The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to the grand opening and dedication of the new Engineering Innovation Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, in the Klages Center.

The new 15,000-square-foot facility includes a configurable project-build space (“Maker_hub”); machine, welding and woodworking shops; an additive manufacturing lab; design studios; a computer design lab; environmental, geotechnical, construction and transportation lab spaces; and a tool room. The evening will include an open house, student demonstrations and a short dedication program at 8 p.m.

Please RSVP at this link.

Don’t forget that passport days start tomorrow (Tuesday). If you are planning to travel internationally, you will need a current passport to get into other countries. A representative from the post office will be on hand to facilitate the process of getting you a new passport or renewing your old one.

To review the current fees for passports, visit this link. Passport days will be Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Klages Center (Room 231).

Passport days are also open to the public, so please feel free to share this with your friends and family. Payment can be made by either cash or check. You must have the exact amount if you are paying by cash.

You will need the following two pieces of ID with you when you arrive:

• Current driver’s license or state-issued ID with current last name
• Original birth certificate (to be submitted with the passport and returned to you by the state department)

Two types of passports are available – Passport Book and Passport Card. The card is not good for any flights. You must have the book if you are flying out of the country.

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2551.

Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 28, for a retirement celebration to honor Linda Sartwell and her 25 years of service in Mail Services. Come share memories and stories as she gets ready to head off into the sunset.

We will gather from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons (Room 101). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at 503-554-2551 or rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Sigma Tau Delta is hosting a game night for any current or possible English majors. Come and meet Sigma Tau Delta members to learn more about the honors society, or just to hang out and have fun! Snacks provided.

We’ll meet from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, in Lemmons 13. Contact Kelsey Herschberger (kherschberger14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

We’re hosting an Instagram contest on campus! Here’s the scoop …

Find: Each day for two weeks, find and take a picture with the yellow Handshake chair (alone or in a group, with a maximum of four people)

Post: To Instagram using #gfuhandchair; tag and follow @gfuidea

Win $: Daily winners are posted in the Bruin Den and Stevens lobby. Judges will choose the most creative pictures each day, awarding points to each individual in the photo. At the end of the two weeks, the four highest-scoring participants will win $50 Amazon gift cards!

For more details about this social media contest, visit this link.

Interested in volunteering with Newberg youth? Come to the Little Bruins information session Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. in the Greenroom! Thank you for your support.

Questions? Contact Sean Robertson at srobertson14@georgefox.edu.

Artists needed! The Wineskin is looking for an art editor and a designer. Minimal time commitment, great experience, and there may or may not be cookies at every meeting.

If you are interested in either position, or if you’d like more information, please contact Chelsea Gritten at cgritten13@georgefox.edu by Wednesday, Sept. 28.

You will be receiving information this week regarding textbook adoptions for Spring 2017.

In short …

• Oct. 1 is the deadline for all spring textbook adoptions to be entered into iGFU.
• Contact your department admin with any questions regarding this process. They will have the step-by-step guide for entering adoptions.
• Note: If you need clearance to update textbooks for a course in iGFU, please email the service desk at servicedesk@georgefox.edu and copy you department admin along with Bruin Store manager, Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

Thank you

Tonight (Monday) at the Chehalem Cultural Center, Nathan Huff will speak on his artistic practice and his work currently on display in Minthorne Gallery.

Huff produces paintings, drawings and sculpture that create freewheeling narratives: stories of suspending gravity, traversing emotional vertigo, and sorting reservoirs of memories. He earned an MFA in drawing and painting from California State University, Long Beach, and a degree in art education from Azusa Pacific University. He also studied art in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Spain.

Come hear about Huff’s thought-provoking artwork tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.)!

Contact Annie Lunt (alunt13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Tonight (Sunday) at 7 p.m. marks our first Burnt Offerings prayer event. Come and join us at the fire pit pavilion as we pray over the prayer request slips from the Prayer Chapel, lifting up the needs of our fellow students.

Come join the GFU Car Club at our first campus car show today (Sunday)! The show will take place in the Stevens Center parking lot from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Several of the local dealerships will be here with some of their high-performance models, as well as cars from the community. We are hoping to fill the lot will all makes and models of vehicles. We welcome anyone to bring their classic, import or modified car to the show or just come and check out the cars!

Questions about the show? Contact Austin Muhleman at amuhleman14@georgefox.edu.

Quaere Verum invites you to join us at the Pennington House tonight (Sunday) at 7 p.m. for soup, bread and truth-seeking discussion. This week we will look at how racial tensions in our country have been rising, particularly concerning recent events. Check out this article before the meeting.

Questions? Contact Emma Bloomquist at ebloomquist14@georgefox.edu.

Grace and peace,
QV

Sunday evening at 7 p.m. marks our first Burnt Offerings prayer event. Come and join us at the fire pit pavilion as we pray over the prayer request slips from the Prayer Chapel, lifting up the needs of our fellow students.

Come join the GFU Car Club at our first campus car show tomorrow (Sunday)! The show will take place in the Stevens Center parking lot from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Several of the local dealerships will be here with some of their high-performance models, as well as cars from the community. We are hoping to fill the lot will all makes and models of vehicles. We welcome anyone to bring their classic, import or modified car to the show or just come and check out the cars!

Questions about the show? Contact Austin Muhleman at amuhleman14@georgefox.edu.

Interested in volunteering with Newberg youth? Come to the Little Bruins information session Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. in the Greenroom! Thank you for your support.

Questions? Contact Sean Robertson at srobertson14@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to the grand opening and dedication of the new Engineering Innovation Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, in the Klages Center.

The new 15,000-square-foot facility includes a configurable project-build space (“Maker_hub”); machine, welding and woodworking shops; an additive manufacturing lab; design studios; a computer design lab; environmental, geotechnical, construction and transportation lab spaces; and a tool room. The evening will include an open house, student demonstrations and a short dedication program at 8 p.m.

Please RSVP at this link.

The Medallion Hunt, an annual event put on by Alumni and Parent Relations, brings together students and alumni for a fun, campus-wide treasure hunt. The custom crystal medallion has already been hidden somewhere on campus, and the lucky person to find it receives $200 and a gets to keep it.

To solve the clues and win the prize, you’ll have to tap into your knowledge of campus and George Fox history and do some research sleuthing to make your way to the secret location. It’s elementary, my dear Watson!

Watch the Alumni Relations social media Facebook and Instagram accounts for clues each day of the week leading up to Homecoming (Sept. 26-Oct. 1). Students will look for the physical medallion and alumni will solve the clues digitally. Will you be the first to find the crystal medallion?

Questions? Contact Emily Gigoux at egigoux@georgefox.edu.

Come join the GFU Car Club at our first campus car show this Sunday, Sept. 25! The show will take place in the Stevens Center parking lot from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Several of the local dealerships will be here with some of their high-performance models, as well as cars from the community. We are hoping to fill the lot will all makes and models of vehicles. We welcome anyone to bring their classic, import or modified car to the show or just come and check out the cars!

Questions about the show? Contact Austin Muhleman at amuhleman14@georgefox.edu.

All are welcome to the fifth Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation of the semester this Monday, Sept. 26, when Paul Silverstein, professor of anthropology at Reed College, speaks on the topic “The Challenge of Living as Muslims in Europe” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Islam and the West.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Feeling lost in Bible Survey and need someone to help you understand the Bible, readings, or assignments? Beginning Monday, Sept. 26, a Bible tutor will be available from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Open Study Table in Roberts 117.

If those times don’t work for you, call the College of Christian Studies at 503-554-2650 to set up an appointment.