The Daily Bruin

The academic affairs office is still looking for volunteers to usher at the midyear commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 11 a.m.! Those of you who choose to help will be asked to arrive at 9:30 a.m., for a short training session, before the doors open at 10 a.m. Please consider joining us as we celebrate our graduates on their big day!

Please contact Laurie Fair at ext. 2140 or via email at lfair@georgefox.edu. Thank you, in advance, for your help!

As we move into the season of Advent, the Office of Spiritual & Intercultural Life will have daily Scripture readings available to the George Fox community to help guide our prayers during this season of celebration.

If your office or your family would like a copy of these readings, please contact us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu and we will put them in campus mail for you.

Come participate in a 50/50 raffle fundraiser to support the Athletic Training Club as it raises money so our students can attend a convention and gain more knowledge in the athletic training field. Tickets can be purchased throughout the first half of this Friday’s women’s basketball game at 6 p.m., with the winning ticket being drawn at halftime.

Questions? Contact Brynelle Bremner (bbremner14@georgefox.edu).

I’m looking for a studio artist (or enthusiast) to paint a landscape mural on a piece of 24-by-30-inch metal. It’s a Christmas present for my mom, a scene of Mt. Hood with a nest of squirrels in the foreground and a few other details.

I will give you a detailed comp and, of course, money. Contact me at mphillips13@georgefox.edu if you are interested or want more information.

Thank you,
McKayla Phillips

We want to remind you that George Fox University is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe living, learning and work setting for students, employees and visitors. A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that is free of the following:

• Sexual harassment
• Sexual assault
• Domestic violence
• Dating violence
• Stalking
• Harassment and discrimination
• Bias-related incidents and hate crimes

These behaviors and actions are contrary to the mission, values and lifestyle standards of our community. It is our firm belief that engaging in any aspect of this behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by members of the George Fox community.

Should an incident of this nature occur, the person is strongly encouraged to report the incident to university personnel. For further descriptions of these policies, resources for support, and the process for reporting please visit studenthandbook.georgefox.edu.

There have been some questions about which employees are considered “responsible employees” or “mandatory reporters” with regard to sexual misconduct under Title IX. Please refer to the materials in the orange folder that you should have received at the beginning of the year.

In that packet is a sheet titled “Employee Responsibilities Regarding Sexual Misconduct Response.” The first paragraph notes that “All staff and faculty are required to promptly report to the Title IX Coordinator (or Deputy Coordinators) information they have about possible sexual harassment or sexual misconduct at George Fox University, including but not limited to sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, and stalking. The only exception for mandatory reporting is the Spiritual Life Office and the Health & Counseling Center.”

Please contact the Title IX Coordinator (Brad Lau) or Deputy Coordinators (Lisa Burton, Elise Trask, Laura Hartley, Rebecca Hernandez, Jen Macnab or Mark Pothoff) if you have questions.

Today’s the day! Make plans to attend the all-employee lunch today (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons. The end of the term is near and holidays are in full swing, so be intentional about connecting with coworkers and friends from across campus while you can!

The cost is $3 and lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

If you are a veteran graduating in the fall of 2016 and would be interested in wearing a red, white and blue honor cord at commencement, please contact Sherri Moore at veterans@georgefox.edu. Please reply by this Friday, Dec. 2.

This Thursday, Dec. 1, two special agents from the FBI will be on campus to share about internship and job opportunities within the agency. Over the past few years a number of alumni from George Fox have been hired to work as field agents and administrators within the FBI.

No matter your year or major, if you’ve ever dreamed about working for the FBI, then this is your chance to learn the steps you need to take to make that dream a reality. Mark your calendar for Thursday, Dec. 1, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Canyon Commons 103. Feel free to bring your lunch in with you!

Contact the IDEA Center (idea@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Have you considered applying for an RA position for the 2017-18 school year? Do you want to learn more about what the RA role entails? Then come to the RA informational meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Applications will become available on Monday, Nov. 14. Click here to view the application. Applications will be due on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at 5 p.m. Please turn them in to the student life office on the third floor of the Stevens Center.

Group and individual interviews will take place during the first three weeks of February. Candidates will be notified of selection by Feb. 24.

Questions? Contact reslife@georgefox.edu.

Plant Services welcomes a new custodian, Elrike Shaw, this month. For the past year she has worked as the office manager for Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services in Beaverton. Before that, she was the production manager for Victoria’s Lavender, a local retail lavender products company, for three years. Elrike lives in Newberg with her husband David, daughter Natalie and son Maximilian, and she attends Athey Creek Christian Fellowship in West Linn.

