The Daily Bruin

The first faculty “Coffee & Conversation” of the fall is titled “EVIL-MAIL: Confronting the Menace That Ate Your Day!” Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 28, in the Executive Dining Room.

“Coffee & Conversation” sessions address “burrs under the saddle” – those persistent, annoying problems and challenges that seem to come with the work but drain an inordinate amount of time and energy. E-mail certainly fits the bill. What are the guild secrets someone is keeping from you? Who has solved this problem or at least found ways to shrink the negative impact?

• Come if you are desperate for ideas.
• Come if you have some strategies but are looking for new ideas.
• Come if you have all the answers.
• Come if you just want to have some free coffee and goodies and listen to the discussion.

Questions? Contact Gary Sehorn at gsehorn@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox Auxiliary is hosting a luncheon at noon on Friday, Oct. 5, in the Cap and Gown Room. The event will feature a presentation by members of those who went on the June Serve trip to Romania.

The cost is $8 per person and all are welcome to attend. Please R.S.V.P. to Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314 by Tuesday, Oct. 2, if you will be attending.

Tonight (Monday), 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. 

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 invited to tonight’s (Monday’s) Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture, “Being Muslim in America,” from 7 to 8 p.m., in Hoover 105. Harris Zafar, national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, will speak.

Zafar will provide insight into the experience of Muslims in this country, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

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

All university women are invited to a Ladies Movie Night!

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

Good news! We are changing the IT cell phone service to a more reliable carrier. The cell phone has had bad service this past month and we apologize if you have not been able to get through to it.

The new IT cell phone number is 971-533-8633.

Come join in the retirement celebration! We are honoring Larry Osborn for 22 years of faithful service to the university. Larry has been the mechanic and metal fabricator for the university and the previous property manager for Tilikum.

We will gather from 3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Questions? Contact Debby O’Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Friday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Puget Sound (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Sept. 22, noon – Women’s Soccer vs. Whitworth (Austin Sports Complex)
Saturday, Sept. 22, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Whitworth (Austin Sports Complex)
Saturday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Linfield (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Sunday, Sept. 23, noon – Women’s Soccer vs. Whitman (Austin Sports Complex)
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Whitman (Austin Sports Complex)

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

Applications for the spring online faculty Professional Learning Community (PLC) “Teaching the Big Ideas: Ethics” are due Monday, Oct. 1.

Key features of this PLC:

• Three to four synchronous sessions supplemented by asynchronous collaboration and sharing (group members will set dates and times for the synchronous sessions)
• Share how you approach the teaching of ethics
• Get ideas and resources from other faculty in other fields who also teach ethics
• Consider how various understandings of faith integration inform the teaching of ethics across the university
• Gather resources and suggestions to share with all GFU faculty
• Receive a $300 honorarium for participating

The online format will provide access to those who typically cannot attend PLC offerings, and this learning community will have the added benefit of allowing faculty who are not experienced in online teaching tools to practice with the format in a low-risk, collegial context.

Questions? Contact facilitator Gary Sehorn (gsehorn@georgefox.edu).

The application is posted at the Faculty Development webpage. Complete and return to Brenda Burg (bburg@georgefox.edu) by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1.

The fourth installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series is set for Monday, Sept. 24, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Harris Zafar, national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Zafar’s lecture, entitled “Being Muslim in America,” will provide insight into the experience of Muslims in this country and discuss questions such as “How do Muslims see themselves as part of American society?” Zafar has recently appeared on Fox News and other media outlets to comment on recent developments in the Middle East. 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.

The university community is invited to a Faculty Research Forum this Friday, Sept. 21, at 10:40 a.m. in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.

Kent Yinger, a professor of New Testament at the seminary, will present “Ruminating on the Fruit of the Spirit: Origin and Theological Significance of a Pauline Phrase.” Kent will discuss some of the theological conclusions that have been drawn from Paul’s use of the phrase “the fruit of the Spirit” in Galatians 5:22.

Please join us!

Career Services is hosting its annual Internship Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the EHS atrium from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

View a complete list of employers in Bruin Careers!

Questions? Contact Career Services at 503-554-2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.

Come hear Justin Schneider share his experiences as an intern in Thailand for the International Justice Mission (IJM). IJM is a global organization that fights human trafficking. Justin will be speaking and answering questions at the IJM club meeting tonight (Wednesday) from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Cultural House.

All are welcome. We will be providing hot water, tea and hot chocolate, so bring a mug!

For more information, contact Elisabeth Tissell at etissell10@georgefox.edu.

Google Drive is the new home for Google Docs.

Your files are now stored in Google Drive, and you can access them anytime at drive.google.com or by clicking on the word “Drive” in the black Google Toolbar. Just like before, you can upload, edit, share, and create files online. But with Google Drive, you can access your files wherever you are, from any device. And you can work with even more file types by installing Google Drive apps.

Learn more about Google Drive here.

Know students interested in a career in pharmacy? Encourage them to come hear from Jeff Ruder from the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University. Jeff will conduct a Doctor of Pharmacy admissions workshop focusing on preparing successful applications for the OSU PharmD program at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in EHS 217. He will also discuss pharmacy careers in general.

The meeting is presented by George Fox’s Department of Biology and Chemistry and the Pre-Health Advisory Committee. Please contact John Schmitt (jschmitt@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

All are welcome to the next Christian Chamber of Commerce meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the Villa Academic Complex. Jonathan Booth, a native of Great Britain who formerly led Care for the Family – a British sister organization of Focus on the Family – will speak from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on what it means to be a significant Christian business owner.

Booth led a missionary organization for 10 years that specialized in giving students an experience in overseas missions. In 1989, he became the first chief executive officer of Care for the Family and worked alongside Executive Chairman Rob Parsons and Focus founder Dr. James Dobson. Booth has also helped build a 48-bed nursing home, chaired several charity boards, and recently began work on a social justice project with Legal Shield in the U.S., specializing in assisting small businesses (up to 100 employees).

Coffee, tea and pastries will be available at the meeting, which is free for chamber members who R.S.V.P. at cccnw.net. A $5 donation is suggested from non-members and guests who R.S.V.P. For full information, go to the chamber’s website or call 503-928-8354.

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.