarah Reid to get yours.

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

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 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 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.

The College of Business has an opening: Interim Director of Part-Time MBA Program, pay range I. This position will be open internally through 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13. If you would like to learn more about this position, please contact Kera Hallman in the Office of Human Resources.

Please join us for chapel today (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Guest speaker Sarah Thebarge will be sharing a message titled “So You Want to Change the World.” Sarah is the author of the book The Invisible Girls. After chapel, a book table will be set up in the lobby where you can purchase her book for $14.

Chapel credit is available. For more information about chapel, please visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Security has seen an abundance of near misses with skateboards and pedestrians in the quad. This is just a reminder that skateboards are not allowed in the quad or on the sidewalks, so please pick up and carry your board in the quad and on the sidewalks.

Thank you!

Want to learn more about studying abroad? Join us today (Tuesday) in the EHS Atrium to learn about your opportunities to study abroad for a semester through George Fox! Representatives from more than 10 different programs in almost 40 countries will be available for questions and information. Everyone is welcome!

The fair will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium.

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

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

The International Justice Mission club invites you to join us for a meeting tonight (Tuesday) from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. The club raises awareness for human trafficking issues and promotes justice for the oppressed.

This week we will discuss volunteer opportunities for this semester. Please bring a computer and a mug for tea. We would love to see you there!

The Latino Heritage Club is seeking performers for the next Spoken Word Night on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 8 to 10 p.m. If you’re willing to perform a piece on the theme, please commit by emailing gfulhc@gmail.com by end of the day on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Completed pieces will be due Tuesday, Oct. 21.

Theme
In honor of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, occurring on Nov. 1 & 2, the theme for the spoken word event will be “Life and Death.” In Mexican communities, Day of the Dead is a day to celebrate the life that our loved ones lived.

What does the theme mean to you? Have you had to say goodbye to a loved one? If so, how did you cope? How does your culture teach or not teach you to cope? Has your culture shaped your view on death to be a positive one — believing a loved one is resting in a better place?

“Life and Death” are bold and heavy topics, and are accompanied by grief and struggle. What were some of the things you battled with at the time, and battle with now in regards to the topic? What stories does it trigger? Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable and honest.

Faculty, please encourage your students to participate. Questions? Contact Sandra Lopez at slopez11@georgefox.edu.

Know of students who haven’t declared a major and are unsure of what to study? Encourage them to join us tonight (Tuesday) at “Discovering Your Purpose: Selecting a Major.” The session, hosted by the university’s IDEA Center, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. in VAC (Villa Academic Complex) 117.

Students should bring a computer or smartphone for an online tool we’ll be sharing. Questions? Contact Kristie DeHaven at kdehaven@georgefox.edu.

Print Services has an opening for a full-time Print Services Specialist I, pay range 4. If you would like to learn more about this position, please contact Kera Hallman in the Office of Human Resources.

Before you can change the world, let the world change you! Study abroad for a semester.

Want to learn more? Join us for a Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the EHS Atrium. Come learn about your opportunities to study abroad for a semester through George Fox! Representatives from more than 10 different programs in almost 40 countries will be available for questions and information. Everyone is welcome!

The fair will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium.

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

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

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 opens 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 three weekends. Evening (7:30 p.m.) performance dates are Oct. 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25. Matinee (2 p.m.) performance dates are Oct. 12, 19 and 26. Doors open at 7:10 p.m. and 1:40 p.m., respectively.

The Sunday matinee performances on Oct. 12 and 19 are “Pay What You Will.” More information can be found at valleyrep.org.

The Center for Peace and Justice is hosting a forum on creation care as part of this year’s Global Issues Forum. Join us from 2 to 3:30 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Murdock Learning Resource Center for “Vocation Through the Lens of Creation Care.”

Our special guests will include Luke Gascho, executive director of the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center at Goshen College; Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, author, consultant and lecturer; and our own faculty who specialize in the area of creation care. Faculty, staff and students who have an interest in engaging with others in the community of creation care at George Fox are encouraged to participate!

In addition, Gascho will speak at an open session about the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center from 11 a.m. to noon in the Cap and Gown Room the same day. His talk is open to faculty, students and staff to attend, and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be available.

As space is limited for the MLRC session, please contact Jennifer Kepler at jkepler@georgefox.edu to register to attend.

A big thank you to everyone who served on Serve Day! Remember to use your Serve Day Discount Card! There are a variety of great discounts you can take advantage of. Here are just a few:

• Jem 100 – $3 off two single burgers, two small fries, two medium drinks
• Bruin Den – 10 percent off any beverage purchased between 2 and 4 p.m.
• Newberg Bakery – 10 percent off first item

The Serve Day Discount Card features 15 local businesses and is a multi-use card that does not expire until April 30, 2015. That means you can use the card as many times as you want, at as many participating businesses as you want, until the end of next April. You must show your discount card at the participating businesses to take advantage of these great offers.

If you haven’t picked up your Serve Day Discount Card, stop by and see Barbi Doran at the Information Services Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center. Pick up your Serve Day Discount Card today while supplies last!

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.

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.

If know students who have not declared a major and are unsure of what to study, please encourage them to join us at an event sponsored by the IDEA Center.

Discovering Your Purpose: Selecting a Major
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7-8 p.m.
VAC (Villa Academic Complex) Room 117

Students will hear perspectives from faculty and former students and are encouraged to bring their computers or smartphones for an online tool we’ll be sharing.

Questions? Contact Kristie DeHaven at kdehaven@georgefox.edu.