Nicole M. Enzinger (Education) presented a research report, “Children’s Visual Mediators for Integer Addition and Subtraction Open Number Sentences,” at the International Congress on Mathematics Education in Hamburg, Germany, this summer. This fall she presented two research posters, “The mathematical integrity of integer ‘pins’ on Pinterest” and “Prospective teachers’ attention to realism and consistency in a child’s temperature story,” at the 37th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education in Tucson, Arizona. In addition, a coauthored article, “Preservice teachers’ pictorial strategies for a multistep multiplicative fraction problem,” in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, is available online and will be published in print later in 2017.

The Graduate School of Counseling was well represented at the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Nov. 10-12. Collectively, Lori DeKruyf, Steve Bearden, Anna Berardi, Chris Cleaver, Keith Dempsey, Michelle Engblom-Deglmann, Jennifer Lichtenberg, Rand Michael, Beronica Salazar, Richard Shaw and Daniel Sweeney presented “Counselor Educators Lean-in to Walk the Talk: A Team Approach to Strengthening Faculty Multicultural Sensitivity.”

Ed Higgins (English) published his poem “The Shepherds” in the 10th holiday issue of Danse Macabre (Nov. 23, 2016), and his poem “Rain Song” is in the current issue of Young Ravens Literary Review: A Biannual Online Literary Journal (November 2016).

Nov. 29                       Michelle Conrad
Dec. 2                         Nate Goins, Dylan Hyslop
Dec. 3                         Davida Brown, Brad Lau
Dec. 4                         Alan Kluge
Dec. 6                         Kathy Alexander, Rodney Birch
Dec. 7                         Marie-Christine Goodworth, Chris Morrissey
Dec. 8                         Kerry Irish
Dec. 9                         Patrick Kelley, Mike Wirta
Dec. 10                       Carlisle Chambers, Laurie Koehler
Dec. 11                       Tatiana Cevallos, Sara Reamy
Dec. 12                       John Bates, Isabelle Corneaux

Hear from your peers about their internship experiences! Ask them questions about the ladders they climbed to land the internships they wanted! Learn the steps you should be taking to get closer to landing your internship.

This panel will provide valuable insight that is beneficial to all students! Join us from noon to 12:50 p.m. today (Monday) in Canyon Commons Room 101.

Questions? Contact Patrick Thorpe (joyer12@georgefox.edu).

Come drop off any new unwrapped toys at 6 p.m. during the women’s basketball game this Friday, Dec.2. We are looking for toys, games and books for children up to age 15. All donations will be going to the Newberg Fire Department to be distributed to those in need throughout the community.

If you cannot make it on Friday, there are collection boxes in Wheeler and in Hoover. Thank you for helping out the community!

Contact Brynelle Bremner (bbremner14@georgefox.edu) for more information.

This week in chapel and Vespers it’s all about seeing our very own. Tim Timmerman is speaking Tuesday morning in chapel (10:50 a.m.) to continue our series “We Believe.”

In Vespers Wednesday night (7 p.m.) the University Players perform. It is also the first week of the Advent season, so there will be Advent readings and a candlelighting. Both services will be in Bauman Auditorium.

We hope you had a great break. Welcome back!

I’m looking for a studio artist (or enthusiast) to paint a landscape mural on a piece of 24-by-30-inch metal. It’s a Christmas present for my mom, a scene of Mt. Hood with a nest of squirrels in the foreground and a few other details.

I will give you a detailed comp and, of course, money. Contact me at mphillips13@georgefox.edu if you are interested or want more information.

Thank you,
McKayla Phillips

Interested in serving globally or domestically? SpIL trips are a great opportunity to be able to see and share God’s love through missions.

This May, two teams will be headed to Kenya and Romania. Apply now by visiting georgefox.edu/spirituallife and clicking “Get Involved. The deadline to sign up is today (Monday, Nov. 28).

Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any additional questions.

University employees are welcome to a pair of brown-bag (BYO lunch or snack) media labs. Join us for demonstrations on how to produce creative videos!

Anderson Campbell presents “You Do You – Authenticity in Online Lectures, or How I Used Camtasia to Embarrass Myself Further” on the following dates …

• Monday, Dec. 5, Portland Center’s Library Study Room 133, 4-5 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 9, Roberts Center 168, noon to 1 p.m.

John Spencer presents “Making Sketch-Note Videos” on the following days …

• Tuesday, Dec. 6, Portland Center’s Library Study Room 133, noon to 1 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 8, Stevens Center 307, noon to 1 p.m.

RSVP today at this link. Contact Gloria Doherty (gdoherty@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Make plans to attend the all-employee lunch tomorrow (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons. The end of the term is near and holidays are in full swing, so be intentional about connecting with coworkers and friends from across campus while you can!

The cost is $3 and lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.