The Daily Bruin

Join us in celebrating the grand opening of Word Made Flesh in Portland! The event is $13, which includes dinner as well as Executive Director Leroy Barber’s new book.

A group from George Fox will be leaving from the Spiritual Life House at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon (Saturday) for the 6 p.m. event at 12230 S.E. Harold St., in Portland. Visit the Word Made Flesh website or contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Hope to see you there!

I would like to invite you to participate in a new ministry at Newberg Friends Church starting this fall. It is an eight-part series (one meeting every month) that will explore the “Paths of Wisdom.”

Wisdom is a virtue understood through discernment, community and contemplation of the Truth revealed through Jesus Christ. All are welcome to come and learn how to embody this ancient virtue in new and exciting ways.

To get more information, please complete this very short form.

Thank you! Please email paulmclaughlin81@gmail.com with any questions.

Jamie R. Johnson, PhD
Director, Friends Leadership Program
George Fox University
503-554-2256

Bruin football fans! Tomorrow night (Saturday) the Bruins will host the University of La Verne at 7 p.m. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Please make sure to bring your student or employee ID, as your ID card will be your ticket in.

If you need to purchase additional tickets, you can do so at this link. To check out photos from the first game, go here. To watch a video about the program, visit this site.

Are you interested in a career as a clinical mental health counselor, couple and family systems counselor, school counselor or school psychologist? If so, then join an upcoming Graduate School of Counseling information meeting to learn about masters-level counseling programs offered at George Fox. Prerequisite classes are not required and your bachelor’s degree does not need to be in psychology to apply.

Info meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, and Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Portland Center. Register online here.

Contact Joel Moore at jmoore@georgefox.edu or 503-554-6166 if you have questions or to schedule a one-on-one appointment.

The campus community is invited to the next installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Sept. 15, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and features Kambiz Ghaneabassiri, associate professor of religion and humanities at Reed College.

Ghaneabassiri will present “Islam in America,” in which he will provide an overview of the history of Muslims in America, from colonial times to the aftermath of 9/11. The same session is presented from 5 to 6 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Wheeler Sports Center will close down at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. This means that the racquetball courts will also be closed. The Fitness Center will remain open, but please use the upstairs hallway entry, on field level, near the tennis courts.

The Spiritual and Intercultural Life department on campus is seeking students who want to serve the student body by leading a Lyfe Group. These small groups can look like a traditional bible study to a group experiences God through nature hikes. If you have a particular vision for a Lyfe Group that you would like to lead, apply at this link.

Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12.

If you have any questions about what Lyfe Groups are or if you want to develop a vision with the help of a Discipleship Ministries intern, email Joshua Garcia at garciaj11@georgefox.edu.

Come and join us as we celebrate Jonathan and Rachel Morell’s ten years at George Fox.  The impact they have had on our community is immeasurable.  We would like to celebrate their presence with us and bless them as they transition to Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego. The celebration will take placet today Thursday, Sept. 11 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Stevens Atrium.

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

Interested in learning more about George Fox Evangelical Seminary or theological graduate school in general? You are invited to attend the Seminary and Theological Grad School Virtual Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 17. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

The virtual fair will allow you to have your questions answered by representatives from multiple graduate institutions during this live and free event.

Reasons to attend:

• Save your valuable time by meeting school representatives in live chat sessions online.
• Have your questions answered without ever leaving the comfort of your computer.
• Only a one-time registration is required to meet multiple schools.
• It’s free to sign up and participate.
• No time commitment. Come to the virtual fair for however long you would like and talk to real representatives from 50 of the top seminary and theological schools.
• Receive detailed information about what degree programs are like for both master’s and doctorate programs.
• Get answers about how much seminary costs and if there is any help available.
• Find out what you get out of getting a George Fox Evangelical Seminary degree.

To make sure you don’t miss this great, free event! Please register at this link.

Bruin football fans! This Saturday, Sept. 13, the Bruins will host the University of La Verne at 7 p.m. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and we want to see all of you there! Please make sure to bring your student or employee ID. We’ll be swiping cards to get people into the game this weekend, so those are your tickets in.

If you need to purchase additional tickets, you can do so at this link. To check out photos from the first game, go here. To watch a video about the program, visit this site.

International Chapel is beginning again this semester. The meetings will be on Fridays from 11 to 11:50 a.m. at the International Center/Cultural House. These chapels are smaller, more personal, and consist of a brief devotional, small-group discussion, and prayer.

Both international students and American students are welcome. Chapel credit is given.

