The Daily Bruin

Professional Preview Day – Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Professional Preview Day matches you with an alumni professional in your field.  These alumni were once in the place you are today and now they are successful in the professional world. Empower your career plans by connecting with alumni professionals in occupations of interest to you.

The deadline for Professional Preview Day registration is this Monday, November 7.
Sign up through www.careers.georgefox.edu to secure your spot.  If you have questions, contact the Career Office at x. 2330 or email careers@georgefox.edu.

Students-Security Services is currently hiring for 3 student officer positions!. We will be taking applications until November 18, and interviews will begin shortly thereafter. Job training will begin as soon as spring semester starts. Applicants must be freshmen or sophomores as a 2 year commitment is required due to extensive training and certification costs.

Please see the job listing in Bruin Careers to read about the qualifications required and how to apply.

Becoming a Teacher? Please contact Beth Molzahn in Graduate Admissions to learn your next step toward an Initial Teaching License via the Master of Arts in Teaching program, either full time or part time, right here at George Fox!

Email: bmolzahn@georgefox.edu or phone: 503.554.2264.

Friday, Nov. 4, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
Friday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

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

The university community is invited to two concerts on campus Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5.

‘An Evening of Jazz’ Concert
On Friday, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling will perform with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and a faculty trio at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. All employees and students are entitled to one complimentary ticket, which covers admission for up to four people. Tickets are available for pick-up at the Information Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Family Weekend Concert
On Saturday, the university’s Family Weekend fall concert is scheduled at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free. The event will feature performances by the university’s Women’s Chorale, String Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Concert Choir and Symphonic Band.

For more information about either concert, contact Debbie Hawblitzel in the Department of Performing Arts at ext. 2620.

Don’t forget to drop by the George Fox Auxiliary’s annual holiday bazaar Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. The event will feature more than 30 artisans selling jewelry, art, crafts, plants and food.

The main bazaar will be in the Ron Gregory Atrium between Wood-Mar Hall and the Edwards-Holman Science Center on Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional vendors will be in the Hoover Academic Building atrium during the same times. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Danya Ochsner at 503-537-8369 or Janet Lyda at 503-538-3032.

Most of us don’t worry too much about a writing mistake or two. It’s what we have to say that really matters, right?

Well, yes – and no.

The bad news is that too many editing errors can keep our readers from taking us – and our ideas – seriously. The good news is that most of our errors are relatively easy to fix, once we figure out which ones we’re prone to make.

In this Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, Bill Jolliff, professor of English, will identify the 10 errors that professors are most likely to mark on student work, and he’ll demonstrate how to fix them.

Join us today (Friday) at 10:40 a.m. in EHS 125.

Students who want to sharpen their writing and editing skills and who have room to add one or two credits to their spring schedule should consider WRIT 103, Individualized English Skills.

The course allows students to work individually on specific grammar, punctuation, and writing skills they need to improve. Students will meet with a peer tutor at a time that fits their schedule. The course may be taken concurrently with other writing classes or stand-alone but does not meet general education writing requirements.

Peak 7 Adventures will be in the SUB recruiting for summer employment on Friday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Peak 7 Adventures is a grassroots outdoor adventure nonprofit organization aimed at taking young people into the wilderness to show them the wonder of God’s creation. The group challenges participants to expand their horizons by fostering trust relationships and team-building skills. You can learn more about Peak 7 Adventures by visiting this website.

The English Department is offering a technical writing course for the first time this spring. WRIT 240 will introduce students to the forms and styles of writing and reporting used in business, professional and research organizations.

The course will be taught by Gary Tandy, professor of English, who has 15 years of experience teaching similar courses and more than 10 years of experience as a technical writer. Contact Gary at gtandy@georgefox.edu if you have questions about the class.

Reminder: The deadline for Professional Preview Day registration is this Monday, Nov. 7.

Sign up through careers.georgefox.edu to secure your spot.

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

One-credit online career classes are available. Register today!

Select from three online courses designed to fit your career-planning needs, as well as your busy schedule. Learn important skills about finding your calling and preparing yourself for a career after college. You can find the courses in the course schedule under General Education.

