The Daily Bruin

Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

The university community is welcome to a free jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in Bauman Auditorium. Guest vocal jazz artist Kathy Kosins, the George Fox University Jazz Band, and the Faculty Jazz Trio will perform.

Attention Senior Psychology majors:

Early Admission program for the PsyD program at George Fox University deadlines are coming up quickly!

Requirements by November 15:
1. Be a current psychology major in good standing with GFU.
2. Have a minimum GPA of 3.40.
3. Completion of the GRE general test.
4. File a letter of interest with the undergraduate psychology Chair and the GDCP Director, Wayne Adams.
5. Complete the GDCP application, available online psyd.georgefox.edu or in the admissions office in Stevens Center.
6. Recommendation by the undergraduate psychology faculty.

For more info: Email psyd@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2263

The public is invited to a free fall concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in Bauman Auditorium. The performance will feature the university’s Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorale, Women’s Chorale, and String Trio. For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel (Performing Arts) at ext. 2620

Plant Services will be installing new light poles in the Villa Academic Complex South lot Friday. All vehicles must be moved out of the South VAC lot before Friday morning. Owners who cannot be found will have their vehicles towed at their expense. The South lot will be closed all day.

As an alternative, there is plenty of parking at the Le Shana lot. Thank you for your cooperation.

– Security Services

You are invited to join the engineering department for its annual “Pumpkin Chunkin'” event at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Farmer Brown’s Pumpkin Farm. The event demonstrates student-designed catapults that fling pumpkins.

To get to the farm, take 217 toward St. Paul. Turn left on McKay Road and follow it until the truck weight station. Signs will direct you to the parking area. For more information, e-mail Lynn Scott (Engineering).

If you are interested in studying abroad next year ’07-‘08, come to these meetings:

Go.Ed. Africa Program
Michael Pucci from Food for the Hungry
Monday, November 5th at 5:30pm in Lemmons 15
Dinner provided

Best Semester Program
(China, Middle East, Oxford, Australia, Costa Rica, Uganda, Russia)
Elizabeth Hannah from Best Semester
Wednesday, November 6th 5:30pm Cap & Gown B/C
Bring your tray, dessert and drinks provided

Questions?  Contact Lon Fendall, lfendall@georgefox.edu in the Global Studies Office, on the 1st floor of Stevens. 

The Portland Youth Philharmonic will perform two concerts in Bauman Auditorium Sunday and Monday, Nov. 4-5.

Sunday’s concert begins at 4 p.m. and features the PYP’s wind ensemble. Tickets cost $10 for seniors/students and $12 for adults and will be available at the door a half hour before the concert.

On Monday, the PYP’s youth orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for that performance.

Students in modern British literature and French classes, with technical help from theatre students, are combining to stage a one-time theatrical performance of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. The presentation will be in both French and English (subtitles will be provided). Admission is free, and a brief talk-back session will follow the show.

To learn more, e-mail Kathleen Heininge  (Writing/Literature).

Friday, Nov. 2 – Women’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, 11 a.m., Morse Field

Men’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, 1:30 p.m., Morse Field

Volleyball vs. Puget Sound, 7 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Saturday, Nov. 3 – Women’s soccer vs. Linfield, 11 a.m., Morse Field

Men’s soccer vs. Linfield, 1:30 p.m., Morse Field

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

The Admissions Office is looking for responsible drivers to pick up and drop off visiting prospective students at the Portland Airport, train station and bus depot, November 8-9. Mileage is reimbursed and drivers usually make $25-$30.

Please contact Melissa Rosenberry at ext. 2240 or mrosenberry@georgefox.edu if interested.

The Peace Corp is an opportunity to serve, learn and grow.   Come to an information session on Monday, November 5, 3:00-4:00pm in Hoover 104. 

This is the ONLY time this year that they will be on campus. Bring your questions and prepare to be excited about service.

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

Graduate Entrance Exam Bulletins are available in Career Services, Stevens #325, with schedules, procedures and registration information for the GRE, LSAT,and others. You are invited to stop by with any of your graduate school search and admissions questions.

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.

The George Fox Auxiliary is again hosting a holiday bazaar and silent auction this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, in the Ron Gregory and Hoover atriums on the Newberg campus.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There is no admission charge, and all proceeds go toward the university’s auxiliary scholarship fund.

Vendors will be selling various crafts, linens, jewelry, candles, handmade gifts, plants, holiday breads and candies, acrylic paintings, gift boxes, and many silent auction pieces. The silent auction closes at 2 p.m. Saturday. Bidders must be present to receive the bid.

Questions? Contact Janet Lyda at 503-538-3032.

More than 800 family members are expected to visit for the university’s 27th annual Family Weekend Nov. 2-4. Events include a dinner and jazz concert on Friday night; faculty lectures and workshops Saturday morning; a luncheon, meet-the-president reception and music department concert Saturday afternoon; and a closing chapel service on Sunday. Guests also will be treated to theatre performances of Whatever Kindles (Nov. 1-4) and an improv comedy presentation Saturday.

If you enjoyed Commoners & Kings at Monday’s chapel but didn’t get one of their CDs, the Newberg bookstore has them for sale.

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), this Thursday through Sunday. The details:

Title: Whatever Kindles
Dates: 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 performance
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

Students and employees are invited to a cultural fair from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS. The event, part of the university’s Cultural Celebration Week, allows participants to experience different cultures through music, videos, pictures, crafts, games, and food.

Students, their parents, and employees are welcome to compete in a closest-to-the-pin golf competition. The details:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 3
Time: Noon to 4 p.m.
Location: University track
Cost: $1 per shot
Sponsor: George Fox men’s golf team
Top prize: $50
Note: Equipment provided