The Daily Bruin

The university’s Homecoming celebration is this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6, so take advantage of this special time to reconnect with former students. Also, be sure to encourage alumni to return to campus.

Free T-shirt and football entrance for alumni
Like last year, all alumni and their families will get free entrance into the football game. They will also get a complimentary alumni T-shirt that will serve as their ticket. If you know any former students, tell them about this perk and encourage them to spread the word.

Schedule of activities
As always, we will have a jam-packed weekend of activities for alumni and their families. You can find the full schedule here.

Here are just a few of the many planned events …

• An Alumni of Color workshop Saturday morning
• An Alumni Plaza unveiling, affinity tailgates, a “kid zone” and a concert by the band Hit Machine
• The Sports Hall of Fame induction reception
• A football game against Whitworth University on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
• A men’s soccer game against Pacific at noon on Sunday

Got questions? Contact Mckenna Tillotson at mtillotson@georgefox.edu.

Join us at Bruins Lead as we welcome Joseph Clair, dean of the College of Christian Studies. Joseph will be speaking on bending the light, humility, and truth in leadership.

We will meet this morning (Thursday) in Wheeler 208 at 10:45 a.m. Come to enjoy great conversation and snacks!

The George Fox theatre department opens its fall comedy The Government Inspector this month. Come join us for tale of mistaken identity, chaos and hilarity (note: the production does have mature themes).

Student tickets are free both Thursdays, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25. Bring your student ID to the door. Employees are provided with one complimentary ticket for any of the shows. Open captioning will be available the last two shows, on Oct. 27 and 28.

The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Oct. 18-20 and Oct. 25-27 at 7:30 p.m., and will also include a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Oct. 28. Reserve your seat online and bring your George Fox ID with you to show at the door. You may also purchase additional tickets online. Tickets are also available for pick-up at the box office in the Bruin Store (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

For more information, visit this page. See you at the show!

Fitness classes are here! Over the next two weeks, the Hadlock Student Center will begin offering a variety of group fitness classes, including spin and strength training.

The first class will begin today (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m.! The full class schedule and sign-ups are available at imleagues.com. Sign up early, as we anticipate classes to fill up!

All George Fox students are welcome to the Friendsview garage sale happening this Friday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is an opportunity that you do not want to miss out on.

The garage sale is located at 1301 Fulton St. (lower level).

Please call Nikki Deckon at 503-538-3144 if you have any questions.

If you are planning to attend college next fall, now is the time to complete your 2019-20 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), currently available at fafsa.gov. The FAFSA will require your 2017 income information, so no need to wait until spring to file.

Questions? Contact the financial aid office at 503-554-2302 or email finaid@georgefox.edu.

Come enjoy food and community at TCK (Third Culture Kids)! We will be meeting at the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC) from 8 to 9 p.m. tonight (Wednesday)! All are welcome to join our multicultural group for good discussions, games and food!

TCK is a community for missionary kids, anyone who grew up in another culture, or for anyone interested in missions looking for a community. Throughout the year, we will have panels, movies, spoken words and opportunities to simply hang out and relax together.

Questions? Contact Gwen Thomas (gthomas17@georgefox.edu).

Do you still need a work-study job?

The custodial department is still looking for individuals interested in working with a team or individually in a variety of cleaning tasks including bathrooms, classrooms, offices, lobbies, and dorm floors. If you have an extra two hours a day Monday through Friday between the hours of 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., we have a job for you. The hourly wage is $10.75. You will receive individual training from your supervisor for your particular assigned area.

If interested, log in to Handshake and search for “Custodial” or go to the George Fox website at this link.

Fill out the form completely, giving us as much information as possible indicating any preference of your work schedule, assigned work area and/or supervisor, which will help us place you quicker. Print it off and either mail or deliver it to Plant Services, Box #6446, with a completed Student Application.

Copies of the Placement Questionnaire are also available at Plant Services. After we have reviewed your information and have assigned you to a specific area, you will be notified to come to Plant Services to sign an offer letter and complete any additional paperwork in order to start working.

If you have any questions, contact Dwayne Astleford (dastlefo@georgefox.edu).

The sociology department invites the university community to a special presentation on Thursday, Oct. 18, as Mieke Thomeer from the University of Alabama at Birmingham speaks from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in EHS 102. She will present her research on the positive and negative dynamics of family relationships with health. Thomeer has a unique perspective on the field of study as a Christian, which she will also share.

