The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to the Chehalem Cultural Center for two events in the coming week. On Thursday, Dec. 4, the center will host the opening reception of “The Art of Illumination,” an exhibit featuring the Saint John’s Bible and accompanying prints from the Heritage Edition. The reception is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m., and the exhibit will remain up through Dec. 19.

Next week, on Thursday, Dec. 11, a “Think Again Conversation” facilitated by professors Paul Anderson and Mark Terry will take place in the center’s Parrish Gallery beginning at 7:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on “The Art of Illumination” pieces.

Questions? Visit chehalemculturalcenter.org. The center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St., in Newberg.

This is a reminder that the MLRC will be staying open until midnight Monday through Thursday nights for the last two weeks of the fall semester (Dec. 1-4 and Dec. 8-11).

Come this Friday, Dec. 5, to the Health and Human Performance department symposium featuring senior students’ research projects. They’ve been hard at work through the term gathering data in the following areas: injury prevention; strength versus power training; motion analysis; warm-up of youth soccer players and athletic performance; and hamstring flexibility.

The posters will be presented from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Wheeler lobby. Questions? Contact Dana Bates at dbates@georgefox.edu.

Join us tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. for our final chapel service of the semester! Our pastoral team – Jamie Noling-Auth, Jamie Johnson and Rusty St. Cyr – will be leading Advent services in three different locations: Wood-Mar Auditorium, Cap and Gown, and Hoover 105. Each of these locations will have the same chapel service.

This is the last opportunity for regular chapel credit of the semester. Chapel credits are due this Friday, Dec. 5, at 5 p.m. To check your remaining chapel credits, please check your MyGFU.

For more information, please visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu or email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Join the Christmas celebration at the library’s annual Wassail Party this Monday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take a break on “Dead Day” and join us in the MLRC multi-purpose room for snacks, wassail and coffee.

It’s our treat to you!

This Thursday, Dec. 4, senior artists will host the opening of their Senior Thesis Exhibits in both the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries. Come out to support our student artists!

Phyllis Jean Fulton, presenting “In Essence of the Feminine,” and Erin Kays, presenting “This State of Mind,” will give their artist talks in Lindgren Gallery shortly after 5 p.m. Following their talks we will move to the Minthorne Gallery to hear Kate Wilder and Netta Duncan, presenting “Fallow,” give their artist talks.

Receptions will be held in both locations. Questions? Contact Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu.

A big thank you to everyone who served this past Serve Day! Remember to use your Serve Day Discount Card! There are a variety of great discounts you can take advantage of. Here are just a few that will be helpful this holiday season:

• Pulp & Circumstance (gifts, art, paper) – FREE 1/4 pound of candy with purchase. Extra 5% off purchase with GFU ID card
• Sherwood Ice Arena – 2 for 1 admission ($7) or $2 discount for individual ($3 skate rental not included)
• Great Clips – $3 off any regularly priced haircut

The Serve Day Discount Card features 15 local businesses and is a multi-use card that does not expire until April 30, 2015. That means you can use the card as many times as you want, at as many participating businesses as you want, until the end of next April. You must show your discount card at the participating businesses to take advantage of these great offers.

If you haven’t picked up your Serve Day Discount Card, stop by and see Barbi Doran at the Information Services Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center. Pick one up today while supplies last!

The university’s College of Engineering invites you to its Winter Engineering Expo this Thursday, Dec. 4, in Wood-Mar Auditorium and EHS Atrium. Following is the schedule:

1-2 p.m. – Air Engine Displays (EHS Atrium)
Freshmen students display their working engines

2-3:30 p.m. – Wobble-Off Competition (Wood-Mar Auditorium)
Freshmen engineering students compete with their air engines for maximum speed and coast, minimum pressure, cost efficiency and aesthetics

All are welcome to come see what our students are working on. For more information, please contact Adina McConaughey at ext. 2780.

International Justice Mission (IJM) is a club on campus that seeks to promote justice for the oppressed. We will meet today (Tuesday) from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the International/Cultural House.

We will be preparing for our January events by making prayer bracelets. Come join us as we get to know one another and pray for these issues. Tea and snacks will be provided, so please bring a mug if you have one!

