The Daily Bruin

The Center for Peace and Justice is sponsoring a visit to the community open house at Bilal Masjid Mosque in Beaverton this Sunday, Sept. 12, in remembrance of the events of 9/11/2001. We will be leaving from the Stevens Center parking lot at 10:30 a.m.

We are coming alongside one of our senior students, Lindley King, who originally voiced the idea of a George Fox visit after hearing the president of the Bilal Mosque speak at Senior Capstone on Monday. Please R.S.V.P. to peaceandjustice@georgefox.edu if you are interested in coming with us. Let us know if you are able to drive and take other students who will need rides or if you are someone who will need a ride.

Blessings,
The Center for Peace and Justice and the Center for Global Studies

We will be updating all the data in our emergency contact system’s database next week. Please take a few minutes to update your contact information in MyGFU if you have not done so already.

Please follow these simple directions to enter your personal cell phone number:

• 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 cell phone number
• Click SAVE
• If you need to add a number, first click on ADD A PHONE NUMBER
• Make sure you click SAVE after each change

Thank you for taking the time to do this today. If you have any questions, please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in the Office of Student Life.

Sophomore Springboard wishes to invite all Sophomores to an Evening of Black and White Friday September 17th from 8-10 p.m. in the Stevens Atrium. Semi-formal attire, desserts, photos, and music.

Sophomore Springboard exists to create opportunities for sophomores to connect socially as well as to provide information about topics important during the sophomore year.  If you would like to be involved in helping to make these events happen emailsstcyr@georgefox.edu

Whether you want to improve your writing, brainstorm for an upcoming assignment, or meet regularly for academic coaching, ARC consultants are available to support you in your academic pursuits.

The ARC is open Monday through Thursday from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. and from noon to 4 p.m. on Fridays.  To schedule an appointment, email the_arc@georgefox.edu, call 503-554-2327, or stop by the ARC in the Special Collections room on the second floor of the library.

The university community is invited to a series of recitals performed by Kenn Willson (Performing Arts). Kenn will perform the music from his “Encounters with Beethoven” concert in order to make a recording on the university’s Imperial Bösendorfer piano.

Beginning this Monday, Sept. 13, he will play Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Sonata Op. 31 #3 and the Ecossaises Dances for three consecutive weeks (Sept. 13, 20 and 27). Each performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

Audience members are invited to attend one, two or all three three performances, and at the end of each they will get to vote on the movement(s) they liked best from that evening’s performance. All the votes will be taken into consideration in the production of Kenn’s first piano solo CD. Those who attend any of the recitals also will be able to purchase the final CD at a reduced price.

Please remember that meal plan students are required to have their ID cards with them everytime they come to the dining room for meals.  This allows us to properly account for all the meals we serve.

Historically we’ve provided a “free pass” by issuing a 1 meal voucher for students who have forgotten their cards.  But, because we’ve had an overwhelming number of students over the past week not bringing their cards and several students claiming to be on a meal plan who are not being issued a voucher, effective next Monday, September 13th, all students not bringing their ID cards to meals will be asked to return to their rooms to get their cards before being allowed entrance to the dining room.

Thank you for understanding and please contact me if you have any questions.

Interested in being a sports reporter? Want to cover athletic events, interview coaches and talk to student athletes? Come to our Bruin Sports informational meeting on Sunday, September 12 at 7:15 pm in the Bruins Den to sign up or to learn more.

If you have additional questions or are unable to come to the meeting, please email Jenny Green at greenj08@georgefox or Katelyn Dixon atkdixon08@georgefox.edu. Thanks so much and go Bruins!!

Interested in being a sports reporter? Want to cover athletic events, interview coaches and talk to student athletes? Come to our Bruin sports informational meeting on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 7:15 p.m. in the Bruin Den to sign up or to learn more.

If you have additional questions or are unable to come to the meeting, please e-mail Jenny Green at greenj08@georgefox or Katelyn Dixon at kdixon08@georgefox.edu. Thanks so much and go Bruins!

Serve Day was such a huge success! We had more than 1,900 people involved with the day and are already hearing back from sites of how grateful they are. We’ve heard that the original evaluation link wasn’t working for some; please help us and fill out the Serve Day evaluation at this link.