Earlier in the day, sociology majors and minors are invited as Thomeer discusses her studies in medical sociology, its applications, and its usefulness to the medical field. The morning event will be in Roberts 117 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and a light brunch will be provided. (Brunch! You heard right.) Please RSVP for the brunch by clicking on this link.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Peace and Justice welcomes Curtis Acosta to campus on Monday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Acosta is an assistant professor in Language and Culture in Education at the University of Arizona South, and founder of Acosta Latino Learning Partnership and Acosta Educational Partnership. He is a teacher who fought to keep his outlawed ethnic studies classes alive. He will focus on the recent federal court victory and speak about his journey and the importance of Mexican-American heritage studies.

The event is free and open to the community. Please contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Do you have any shelves that are being unused? The Bruin Community Pantry, in the Roberts Center, is in need of three storage shelves.

If you have one or more in your home that you would like to get rid of, please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316). She will be happy to pick them up for you!

All are to view selections from the Harriet Isom Collection: “Vignettes of the Dani and Tuareg Peoples.” This exhibition will feature selections of photographs, art objects and cultural artifacts representing the Dani people group of New Guinea and the Tuareg people of Niger.

Ambassador Isom will give a public lecture on the exhibit and her time with these people groups on Monday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center ballroom. A reception to open the exhibit follows at 7 p.m. in the Hoover lobby.

Isom was a career foreign service officer from 1961 to 1996, assigned to embassies in Asia and Africa. During her last decade in the Foreign Service, she served as U.S. Ambassador to Laos, Benin and Cameroon.

Questions? Contact Penny Martin (pmartin@georgefox.edu).

All are invited to the Fall 2018 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Our featured speaker will be Professor of Music Brent Weaver, recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship.

Brent will examine the underlying cognitive structures that our brains perceive, which contribute to our emotional and spiritual enjoyment of music. He will show how a composer can play with those structures to move listeners, using examples from many styles of music.

Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter student scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. George Fox students will present their research projects in a conversational poster format.

Both events are sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee. Refreshments will be served.

Are you graduating next year and asking, “What’s next, God?” Let’s talk about your next job, apartment , paycheck, community and ministry … in China! Any degree qualifies so long as you love the Lord, are in good health and have an optimistic spirit with leadership experience.

Email or text Adam Carpenter to set up a coffee or taco appointment and talk: ascarpenter@gmail.com or 503-841-1817.

Author Gabe Lyons is on campus tonight (Friday) to present a free lecture, “Faithfulness in the Age of Distraction,” at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Lyons is coauthor of Good Faith (2016) and unChristian (2007) and the author of The Next Christians (2010), a manifesto for how Christians can faithfully lead in a changing culture.

Lyons’ talk will pierce through your scattered, frantic day-to-day – the too-tight schedules, the looming deadlines, the constant technological buzz – everything that has become a barrier to our relationship with God and others. You’ll come away with new tools and a refreshed perspective on what it takes to live out the gospel in our modern world.

Chapel credit is available to students who attend! To learn more, visit this page.

The Hadlock Student Center will be hosting a sand volleyball tournament this weekend, Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sunday, Sept 30, at the courts behind HMS. The event will run both days and will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday and at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

All intramural leagues and tournaments are open to faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students.

Sign-ups are now live on IMLeagues. Questions? Contact Jordan Caddel (jcaddel15@georgefox.edu).

Do you have some free time and want to make a lasting impact on our campus’s aesthetics? We are trying to finish the landscape for the Alumni Plaza, just outside of Ross, before homecoming and we could use some help.

Simply show up at the site on Monday, Oct. 1, through Wednesday, Oct. 3, anytime from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and we will put you to work. Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes for safety. We will provide gloves, tools and water.

Questions? Contact Jesse Dillow (jdillow@georgefox.edu)

Want to practice your Spanish? You are invited to join us at the Spanish Table/Mesa in Canyon Commons each Monday, starting on Oct. 1, anytime between noon and 1:30 p.m. Stop by for a few minutes or stay the entire time (lunch is not included).

Carson Tidland, a senior Spanish major, will be leading the discussion. Sessions will meet through Monday, Dec. 3. Both students and employees are welcome!

Questions? Contact Viki Defferding (vdefferding@georgefox.edu).

Fitness classes are here! Over the next two weeks, the Hadlock Student Center will begin offering a variety of group fitness classes, including spin and strength training. The first class will begin on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 3:30 p.m.!

The full class schedule and sign-ups are available at imleagues.com. Sign up early, as we anticipate classes to fill up!