The Daily Bruin

Career Services is hosting a Seminary Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Hoover Atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A number of seminary representatives will be present to connect with prospective students who desire to be equipped for ministry through graduate education.

This event is a great opportunity to meet with recruiters to investigate different career choices and seminary opportunities for the future. Check BruinCareers on MyGFU for a list of seminaries attending.

Those with intermediate-advanced level dance experience are invited to audition to be a member of the George Fox Dance Company.

Auditions are this upcoming Sunday, Oct. 23, from 6-8 p.m. Please be prepared for an intermediate-advanced level dance class.

Pick up applications in the Wheeler dance room on Tuesday, Oct. 18, between 7-9 p.m. Bring your application to the audition.

If you are unable to make it to the dance room at this time or have any questions, please contact Alicia Fleetwood at afleetwood07@georgefox.edu. Thanks!

2011 Fall Webinar Series: Preparing for Employment with leading experts in the field of Career Development. Wednesdays from noon-1 p.m. in Career Services

October 19 Topic: 5 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand
Presenter: Sherri Thomas, President of Career Coaching 360

October 26 – Career Plan
November 2 – Leadership
November 9 – Interviewing
November 16 – Job Search
November 30 – Job Strategy
December 7 – Social Media/LinkedIn

If you are a student with elementary-school children or younger and are interested in meeting other Fox students with children, please e-mail Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu. We would love to establish a network of support and friendship.

All first-year students and sophomores are invited to attend the Majors Fair this Friday, Oct. 21, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hoover and EHS atriums.

Faculty from each department will be available to talk with you about their program and answer any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you there.

Lip Sync Auditions are coming soon! Does your act have what it takes to win Lip Sync 2011? Come show us your star power on Wednesday, Oct. 26! Every group must have an audition to be considered for the event. Sign-ups for spots will be posted on the window of the ASC offices in the SUB.

Auditions will take place in Lemmons 8 and begin at 8:30 p.m. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jordan Haselnus at jhaselnus09@georgefox.edu.

Join in celebrating cultures of the world during the university’s Cultural Celebration Week, scheduled Oct. 23-27.

Here’s the schedule:

• Sunday, Oct. 23
  • Coffee and Culture, Pennington lobby, 7 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 24
  
  • Chapel with Jamie Johnson, 10:40 a.m., Bauman Auditorium
  • Play: We Are Witnesses, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Cap & Gown Room
• Tuesday, Oct. 25
  
  • Cultural Fair, 4-6 p.m., Bruin Den
  • Shalom, 9-10 p.m., Cap & Gown
• Wednesday, Oct. 26
  
  • Chapel with Kevin Neuhouser, professor of sociology, Seattle Pacific, 10:40 a.m., Bauman Auditorium
  • World’s Got Talent show, 8-10 p.m., Bauman Auditorium (doors open at 7:30 p.m.)
• Thursday, Oct. 27
  
  • State of Diversity Address, Joel Perez, 3:30-5 p.m., Hoover 105
  • International Coffee House, 7-10 p.m., Foxhole

Our theme this year is “Living Outside the Box.” Please feel free to join in as many of these activities as your schedule allows. Questions? Contact Shelley Yonemura at syonemura@georgefox.edu.

George Fox will host a presentation of the Holocaust drama We Are Witnesses at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, in the Cap and Gown Room. Admission is free and the public is invited.

Presented by the STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy, We Are Witnesses is the true account of five Jewish adolescents whose lives are depicted during Hitler’s regime. The story is based on five diaries of Jewish teenagers who died during the Holocaust and is the true account of their lives.

The youth recount how the war affected them and how they saw the world. The play presents their innocence and hope for the future by bringing their diaries alive.

STAGES is based in Hillsboro and focuses on education, offering a variety of theatre classes to children in grades K-12. Classes focus on basic theatre education and include some specialty classes such as musical theatre.

For more information on the visit, contact Melanie Newell at mnewell@georgefox.edu or ext. 2686.

