The Daily Bruin

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).

We have a mystery textbook order. The financial affairs office is trying to locate the faculty member or department that ordered 13 copies of a textbook entitled International Dynamics. The date of the order was June 29, 2012.

Please contact Bruce Owen, 503-554-2169, or Michelle Conrad, 503-554-2160, if you have any information regarding this textbook order.

We are again hosting a Chinese language class tonight (Tuesday) in the International House. As usual, class runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m., with the first half hour being a review of what we learned last time (bringing notes will be appreciated) and the final hour covering new material. Free snacks will be provided!

Questions? Contact Yali He (yhe11@georgefox.edu). Looking forward to seeing you.

All are invited to tonight’s (Monday’s) Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Robert Rayburn, senior pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Wash. He will present “Future of the American Church” in Hoover 105.

The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. 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.

Find out what Marketing Communications is up to and how we can work together to make George Fox the “Christian university of choice in the West.” The department will present at a “Let’s Work Together” session today (Monday) from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

The Staff Development Committee’s “Let’s Work Together” series features a different university department each session. In a brown-bag lunch setting, you’ll receive a fun and interactive presentation from the highlighted department addressing what they do, what they can do for us, and what we can do for them.

Questions about the series itself? Contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.

The university’s third annual Dalton Lecture will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All are welcome to join us for “The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking and God,” presented by Dr. Henry F. Schaefer III, director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at the University of Georgia, a world-renowned chemist, and a Christian.

Chapel credit will be given for students, and admission is free to all.

Dr. Schaefer will provide a second lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. This scientific, but lighthearted, lecture is entitled, “Third Age of Quantum Chemistry.”

The Dalton Lecture Series is sponsored by the Department of Biology and Chemistry. More information can be found on the Dalton Lecture page or by e-mailing Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu.

The Office of International Student Services is sponsoring a 2013 Lunar New Year event for our campus community. It will include a full meal of delicious Chinese food, musical performances and games.

Join us Friday, Feb. 15, between 5:30 and 8 p.m. in the west end of the Klages Dining Room. Tickets are $5 and will be on sale in the Bruin Den during the lunch and dinner hours through Thursday.

Questions? Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) or Alice Gozal (agozal10@georgefox.edu).