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Looking for something adventurous to do over spring break? Look no further: Spring Serve is here! This semester, serve trips are being sent to locations in Oregon, Washington, Utah and California. These trips are beautiful opportunities to put your love for others into action. DON’T MISS OUT!

Applications are DUE this Friday, Feb. 15. Serve trips will be leaving March 23 and returning March 30. Link to the application can be found here.

Any questions? Feel free to e-mail Kyle Webster at Kwebster12@georgefox.edu or Kaylena Charpentier at kcharpentier10@georgefox.edu.

Current students who would like to be considered for approval to live off-campus prior to Housing Selection need to submit a Residency Exemption Request before 5 p.m. on March 1, 2013. Please note that requests submitted after that date will be reviewed at the end of each month beginning in April. The last day to submit an Exemption Request for Fall 2013 is May 31, 2013. Requests submitted after that time will not be considered.

The deadline to submit an off-campus request for extreme financial hardship is Friday, May 31. Requests based on finances should be presented to Student Financial Services.

Students who are placed in housing and eligible to live off-campus have until Wednesday, July 31, to notify the housing department of their intent to live off-campus.

Questions? Please contact housing@georgefox.edu or refer to the Housing and Residence Life website for additional information.

All are invited to the fourth installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Feb. 18, in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”

Monday’s session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and 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,” in which he will explore the changes in social norms and institutions due to the shift from Modern American culture to the Emerging Culture, with attention to areas such as religion and church, education, politics and business.

The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

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

Yesterday our newest Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) was installed in the Le Shana lobby. That brings to five the mounted AEDs on campus (second floor of EHS, SUB, main floor Murchison, in the physical therapy department of VAC and in the Le Shana lobby.) Two were provided by students, one by the Parents’ Council, one by PT and one by athletics.

If you hear a sustained alarm coming from an open case, please call 911. The cases are not hardwired into our emergency systems.

One of the local fire chiefs we work with made the following comment:

“Oregon has an AED law in effect. The law lists organizations/agencies that are exempt. Interestingly enough, I have noticed it has been the ‘exempt’ organizations, like GFU, that are setting the best example of the importance of AEDs for public access. You all are doing an awesome job!”

Take 15 minutes to let your voice be heard …

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) will be asking you to participate in a survey to understand and improve the student learning experience at George Fox University. When you receive the invitation in your e-mail, please fill out the survey and let your voice be heard.

All students who complete the survey will be entered in a drawing for one of three $25 Amazon gift cards.

Questions about the survey can be directed to Dr. Karen Buchanan, kbuchana@georgefox.edu.

Join us in prayer for our campus and our community. We will meet on the quad outside of the Bruin Den for a Newberg Prayer Walk during chapel hour (10:40 to 11:30 a.m.) this Friday, Feb. 15.

Questions? Contact Mary Owen (mowen10@gerogefox.edu).

In honor of Black History Month, we would like to offer the opportunity to go to the final segment in the series entitled, “Love, Literature, and a Black Man’s Escape from the Crowd” with guest speaker and author Thomas Chatterton Williams on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Williams is a writer for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic, and author of Losing My Cool.

There are a limited number of spots available in the George Fox van. So, if YOU would like to attend this event, please come to the student life office on the third floor of Stevens and sign up.

We will be taking one van, and leaving the Stevens parking lot at 5:20 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me, Amber Nelson, at nelsona@georgefox.edu

Were you wondering why GFU has not been receiving The NYTimes or USA today? ASC Apologizes.

There was some miscommunication with our distributor, but it has been taken care of. Thank you to all who expressed concern. The papers are now back!

To all pre-nursing students planning on applying to the nursing program this Spring:

The Nursing Department is hosting an Application Info Night at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 13. Carla Hagen, the department director, will be there to discuss the application process and answer any questions you may have.  We will be meeting in Hoover 105.  See you there!

Don’t forget to support the Romania/Moldova Summer Serve team this week! We will be having a Valentine’s Day bake sale today (Wednesday) from 4 to 7 p.m. and tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon 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!

Do you ever find yourself thinking about what life will be like after graduation? Do you ever crave a home-cooked meal?

