The Daily Bruin

If you are interested in studying abroad at a Veritas study abroad location, come by the study abroad office in the Intercultural Resource Center at 5:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) for a chance to connect with our representative, get information and ask questions. Pizza and drinks will be provided!

Veritas program locations include Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, London, France, Rome, Scotland, Spain and others. Students who will be studying abroad at Veritas locations in the spring of 2019 are welcome to attend as well.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu).

The Center for Study Abroad is hosting a study abroad fair today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Many of our off-campus programs will have representatives present, so come by to get information about different programs, countries, and their requirements. We will also be passing out information about the Center for Study Abroad application requirements and deadlines.

There will also be a prize drawing of $500 toward a study abroad program of your choice for those who attend and participate.

Questions? Email Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu) or Paul Chamberlain (pchamberlain@georgefox.edu) or stop by the Center for Study Abroad.

You’re invited to attend the Career and Internship Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Portland State University! This fair is for students NOT studying STEM subjects (science, tech, engineering and math).

Over 80 employers will be there to talk about jobs and internships for this spring and summer. Employers include Boeing, the Beaverton School District, the Oregon Health Authority, PGE and U.S. Bank. See the full list of employers here.

Ride down with other George Fox students and IDEA Center staff or go on your own. Vans will depart at 10:45 a.m. and return to campus by 2:30 p.m. Sign up through Handshake.

Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Center for Study Abroad is hosting a study abroad fair tomorrow (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Many of our off-campus programs will have representatives present, so come by to get information about different programs, countries, and their requirements. We will also be passing out information about the Center for Study Abroad application requirements and deadlines.

There will also be a prize drawing of $500 toward a study abroad program of your choice for those who attend and participate.

Questions? Email Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu) or Paul Chamberlain (pchamberlain@georgefox.edu) or stop by the Center for Study Abroad.

The sociology department invites the university community to a special presentation on Thursday, Oct. 18, as Mieke Thomeer from the University of Alabama at Birmingham speaks from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in EHS 102. She will present her research on the positive and negative dynamics of family relationships with health. Thomeer has a unique perspective on the field of study as a Christian, which she will also share.

Earlier in the day, sociology majors and minors are invited as Thomeer discusses her studies in medical sociology, its applications, and its usefulness to the medical field. The morning event will be in Roberts 117 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and a light brunch will be provided. (Brunch! You heard right.) Please RSVP for the brunch by clicking on this link.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Peace and Justice welcomes Curtis Acosta to campus on Monday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Acosta is an assistant professor in Language and Culture in Education at the University of Arizona South, and founder of Acosta Latino Learning Partnership and Acosta Educational Partnership. He is a teacher who fought to keep his outlawed ethnic studies classes alive. He will focus on the recent federal court victory and speak about his journey and the importance of Mexican-American heritage studies.

The event is free and open to the community. Please contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Would you like to connect with family and friends in a fun and creative way? Stop by Information Services, on the first floor of Stevens, and pick up a free, vintage-looking, George Fox postcard to send to someone special!

Bring your handwritten postcard back to Information Services and we’ll put a stamp on it and mail it for you! So fun! So easy! Stop by today and send some love!

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran (bdoran@georgefox.edu).

Come to EHS 102 at 5:30 p.m. today (Tuesday) to hear about the new biomedical engineering major. We will be discussing the courses required, how it will impact George Fox, what kind of jobs can you get with this degree, internship options and more! There will be time for questions and answers.

Faculty, if you know of students interested in this major, please pass this information along.

If you have any questions, contact Abraham Kang (ykang@georgefox.edu).

Do you have any shelves that are being unused? The Bruin Community Pantry, in the Roberts Center, is in need of three storage shelves.

If you have one or more in your home that you would like to get rid of, please contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316). She will be happy to pick them up for you!

All are to view selections from the Harriet Isom Collection: “Vignettes of the Dani and Tuareg Peoples.” This exhibition will feature selections of photographs, art objects and cultural artifacts representing the Dani people group of New Guinea and the Tuareg people of Niger.

Ambassador Isom will give a public lecture on the exhibit and her time with these people groups on Monday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center ballroom. A reception to open the exhibit follows at 7 p.m. in the Hoover lobby.

