The Daily Bruin

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Feb. 10, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

During this maintenance update, Fall 2015 course sites will be hidden to students (current semester course sites will be unaffected and remain visible to students). If you want to make any of those course sites visible to students after this update, select “Edit settings” in the Course Administration block. In the “General” section, look for the “Visible” setting and change “Hide” back to “Show.” Scroll to bottom and “Save changes.”

Questions? Email servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, Feb. 10, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

George Fox University’s singing club, Sweet Tunes, brings you Val-o-grams! Are you looking for a fun and easy way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with friends or loved ones? Then sign up for a singing Val-o-gram to be delivered at your specified location and time, and we will come to you!

We will sing a brief song and provide a gift of either chocolate or flowers for your special someone! We also will sing for special events or club meetings.

Cost is $5 for a standard Val-0-gram and $10 for special orders. All proceeds will go to International Justice Mission, so sign up today! Do so by contacting Simone at sbogar15@georgefox.edu.

Will you be spending Valentine’s Day alone this year? Are you lamenting your lack of a “ring by spring”? If so, then you’re in luck!

Swing by the Bruin Den on Friday, Feb. 12, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and pick up a book for a “blind date.” For only $3, you can spend Valentine’s snuggled up with a great book, exploring a fantastic fictional world with some cool characters. Then you won’t be alone.

Books will be wrapped so you will not know what you have until after you commit to the blind date!

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

It’s not too early to look toward your future. The IDEA Center’s first workshop of “Be Found February’s 30-Day Challenge” will be this Monday, Feb. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

We’ll help you build a job/internship search game plan so you can save time and avoid distractions. The earlier you build a search strategy, the better you’ll be off landing your internship/job over the summer and avoid getting caught in panic mode toward semester’s end.

Bring your lunch! Visit this link for more information.

Questions? Stop by the IDEA Center or contact us at idea@georgefox.edu.

Join us for the third Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester this Monday, Feb. 8, when Kristie Knows His Gun, an assistant professor of psychology here at George Fox, speaks on the topic “American Pop Culture: Left Swipe or Right” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Within a fingertip’s reach we are faced with a bounty of American pop culture. These images, messages and ideas influence our everyday lives, but what are consequences for those who miss, or don’t resonate, with the trend? Knows His Gun will explore the influence of American pop culture on individuals who fall to the wayside of mainstream.

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

Hey staff, do we ever have something fun for you at our staff spring workshop conference on Thursday, March 3! This Tuesday, the Staff Development Committee will be drawing 40 staff names to receive a stress-relieving, 25-minute massage during our lunch time together after the workshops!

Our wonderful physical therapy students will be giving the winners those massages, so watch your email next week, as the winners will be notified and massage details included via email.

Good luck everybody!

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

The admissions office is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students to campus to compete in our annual Scholarship Competition Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6. Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots and utilizing street parking instead.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

Join us this morning (Friday) at 10 a.m. for a special chapel in Bauman Auditorium. Current students receive chapel credit for attending, and we will get a chance to hear from Pastor Rusty St. Cyr. See you there!

Come support your favorite football team playing in the Super Bowl by enjoying a Denver- or Carolina-inspired daily special today (Friday) in the Bruin Den.

Let’s see what team has more fans! We’re featuring a smothered “Denver hamburger burrito” and a “Carolina smoked pulled-pork sandwich” for only $6.75. Come join the celebration between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The Latino Heritage Club is looking for performers for the next Spoken Word event in Hoover 105 on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 8:30 p.m.

The theme will be “In the Mirror.” Think about the things that you tell yourself in the mirror. You can interpret this how ever you’d like. It can have a humorous or serious tone.

If you’re interested in performing, please email us at gfulhc@gmail.com. Poems are due on Friday, Feb. 12.

The university’s Department of Biology and Chemistry invites you to join us for the sixth annual Dalton Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 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 Institue 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.

Tour has more than 550 research publications and more than 75 patents, with citations totaling more than 55,000. He was named among “The 50 Most Influential Scientists in the World Today” by TheBestSchools.org in 2014.

He will share a brief overview of nanotechnology and his coming to faith in Jesus Christ and how this decision impacted his life. He will also share his thoughts regarding evolution and his hope for science and the young.

