The Daily Bruin

Internationally acclaimed pianist Valentina Lisitsa will visit for the university’s fourth annual Bösendorfer Artist Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in Bauman Auditorium.

The performance will feature all 24 of Chopin’s Etudes. Each university employee and student is entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for alumni and seniors, and $6 for students and children under 12. To purchase tickets, visit music.georgefox.edu, or call the university box office at ext. 3844.

Lisitsa also will host a master class for George Fox music major students from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Bauman Auditorium. The class is free and open to the public. During that time, she’ll be working with Tara Li and James Pick, both piano performance majors.

Lisitsa has toured throughout Europe, Japan, South America and North America. She has collaborated with the Sao Paulo Symphony, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony, and has performed with the likes of Lynn Harrell, Jimmy Lin, Roberto Diaz, Ida Haendel, and Hilary Hahn. For more information on her, visit valentinalisitsa.com.

The Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries is still seeking summer staff applications. If you or someone you know is interested in applying to work at Tilikum this summer, it’s not too late. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 26. Apply on the Tilikum site.

It’s tax season again! There are some tax code changes that may impact you or your family. This year, you may use the cost of textbooks and course materials as a tax credit. For complete information, please visit textbookaid.org.

There is still time to register for the seminary’s Ministry in Contemporary Culture Seminar, “Technomadic: Mapping our way in an unbounded world,” scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon (with optional roundtable lunch at noon) on Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Room 155 at the Portland Center.

Guest Joseph R. Myers, an entrepreneur, speaker and author, will speak on such topics as “Technomadic landscape: Locating ourselves in the human story,” “Preparing ourselves for the new relationship era,” and “Spiritual wisdom for the technomadic age.”

Myers is the owner of FrontPorch, a consulting firm that helps churches, businesses and other organizations promote and develop community. Author of The Search to Belong and Organic Community, Myers is also a founding partner of the communications arts group settingPace, based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The cost is $20 for employees, alumni or students. The optional lunch is $10 per person. Registrations are transferable, but not refundable.

Online registration is available until Feb. 15 at applyweb.com/public/contribute?s=gfoxch. Questions? E-mail Jean Oehm Borgman (Seminary) at jborgman@georgefox.edu.

George Fox Evangelical Seminary will host Rev. Joshua Kang for a speaking engagement and book-signing session from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Portland Center.

Rev. Kang, former pastor of the 7,000-member Oriental Mission Church in Los Angeles and the author or more than 30 books, will speak about his new book, Scripture by Heart, and be available to sign copies of his Scripture by Heart and Deep Rooted in Christ afterward. Both book titles will be available at a 50 percent discount courtesy of publisher IVP. The event is free, and an English translator will be provided for his presentation.

Rev. Kang’s combined Korean titles have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Come experience local artist and humanitarian Jennifer Predoehl’s art exhibition, entitled “Audubon & Africa,” hosted by the Portland Center Library’s art gallery.

The show opening, artist’s explanation and appetizers will be shared between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. The Audubon Society and Horizon International Inc. will benefit from a portion of all sales. Raffle tickets will be available to enter a drawing to win an original painting by Jennifer Predoehl. “Audubon & Africa” will be available for viewing until the last week of March.

This is a reminder that John Perkins, an admired American Civil Rights activist, will be on the Newberg campus Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10-11. He will speak in chapel, as a guest at the 25th annual Woolman Peacemaking Forum Wednesday night, and twice on Thursday. The theme of the forum is “Are We Achieving Racial Justice Reconciliation?”

Below is his Feb. 10-11 schedule. The campus community and the general public are welcome to all sessions free of charge.

Wednesday, Feb. 10
10:40- 11:30 a.m.
“Follow me to Freedom”
Bauman Auditorium

7:30-9 p.m. (Woolman Peacemaking Forum Lecture)
“The High and Low Points of Five Decades of Work for Racial Justice”
Hoover 105

Thursday, Feb. 11
8:40- 10:30 a.m.
“Justice as an Essential Part of Discipleship”
Edwards-Holman Science Center 125

Noon-1:15 p.m.
“Leading as an Ordinary Radical”
Discussion of Perkins’ new book coauthored with Shane Claiborne
Cap and Gown Room (bring your own lunch)

This Monday, Feb. 8, Craig Detweiler, an author and the director of the Center for Entertainment, Media and Culture at Pepperdine University, will speak on finding spiritual themes in culture with his presentation of “Beyond the Bubble: The Common Ground of Culture” at the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Forum.

Detweiler recently wrote and produced the documentary A Purple State of Mind. His recent books include Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century, A Purple State of Mind: Finding Middle Ground in a Divided Culture, and Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God.

Two sessions are scheduled, from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:55 p.m. Both will take place in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.

For more information, contact Caitlin Corning at ccorning@georgefox.edu or ext. 2673, or visit georgefox.edu/laci.

The university’s Center for Peace and Justice is hosting John Perkins, an admired American Civil Rights activist, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10-11. He will speak in chapel, as a guest at the 25th annual Woolman Peacemaking Forum, and twice on Thursday. The theme of the forum is “Are We Achieving Racial Justice Reconciliation?”

