The Daily Bruin

This week’s Professional Networking Seminar/ArtTalk lecture features Jiseon Lee Isbara, a sculptor and installation artist from Portland. Jiseon is head of the fibers department at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Her current body of work is a personal observation and artistic interpretation of her life as an artist, teacher, wife, mother and immigrant.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Join us from 6 to 7 p.m. this Monday, Sept. 28, at the Chehalem Cultural Center Ballroom at 415 E. Sheridan St.

Questions? Contact Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu.

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The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays, from 8 to 8:20 a.m., in Hoover 250.

Prayer format will alternate between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows. All are welcome.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

The campus community is invited to join us tonight (Friday) for a Catholic Mass in Minthorn 200 at 7 p.m., followed by an informal Q&A session.

Father Don Gutmann, pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in Newberg, will celebrate Mass with us. This is a great opportunity to experience the simple beauty of the Catholic Mass. Chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Rob Bohall at rbohall@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a series of “Turning the Page” sessions highlighting the Heritage Edition of the St. John’s Bible on campus. The series continues today (Friday) and each Friday through Oct. 16. Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) will leaf through the pages today from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.

The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey (Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn.) since the invention of the printing press. The Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible is the full-size fine art reproduction of the original.

More information is available by contacting Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to be a part of furthering the prayer culture on campus, we need you! We’re looking for committed, passionate students with a love for God and for this place to help us create a culture of prayer on campus through praying over students’ prayer requests in the Prayer Chapel and helping coordinate prayer walks.

If this interests you, contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu to get started!

Interested in learning a new language and culture in a non-academic, laid-back setting? The International Club is offering Chinese and Swahili (East African) language labs this year. There will be a variety of activities involved that include learning basic language, traditional dances, songs and cultural food.

• Chinese Lab: Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. in Lemmons 2
• Swahili Lab: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. in the International House

Questions? Contact Sihui Zhu at szhu13@georgefox.edu.

The members of George Fox’s own dance company would like to invite you to auditions to be a part of their group. We are a student-led group coming from diverse dance backgrounds that seek to share the gift that God has given us for his glory.

We will be hosting auditions in the Wheeler Dance Studio today (Thursday) from 7 to 9 p.m.

If you would like to audition, come dressed in comfortable dance clothes and ready to learn some choreography. All levels of dance are welcome, even those who have had no training but have a desire to learn. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Heather Nunn at hnunn14@georgefox.edu or Kiana Pigao at kpigao14@georgefox.edu.

End the week with a splash of color! Get ready to glide through an array of glow sticks (rain or shine) on Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. on the quad!

Questions? Please contact Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.

The campus community is invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation this Monday, Sept. 28, in Hoover 105, when Doug Fountain of Medical Teams International speaks on “Upgrading Health Care in Africa: Lessons from Ebola for the Future of Missions.” 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.

Ebola shocked the world and led to a scramble to make up for years of neglect in health services in three countries in West Africa. Fountain will discuss this and similar outbreaks in East Africa and identify new roles for Christian missions. His presentation is the fourth in the “Majority World and the West” series.

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

Come support your men’s soccer team as the Bruins take on Linfield in their first home conference game of the season this Saturday, Sept. 26, at Austin Sports Complex. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m.!

Get behind the Bruins, who are off to one of their best starts in years.

George Fox will welcome visitors from Indonesia today (Thursday) through the International Visitor Leadership Program, a U.S. Department of State-sponsored professional development program that works to create mutual understanding between citizens of the U.S. and other nations. Faculty and students are invited to meet our visitors from 3 to 4 p.m. in Roberts 117.

The IVLP program is focused on tolerance and diversity in education, and the project is designed to further the U.S. foreign policy goal in education cooperation. The visiting group includes Indonesian educators, administrators and policymakers involved in Indonesia’s Islamic education system.

Participants will examine how religious education institutions are mainstreamed in the United States and explore how religious and secular schools, along with faith-based and other civil society organizations, work together as a force for social harmony.

Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.

The College of Business is hosting a fall kickoff celebration today (Thursday) for all College of Business undergraduate majors/minors and graduate students, as well as all faculty, staff and administrators who work in or with the COB. The weather should be perfect for this one-hour outdoor celebration in the amphitheater from 4 to 5 p.m. In the event of rain, we will meet in the Cap and Gown Room.

Join us for root beer floats served in COB stadium cups (yours to keep), games, door prizes, and good conversation. Hope to see you there.

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

At 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday), Matt Dyment will lead students in a seminar on “Strengths” in Coffin Hall. All are invited.

Like in Inception, he will walk through deeper levels of understanding our strengths: strength combos, strategic groupings, shadow sides, etc. The session will last 45 minutes and snacks will be provided by the COED living area.

Questions? Contact Matt at mdyment@georgefox.edu.

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

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

Late Night in the Bruin Den is happening Monday through Thursday every week! Purchase snacks and refreshments from 8 to 11:30 p.m.

All commuters get 25 percent off on Wednesday nights after chapel. Freshmen get 25 percent off on Thursdays.

Are you in an ADP or graduate degree program and planning to finish this fall? Have you submitted your Application for Degree (Graduate Application for Degree or ADP Application for Degree)?

Please be sure to do so before next week to avoid a $50 late fee. If you are not certain whether your form is on record, please feel free to contact your enrollment manager.

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

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

Tickets for The Oh Hellos concert are on sale this week in the quad outside the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.! Tickets are only $7 for the concert at 7 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 27. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with opening band The Band Joseph.

This is a George Fox community event; all students, faculty and alumni are welcome!

Questions? Contact Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.

There is still time to sign up to run in the Run Foster 5K this Saturday, Sept. 26! The entrance fee is $35. It will be a great time of getting to know others serving the foster care system in Oregon! The race starts at 9 a.m. Students, faculty, and families are welcome! Register at this link. The university’s Embrace Outreach is joining in support of this event.

Email Mikayla Greenwell with any questions at mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu.