The Daily Bruin

In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Peace & Justice welcomes Curtis Acosta to campus on Monday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Acosta is an assistant professor in Language and Culture in Education at the University of Arizona South, and founder of Acosta Latino Learning Partnership and Acosta Educational Partnership. He is a teacher who fought to keep his outlawed ethnic studies classes alive. He will focus on the recent federal court victory, and speak about his journey and the importance of Mexican-American heritage studies.

The event is free and open to the community. Please contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Oct. 10, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

During this update, 2018 Summer course sites will be hidden from student view.

If you want to make any of the 2018 Summer course sites visible to students, from the course home page:

•  Go to “Action Menu” then click “Edit Settings”
•  Look for the “Visible” setting
• Change “Hide” back to “Show”
• Click “Save Changes” at the bottom

Visit the FoxTALE for Faculty webpage for a list of guides and resources.

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

– Your Educational Technology Team

We have had tremendous interest and are excited to announce we have added tickets and extended the deadline for our “Bruins and Blazers” event to Friday, Oct. 12. There will be over 200 Bruins in attendance, so join us!

Enjoy cheering on the Portland Trail Blazers against the Minnesota Timberwolves at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, with other Bruins in Club 5 seats. Get access to nicer restrooms and amenities, as well as comfortable seats, for $47 each. Or, bring your whole family and sit with George Fox students in the tan section for only $10 per seat.

The evening includes a postgame free-throw experience for all Bruins. Seats are limited, so be sure to act before the Oct. 12 deadline. Don’t miss a great matchup at great prices!

Buy tickets at this link. Contact Nichole Drew (ndrew@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The university’s Homecoming celebration is this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6, so take advantage of this special time to reconnect with former students. Also, be sure to encourage alumni to return to campus.

Free T-shirt and football entrance for alumni
Like last year, all alumni and their families will get free entrance into the football game. They will also get a complimentary alumni T-shirt that will serve as their ticket. If you know any former students, tell them about this perk and encourage them to spread the word.

Schedule of activities
As always, we will have a jam-packed weekend of activities for alumni and their families. You can find the full schedule here.

Here are just a few of the many planned events …

• An Alumni of Color workshop Saturday morning
• An Alumni Plaza unveiling, affinity tailgates, a “kid zone” and a concert by the band Hit Machine
• The Sports Hall of Fame induction reception
• A football game against Whitworth University on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
• A men’s soccer game against Pacific at noon on Sunday

Got questions? Contact Mckenna Tillotson at mtillotson@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in learning more about George Fox University sick leave share and parental leave policies? Do you find yourself wondering what you should say and do when your direct report comes to you saying, “I need to take leave”?

Can you direct an employee where to go to find their leave balances? Here is your opportunity to learn what every supervisor needs to know about George Fox employee leave of absences!

Four sessions of this supervisor training will be held in October.

Newberg campus Lunch and Learns will be held today (Thursday), Wednesday, Oct. 24, and Thursday, Oct. 25. Choose the date that works best for you. Bring your own lunch (from home or Canyon Commons dining), and learn about leaves of absences with your fellow supervisors.

The Portland Center session will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 10, after the October Portland community luncheon.

Sign up here. This training is intended for George Fox employees that supervise faculty, staff and/or administrators. Supervisors who already attended this session in the spring are not required to attend this session.

If you have questions or have difficulty signing up, please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.

If you are planning to attend college next fall, now is the time to complete your 2019-20 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), currently available at fafsa.gov. The FAFSA will require your 2017 income information, so no need to wait until spring to file.

Questions? Contact the financial aid office at 503-554-2302 or email finaid@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in learning more about George Fox University sick leave share and parental leave policies? Do you find yourself wondering what you should say and do when your direct report comes to you saying, “I need to take leave”?

Can you direct an employee where to go to find their leave balances?

Here is your opportunity to learn what every supervisor needs to know about George Fox employee leave of absences! Four sessions of this supervisor training will be held in October.

Newberg campus Lunch and Learns will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, Wednesday, Oct. 24, and Thursday, Oct. 25. Choose the date that works best for you. Bring your own lunch (from home or Canyon Commons dining), and learn about leaves of absences with your fellow supervisors.

The Portland Center session will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 10, after the October Portland community luncheon.

Sign up here. This training is intended for George Fox employees who supervise faculty, staff and/or administrators. Supervisors who already attended this session in the spring are not required to attend this session.

If you have questions or have difficulty signing up, please contact Darby Thiessen at 503-554-2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.

The women of the George Fox community (staff, faculty and administrators, as well as female spouses) are invited to the Fall Ladies’ Luncheon today (Tuesday). Ruth Baker will be hosting this come-and-go event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-102.

A short devotional and prayer will be at noon. Please come and meet the new women in our community, take advantage of this time to connect, and enjoy a delicious meal. There is no charge to attend.

Contact Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) with questions.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Peace and Justice welcomes Curtis Acosta to campus on Monday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Acosta is an assistant professor in Language and Culture in Education at the University of Arizona South, and founder of Acosta Latino Learning Partnership and Acosta Educational Partnership. He is a teacher who fought to keep his outlawed ethnic studies classes alive. He will focus on the recent federal court victory and speak about his journey and the importance of Mexican-American heritage studies.

The event is free and open to the community. Please contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

All are to view selections from the Harriet Isom Collection: “Vignettes of the Dani and Tuareg Peoples.” This exhibition will feature selections of photographs, art objects and cultural artifacts representing the Dani people group of New Guinea and the Tuareg people of Niger.

