The Daily Bruin

All are invited to a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture this Monday, Feb. 22, when Mark David Hall, the university’s Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics, speaks on the topic “Religious Liberty and Same-Sex Marriage: Conflicts and Possibilities” 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 legalization of same-sex marriage and the adoption of laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation have resulted in cases that may force some religious citizens to choose between their livelihoods and their religious convictions. Mark discusses potential and actual conflicts and draws from American history to argue that it is possible to protect religious liberty without undermining the common good.

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

Faculty, staff and administrators, have you considered buying your office supplies from the Bruin Store? Department charges receive 20 percent off! We’ve got pens, pencils, Sharpies, highlighters, Post-its, paper clips and much more.

Shopping for yourself? You get a 10 percent employee discount off all general merchandise including gifts, apparel and supplies.

We’d love to have you drop by the Bruin Store!

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

February is flying by, and all-employee lunch is just around the corner. Join your colleagues in the Cap and Gown Room anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Cost of lunch is $3.

Questions? Email Janelle Freitag (jfreitag@georgefox.edu).

ASC is still in need of chaperons for its annual Sadie Hawkins dance on Friday, Feb. 26! The dance is hosted on the boats the Portland Spirit and Sternwheeler. Employees are more than welcome to bring along their spouse and will be compensated with a gift card for their time.

Please contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or are interested in chaperoning.

Fusion (Asian American Club) will be hosting a showing of “Linsanity” on Sunday (Feb. 21) in the FoxHole at 4 p.m. The documentary follows the life of Jeremy Lin, one of the only Asian Americans to play in the NBA. All are welcome to join! Food and snacks will be provided, along with a time for discussion following the film.

Questions? Email Stephanie Chan at schan12@georgefox.edu.

Many institutions of higher education proclaim to embrace diversity; however, black men continue to have challenging experiences on university and college campuses. Hear the trials and triumphs of black men who have navigated the waters of higher education. This discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Keith Dempsey, department chair of the university’s counseling program.

Join the discussion on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Questions? Contact Tiona Cage at tcage@georgefox.edu.

Polar Bear Swim is here! Get ready for a chilly swim on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. out at Camp Tilikum.

Free sweatshirt + Camp Tilikum + s’mores. What could be better? There are three shifts available with 100 students per shift. Sign up here with your friends!

Questions? Email Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.

Join the Swahili class for African-beat Zumba in Wheeler Sports Center 211 today (Thursday) from 7 to 8 p.m. It will be a fun workout, and no prior experience is required.

Questions? Contact Imani Kamau at fkamau14@georgefox.edu.

Do you ever find yourself craving a home-cooked meal? The Office of Alumni Relations would like to invite you to join us for Dinner for Eight. We have set aside Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 24-25, for the meals, when alumni in the area open their homes to provide a home-cooked meal and conversation about what life is like after Fox.

Sign up this week in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or online at this link.

Please contact Taylor Ellis at tellis12@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Have you traveled outside of your home country? Do you have a funny or meaningful story from your travels you would like to share with others? If so, we are looking for students, staff, administrators, and faculty to share a 3 – 5 minute vignette during our travel stories brown bag lunch event on Thursday, Feb. 25, from noon to 1 p.m in the Cap and Gown Room.

If you are interested in participating or have questions, email Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu.

Join the social work club on Friday (Feb. 19) at 7 p.m. in Lemmons 8 to watch The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler and eat some pizza! We need everyone to RSVP so we can have enough pizza for everyone.

Irena Sendler was a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.

Contact Emily Pelot at epelot13@georgefox.edu if you are planning on attending or have any questions.

George Fox University housing has a Facebook group!

Click this link and join the group to stay up-to-date with announcements and reminders.

This Facebook group serves as a resource for all things housing and a place for you to connect with other students about on- and off-campus housing. We will post reminders about housing selection deadlines and other general housing details.

