The Daily Bruin

Have anything you’re looking to get rid of? Maybe a Halloween costume from last year? Or a piece of a costume? Or that shirt you’re too embarrassed to wear in public? Or that lamp that just doesn’t fit in your room? We want it all! Spiritual life is hosting a porch sale this Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Spiritual Life House and we would love your donations! Bring them by the house or email elopez12@georgefox.edu to have them picked up!

On the flip side, if you’re looking for a Halloween costume or that one thing that’s been missing from your life, come by the Spiritual Life House on Saturday between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. We will find the perfect treasure for you. All proceeds will benefit our upcoming serve trips.

The Sociology Club is hosting a documentary night at the International House this Thursday, Oct. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m.! We’ll be watching Scottsboro: An American Tragedy. All students are welcome to join and learn about the case that started the Civil Rights Movement! There will be good food and good discussion as well.

Questions? Please contact Megan Reynolds at mreynolds11@georgefox.edu.

Registration for Fall Escape, Nov. 7-9, will be in available all week, Oct. 20 through Oct. 24, in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Escape the Newberg bubble with your friends for a weekend! The cost is $20. You will be provided a cabin on the Pacific Coast, workshops with Doreen Dodgen-Magee, and all the amenities that Twin Rocks Friends Camp has to offer for a weekend! Registration ends Thursday, Nov. 6. F

For more information, email Josh Garcia at garciaj11@georgefox.edu.

Mail Services is an unofficial drop site for all Oregon ballots. Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for us to offer this service. We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and there is no postage necessary. The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage.

If you have questions, please email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu

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Peggy Fowler, former CEO of Portland General Electric Co. (PGE), will be on the university’s Newberg campus as part of the College of Business’ Executive in Residence Program. All are welcome to attend her presentation from 11 to 11:50 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Hoover 105. The title of her presentation is “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Life Lessons from a Transformational Leader.”

Fowler will give a public interview and allow time for Q&A. For more information, contact Jeff VandenHoek at jvandenh@georgefox.edu.

Anyone else getting excited that basketball season is just around the corner? You can meet our men’s and women’s teams, enjoy free food and music, win some giveaways, watch dunk and 3-point contests and much more at Midnight Madness this Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10 p.m. in the gym.

We’re excited to kick off the basketball season. Come join us!

Dinner hours will change slightly this Friday, Oct. 24, due to Family Weekend events. Come join us in the Klages Dining Room for a “Taste of George Fox” from 5 to 7 p.m. We will be featuring several expo stations as well as a delicious turkey dinner and a variety of house-made desserts.

Are you interested in attending a professional health program after George Fox? Are you pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-veterinary, pre-physical therapy or pre-pharmacy? Get informed on what it takes to get into a professional health program. The topics covered will include admission requirements, the application process and resources available to you at George Fox.

The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) in EHS 102. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer McCollum at jmccollum@georgefox.edu.

The blood drive is back on campus from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). To schedule an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org. Sign in if you have a Red Cross account or register to create one.

You can find the George Fox blood drive using the ZIP code 97132 or sponsor code “GeorgeFox.” Click to schedule an appointment with either of the George Fox drives. We will have the blood drive bus and also host the drive in VAC 117.

Please remember to bring an ID on the day of the drive. Questions? Contact Shawn Fisher at sfisher13@georgefox.edu.

The International Justice Mission club invites you to join us for a meeting tonight (Tuesday) from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the International Center-Cultural House. The club raises awareness for human trafficking issues and promotes justice for the oppressed. We would love to see you there!

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

Come hear from guest speaker Christena Cleveland Tuesday (today). She will be speaking for chapel in Bauman Auditorium at 10:50 a.m. Christena Cleveland is a social psychologist with a hopeful passion for overcoming cultural divisions in groups. She is the author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart, a Leadership Journal Book Award winner. You can purchase her book for $10 in the Bauman lobby following chapel.

For a full list of chapel speakers check out our calendar at this link.

