The Daily Bruin

Have you been looking for an opportunity to showcase your dancing abilities? Seeking an outlet for dance performance? The music department is looking for dancers to perform during our annual Christmas Concert Dec. 11-13! Auditions will be held Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the dance room in Wheeler. We are looking for dancers with some experience in ballet.

Contact Amanda McConaughey (amcconaughey13@georgefox.edu or 503-899-7947) if you are interested or have 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. A full list of ARC workshops is available online.

Would you like to pursue an advanced degree at Oxford or Cambridge at no cost? If so, come hear​ Joseph Clair, director of the William Penn Honors Program and recipient of the prestigious Gates Scholarship​, speak about what you should be doing as a first-, second-, or third-year student to prepare to apply for such scholarships.

Joseph will speak at 8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) in Hoover 105. Pizza and drinks will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about this session.

Come join us from 1 to 3 p.m. on Halloween afternoon (Saturday) to harvest the last of our community garden produce and to put the garden to bed for the winter. We will have a variety of produce to take home, including potatoes, pumpkins and squash.

If you’ve been part of the garden since last spring and want to see how it’s grown, stop by! If you’ve never been to the garden but are interested in learning more, you are welcome to join! (Parents are welcome, too, since it’s Family Weekend.) The garden is located east of the Austin Sports Complex’s soccer field, in the field at the corner of Villa and Crestview.

Questions? Contact Cherice Bock at cbock@georgefox.edu.

Residence life, ASC and security services are teaming up to sponsor self-defense training for interested women on campus. The one-day session will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at a location to be determined.

The training is relevant to all athletic and non-athletic types and can be modified to differing physical abilities and challenges. The class is limited to 20 women, and sign-ups are now open in the Office of Student Life.

The cost is $25 for non-undergraduates; there is no cost for undergraduate women. This is open to any female member of the George Fox community.

Questions? Contact Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

Come learn how easy and delicious it is to cook healthy meals. Emily Forbes, a George Fox alumna, will demonstrate simple recipes while offering tips and tricks to empower you in your own kitchen. She will also give ideas on how to optimize your choices in “The Bon” for those on a meal plan. Free samples are provided each session, along with recipes.

Sessions take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Events are sponsored by the “Nutrition Matters” program.

Scheduled sessions:

• Wednesday, Oct. 28: Go to breakfast
• Wednesday, Nov. 4: “Soul bowl” basics (brown rice, black beans, etc.)
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Super simple soup

Questions? Contact Marcella Loprinzi-Hatfield at mloprinzihatfield@georgefox.edu.

Wondering what you will do after graduation? Ever thought about becoming a teacher? Our graduates are in demand. Come to the College of Education’s open house and receive information about our programs and learn about high-need areas in education!

Mark your calendar for our open house on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room 117 at the Roberts Center. The university’s MAT program is available to all George Fox undergraduates (BA/BS). Snacks provided!

Questions? Contact Judy Deale at jdeale@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in attending a professional health program after George Fox? Are you interested in pre-medicine, pre-optometry, pre-dentistry, pre-pharmacy, pre-veterinary or pre-physical?

Come get informed on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. in EHS 102. The topics covered at this meeting will include admission requirements, the application process, and resources available to you at George Fox.

If you are not able to attend, but consider yourself a pre-professional health student, please contact Jennifer McCollum at jmccollum@georgefox.edu so that you can be added to the pre-professional health student contact group.

Have you been looking for an opportunity to showcase your dancing abilities? Seeking an outlet for dance performance? The music department is looking for dancers to perform during our annual Christmas Concert Dec. 11-13! Auditions will be held Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the dance room in Wheeler. We are looking for dancers with some experience in ballet.

Contact Amanda McConaughey (amcconaughey13@georgefox.edu or 503-899-7947) if you are interested or have any questions.

Please join us for one (or all) of the upcoming William Penn Honors Program lectures.

Colin Noble: Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m. (Family Weekend), Hoover 105 (chapel credit available)
Noble, chaplain at William Clarke College in Sydney, Australia, will give a talk titled, “Resting for God.” He has spent the last three decades living on four continents and working in government, corporate, academic and pastoral settings.

After working in international banking in Tokyo for several years at the height of the Japanese economic boom, he pursued theological studies at Regent College. He then taught at the University of Sydney for 14 years before taking up his current position as chaplain to an educational community of 1,700 people, a role he has held since 2005.

Melissa Lane: Monday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Wood-Mar Hall
Lane, Class of 1943 Professor of Politics at Princeton University, will give a talk titled, “The Politics of Unsustainability: Plato on the Logic of Constitutional Change.” Lane’s books include The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter (Princeton, 2015); Eco-Republic (Princeton, 2012); Plato’s Progeny (Duckworth, 2001); and Method and Politics in Plato’s Statesman (Cambridge, 1998).

Wilfred M. McClay: Thursday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., Hoover 105
McClay is the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma and also director of the Center for the History of Liberty. His talk is titled, “Why Religious Liberty Matters.” McClay’s book, The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America, won the Merle Curti Award of the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American intellectual history.

More about each speaker is available on this page. All events are free.

Questions? Please contact Jane Sweet at honors@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2152.

