The Daily Bruin

This week in Vespers, we encountered a passage in the Gospel of Luke in which Jesus told parables that depicted the God-figure of the story with a male and a female character (Luke 13:10-21). This may not be something that you have ever noticed before. If you would like to have a conversation with University Pastor and Dean for Spiritual and Intercultural Life Dr. Jamie Noling-Auth, join us this morning (Friday) from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in Stevens 209 for a conversation entitled, “The Parables of Jesus: The Use of Male and Female Metaphors to Describe God’s Character.”

If you are unable to attend this forum but would like to discuss this idea further, any one of the three university pastors would love to talk with you. Feel free to contact us at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

More than 1,200 high school guests will be using the Bauman Auditorium and Ross Center today (Friday) for a choir festival. There will be buses driving in and out of the Bauman parking lot all day (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and parking on Fulton Street. Please use caution in and around the parking lots and be considerate of our guests.

Contact Natalie Marquette (nmarquette12@georgefox.edu) with any questions or concerns.

Square 1 is canceled tonight (Friday) for a fun night with ASC’s Sadie Hawkins dance. See you next week for our First Friday worship and communion time together. Have a great weekend!

Questions? Contact Daniel McCleskey (dmccleskey13@georgefox.edu).

Many of you have brought to our attention that there have been errors in copier charges recently. Print Services is working to define and correct this error. Your budgets will be credited back for any overage accordingly. We apologize for this error and thank you for your patience while we make the correction.

Questions? Contact Richard Silver (rsilver@georgefox.edu).

The Bruin Store wants to honor you for what you bring to the George Fox community. From today (Friday) through Tuesday, all George Fox faculty and staff get 25 percent off all apparel and gifts. We have everything from professional wear to baby clothes; from hoodies to coffee mugs and hats. Visit our table at the employee benefit fair today to learn more. See you soon!

Questions? Contact Michael Simmons (msimmons@georgefox.edu).

We are looking for students who love building community and are passionate about investing in others. For fall 2016, there will be two Living and Giving Communities. Check out the application and apply today!

Questions? Contact housing@georgefox.edu.

Join us for the fifth annual Circle of Peace Seminar, “Building Bridges of Peace: Bringing Compassionate Solutions to Global Changes,” on Monday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room on the Newberg campus.

Our panel discussion will highlight practical ways in which faith-based organizations have endeavored to build global bridges of peace across religious, cultural and political divides. The “Building Bridges of Peace” seminar will include a panel of three speakers from Muslim, Christian and Jewish relief and development agencies, as well as a short question and answer time.

Chapel credit is available for this event. This seminar is open to the public in addition to the George Fox community. You can learn more here.

Questions? Contact Sarita Gallagher at sgallagher@georgefox.edu.

Do you know students passionate about community and investing in others? We’re looking for two groups of eight students to be a part of our Living and Giving Communities.

If you know students who might be a good fit, forward the application onto them. For specific questions, contact housing@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture this Monday, Feb. 29, when Melanie Springer Mock, a professor of English at George Fox, speaks on the topic “Evangelical Popular Culture and the Problem of Gender” 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 predominating messages about gender in evangelical popular culture are negative and limiting, both for women and for men. Melanie considers the source of these messages about gender, and why they can be so damaging, especially to young people seeking their vocations.

She also argues that evangelical culture’s focus on gender, sex and “biblical manhood and womanhood,” often premised on a misguided interpretation of Scripture, makes it especially difficult for people to live in the freedom and grace Jesus offers them.

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

Would you like to help others learn through one-on-one tutoring? George Fox has partnered with Tutor Matching Service to provide a platform for students to sign up as a potential tutor for other George Fox students or local community members.

Tutors set their own rates and make arrangements for meeting times and locations. If you’re interested in serving as a private tutor, go to the Tutor Matching Service page and follow the instructions at the bottom of the page.

Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Are you interested in spending a semester abroad in Germany? Visit representative Jerry Orr from the AMBEX Germany study abroad program on Friday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu).

There are six staff and administrator positions currently open. Listed in order of recency, they are:

• Undergraduate Admissions Counselor
• Gift and Database Specialist
• Web Designer
• Executive Assistant to Vice President and Dean of Seminary
• Associate Registrar
• Accounting Specialist II

The link to each of these position announcements can be found at jobs.georgefox.edu. If you know of someone you believe might provide a good fit for any of these jobs, refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Questions? Contact Kera Hallman (khallman@georgefox.edu).

