The Daily Bruin

This Monday, March 7, Kent Thornburg, director of the Heart Research Center at Oregon Health and Science University and professor of cardiovascular medicine, will speak on “Embodying the Dream: Health and Disease in America.” He will present from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

His presentation is part of the university’s Liberal Arts in Critical Issues spring lecture series focusing on the future of the American Dream. For more information, please contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu

If you plan to nominate anyone for the Administrative Staff Member of the Year and/or Support Staff Member of the Year awards, please submit your nomination no later than Monday, March 21. A form can be used but is not required.

Simply state why you think the person is deserving of the award – his or her contributions to the university, its students, and its employees. Indicate what was done, who was impacted, and how this impact was and can be observed. In other words, what makes this person stand out in your mind? Winners will each receive a plaque and a $500 check at the employee recognition event on May 2. Please send nominations to Peggy Kilburg via e-mail or to Box 6108.

Please go to this site if you would like to read more about these awards, see the list of eligible employees and previous winners, or to download and use the nomination form.

Finally, apologies to Jonathan Morell and Erin Cruthirds, who were inadvertently left off the list of eligible employees attached to the e-mail sent on Feb. 24.

The university community is invited to a farewell reception in honor of Janis Tyhurst (Library) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4, in the Stevens Center Atrium. Janis has accepted a position in Saudi Arabia and will be leaving the university March 8 after more than 12 years of service.

Are you interested in learning from top executives how to be successful in the professional world? Come to the Professional Executive Seminar on Tuesday, March 15!

Speakers will include the CEO of Les Schwab, the vice president of Medical Teams International and the senior vice president of US Trust.

Join us from 6 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Faculty, please tell your students about this opportunity.

Anyone planning to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) will benefit from knowing the test has been “newly revised.” The test-taking experience and the structure/length have undergone revisions. Go to this site for details.

If you have further questions, contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.

Stop by the Cap and Gown Room on Sunday, March 6, between 4:30 and 7 p.m. or Monday, March 7, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to take part in the Orphan Experience put on by Children’s Hope Chest. E-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Learn more at hopechest.org

Don’t forget: The George Fox University Seminary Fair is coming up on Thursday, March 10. Please come by the Hoover lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to meet representatives from schools including:

• Emmanuel School of Religion
• George Fox Evangelical Seminary
• Mars Hill
• North Park
• Regent College
• Trinity
• Dubuque
• Western Seminary

Contact Chloe Lee-Zorn, Career Services graduate assistant, at leec07@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Saturday, March 5, 11 a.m. – Baseball vs. Pacific Lutheran (2), Morse Field
Saturday, March 5, 1 p.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Pacific, GFU campus courts (at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, same time, if courts are wet)
Sunday, March 6, noon – Baseball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Morse Field
Sunday, March 6, noon – Softball vs. Pacific (2), Morse Field

The men’s home tennis match that had been scheduled for Friday versus Willamette has been postponed and will be made up in southern California when both teams are there playing other teams during spring break March 19-27.

Baseball and softball games are tentative, pending dry weather. Baseball may be rescheduled for Tigard High School’s artificial turf field Sunday and Monday if necessary. Watch for further bulletins, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 for updates, and check the Bruin sports website at gfubruins.com.

What can be done to bring awareness and offer solutions concerning the sex trade industry? George Fox will host a New Abolitionists event next week that addresses the issue of sex slavery at both the local and international levels.

Following is a listing of planned events:

Monday, March 7

• Keynote speaker Tom Davis from Children’s HopeChest, a Christian-advocacy organization that provides support for orphans in more than 70 locations worldwide, will speak during chapel at 10:40 a.m. In addition, a short film, Kavi, will be shown during chapel. Kavi, a 2010 Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film, is a fictional story highlighting the issue of modern slavery through bonded labor.

• Children’s HopeChest will set up Orphan Experience, an interactive, multi-sensory art exhibit that draws viewers into the stories of orphans by displaying media presentations as well as artifacts, such as clothing or food, that are taken from HopeChest’s program sites. Drop by between 8 and 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Tuesday, March 8

• The film Born into Brothels will be shown at 9 p.m. in the EHS 102. Directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, Born into Brothels depicts the lives of several children living in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers are prostitutes. Briski, a New York-based photographer, teaches the children how to use cameras and shows them how to look at the world with different eyes.

