The Daily Bruin

Interested in participating in Little Bruins? We will be having an information meeting to get you filled in on anything you need to know today (Wednesday) from 8:15 to 8:45 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Please keep in mind that it could be shorter!

For Returning Big Bruins
This meeting is not mandatory for you, but we will be discussing two new additions to the Big Bruins program. If you cannot make it, please email me so I can let you know where you can go from this point forward!

For New Big Bruins
I am so eager to get all of you plugged in and paired up with these amazing kids! This information will be very important for you and should be something that you do not miss. If you cannot make it, please email me so that I can set up a time to meet with you separately.

Keep in mind this information is not you saying you are committing; it is just you getting some information and committing if you want to! Also, you will be getting your picture taken for the badge you will need to go to the schools, so heads up!

Questions? Please contact Azenay Tell at atell14@georgefox.edu.

We are at once happy and sad to announce the retirement of our human resources director, Peggy Kilburg. She has been an integral part of our George Fox family for more than 20 years and a true inspiration for all of us. Peggy’s contributions were integral to our success and continuity.

Please join us to celebrate her well-deserved retirement tomorrow (Thursday) from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Need some direction with your LinkedIn or wondering why you may need one? Come to the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center for a LinkedIn workshop tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. to learn about the uses of LinkedIn in your job search.

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

Urban Outreach needs compassionate and wonderful people who can drive to either Portland or Salem in a van. Drivers must be 21 or over and have some type of insurance. We want to hear from you even if you can only do it once.

If you are free on Thursday night, Friday night or Sunday afternoon and want to help fight hunger on the streets of Portland and Salem, please email Lindy Booth at LBooth13@georgefox.edu.

The College Republicans Club will host a party to watch the CNN debate today (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. in the Foxhole. We will have some paraphernalia to give out for free, including posters of the various candidates, Frisbees, etc.

Employees and students are welcome! Questions? Contact Tyler Bowman at tbowman13@georgefox.edu.

We are seeking Fox Friendship Families for the more than 40 new international students starting their studies on the Newberg campus this semester. Fox Friendship Families commit to inviting two students to their home at least once per semester. The relationships that develop are invaluable for our international students as well as for the families that host them.

If you are interested in signing up, please contact Tiona Cage (tcage@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Know students who need some direction using LinkedIn? Encourage them to come to the IDEA Center on the first floor of the Stevens Center for a LinkedIn workshop tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. to learn about the uses of LinkedIn in their job search.

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

Come out to support the Bruins! Here are the home games for this week:

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Trinity Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

Enjoy films and talking with friends? Then join us in the first, exploratory film club meeting in the Bruin Den tonight (Tuesday) at 8 p.m. We’ll be talking together to figure out the direction and details of the club, as well as simply hanging out, meeting new people, and talking about all things cinema.

Questions? Please contact Austin Coates at acoates14@georgefox.edu

Come stop by tonight (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. in the Bruin Den (SpIL Annex) for the first IJM club meeting of the semester! We will get to know each other, discuss our semester plans, and spend time talking about our focus issue: human trafficking.

Throughout this year, we will be supporting a local organization called Door To Grace through service and fundraising. We will also put on various events to raise awareness in our on-campus community. Come join us!

Questions? Please contact Grace Lownsbery at glownsbery12@georgefox.edu.

A group of students are working on a short film called Passed By for our Directing and Producing class. Passed By is a short film about a simple college guy caught in a rut of inaction.

We need a couple of actors and actresses to fill these roles:

• Miles, 19-26 – A dreamer who has been puttering through life
• Carrie, 19-26 – An intelligent and well read college student

Filming will be in Newberg for two weekends. There will be open auditions held at the Media Communication Center tonight (Tuesday) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Interested? Please email Lexie Began at abegan12@georgefox.edu.

