The Daily Bruin

Make plans to join us for the university’s Spring Faculty Lecture, “Miley Cyrus, the Google Algorithm and the New Epistemology,” presented by Ken Badley from our education department, at 5:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday), in Hoover 105. There is no charge to attend.

The lecture will be preceded by a Richter Scholars Symposium beginning at 5 p.m. in the Hoover lobby (food will be served). The Richter Scholars program enables undergraduate and graduate students to receive funding for independent research projects conducted with a faculty mentor.

Lecture Description

What connection does Miley Cyrus have to the Google algorithm? Badley argues that cultural trends have changed how we think, what knowledge we value, and how we judge wisdom. Our obsession with celebrities, our immersion in digital technology, and our high-irony combine to leave us wondering what is worthwhile and who will guide our steps.

About Ken Badley

Badley, recipient of the university’s 2013 Faculty Award for Excellence in Research/Scholarship at the graduate level, serves in George Fox’s doctoral program in education. He completed his PhD dissertation at the University of British Columbia by examining what Christian educators mean by the phrase, “the integration of faith and learning.”

His current writing projects include applying architectural theory to curriculum and course design, and gathering a collection of quotations which are all deliberately misattributed to either Jesus, Polonius, Yogi Berra or Groucho Marx.

Have you always wanted to grow your own organic produce but you don’t know how or don’t have the space? Join our community garden this season!

We work together to grow crops, and each one shares in the harvest. We meet weekly to plant, weed, harvest and eat together, between April and August. You can learn more at an informational meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, in the Villa Academic Complex.

The garden is open to the first 20 adults who register. The cost is only $15 per adult (no cost for children; scholarships and payment plans are available).

Contact Cherice Bock at cbock@georgefox.edu for more information. You are also invited to visit our Facebook page.

Do you ever find yourself frustrated with the lack of gender equity in today’s workplace? So are we! Leading Change: Altering Perceptions, a College of Business-sponsored event, is a chance to engage in this conversation with dynamic leaders.

Please join us Wednesday, March 12, in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.

Here is the schedule:

• 4-4:30: Keynote speaker, Melissa Berndt, AKT Group
• 4:30-5:30: Panel discussion
• 5:30-6:30: Networking and hors d’oeuvres

Panel members include Deb Sepich, TMG 3 Consulting; Matt McKenzie, CUI Inc.; Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee, PsyD; Jill Nguyen, First Republic Trust Company; Judge Darleen Ortega, Oregon Court of Appeals; and Mandy Huth, Tripwire.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email Morgan Blomstrom at mblomstrom10@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to join us for a session, “Women Serving AND Leading: The Role of Presence and Power in Servant Leadership,” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this afternoon (Tuesday) in EHS 102 on the Newberg campus. Our own MaryKate Morse from the seminary will be presenting.

Women and men in institutional environments can default to traditional roles of men primarily leading and women primarily serving. Jesus led and served, and he invited women and men to do the same.

This presentation by MaryKate explores the unique challenges women face as servant-leaders and suggests ways men and women might support each other on the journey. We hope you can join us! Refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by the Leadership Development Initiative.

Questions? Email Sarah Baldwin at sbaldwin@georgefox.edu.

Wheeler Sports Center will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 21, and reopen on Monday, March 31, at 6 a.m. Colcord Track will be available for use.

Want to see what happens when you give three playwrights, three directors and a group of actors and crew exactly 24 1/2 hours to create three 10-minute plays ready for performance?

Find out this Saturday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Admission is free; donations are welcome.

If you have questions or comments, please contact Susan Carlson at scarlson10@georgefox.edu.

You can also check out our Facebook page.

Jessica Sokoloff is giving her Senior Degree Recital on the flute this Saturday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the BA degree in music performance (flute emphasis). This hour-long program consists of a wide variety of musical genres, from classical to contemporary.

Come enjoy some great music, with a reception to follow in the Bauman lobby.

Introducing a new class: Bible and Cinema! With the spring release of Son of God and the upcoming release of Noah, the biblical story continues to be a source of ethical intrigue, repulsion and conviction.

How are we to navigate? Bible 285/485 (3 CREDITS) 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! Meets May 5-23 from 9 a.m. to noon each weekday. Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

See you at the movies!

– Jenny Matheny, instructor

Don’t forget this afternoon’s (Tuesday’s) “Intellectual Feast” with Esther L. Meek, professor of philosophy at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa. Esther is visiting for the university’s Spring Theological Conference.

She will speak at today’s “Feast,” hosted by the College of Christian Studies, at 4 p.m. in Hoover 250. All are welcome to attend.

The theme for the conference is “Loving in Order to Know: A How-to for Knowing and Being.”

Please complete the LibQUAL Lite Library Survey. If you have already filled out the survey, thank you! If not, we ask you to take about six minutes to click the link below and help us by taking the survey.

Only you can tell us how well we are serving your library needs, and you can enter to win prizes!

