The Daily Bruin

Come join a student-led discussion regarding the reconciliation of science and religion. We’ll tackle questions such as “How do we become comfortable with opposing viewpoints? How do we bring back critical thinking? What is considered ‘political correctness’ and does that even matter?”

Everyone is invited, and snacks will be provided! We’ll meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in Lemmons 14. The event is hosted by Sigma Zeta.

Questions? Contact Joel Rurik at jrurik12@georgefox.edu.

The ‘Wineskin’, GFU’s student literary and art magazine, is still accepting submissions for the Fall 2015 issue. If you are a writer, photographer, or artist, this is a great chance to get your work published in a journal.

This issue’s theme is wilderness; if you need an inspiration (or a challenge!) for your submission, you are free to start there. We are asking for:

· Fiction & Non-Fiction Prose: must be a stand-alone piece (1500 word-limit)
· Poetry
· Photography: Include title and send as a 300 dpi image
· Art (Graphic, studio, etc.): Include 300 dpi image (The ‘Wineskin’ is happy to take a quality image for you—email for more information!)

Winners of each category will receive a $25 gift card of their choice.

Email any questions and/or submission(s) to gfuwineskin@gmail.com. Please email submissions as an attached document.

The university will host a pair of free concerts this week, with a Fall Symphonic Band Concert scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, and a Chehalem Symphony Orchestra performance set for Sunday, Nov. 8. Both take place in Bauman Auditorium.

Thursday’s symphonic band concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features the university’s Handbell Ringers and Symphonic Band. The former will play the selections For All the Saints, You Raise Me Up and On This Day Earth Shall Ring, while the latter will perform Symphonic Fanfare, Stardust, Liberation, Florintiner Grande Marcia Italiana, Irish Tune from County Derry and Portrait of Freedom. Cynthia McGladrey serves as conductor of the Handbell Ringers, and Pat Vandehey and Dick Elliot serve as conductor and associate conductor of the Symphonic Band, respectively.

The Sunday, Nov. 8, Chehalem Symphony concert begins at 2:30 p.m. and will feature the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, Concerto in E Minor, and Serenade for Strings in E Major. Also performing will be a Keyboard Ensemble playing Get up and Go and Brightwood Barn. Vandehey serves as conductor of the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra.

Questions? Contact Debbie Hawblitzel at dhawblit@georgefox.edu.

The William Penn Honors Program invites you to join us tonight (Monday) as Melissa Lane, Class of 1943 Professor of Politics at Princeton University, will give a talk titled, “The Politics of Unsustainability: Plato on the Logic of Constitutional Change.” Her presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Hall.

Lane’s books include The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter (Princeton, 2015); Eco-Republic (Princeton, 2012); Plato’s Progeny (Duckworth, 2001); and Method and Politics in Plato’s Statesman (Cambridge, 1998).

More about Lane is available on this page.

Questions? Please contact Jane Sweet at honors@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2152.

Five staff and administrator positions are currently open. Listed in order of recency they are:

• Enrollment Specialist III, Registrar
• Associate Director of Advancement Communication and Grants
• Costume Shop Manager
• Software Engineer, Analytics
• Data Scientist, Analytics

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, please refer the person to the website for information about the job and instructions about applying.

Tonight (Monday) in the Chehalem Cultural Center ballroom, printmaker and professor Monika Meler will speak about her work as this week’s Art Talk presenter. She is originally from Poland and has completed many residencies around the world, from New York to Belgium.

Join us at 6 p.m. to engage with Meler’s printmaking work as well as to hear about her process and journey as an artist. The Chehalem Cultural Center is located at 415 E. Sheridan St.

Questions? Contact Annie Lunt at alunt13@georgefox.edu.

Do tests drive you crazy? Need help with your test-taking skills? Attend a workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test Taker),” this Thursday, Nov. 5, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Rick Muthiah, associate director of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests.

Questions? Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Join us tonight (Monday) for a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation in Hoover 105 featuring Melanie Springer Mock, professor of English at George Fox. She will present “It’s Complicated: Orphan Care, International Adoption and the West.” The same presentation will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. and again from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Guests are asked to attend the later session.

Mock will discuss complexities associated with international adoption and address the question, “How can we acknowledge the good parts of international adoption while also recognizing its problematic elements and its reliance on Western privilege?” Her presentation is the ninth in the “Majority World and the West” series.

Questions? Contact Ron Mock at ext. 2680 or rmock@georgefox.edu.

The university’s dance team is hosting a gently used or new warm clothing drive! Please donate jackets, sweaters, gloves, new socks, scarves, hats, etc. There will be a bin in the Bruin Den right outside the ACS office for all donations. Donate between now and Friday, Nov. 6.

