The Daily Bruin

The Chehalem Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Bauman Auditorium. The orchestra, consisting of George Fox students, faculty, and residents of the greater Portland area, will play Mendelssohn’s “Sinfonia #10,” Dvorak’s “Serenade Op. 44,” and the famous “Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 5, 6, and 7.”

Later this week, on Thursday, Feb. 21, the university will host a Chamber Concert featuring the Chamber Singers, Trumpet Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Clarinet Quartet, String Quartet, String Ensemble, and Early Music Ensemble.  It begins at 7:30 p.m. and also takes place in Bauman Auditorium.

The deadline for the Campus Music Project’s Artwork Album Cover Contest has been extended to next Sunday, February 24 at midnight.

A Columbia Records marketing representative will be looking at ALL of the artwork submissions! The winner and anyone they are interested in, will be contacted by Columbia Records. Come participate in this amazing opportuniy and possibly do work for Columbia.

Email Sue Johnson  at sjohnson04@georgefox.edu for submissions and any other questions.

For more details check out the CMP website:
www.cmp.georgefox.edu

Are you interested in creating awareness and promoting activism in the global AIDS pandemic at Fox?

Join us Thursday nights at 8:30 p.m. in the Bruin’s Den starting Feb. 21.

As Christ’s followers, it is our responsibility to live a life where we speak for those who cannot. Will you speak?

For more information, contact Caitlin Bletscher: cbletscher05@georgefox.edu

James 1:27

Mu Kappa is a fraternal organization for third culture kids. It is sponsored by missionary kids FOR missionary kids or others who grew up in a culture not their own.

The purpose of this group is to help embrace the past while building a foundation for the future.

For the first time, GFU will have a Mu Kappa chapter on campus.

The first gathering will be held on Thursday, February 21 at 8 pm in the Moore House (or commuter lounge).

Food and beverages will be provided.

For more information about this group, please contact Mark Kelley at kelleym07@georgefox.edu.

We look forward to getting together and finding ways to connect and serve each other.

We are excited to announce, though it was inadvertently left out of our previous announcement, that the Optimal Resume Job Search system is available to ALL GFU students, both undergraduate and ­graduate students as well as alumni. 

Your job search preparation has never been so convenient and so professional.

Imagine having access to a top-notch resume builder, cover letter builder, interviewing practice, skills assessment, e-portfolio and website builder in one system online and on your own schedule.

Optimal Resume, now offered through Career Services, is certain to give you the professional advantage you need to compete successfully with other candidates in the market. You will be getting a great value with the complete set of tools available in this Career Services resource system along with consultation on demand.

This new system is now an important prerequisite to getting further assistance – the starting point before you request to see us about any of the above job search tools/skills.

Sign up for an account at: http://georgefox.optimalresume.com or go to Bruindata, click on “My Data,” and click on “Optimal Resume”

Pricing:

GFU Graduate and undergraduate students pay a one-time fee of $25 and can use Optimal Resume as long as you are a student at George Fox, plus six months after graduation.

Alumni pay a $29 fee for one year of use.

A 20 percent discount applies for those who are required to use the system in a course.

Your best first impression just got better with Optimal Resume!

Questions? Contact Career Services at 503-554-2330.

Through the support of the Marshall Christenson Foundation, George Fox is currently hosting a visiting faculty member from Kazakhstan. Her month-long stay will soon be ending, but we will be hosting two more professors, these from the Kiev National Linguistic University in Ukraine. They both teach English, so they will have no trouble communicating. One is a man and the other a woman.

They will be here from Feb. 26 through March 26. Their goal is to learn about our teaching strategies in English literature and the English language, so they will be visiting several classes. They also will want to participate in various university and community activities during their time here.

If you would consider hosting one or both of them or know of someone in the community who might be interested, please contact Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies) at ext. 2685.

A bioethics discussion, “Abortion and Breast Cancer, the Missing Link Found,” with Dr. Clem Persaud, PhD, a professor of biotechnology, is scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Hoover 105.

Come hear one of the world’s leading biotechnology experts discuss relevant topics of faith and science. Dr. Persaud is a retired professor of biotechnology from Canadore College, Ontario.  He travels extensively leading bioethics discussions on various topics such as stem cells, embryo research, and cloning.

For more information, contact Ryan MacKenzie at rmackenzie04@georgefox.edu.

Welcome prospective students as they visit our campus for the Scholarship Competition Friday, Feb. 15 and Saturday, Feb. 16.

Avoid the crowds in the Bon by eating before 5:30 p.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

Please also avoid parking in the Steven Center lot so that visitors will have space to park.

Don’t forget to listen to KFOX Monday, Feb. 18 at 9:00 p.m. to hear “The Cheese Stands” alone with DJ Lauren.

Tune in again on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:00 p.m. to hear “The John and Jere Show” with special guest Joy Schneider to discuss her Ring by Spring dilemma. 

Continue listening Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. for “3 Nails No Duct Tape” with DJ’s John and Andrew. 

The University Store is hosting a President’s Day sale Monday, Feb. 18. Save 50 percent on all showcase items (in the display case). Don’t know what these are? Just ask!

– Laura Klaus

Your job search preparation has never been so convenient and so professional.