Post to this group if you:

• Need a roommate
• Are looking to add a student to your group for housing selection
• Are looking for students to room with off-campus
• Would like to stay up-to-date on housing related announcements

Questions? Contact housing@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in taking a week-long serve trip to Haiti during spring break 2017? Come by Minthorn 100 (downstairs) on Monday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. to learn more about what you’d be doing, how much it would cost, and what you’d need to prepare to go. Isabelle Corneaux, assistant professor of French, and Jacques St. Gelus, the serve trip’s leader, will facilitate the information session.

Questions? Contact Thao Anh Gailey at avu13@georgefox.edu.

Registration will open for the Innovative Industry Idea Challenge (i3) at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at gfui3challenge.com so you can gain your slot in this competition of innovation, collaboration and challenge.

Registered teams should consist of six to eight members, with at least one member being from the College of Business. Each team will be challenged to come up with an innovative business idea for a randomly assigned industry within five hours and will also have an industry expert serving them as a guide. Teams will be judged, and the winning team will receive $500 as well as each member’s names commemorated on a trophy.

This all-day event will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, in Hoover. Registration will continue to be open until Saturday, Feb. 20, at noon. Act now, as slots fill up on a first-come, first-served basis! Look at our website for more event details.

Questions? Contact Laurie Koehler at lkoehler@georgefox.edu or Kiana Neisig at kneisig14@georgefox.edu.

ASC is in need of chaperons for its annual Sadie Hawkins dance on Friday, Feb. 26! The dance is hosted on the boats the Portland Spirit and Sternwheeler. Employees are more than welcome to bring along their spouse and will be compensated with a gift card for their time.

Please contact Charlotte Gray (cgray12@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions or are interested in chaperoning.

Apply to be a Peer Advisor for next fall! Do you like to meet new people? Are you passionate about making everyone feel included? Do you like to be helpful? We are looking for a diverse group of 80 students to welcome in the class of 2020!

You don’t need to be an extrovert, just someone who is willing to go out of your way to make new students feel welcome. The application can be found here, with submissions due on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. in the student life office.

Returning Peer Advisors only need to fill out the application and do not need to have references filled out again. Questions? Please email Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Come join us this Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the George Fox Community Garden! Didn’t know we had a community garden? Well, we do … and it’s wonderful!

We’ll be preparing the garden space for the upcoming season and have some fun getting our hands in the dirt together as a community. All are welcome! The garden is located on the corner of Crestview and Villa (near Austin Sports Complex), and you can also check out our Facebook page for more information.

If you are interested in attending and would like a ride, or if you have any other questions, please email Patrick Petrie at ppetrie12@georgefox.edu.

Join the university’s Science & Religion Club for a trip to OMSI tomorrow (Friday) from 6 to 8 p.m. for a symposium titled “In Love with God’s Two Books: Coming to Faith and Wonder through Scripture and Science,” presented by Old Testament scholar Steve Delamarter and OHSU’s Beth Habecker.

We will be meeting at 5 p.m. in the Stevens Center lobby, and all are welcome (tickets are paid for already)!

More information is available here. If you plan to join us, please RSVP at this link or email McKenna Tornblad at mtornblad14@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget to join the university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry for the sixth annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Bauman Auditorium.

James M. Tour, PhD, the T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University’s Smalley Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, will present “Jesus Christ and Nanotechnology: The Impact of Faith Upon the Life of a Scientist.”

Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, chapel credit is available for students.

Dr. Tour will also be speaking today at 3 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Feel free to attend that as well.

A summary of Tour’s presentation and information on Tour and the Dalton Lecture Series in general is available at this link. Questions? Call the Department of Biology and Chemistry at 503-554-2710.

Sadie Hawkins tickets are on sale in the Bruin Den starting today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Student tickets are $5 and non-George Fox students are $10.

There are two different boats, the Portland Spirit and Sternwheeler, in order to accommodate everyone. Please have an idea of which boat you would like to sign up for when you come to purchase your ticket.

Sadie Hawkins is taking place on Friday, Feb. 26.

Questions? Contact Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.