Dinner for Eight addresses both of these thoughts! Join up to seven other students for dinner at the home of an alumnus while the conversation focuses on a career field that you find interesting and other aspects of life after graduation.

To participate for the Tuesday, Feb. 19 Dinner for Eight, you must register by Thursday, Feb. 14. The event costs $2 per person at the time of registration, and each student will receive a $5 Chapters gift card for participating.

On the registration form, available on this page, you are able to list other students that you would prefer to participate with. We encourage you to talk with your friends and list one another. Although we are unable to guarantee your requests, we will make every effort to do so.

Do you have an opinion about the future of the yearbook? Dying to share it? We’d love to hear it!

Email asccommunicationsdirector@georgefox.edu for more information on how to make your voice heard.

An art exhibition featuring pieces by some of the region’s most talented young artists will open Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Lindgren Gallery.

The annual exhibit, High School Art Northwest, will begin with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The exhibit, featuring dozens of works by high schoolers throughout Oregon and Washington, will be on display through Monday, March 4. Prize winners from the 2013 High School Art Northwest competition will be announced at the reception.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact Cheri Hampton (champton@georgefox.edu) for more information.

From Feb. 19 through Feb. 22, Plant Services and an outside company will be performing our annual fire extinguisher maintenance service. During this time we will be in and out of housing and administrative buildings and houses.

Thank you for your patience during this time.

– Plant Services

If you are thinking of working internationally, then you might want to visit Going Global on your BruinCareers home page. We have this great resource for you on a trial basis through April 2013. Locate countries, jobs, internships, employers and H1B visa information.

Faculty or staff: refer your interested students please.

Contact Bonnie Jerke (bjerke@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Come join us to discuss how we, as college students, can fight injustice and advocate for victims of human trafficking! The International Justice Mission club is meeting tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. in the Cultural House.

We will be having hot chocolate and tea, so bring a mug!

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Hope Kenyon at ekenyon11@georgefox.edu.

The Romania/Moldova Summer Serve team will be having a Valentine’s Day bake sale Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon 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!

Do you speak another language? Sometimes have to interpret? Interested in being an interpreter? Registration is now open on MyGFU for an exciting May Term opportunity: COMM 285 Community Interpreting (two credits).

Meeting times will be 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. (eight hours) on Monday, May 6; Wednesday, May 8; Friday, May 10; Monday, May 13; and Wednesday, May 15.

An interpreter breaks the language and cultural barrier between parties that are trying to communicate orally. There is a growing need for interpreters across the U.S. as the new field of community interpreting grows in leaps and bounds.

Community interpreting takes place in medical, social and educational settings. This 40-hour course covers interpreting ethics and conduct, interpreter skills and protocols, how to address culture, the settings where interpreting is provided, terminology concerns and standards of practice.

There is an urgent need for interpreters who speak less common and refugee languages. This course is therefore open to native speakers, advanced students of foreign languages and heritage speakers (those who grew up speaking another language at home). The goal is to prepare aspiring interpreters to approach this new profession with poise and confidence, respecting the role boundaries that allow them to be effective language brokers.

Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Successful Completion in addition to college credit.

Instructor
Helen Eby is a Certified Court Interpreter for the state of Oregon and a Certified Medical Interpreter. She has interpreted in conference, medical, legal, church and school settings in almost all countries of Latin America and in the United States. She is currently the Assistant Administrator of the Spanish Division of the American Translators Association.

Eby grew up in a totally bilingual environment, and has been involved in teaching languages, translation and interpreting in one form or another since she was 13. She enjoys interpreting in community settings, teaching, hiking, photography and music. She has taught Spanish at Gordon College, and Spanish and math at Covenant School in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Questions? Contact Deborah Berhó (dberho@georgefox.edu)

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.

Reminder: The deadline for Professional Etiquette Dinner registration is this Friday, Feb. 15.

Sign up and purchase tickets through the Career Services Office, in the SUB during the following times:

• Tuesday, Feb. 12 — 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 13 — 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 15 — 11 – 2 p.m.

You can also sign up through Bruin Careers to secure your spot.

If you have questions, contact the Career Office at ext. 2330 or email careers@georgefox.edu.