The Daily Bruin

Have you ever seen a picture of another part of the world or even another part of the U.S. and thought, “I would love to visit that place. Even better, I would love to live there for four months and really get to know the culture and the people”? The university has many opportunities to do just that through its semester off campus programs.

On Monday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., representatives at an information table in the Bruin Den will be available to discuss these programs. This is a great opportunity to get information and to ask questions.

Brian Swarts, national coordinator for the U.S. Micah Challenge, will lead a symposium from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Murdock Learning Resource Center’s Special Collections Room on the second floor.

Come and meet Swarts to find out about the U.S. Micah Challenge, a campaign that is part of a global network dealing with worldwide poverty. Swarts will discuss the goals of his organization and present some opportunities for George Fox students to get directly involved. Refreshments will be served at 7:15 p.m.

Come learn how to buy, sell, and finance a house. Willcuts Company Realtors and the Office of Student Life will host a real estate class from 7 to 9 p.m. both Tuesday, Nov. 18, and Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Stevens 109.

Tuesday’s session will cover “Financing and Title + Escrow.” Wednesday’s session will cover “Finding the Right House and Making an Offer.” Topics to be covered:

• How to make an offer
• What does my credit score mean?
• What do I need to buy a house?
• What does this all mean given today’s economy?

Free pizza and drinks will be provided.

I am looking to borrow two wooden Adirondack chairs for a directing class final. I would need them in early December until the end of performances in mid-month. I would take full responsibility for them. Please contact me, Kathryn Woods, at kwoods05@georgefox.edu if you can assist me.

Thank you,
Kathryn Woods

It is time again for the Student Nurses Association monthly meeting Friday, November 14 from 10:30-11:00 a.m. in Hoover 103. This week we will provide updates on club events, as well as putting together the hope kits for charity.

If you have any questions, please contact Jodi Nakahara at jnakahara05@georgefox.edu.

It’s that time again. Come enjoy food, fun and family with the Religious Studies Department during Harvest Fest. Come to Hoover 230 on Wednesday, Nov. 12 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. for free food and good conversation.

The Department of Performing Arts is presenting another Students in Recital.  Come support our music students as they present what they have been working on this year. This month’s session is scheduled Friday, Nov. 14 from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

If you’re planning to teach English abroad or in a community program, don’t miss this opportunity to learn the basics. Take COMM 350 Introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Offered in Spring 2009. Scheduled Monday and Wednesday, 3:40-4:55 p.m.  The next time it will be offered is Spring 2011.
COMM 350 Introduction to TESOL can be taken on its own or as part of the TESOL Minor.

For further information, contact Martha Iancu at x2641 or miancu@georgefox.edu

The Department of Performing Arts presents the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra in concert on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.  The concert will feature selections from Verdi, Schubert, Mendelssonn and Otto Nicolai.  The orchestra, comprised of students and members of the community, will be presenting their first concert with new director, Mr. Ben Brooks.  Please come support them and enjoy a night of classics.

The GFU Admissions Department is hiring an intern for the upcoming spring semester.  Applications are available in the Admissions Office, located on the second floor of Stevens.

Applications are due Monday, November 24 by 5 p.m.

It’s that time of the year once again: The university’s baseball team is selling oranges. A 20-pound box of sweet California oranges is $22 ($10 is tax deductible). See any baseball player or contact Marty Hunter (Health and Human Performance) at ext. 2914 or mhunter@georgefox.edu. Oranges will be delivered the weekend of Dec. 5-7.

Come to the Lindy Hop Swing Dance Workshop hosted by the GFU Swing Club and taught by guest instructor, McLeod Larson, a GFU alumni who teaches swing in Sacramento. 

The class will be held in Wheeler 211 on Saturday, November 15 and will consist of two sessions:
1:00 -1:30 p.m. – Lindy Hop Basics
1:30 -4:00 p.m. - Lindy Hop Technique and Connection

Cost is $10 for the first session or $15 dollars for both sessions.

All are invited to attend.  Sign up via email to gfuswing@gmail.com or at the Swing Club’s weekly meeting this Wednesday, November 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Wheeler 211.  You can also drop in and sign up the day of the workshop.

No partner required.

For more information, email gfuswing@gmail.com.

Just a reminder: You must show your university ID card when attending home basketball games. Please go to the ticket table, show your ID and have your hand stamped. Playoff games are not covered.

The university’s BlueZone group is hosting the first Letterman Jacket Month in December. Bring your letterman jacket back after Thanksgiving break and wear it until Christmas break. All students, employees and pets are encouraged to participate. A large group photo will be taken in the quad at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 2.

Once a year, the George Fox Symphonic Band invites a guest ensemble to perform with them at a fall concert. This year, the Newberg Community Band will be joining the band in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in Bauman Auditorium. Please join the music department in supporting our students and community members. Admission is free.

The Crescent is looking to hire one well organized, self-motivated, business savvy individual as our Business Manager.

Manager would be responsible for all business and managerial aspects of the Crescent office; including coordinating all ad sales, ad design, billing, and the general operations.

Interested? Email the Crescent at crescent@georgefox.edu.

Shahriar Ahmed, president of the Bilal Mosque Association in Beaverton, and Rabbi Joseph Wolf from Havurah Shalom in Portland will have an interfaith dialogue at the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Forum from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Hoover 105. The session is part of George Fox’s series of events this fall concerning Islam and the West. For more information, contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Spiritual Life is hosting a series of sessions on the topic “Real Relationships: Dating & Marriage, Reality and Myths at George Fox” Nov. 10-12.

Professors Mark (Psychology) and Lisa (Sociology) McMinn will speak in both 10:40 a.m. chapel services Monday and Wednesday. Monday’s chapel is entitled “Relationships: What Students Told Us;” Wednesday’s chapel is entitled “Fears and Barriers: Students Speak.”

Two evening sessions also are scheduled. On Monday at 9 p.m. in Hoover 105, the McMinns will host a Q&A session. On Tuesday, Nov. 11, a “For Women Only” session is scheduled at 10 p.m. in Hoover 105, and, concurrently, a “For Men Only” discussion will take place in The Foxhole.

TEN! TEN! TEN! is a series of one act plays directed by students from the Directing for Theatre class.  If you are normally too busy to participate in a main stage show, this is a great opportunity for you to get involved.  If you are cast, the student director will work around your schedule.

Audition Information:

DATE: Monday, Nov. 10 (general auditions) & Tuesday, Nov. 11 (callbacks)
TIME: Monday 7-11 p.m. & Tuesday 6:30-11 p.m.
WHERE: Wood-Mar Auditorium (general auditions) & TBD (callbacks)
WHO: Open to any students interested in acting on the stage!

Audition Format:

Please come prepared with a 90-second contemporary monologue (this is required for theatre majors, minors & scholarship students). There will also be cold readings available if needed.

If you are interested in auditioning, please sign up on the sheet posted on the door to the Theatre and Fine Arts Offices (Ross 101).

Callbacks will be posted on the Wood-Mar Auditorium door late Monday night.

The School of Management will host a roundtable discussion from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in the Portland Center’s Room 285. Dean Ken Armstrong (School of Management) will moderate a panel of experts who will discuss the global financial crisis.

There are three ways to participate:

• Live from Portland Center. Visit the School of Management’s events site to register.
• Newberg video conference in Hoover 105
• Follow the Web cast

Additional information is available at the School of Management site. Registration for Newberg attendance is not necessary.