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

Join us on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 8:30 p.m. in the Library for the Loudest Dance You’ve Never Heard, powered by Silent Storm and sponsored by Nerds and Geeks United! Experience a new way of dancing, a silent dance! Instead of dancing with a regular sound system, everyone listens on wireless headphones. Buy your ticket for one dollar between up until Thursday, October 24, during lunch in the Bruin Den to be entered in a raffle for a pair of Beats Headphones! Only 400 tickets are available, so make sure to get your ticket early. Wireless headphones will be provided for use at the dance.

Questions? Contact Sarah MacKenzie at smackenzie11@georgefox.edu.

You and your parents are invited to attend academic open houses on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 to 11 a.m. in Hoover to connect with department instructors and discover the possibilities of each major. Professionals will be there to talk about possible directions to go with a given major. First year seminar students may attend this event to satisfy their major discovery requirement.

Questions? Please contact Jaclyn Simmons at jsimmons12@georgefox.edu or visit this link.

The BlueZone Store is celebrating Family Weekend by offering a 25 percent discount on all apparel and gifts this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25! We will be open on Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The Sociology Club is hosting a documentary night at the International House this Thursday, Oct. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m.! We’ll be watching Scottsboro: An American Tragedy. All students are welcome to join and learn about the case that started the Civil Rights Movement! There will be good food and good discussion as well.

Questions? Please contact Megan Reynolds at mreynolds11@georgefox.edu.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), the largest industrial employer in the state of Hawaii with nearly 5,000 civilian and military employees, is in the business of repairing and modernizing naval ships and submarines. Ronald Kim will give a presentation about Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard‘s internship and employment opportunities from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in EHS 102 Tuesday (today). He will be accepting resumes after his presentation.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is focused on providing customers with quality, timely and cost-efficient maintenance, modernization, and technical and logistics support. PSNS & IMF has sites in Bremerton, Bangor, Everett, San Diego, Boston, Japan and wherever its workers go to fix ships. Marisa Eyon, a George Fox alumni, will give a presentation about Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in EHS 102 on Tuesday (today). Candidates may be invited to an interview on Wednesday.

Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu.

All George Fox students and employees are welcome to attend the student life discussion series, Symposium: A Forum for Uncommon Conversations. The series will run three weeks in a row, starting on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in EHS 102.

Our first topic will be “Convicted Civility: Pursuing Christ in Our Conversations,” and will feature panelists Ron Mock, Terry Steele, Sarita Gallagher, Jamie Noling-Auth and Michael Harris. The discussion Thursday will explore the question, “What does it mean to be a person with strong convictions, while also honoring and respecting others who might not agree with you?” Bring a friend and come join in the discussion!

Elective chapel credit is available.

Questions? Please contact Lizzy Riese at eriese11@georgefox.edu.

The lost and found tables are here! Please stop by the Bruin Den today (Tuesday) between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and tomorrow (Wednesday) during the same time frame to see if your lost item(s) are there.

Any items not reclaimed by their owners will be donated to charitable causes on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., so make a point to stop by either today or tomorrow!

A reception to honor Ben Kulpa, who left George Fox at the beginning of this term, is set from 1 to 2:30 p.m. today (Tuesday) in the Stevens Center’s third-floor lobby. Please drop by to wish Ben well!

Questions? Contact Jenny Zaganiacz at jzaganiacz@georgefox.edu.

Make plans to attend the College of Engineering’s “Earth, Wind, Fire and Water” series, a five-part set of lectures this fall that tackle the topics of renewable energy, sustainability, climate change and the environment. The second installment of the series will be presented this Thursday, Oct. 23, when J.J. Arthur of NuScale Power speaks on “Small-Scale Nuclear Power Systems” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Future presentations include:

• Thursday, Oct. 30: “Hydro-Power and Fish Passage in Oregon,” featuring Greg Apke of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Hoover 105
• Thursday, Nov. 6: “Wind Farms and Wind Energy Systems,” featuring Bruce Hamilton of Navigant, Lemmons 13
• Thursday, Nov. 13: “Ocean Wave Energy Systems,” featuring Chad Stillinger of George Fox University, Hoover 105

Questions? Contact Bob Harder at bharder@georgefox.edu.