Ambassador Isom will give a public lecture on the exhibit and her time with these people groups on Monday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center ballroom. A reception to open the exhibit follows at 7 p.m. in the Hoover lobby.

Isom was a career foreign service officer from 1961 to 1996, assigned to embassies in Asia and Africa. During her last decade in the Foreign Service, she served as U.S. Ambassador to Laos, Benin and Cameroon.

Questions? Contact Penny Martin (pmartin@georgefox.edu).

All are invited to the Fall 2018 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. Our featured speaker will be Professor of Music Brent Weaver, recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship.

Brent will examine the underlying cognitive structures that our brains perceive, which contribute to our emotional and spiritual enjoyment of music. He will show how a composer can play with those structures to move listeners, using examples from many styles of music.

Come early, between 5 and 6 p.m., and check out the work of our Richter student scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. George Fox students will present their research projects in a conversational poster format.

Both events are sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee. Refreshments will be served.

The women of the George Fox community (staff, faculty and administrators, as well as female spouses) are invited to the Fall Ladies’ Luncheon tomorrow (Tuesday). Ruth Baker will be hosting this come-and-go event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101-102.

A short devotional and prayer will be at noon. Please come and meet the new women in our community, take advantage of this time to connect, and enjoy a delicious meal. There is no charge to attend.

Contact Michelle Dawson (mdawson@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Enjoy cheering on the Portland Blazers against the Minnesota Timberwolves at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, with other Bruins in Club 5 seats. Get access to nicer restrooms and amenities, as well as comfortable seats, for $47 each. Or, bring your whole family and sit with George Fox students in the tan section for only $10 per seat.

The evening includes a postgame free-throw experience for all Bruins. Seats are limited, and the deadline to purchase tickets is Oct. 1. Don’t miss a great matchup at great prices!

Buy tickets at this link. Contact Nichole Drew (ndrew@georgefox.edu) for more information.

We are starting a number of employee-only group fitness classes, some of which began this week in the Hadlock Student Center.

• On Wednesdays we are offering yoga with Stacie Cannon from 5 to 6 p.m. Stacie is a veteran yoga instructor with more than 15 years of teaching experience. Whether you have taken yoga for years or this is your first time, this class is for you.
• Starting the week of Oct. 8, we will be offering HIIT Boot Camp on Tuesdays from noon to 12:45 p.m.
• SPIN class will be available Wednesday mornings at 6:15 a.m.
• Barre Fusion will be held on Thursdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. These classes will be taught by our very own Katie Sol from Employee Empowerment. Katie has been an instructor and manager at Excel Fitness for 15-plus years and has her personal training certificate.

For more information on class offerings and to sign up, visit this link or email Rob Simpson (simpsonr@georgefox.edu).

For information about your employee benefits or to volunteer for our new wellness committee, contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu).

Author Gabe Lyons is on campus tonight (Friday) to present a free lecture, “Faithfulness in the Age of Distraction,” at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Lyons is coauthor of Good Faith (2016) and unChristian (2007) and the author of The Next Christians (2010), a manifesto for how Christians can faithfully lead in a changing culture.

Lyons’ talk will pierce through your scattered, frantic day-to-day – the too-tight schedules, the looming deadlines, the constant technological buzz – everything that has become a barrier to our relationship with God and others. You’ll come away with new tools and a refreshed perspective on what it takes to live out the gospel in our modern world.

Chapel credit is available to students who attend! To learn more, visit this page.

The Intercultural Resource Center is hosting the third annual Voices Conference at George Fox University in Bauman Auditorium and various Canyon Commons rooms. The Voices Conference will run from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This Multicultural Leadership conference is open to people from all backgrounds and cultures. Our vision is to create space for students, faculty, staff and community members to engage in meaningful conversations about being multicultural leaders in an increasingly diverse society.

Well-known leaders and speakers Leroy and Donna Barber, and Alexia Salvatierra will be leading workshops and discussions regarding social justice, leadership and diversity.

There will be elective chapel credit offered. You can register here. 

For more information about specific times and locations, check out our event page.

Hope to see you there! Contact Rachel Leong (rleong16@georgefox.edu) or Bryce Coefield (bcoefield@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Author Gabe Lyons will be on campus tomorrow (Friday) to present a free lecture, “Faithfulness in the Age of Distraction,” at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Lyons, coauthor of Good Faith (2016) and unChristian (2007) and the author of The Next Christians (2010), doesn’t shy away from talking about the most difficult and controversial issues of our time.

Come hear new ways of thinking about yourself and the culture around you. Chapel credit is available to students who attend!

To learn more, visit this page.

Enjoy cheering on the Portland Blazers against the Minnesota Timberwolves at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, with other Bruins in Club 5 seats. Get access to nicer restrooms and amenities, as well as comfortable seats, for $47 each. Or, bring your whole family and sit with George Fox students in the tan section for only $10 per seat.

The evening includes a postgame free-throw experience for all Bruins. Seats are limited, and the deadline to purchase tickets is Oct. 1. Don’t miss a great matchup at great prices!

Buy tickets at this link. Contact Nichole Drew (ndrew@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Are you a George Fox employee who is pregnant or mothering young children? Join this lunchtime network of employee women for informal connection and conversation. Bring your own lunch and come and go as you please.

We will be in Hoover 104 from noon to 1:30 p.m. today (Thursday). We connect once a semester, so if you cannot make it this time, plan to join us next time.

Contact Jamie Noling-Auth (jnolingauth@georgefox.edu) or Danielle Warner (dwarner@georgefox.edu) with any questions.