The Daily Bruin

Do you enjoy working with kids?  Do you want to serve your community outside of George Fox?  Join Homework Club every Tuesday from 3-4 p.m. 

We are looking for volunteers who are willing to give up one hour a week to tutor and mentor elementary school students.  Many of these kids do not get the help they need on their homework at home, but we are here to support them. 

If you would like to help, please email Jessica Pryor at jpryor06@geogefox.edu or Jessica Guiducci at jguiducci07@georgefox.edu.  We would love to hear from you!

Come join us in the Klages Dining Room for Bon Appetit’s annual Octoberfest dinner, scheduled from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. This year we’ll be featuring chicken jager schnitzel, roasted pork loin, German sausages and potato pancakes, along with some tasty desserts. By popular demand, we’ve also brought back the “Oompah Boys” to perform live polka music — and don’t forget the always-popular “Chicken Dance.”

Free to students on meal plans and only $8 for everyone else. For more information on this event or to see our weekly menus, visit cafebonappetit.com/georgefox.

On Thursday, Oct. 22, at 8:30 a.m. the city of Newberg will close North Street between the Newlin parking lot entrance and Center Street to conduct  a sewer repair to their mainline. They plan to be through with their work shortly after noon. Please notify your delivery people to use an alternative campus entry.

Want information about graduate school admissions? 

Join us on our blog at www.careers.georgefox.edu.  Read and comment on posts by your career office professionals and current graduate students.  There is discussion and information on what not to do in the process, best websites, how to get past the one application syndrome, and other first hand accounts of being in graduate school.  Bring your questions to be answered.

Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 for more information.

The university community is invited to get free water and watch a free film, F.L.O.W. (For Love of Water) beginning at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in EHS 102. Come see a film about what people will do for the love and lust of water. Sponsored by Sophilo (Love Wisely).

Wednesday, Oct. 21, is the official “walk or ride your bike to school day” as a part of the university’s Week of Living Light. In an effort to decrease our dependency on fossil fuel sources and reduce our excessive carbon emissions every day, students and employees are encouraged to avoid the use of motor vehicles.

Please carpool if driving to or from school is necessary, or take advantage of public transportation. Otherwise, enjoy the exercise as you walk or ride your bike.

The Department of Performing Arts presents a concert of works by composer and music professor Brent Weaver at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 24, in Bauman Auditorium.

The concert will feature the world premiere of “Legends” for piano and electronic sounds performed by Portland pianist Maria Choban. Also featured will be performances by the Portland ensemble The Alder Street Sextet and George Fox faculty members Cynthia McGladrey, David Iula, Joel Tanner and Barbara Stewart. Admission is free.

Mail Services is pleased to announce that the U.S. Postal Service will be on campus next Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 27-28, for passport applications and/or renewals. This event is open to students, employees and families. Visit the Executive Dining Room between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday and between 10 a.m. and noon Wednesday.

Details will be posted later this week on the Mail Services web page.

BlueZone shirts are now available in the Bruin Bookstore! The shirts are $4 for students with ID, and $5 for everyone else. BlueZone is a way for the Bruin community to show its support for one another. Get your BlueZone on!

Reminder:  Turn in May Serve Applications and references by Wednesday, October 21 at 4:00 p.m.  Applications can be dropped off at the Office of Spiritual Life, located on the corner of Sheridan and Meridian Street.

Email Andrea Crenshaw at acrensha@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, has been designated “A Day Unplugged” during the university’s “Week of Living Light,” sponsored by members of Lisa McMinn’s social change class. Remember to turn off the lights as you leave a room, unplug your appliances or computer/cell phone chargers if you aren’t using them, and consider ways you can contribute to reducing energy demands and live more sustainably. Check out 350.org for more ideas.

The deadline for serve trip applications has been extended until Friday October 23rd.

If you are still interested in applying for a winter serve trip please pick up an application in the SUB.

If you have questions please contact Alexis Powell at apowell06@georgefox.edu

Journalist and author Elizabeth Grossman will discuss trash, recyling and the promise of Green Chemistry as part of the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture series from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:55 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in Hoover 105.

Elizabeth has been published in numerous publications and has two recent books: High Tech Trash and Chasing Molecules. Both these books will be available to those who are interested.

The evening chapel session scheduled for 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, has been moved from Klages Dining Room to Hoover 105. The chapel will feature guest speaker Mike Foster.

Also, on Tuesday at 9 p.m., there will be a men’s Q&A in Lemmons 8 and a women’s Q&A in Hoover 105. Finally, Bill Buhrow (Health and Counseling Services) will be speaking in chapel on Wednesday.

Would you like to carry a flag representing your cultural heritage in the Oct. 26 chapel to open Cultural Celebration Week? If so, please e-mail or call Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) no later than Monday, Oct. 19. All you do is show up to chapel a few minutes early, carry your flag across the stage, and say the name of the country your flag represents into a microphone. If you volunteer, we will contact you the week before Cultural Celebration Week with details.

Who may carry a flag? Anyone who is from another country, lived in another country, was a missionary in another country, or has a cultural heritage from another country. It is a great way to show pride in your culture!

This is a last call for those who wish to share their culture by having a booth at the Cultural Fair, scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. Contact Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) by Oct. 20 to reserve your booth.

Ways to share your culture might include music, dance, videos, pictures, crafts, games, and, of course, the all-time favorite, food. So come join the fun! (We can reimburse you up to $30 for expenses if you give us your receipts.)

Students on direct deposit can now view (and print) their pay statements each month through PeopleSoft by following these simple steps:

1.  Log in to MyGFU.  If you haven’t already added the login address to your favorites, this would be a good time to stop and do that.
2.  Open “Self Service” and click on “Payroll and Compensation.”  You will see a list of your pay statements that have been processed in PeopleSoft with some basic information included in each of the columns.
3.  Click on the pay date in the far left column labeled “Check Date” to open your statement as a PDF file. You can then print it if you want a hard copy, save the PDF file to another folder, or just refer to it again in the future in PeopleSoft.

Please note: If you have difficulty getting the self-service system to function correctly, you may need to change pop-up settings. For help, please contact the IT Service Desk at ext. 2569.

Students who are not on direct deposit will receive their paychecks through campus mail.  However, all student employees are strongly encouraged to sign up for direct deposit.  The University saves time and natural resources by providing pay statements through the self service function, you have access to your information anytime, and you can skip the drive to the bank.

Questions: Contact Melodee Powers at mpowers@georgefox.edu

The Bruin Bookstore recently received several new styles of clothing. Come check out the new sweatshirts and T-shirts while supplies last.

The Department of Visual Arts will host a guest speaker, photographer Dave Studarus, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Hoover 105. The campus community is invited to attend and see samples of Dave’s work.

A native of Los Angeles, Studarus has photographed several celebrities and been contracted to do shoots for clients that include Variety, Sony Records, Universal Records, Motorola and several others. Samples of his work can be viewed at davidstudarus.com.

Several art alumni will be celebrated at the closing reception for the “Voices” art exhibition in the Lindgren Gallery next Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All are former George Fox art students who continue to be significantly involved in making art.

Honored will be Elizabeth Kuzmovich, Chelsea Carbonell, Jessica Brittell, Megan Clark, Olga Ceballos and Kathleen Jones.