GEED 214: Claim Your Career Calling (freshmen & sophomores)
GEED 216: Become Workplace Familiar (sophomores & juniors)
GEED 218: Find Suitable Employment (juniors & seniors)

This coming weekend is our 30th annual Family Weekend. There are many events happening on campus for you to enjoy. Go to familyweekend.georgefox.edu for more details on the schedule.

Keep in mind, for meals on Saturday, dining for students will be in the Cap and Gown Room unless you are registered to attend the luncheon on Saturday with your family.

There is a lot to do over the weekend – including the “Living Room,” open on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Duke Atrium on the first floor of the Stevens Center. It’ll be an ideal place to play board games and hang out with families.

If you have any questions about the weekend, contact Nancy Almquist, director of parent relations, at ext. 2114 or nalmquist@georgefox.edu.

Exodus Fair for fall grads! If you are graduating this December, stop by the Exodus Fair on Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Stevens Center Atrium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!

Your degree is almost done, graduation is right around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate. We hope to see you there!

For those students graduating in April, please note your Exodus Fair will be in March.

If you are a student living on campus at George Fox, we want to hear your thoughts on a variety of factors regarding campus housing and dining services. Please take 10 to 15 minutes to complete this survey about your experiences.

The survey will be available for you to complete until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23.

The information collected from this will be used to:
1) Better understand student opinions and perceptions of university housing
2) Assess and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of student housing
3) Prioritize the use of resources to improving housing and housing selection
4) Prioritize and understand needs for strategic and long-term planning

If you have questions, please contact housing@georgefox.edu. Thank you for participating in this survey.

Most of us don’t worry too much about a writing mistake or two. It’s what we have to say that really matters, right?

Well, yes – and no.

The bad news is that too many editing errors can keep our readers from taking us – and our ideas – seriously. The good news is that most of our errors are relatively easy to fix, once we figure out which ones we’re prone to make.

In this Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, Bill Jolliff, professor of English, will identify the 10 errors that professors are most likely to mark on student work, and he’ll demonstrate how to fix them.

Join us this Friday, Nov. 4, at 10:40 a.m. in EHS 125.

This week is your last chance to see the university’s fall show, Steel Magnolias, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Performances run Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and conclude with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Thursday’s show is free to students, while employees get one complimentary ticket each for any of the performances. The box office, located at the Information Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center, is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additional tickets can be purchased in Stevens or online at theatre.georgefox.edu.

Please note: Saturday’s performance is sold out and Friday’s show is nearly sold out. There are still plenty of great seats available for Thursday or Sunday.

Stop by, call 503-554-3844 or e-mail boxoffice@georgefox.edu with any questions. A synopsis of the play is available at theatre.georgefox.edu.

The university’s Department of History and Political Science invites the community to hear Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, on campus today (Wednesday).

Presentations include:

• Chapel address: 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium
• “The Congressional Black Caucus and Immigration Reform: A Study of Failed Leadership”: 3:45 to 5 p.m., Hoover 105
• “Does Political Correctness Threaten Religious Liberty?: 7-8:30 p.m., Hoover 105

Swain, an award-winning author and media personality, has appeared on BBC Radio, NPR, PBS, C-SPAN and ABC, among other media outlets. She rose from being a high school dropout and teenage mother to earning a PhD from the University of North Carolina and a master’s degree in law from Yale Law School.

She is widely recognized as an expert on race relations, immigration, black leadership and evangelical politics.

To read more about Swain, see this press release. For more about her visit, contact Mark David Hall at ext. 2674.

Craving oranges? Check out the baseball team’s orange sale: 20-pound boxes (about 40 oranges) can be purchased for $24 ($12 is tax deductible). Sales start Sunday, Nov. 6, from any George Fox baseball player (they will be selling door-to-door also). Oranges will be delivered Dec. 3-9.

Contact Marty Hunter at mhunter@georgefox.edu or ext. 2914 for more information. This is your chance to be part of something great! Go Bruins!

Topic: Leadership
Presenter: Al Duncan, author of Get ALL Fired Up!

Wednesday, Nov. 2
Noon to 1 p.m. in Career Services

Upcoming Webinars:
Nov. 9: Active Interviewing
Nov. 30: Guerrilla Job Marketing Techniques
Dec. 7: LinkedIn Makeover