Questions? Please contact Annelise Koeth at akoeth11@georgefox.edu.

You have one last chance to see our men’s and women’s basketball teams play before Christmas break starts.

Get in the holiday spirit tonight (Tuesday) and wear your ugliest Christmas sweater to the women’s game against Northwest Christian at 7 p.m. We’ll have prizes and competitions for the best dressed.

Our men’s team takes the court tomorrow (Wednesday) against Portland Bible at 7:30 p.m., and we’ll be doing a “Silent Night” game. Everyone in the stands will be silent until the 10th point is scored, and then we’ll go wild! Be as loud as possible! Bonus points and extra gold stars for students who show up in their pajamas.

See you at the games and Go Bruins!

If you have not signed up yet to receive the SFS News, please visit this link to read the archived edition sent out last week. At the bottom of the list you will see you can “Join Our Mailing List” to receive future editions as they are available.

The SFS News is the best way to stay informed about the financial aid and student accounts offices.

Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger at jgetsing@georgefox.edu.

Come check out BlueCircle, a nonprofit established by entrepreneurship student Will Spain. This free event will include an introduction into the organization, documentary preview, a Q&A session and an opportunity to get involved. Light refreshments will be served. Extra credit may be provided for select business courses (check with professor).

The event is set from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Hoover 105. Contact Jacyln Simmons (jsimmons12@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

On Thursday, Dec. 18, George Fox University libraries will transition to a new library system. We are in the fourth and final group as the 37-member Orbis Cascade Alliance transitions from stand-alone library systems to one shared library system.

The new system will improve the research experience for our students and faculty and allow us to better manage our resources. More information can be found at this link.

Mail Services will distribute your mail to your campus mailbox during the Christmas break, and it will be waiting for you when you come back in January.

Your packages will be stored at University Mail Services until you come back to campus and will be available for pick-up when you return. No packages will be returned over the Christmas break.

If you have questions, please call Mail Services at ext. 2555.

The lost and found is filled to the brim and all items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Monday, Dec. 15.

Please come to the security office between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays to see if your lost item has been turned in, or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu with a description of your lost item.

Students who are eligible to make changes to their meal plan will be able to do so starting Jan. 5, 2015, through Jan. 23, 2015.

After Jan. 5, 2015, log into your MyGFU account, look in University Forms and then Meal Plan Form.

For more information about meal plans, please check out the Meal Plan Options page on the Student Life website.

If you have any questions about the meal plans, please contact Jere Witherspoon in the Office of Student Life. You may also phone her at 503-554-2316. The student life office is on the third floor of the Stevens Center.

This is the final week to earn chapel credits for the semester. Chapel credits are due this Friday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. To check your remaining chapel credits, please check your MyGFU.

Here are the remaining opportunities to earn chapel credit:

Advent Chapel with Robin Baker on Tuesday, December 2 at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Shalom Advent Service (for regular chapel credit) on Tuesday, December 2 at 9 p.m. in the Cap & Gown Room.

Advent Chapel with the Pastoral Team on Wednesday, December 3 at 7 p.m. in three locations: Cap & Gown, Woodmar Auditorium, and Hoover 105. 

Questions? Please email our staff at spirituallife@georgefox.edu, visit our webpage, or stop by our office at the corner of Sheridan and Merdian.

If you are interested in being an RA (Resident Assistant), please come to Hoover 105 on today (Monday) at 9 p.m. You can learn more about the application and interview process, and hear from ACs and current resident life staff members.

RA Applications will be available online Dec. 1, and are due Jan. 21.

Questions? Please contact David Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

You are invited to stand in support of our black students at George Fox and the black community across our nation. Concerned students and the Office of Intercultural Life are organizing a demonstration on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in light of the shooting deaths of an unarmed black teen, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo., and numerous other black men and boys around the country. Meet on the Centennial Tower lawn in front of the Student Union Building from 1 to 2 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are invited to wear black on Tuesday in solidarity.

Those who wish to better understand why the situation in Ferguson is so hurtful to the black community and how we can pursue racial reconciliation are encouraged to contact Donna Barber, director of intercultural life, or Rebecca Hernandez, associate vice president of intercultural engagement. There are also several student clubs and organizations that have much to offer in this important area.