George Fox discount available for Trail Blazer games

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016

Want to go to a Portland Trail Blazers basketball game for a discounted rate? You can choose your seats and bring as many people as you’d like. Use the link rosequarter.com/georgefoxsa and the promo code GEORGEFOXSA for discounted tickets for a selection of games!

Contact Bailey Raines (braines16@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Actors needed to audition for scene from ‘Arrested Development’

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016

Do you love the show Arrested Development? Have you ever wanted to recreate a scene from the show? Now’s your chance!

Auditions are being held this Sunday, Nov. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. for the roles of Michael, Buster and Lucille. If you’re interested, come to the CMCO studio to read lines from the last scene of the episode “Bringing up Buster.” Ten to 15 extras are also needed. Production will begin the following weekend.

Questions? Contact Sam North at snorth14@georgefox.edu.

All invited to attend nursing’s Health Fair on Nov. 11

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

The School of Nursing is excited to announce our upcoming Health Fair! We will be in the EHS (Ron Gregory) Atrium from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.

Come see what our nursing students have been learning in their Health Promotion class. Participate in their interactive displays and earn tickets for our great raffle prizes!

Everyone who comes will receive a gift from our generous sponsors: Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, The Moore Institute for Nutrition and Wellness Grant, and the Hazelnut Marketing Board.

Come and learn how to “Be Happy and Be Healthy.” Questions? Contact Caroline Wildhaber (cwildhaber@georgefox.edu).

Guest PT doctor to speak on Achilles tendinopathy next Thursday

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

The Department of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Ruth Chimenti, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Iowa, on Thursday, Nov. 10, in Canyon Commons Room 101.

Dr. Chimenti will present a topic on theoretical implications for clinical care of chronic pain patients with Achilles tendinopathy. The title of her presentation is “Application of Neurobiological Pain Mechanisms to a Chronic Orthopaedic Injury.”

Everyone is encouraged to attend this free event, ask questions and welcome Dr. Chimenti to the university. Light refreshments will be served from 6 to 6:30 p.m., and the presentation will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A/informal discussion time from 7:30 to 8 p.m.

Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.

Please avoid parking in Hoover and Stevens lots today and tomorrow

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

The admissions office is hosting hundreds of visitors today (Thursday) and tomorrow for our annual fall visit event, Bruin Preview. Please be courteous to our guests and avoid parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots on both Thursday and Friday.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu.

Sign-ups now open for World’s Got Talent

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Do you want to share a part of your cultural or ethnic heritage with the George Fox community? Then sign up for this year’s annual World’s Got Talent show!

We’re looking for students, employees and alumni who want to showcase their talents. The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19, so please sign up by the end of this week. Click here to sign up for a time slot!

If you have any questions or want more information, contact Mikaela Smith (smithm16@georgefox.edu).

Cooking class tonight teaches how to make easy, healthy meals

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Join us for the final Cooking 101 demonstration just in time for Bruin Preview! Emily Forbes and Nutrition Matters will be in the Bridge Café at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) to show students how to make healthy food the easy way. Join us and get the chance to sign up for a free cookbook full of easy and cheap recipes!

Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Actors needed to audition for a scene from ‘Arrested Development’

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Do you love the show Arrested Development? Have you ever wanted to recreate a scene from the show? Now’s your chance!

Auditions are being held this Sunday, Nov. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. for the roles of Michael, Buster and Lucille. If you’re interested, come to the CMCO studio to read lines from the last scene of the episode “Bringing up Buster.” Ten to 15 extras are also needed. Production will begin the following weekend.

Questions? Contact Sam North at snorth14@georgefox.edu.

‘Crush Your Internship’ event is Monday in Canyon Commons

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

What does the perfect internship look like to you? Do you know what it takes to stand out from the pack? To make an employer want to hire you?

Join special guest Michelle Schwartz, internship program manager for Cambia Health Solutions, for insider tips on how to “Crush Your Internship.” Her insight will give you an edge in making an impact in the professional world. Internships lead to jobs, so it’s critical to know how to get them and then “crush them” with your awesomeness.