Isom was a career foreign service officer from 1961 to 1996, assigned to embassies in Asia and Africa. During her last decade in the Foreign Service, she served as U.S. Ambassador to Laos, Benin and Cameroon.

Questions? Contact Penny Martin (pmartin@georgefox.edu).

All are invited to the Fall 2018 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Our featured speaker will be Professor of Music Brent Weaver, recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship.

Brent will examine the underlying cognitive structures that our brains perceive, which contribute to our emotional and spiritual enjoyment of music. He will show how a composer can play with those structures to move listeners, using examples from many styles of music.

Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter student scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. George Fox students will present their research projects in a conversational poster format.

Both events are sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee. Refreshments will be served.

Catalyst Alternative High School (CAHS) in Newberg is looking for math, science and history tutors who are available during fall and/or spring semester.

Your objective would be to help them gain a better understanding of the material presented in these classes: general algebra, science and history. These students would benefit from additional encouragement and guidance from you.

Tutors would meet with students for about one to two hours a week between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Catalyst building. CAHS is one and a half miles from George Fox, and we could coordinate transportation if needed.

Interested or have questions? Email Christian Hughes (chughes15@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your consideration!

Catalyst Alternative High School (CAHS) in Newberg is looking for eager mentors for students. Students come to Catalyst for a variety of reasons, including anxiety, depression and social pressures. Many of these students long to have a one-on-one relationship with someone they can trust and look up to. We are looking for mentors who can commit to fall and/or spring semester.

CAHS is looking for people who are:

• Committed to building relationships with students
• Willing to be proactive and initiative
• Passionate about working with youth
• Attentive listeners
• Encouraging and supportive
• Positive role models

As a mentor, you could be a consistent figure who guides them through obstacles in their school, home, social and academic life. Mentors would meet with students for about one hour a week between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Catalyst building, located a mile and a half from George Fox. There is transportation available if needed.

Interested? Please contact Christian Hughes (chughes15@georgefox.edu).

Thank you for your time and consideration!

Do you use VSCO – one of today’s best-selling apps and a growing competitor of Instagram? Want to meet the co-creator, Greg Lutze, who happens to be a George Fox graduate from 2000? Then come to the next Industry Insiders on Friday, Oct. 5, from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Hoover 105. 

RSVP here. A leader driven by creative vision and soul, Greg is passionate about the intersection of art and technology. He will be honored as a 2018 Distinguished Alumnus at homecoming this weekend. His visit is sponsored by the Department of Business and Economics.

Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Volunteers are needed to help out with ushering in Wood-Mar Auditorium for the fall show, The Government Inspector!

The dates needed for ushers are the 7:30 p.m. shows Oct. 18-20 and Oct. 25-27 and the 2 p.m. show on Oct. 28.

If you are interested in helping, please email Emma Johnson (ejohnson18@georgefox.edu). Please include what date(s) work and the best way to contact you!

Today (Monday) as a kickoff to homecoming week, Student Activities and Student Government are hosting a housewarming party for our new offices! There will be food, music and a party to welcome everyone into the new space! Join us at the Hadlock Student Center at 3 p.m.

Check out our new website for more information.

Are you interested in taking better photos, visiting beautiful locations in Oregon, and creating a photography portfolio? Look no further than Photography Club! We are open to beginners who have never used a camera as well as more intermediate photographers looking to get more out of their cameras.

We will be meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Roberts Center’s Room 168 today (Monday). Snacks and drinks will be provided.

While we provide cameras at meetings, we highly encourage you to bring your own camera as well even if it’s just your phone.

Please contact Xylia Rehling (xrehling17@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Come to EHS 102 at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow night (Tuesday) to hear about the new biomedical engineering major. We will be discussing the courses required, how it will impact George Fox, what kind of jobs can you get with this degree, internship options and more! There will be time for questions and answers.

Faculty, if you know of students interested in this major, please pass this information along.

If you have any questions, contact Abraham Kang (ykang@georgefox.edu).

If you are interested in studying abroad at a Veritas study abroad location, come by the study abroad office in the Intercultural Resource Center at 5:30 p.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 3, for a chance to connect with our representative, get information and ask questions. Pizza and drinks will be provided!

Veritas program locations include Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, London, France, Rome, Scotland, Spain and others. Students who will be studying abroad at Veritas locations in the spring of 2019 are welcome to attend as well.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu).