The Daily Bruin

Feeling poetic? Come to Sigma Tau Delta’s Poetry Reading Night tonight (Thursday) starting at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

You can sign up to read or recite your original poetry or spoken-word pieces, or you can share your favorite works by other poets. Or you can just come and listen to your poetic peers. So many options!

If you want to read, please sign up on the sheet posted in the Minthorn mailroom. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Heather Harney at hharney12@georgefox.edu.

Spending so much time formatting your papers that you don’t have time to write them? Join us for a workshop, “Microsoft Word and Google Docs: Formatting Basics,” today (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:35 a.m. in Lemmons 8.

This workshop can help answer basic questions about creating and formatting documents in Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Bring your computers! The session will be presented by Kandie Comfort from IT Services and Hannah Adderley, Academic Resource Center coordinator.

The workshop is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center.

Do you know students who want to pursue work that will make a difference in the lives of others? Are they interested in learning more about nonprofit jobs in Oregon?

At the Career Pathways to Doing Good in Oregon event on Thursday, Feb. 25, students will:

• Learn about the trends in the nonprofit sector in Oregon that will affect your search
• Get job search advice on looking for work in the nonprofit and social good space
• Find out the basics for how to start your own social good operation in Oregon
• Meet organizations and people that can help you on your way to doing good while earning a living

The IDEA Center is providing free transportation for students who would like to join us at this event in Portland! Tickets are only $6.24 and can be purchased here. Students should email Kaitlyn Ragan (kragan@georgefox.edu) by Tuesday, Feb. 16, if they would like to ride with us.

Evening Agenda:

• 6-6:15 p.m. – Check-in and networking
• 6:15-6:45 p.m. – Presentation by NAO, Mac’s List, and Hatch
• 6:45-7:15 p.m. – Audience questions
• 7:15-8 p.m. – Networking

Spanish Chapel is today (Thursday)! Come to the Foxhole at noon and worship with us in Spanish. This is one of many chapel electives, so chapel credit is available.

Want more info? Please email Jorge Arciga at jarcigaolvera12@georgefox.edu.

Please be aware that the student payday for February will be Tuesday, Feb. 16, due to President’s Day (bank holiday) on the 15th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.

Please advise your student employees that the student payday for February will be Tuesday, Feb. 16, due to President’s Day (bank holiday) on the 15th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kasondra Silva at ksilva@georgefox.edu.

The College of Business is hosting its second annual Innovative Industry Idea Challenge (i3). This team competition will give you an outlet for challenge, competition, business innovation and a full day of collaborating with industry experts from Intel, Ivey Performance Marketing, Hewlett-Packard and more! The grand prize for the winning team will be $500 and your names commemorated on a trophy.

Teams must consist of six to eight George Fox students, with one member being from the College of Business. Each team will have an industry expert as a mentor and five hours to collaborate with each other to come up with an innovative business idea for a randomly assigned industry.

No outside prep is needed, but bring what you think you might need to succeed. Single members who do not have a team may sign up at the College of Business offices to be put on a random team.

Registration opens Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. and closes Saturday, Feb. 20, at noon. Visit our website for more information.

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

Looking to dig a little deeper with community? Grow spiritually? Life Group sign-ups are open!

Life Groups are running for six weeks during the Lent season. Groups meet at various times and locations and are led by George Fox faculty and staff members. Groups are coed, all male or all female.

Sign up for one that fits your schedule by the end of this week! You can learn more about Life Groups and sign up at this link.

Looking to learn a little more about current mental health issues and research? Join psychology’s honor society, Psi Chi, this Thursday, Feb. 11, for a live lecture put on by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research.

The lecture, titled “To Tweet or not to Tweet: Community-based Participatory Research Approaches to Advance Wellness,” will be presented by Ann Marie White, PhD, from the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Melanie Funchess, director of the Mental Health Association.

Stop by Hoover 103 at 11 a.m. to join with fellow students and faculty to discuss important psychological research!

Questions? Contact McKenna Tornblad at mtornblad14@georgefox.edu.

Ever heard someone say that you have to check your brain at the door before becoming religious? Want to learn more about how faith and science actually work together? Join the Science & Religion Club in Stevens 209 this Thursday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. for pizza, drinks and discussion surrounding the interaction of these two important fields grounded in scientific research and current theological teaching.

Also, are you interested in networking and hearing from professionals from OHSU and George Fox’s own seminary? Consider joining us for a trip to OMSI for a special night centered around the convergence of science and religion.

To find out more and to RSVP, follow this link or email McKenna Tornblad at mtornblad14@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox community is invited to celebrate the beginning of the season of Lent with an Ash Wednesday service hosted by the Office of Spiritual Life today (Wednesday) in Bauman Auditorium. We are providing two options for you:

• A 4 p.m. service (a short service with singing, prayer and the disposition of ashes)
• A 7 p.m. service (our normal chapel service with the addition of the disposition of ashes)

ASC Elections Night is happening following chapel tonight (Wednesday) in Bauman Auditorium. Come hear from this year’s ASC Central candidates! Speeches will be given and a Q&A session will be held. We will start at approximately 8:30 p.m.

Positions include ASC President, Executive VP, VP of Representation, VP of Commuter Life, VP of Multicultural Life, VP of Finance, VP of Activities & Programs, and VP of Marketing & Communications.

Voting starts immediately after on iGFU, ending on Saturday night, Feb. 13. Questions? Email ASC at asc@georgefox.edu.

We want to remind you to be discerning when you are seeking employment opportunities online. With the Internet connecting us to all corners of the world, scams are present.

We would like to remind you to never send money to any employment opportunity. A genuine organization would never ask for payment.

Also, do not complete a W-2 form sharing your Social Security number unless you have met your new employer face to face.

Bruin Careers is a service that George Fox provides to help employers connect to students, as one of our priorities is to assist students in finding employment that supports your career aspirations. The IDEA Center staff reads each posting carefully, but we recently had a scam slip through our system as Internet thieves are using new tactics posing as actual Newberg businesses.

We do not have access to your correspondence with employers, so we caution you to be discerning if you receive emails that do not have proper English or grammar.

If you ever have any questions or suspicions, please come to the IDEA Center and ask to talk with a Career Coach and we will help you vet the organization or company.

– Deb Mumm-Hill (dmummhill@georgefox.edu)

Feeling poetic? Come to Sigma Tau Delta’s Poetry Reading Night tomorrow (Thursday) starting at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

You can sign up to read or recite your original poetry or spoken-word pieces, or you can share your favorite works by other poets. Or you can just come and listen to your poetic peers. So many options!

If you want to read, please sign up on the sheet posted in the Minthorn mailroom. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Heather Harney at hharney12@georgefox.edu.

Spending so much time formatting your papers that you don’t have time to write them? Join us for a workshop, “Microsoft Word and Google Docs: Formatting Basics,” tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:35 a.m. in Lemmons 8.

This workshop can help answer basic questions about creating and formatting documents in Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Bring your computers! The session will be presented by Kandie Comfort from IT Services and Hannah Adderley, Academic Resource Center coordinator.

The workshop is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center.

Are you interested in going on a serve trip over spring break? This is the last week to sign up! The trips are only $50 to $100 for the whole week!

This year’s trips are going to Camp Attitude, Flying H Ranch, Urban Impact in Seattle, Mending Wings and Word Made Flesh. If you are interested in participating, applications are due no later than Friday, Feb. 12. Applications can be found at this link. Trip info is available here.

Contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Knows students who need help with MLA style for citations? Encourage them to attend a workshop, “Using MLA Format Effectively,” today (Wednesday) from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. (note time change) in Hoover 105.

In this session, Kristie Richman, adjunct instructor of English, will cover the Modern Language Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in MLA style. MLA is commonly used in humanities courses such as English, literature and modern languages.

The workshop is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center.

Need help learning MLA style for citations? Join us for a workshop, “Using MLA Format Effectively,” today (Wednesday) from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. (note time change) in Hoover 105.

In this session, Kristie Richman, adjunct instructor of English, will cover the Modern Language Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in MLA style. MLA is commonly used in humanities courses such as English, literature and modern languages.

The workshop is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center.

If you are looking for a space to meet new people and have deep conversation, come out to “Culture Corner” at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Foxhole! To go with the “Valentine’s Day” vibe, we will be playing a speed friendship and minute-to-win-it game.

Come for chocolate and cookies, too! Questions? Contact Noelle Ho at nho14@georgefox.edu.

We look forward to hearing about someone who has made recent significant contributions to the work of the university, so please send an email to Lisa Burton (lburton@georgefox.edu) by Thursday, Feb. 18, with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions and any other information that makes this person deserving of this award.

The President’s Executive Leadership Team will select the recipient from the nominations submitted, and the winner will be honored with a citation and a $100 Visa gift card at an all-community meeting later this month.