George Fox and Willamette University are co-hosting a two-night debate on the topic “Did America Have a Christian Founding” on successive Thursday evenings in September. Both events are free.

The debate will feature Mark David Hall, the Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox, and Steven K. Green, a professor in Willamette University’s School of Law. They are among the nation’s leading experts on the relationship between church and state in America.

The opening debate is scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, in Hoover 105. The second session is set from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in Room 121 of Willamette’s School of Law, 245 Winter St., in Salem, Ore. A question-and-answer time will follow the discussions both evenings.

The series is sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and cosponsored by the William Penn Honors Program of George Fox and Willamette’s Center for Religion, Law & Democracy.

Questions? Contact Hall at ext. 2674.

A big thanks to everyone who served on Serve Day! 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.

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 discount card as many times as you want, at as many businesses as you want, until the end of next April. Here is a sample of some of the businesses and their offers:

• Domino’s Pizza: Buy one large pizza, get a second large pizza free (of equal or lesser value, carry-out only)
• Doran Automotive: $5 off oil change and 10 percent off recommended services
• Ray’s Produce: 10 percent off purchase of $10 or more

You must show your discount card at the participating businesses to take advantage of these great offers. Pick up your Serve Day Discount Card today while supplies last!

Tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in Bauman, Pastor Jamie Johnson will continue our “Unfolding Life” series as he preaches on Matthew 4, the Temptation of Jesus. Chapel credit is available.

For more information about chapel, visit our webpage or email us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The Mu Kappa Club is hosting its very first game night of the year! It will be tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 10, around 8:15 p.m. in the International House.

For anyone who is unfamiliar with Mu Kappa, it is a club that was started last year for missionary kids, third-culture kids, and anyone who is interested in learning about their unique experiences. Bring your favorite game and a friend!

If you have any questions, please contact Carrie Stotts, Jamie Whisler or Bree Thomas.

George Fox community,

We are so thrilled at the turnout, the Bruin pride and the electricity that filled Stoffer Family Stadium last Saturday as the Bruin football team took the field for the first time in 46 years. What a day! It was one that we’ll all remember for a long time to come.

This Saturday, Sept. 13, the Bruins will host the University of La Verne at 7 p.m. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and we want to see all of you there! Please make sure to bring your student or employee ID. We’ll be swiping cards to get people into the game this weekend, so those are your tickets in.

If you need to purchase additional tickets, you can do so at this link. To check out photos from the first game, go here. To watch a video about the program, visit this site.

Go Bruins!

George Fox’s Emergency Text Alert system, called FoxAlert, will be sending out a test text alert this Friday, Sept. 12. This will only be a test!

Please make sure that your personal information page on MyGFU is up to date in order to receive these text alerts, as that is where your contact information is pulled from.

Questions? Please contact security at 503-554-2090.

Mark A. Noll, PhD, the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, will present the lecture “The Challenges for Christian Learning: Looking Back, Looking Ahead” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in Wood-Mar Auditorium on the Newberg campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Noll is the author of numerous books, including The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind and The Civil War as a Theological Crisis. During his years at Wheaton College, he was a co-founder of the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and, in 2006, received the National Endowment for the Humanities medal at a White House ceremony.

The lecture is sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. A reception immediately following the lecture will be held for those interested in learning more about the honors program.

Please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

Michael Ward, PhD, professor of apologetics at Houston Baptist University and director of the C.S. Lewis Centre in Oxford, England, will visit the Newberg campus to present a lecture, “The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia and the Planets,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, in Bauman Auditorium. There is no charge to attend.

Ward is a leading expert on the works of C.S. Lewis and the author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis. He is senior research fellow at Blackfriars Hall in the University of Oxford and co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis. He presented the BBC television documentary, The Narnia Code (2009). As an Anglican clergyman, he served as chaplain of St Peter’s College at the University of Oxford from 2009 to 2012 and as chaplain of Peterhouse at the University of Cambridge from 2004 to 2007.

The lecture is sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. A reception immediately following the lecture will be held for those interested in learning more about the honors program.

Please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The annual World’s Got Talent show is coming up soon and we’re looking for students, employees and alumni who want to showcase their ethnic or cultural talents. Each performance should be around five to eight minutes long.

Auditions are on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 9:30 to 11 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Wheeler Dance Studio. To sign up for an audition time, please go to this link.

The performance day of World’s Got Talent is Saturday. Oct. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. If you have any questions, please contact Rebekah Halstead at rhalstead12@georgefox.edu. The event is sponsored by the intercultural life office.