The Daily Bruin

Feel free to join us for the sixth installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series on Monday, Oct. 8, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features George Fox alumni who have served in the military in Islamic countries.

“A Soldier’s Perspective” will allow active military personnel and veterans who served in Islamic lands to share their stories. 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.

Although you can’t get free flu shots at our Health and Counseling Center (because it is not a contracted Regence or Kaiser provider), Kaiser members can go to Kaiser to get yours free, and Pioneer members can go to practically any pharmacy/grocery in town for a free flu shot.

You just need to ask first if they are a contracted provider for Regence BCBS and show your insurance card. If the answer is yes, your flu shot is free (except for that little bit of “ouch”).

Join us for chapel this morning (Wednesday) as we welcome Paul Young, author of The Shack, as our special speaker. See you at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

If you’re interested in walking with a cause, “Out of the Darkness” is this Saturday, Oct. 6. We are meeting at 7:45 a.m. in the Bauman Auditorium parking so that we can get to the World Trade Center in Portland by 8:30 a.m. to catch the opening festivities and start the walk at 10 a.m.

The walk is about two hours long and is free. We only ask $2 of each person to cover the cost of gas. Contact David Brooks at dbrooks11@georgefox.edu to learn more about the event.

Thanks and hope to see you there!

George Fox employees are invited to join alumni and parents at Oregon Ballet Theatre’s 7:30 p.m. performance of The Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 15, in the Keller Auditorium. Our tickets are $58 each (40 percent off the retail price of $102.70). All seats are in the first rows and middle three sections of the first balcony.

Contact Mary Monahan at 503-554-2134 or mmonahan@georgefox.edu to get your tickets. Last day to purchase tickets is Oct. 10.

All are welcome to tonight’s (Wednesday’s) multimedia presentation, “Eyewitness Gaza,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The event, cosponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice and the religious studies department, features the photography of Skip Schiel, a Cambridge, Mass.-based photojournalist who has been traveling to Israel and Palestine to investigate and portray conditions and struggles since 2003.

In “Eyewitness Gaza,” Schiel presents the plight and struggles of youth four years after the devastating Israeli attacks of Operation Cast Lead, along with the possible implications of the Arab Spring for all the people in Gaza.

To learn more, go to this link or write to peaceandjustice@georgefox.edu.

Students interested in spending a semester studying off-campus are invited to an informational meeting this Monday, Oct. 8, from 8 to 9 p.m. in Hoover 102.

Students will hear from current George Fox students recently returned from studying off-campus and will learn about the application process.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Questions? Contact Clint Baldwin at cbaldwin@georgefox.edu or ext. 2685.

It’s time to think of a colleague who would be deserving of the Employee of the Month award for October. If someone comes to mind, please send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg by Wednesday, Oct. 17, with a summary of this person’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this individual deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 gift card to The Allison at our community meeting on Oct. 25.

Congratulations again to Carol Jaquith for being named September Employee of the Month.

Flu shots are available at the Health & Counseling Center. The cost for the vaccine is $15 for students and employees.

Due to recent Regence billing changes, we are no longer able to offer flu shots free of charge. Please call the health center at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment.

Make plans to join us in hearing Father Bill Moore give his artist talk this afternoon (Tuesday) at 4:10 p.m. in Hoover 105. The reception for his “Stations of the Cross” show will follow immediately at 5 p.m. outside the Minthorne Gallery.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The International Club invites everyone to a Chinese class tonight (Tuesday). Feel free to join us in the International Center/Cultural House from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

We will spend the first 30 minutes getting to know each other and review what we have learned before. The main learning time is from 7 to 8 p.m., so if some of you can’t be there until 7 p.m. you can still attend the class.

I hope to see you there, and I enjoyed the company of each of you last time.

Thank you,
Yali He (yhe11@georgefox.edu)

George Fox participates in the Tuition Exchange program, through which employees may apply for their dependents to receive tuition benefits at another private educational institution. Detailed information about this program is available on a PDF available on the GFU website.