The George Fox women’s basketball team completed its second consecutive perfect season on Saturday and is hosting Whitworth University in the Northwest Conference Tournament semifinals tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. in Miller Gymnasium.

Students will receive free admission with their I.D. cards, but all George Fox employees are required to pay for their entry.

If the Bruins win tonight, on Saturday they will host the winner of the Puget Sound versus Whitman game. The Northwest Conference Tournament champion earns an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Questions? Contact Sarah Reid (sreid@georgefox.edu).

Don’t forget to join us for the all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

The Sadie Hawkins Dance is tomorrow (Friday)! Tickets are still available for the Sternwheeler. Purchase your ticket in the Bruin Den for $5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today or tomorrow.

Then grab a date or a friend and get ready to dance the night away on the water!

Questions? Contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu).

Looking to get another chapel credit, eat pizza, and learn about how the field of quantum physics relates to the Christian faith? Join the science and religion club today (Thursday) at 5 p.m. in Hoover 103 to listen to former Professor of Chemistry Paul Chamberlain share his experience and knowledge with this complex field and his own faith.

RSVP here or email McKenna Tornblad (mtornblad14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

If you are naturally curious, creative, collaborative, and a critical thinker, then the new George Fox/BendPoly summer academy coming to our Newberg campus this summer may interest you. Find out more at an information session today (Thursday) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in EHS 125.

The academy is an intensive eight-week program developed for George Fox students who will be entering their senior year in fall 2016. This year’s academy will provide intensive training and hands-on experience in collaborative digital marketing. The program builds on the foundation of your college career to prepare for your transition to a commercial career. It is for students across all majors:

• Liberal and fine arts—apply design, visual communication and storytelling to help companies engage, delight, inform and serve people
• Engineering and computer science—apply technical insight to a rapidly evolving technology landscape to help define, develop and deliver virtuoso digital marketing capability
• Marketing and business—enhance your business thinking and marketing savvy with digital marketing expertise and showcase web/social solutions to real client needs

Senior executive mentors will introduce participants to leading digital marketing software tools and analytics. Participant teams will then gain hands-on practical experience creating a digital marketing campaign for a real company with a real-world challenge. George Fox students who are selected to participate in the academy will receive a $1,000 fellowship upon completion.

Selection will be competitive and the deadline to apply is March 15. For more details about how to apply, project sponsors, instructors, companies involved and many other details, plan to attend the information session this week.

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).

Annual Open Enrollment: Feb. 25 – March 11
Ted Allen will provide information about the changes to our benefit plans at the All-Employee Meeting today (Thursday). Please plan to attend!

During open enrollment, benefit-eligible employees can make changes to benefits without a change-in-status reason. Changes made during open enrollment will take effect April 1, 2016.

Whether or not you make any changes to your benefit elections, you need to complete the open enrollment election form. This is a new electronic form that will be delivered to your George Fox email address today after the all-employee meeting.

If you decide to add coverage or make any changes to your current coverage, you will need to complete the appropriate enrollment forms and return them to Human Resources at box #6108 by end-of-day Friday, March 11.

Attend the George Fox employee benefit fair on Friday
Visit our George Fox benefit vendors tomorrow (Friday) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Booths will be hosted by TIAA-CREF, Regence, Kaiser, Allegiance, LifeMap, Aflac, the Bruin Store and our alumni office. Human Resources will also be hosting a booth at the fair, so stop by with your benefit questions or to turn in your open enrollment forms.

Questions? Contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu).

We have our regular Fox and Friendsview game night today (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m.

It’s a great time to relax, play board games, and put together puzzles while engaging in conversations that give senior citizens a chance to share their wonderful life experiences with us and form mutual friendships.

Come to the Terrace Room at Friendsview Retirement Community (the building right across the street from the track) or meet in the Bruin Den around 6:20 p.m. to walk over there together. Feel free to bring your favorite board or card game. Refreshments will be provided.

Questions? Email Nissi Undurthi at nundurthi14@georgefox.edu.

Afro-Zumba tonight (Thursday) from 8 to 9 p.m. in Wheeler Sports Center Room 221. It will be better than last time!

Questions? Contact Imani at fkamau14@georgefox.edu.