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Companies are in a global search for talent, so don’t miss an opportunity to make connections in your industry of interest. The IDEA Center is hosting a workshop to help you prepare for network connection opportunities.

Join us in Stevens 209 from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. today (Thursday).

Faculty, please let you students know about this opportunity. For more information, visit or contact the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Join us this Monday, Oct. 26, for the next Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation in Hoover 105. Don Sappington, director for strategic initiatives at Remember Nhu, will speak on “Human Trafficking: The Global Crisis and a Cry to Do Something.” The same presentation will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. and again from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Guests are asked to attend the later session.

Sappington will discuss what is being done – and what we can do – to combat the human trafficking that is taking place across the globe and in our own region. His presentation is the eighth in the “Majority World and the West” series.

Questions? Contact Ron Mock at ext. 2680 or rmock@georgefox.edu.

Spanish Chapel is today (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at 10:50 a.m. and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.

Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.

​Come to ​Wheeler 208 from 2 to 3 p.m. today (Thursday) to talk with Jennifer Pendergraft about her job as general manager of a minor league baseball team, the Visalia Rawhide of Visalia, Calif. She will also be talking about opportunities for George Fox students!

Questions? Contact Sidney Tafflinger at stafflinger@georgefox.edu or Jessica Hollen at jhollen@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.

All are welcome to Swahili Lab tonight (Thursday) from 7 to 8 p.m. in the International House. Join us! Free snacks  will be provided.

Questions? Contact Imani Kamau at fkamau14@georgefox.edu.

All students and staff are welcome to join the dance team in performing Michael Jackson’s Thriller during halftime of the football game against Linfield on Halloween, Oct. 31.

To prepare, the dance team will host a workshop this Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon on the football field. This is for anyone wanting to perform the routine. An instructional video will be provided as well. Bring your floor, your professors, your students – bring everyone!

Questions? Send them to Sarah Brewer at sbrewer12@georgefox.edu or Elizabeth Davis at edavis13@georgefox.edu.

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.

Did you know that Marty McFly visits Oct. 21, 2015, in the classic movie Back to the Future Part II? In honor of this one-time event, Sigma Zeta invites you to a showing tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. in EHS 102!

For more information, contact Joel Rurik at jrurik12@georgefox.edu.

Need help with your research paper writing skills? We have a workshop for you.

Gary Tandy, professor of English, and Sarah Hardy, public services librarian, will present “Steps to Writing a Successful Research Paper” at an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105. The workshop will help you develop a step-by-step, organized approach to writing research papers and cover campus and Internet resources to help assist in the process.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu. A full list of ARC workshops is available online.

You are invited to register for SPAN 210, Spanish for Medical Personnel, in spring semester. This three-credit class is a hybrid, with the face-to-face portion Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. It is not an introductory Spanish course. You must have had a least one year of previous Spanish study, preferably in the past two to three years.

George Fox alumni and community members can register as “Special Students” (see this link for more info). Questions? Contact Viki Defferding at vdefferding@georgefox.edu.

Have you been wondering what happens to the prayer requests in the Prayer Chapel? Come to Burnt Offerings in the Pavilion on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. as we gather around a fire, worship, and pray over each anonymous request, giving it as an offering to God.

This is a great way to gather in community and pray, worship around a campfire, and enter into the presence of God on behalf of our friends and community here. If the thought of prayer intimidates you, we would encourage you to come and be present in a community of prayer to witness the work God is doing.

We hope to see you there!

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

Be sure to come to the Prayer Chapel on Thursday, Oct. 22, during the chapel block (10:50-11:40 a.m.) for contemplative worship as we go through traditions of contemplative prayer. Then, at 2 p.m., join us for Lifted Hands intercessory prayer!

This is a great way to get involved with prayer on campus and get some refreshing time of quiet and peace in the midst of the semester.

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

Companies are in a global search for talent, so don’t miss an opportunity to make connections in your industry of interest. The IDEA Center is hosting a workshop to help you prepare for network connection opportunities.

Join us in Stevens 209 from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.

Faculty, please let you students know about this opportunity. For more information, visit or contact the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

The university community is invited to Light the Fire, a benefit event on Sunday, Nov. 22, to assist the Yamhill Community Action Partnership.

YCAP is a nonprofit in Yamhill County that provides services to focus on self-sufficiency such as youth outreach, energy services, client services and housing, and food bank. Many George Fox students have internships and volunteer at YCAP. This organization is part of our Serve Day sites and has been a big promoter of our community.

Here are the details:

When?
Sunday, Nov. 22, 5-8:30 p.m.

Where?
Ruddick/Wood Restaurant, 720 E. 1st St., in Newberg

Cost?
Dinner is $125 per person and includes dinner by three local chefs. A street party is $20 per person and includes street food, one drink ticket, raffle items, and two bands.

Tickets and Info?
Visit yamhillcap.org/lightthefire

The Bruin Store is hosting a one-day sale today (Wednesday)!

Get 25 percent off select items, including hoodies, sweatpants, blankets, headphones, and all writing instruments. This sale includes clearance, which means our football sweatshirts are only $15!

Stop by and check out our lounge area while you’re here. We’ve got some great books by fantastic authors like C.S. Lewis, Parker Palmer, Richard Foster and Henri Nouwen.

We look forward to seeing you!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons at msimmons@georgefox.edu.

Join us Saturday, Oct. 24, in Bauman Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. for World’s Got Talent! Watch your fellow students and colleagues perform on stage, with talents varying from a cappella singing to spoken word, classical songs to tribal and contemporary songs.

All are welcome to come and join the amazing mix of students we have represented in the George Fox community with a night of performance, food and learning. We all resonate with culture in different ways, so be a part of the celebration by engaging in the cultural heritage and the diverse backgrounds we bring to George Fox!

Questions? Contact Sierra Brambila at sbrambila13@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in practicing your French skills? Nadine Kincaid, who lived in France and is fluent in French, is hosting a conversation table in the Bruin Den today (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. It’s open to French-speakers of all levels! Come by and join us!

We are doing a survey for our statistics class about how getting a flu vaccine affects your health. The survey takes no more than two minutes.

We would really appreciate it if you clicked the link below and filled out the survey. Questions? Contact Lauren Bartholomew at lbartholomew14@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

Health Survey

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.

All George Fox students have been invited to attend two free career fairs this week and next week. Each will include more than 100 employers who are looking to hire students for internships and full-time positions. Come to a fair to network and learn from industry guests about different careers and companies!

• OSU All Industry Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• PSU All Industry Fair on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

To get yourself ready for these events, come to a Career Fair Prep Workshop in the IDEA Center on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m or stop by the IDEA Center to hear about more ways we can help!

If you are interested in going to one of the fairs, please let us know by filling out this form. The IDEA Center will be providing free transportation​ and name tags for students who sign up.

Faculty, please alert your students to these opportunities.

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Ragan at kragan@georgefox.edu.