We will host some employers on campus this week specifically to talk to our students about exciting job opportunities! Stop by the SUB to talk with them about what they do and how you can be a part of it. Sessions are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days.

Tuesday, Oct. 27: Tektronix
This company is looking for electrical and computer engineers interested in software and/or hardware, as well as mechanical engineers interested in small-scale mechanical design, thermal design, EMC and electrical interconnect systems.

Wednesday, Oct. 28: UPS
UPS is looking for students in all majors, offering part-time paid positions that also provide excellent education assistance programs to help you pay for school.

Stop by the IDEA Center or contact Kaitlyn Ragan (kragan@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

How can the Pope claim to be infallible? Do we find ultimate authority in the Bible or tradition? What’s wrong with contraception?

Bring your tough and honest questions about Catholicism to a Q&A forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in Hoover 105. Rev. Gerard Olinger, VP for student affairs and assistant professor of political science at the University of Portland, will lead the event. Try to stump Father Gerry and his fellow priests!

The forum, hosted by the George Fox Catholic Campus Fellowship, will conclude with an explanation and celebration of the Catholic Mass. Chapel elective credit is available.

Contact Abigail Favale at afavale@georgefox.edu with inquiries.

Come see what’s new at the Bruin Store …

• Embroidered George Fox hats: $20
• Navy and gold coffee tumblers: $11.95
• Gray George Fox rain jackets: only $36

While you’re here check out our lounge area! We have great titles by fantastic authors such as C.S. Lewis, Parker Palmer, Richard Foster and Henri Nouwen. New titles are arriving daily.

FYI: Your Bruin Store will be getting a wider array of gifts and clothing in the coming days and weeks, so if you haven’t found what you’re looking for yet, chances are you will find it soon at your Bruin Store!

The Oregon Eye Specialists, who were on campus earlier this month, are currently running a special for George Fox students. Simply swing by the Oregon Eye offices at 434 Villa Road to claim a 20-percent discount on a pair of glasses. Simply mention the Bruin Den promotion from earlier this month to get the discount.

To schedule an appointment or get more information, call 503-538-1341 or visit the office in person.

Would you like to pursue an advanced degree at Oxford or Cambridge at no cost? If so, come hear​ Joseph Clair​, director of the William Penn Honors Program and recipient of the prestigious Gates Scholarship​, speak about what you should be doing as a first-, second-, or third-year student to prepare to apply for such scholarships.

Joseph will speak at 8 p.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Hoover 105. Pizza and drinks will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let your students know about this session.

Are you interested in playing League of Legends? Are you interested in playing LOL while eating free snacks and pizzas and potentially winning a grand prize?

The International Club is hosting a League of Legends Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 7. We will provide pizzas, snacks and drinks. Winners will get a prize. Email gfu.international.club@gmail.com to sign up, and bring your friends to watch your team play and cheer you on!

Time: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Hoover 102
Team requirements: All team members have to be George Fox students. Each team is allowed to have more than five players; players can rotate between matches.

Rules:

• Best of 3
• Players who are in the match are not allowed to communicate to the audience.
• At least five players of a team have to attend the match; if not, the team will be disqualified for the tournament.
• Only George Fox students are allowed to participate in this event.
• All players have to physically present for the event.
• Players have to bring their own device for gaming/tournament.
• Players cannot rotate during matches.

Questions? Contact Sihui Zhu at gfu.international.club@gmail.com.

Chinese Lab is meeting tonight (Tuesday) from 7 to 8 p.m. in Lemmons 2. Come join us to learn some Chinese and enjoy free snacks and drinks.

Shalom this week is welcoming some special guests you won’t want to miss! We’re partnering with the International Justice Mission to bring Door to Grace here to speak with us about the work they do in downtown Portland, working with girls who are being sex trafficked.

If you would like to engage in discussion on justice in Portland and hear the stories of people who have dedicated their lives to working with this vulnerable population, come to the Cap and Gown Room at 9 p.m. tonight (Tuesday). We’ll see you there!

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.

Join us for two special discussion sessions sponsored by the Office of Student Life:

Forum 1: Calling & Purpose
Thursday, Oct. 29
10:50 to 11:40 a.m.
EHS 125

A 30-minute video featuring Os Guiness, Jessica Kim and Scott Harrison. After the video, we’ll have a panel discussion featuring:

• Bree Stairs, area coordinator
• Mitzi Martinez, senior management major
• Joseph Clair, director, William Penn Honors Program

Forum 2: Leadership & Education – the Impact of Empathy
Thursday, Nov. 12, 10:50 a.m.
EHS 125

We’ll host a panel discussion featuring:

• Markayla Shattuck, junior psychology major
• Neal Ninteman, associate professor of civil engineering
• Kyle Webster, senior Christian ministries major
• Justine Haigh, associate professor of marketing & MBA director

Chapel credits are available for both events.

Questions? Contact Jere Witherspoon in the Office of Student Life at ext. 2316 or jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

ASC is looking for projects to fund around campus! Outdoor seating? New dance studio? A movie theater? We want your proposals! The form can be found at this link under the “Student Project Fund” section. The deadline to submit ideas is Friday, Nov. 6.

Email Erika Lopez at elopez12@georgefox.edu with any ideas or questions.