Questions? Contact Lauren Kleven at lkleven15@georgefox.edu.

Come join a student-led discussion regarding the reconciliation of science and religion. We’ll tackle questions such as “How do we become comfortable with opposing viewpoints? How do we bring back critical thinking? What is considered ‘political correctness’ and does that even matter?”

Everyone is invited, and snacks will be provided! We’ll meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night (Tuesday) in Lemmons 14. The event is hosted by Sigma Zeta.

Questions? Contact Joel Rurik at jrurik12@georgefox.edu.

Know students who struggle with their test-taking skills? Encourage them to attend a workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test Taker),” this Thursday, Nov. 5, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Rick Muthiah, associate director of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests.

Questions? Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

ASC is looking for projects to fund around campus! Outdoor seating? New dance studio? A movie theater? We want your proposals! The form can be found at this link under the “Student Project Fund” section. The deadline to submit ideas is Friday, Nov. 6.

Email Erika Lopez at elopez12@georgefox.edu with any ideas or questions.

Nike, HP, CMF International. Did you know many of our students have worked for these firms, plus others? They have held internships in industries such as nonprofit/policy, business, design/creative, human services and ministry.

If you know of students who are wondering how to land an internship in one of these industry clusters, encourage them to come to our peer panel event Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the EHS Atrium, where they can hear from their peers about how they’ve been landing their own internships.

More information is available at this link, by contacting TJ Haimoto at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu, or by stopping by the IDEA Center.

Nike, HP, CMF International. Did you know that some of your peers have worked for these firms, plus others? Your peers have held internships in industries such as nonprofit/policy, business, design/creative, human services and ministry.

If you’re wondering about how to land an internship in one of these industry clusters, come to our peer panel event Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the EHS Atrium and hear from your peers about how they’ve been landing their own internships. You’ll get to broaden yourself about where you can go and get to connect with some awesome students.

Your peers are on the way to landing their exceptional life outcomes and so should you. For more information, visit this link.

Questions? Contact TJ Haimoto at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu or stop by the IDEA Center.

Wondering what you will do after graduation? Ever thought about becoming a teacher? Our graduates are in demand. Come to the College of Education’s open house and receive information about our programs and learn about high-need areas in education!

Mark your calendar for our open house on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room 117 at the Roberts Center. The university’s MAT program is available to all George Fox undergraduates (BA/BS). Snacks provided!

Faculty, be sure to tell your students – or anyone you know who might be interested – about this event.

Questions? Contact Judy Deale at jdeale@georgefox.edu.

Sign up to carry a flag representing a cultural heritage of personal meaning to you at the Tuesday, Nov. 10, chapel service, in honor of Cultural Celebration Week. Email Tiona Cage (tcage@georgefox.edu) by Wednesday, Nov. 4, with your phone number and the name of the country that you would like to represent. We have more than 50 flags available.

This opportunity is open to students, staff, faculty and administrators.

Come learn how easy and delicious it is to cook healthy meals. Emily Forbes, a George Fox alumna, will demonstrate simple recipes while offering tips and tricks to empower you in your own kitchen. She will also give ideas on how to optimize your choices in “The Bon” for those on a meal plan. Free samples are provided each session, along with recipes.

Sessions take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Events are sponsored by the “Nutrition Matters” program.

Scheduled sessions:

• Wednesday, Nov. 4: “Soul bowl” basics (brown rice, black beans, etc.)
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Super simple soup

Questions? Contact Marcella Loprinzi-Hatfield at mloprinzihatfield@georgefox.edu.

Sign up to carry a flag representing a cultural heritage of personal meaning to you at the Tuesday, Nov. 10, chapel service, in honor of Cultural Celebration Week. Email Tiona Cage (tcage@georgefox.edu) by Wednesday, Nov. 4, with your phone number and the name of the country that you would like to represent. We have more than 50 flags available.

A brief dress rehearsal will be held in advance of the Nov. 10 chapel in Bauman Auditorium (chapel begins at 10:40 a.m.). All carrying flags will be required to attend.

If you play an instrument, sing, or write spoken word, please sign up for our Student Concert for Friday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Foxhole.

Click here to sign up; for more information, please contact Charlotte Gray at cgray12@georgefox.edu.

Join the scare and come to HMS for the annual Haunted Basement tonight (Saturday) between 8 and 10 p.m.! Come early and put your name on the list. It starts in the Macy basement. Bring your friends! Hope to see you there!

Questions? Email ralston12@georgefox.edu.