The Daily Bruin

George Fox will host a midyear commencement ceremony in the James and Lila Miller Gymnasium-Coleman Wheeler Sports Center on the Newberg campus Saturday, Dec. 15. The commencement will start at 2 p.m., with audience seating at 1 p.m. Tickets are not required. Seating is limited to no more than 10 guests per graduate. Visit the commencement website for additional event and general information.

For questions regarding commencement, e-mail Missy Terry (Academic Affairs) at ext. 2141.

Is “Christian philosopher” an oxymoron?
Or a new paradigm?

Join in a panel discussion, sponsored by the Philosophy Club, to address these questions at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Hoover Academic Building’s second-floor faculty lounge. Panel speakers will be Phil Smith (Religious Studies), Mark McLeod-Harrison (Religious Studies), Corey Beals (Religious Studies), Frank Canepa, and Kohleun Adamson. Refreshments will be served.

University Mail Services is now offering a courier service to the Salem Center two days a week.  The courier currently services the Portland Center each day Monday through Friday. The Salem Center will be serviced on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please have items at Mail Services by 9:45 a.m. to take advantage of this service. Thank you.

– Mail Services

The Portland Writing Center is hiring consultants to assist graduate students with a variety of writing situations and concerns through face-to-face and e-mail consultations.

Strong writing skills and an ability to work with people is required. Expert editing skills are not necessary.

Pay: $9.80/per hour – Flexible hours
E-mail Polly Peterson (Writing/Literature) for more information.

The next faculty business meeting will be hosted via video conferencing at the Portland Center. Faculty will meet in PDS Room 281 from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, for the meeting. Refreshments will be provided.

Performing Arts will host a free chamber concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Bauman Auditorium (not Klages Dining Hall, as previously advertised). The event will feature the following groups: Handbells, Mello Cellos (joint ensemble of George Fox and Linfield), Clarinet Quartet, String Chamber Group, and Early Music Ensemble.

The Newberg Community Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Bauman Auditorium. Also performing will be a special guest: the Portland State University Concert Band. Admission is free.

George Fox University’s Symphonic Band will perform with special guest bands at an invitational band concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in Bauman Auditorium. The Portland State University Wind Ensemble and Pacific Crest Wind Ensemble will be special guests for the event. Admission is free.

Representatives from the USPS will be at the Portland Center to facilitate applying for passports.

Date: Thursday, Nov. 8, 3 to 7 p.m.
Location: Portland Center Lobby
Cost: $67 adults (new or renewal)
$30 fee for USPS to handle the application
$15 for photos taken by USPS. You may also supply your own passport photos (available at Costco for $4.99)
$52 for passports for minors (ages 0-14 need both parents present; 14-16 need only one parent present)

If you have not already done so, please complete, check, and sign your October time sheet (staff) or time off report (administrators), and then send it on to your supervisor for signature. These forms can be found at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/hr/forms.html.

Please send it to Human Resources at Box 6108. If your supervisor is not available to sign, please send a copy to HR and keep the original until it has been signed.

Several old books are now on sale at the Portland Center library. Come and make your selection before the good selections are gone.

Hardcover books: $2
Softcover books: $1
Sets: $10
Note: These are old  books at the library, not new or used  books at the bookstore.

The School of Education will be hosting a joint National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) accreditation visit Nov. 2-7. While the School of Education has been accredited by the state for many years, this is the first national accreditation visit.

Two accreditation team members will visit the Boise Center and Redmond campus on Nov. 2. The team of 10 begins its visit in Newberg and Portland on Nov. 3. As you have opportunity, please welcome our accreditation team members to George Fox.

Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

The university community is welcome to a free jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in Bauman Auditorium. Guest vocal jazz artist Kathy Kosins, the George Fox University Jazz Band, and the Faculty Jazz Trio will perform.

The public is invited to a free fall concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in Bauman Auditorium. The performance will feature the university’s Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorale, Women’s Chorale, and String Trio. For more information, contact Debbie Hawblitzel (Performing Arts) at ext. 2620

A faculty teaching forum, “The First Day of Class: Beginning with the End in Mind,” is scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.

The first day of class is vital for setting expectations that will impact the remainder of the semester.  In this session, Dwight Kimberly (Biology) will share some of his philosophy and strategies for getting his classes off to a strong start and carrying through to the end of the semester.

To reserve a lunch, e-mail Jere Witherspoon (Student Life) by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch.

All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend faculty teaching forums. Video podcasts of forums will be available at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.

George Fox University Theatre will present alumna Tricia Gates Brown’s Whatever Kindles, a play about the lives of individuals who volunteer for Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), this Thursday through Sunday. The details:

Title: Whatever Kindles
Dates: Nov. 1-4
Times: 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 4 performance at 2 p.m.)
Location: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Tickets: $10 general admission; $8 seniors/alumni; $6 students/children under 12*
*Employees receive one complimentary ticket; students admitted free to Thursday performance
Synopsis: Whatever Kindles is a fictional play based on the stories of actual events in the life of CPT. CPT volunteers work to prevent violence and promote alternatives to war in Iraq, the West Bank, Columbia, and other regions in the world devastated by violence.
More information: theatre.georgefox.edu
Note: Mature content

Please join the university community in bidding farewell to Holley Clough (Health and Counseling Services) at a reception from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Stevens Center lobby. Holley has been at the university since 1999, the last five years of which she has served as an administrative assistant for Health and Counseling Services. She has accepted a faculty position at Multnomah Bible College.

Cards of appreciation are welcome.

Mary Helen Curruth, a child survival specialist, and Kecia Bertermann, a technical services specialist, will discuss their work with Medical Teams International in Liberia and Indonesia on Monday, Oct. 29, in Lemmons 8 on the Newberg campus. They will speak from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. The event is sponsored by the university’s Liberal Arts Critical Issues Program.

Have a prayer need? Receive prayer support by clicking on this link: PrayerNet. You may submit your request(s) anonymously or let us know who you are.

Do you have a heart for prayer? Join the PrayerNet team by clicking on this PrayerNet link.

There is also a prayer request box in the Prayer Chapel on the Newberg campus.

– Staff Development Committee