Perkins has been a durable voice for justice and reconciliation, especially through the lenses of community development. He is the founder of Voice of Calvary Ministries (Jackson, Miss.), Harambee Christian Family Center in Pasadena, the John M. Perkins Foundation, and the Christian Community Development Association.

Below is his Feb. 10-11 schedule. The campus community and the general public are welcome to all sessions free of charge.

Wednesday, Feb. 10
10:40- 11:30 a.m.
“Follow me to Freedom”
Bauman Auditorium

7:30-9 p.m. (Woolman Peacemaking Forum Lecture)
“The High and Low Points of Five Decades of Work for Racial Justice”
Hoover 105

Thursday, Feb. 11
8:40- 10:30 a.m.
“Justice as an Essential Part of Discipleship”
Edwards-Holman Science Center 125

Noon-1:15 p.m.
“Leading as an Ordinary Radical”
Discussion of Perkins’ new book coauthored with Shane Claiborne
Cap and Gown Room (bring your own lunch)

Homecoming festivities are planned on the Newberg campus Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6. Among the planned events are affinity reunions for those who went on one of the university’s May Serve trips or enrolled in the school’s engineering major; reunions for the classes of 1950, 1970, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 2000; an alumni celebration brunch; the theatre’s presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing; and men’s and women’s basketball games both nights.

For a complete schedule of homecoming events, visit homecoming.georgefox.edu.

MyGFU will be unavailable on Thursday, Feb 4, from 6 p.m. to midnight for scheduled software updates. This impacts all campuses and individuals. During the downtime, students and faculty can find links to technology resources on the IT website under User Resources.

Students: georgefox.edu/offices/inst_technology/resources/student_resources.html

Faculty: georgefox.edu/offices/inst_technology/resources/faculty_resources.html

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 7 a.m. (Pacific Time) Tuesday, Feb. 9, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you are wanting to brush up your professional job search tools, our Optimal Resume system might be what you need.  Sign up at www.georgefox.optimalresume.com for a small fee and receive access to resume, cover letter, e-portfolio and website builders, along with online interview practice and skills assessment.  Clicking on the review center will send your documents/tools to the GFU Career Center staff where they will be reviewed for you.  Take advantage of this incredible resource to set you up for success in your job search.

This Monday, Feb. 1, Dan Merchant, the writer, director and producer of Lord, Save Us from Your Followers, will speak at the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Forum. Merchant spent the last four years traveling the U.S. talking to people from all viewpoints about Christianity and civility.  He will show highlights from his documentary and share about his experiences.

Two sessions are scheduled, from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:55 p.m. Both will take place in Hoover 105 on the Newberg campus.

For more information, contact Caitlin Corning at ccorning@georgefox.edu or visit georgefox.edu/laci.

For anyone interested in events/opportunities/conversation regarding the Friends/Quaker church, please accept this open invitation to join QuakeSpace, a Google group administered by the undergraduate Friends Center at George Fox. Send an e-mail to Jamie Johnson (jejohnson@georgefox.edu) to be added, and join the 100 other people in the group.

The university community is invited to hear Howard Kenyon, co-chair of the board of human trafficking for the Oregon Center for Christian Values, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in Hoover 206. Kenyon will speak about sex trafficking in Oregon.

Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss and ask questions about the multitude of issues OCCV covers, what sex trafficking looks like in Portland, and recent legislation regarding human trafficking (look for info on HB 3623). The event is sponsored by the university’s International Justice Mission Chapter. It was originally scheduled for last week but was changed.

Come support one of the senior business capstone groups this weekend! Join us this Saturday, Jan. 30, at the monthly Community Saturday Market. It will be held at the Newberg campus in EHS from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be food, live music, including Chad Strutz from Just Lions, a wide array of different gifts from local vendors, and good company. Some of the local vendors include Honest Chocolate, Scarf it Up, and authors Dirk Barram, Jim Foster and Erin Macy. A percentage of sales are going toward the Patrick Kibler Fund and the Women’s and Children’s Shelter in Newberg.

Hope to see you there!

The Health and Counseling Center on the Newberg campus currently has H1N1 vaccines available at no cost to all students and faculty. Please call ext. 2340 to schedule an appointment.

Register today for Kaleo 2010: “When Kids Hurt” with Dr. Chap Clark and Dr. Steve Sherwood. Musical guest will be JJ Heller. For more information and to register, visit kaleo.georgefox.edu.

If you are interested in volunteering your time for the Saturday, Feb. 20 event, please contact Amy Lorenz (University Relations) at alorenz@georgefox.edu or ext. 2134. Discounts and T-shirts are available for volunteers.

On Thursday, Jan. 21, Howard Kenyon from the Oregon Center for Christian Values (OCCV) will speak about what sex trafficking looks like in Portland and how OCCV is responding. The session runs from 8 to 9 p.m. in Hoover 208 on the Newberg campus.

Check out occv.org to learn more about the organization’s work of uniting Christians to seek God’s justice in Oregon.