The Daily Bruin

Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee will address issues related to technology in our lives when she comes to campus March 4-6 as guest speaker for the Spring Theological Conference.

The schedule for the week includes:

• Monday, March 4 – “You’ve Been Hacked: How technology has taken you hostage (and how your parents are to blame),” chapel (10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium)
• Tuesday, March 5 – “Finding Your Sweet Spot: Brain health and multiple intelligences information to help you increase engagement in your first (real) life,” Shalom (7 p.m. in Cap & Gown Room)
• Wednesday, March 6 – “Pushing the Pause Button: Practical tips for learning to be still, bored, and centered,” chapel (10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium)

Dr. Dodgen-Magee is a licensed psychologist, truth communicator and Jesus follower. She had one of the first computers in her class when she was a graduate student “a million years ago,” and was the last person in her family to get an iPhone. She is a reluctant geek and an avid reader of research.

Doreen is passionate about helping people experience life in all its richness, complexity, boredom and wonder. She fills her own time with seeing clients, speaking around the country, taking African dance lessons, doting on her kids (a college sophomore and high school senior), practicing contemplative prayer, and attempting to find the most shocking (and truth-telling) YouTube clips to share at places like George Fox University.

The Spring Theological Conference is sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies. For more information, contact Paula Hampton at ext 2650. All sessions are open to the public.

Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs (ISLP) is seeking to hire 10 volunteer position Peer2Peer Mentors.  The P2P program is a resource primarily for incoming underrepresented (first-gen, low-socio status, ethnicity) students who are matched with a student mentor who helps them adjust to college.  Please note that this is different than Orientation Peer Advisors.

Either email Shelley Yonemura, syonemura@georgefox.edu for an application or stop by the front desk of Student Life to pick-up a paper copy.

There is no incoming or outgoing U.S. Mail today due to the President’s Day holiday. Anything dropped at Mail Services will be postmarked Feb. 19.

UPS and FedEx will be open and delivering packages as normal, and the university’s courier will be going to Portland and Salem campuses. Items must be in Mail Services by 9:45 a.m.

Questions? Contact Mail Services at ext. 2555.

Just a reminder about tonight’s (Monday’s) Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture, scheduled in Hoover 105 from 7 to 8 p.m.

The session features Terrence Steele, a sociology professor at George Fox. He will present “The Changing State of the Union: How the Emerging Culture is Influencing American Culture.”

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

The university community is invited to the annual Bösendorfer Artist Concert Series, featuring Italian pianist Gianluca Luisi, this Thursday, Feb. 21, in Bauman Auditorium. This marks a return to the university for Luisi, who will perform a series of J.S. Bach and Franz Liszt pieces – as well as a duet piece, Three Preludes by George Gershwin, with professor Kenn Willson – on the university’s Bösendorfer “Imperial” grand piano.

Luisi, who has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall and at renowned venues around the world, will perform a 7:30 p.m. concert. All George Fox employees and students are entitled to one free ticket they may pick up at the box office in the Pennington House (Portland Center students and employees may call 503-554-3844 to reserve your ticket). Additional tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students/children. Tickets are available for purchase online at this link.

The program’s first half includes a series of Bach Fugues, as well as a performance of Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 31 #2 ‘The Tempest.’ The second half features the Gershwin piece and four Liszt compositions. The event concludes with a performance of Chopin’s Polonaise Op. 53 Eroica.

Luisi also will hold a master class at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Bauman Auditorium, where he will coach piano performance majors. The public is welcome to attend the class at no charge.

To learn more about Luisi, the series or the concert, visit the above link.

Today, February 15, is the LAST day to send in serve trip applications. Trips will be sent out to locations in California, Oregon, Washington, and Utah.  The trips will take place during Spring Break, March 23-30.

A link to the application and more information on locations can be found here.

If you have any questions, feel free to email Kyle Webster at kwebster12@georgefox.edu or Kaylena Charpentier at kcharpentier10@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join us for a Faculty Research Forum featuring Michael MacLeod, associate professor of politics and international studies, this morning (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Michael will present “Follow the Money: How Global Investor Networks Influence Multinational Corporations and Why It Matters to You and Me.”

The Office of International Student Services is sponsoring a 2013 Lunar New Year event for our campus community. It will include a full meal of delicious Chinese food, musical performances and games.

Join us today (Friday) between 5:30 and 8 p.m. in the west end of the Klages Dining Room. Tickets are $5 and will be on sale in the Bruin Den during the lunch and dinner hours through Thursday.

Questions? Contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu) or Alice Gozal (agozal10@georgefox.edu).

February marks Black History Month and what better way to celebrate than to dance. This event will take place from 8 – 10 p.m. Saturday, February 23 in the EHS Atrium.

You won’t want to miss out on all the fun!

For more information, please contact Kacee Woods at kwoods10@georgefox.edu

The Relationship Retreat is for married, engaged, and seriously dating couples. Cost is $35 per couple.

Sign up at this link.  Or find the link on Spil At Fox’s Facebook page. Space is limited so sign up today!

For questions contact: spirituallife@georgefox.edu

Are you an artist or writer that wants to share your masterpieces with the world? The Crescent is bringing back one of GFU’s oldest publications, the Wineskin, a piece for the students, BY the students.

If you would like to contribute a short story, poem or work of art for the 2013 publication please contact Katherine Vanlandingham at kvanlandingham11@georgefox.edu

Seniors: Your best resource for commencement information is available at this link. Tickets will be mailed to your campus box in April (6 for Miller and 6 for Bauman). Please share this information and website with your parents! Thanks!

The Psychology / Sociology Dept. is pleased to invite you to our annual Valentine’s Day cookie decorating.

Come join the yummy and creative fun in the Cap and Gown today between Noon and 1:00 pm Thursday Feb. 14 to decorate a Valentine cookie, for you, for a friend or just for fun.

Don’t forget to support our theatre department by attending our winter production, Mrs. Packard. The show runs Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 14-16, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844.

All George Fox students may receive a complimentary ticket for tonight’s (Thursday’s) evening performance. All faculty and staff are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show. Tickets are available for pick-up in the Box Office located in the Pennington House. Box Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.

To read a synopsis of the play, click here.

Saturday, Feb. 16, noon – Men’s tennis vs. Whitworth (George Fox’s campus courts)
Saturday, Feb. 16, 3 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Puget Sound (George Fox’s campus courts)

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

The Master of Arts in Teaching program now offers a Special Education endorsement along with the MAT degree! Please contact Admissions Counselor Beth Molzahn (503-554-2264 or bmolzahn@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The Romania/Moldova Summer Serve Team will be having a Valentine’s Day bake sale today (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den.

Come support our summer serve team and help us reach out to people in Romania and Moldova this summer by buying goodies for yourself and others!

Research papers can seem overwhelming, but following a step-by-step, organized approach can make your life much less stressful. This Friday, Feb. 15, the Academic Resource Center is hosting a session, “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper,” that will walk through those steps and guide you to campus and Internet resources to help make you a research pro.

The session will be presented by Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Jane Scott, public services librarian. Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 102.

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Corina Burke has joined the Career Services staff through April as a professional career assistant. She is an alumna of the university, with a degree in cinema and media communication, and comes with varied and applicable experience.

As you see her on campus, know she is one of the faces of the Career Center in Stevens.

Do you love students? Do you have a passion for seeing students grow? Do you long to be challenged in a brand new way?

Whether you have been to a Worldview Academy camp before or not, this is a tremendous opportunity for you to serve students all across the country.  There will be a recruiter from Worldview Academy in the Student Union Building from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Thursday).

Contact Career Services for more information.