Participants in the Learning New Languages program, which started on Oct. 5, are going to meet again this Wednesday (Oct. 19) from 7 to 9 p.m. at the International House. Please join us if you are interested in learning some basic Chinese and making some Chinese friends.

Don’t worry if you missed the first class section because we are going to review what we learned last time while also learning something new.

All students and faculty are welcome. Please come and see what we Chinese students have to contribute to the diversity of the George Fox community.

Questions? Please contact Lishan Zeng at lzeng09@georgefox.edu.

The Academic Resource Center is busier this year than ever before, with more than 410 visits to the ARC so far this year (compared with 290 at this point last year). Because of the demand, it’s critical that students schedule appointments in advance.

Students often need to schedule two to three days ahead to ensure an appointment; one can also schedule a week – or even a month – ahead. Appointments for writing, learning strategies, academic coaching, or general tutoring can be scheduled by e-mailing the_arc@georgefox.edu, calling ext. 2314, or stopping by the ARC during hours of operation (1-10 p.m., Mon-Thur; noon-4 p.m., Fri). A schedule of labs for subject tutoring is available online.

More information is available at arc.georgefox.edu.

Research papers can seem overwhelming, but following a step-by-step, organized approach can make your life much less stressful. Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Jane Scott, public services librarian, will walk through those steps and guide you to campus and Internet resources to help make you a research pro.

The Academic Resource Center-sponsored session will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 18, starting at 6:30 p.m. in EHS 125.

The university community is invited to hear Diane Randall, executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation – the largest team of registered peace lobbyists in Washington, D.C. – present a free lecture from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in EHS 102.

Randall will speak on “The Privilege and Responsibility of Faithful Citizenship.” Her visit is being sponsored by George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice.

Randall’s background includes many years as an executive director of statewide advocacy organizations, a passion for rebuilding the democratic system in our country, a record of achievements in lobbying and citizen engagement, and a spiritual grounding in the Religious Society of Friends.

In addition to her evening presentation, Randall will lecture in an 11:40 a.m. political science class in Hoover 103 and again at 1:40 p.m. in a philosophy class in Stevens 209. She also will introduce the FCNL internship program to interested students during lunch beginning at 12:35 p.m. in the Klages Dining Hall.

You can read more about Diane and the FCNL here. Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgeefox.edu for more information on her visit.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The university’s career services office is organizing a seminary fair for students and others interested in furthering their religious education. The fair is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Hoover Atrium on the Newberg campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

There will be a variety of seminaries represented to connect with prospective students who desire to be equipped for ministry. This event is a great opportunity to meet with recruiters to investigate different career choices and seminary opportunities for the future.

Contact the Career Services office at 503-554-2330 for a list of seminaries attending.

There will be no courier service to the Portland Center on Friday, Oct. 14, due to the mid-semester holiday.

Normal service will resume on Monday, Oct. 17.

The Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will both be closed on Friday, Oct. 14, for the mid-semester holiday.

Due to the mid-semester holiday, Bon Appetit’s hours of operation will change slightly over the weekend, as follows:

Friday, Oct. 14
Breakfast, 8:30-10 a.m.
Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15
Continental Breakfast, 9-10 a.m.
Brunch, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 16
Continental Breakfast, 9-10 a.m.
Brunch, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner, 5-7 p.m.

Normal hours of operation resume on Monday, Oct. 17.

The large, blue formica sign that says “Career Services” in white letters is missing from our career cart. If you know of its whereabouts, please let us know or simply return it ASAP.

You can contact us at ext. 2330 or at careers@georgefox.edu with information.

Thanks for your help.
– Career Services

The Newberg campus will be closed Friday, Oct. 14, for the mid-semester holiday. All offices, the Bruin Bookstore and the library will be closed.

Dr. Steven L. Wilhite, a general surgeon practicing in Springfield, Ore., will present a seminar on medical ethics and technology at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in EHS 102.

Dr. Wilhite attended OHSU after graduating from George Fox as a biology major. This 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.