It’s time to simplify!  Come discover the biblical truth that less is more!

Full closets, packed garages, over-booked schedules, demanding relationships, to-do lists, and a constant stream of email messages and paperwork clamor for attention.  These trappings of life deplete our spirits because we were created by God to live with simplicity and order.

Imagine releasing your hold on all of the things you believe are “good” in order to embrace what God has said is “best.”  Living simply doesn’t require perfectionism…just a willingness to prioritize your highest values, and the courage to spend your time and resources intentionally.

Traditional Undergraduate students are FREE! For complete details and to register visit selah.georgefox.edu.

I am in need of Student volunteers for this event.  Free Selah t-shirt!  Please contact Amy Lorenz alorenz@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2134 if you are interested.

To promote George Fox’s celebration of U.S. Constitution Day on Sept. 17, the Murdock Learning Resource Center is presenting a display highlighting our Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, in a student-created display. Stop by the library before Oct. 22 to check it out. The display case is located adjacent to the library’s main desk.

The university’s Ultimate Frisbee Club invites you to come play Frisbee every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. and Thursday night at 10 p.m. on the track field. Join the Facebook group “Frisbee on the Quad” and get more information about the club. You can also talk to us Wednesday at Serve Fest from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

The Department of Nursing is sponsoring a Nursing Application Information Session for all pre-nursing students who are currently applying  to the Nursing Program for 2011. Carla Hagen, Program Director will be leading the presentation.
Tuesday, September 7th at 6:30 pm in Lemmons 15

Serve Day is Wednesday! The entire university community will unite together for our 12th annual Serve Day, participating in a variety of service opportunities in Newberg and the surrounding area.

Here’s the schedule:

• 7:30-8:20 a.m. – Continental breakfast begins and bagging of your own lunch (provided by Bon Appétit)
• 7:45-8:15 a.m. – Bag your own lunch (special community coupons are attached to the lunch bags)
• 8:30 a.m. – Kick-off celebration on the quad lawn
• 9 a.m. – Groups meet at numbered stakes on lawn (commuters meet in front of Bauman) and depart for service site
• Lunch – Eat with your group at the service site
• 4 p.m. (approximate) – Participants return to campus
• 4 p.m. – Serve Fest and community fair for all participants and families
• 4:30-6:30 p.m. – Dinner

The cost of breakfast, lunch, and dinner is covered for all George Fox students, even if you are not on a university meal plan. If you would like to invite family or friends from outside the Fox community to Serve Fest and would like to purchase dinner tickets, please fill out this form.

Serve Day is required for all undergraduate students. The university will be shut down during Serve Day, which means all daytime classes are canceled and campus offices are closed (evening classes are not canceled for Serve Day). If you live on campus, contact your RA for more information about your Serve Day assignment.

If you have any questions, please contact your RA or e-mail serveday@georgefox.edu.

After Serve Day on Wednesday, Sept. 8, join us in the quad for Serve Fest 2010!

The event includes:

• High-energy cover band Hit Machine (hitmachineband.com)
• Cotton candy & churros
• Taste of 808 Shave Ice (available in $1, $2 and $3 sizes)
• Kid games
• Henna station
• Professional photo shoot (with props)
• Pie-eating contest on stage

Families are invited and meals are provided free of cost to all university employees and students.

All commuters participating in Serve Day will meet in front of Bauman Auditorium at 9 a.m. after opening celebrations. You will chose between eight sites to serve, including Faith in Action, Tilikum, etc. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided. If you have any questions in regard to Serve Day, please contact serveday@georgefox.edu.

We’re so excited for you to be a part of this great day!

All students are invited to stop by our booth from 4:30-6:00 PM on Wednesday (right after Serve Day) at the Club Fair. Bring a friend and enjoy music, candy, and meet new students. Come and learn what the Latin Heritage Club will offer our campus during the school year.

There will be no U.S. Mail service (no incoming or outgoing) on Monday, Sept. 6. Carriers such as UPS and FedEx are also closed and will make no deliveries.

There will be no courier service to Portland or Salem on Monday, Sept. 6. We will deliver to both Salem and Portland centers on Tuesday, Sept. 7.