Imagine having access to a top-notch resume builder, cover letter builder, interviewing practice, skills assessment, e-portfolio and website builder in one system online and on your own schedule.

Optimal Resume, now offered through Career Services, is certain to give you the professional advantage you need to compete successfully with other candidates in the market. You will be getting a great value with the complete set of tools available in this Career Services resource system along with consultation on demand.

This new system is now an important prerequisite to getting further assistance – the starting point before you request to see us about any of the above job search tools/skills.

Sign up for an account at: http://georgefox.optimalresume.com or go to Bruindata, click on “My Data,” and click on “Optimal Resume”

Pricing:

Undergrads pay a one-time fee of $25 and can use Optimal Resume as long as you are a student at George Fox, plus six months after graduation.

Alumni pay a $29 fee for one year of use.

A 20 percent discount applies for those who are required to use the system in a course.

Your best first impression just got better with Optimal Resume!

Questions? Contact Career Services at 503-554-2330.

Baruch Meir, an associate professor at Arizona State University, will visit George Fox for the second installment of the university’s newly created Bösendorfer Artist Concert Series at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, in Bauman Auditorium.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12. Tickets may be purchased at the box office by calling ext. 3844 or by visiting music.georgefox.edu.

In addition to Sunday’s concert, Meir will be offering a public master class to three piano majors – Joseph Forster, Beth Sellers and Becca Couch – at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, on the Bauman stage. There is no admission fee to attend the master class.

Meir, named a Bösendorfer Concert Artist in 2003, will perform works by Ravel, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Galuppi on Sunday. He has performed in Austria, England, France, Israel, Portugal, and throughout the United States.

He has presented solo recitals at the Bösendorfer Saal in Vienna, Austria; Murphy Hall in Los Angeles; and at the Toujours Mozart Festival in Salzburg, Austria. He also has presented master classes at the Music Academy in Vienna, the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem, and universities in the U.S.

A native of Israel, Meir is a summa cum laude graduate of the Rubin Academy of Music of Tel Aviv University, where he earned both bachelor and master degrees in piano performance.

Spring Serve Applications due this Friday, February 15 by 5:00 p.m.

Pick up your application in the Bruin’s Den today!

Contact Hannah Johnson at hljohnso@georgefox.edu. for more information.

Campus Music Project Artwork Album Cover Contest submissions due:  Monday, Feb. 18 by midnight

A Columbia Records marketing representative will be looking at ALL of the artwork submissions!  The winner will be contacted by Columbia Records. Come participate in this amazing opportuniy.

To submit your artwork or if you have any questions contact Sue Johnson at: sjohnson04@georgefox.edu.

Save the date for the Spring All-Campus Retreat Friday, February 29 at 5:15 p.m. to Sunday, March 2 at 2:00 p.m.. 

The weekend will be spent at Twin Rocks Friends Camp in Rockaway Beach.  Come for a weekend of fun, great food, and relaxation with guest speaker Jon Furman of Grace Chapel in Wilsonville. 

The cost is $15 and sign-ups begin Wednesday, February 20 in the Bruin’s Den. 

If you have any questions, contact Dot Tobey at dtobey06@georgefox.edu.

Bon Appetit is pleased to announce the winners of our Valentine’s Day Romantic Poem Contest. 

Alisha Wells, Leigh Rothweiler and Kim Zerkel have all won dinner for two at The Yamhill Grill on Valentine’s Day.

Many thanks to everyone who entered.

Quaere Verum will continue to sponsor a time of prayer for Kenya every Wednesday in the Foxhole, at least until the end of the Lent. Please join the group at 5 p.m. and pray for this country in such a time of conflict and turmoil.

Please join Bon Appetit for its Valentine’s Day special featuring a 20-ounce chocolate cherry mocha for the price of a 16 ounce in both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe in the Villa Academic Complex. Offer is good for both Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14-15.

Orientation Leader applications will be available Monday, February 18 in the Student Life office.  Be a huge part of welcoming new students to campus.

Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 29.

Questions? Contact Joel Perez (jperez@georgefox.edu)

The university’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will join forces this Saturday, Feb. 16, to participate in the “Think Pink” campaign for breast cancer awareness, as well as to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, as a part of the Bruins’ basketball doubleheader that evening in the Wheeler Sports Center’s Miller Gym.

Pacific University will be the opponent for the women’s game at 6 p.m. and the men’s game at 8 p.m. The first 150 fans to arrive at the games will receive pink wristbands, and anyone wearing pink will get in free with a $2 donation to the Breast Cancer Fund. Also, all women under the age of 18 will be admitted free.

The “Think Pink” initiative is a global, unified effort by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities, and beyond. George Fox is one of more than 900 schools nationally that will be taking part in the campaign.

In conjunction with “Think Pink,” George Fox athletics will be celebrating the 22nd Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day by honoring all senior women student-athletes at halftime of the men’s basketball game. Awards will be presented to 24 outstanding women student-athletes.

This award celebration is one of more than 1,000 events taking place across the country for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Congress has proclaimed this national day each year since 1987 as a time to recognize the progress of girls and women in sports, and to acknowledge the benefits that sports and fitness activities can bring to the lives of all girls and women.

In addition to the awards celebration, during halftime of the women’s game, there will be a competition for girls and women, as well as raffle prizes.