The Daily Bruin

Plan to attend the Leadership Preview Night on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9 p.m. in Hoover 105. ASC, multi-cultural student leaders, Peer Advisors, University Ambassadors, and Orientation, Residence Life and Spiritual Life reps will present information about their programs and how to apply to be a part next fall. We are looking for a diverse group of leaders to lead!

Come find out more information! Questions? Email Stephanie at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Have you always wished you could sing? Do you sing already and want to improve your singing? Musi 125 is a class for beginning and established singers and takes place on Mondays and Fridays at 9:40 a.m. It is a one-credit class and may be repeated a second time for credit.

Whether you sing in the shower or at church, come and have some fun singing and learn how to be a better singer!

The last day to add or drop classes is Jan. 26.

Be sure to come to the ’90s dance next week! Be one of the first 75 people into the dance and you will get a free neon snap back!

Did you have fun at the ’80s dance? We thought it was so awesome that we decided to have a ’90s dance as well!

It will be next Friday, Jan. 24, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the EHS Atrium. Bring your friends and rock with us as we dance the night away!

Questions? Contact Shanna Coulston at scoulston11@georgefox.edu.

Intro to Guitar Class & Individual Guitar Lessons are offered for Spring 2014! Sign up and add some fun to your schedule!

The Intro to Guitar Class is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting. Learn to play rock, worship and popular songs while learning strumming patterns and chord progressions. No experience is necessary. MUSI 250-A (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 9:40-10:30 a.m).

Individual Guitar Lessons are offered to bring your playing to the next level! One-on-one lessons cover beginners all the way to very experienced players. Sign up and get some new skills and techniques. Work on music that you really want to play: rock, blues, worship, jazz, classical, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT

Lessons are taught by in-demand Portland guitarist Dave Iula. He performs with Portland’s top bands (Mel Brown, Patrick Lamb, Excellent Gentlemen) as well as many churches in Portland (Beaverton Foursquare, Southlake Church, Rolling Hills, Imago Dei Community).

E-mail Dave for more info at daveiula1@gmail.com.

Come support your Bruins as they take on Puget Sound on Saturday, Jan. 25. We’ll host a women’s basketball game at 6 p.m. and a men’s basketball game at 8 p.m.

The games are part of our fourth annual “Bruin Madness” weekend, which will include an indoor tailgate party, activities for children and a young alumni gathering. More information is available here.

Nursing Club Members: Your officers will be providing pizza and drinks for lunch. Come hear about our upcoming events!

You are welcome to come and go as you please.

Monday, Jan. 20
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Cap and Gown Room (in SUB)

For more information, please contact Jessica Jocoy – gfnursingclub@gmail.com

Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 20, both the Villa Café and Bruin Den will be closed. They will resume their normal hours on Tuesday.

The hours of service in Klages for students on meal plans will also change slightly this weekend. Please note the following changes:

• Saturday and Sunday: breakfast, 8-10:30 a.m.; brunch, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Monday: breakfast, 8-10 a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; dinner, 4:30-7 p.m.

Join us today (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. for International Chapel in the International Center/Cultural House. This week, Dennis and Janet Hagen will speak on the topic “What if we hadn’t met?” They will share about how God shows himself to us and helps us to know him.

Janet and Dennis will share stories about people they met during the many years they lived in China, and what those people are doing today. You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions and be encouraged. International Chapel is eligible for chapel elective credit. Its purpose is to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian. Everyone is invited to attend.

Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.

All Juniors Abroad documents are due at 5 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 17. The only way to secure your spot on your trip is to make sure you have all documents turned in on time. Turn documents in to Lynn Scott in Lemmons 9.

For more information, please contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Applications to go on a Semester Abroad trip are due at 5 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 17. Make sure all documents are turned in to Lynn Scott in Lemmons 9.

For more information, please contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Friday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitworth (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Friday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Whitworth (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Jan. 18, 4 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitman (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Jan. 18, 6 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Whitman (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)

Please note the time difference of two hours earlier for starting times on Saturday.

