The Daily Bruin

The university’s music department has scheduled a series of concerts in the next two weeks highlighting student musicians in both vocal and symphonic performances. All events are free and open to the public, and each will take place in Bauman Auditorium.

Winter Choir Concert

This Saturday, March 4, the school’s Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and Women’s Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. The Chamber Choir will perform Brahms’ O Schöne Nacht Op. 92 No. 1 and Neckereien Op. 31 No. 2, as well as Richard Hundley’s Come Ready and See Me and Kirke Mechem’s The Lighthearted Lovers.

The Women’s Chorale, meanwhile, will perform I will Be Earth by Gwyneth Walker, Dance on My Heart by Allen Koepke, and Heart, We Will Forget Him! by James Mulholland. The final piece features Everett Isabell on French horn.

Concert Choir pieces will include With a Lily in Your Hand by Eric Whitacre, Afternoon on a Hill by Eric Barnum, and Les Chansons des Roses and O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen.

Symphony Orchestra Concert

On Tuesday, March 7, a Symphony Orchestra Concert is set for 7:30 p.m. The itinerary includes Poem Symphonique for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 43a by Peter Benoit; Movement 1 Will-o’-the-Wisps, featuring Lauren Timmons on flute; La Traviata from Addio del Passato by Giuseppe Verdi, featuring soprano Malia Hansen; and Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, featuring Simeon Brown on violin. Timmons and Hansen were winners of the 2017 George Fox University Concerto Competition.

Symphonic Band Concert

Finally, a Symphonic Band Concert is set for a 7:30 p.m. start on Tuesday, March 14. Pieces to be performed include Dedication Overture by Vittorio Giannini, Saxophone Concertino by Satoshi Yagisawa (featuring Nathanael Ankeny on alto/soprano saxophone), Grace by Brian Balmages, Firefly by Ryan George, Nitro by Frank Ticheli, and Inglesina “The Little English Girl” by Davide Delle Cese.

More information on the concerts is available by calling 503-554-2620.

Join us for Ash Wednesday services today. The first will be at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium, a short 30-minute service for the entire community which will include the disposition of ashes (chapel credit is NOT offered for this).

Then, at 7 p.m. we will have a one-hour service including more worship in addition to the disposition of ashes (chapel credit IS offered).

See you there!

A group of George Fox physical therapy students will be going on a medical missions trip to Africa May 30 to June 13, and we are organizing a banquet/silent auction to help raise money for the trip!

The university community is welcome to attend the banquet and auction at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 12, in Canyon Commons. Tickets are $25 and cover the cost of dinner and one entry into a random drawing for a gift basket. All proceeds go directly to our trip.

At the dinner, we will auction off various gift baskets and gift certificates generously donated by community members and businesses. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by contacting Jessica Dinielli (jdinielli15@georgefox.edu). Can’t make it to the banquet but would like to donate? You can do so at this link.

Thank you!
– Jessica Dinielli

There will be a Juniors Abroad information meeting for all sophomores interested in going on a Juniors Abroad trip in the spring of 2018. Come for more details on the trips, locations, tent city, and the application process.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Questions? Please email Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in studying abroad in Thailand or Rwanda? Come visit the GoEd program representative from these programs on Monday, March 6, at 5 p.m. in Hoover 104 for more information about each and the application process.

Questions? Email Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Contemplative Worship meets tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel! All are welcome to join us in a time of silent worship and prayer.

Join the George Fox University Players for a free 55-minute performance involving music and theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, March 3, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

We’ll be exploring the theme “Ready or Not,” stories where life comes pouring in around us and we realize we are not in control. The performance will then be followed by Playback Theatre, a time for communal storytelling and sharing.

See you there! Questions? Contact JeanneAnn Faris (jfaris15@georgefox.edu).

All are invited to the 2017 Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 7, featuring Craig Johnson, professor emeritus of leadership studies and recipient of the 2015-16 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research & Scholarship.

Craig’s lecture, “A Walk on the Shadow Side of Leadership,” will begin at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Following is a synopsis:

“We will focus on the power leaders have to cast light or shadow over followers. They must take special care, ‘lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.’ Refusing to face the dark side of leadership makes abuse more likely. Exploring the destructive dimension of leadership highlights the ethical challenges facing leaders and equips us to illumine rather than darken the lives of others.”

Come early and enjoy the 2017 Spring Richter Student Scholars Symposium! It is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Hoover lobby. George Fox student scholars, from both undergraduate and graduate programs, will present their research in a conversational poster format.

The event is sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee. Refreshments will be served.

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Graduating this spring? Visit the undergraduate commencement information webpage for complete information about events, tickets, ordering announcements, and providing the best information for your guests visiting campus.

Commencement is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, in Stoffer Family Stadium.

