The Daily Bruin

The University Players drama troupe will perform vignettes this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26, at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Admission is free but donations are encouraged.

The vignettes last from six to eight minutes each and combine music, drama and comedy to present the challenges and joys of the Christian faith. This year’s theme is “Threshing Floor” and challenges people to examine their ways through meditating on Jesus’ parables.

Among the questions tackled in shows this year are “What seeds have been sown in our lives, and by whom?”, “What have we allowed to grow or not grow?” and “What of our harvest will survive the threshing floor?”

It’s playoff time! Come out to support our women as they once again take on the University of Puget Sound Loggers in the first round of the Northwest Conference Basketball Tournament. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in the Wheeler Sports Center.

Prices set by the NWC are:

• $6 for adults
• $3 for non-GFU/UPS students
• $3 for those 65 and older
• George Fox and UPS students will be admitted free. No passes will be accepted.

We need to rock the gym! And as always, be loud, be proud, be a Bruin!

The Staff Development Committee invites Newberg staff to gather for morning worship on Tuesday, March 1, in VAC 117 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. A time of worship, praise and fellowship (with refreshments) is planned.

Portland staff will gather on March 8.

Evergreen Water Park will be hosting an information session on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. in EHS 125. Come learn about their new facility in McMinnville as well as the 75-plus job opportunities. R.S.V.P. via BruinCareers (mygfu>Career Services> BruinCareers).

Questions? Contact Angela Doty in Career Services at adoty@georgefox.edu.

Marketing Communications will host a staff/faculty portrait session from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, in our Le Shana Hall studio. These high-quality studio portraits will be used on the university website and will be available for professional promotional use.

Please call or e-mail Danette Newkirk (ext. 2125) to let us know what time you are planning to come. You can still come without prior notice, but your university photo ID will be required for entrance at the southwest side (the side facing Coffin Residence Hall) of the building.

Now that the month is coming to a close, were you aware that the month of February is Black History Month? Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the roles of African Americans in U.S. history.

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.

The group Quaere Verum invites all members of the George Fox community to come listen to the stories of an Iraqi woman named Balsam, who has lived in both the U.S. and Iraq. She is excited to share her story with those willing to listen. She will share at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21.

QV meets just across the street from the Media Center, in the basement of 603 N. Meridian. The entrance is on the right side of the house. Walk right in, and join us for soup and stories!

For more info, contact millerj06@georgefox.edu.

Quaere Verum invites any members of the George Fox community to come listen to the stories of an Iraqi woman named Balsam. Balsam studied in the U.S. and lived in Iraq during its war times. She is looking forward to sharing stories of her experience with those willing to listen.

We will gather for soup at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, and discussion at 7:45 p.m. at 605 N. Meridian St., across from the Media Center (entrance located on the right side of 603 N. Meridian).

For more information, contact Jay Miller at millerj06@georgefox.edu.

Faculty and staff: Please let your students know that the last chance for senior photos is Wednesday, Feb. 23, between 5 and 7 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Please remind any students who are graduating of this last opportunity.

Thank you,
L’Ami (Yearbook) staff

Saturday, Feb. 19, noon – Softball vs. Eastern Oregon (DH), Morse Field
Saturday, Feb. 19, noon – Men’s tennis vs. Puget Sound, GFU campus courts
Saturday, Feb. 19, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Sunday, Feb. 20, noon – Softball vs. Eastern Oregon (DH), Morse Field
Sunday, Feb. 20, 3 p.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Whitman, GFU campus courts

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

Help send the 2011 May Serve team to Peru! Come to a fundraising garage sale between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, in the Lemmons parking lot on the Newberg campus. To donate items, visit the Spiritual Life office on the corner of Meridian and Sheridan streets.

For questions or large donations, contact Melissa at 360-580-4580.

We’re still looking for a few more Kaleo volunteers to help with jobs like handing out programs, greeting guests, taking tickets at lunch, ushering in the quad, etc. Are you interested in helping out? It’s very easy. And you’ll receive $10 off your registration and a free Kaleo T-shirt.

Please contact Amy Lorenz if you are interested: alorenz@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2134.

Remember to come by the Wellness and Benefit Fair in the Cap and Gown Room between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 18)! Great information, snacks and giveaways.

Applications to become a Spiritual Life chaplain for the 2011-2012 school year are now available in the SUB. An SLC works one-on-one with Spiritual Life assistants in a particular living area as well as with Rusty St. Cyr (Director of Spiritual Formation).

If you have any questions or know of someone who would be a good fit, e-mail us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Do you have students who struggle with MLA style? Encourage them to attend an Academic Resource Center-sponsored session, “MLA Basics,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Lemmons 8.

Gary Tandy, professor of English, will cover MLA elements as well as guide attendees to other resources that can assist them in mastering this academic style of writing.

Mark your calendar and be sure to attend Destination Wellness this Friday, Feb. 18, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. We’ll have all your benefit reps plus products and services for your health and wellness. Come to the fair and get all the information. We’ll have free samples and prizes, so don’t miss it!

Questions? Contact Lisa Burton (HR) at lburton@georgefox.edu.

Gretchen Peck, coordinator for Renewal: Students Caring for Creation and a recruiter for the Creation Care Study Program, a George Fox off-campus study program in the South Pacific and Belize, will be on campus Thursday and Friday, Feb. 17-18, to share Renewal’s vision to inspire, connect and equip students to advocate for creation care and environmental sustainability across the globe.

Gretchen will be manning a table in the Bruin Den both days and will also speak in the following classes:

Thursday, Feb. 17
Course: Issues in Contemporary Missions, 1:20-4 p.m., Hoover 210
*Course: Peace Theory, 4:10-5:25 p.m., Ross 141

*The Peace Theory course is open to the public.

If you would like to set up an individual meeting with Gretchen while she is here, please contact Melanie Newell at mnewell@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to two concerts scheduled in Bauman Auditorium next week. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, a Winter Jazz Concert will feature the songs Splanky, by Neal Hefti; Freckle Face, by Sammy Nestico; Boplicity, by Miles Davis; and Critical Mass, by Jeff Jarvis, among others.

Two days later, on Feb. 24, a Winter Band Concert will include the selections Winter Dances, by Fergal Carrol; Elegy, by John Barnes Chance; Suite Dreams, by Steven Bryant; and George Washington Bicentennial March, by John Philip Sousa.

Both concerts are free, and doors open at 7 p.m. both nights.

Mark your calendars! The Staff Development Committee is sponsoring two spring worship events. The Newberg campus staff will gather on Tuesday, March 1, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in VAC 117; the Portland Center staff will gather Tuesday, March 8, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. in PDS 155. Please plan to join us for worship, praise, fellowship and snacks.

Questions? Contact Vicki Tschan at vtschan@georgefox.edu.

Dr. Kent Thornburg, a George Fox alumnus (’67), will present a lecture, entitled “New Science Wrestles An Old Problem: The Roots of Human Disease,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Dr. Thornburg is the director of Oregon Health & Science University’s Heart Research Center and has served on the George Fox Board of Trustees since 1983. His presentation will be followed by a reception and poster presentation featuring biology and chemistry research students. All are welcome to attend.

This inaugural Dalton Lecture Series event is sponsored by the Department of Biology and Chemistry and features eminent scientists who are Christian.

Questions? Contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu.