The Daily Bruin

The deadline for student and employee shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child is Friday, Nov. 18.

If you need an empty shoe box(es) to pack and/or labels, stop by the Bruin Den during lunch or contact Jessi Fink (jfink09@georgefox.edu).

Packed shoe boxes can be turned in to the ASC offices, to Barbi Doran at the Information Desk in the Stevens Center, or brought to the Coffin basement on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 8 to 10 p.m.

For more information about Operation Christmas Child and our effort on campus, visit this Facebook site.

Questions? Contact Jessi at the above e-mail address.

The university’s International Justice Mission chapter will host its annual event, “Closing the Gap: Addressing the Mentality Behind Sex Slavery,” next week. The four-day event will address the issue of sex trafficking.

Here is the schedule:

• On Monday night (Nov. 14) the movie Born Into Brothels will be shown in Bauman Auditorium at 8 p.m. Students can receive chapel credit for attending.
• Tuesday and Wednesday will feature panels of speakers from the Portland metro area and from George Fox faculty in Hoover 102 at 8 p.m. both nights.
• On Thursday, the event concludes with a free concert by advocacy band Jubilee in the Foxhole at 8 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Peña at lpena10@georgefox.edu, or see posters on campus bulletin boards.

Alpha Psi Omega, the university’s theatre honor society, will present a night of one-act plays directed, acted and produced by students.

Join us for one of three performances (all three plays to be presented each night):

Nov. 10, 11 & 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Wood-Mar Auditorium
Admission is “pay what you will”

The three plays presented:

July 7, 1994 by Donald Margulies
Directed by Ben Vawter
An examination of doctor’s life as she works and lives in the inner city. Her conversations with her patients reveal troubled lives that mirror what we see around us today.

Mr. Foot by Michael Frayn
Directed by Heidi Thurston
An businessman seems to have formed a better relationship with his twitching foot than with his somewhat envious wife.

603 by Imad Farajin
Directed by Annaliese Anderson
Four Palestinian men share a cramped prison cell listening to the buses come and go outside. Will the next bus be the one to take them home?

Visit this Facebook link to learn more about event.

Survey #1:

This is a quick 10-question survey to see how well George Fox students can score on a geography test. According to a recent evaluation of 12th-grade students in the U.S., only 20 percent could pass a geography test. We want to see how many college students can answer questions similar to the national high school test.

Thank you so much for your time. Here is the link: kwiksurveys.com?s=OHOEMH_afb9f538

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student-generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon if you have any questions about this process.

Don’t forget the two concerts scheduled in Bauman Auditorium this week. On Thursday, Nov. 10, a Chamber Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. and feature a clarinet trio, a keyboard ensemble, a low brass ensemble, a string ensemble and handbell ringers. Selections to be played will include works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Debussy and Brahms.

On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform beginning at 3 p.m. The orchestra, directed by Paul Featherstone, will perform works by Beethoven. Kenn Willson (Performing Arts) is the guest soloist for a piano concerto. Featured will be a cadenza written by James Pick (2011 graduate) reflecting on Kenn’s comparing Beethoven to rock ‘n roll of the 19th century.

Both concerts are free. Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at ext. 2620 for more information.

A Christian Ministry in the National Parks will be recruiting in the SUB on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. You can learn more at their website “Encountering God in the Wonders of Creation.”

Dr. David Tyler, a chemistry professor at the University of Oregon, will present a seminar on new photochemically degradable plastics for the environment at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in EHS 102.

Dr. Tyler will speak about “green” plastics, the research his group has done to develop a new class of plastics, and research into controlling when plastics start to degrade. After the seminar, students will have the opportunity to chat with him about grad studies at the University of Oregon.

The seminar is sponsored by the Department of Biology and Chemistry. All are invited!

Please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Mail Services is in need of packing “peanuts” – the small Styrofoam pieces used for padding when shipping packages. If you have any that you can donate to us, it would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mail Services

The university community is invited to two concerts scheduled in Bauman Auditorium this week. On Thursday, Nov. 10, a Chamber Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. and feature a clarinet trio, a keyboard ensemble, a low brass ensemble, a string ensemble and handbell ringers. Selections to be played will include works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Debussy and Brahms.

On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform beginning at 3 p.m. The symphony will perform works by Beethoven (Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 and Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major, Op. 55 Eroica). The cadenza for the first movement is a unique collaboration between James Pick (spring 2011 graduate) and Kenn Willson (Performing Arts), with a little inspiration from Beethoven.

Both concerts are free. Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at ext. 2620 for more information.

Fall Webinar Series 2011
Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m. in Career Services
Bring your lunch!

November 9 – Active Interviewing
Author Eric Kramer will present on branding, selling and presenting yourself to win your next job!

