The Daily Bruin

With housing selection coming up in just over a month, there are a few changes students should be aware of for the 2010-2011 selection process.

 1) Students 21 years old or older as of the first day of classes (August 30, 2010) will be eligible to live off campus. The age limit had been 22 years old.

2) In order to be considered for Le Shana Hall, your group will need to have 6 people. Groups of 5 will not be considered for Le Shana.

 3) A $100 non-refundable housing deposit will be paid in order to be eligible to go through housing sign ups.

 Details about the housing deposit:

1)     You will be able to pay your deposit starting in mid-February. It will need to be paid by March 12th order to go through housing selection. We’ll let you know when you can start paying your deposit.

2)     You will need to have a current account (as determined by Student Financial Services) in order to pay your housing deposit.

3)     The deposit may be refunded if you withdraw it prior to housing selection or do not go through housing selection. If you withdraw your deposit prior to selection, then you will not go through selection.

4)     Once you have received a housing assignment your deposit will then be applied toward your housing charges.

5)     The housing deposit will be forfeited if you cancel your housing after receiving an assignment.

6)     If you will be living with an RA or chosen by an RA to live in a house you will need to submit your housing deposit before housing selection.

 For information about housing selection, please visit the Housing and Residence Life website: reslife.georgefox.edu or join our facebook group: Housing at George Fox.

The Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries is still seeking summer staff applications. If you or someone you know is interested in applying to work at Tilikum this summer, it’s not too late. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 26. Apply on the Tilikum site.

Cara Peck, a federal government representative working for the EPA, will be on campus from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, in Stevens 209.

Peck will share the background on the Partnership for Public Service (George Fox’s Career Services is a partner), and speak on breaking down the four common myths about federal employment (low pay, only based in Washington D.C., must have political science background, and “too much bureaucracy”). She also will share her personal federal story, her career path, and resources for helping students find and pursue jobs in the federal government.

Faculty members, please encourage your students who might be interested in this presentation to attend.

Please R.S.V.P. to Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu, for this pizza chat.

 Have any plans this Friday night? Come watch the movie “Kite Runner,” at 7 PM, in EHS 102!

 Based on Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel, “Kite Runner” is a powerful story of redemption and friendship, set in Afghanistan.

 Come, bring a friend, and feel free to bring some snacks to munch too!

Orientation Committee applications due Monday the 15th!  Peer Advisor applictions due Monday, February 22nd.

 Applications can be found at www.georgefox.edu/orientationapp. We will also need a reference from a peer and a faculty or staff member. 

 Questions?  Contact Stephanie at sstcyr@georgefox.edu

It’s tax season again! There are some tax code changes that may impact you or your family. This year, you may use the cost of textbooks and course materials as a tax credit. For complete information, please visit textbookaid.org.

Do tests drive you crazy?  You read the book, did the assignments, studied, and still didn’t do as well as you wanted on your test; what else can you do? 

 Rick Muthiah (Dean of the Center for Teaching and Learning) will discuss strategies for improving performance on tests.  Join this interactive conversation from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, February 18, in Stevens 207.

Saturday, Feb. 13, 4 p.m. – Men’s Tennis vs. Willamette, at West Hills Racquet Club, Beaverton, Ore.

For more information on George Fox athletics, visit the Bruins’ website at gfubruins.com or call the sports information office at ext. 2926.

Come join a campus women’s ministry, State of Your Heart, for a time of prayer and worship at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Hoover 105.

The Gathering, a campus men’s ministry, will host a time of prayer and worship at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in the Prayer Chapel. Come join us!

10:40 in Bauman

This workshop will cover the basics of American Psychological Association (APA) style for citations and references.

 Feb. 17th at 7pm in Stevens 208

Extra credit is available for some classes.  Check with the professors in your department.

There is still time to take The Crescent survey which will appear in the next issue coming out on Wednesday, March 17!  Thank you for your support.

http://sites.google.com/site/thecrescentonline/

The university community is invited to a Faculty Research Forum featuring Kelly Chang, assistant professor of psychology, from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.