A dessert reception and Student Research Poster session follows the lecture.

For more information on Tour and the Dalton Lecture Series in general, visit this link. Questions? Call the Department of Biology and Chemistry at 503-554-2710.

Tickets are still available for the “Monster Piano Concert” in Bauman Auditorium tonight (Thursday), when 18 pianists take the stage to perform the music of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Poulenc, Brahms, Schubert, Gershwin and Vandall at 7:30 p.m. The performers are current students, George Fox alumni and pupils from music professor Kenn Willson’s private piano studio.

All employees and students are entitled to one free ticket. Additional tickets are $12 for general admission, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12. All tickets are reserved seating and are available at this link or at the University Box Office by calling 503-554-3844.

Recently the Faculty Senate approved a change of schedule for the university’s annual Serve Day. Beginning this fall, Serve Day for the Newberg campus will take place on the third Wednesday of the semester rather than the second Wednesday. Therefore, Serve Day 2016 will be Wednesday, Sept. 14.

Following are reasons for the change:

• It allows more time for planning and implementation of Serve Day at a busy time of the year. The offices heavily involved in planning Serve Day are also busy with beginning-of-the-year activities.
• It is less disruptive, as the first two weeks are the add/drop weeks for students.
• The timing will be better for employees and students with school-age students since most local schools begin the second Tuesday or Wednesday of our semester.
• George Fox serves a number of elementary, middle and high schools, and it is challenging for them to host a serve group with school just beginning. Moving to the third week allows them to get more settled into the school year.
• Moving to the third week will allow more of a semester rhythm to set in for classes, chapel, etc.
• The change opens the potential for the future of sending more groups by major, athletic team, etc.

Questions? Contact Brad Lau at blau@georgefox.edu.

Want to land your ideal position? The key is being prepared. Your resume gets you in, but it’s the interview where you truly shine.

This week, in our IDEA Center workshop series, we will help you feel confident and prepared for your upcoming interviews by breaking down what the interviewer is really asking. Bring your lunch today (Thursday) and join us in Cap and Gown at noon so you can nail your interviews.

Questions? Contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu.

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

This year’s trips are going to:

• Camp Attitude, a not-for-profit Christian organization dedicated to providing a unique faith-based camping experience for families in the disability community
• Flying H Ranch, a ranch 30 miles west of Yakima, Wash., that ministers to at-risk youth
• Urban Impact in Seattle, where the focus will be on building relationships and serving in the community through the local church
• Mending Wings, a nonprofit Native American youth organization located on the Yakama Reservation in Washington state
• Word Made Flesh in Los Angeles, where the focus will be to establish beloved community in a low-income neighborhood of the city

If you are interested in participating, applications are due no later than Friday, Feb. 12. Applications can be found at the SpIL website under “Get Involved” and Service + Ministry, or follow this link. Contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Senior citizens, board games, fun conversations and potential friendships! Interested in connecting with the elderly folk? Come to the Fox and Friendsview game night tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. in the Terrace Room at Friendsview Retirement Community, the building right across the street from the track.

We’ll meet in the Bruin Den around 6:20 p.m. to walk over there together. Feel free to bring your favorite board/card game. Refreshments will be provided.

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

Come enjoy chapatis (Kenyan food) tonight (Thursday) and learn how to make them from scratch during Swahili Lab. We’ll be meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Intercultural House.

Questions? Contact Imani at fkamau14@georgefox.edu.

This Monday, Feb. 8, you are invited to a presentation about the nursing and education departments’ recent trip to Kenya over Christmas break. Come hear stories about the patients we met and see photos of the baby boy born during our visit whose name is “George Fox.” We’ll meet from noon to 12:45 p.m. in Hoover 103.

We will also share about future trip plans and connections there. Anyone is welcome, and feel free to bring your lunch.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Fisher at sfisher@georgefox.edu.

You are invited to join the Academic Resource Center staff for an open house today (Thursday) from 3 to 5 p.m.

Come meet our staff, eat some food and hear about our writing and academic coaching services. Our new location is the first floor of the Murdock Learning Resource Center.

See you this afternoon!