All majors are welcome and encouraged to attend the presentation this Monday, Nov. 7, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103.

Contact the IDEA Center with questions.

Prayer time set aside tomorrow in Prayer Chapel

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Lifted Hands prayer meetings occur each Friday from 2 to 2:30 p.m.! Join us tomorrow (Friday) in the Prayer Chapel as we lift up our campus, our world, and each other in prayer.

All veterans invited to meet and greet Nov. 11 in Foxhole

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

We’re inviting all veterans (undergrads, grads, employees) to the Veteran United Association’s first meeting as an official association! This meeting is a chance for you to meet your officers and share any ideas you may have for building camaraderie, community involvement and fundraising activities.

Join us on Friday, Nov. 11, (note new date) at 3:30 p.m. in the Foxhole. Contact Crystal Dougherty (cdougherty16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Students entitled to free ticket to Christmas Concert Dec. 9

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Students are invited to support their peers at this year’s Christmas Concert, scheduled Dec. 9-11 in Bauman Auditorium. Students who attend Friday night’s 7:30 p.m. performance are entitled to one free ticket.

You can select your free concert ticket online at this link. If you elect to attend one of the other performances, you may purchase tickets at the same link. There is another 7:30 p.m. performance on Saturday and a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday.

Questions? Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.

Award-winning author speaks tonight in Wood-Mar

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

The William Penn Honors Program would like to invite you to come hear award-winning author, professor and public speaker James K.A. Smith tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Smith will be speaking from his latest book, You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit. The lecture will be immediately followed by a reception and book signing. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

If you have any further questions, please contact Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.

Test of the Emergency Notification System coming soon

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

If you have yet to sign up your cell phone for FoxAlert, our Emergency Notification System, please refer to Tuesday’s Daily Bruin announcement for how to do so, or check the security website for the instructions.

We will be testing the system again soon, so don’t miss out on important emergency situation notifications!

Reading of play about eating disorders is tomorrow night

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

A staged reading of “Stuffed,” a student-written play about women and eating disorders and Christian culture, will be performed tomorrow (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Elective chapel credit is available to students who attend.

The play is based on research sponsored by a Richter research grant and is free to the public. Come experience an evening of free theatre and discussion.

Contact Michaela Conley (mconley13@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Come to Hoover 210 today to discuss novel-writing challenge

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

November is National Novel Writing Month, during which prospective writers will attempt the challenge of writing 50,000 words in one month. Though it may be a difficult thing for college students to manage, there will certainly be more than a few people on campus doing so.

With this in mind, the Write Way’s first meeting for the month of November will be dedicated to making plans and working toward this goal. Anyone planning on taking part in this is invited to come to Hoover 210 at 4:30 p.m. today (Thursday).

Contact David Shelby (dshelby14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Servant engineering team seeks your feedback with survey

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Our servant engineering team is conducting research to develop a product/method to help improve water conservation efforts in high-drought areas in the U.S.

We would love for you to take a brief (3-5 minutes) survey by clicking the link below and answering the questions. The answers you provide will greatly help us in furthering our product development.

Servant Engineering Survey

Thanks!
– Joel Gleghorn (jgleghorn12@georgefox.edu)

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Join us for time of prayer this morning in Prayer Chapel

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Today (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m., we will be holding Contemplative Worship in the Prayer Chapel! Come join us as we seek God in the quiet and practice the discipline of contemplative prayer.

‘Wineskin’ now accepting submissions

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Are you a writer? An artist? George Fox’s poetry and prose journal, The Wineskin, is now accepting submissions. Send your art, poetry or prose (fiction and nonfiction) to gfuwineskin@gmail.com for a great chance to be published and to win the prizes!

Contact Chelsea Gritten (cgritten13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Anderson presents on ‘Saint John’s Bible’ tomorrow

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Paul Anderson will conduct a turning of the page session tomorrow (Friday) on Volume 1 of The Saint John’s Bible (Pentateuch). Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session runs from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.