November 10– Guerrilla Job Marketing Techniques
December 7 – LinkedIn Makeover

Did you attend Cultural Celebration Week? Please click here to fill out a quick and easy survey to give us feedback on our annual event.

If you have specific questions, please contact Alex Pia (apia@georgefox.edu), Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyr@georgefox.edu) or Shelley Yonemura (syonemura@georgefox.edu).

Support the Student Conference on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) group fundraiser for a conference at Biola University.

You can support us by buying one tamale Tuesday, Nov. 15. We will be in the Bruin Den from 5 to 6 p.m. The cost will be $1 per tamale.

Contact Julio Bautista (jbautista11@georgefox.edu) or Francisca Machic (fmachicriscajche10@georgefox.edu) for details.

Sponsored by Multicultural Programs

Come join us for a weekend away Nov. 11-13 on the coast to make some space in our busy lives to listen to, explore, and engage the mysterious grace and workings of the Spirit of God. Cost: $20 per student

Guest Musicians:

Karla Adolphe [karlaadolphe.ca]
Aaron Strumple [aaronstrumpel.com]

Guest Speaker:
A.J. Swoboda [ajswoboda.com]

First 100 to sign up get free T-shirts!

Sign up in the Bruin Den during lunch and dinner hours each weekday from now until this Thursday, Nov. 10.

Contact Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any questions.

If you missed our second annual “State of Diversity Address” with Joel Perez during Cultural Celebration Week, it is now available on iTunes U. In it, he speaks about the ongoing work we are doing at the university to make our community more inclusive and welcoming.

If you have questions, please contact Joel, dean of transitions and inclusion (jperez@georgefox.edu) or Shelley Yonemura, director of multicultural student programs (syonemura@georgefox.edu).

The deadlines for shipping those Christmas packages are posted in the lobbies of the SUB and Beebe post offices – as well as at University Mail Services.

We offer the following U.S. Mail Services: Priority, First Class and Parcel Post.

This USPS link contains the deadlines for these services as well as Express Mail. On this link, scroll down and you will see three tabs: One each for Military, International and Domestic.

Questions? Contact Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

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.

We will soon be conducting a test of FoxAlert, the Newberg campus emergency notification system.

In the unlikely event of an emergency, you would be potentially notified through three different methods:

• Cell phone
• E-mail
• Text message

However, for either of these methods to work you must enter your personal contact information in your MyGFU account.

Here’s how you do it:

• Login to your MyGFU account
• Click on SELF SERVICE
• Click on CAMPUS PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Click on PHONE NUMBERS
• On the PHONE TYPE pick list, choose the phone type you are registering
• Type in your contact information
• Click SAVE
• If you need to add a number, first click on ADD A PHONE NUMBER
• Make sure you click SAVE after each change

When contacted by phone, the number you will see is: “503-554-2007.”

Your safety is very important to us. Thank you for your participation!

If you have questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) or Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu).

Thanks for your attention to this matter, and please enter the requested information into MyGFU today!

A national juried art exhibition, “Expressions of Faith,” opens in the university’s Minthorne Gallery with a reception and artist talk on Thursday, Nov. 10.

The exhibit will feature pieces by artists including Susan Black, David Blow, Martha Chetelain, Kerri Jones, Angela D. Lee and others. It opens with a talk at 4:10 p.m. in Hoover 105 and a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gallery.  The show runs through Dec. 8.

To learn more, contact Cheri Hampton at ext. 2619 or champton@georgefox.edu.

We still have openings to fill for Professional Preview Day on Wednesday, Nov. 16, so we are extending the student registration deadline until noon Wednesday, Nov. 9. We have a great group of alumni professionals eager to spend time with you to help you “power up your potential.”

There have been some professionals recently added, so go to careers.georgefox.edu review the possibilities and sign up right away. This event has proven to be a very beneficial and fun event for students, so don’t hesitate to join us.

Need to send out a student survey? The following guidelines have been established for the distribution of student surveys. Faculty members are encouraged to help facilitate this process.

Please follow these guidelines when submitting student surveys for mass distribution. Send your surveys to Jere Witherspoon in the student life office. Your approved survey request should include all of the following:

• Your name and e-mail address (may include the list of names from those in your group)
• Course name and professor
• Approval for distribution granted by: _______________________ (list department)
• Short, catchy blurb about the survey no more than 35 words in length
• A tested, workable link to the survey

An e-mail with all submitted surveys will be sent to all students once a week (on Wednesdays). An identical e-nnouncement will be submitted at the same time to student e-nnouncements. The following disclaimer will be attached to the e-mail and the e-nnouncement:

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon if you have any questions about this process.