Wednesday, March 9

• Stephanie Mathis will speak during chapel at 10:40 a.m. Mathis is the spiritual formation director at Warner Pacific College and an activist for the Oregon Center for Christian Values, which educates Christians on social issues and works to stop sex trafficking in Oregon and around the world.

The university will present its annual juried Student Art Exhibit March 10-31 in the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries. The exhibit begins with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the two galleries. An outside jury has selected the work that will be shown.

The Tilikum 10K is fast approaching! Our ninth annual scholarship fundraising event will take place on Saturday, April 9, at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul. It includes a 10K/5K run, 5K walk, and a Kids 5K walk/run.

You can participate by running, sponsoring another runner, or making a direct donation to our scholarship fund. Find out more information and register online here.

All proceeds from the Tilikum 10K are used directly to help under-resourced children and youth come to camp. We appreciate your support!

The Office of Spiritual Life is collecting prayer requests from staff and faculty for the Parents Day of Prayer on Saturday, March 12. These requests will then be given to George Fox parents as they join together to pray for our community. Requests can be specific or general and can be in regards to yourself, students or our campus at large.

Please send your requests to Sarah Baldwin at sbaldwin@georgefox.edu.

Flexible Spending Online Enrollment: Thank you for trying something new! We have improved the instructions for enrolling online and posted them on the benefits web page. Before you start, open the instructions posted here. Also, some have found that it’s easiest to enroll using Internet Explorer (Firefox can freeze at the end).

Emergency Travel Assistance: Because of our switch to Regence as our life and disability insurance carrier, employees who are eligible for life insurance (.75 FTE or above for at least one year) also receive free emergency travel assistance with Medex starting April 1. Review or print details from the life insurance section of this web page.

Remember, open enrollment election forms and any changes are due in HR on March 18. Contact Lisa Burton with questions at 503-554-2183.

Join us on Thursday, March 10, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of a new art exhibit at the Portland Center library. Seminary professor Laura Simmons will share her photography in a show entitled “God Made the Flower Beautiful.” It will be on display until April 27.

Interested in growing your own food this spring, summer and fall? Come find out more information tonight (Wednesday) at 8 p.m. in the Hoover lounge. You can be part of the community garden at George Fox. There’s nothing like home-grown tomatoes from the garden.

If you know of someone whose recent contributions make him or her worthy of being named March Employee of the Month, please take a few minutes to send an e-mail to Peggy Kilburg that includes a specific summary of the person’s contributions (past 30 days or so) and any other relevant information about the person.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 25. The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient, and the winner will receive a certificate and a $100 gift card at our next community meeting.

Newberg-Dundee Police informed George Fox University last week that they have closed as unfounded the case of a reported on-campus sexual assault on April 13, 2010, and are considering criminal charges against the former George Fox student for filing a false police report.

The police statement and other resources are available at georgefox.edu/incident.

The university strives to provide a safe and supportive environment for all of our students and is committed to responding quickly and appropriately to any report of sexual assault or threatening behavior. We encourage students to review the sexual assault policy in the Student Handbook under Community Policies, which outlines reporting guidelines as well as available resources for victims of sexual assault.

If you have questions, please contact the Office of Student Life at 503-554-2316.

The university community is invited to a farewell reception in honor of Janis Tyhurst (Library) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4, in the Stevens Center Atrium. Janis has accepted a position in Saudi Arabia and will be leaving the university March 8 after more than 12 years of service.

Applications are now being accepted for 2011-12 ARC consultants. If you know students who write well, are thoughtful learners, and desire to support peers in their academic success, please encourage them to apply. Students who will only be on campus during the fall semester are welcome to apply. Completed materials are due by Friday, March 18.

Applications and additional information are available at the ARC Application page.

We need your old chairs – recliners or La-Z-Boys (no folding, office or dining chairs). Please consider donating your old chair to Dusty Ward (Hobson, Macy and Sutton Halls AAC) or Sarah Jobson (Hobson, Macy and Sutton Halls AC) by Friday, March 11.

The HMS and Pennington/Carey/Willcuts/Beebe living areas are trying to start a new tradition – “The Chairiot Challenge” – but need your help.

No delivery necessary. We’ll come pick it up! Contact Sarah Jobson for more information at sjobson@georgefox.edu.