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The finance team, in partnership with IT, is currently in the design phase of developing a new chart of accounts for the university. The redesign will provide improved reporting capabilities for both our required external financial reporting as well as improved internal reporting.

We are pleased to have finance consultant Chris Payne here to assist us, and we may need your assistance as well. We’ll keep you informed with our progress!

– The Finance Team

Interested in enjoying God’s creation while getting some bonding time outdoors? Come to the community garden work day this Saturday, March 15, from 1 to 3 p.m.

We will work on preparing the garden for summer by cleaning it up and will take time to discuss why creation care is important and how that relates to the community garden. We would love to see you there and build community through service together.

This is an elective chapel opportunity for students, so be sure to let them know.

Questions? Contact Cherice Bock at cbock@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to join us for a session, “Women Serving AND Leading: The Role of Presence and Power in Servant Leadership,” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday) in EHS 102 on the Newberg campus. Our own MaryKate Morse from the seminary will be presenting.

Women and men in institutional environments can default to traditional roles of men primarily leading and women primarily serving. Jesus led and served, and he invited women and men to do the same.

This presentation by MaryKate explores the unique challenges women face as servant-leaders and suggests ways men and women might support each other on the journey. We hope you can join us! Refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by the Leadership Development Initiative.

Questions? Email Sarah Baldwin at sbaldwin@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder that College of Business Dean Candidate Murray MacTavish will speak today (Monday) on the topic, “What is your three- to five-year vision for a College of Business in a Christian university? Considering today’s higher education climate, what are the key success factors that will promote George Fox’s College of Business to not only survive, but to thrive, in the future?”

The presentation will be from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 102 on the Newberg campus. Murray is currently the MBA director and associate professor of leadership and international management at Trinity Western University in British Columbia, Canada.

We welcome your input and participation in this process.

Questions? Contact Jeff VandenHoek at jvandenh@georgefox.edu.

Join us tonight (Monday) for the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Elaine Brouwer, director of Alta Vista, an educational organization based in Seattle. She will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105 on the topic “Spaces Where Learners Flourish,” in which she will explore the sorts of “spaces” that provide particularly favorable environments in which learners can thrive in the present and in the future we cannot see.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

The Staff Development Committee cordially invites all staff to attend a wonderful presentation by plant services today (Monday) at noon in the Cap and Gown Room. This is the latest in our series of “Let’s Work Together” lunches.

Come find out the many ways that plant services personnel serve around our campus, and services that they provide. Also learn what you can do to make their jobs easier. A delicious lunch will be served for the low price of just $3, so we hope to see you there!

Esther L. Meek, professor of philosophy at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa., will speak Tuesday and Wednesday, March 11-12, for the university’s annual Spring Theological Conference.

Meek will address the community at a Tuesday “Intellectual Feast” hosted by the College of Christian Studies (4 p.m., Hoover 250), and at morning chapel on Wednesday (10:40 a.m., Bauman Auditorium). She’ll also visit philosophy classes and meet on campus with Sophilo (Philosophy Club). The theme for the conference is “Loving in Order to Know: A How-to for Knowing and Being.”

A writer, teacher, speaker and conversationalist, Meek especially likes to think and talk about how we know (epistemology). She’s the author of several books. Her latest, A Little Manual for Knowing, will be available for purchase during the conference.

For more information about Meek and her visit to George Fox University, visit this page or contact Paula Hampton (phampton@georgefox.edu).

The sign-up sheet for the 24 1/2-Hour Play Festival is up in Lemmons on the theatre department’s board. We are looking for actors and crew. No experience is necessary; all students are invited to participate.

The annual 24 1/4-Hour Play Festival will bring together three teams of playwrights, directors, actors and designers to create three 10-minute plays in 24.5 hours! The event will begin on Friday, March 14, at 7 p.m. and end with a performance on Saturday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

For questions or comments, please contact Susan Carlson at scarlson10@georgefox.edu.

When does life begin? What is the meaning of life? How can we stand up for our beliefs while demonstrating kindness and respect? These questions challenge our society and our faith every day.

If you are searching for answers or want to know more about advocating for life, we encourage you to attend a special chapel event on Monday, March 17, when the university’s Students for Life group will host a chapel from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. We have been blessed with the opportunity to hear from guest speaker Rebekah Barnes, who will share her knowledge on the biblical approach to life, as well as provide apologetics training on the topic of life. Elective chapel credit is available.

Questions? Email studentsforlifegfu@gmail.com

“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” (I Peter 3:15).

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40)

Mail and print services staff will be attending a three-day training next week, Wednesday through Friday, March-12-14. We will be open our normal hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Print Services will be operated by the student work force. Jobs may be delayed or postponed.

If you have any major print jobs planned during those three days, please contact Richard Silver at ext. 2551 or Marlee Zakrevsky at ext. 2550 today (Friday) or by Monday to discuss the details.

Thank you for your patience with us during the three days of training.