All women at the university are invited to join us as we gather for the annual Women’s Salad Supper (this includes all female administration, faculty and staff or the spouses of administration, faculty and staff) …

Tuesday, Sept. 29
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Ruth Baker at the president’s home, the historic Edwards House (402 S. College St., Newberg)

Please bring a salad to share (if you are new this year, please just come as our guest). Enjoy this opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with the women of George Fox.

No RSVP required. Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

Please join plant services as we bid Terry Peters farewell. He is leaving in order to work closer to his home in Portland. We’ll gather at plant services from 3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to wish him well. Refreshments will be served.

Urban Outreach needs compassionate and wonderful people who can drive to either Portland or Salem in a van. Drivers must be 21 or over and have some type of insurance. We want to hear from you even if you can only do it once.

If you are free on Thursday night, Friday night or Sunday afternoon and want to help fight hunger on the streets of Portland and Salem, please email Lindy Booth at LBooth13@georgefox.edu.

We are at once happy and sad to announce the retirement of our human resources director, Peggy Kilburg. She has been an integral part of our George Fox family for more than 20 years and a true inspiration for all of us. Peggy’s contributions were integral to our success and continuity.

Please join us to celebrate her well-deserved retirement this Thursday, Sept. 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

The university’s security department will be testing the FoxAlert emergency notification system on Wednesday, Sept. 16. This is the university’s alert notification system for events that may pose a danger or threat to the George Fox community.

If you have not updated your contact information in MyGFU, you will not be in the system and you will not receive emergency alerts. Please verify this information to be included in the test.

Thank you.

Questions? Contact Ed Gierok at egierok@georgefox.edu.

In celebration of Constitution Day, George Fox will host Jane Calvert, associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky, for a presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in Hoover 105. The event is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Calvert will present “William Penn and the Origins of the United States Constitution.” Calvert is the author of the book Quaker Constitutionalism and the Political Thought of John Dickinson. Her visit is being cosponsored by the Department of History, Politics and International Studies, and the William Penn Honors Program.

Questions? Contact Mark David Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

Save the date! Matthew J. Milliner, an assistant professor of art history at Wheaton College and a member of the Curatorial Advisory Board of the United States Senate, will present a free lecture on the Newberg campus titled “Toward 2017: Visualizing Christian Unity” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Hoover 105.

Milliner teaches across the range of art history, and his scholarly specialization is Byzantine and medieval art, with a focus on how such images inform contemporary visual culture. He has a PhD in art history from Princeton University and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Milliner’s talk is the first lecture in the annual William Penn Honors Program Lecture Series. A reception for those interested in learning more about the William Penn Honors Program will immediately follow. Please direct any questions to Jane Sweet at 503-554-2152 or jsweet@georgefox.edu.

Today (Tuesday) at 11:50 a.m., shortly after chapel, we will be hosting our ninth annual “Burn in the Quad” with the Newberg Fire Department. This is part of our fire safety training for both on- and off-campus residents. The fire demonstration should be over by noon.

Questions? Contact David Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a free concert featuring three experienced musicians showcasing their talents on the organ, piano and percussion on Sunday, Sept. 20, in Bauman Auditorium.

Musicians Kenn Willson (piano), Martin Ellis (organ) and Ruth Ginelle Heald (percussion) will perform a wide variety of pieces beginning at 2:30 p.m. The concert is the first of two at the university celebrating “Keyboard Celebration Week.” The second is set for Thursday, Sept. 24, when Willson performs his “Encounters with Beethoven” concert at 7:30 p.m. at the same venue. Admission to that event is free as well.

On Sept. 20, the organ, piano and percussion concert will feature pieces ranging from Fanfare (Percy Whitlock), Concerto in A Minor (Bach) and Three Chorale Preludes (R. Gary Deavel) to Toccata in G Major (Theodore Dubois), On a Spring Note (Sidney Torch) and Toccata-Finale from Symphonie Romantique (Denis Bedard).

On Sept. 24, Willson’s “Encounters with Beethoven” concert will feature the Moonlight Sonata, along with a multi-media piano recital presentation.

More information on the concerts and performers is available here.