If you are interested in this for your eligible dependent, please read the information on the web page carefully and send the required applicant information to Karlyn Fleming at kfleming@georgefox.edu.

Please note that this is not the same as Tuition Remission (tuition benefits at George Fox). If you have questions about Tuition Remission, please contact the human resources office.

As our new international students are settling into their classes and establishing relationships, we would like to connect them with an American family who would serve as a friend and a point of contact outside of campus. Our past students have highly valued this opportunity to know an American family as a friend. Would you consider serving as a Fox Friendship Family?

The minimum requirements are to provide your telephone number to your students, host the students in your home for at least two meals during the school year, be available for regular contact with your students, and commit to pray for your students. If you would like to continue your relationship with the students who stayed with you during orientation, please let us know by calling or e-mailing Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu; ext. 2643) or Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyr@georgefox.edu; 2649) as soon as possible.

For those of you who choose to be a Fox Friendship Family, we would like to invite you as our guest for a dessert for families and students on Monday, Oct. 8, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. You will not need to bring anything. Please save the date.

The Academic Resource Center is hosting a workshop, “The Most Common Editing Errors – And What To Do About Them,” this Friday, Oct. 5, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105. Bill Jolliff, professor of English, will lead the session.

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Most of us don’t worry too much about a writing mistake or two. It’s what we have to say that really matters, right?

Well, yes – and no.

The bad news is that too many editing errors can keep our readers from taking us – and our ideas – seriously. The good news is that most of our errors are relatively easy to fix, once we figure out which ones we’re prone to make.

In this workshop, Bill will identify the 10 errors that professors are most likely to mark on student work, and he’ll demonstrate how to fix them.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314)

All university women are invited to a Ladies Movie Night next week!

Join us for the movie Blue Like Jazz at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in EHS 102. Dessert will be provided!

Staff, faculty and students: The lost and found is filled to overflowing already, and the first lost and found tables of the school year will be set up on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Please stop by during that time to look for your lost items, as any items not claimed by their rightful owners will be donated to charitable causes immediately following.

All are welcome to join us for the fifth “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series lecture tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Manar Alattar, a biology instructor at Portland Community College.

Alattar will present “Women and Islam,” in which she will share how the experience of Muslim women varies from place to place and era to era. She also will share her experiences as a Muslim woman living in Oregon. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

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

Please join us today (Monday) from noon to 1 p.m. for the first “Let’s Work Together” presentation, showcasing the IT department, in the Cap and Gown Room. Bring your lunch and be prepared to learn and be dazzled.

Questions? Contact Molly Hickok at mhickok@georgefox.edu.

– Staff Development Committee

Learn how you can help partner with Bon Appetit and support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and their quest to find a cure for cancer!

Volunteer Opportunity Informational Meeting
Tuesday, Oct. 2
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den (ongoing conversation about volunteer opportunity – come when you can)
Free cookies & hot cocoa from Bon Appétit
Speakers: Stephanie Fagerstrom, volunteer coordinator, “Light the Night Walk” and George Fox alumna, and Amelia Pitts, campaign manager, “Light The Night Walk”

Event support is needed for the “Light the Night Walk” on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Volunteer opportunities include set-up, event support and clean-up. There are four-hour shifts starting at 9 a.m. and going until 9 p.m. Come help when you can! They need 100 volunteers on the day of the event to ensure it is a success!

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Light The Night Walk” funds lifesaving research and support for people battling cancer. Friends, families and coworkers form fundraising teams and millions of consumers help by donating at retail outlets. These efforts culminate in inspirational, memorable evening walks in more than 200 communities each fall across North America.

Please come see us on Oct. 2 and join us on Oct. 27 to help save a life.

Questions? Contact Denny Lawrence at dlawrenc@georgefox.edu.

This is just a friendly reminder that the Office of Spiritual Life will be putting on a garage sale Monday through Thursday, Oct. 8-11. Donations are welcomed!

If you wish to donate, drop off the items at the SpiL House on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian streets. If no one is there, leave the donations on the porch. All proceeds will benefit Summer Serve.

Questions? Contact Cristian Boanca (cboanca11@georgefox.edu)