The Daily Bruin

Don’t forget to support our theatre department by attending our winter production, Mrs. Packard. The show runs Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 14-16, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844.

All George Fox students may receive a complimentary ticket for tonight’s (Thursday’s) evening performance. All faculty and staff are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show. Tickets are available for pick-up in the Box Office located in the Pennington House. Box Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.

To read a synopsis of the play, click here.

Saturday, Feb. 16, noon – Men’s tennis vs. Whitworth (George Fox’s campus courts)
Saturday, Feb. 16, 3 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Puget Sound (George Fox’s campus courts)

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926, or visit the athletics website at gfubruins.com.

The Master of Arts in Teaching program now offers a Special Education endorsement along with the MAT degree! Please contact Admissions Counselor Beth Molzahn (503-554-2264 or bmolzahn@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The Romania/Moldova Summer Serve Team will be having a Valentine’s Day bake sale today (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den.

Come support our summer serve team and help us reach out to people in Romania and Moldova this summer by buying goodies for yourself and others!

Research papers can seem overwhelming, but following a step-by-step, organized approach can make your life much less stressful. This Friday, Feb. 15, the Academic Resource Center is hosting a session, “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper,” that will walk through those steps and guide you to campus and Internet resources to help make you a research pro.

The session will be presented by Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Jane Scott, public services librarian. Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 102.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Corina Burke has joined the Career Services staff through April as a professional career assistant. She is an alumna of the university, with a degree in cinema and media communication, and comes with varied and applicable experience.

As you see her on campus, know she is one of the faces of the Career Center in Stevens.

All are invited to the fourth installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Feb. 18, in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”

Monday’s session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Terrence Steele, a sociology professor at George Fox. He will present “The Changing State of the Union: How the Emerging Culture is Influencing American Culture,” in which he will explore the changes in social norms and institutions due to the shift from Modern American culture to the Emerging Culture, with attention to areas such as religion and church, education, politics and business.

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.

Join us in prayer for our campus and our community. We will meet on the quad outside of the Bruin Den for a Newberg Prayer Walk during chapel hour (10:40 to 11:30 a.m.) this Friday, Feb. 15.

Questions? Contact Mary Owen (mowen10@gerogefox.edu).

Staff: Check your box or desk today for a special treat from your Staff Development Committee in appreciation of your faithful service to the community of George Fox University.

This treat was purchased from a senior capstone business called Sweet Freedom. This business exists to raise awareness and financial support for the fight against sex trafficking in Portland through the selling of gourmet chocolates and sweets.

If you are interested in furthering this cause or supporting this business, you can purchase Sweet Freedom treats at the Bruin Den.

We still have spots available on Saturday, Feb. 23, to serve the employees of George Fox in whatever way they need! Housekeeping, yard work, unfinished projects, babysitting: our group is willing to do it all to help fund-raise for our Summer Serve trip to Swaziland.

If you’re interested, please contact us by e-mail at hoeckerk10@georgefox.edu and we’ll get you signed up.

Thanks!

Don’t forget to support the Romania/Moldova Summer Serve team this week! We will be having a Valentine’s Day bake sale today (Wednesday) from 4 to 7 p.m. and tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Bruin Den.

Come support our Summer Serve team and help us reach out to people in Romania and Moldova this summer by buying goodies for yourself and others!

An art exhibition featuring pieces by some of the region’s most talented young artists will open Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Lindgren Gallery.

The annual exhibit, High School Art Northwest, will begin with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The exhibit, featuring dozens of works by high schoolers throughout Oregon and Washington, will be on display through Monday, March 4. Prize winners from the 2013 High School Art Northwest competition will be announced at the reception.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact Cheri Hampton (champton@georgefox.edu) for more information.

From Feb. 19 through Feb. 22, Plant Services and an outside company will be performing our annual fire extinguisher maintenance service. During this time we will be in and out of housing and administrative buildings and houses.

Thank you for your patience during this time.

– Plant Services

If you know of students thinking of working internationally, you can encourage them to visit Going Global on their BruinCareers home page. We have this great resource for them on a trial basis through April 2013. They can locate countries, jobs, internships, employers and H1B visa information.

If this is something of interest to your students, be sure to tell them about this resource.

Contact Bonnie Jerke (bjerke@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Come join us to discuss how we, as college students, can fight injustice and advocate for victims of human trafficking! The International Justice Mission club is meeting tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. in the Cultural House.

We will be having hot chocolate and tea, so bring a mug!

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Hope Kenyon at ekenyon11@georgefox.edu.

The Romania/Moldova Summer Serve team will be having a Valentine’s Day bake sale Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Bruin Den.

Come support our Summer Serve team and help us reach out to people in Romania and Moldova this summer by buying goodies for yourself and others!

Do you speak another language? Sometimes have to interpret? Interested in being an interpreter? Registration is now open on MyGFU for an exciting May Term opportunity: COMM 285 Community Interpreting (two credits).

Meeting times will be 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. (eight hours) on Monday, May 6; Wednesday, May 8; Friday, May 10; Monday, May 13; and Wednesday, May 15.

An interpreter breaks the language and cultural barrier between parties that are trying to communicate orally. There is a growing need for interpreters across the U.S. as the new field of community interpreting grows in leaps and bounds.

Community interpreting takes place in medical, social and educational settings. This 40-hour course covers interpreting ethics and conduct, interpreter skills and protocols, how to address culture, the settings where interpreting is provided, terminology concerns and standards of practice.

There is an urgent need for interpreters who speak less common and refugee languages. This course is therefore open to native speakers, advanced students of foreign languages and heritage speakers (those who grew up speaking another language at home). The goal is to prepare aspiring interpreters to approach this new profession with poise and confidence, respecting the role boundaries that allow them to be effective language brokers.

Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Successful Completion in addition to college credit.

Instructor
Helen Eby is a Certified Court Interpreter for the state of Oregon and a Certified Medical Interpreter. She has interpreted in conference, medical, legal, church and school settings in almost all countries of Latin America and in the United States. She is currently the Assistant Administrator of the Spanish Division of the American Translators Association.

Eby grew up in a totally bilingual environment, and has been involved in teaching languages, translation and interpreting in one form or another since she was 13. She enjoys interpreting in community settings, teaching, hiking, photography and music. She has taught Spanish at Gordon College, and Spanish and math at Covenant School in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Questions? Contact Deborah Berhó (dberho@georgefox.edu)

We still have spots available on Saturday, Feb. 23, to serve the employees of George Fox in whatever way they need! Housekeeping, yard work, unfinished projects, babysitting: our group is willing to do it all to help fund-raise for our Summer Serve trip to Swaziland.

If you’re interested, please contact us by e-mail at hoeckerk10@georgefox.edu and we’ll get you signed up.

Thanks!

Research papers can seem overwhelming, but following a step-by-step, organized approach can make your life much less stressful. This Friday, Feb. 15, the Academic Resource Center is hosting a session, “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper,” that will walk through those steps and guide you to campus and Internet resources to help make you a research pro.

The session will be presented by Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Jane Scott, public services librarian. Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 102.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

The BlueZone Store is hosting a book sale in the Textbook Annex (basement floor of the library) during the week of Feb. 11.

Paperbacks are $1, hardbacks are $2. Cash or cost center charge only. No returns or refunds. Hours are approximately 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.).

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding (sgidding@georgefox.edu).