The Daily Bruin

Come enjoy food and community at TCK (Third Culture Kids)! We will be meeting at the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC) from 8 to 9 p.m. tonight (Wednesday)! All are welcome to join our multicultural group for good discussions, games and food!

TCK is a community for missionary kids, anyone who grew up in another culture, or for anyone interested in missions looking for a community. Throughout the year, we will have panels, movies, spoken words and opportunities to simply hang out and relax together.

Questions? Contact Gwen Thomas (gthomas17@georgefox.edu).

Come join the Fencing Club tonight (Wednesday) from 8 to 9 p.m. in Hadlock Center’s Room 014!

The club is open to all levels of experience in fencing, from novice on up. The club’s purpose is to teach people how to fence and to have fun every Wednesday sword fighting. We supply the equipment, but if you already have equipment you would like to use, feel free to bring it along.

Hope to see you there!

Contact Laurelle Ramsey (lramsey16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 16, for an informational meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. in EHS 202 to learn about the bioinformatics master’s program at the University of Oregon. Learn and ask questions about the program. See if the program is right for you.

Who should attend? Scientists who want to learn to use computer programming to study biology. All science backgrounds are welcome! Pizza provided.

Contact Vetta Berokoff (vberokof@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Office of Student Life is sponsoring “Real Conversations About Anxiety.” Join us tomorrow (Thursday) from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101, 102 and 103.

Bill Buhrow and Luann Foster from George Fox’s Health and Counseling Center will talk about anxiety, helpful strategies and available resources. There will also be a time of Q & A. Elective chapel credit is available.

Questions? Please contact Brett Meyers at bmeyers@georgefox.edu.

There has been a location change for SpIL trip info night immediately following Vespers tonight (Wednesday) from 8 to 9 p.m. It will be in Lemmons 2. You will learn about the various opportunities available to serve and immerse in Christian community development work nationally and abroad.

Trips take place during winter, spring and summer breaks and are coordinated by the spiritual life office in collaboration with local Christian organizations and the communities who are challenged with unique needs.

Learn alongside them and fellow students about what Christian community development looks like across language and cultural barriers, as well as the assets and needs in the context of this Christian organization.

For more information, contact Monik Kadarmanto (mkadarmanto@georgefox.edu).

Feeling procrastination setting in? We’ll help! Gather your mid-semester assignments and head to the Academic Resource Center in the Murdock Library on Tuesday, Oct. 9, for the Night Against Procrastination!

ARC consultants and the librarians will be available from 6 p.m. to midnight to guide you down the road to academic success with stations focused on researching, brainstorming, revising papers, editing, citing sources, and more! At each stop in the journey, you’ll get a passport stamp. Turn in your passport for prizes!

You can come and go at any time throughout the event!

For more information, contact researchhelp@georgefox.edu.

Come and learn Latin for the first time, or keep your Latin fresh! Come to the Armstrong House classroom from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Join us tonight, Oct. 3, if you missed our first meeting. Here is what to expect:

• Non-sequential: It is not necessary to come to every class session in order, so if you miss one, no problem (the more you come, the more you’ll learn)
• Drop-in: There is no need to come for the entire two and a half hours
• Material at various levels will be presented, so absolute beginners to intermediate students are welcome
• No cost: Materials and reading will be provided electronically

About the instructor:
Joshua Smith is in his 15th year of teaching Latin, Ancient Greek, and Humane Letters (Ancient Rome through Dante) at Veritas School, a classical Christian school here in Newberg. He has also studied in Italy under the National Endowment for the Humanities, presented on Latin pedagogy at local and national teaching conferences, and recently published a Latin-English parallel text of Virgil’s Aeneid.

Feel free to email Joshua at (jsmith@veritasschool.net) with any questions about the class or the Latin language.

Do you still need a work-study job?

The custodial department is still looking for individuals interested in working with a team or individually in a variety of cleaning tasks including bathrooms, classrooms, offices, lobbies, and dorm floors. If you have an extra two hours a day Monday through Friday between the hours of 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., we have a job for you. The hourly wage is $10.75. You will receive individual training from your supervisor for your particular assigned area.

If interested, log in to Handshake and search for “Custodial” or go to the George Fox website at this link.

Fill out the form completely, giving us as much information as possible indicating any preference of your work schedule, assigned work area and/or supervisor, which will help us place you quicker. Print it off and either mail or deliver it to Plant Services, Box #6446, with a completed Student Application.

Copies of the Placement Questionnaire are also available at Plant Services. After we have reviewed your information and have assigned you to a specific area, you will be notified to come to Plant Services to sign an offer letter and complete any additional paperwork in order to start working.

If you have any questions, contact Dwayne Astleford (dastlefo@georgefox.edu).

Remind your families to register for Family Weekend, Oct. 19-21! Registration is open until Friday, Oct. 12. There will be events, games, prizes, and many additional opportunities to spend quality time with your family on campus!

Your family can’t make it? No problem. Family can be a spouse, friend, grandparents, or anyone else that YOU consider family. Gather a group of friends and register together! We would love to have you join the festivities even if your family can’t come.

The registration link can be found here, or if you are a group of friends, email parents@georgefox.edu and we will get you signed up!

Questions? Email us at parents@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. 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!