The Daily Bruin

Be sure to join your colleagues at today’s (Thursday’s) all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).

We have requests for the sick bank share that exceed the current balance. Please consider donating to your coworkers in need of hours to cover a qualified leave.  

You may review Policy 4.5.4 here, and here is the sick leave donation form.

Thank you!
– Employee Empowerment

Please join us in saying farewell to Jen Macnab, who is leaving us after 10 years of service to the university. A reception for Jen will be held at the Portland Center on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. in PDS 285B.

If you are unable to join us and wish to share your memories and well wishes with Jen, you can send a card to Britny Scholz, Box #P110, or send an electronic message here. Questions? Contact Britny at bscholz@georgefox.edu.

Do you know someone who deserves special “shout-out” recognition at the February all-employee meeting? Please take a moment to share the success of your colleague using this form.

Mark your calendar for this week’s all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).

All are invited to the 2019 Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. 

Nijay Gupta’s lecture, “People of Faith: Why the First Christians Called Themselves ‘Believers,'” will focus on why followers of Jesus adopted the label “believers” in reference to their identity, and even referred to their religion as “the faith.” What significance did this pose for them? Was it primarily about “beliefs,” or something more? Gupta will explore these important historical questions and also address the relevance this discussion has for Christian identity today.

Gupta is the recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship and an associate professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary. 

Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. Students will present their research and peace projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Want to learn more about sustainable investing?

TIAA is bringing Brendan Horgan, managing director for Nuveen, to campus. He will be giving a presentation on Thursday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to noon in Roberts Center 120.

Come learn about opportunities in responsible investing, responsible investing genesis and growth, and why it’s important to practice responsible investing

Please sign up using this link. Act quickly, as space is limited.

Questions? Contact Kara Holcombe at kholcombe@georgefox.edu.

Do you have questions about upcoming commencement events? 

Check out commencement.georgefox.edu for information on the wide variety of commencement events for undergraduate, graduate and degree-completion students.

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

The marketing communications department will be processing the next business card order on Monday, Feb. 25. Please submit your request for business cards directly to B&B Print Source at bbprintsource.org/georgefox before then.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a lecture featuring Robert P. George at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, in Bauman Auditorium. George will be speaking on “Civic Virtues and the Constitution: The Founders’ Plan to Protect Liberty and Prevent Tyranny.”

Don’t miss this compelling lecture from one of the nation’s preeminent and influential conservative Christian thinkers, an award-winning teacher, and top scholar in ethics, law, politics and philosophy.

George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. More information can be found here.

Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecher@georgefox.edu.

Do you know someone who deserves special “shout-out” recognition at the February all-employee meeting? Please take a moment to share the success of your colleague using this form.

Mark your calendar for next week’s all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).

All are invited to the 2019 Spring Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. 

Nijay K.Gupta’s lecture, “People of Faith: Why the First Christians Called Themselves ‘Believers,'” will focus on why followers of Jesus adopted the label “believers” in reference to their identity, and even referred to their religion as “the faith.” What significance did this pose for them? Was it primarily about “beliefs,” or something more? Gupta will explore these important historical questions and also address the relevance this discussion has for Christian identity today.

Gupta is the recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship and is an associate professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary. 

Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. Students will present their research and peace projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to the university’s annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11, in Bauman Auditorium. This year’s lecture, “Two Degrees of Separation: Climate Change and the Pursuit of Truth in a Post-truth World” will be presented by Richard L. Lindroth, the Vilas Distinguished Achievement professor of ecology and recent associate dean of research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Lindroth’s presentation will explore the fundamental premises of science, how humans engage with facts, and how to improve science communication across ideological, cultural and tribal divisions for the betterment of humanity and the sake of the world.

Following his presentation, a George Fox student research poster session and dessert reception will take place in the Bauman lobby.

Lindroth will also speak in a class in Wood-Mar Auditorium at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 11, presenting a lecture entitled “What Can Chemistry Tell Us about Ecology? Insights into the Ecological and Evolutionary Success of an Iconic Forest Tree Species.” All are welcome to this event as well.

For more on the presentation and the Dalton Lecture Series, visit this link.

Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.

Please join us in saying farewell to Jen Macnab, who is leaving us after 10 years of service to the university. A reception for Jen will be held at the Portland Center on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. in PDS 285B.

If you are unable to join us and wish to share your memories and well wishes with Jen, you can send a card to Britny Scholz, Box #P110, or send an electronic message here. Questions? Contact Britny at bscholz@georgefox.edu.

Ms. Tran canceled both her Feb. 21 and Feb. 22 business talks, as she needed to return to Vietnam on urgent business.

We are truly sorry about her cancellation. We hope to see you at our upcoming MBA events!

Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.

We are in need of a couple between the ages of 35 and 45 years old for our student film. Ask your friends, parents, uncles and aunts to audition for our film!

We also need a female student from Fox to act for our main role. This is for the advanced film class here on campus, so it is a great resume builder and the finished film will be in the Fox Film Festival. 

Please contact Austin Carrero at acarrero16@georgefox.edu or Arnelie Dela Cruz at adelacruz17@georgefox.edu for more information on this film and to set up an audition time.

The marketing communications department will be processing the next business card order on Monday, Feb. 25. Submit your request for business cards directly to B&B Print Source at bbprintsource.org/georgefox before Monday, Feb. 25.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Entrepreneurship 400 is starting a business, but we need market research in order to know if our services are going to be successful. We need you to help our venture!

By filling out our survey here, you will be entered to win one of five $100 cash prizes. Questions? Contact Lexi French at lfrench16@georgefox.edu.

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.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time today (Wednesday) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

During this update, 2018 fall course sites will be hidden from student view. If you want to make any of the 2018 fall course sites visible to students, go to the course home page:

• Action menu>Edit settings
• Look for the “Visible” setting
• Change “Hide” back to “Show”
• “Save changes” at the bottom

Visit the FoxTALE faculty webpage for a list of guides and resources. Questions? Email us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

The marketing communications department will be processing the next business card order on Monday, Feb. 25. Submit your request for business cards directly to B&B Print Source before Monday, Feb. 25.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time tomorrow (Wednesday) for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

During this update 2018 fall course sites will be hidden from student view. If you want to make any of the 2018 fall course sites visible to students, go to the course home page:

• Action menu>Edit settings
• Look for the “Visible” setting
• Change “Hide” back to “Show”
• “Save changes” at the bottom

Visit the FoxTALE faculty webpage for a list of guides and resources. Questions? Email us at servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.