The Daily Bruin

Be sure to join us for an all-employee meeting next Thursday, Oct. 31, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

Our theme this month is “Halloween,” which will include the serving of special food: mini “spider web” brownie cupcakes, “mummy” sausages with two mustard dipping sauces, and “creepy crawly” citrus punch.

At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve “creepy mystery treats” in Room 160.

Details on the agenda will appear in The Daily Bruin next week!

Serve Day discount cards are still available! Stop by and see Barbi Doran at the Information Desk on the first floor of Stevens to pick yours up.

The Serve Day discount card offers awesome discounts at 15 different local businesses and can be used multiple times until the expiration date of April 30, 2014! The Information Desk is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by and pick up a discount card today!

The library is hosting an open house tomorrow (Friday) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Murdock Learning Resource Center experienced major changes over the summer. Come see our new layout, watch a slideshow focusing on the history of the library, and enjoy some light refreshments!

Come get a preview of some of our athletic teams this week! Today (Thursday), the football team will host an intersquad scrimmage at 5 p.m. at Morris Field. On Friday, Oct. 25, our men’s and women’s basketball programs will host alumni games (women at 6 p.m.; men at 8 p.m.) in Wheeler.

In addition, our men’s soccer team has home games both Saturday (vs. Whitman) and Sunday (vs. Whitworth) beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the Austin Sports Complex.

This is just a reminder to all the donors who signed up for the blood drive: It’s happening today (Thursday) in the Villa Academic Complex!

Please be aware of your appointment, as we are booked all day from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thank you for signing up to donate blood!

The College of Business invites the university community to hear Tom Mears, chairman of The Holland, Inc., parent company to Burgerville, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation will be followed by a talk-back session from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Mears is the driving force behind Burgerville’s mission-led philosophy of “Serve with Love.” His visit is a part of the College of Business’ Executive in Residence program.

Questions? Contact Becky Jensen at rjensen@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join us for a free presentation, “Healthy Eating on a Budget,” on the Newberg campus tonight (Thursday). Lori Sobelson, director of corporate outreach for Bob’s Red Mill, will speak from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Sobelson, an alumna of George Fox, will share simple yet effective ways to make healthy food choices on a budget. Her presentation includes a cooking demonstration, food samples, recipe handouts and product samples. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

Seating for the event is on a first-come, first-served basis. To learn more, contact Fred Gregory at 503-554-2103.

Print Services will be closing at 3 p.m. today (Thursday) for a staff training. Please make sure you allow time to have your print orders and copying finished before 3 p.m. We will reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday.

Concerns or questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556 or Richard Silver at ext. 2551.

Thank you.

The George Fox Day of Prayer is Saturday, Oct. 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. on the quad. During homecoming, the Parents Council will have a prayer tent open for anyone to join them in prayer for our campus.

If you have a prayer request to be shared for prayer during this time, please email it to spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

There are elections going on in several counties in Oregon. These ballots will need to be mailed through the U.S. Mail.

Since there is no election in Yamhill County (our local county), there are no drop-off sites available in Yamhill County. Outgoing ballots to all Oregon counties – as well as any other state – will require postage applied when mailed.

If you have questions, please email lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Join us for activities during Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 25-27! Registration and information will be located in the Stevens Center (Duke) Atrium from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 (the Box Office will be in Stevens Center Friday afternoon as well).

Here is a rundown of events …

Auxiliary Bazaar
Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (EHS and Hoover)

Coronation & Variety Show
Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Bauman Auditorium) Cost: Free
Enjoy an evening of excellent entertainment from students, alumni and families while also seeing the presentation and crowning of the Homecoming Court.

