The Daily Bruin

The International Club is starting up Chinese classes this semester beginning 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 semester.

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

Don’t forget to join us for our first staff lunch of the semester at noon today (Monday) in the quad (outside Minthorn House)! We will host a barbecue and the cost is only $3 per person.

Come join your fellow staff members for a great lunch, fun prizes and good company!

Questions? Contact Michelle Conrad at mconrad@georgefox.edu.

– Staff Development Committee

If you didn’t pick up your Serve Day coupons yet, I’ve got good news for you! They are still available at the Information Services Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center until 5 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 21. Pick yours up today!

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget tonight’s (Monday’s) lecture, “A Brief Overview of Islam in America,” from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. Speaker Ronald Abdul Rahim Hubbs will discuss the story of Islam in America.

This is the third installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series. Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Join us in Bauman Auditorium at 10:40 a.m. this morning (Monday) for chapel! Our Chapel Band will lead worship, and Jamie Johnson, associate pastor of Christian leadership, will share a message as we continue our “Origins” and Genesis series.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

For more information, please contact the Spiritual Life Office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget next week’s salad supper for women! All George Fox women – which includes administration, faculty and staff as well as the spouses of employees – are invited to president and Ruth Baker’s home at 402 S. College St., for a gathering from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24.

Please come with a salad to share.* This is a great opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with friends. If you have questions, feel free to contact Missy Terry at ext. 2101 or terrym@georgefox.edu.

*If you are new this year, please just come as our guest.

All are welcome to an art exhibit opening tonight (Monday) in the Lindgren Gallery. An opening reception for “Rhythm & Riot,” an exhibit by alumna Meghan Hedley, is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. She will also give a brief artist talk at 6 p.m.

Come enjoy art and light refreshments.

Hello Faculty and Staff!

As we look at the option and opportunity to produce a Bruin Directory, whether it be now or in the future, we’re looking for your feedback on what you’d like to see! Please fill out the short survey at this link and make sure your voice is heard.

We appreciate your time and feedback. Stay tuned for more updates on the Bruin Directory.

The university’s Science Outreach Program will be offering science classes for children in our community beginning the week of Sept. 24. These classes allow students to learn about the wonders of God’s creation in a laboratory using equipment not readily available elsewhere. These classes are experiential, hands-on and lab based.

The age range for classes varies from 6 to 15 years. Each class is held once a week for a seven-week session; they are completed within one semester. Class size is limited and topics vary each session and semester.

If you are interested in learning more, contact Elizabeth Licon at elicon@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder that Anthony Gill, a professor of political science at the University of Washington, will speak at 5 p.m. tonight (Friday) in Hoover 105.

Gill specializes in political economy and religion and politics, with an emphasis on church-state relations, religious liberty and religious economies. He will speak on the topic “Why Christians should care about Liberty . . . and not just Religious Liberty.” Responses will be provided by professors Nate Peach and Tom Head.

Pizza and refreshments will be served at 5 p.m., and the talk will begin shortly thereafter. For more information, contact Mark David Hall at ext. 2674 or mhall@georgefox.edu.

Join us for our first staff lunch of the semester at noon this Monday, Sept. 17, in the quad (outside Minthorn House)! We will host a barbecue and the cost is only $3 per person.

Come join your fellow staff members for a great lunch, fun prizes and good company!

Here is the staff lunch schedule for the 2012-13 academic year:

• Sept. 17 – On the quad barbecue
• Dec. 3 – Holiday feast
• Jan. 25 (Friday) – Super Bowl party
• April 15 – Spring fun

Normally, staff lunches will be at noon in the Cap and Gown Room. The cost is $3.

Come join us Monday in the quad! Questions? Contact Michelle Conrad at mconrad@georgefox.edu.

– Staff Development Committee

All are welcome to the third installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series on Monday, Sept. 17, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Ronald Abdul Rahim Hubbs, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

His lecture, entitled “A Brief Overview of Islam in America,” will discuss the story of Islam in America and cover topics such as Muslims and slavery in America, Muslim missionaries to the U.S., and Islam today in this country.

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. The same lecture 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.

If you haven’t done so already, please remember to fill out the Serve Day evaluation form so that we can be thinking of ways to make Serve Day better for next year.

Thank you!

Make sure to come to chapel today (Wednesday) to see rap artists Humble Beast, Theory Hazit and Braille. They will be performing and will also be interviewed by our very own Rusty St. Cyr! You don’t want to miss this!

See you at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

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Don’t forget tonight’s presentation by Lutaaya Abul, director of African Hearts Orphanage in Kampala, Uganda, at 7 p.m. in EHS 102.

Lutaaya  grew up in the gutters of Kampala, started to attend a church, became involved in music, and started the African Hearts Orphanage. The organization’s target population is children who are living on the street, many of whom have been orphaned by HIV or abandoned or victimized by family violence. Our Juniors Abroad groups visit the orphanage when we travel to East Africa.

The organization currently runs two homes housing former street children in Kampala and Ssenge. Children living in these homes are taught the Bible and are provided with shelter, food, love and education.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Anthony Gill, a distinguished fellow at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and host of the podcast “Research on Religion,” will speak at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, in Hoover 105.

Gill, a professor of political science at the University of Washington, specializes in political economy and religion and politics, with an emphasis on church-state relations, religious liberty and religious economies. He holds a PhD in political science from UCLA and was recipient of the University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1999.

George Fox’s College Republicans and the Charles G. Koch Foundation are cosponsoring Gill’s visit. He will speak on the topic “Why Christians should care about Liberty . . . and not just Religious Liberty.” Responses will be provided by professors Nate Peach and Tom Head.

Pizza and refreshments will be served at 5 p.m., and the talk will begin shortly thereafter.

Gill is the author of Rendering Unto Caesar: The Catholic Church and the State in Latin America and the award-winning The Political Origins of Religious Liberty.

For more information, contact Mark David Hall at ext. 2674 or mhall@georgefox.edu.

On Wednesday, Sept. 12, immediately after chapel, the Newberg Fire Department, invited by Residence Life, will conduct its sixth annual “Burn in the Quad.” This is our shortest program, but one of the most engaging educational experiences of the year.

It will most likely distract some students from arriving on time for their classes. The fire will most likely start by 11:38 a.m. and will probably be over by 11:45 a.m.

My apologies if this causes some classroom disruption.

David M. Johnstone,
Associate Dean of Students

Join us for chapel at 10:40 a.m. this morning (Monday) in Bauman Auditorium as Rusty St. Cyr, associate pastor of ministry and service, continues our “Origins” series. He will be speaking on Genesis 3:8-15.

The second installment of the “Islam and the West” series is scheduled for tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Paul Powers, associate professor of religious studies at Lewis & Clark College.

His lecture, entitled “The Development and Spread of Islam,” will explore the dynamics of Islamic expansion and conversion, as well as the nature and role of Islamic law throughout Islamic history.

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. The same lecture 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.