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

The university will close Monday, Jan. 20, to observe the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. There will be no day or evening classes at the Newberg campus, and the Portland Center and Salem Center will be closed. Libraries at all campuses will be closed as well.

Matt Tallman, leader of summer serve trips to Kenya, will be at Shalom tonight (Thursday) to share about past ministries and upcoming opportunities to serve in Africa this summer. Come join us if you are interested in missions and share with us in worship music and fellowship. Fresh bread will be provided, as always! Chapel elective credit available.

Shalom starts at 9 p.m. every Thursday in the Cap and Gown Room.

Looking for a summer job with a purpose? Come check out the Christian Summer Camp Job Fair! There are many ministries from all over the Northwest coming to meet you! The fair is set for Thursday, Jan. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EHS Atrium.

Positions are available in youth counseling, adventure camping, horse camping, challenge course facilitating, kitchen staff, life-guarding, housekeeping and more! Check it out and find your calling!

Questions? Contact Corina Burke at cburke@georgefox.edu.

Students, if you haven’t done so already, go on MyGFU and either register your vehicle or check the box indicating you are not bringing a car to campus. You must do one or the other before the Add/Drop date of Friday, Jan. 24, to avoid being charged $40 for non-compliance.

If you registered as not bringing a car to campus fall semester, you are good to go for spring semester. If your car or housing situation has changed, please come to security so we can get you the proper permit for this semester.

Questions? Please call 503-554-2090 or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Today’s (Wednesday’s) normal class schedule has been adjusted to accommodate the president’s chapel. Please use the link included below to view the adjusted class schedule. Locate the regular meeting time of your scheduled Wednesday classes in the “Regular Schedule” column on the left, and modify your schedule to attend the time listed in the “Adjusted Schedule” column on the right.

Adjusted Class Schedule Due to President’s Chapel

Questions can be directed to registrar@georgefox.edu.

The university’s theatre department invites you to join us for our winter musical, Parade. Shows are scheduled in Wood-Mar Auditorium Jan. 30 through Feb. 2 and Feb. 6-9. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the two Sunday matinees (Feb. 2 and 9), which begin at 2 p.m.

Synopsis: Based on historical events in Atlanta in 1913, Parade dramatizes the racially charged trial of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager who is wrongly accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl under his employ. As the press and the public call for his execution, Leo learns to rely on the power of love in the midst of injustice. Winner of the 1999 Tony Awards for Best Book (Alfred Uhry) and Best Original Musical Score (Robert Brown), Parade is a dynamic and powerful musical that will take your breath away.

University employees receive one complimentary ticket to any of the shows; students may attend either of the Thursday performances for free. Additional tickets are available for purchase at theatre.georgefox.edu. Tickets are available for pick-up at the box office in the Pennington House Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry invites you to join us for the fourth annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in Bauman Auditorium.

Dr. Bill Newsome, PhD, an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, will present “Brain, Mind & Free Will: Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?” Among the questions to be discussed: “Are we just the sum of our neurons?,” “Does my brain shape me, or do I shape my brain?” and “Is freedom of choice an illusion?”

For more information, visit this link. Questions? Contact Paul Chamberlain at pchamber@georgefox.edu.

For those interested in missions, don’t forget to swing by the Missions Fair today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EHS Atrium.

Missions organizations participating include Word Made Flesh, Uncharted Waters Sports Ministry, Teach Beyond, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Mission Aviation Fellowship, Iron Sharpens Iron Campus Ministries, Children’s Relief International, Faith in Action and many more!

If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Arias at rarias10@georgefox.edu.

I just want to acknowledge the great work on Monday from the Mail & Print Services staff and student employees. They delivered a record number of packages – almost 1,500 in nine hours at the Mail Services window. Our normal day is between 300 and 400 packages. Our record prior to Monday was 861 in one day.

Thank you, Mail & Print Services staff, for a job well done.

– Sherrie Frost