The Daily Bruin

“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.

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.