In May 2009, Chang and a team of George Fox students worked with at-risk young girls living on a landfill in Nicaragua. She will speak of this experience and her ongoing work with the in-country organization.

There is still a need for people on the L’Ami (yearbook) staff. If you enjoy journalism, interviewing, writing, or just getting to know people, please come by the communications office and pick up an application. The yearbook is a great way to find out about the people and activities around you. If you want to get an idea of what opportunities there are at Fox, being on the yearbook staff gives you a great inside look.

Faculty and staff, please encourage students to explore this opportunity.

Contact Hannah Wilcox with questions, comments or concerns.

Thank you,
Hannah Wilcox

This coming Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13, more than 450 high school students and parents will join us for lunch due to the scholarship competitions taking place. They will all be eating lunch at 11:40 a.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday. So, we’d like to ask as many of our regular students not to come for lunch until after 12:30 p.m. on Friday if at all possible in order to avoid most of the crowds. On Saturday, if possible, please arrive and leave before noon or come after 1 p.m.

In order to accommodate these visitors as well as our regular students, we also will be serving meals on disposables and will be encouraging George Fox students to take their meals out of the dining room if possible so that we have room for our visitors. The Cap and Gown Room will be available for overflow dining on Saturday only (a health fair will be held there on Friday).

Thanks for your help, and let’s all work to make this a good experience for our visitors.

Denny Lawrence,
Bon Appetit

This coming Friday and Saturday we are expecting over 450 additional high school students and parents to join us for lunch both days due to the scholarship competitions taking place.  They will all be eating lunch at 11:40am on Friday and noon on Saturday. So, we’d like to ask as many of our regular students not to come for lunch until after 12:30pm on Friday if at all possible in order to avoid most of the crowds. On Saturday, if at all possible, please arrive and leave before noon or come after 1pm.

In order to accomodate all these visitors as well as our regular students, we will also be serving all meals on disposibles and will be encouraging all GFU students to take their meals out of the dining room if possible so that we have room for our visitors. The cap & gown rooms will be available for overflow dining on Saturday only due to a health fair being held there on Friday.

Thanks for your help and lets all work to make this a good experience for our visitors.

Due to the President’s Day holiday Monday, Feb. 15, the U.S. Postal Service will be closed that day. No incoming or outgoing mail will be processed that day, and anything received for off-campus mailing will be postmarked and mailed on Tuesday.

Mail Services’ customer window will be open and campus mail will be distributed throughout the day. The courier to the Portland and Salem sites will be on schedule.

UPS (United Parcel Service) and other carriers will be open and operating as normal. Questions? Call ext. 2556.

There is still time to register for the seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar, “Technomadic: Mapping our way in an unbounded world,” scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon (with optional roundtable lunch at noon) on Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Room 155 at the Portland Center.

Guest Joseph R. Myers, an entrepreneur, speaker and author, will speak on such topics as “Technomadic landscape: Locating ourselves in the human story,” “Preparing ourselves for the new relationship era,” and “Spiritual wisdom for the technomadic age.”

Myers is the owner of FrontPorch, a consulting firm that helps churches, businesses and other organizations promote and develop community. Author of The Search to Belong and Organic Community, Myers is also a founding partner of the communications arts group settingPace, based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The cost is $20 for employees, alumni or students. The optional lunch is $10 per person. Registrations are transferable, but not refundable.

Online registration is available until Feb. 15 at applyweb.com/public/contribute?s=gfoxch. Questions? E-mail Jean Oehm Borgman (Seminary) at jborgman@georgefox.edu.

George Fox Evangelical Seminary will host Rev. Joshua Kang for a speaking engagement and book-signing session from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Portland Center.

Rev. Kang, former pastor of the 7,000-member Oriental Mission Church in Los Angeles and the author or more than 30 books, will speak about his new book, Scripture by Heart, and be available to sign copies of his Scripture by Heart and Deep Rooted in Christ afterward. Both book titles will be available at a 50 percent discount courtesy of publisher IVP. The event is free, and an English translator will be provided for his presentation.

Rev. Kang’s combined Korean titles have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.