Check out Part 2 of President Robin Baker’s blog piece on his reflections of the book Packing Light: thoughts on living life with less baggage. Packing Light was written by Allison Vesterfelt, an alumna of the MAT program and sister of Mandee Wilmot in undergraduate admissions.
You can read the blog here.
Just a reminder that both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe will be closed on Friday, Oct. 11, for the mid-semester break. We’ll reopen on Monday at our regular hours.
The Wheeler Sports Center will be open (card lock access only) during the following hours over the three-day weekend (Oct. 11-13):
All are welcome to join us for the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture this Monday, Oct. 14, when Samuel Bentson, laboratory manager with Aprovecho Research Center, speaks from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation ties into our the theme “State of the World.”
Bentson will present “Cookstoves as an Appropriate Technology,” in which he will introduce the concept of technology appropriately made for specific cultural and environmental contexts. He’ll then show the process of designing such technology-appropriate stoves.
The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.
Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.
The Staff Development Committee is looking for student and staff volunteers. Are you a student who was helped by a staff member and it made a difference in your day, semester or life? Are you a staff member who has helped a student and was blessed because of the connection? We would love to capture your story on video so your story can be shared with our staff.
If you are interested, please call or e-mail Tyler Robertson at trobertson@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2578 by Monday, Oct. 14.
Saturday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. – Cross country in George Fox XC Classic, Willamette Mission State Park, Brooks, Ore.
For fans going to the cross country meet, be aware that there is a $5 entry fee per vehicle, unless one has a state park pass.
For more information, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
The Digital Age, formerly known as the David Crowder Band, is performing on campus tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. George Fox students and employees can purchase their tickets between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. today in the Bruin Den. All others can purchase tickets online at thedigitalagemusic.com.
Want to hear The Digital Age? Check out this link. Questions? Contact Jake Vanier at jvanier12@georgefox.edu.
Josh Garcia, a junior biblical studies/psychology major, will speak at Shalom tonight (Thursday) at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Josh is going to discuss sin, Jesus’ trial and crucifixion, and Genesis 48.
Come worship together through singing, learning and fellowship. Chapel elective credit available.
The university community is invited to a free presentation, “Healthy Eating on a Budget,†on the Newberg campus Thursday, Oct. 24. 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.
As director of corporate outreach, Sobelson oversees founders Bob and Charlee Moore’s philanthropy efforts. She does public speaking and teaching, attends trade shows and health conferences, and oversees the Bob’s Red Mill Cooking and Baking School. Previously, she taught at the Culinary Institute of America.
Seating for the event is on a first-come, first-served basis. To learn more, contact Fred Gregory at 503-554-2103.
Mail & Print Services is again hosting passport application/renewal days. Stop by the Cap and Gown Room next Wednesday or Thursday, Oct. 16-17. We will offer this service from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday.
Here are some things to take note of:
Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at ext. 2556.
The William Penn Honors Program invites you to a special evening featuring E. Christian Kopff, associate professor of classics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, on Friday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Kopff’s visit is part of the honors program’s ongoing lecture series.
Kopff will present “The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition.†In a world obsessed with STEM subjects and globalization, does it matter what people did and said thousands of years ago? This talk argues that freedom and creativity in the modern world still depends on a continuing contact with the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, Greek, Roman and Hebrew.
Dr. Kopff has taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder, since 1973. For about five of the last 30 years he has lived in Rome, Italy, teaching and studying. He is editor of a critical edition of the Greek text of Euripides’ Bacchae and author of more than 100 articles and reviews on scholarly, pedagogical and popular topics. He currently works with the Classics Department of the University of Urbino, Italy, on ancient Greek lyric poetry.
For more information on his visit, go to this link.
Prospective high school students interested in George Fox’s William Penn Honors program are invited to join us to meet the director of the program, Joseph Clair, and attend a 6:30 p.m. reception with Dr. Kopff in the Hoover lobby. Please RSVP to Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.
The English department is offering two chapels this fall that students can attend for credit. The theme for the chapels will be “Books that Changed Me.â€
Our first chapel will be in Hoover 105 this Monday, Oct. 14, at 10:40 a.m., when Melanie Springer Mock will share about her experience reading Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Bill Jolliff (and his banjo) will share some songs. Please encourage students to join us.
The College of Education is awash in an amazing surplus of very gently used binders of all colors and sizes, and we have no room for them. Students and staff are welcome to stop by the VAC on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 9-10, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to take what they want.
Interested in learning more about Winter Serve trips this year? Come to an informational meeting today (Wednesday). The meeting will be after evening chapel in Bauman Auditorium (8:30 p.m.).
Find out more information about what we’ll be doing this winter!
Winter Serve applications are now open! We are sending teams to Colorado to help with flood relief; Portland; Twin Rocks; Puyallup, Wash.; and Tacoma, Wash. The teams leave the last week of winter break, Jan. 4-11.
The application will be open until Oct. 29. Priority will be given to applications submitted first. No late applications will be accepted.
The applications can be found at this link. The application and reference form must both be completed (note to faculty: students will be asking you for reference forms, which are due Nov. 1).
E-mail applications to Kyle Webster at kwebster12@georgefox.edu. If you are interested in being a student leader on this trip, fill out the Serve Trip leader application. Leader applications are due on Oct. 25.
Student Beau Brown is hosting a poverty awareness and advocacy training class this Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 610 E. Sherman St., in Newberg. All are welcome to attend! If interested, you must RSVP at bbrown10@georgefox.edu. The day includes lunch and class materials for free.
The event is designed to equip those who feel called to help those in poverty above and beyond the act of entering into friendship with them. Friendship is step No. 1, but progress toward a healthy life requires more than just that.
Here are some of the main goals of the class:
Contact Beau at the above e-mail address if you have questions.
Spoken word poet Amena Brown will host a spoken word workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. Location is TBA and will depend on the number of people. Spiritual Life will be providing refreshments.
Sign up at this link!
Leroy Barber, the global executive director of Word Made Flesh, will be on campus today (Wednesday). He’ll speak in chapel at 10:40 a.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. He has dedicated more than 20 years to eradicating poverty, confronting homelessness, restoring local neighborhoods, healing racism and living what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “the beloved community.”
You will also get the opportunity to speak with him at the Word Made Flesh booth in the Bruin Den from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
Questions? E-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu
Colette Peters, director of the Oregon Department of Corrections, will visit campus for a speaking engagement from 7:40 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, in Bauman Auditorium.
Peters will speak on “From the Inside: Preparing People for the Outside.†In her presentation, she will discuss how the Oregon Department of Corrections works to reduce recidivism and future victimization and how Oregonians fit into the process. Her visit ties into the university’s First Year Seminar and Common Reading program.
Peters was appointed to serve as director of the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) in February 2012. As director, she oversees the operations and policies of a corrections agency responsible for managing approximately 14,000 incarcerated individuals in 14 prisons across the state. She has ultimate responsibility for the management of a department with 4,500 employees and a biennial budget of more than $1.4 billion.
For more on her visit, contact Rick Muthiah, associate director of learning support services, at ext. 2314.
The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 11, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the BlueZone Store, Mail Services, and the library will be closed.