The university community is invited to a special lecture, “Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference,” this Thursday, March 2, at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Presenting the lecture will be John Inazu, the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion and Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. He teaches criminal law, law and religion, and various First Amendment seminars. His scholarship focuses on the First Amendment freedoms of speech, assembly and religion, and related questions of legal and political theory.

Inazu is author of the books Liberty’s Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (2016).

The free presentation is sponsored by the university’s politics program and William Penn Honors Program. Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Need help charting your academic path? Attend a workshop, “Charting Your Academic Path: MyGFU, Course Selection & Effective Planning,” tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Kristie DeHaven, a senior CAP Coach in the IDEA Center, will lead a discussion on how to use the degree audit, online catalog, class schedule and other resources. She will also discuss options if you are concerned about your midterm grades.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Interested in learning to prepare healthy breakfasts, soups, vegetable dishes and desserts? You are invited to a series of “Cooking 101” Nutrition Matters classes taught by Love and Plants’ Emily Forbes in the coming weeks. All are free!

Here is the schedule:

• Whole Grain Breakfast – Come learn how to make whole grains first thing in the morning (7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, Canyon Commons 101)
• Lentil Love – Learn to make lots of foods featuring lentils (8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, Canyon Commons 101)
• Soup-sational – Learn how to make healthy soups (7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, Canyon Commons 101)
• Glorious Greens – Learn how to make the most of healthy vegetables (7 p.m. Monday, March 20, Canyon Commons 101)
• Delectable Desserts – Learn how to make the most healthy desserts (7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, Hoover 101)

Please join us for as many of these sessions as you can attend. If you have questions, contact Kelsey Herschberger at herschberger.kl@gmail.com.

The Wheeler Fitness Center is looking to hire a student for its student manager position. If you’re interested in managing and improving the Fitness Center in a leadership role, go to the Handshake website to apply and submit the needed documents! A more detailed job description and the application requirements are posted there.

The job will start this summer and continue through the 2017-18 school year (and longer so long as you are attending George Fox). Applications will close March 10, so apply quickly!

Contact Cory Hand (chand@georgefox.edu) with any questions!

To be a Christian, do you have to give up on a life in business? Do you need to give up your possessions and work as a missionary, or in ministry?

If these questions intrigue you, come join us for a short film, To Whom Is Given: Business for the Common Good, in which academic experts and everyday Christians share their stories about how they glorify God through their work. We’ll screen the film from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 10, in Hoover 105.

Come enjoy this screening, followed by a discussion led by Nate Peach! Chapel credit is available, and there will be free food!

Contact Grace Friberg (gfriberg13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

We are creating a mixtape created by and released for George Fox students. We are looking for singers/music makers or those who have experience in recording/mixing music.

If interested, please email Paige Patterson at ppatterson13@georgefox.edu.

Come enjoy some dinner at Burgerville in Newberg tomorrow (Wednesday) between 5 and 8 p.m. and support the Athletic Training Club! Proceeds from sales will go toward travel expenses for club members to attend an upcoming Northwest Athletic Trainers Association event.

Questions? Contact Paige Knight (pknight14@georgefox.edu).

The Mu Kappa Club is meeting tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. in the International House! Come prepared for a fun evening of snacks and hot drinks, Apples to Apples, and great conversation. Hope to see you there!

Mu Kappa Club exists to create space for interaction in a fun and friendly group, and to advocate for and support MKs, TCKs and international students here at George Fox! We are focused on supporting students who have lived in other countries or whose parents work outside the U.S., but all are welcome at any of our events.

Questions? Please contact Jewellyn Bardwell at jbardwell14@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget about our chapel opportunities this week! This morning, we will get to hear from President Robin Baker. Please join us at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

On Wednesday, we are offering two Ash Wednesday services. The first will be at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium, a short 30-minute service for the entire community which will include the disposition of ashes (chapel credit is NOT offered for this). Then, at 7 p.m. we will have a one-hour service including more worship in addition to the disposition of ashes (chapel credit IS offered).

See you there!

February is Black History Month, and the Black Student Union has partnered with Bon Appetit to celebrate! The Bon will feature dishes inspired by different Black cultures every Tuesday during dinner for the month of February.

Tomorrow, we’ll feature an African-American cookout menu! This is also the last chance to enter a raffle to win prizes! Winners will be chosen at the end of the month.

Interested in learning more about what BSU does on campus? Contact Hannah Pettey at hpettey15@georgefox.edu for more info!

Sigma Zeta is hosting a discussion night tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. in EHS 125 for students interested in gathering together and exploring current topics in science and religion.

This is open to all majors and backgrounds, as we’d love to hear from you and any pressing questions or issues you’d like to discuss. Light refreshments will be provided!

Contact Jalane Jara (jjara13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.