Faculty Lectures
Saturday, 9:30-10:15 a.m.
Paul Chamberlain, PhD, director of Center for Study Abroad, Professor of Chemistry (Hoover Lecture Hall)
Joseph Clair, Program Director of the William Penn Honors Program, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (EHS Lecture Hall)

Alumni Awards Celebration Banquet
Saturday, 5-7 p.m. (Klages Dining Hall) Cost: Adult – $15.50, Child 12 & under – $9 (free for children under 3)
Those to be honored are Dale Rinard, ’67 (Heritage Award), Matthew Thomas MDiv ’82 (Seminary Alumnus of the Year), Fred Van Gorkom ’79 (Christian Service Award),  William Schniedewind ’84 (Outstanding Alumnus) and John C. Davis ’05 (Outstanding Recent Alumnus).

Family Bingo
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (Wheeler Sports Center) Cost: Adult – $9, Non-GFU students and children – $7, GFU Students – Free

Questions? Visit hfw.georgefox.edu for the complete schedule and for registration information. You may also call Alumni and Parent Relations at 503-554-2134.

Join the First Year Seminar program and others in the George Fox community as we consider God’s boundless compassion for others and for us. Polly Peterson, visiting assistant professor of English, will lead our discussion on the book Tattoos on the Heart from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in Hoover 105.

Don’t forget to join us for the university’s Fall Faculty Lecture, “Cancer Wars: A New Hope,” presented by Dr. John Schmitt from our biology department, at 5:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday), in Hoover 105.

Prior to the lecture, George Fox Richter Scholars will present their work in a Richter Scholar Symposium at 4:30 p.m. in the Hoover lobby. The Richter Scholars program enables undergraduate and graduate students to receive funding for independent research projects conducted with a faculty mentor.

For more information on the event or Dr. Schmitt, contact Jane Sweet at 503-554-2710 or visit this page.

The library is hosting an open house this Friday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Murdock Learning Resource Center experienced major changes over the summer. Come see our new layout with more study space, the new furniture and more!

Come got a preseason look at our men’s and women’s basketball teams tonight (Tuesday) from 8 to 9 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center.

The annual “October Hoopla Palooza” will include an introduction of the teams, a three-point contest, a dunk contest, and men’s and women’s basketball scrimmages (12 minutes each).

Come get an early look at our Bruins!

Christine Souders from the Pulitzer School of Journalism at Columbia University will meet with students and faculty in the Executive Dining Room from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. Encourage students interested in journalism to attend. Lunch will be provided!

Registration is required. Click here to register on Bruin Careers.

Please contact Sidney Tafflinger at stafflinger@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

This is a reminder of the music concerts scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. Students and employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket to the jazz concert. Tickets may be picked up in the Pennington House on campus or can be obtained by calling 503-554-3844. Additional tickets are $7 per person and may be either purchased at the door or online at music.georgefox.edu.

Family Weekend Concert
At 2:30 p.m. that afternoon, the school’s Chamber Choir, Women’s Chorale, Chamber Ensemble, Concert Choir and Symphonic Band will perform a Family Weekend Concert as part of Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities. Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

‘Evening of Jazz’ Concert
That evening, at 7:30 p.m., the university will host its annual “Evening of Jazz,” concert, featuring trombonist Wycliffe Gordon in concert with the George Fox Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Trio. Gordon is described as “an energetic performer, a prolific composer and arranger.”

The George Fox Day of Prayer is Saturday, Oct. 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. on the quad. During homecoming, the Parents Council will have a prayer tent open for anyone to join them in prayer for our campus.

If you have a prayer request to be shared for prayer during this time, please email it to spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The deadline for rental regalia requests is Friday, Nov. 8. Any faculty needing to rent their regalia for mid-year commencement should have their orders in no later than this date.

Please use this form to make your orders.

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Don’t forget to join us for Quaker Focus events today (Tuesday) and tomorrow. They include an “Intellectual Feast” featuring historian Ralph Beebe (4 p.m., Tuesday, Hoover 250) and a morning chapel with Jamie Johnson (10:40 a.m., Wednesday, Bauman Auditorium).

For more information, contact Paula Hampton (phampton@georgefox.edu; 503-554-2650).