The Daily Bruin

Last call for sharing your culture by having a “booth” at the Cultural Fair.  The Fair is Tuesday, October 30, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. 

Contact Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Alex Pia (ext. 2643) by Friday, October 26 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.)

The Health and Counseling Center is hosting a flu clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the center. Please make an appointment with the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340.

Walk-ins also are welcome and will be worked into the schedule. Employees can bring in their children, who must be grade-school age or older. The cost is free for employees on the Pioneer Insurance plan, $1.50 for students with George Fox student insurance, and $15 for those with Kaiser or other insurances. Cash and checks will be accepted.

Come to the Bruin Den on Halloween this Wednesday, October 31st at  2:40PM. 
Enjoy Spooky Poetry read by your friends, roomates, and Professor Ed Higgins. 

Contact Valerie Rogers at vrogers@georgefox.edu for more information.

Does race, class, and gender matter to God? This question will be discussed during a “Faith and Film” session scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Hoover 105. The Academy Award-winning film Crash will be shown, and Melanie Hulbert (Sociology) will speak.

The Visual Arts department presents Eileen Cotter Howell– Points of Departure in the Minthorne Gallery opening this Thursday, October 25th. 

A reception will be held from 4:00-5:30pm with the addition of an Artist’s Talk from 5:30 – 6:30pm in the adjacent HVR 102.

Students, staff, and faculty: Tuesday is the last day to pick up your lost and found items in the Bruin Den. The tables will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; all unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes after that time. Please stop by if you are missing an item.

The Visual Arts Department will host an opening reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, for Eileen Cotter Howell’s “Points of Departure” art exhibition in the Minthorne Gallery. The reception will be followed by an artist’s talk session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the adjacent Hoover 102.

George Fox University Theatre will present alumna Tricia Gates Brown’s Whatever Kindles, a play about the lives of individuals who volunteer for Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). Details on the world-premiere production are as follows:

Title: Whatever Kindles
Dates: Oct. 25-27; Nov. 1-4
Times: 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 4 performance at 2 p.m.)
Location: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Tickets: $10 general admission; $8 seniors/alumni; $6 students/children under 12*
*Employees receive one complimentary ticket; students admitted free to Thursday performances
Synopsis: Whatever Kindles is a fictional play based on the stories of actual events in the life of CPT. CPT volunteers work to prevent violence and promote alternatives to war in Iraq, the West Bank, Columbia, and other regions in the world devastated by violence.
More information: theatre.georgefox.edu
Note: Mature content

Career Services is hosting GRE Prep Mini-Course: Taming the GRE. The details:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 10
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Stevens Center Room 209 and CAI Lab
Cost: $85
Registration deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1
Instructor: Susan Dutcher, MS, MA, fourth-year PsyD student

Includes:

Classroom instruction
Online practice test
GRE prep book (30 Days to the GRE)
“Applying to Graduate School” information lunch
Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu for more information.
 

On Wednesday October 24, 2007, the Portland State University Career Center will be hosting the Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair on our campus.  Students desiring to attend this great opportunity may contact Career Services, Ext 2330 for transportation.

A list of organizations attending and complete information on the Portland Nonprofit Career Fair, which will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is available on the idealist website at: http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CareerFair/Viewer/default?career-fair-id=175.

Contact Christee Wise cwise@georgefox.edu  in Career Services for more information.

Considering grad school? It’s not as scary as you may think. Don Asher, a nationally known author and speaker on the subject of grad school admissions, will visit George Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in EHS Room 102 to discuss how to get into grad school.  To find out more, contact Career Services at ext. 2330.

If you are interested in joining the 2008 Thailand May Serve missions team, please come to the informational meeting this Wednesday, October 24, at 7pm in Hoover 105.

Applications available at the meeting and in Campus Ministries beginning on Thursday.

Contact Karlyn Fleming at kfleming@georgefox.edu for more information.

Come pick up free 2006 and 2007 Selah t-shirts from the Pennington House (corner of Sheridan and Center).

Contact Amy Lorenz (ext. 2134) for more info.

It’s that time of year again: time to get your flu shot. The Health and Counseling Center will host a flu clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Please make an appointment by calling the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. Walk-ins also will be accepted and worked into the schedule. Employees are welcome to bring in their children, who must be grade-school age or older.

The shots are free for Pioneer insurance, $1.50 for George Fox student insurance, and $15 for Kaiser and other insurances. Cash and checks will be accepted.

Career Services is hosting GRE Prep Mini-Course: Taming the GRE. The details:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 10
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Stevens Center Room 209 and CAI Lab
Cost: $85
Registration deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1
Instructor: Susan Dutcher, MS, MA, fourth-year PsyD student

Includes:

• Classroom instruction
• Online practice test
• GRE prep book (30 Days to the GRE)
• “Applying to Graduate School” information lunch

Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu for more information.

On Wednesday October 24, 2007, the Portland State University Career Center will be hosting the Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair on our campus.  Students desiring to attend this great opportunity may contact Career Services, Ext 2330 for transportation. 

A list of organizations attending and complete information on the Portland Nonprofit Career Fair, which will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is available on the idealist website at: http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CareerFair/Viewer/default?career-fair-id=175.

Contact Christee Wise cwise@georgefox.edu  in Career Services for more information.

Considering grad school? It’s not as scary as you may think. Don Asher, a nationally known author and speaker on the subject of grad school admissions, will visit George Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in EHS Room 102 to discuss how to get into grad school.  To find out more, contact Career Services at ext. 2330.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Lewis & Clark, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Pacific, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 for more details.

Are you interested in a week long time of building, bonding, and blessing?  Then apply for a Serve Trip today!  4 incredible trips and locations to choose from! 

Applications are now available in the Bruin Den.

Applications are due November 2.

Questions? Contact Hannah Johnson at hljohnso@georgefox.edu.

Thinking about Becoming a Teacher? Contact MAT Admissions Counselor Beth Molzahn for an appointment at bmolzahn@georgefox.edu or 503.554.2264.

The Master of Arts in Teaching program at George Fox is offered on a full time and part time basis and results in both a teaching license and master’s degree.