The Daily Bruin

Want to show some spirit at the GFU basketball games? Tryouts for the GFU Dance Team will be this Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Chehalem Valley Dance Academy. For address click here.

Tryouts will be very laid back – both new and experienced dancers are very welcome! And any guys who love hip hop/breakdancing are welcome too. You will learn two short routines: one hip hop and one jazz. You will perform them in small groups and then you have the option of showing us your own individual routine if you have one you’d like to share with us.

Bring your schedule and water!

Questions? Please contact Casey Hostetler at caseyjhostetler@gmail.com.

Are you interested in becoming a mentor to an elementary or middle school aged child? Come to an informational meeting Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. in Bauman to learn more about the Little Bruins Mentorship program and how you can get involved.

Questions? Please contact Katlyn Kronschnabl at spirtuallife.georgefox.edu.

The Spiritual and Intercultural Life department on campus is seeking students who want to serve the student body by leading a Lyfe Group. These small groups can look like a traditional bible study to a group experiences God through nature hikes. If you have a particular vision for a Lyfe Group that you would like to lead, apply at this link.

Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12.

If you have any questions about what Lyfe Groups are or if you want to develop a vision with the help of a Discipleship Ministries intern, email Joshua Garcia at garciaj11@georgefox.edu.

Join us today, Tuesday Sept. 9, for chapel events in the morning and the evening!

Professor Sarita Gallagher will be sharing about “The hope and peace that we have through Christ” during chapel at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman. Chapel credit is available.

 Join us at 9 p.m. for Shalom in the Cap and Gown Room as we hear from Jake Vanier, ASC President. Chapel elective credit is available.

For more information, please visit SpiritualLife.GeorgeFox.edu or contact SpiritualLife@georgefox.edu

Come and join us in celebrating Jonathan and Rachel Morell’s 10 years at George Fox and transition to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. The impact they have had on our community is immeasurable. We would like to celebrate their presence with us and bless them as they move to PLNU.

Join us between 3:30 and 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Duke Atrium of the Stevens Center.

The first meeting will be Friday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. in the Bruin Den. Now is your chance to play as a club against other Oregon collegiate teams, improve your game, and get free discs from Latitude 64.

Questions? Please email GFUdiscgolf@gmail.com.

The sidewalk along the south side of the track will be closed today (Tuesday) for repairs. This closure will affect the stairs coming up from the Wheeler locker rooms and the stairs by the tennis courts, as those areas will also be closed.

Students and staff will need to continue along “Amphitheater Way” to Edwards Hall to avoid the sidewalk repair zone. Foot traffic can take the amphitheater route from Edwards Hall to the Fulton Street parking lot, or can cut through the Wheeler Sports Center to access the north end of the track.

Thank you for your patience!

– Plant Services

For the past eight years, we have offered a women’s-only self-defense training session instructed by a Newberg-Dundee Police Department reservist and local martial arts instructor. We will host this year’s class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at a location to be determined. It is a George Fox-exclusive class and will have limited enrollment. The cost is $25 per person.

Registration is in the student life office (third floor of Stevens Center). Questions? Contact Dave Johnstone at djohnsto@georgefox.edu.

We want to welcome everyone to our first Students for Life Club meeting of the year this Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in Stevens 109! We’ll show a short film, get to know everyone, and hang up some pregnancy resource fliers around campus. Find us on Facebook here for more information about the club and upcoming events.

We also have a movie night coming up a 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in EHS 102, for elective chapel credit! We’ll be showing the film October Baby.

Interested in becoming a mentor to an elementary or middle school aged child? Come to an informational meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Bauman Auditorium.

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

• Administrative Assistant II, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Administrative Assistant IV, Graduate School of Counseling
• Accounts Payable Supervisor
• Administrative Assistant II Office of Spiritual Life, Inclusion and Leadership
• Associate Director of Student Success, Career Coach

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.

Join seminary professor Randy Woodley at his Eloheh Farm for its harvest gathering on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 4:30 p.m. Join us for ceramics, a silent auction, music by Seth Martin, and soup and bread in a beautiful ceramic mug.

A suggested donation is $15. The harvest is made possible by Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends and Newberg Bakery. Support Eloheh and Eagle’s Wings Ministry! Learn more about us on our Facebook page.

Join us for chapel events this week on Tuesday and Wednesday! Chapel will be held in Bauman on Tuesday at 10:50 a.m., when Professor Sarita Gallagher will share about “The hope and peace that we have through Christ.” Chapel credit is available.

Shalom will be held on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. in the Cap & Gown Room. Chapel elective credit is available.

On Wednesday, chapel will be in Bauman at 7 p.m., when Jamie Johnson will continue our “Unfolding Life” series through the book of Matthew. He will preach on Matthew 4, the temptations of Jesus. Chapel credit is available.

For more information, please visit spirituallife.georgefox.edu. If you have any questions regarding chapel, please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder to join us tonight (Monday) as Caitlin Corning, professor of history at George Fox, speaks on the topic “From Mecca to Modern Times: A Historical Survey of Islam.”

The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Still need a job? The custodial department has a variety of openings across campus. You must be able to work two hours per day Monday through Friday between the hours of 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in most of the positions. The hourly wage is $9.10.

If you are interested, please fill out the Placement Questionnaire and fill it out as thoroughly as possible. Print it off and either mail or deliver it to Plant Services Box #6446 with a completed Student Application. After we have reviewed your information and have assigned you to a specific area, you will be notified to come to Plant Services to sign an offer letter and complete any additional paperwork in order to start working.

If you have any questions, please email Dwayne Astleford at dastlefo@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder that we will be hosting a chart of accounts training session in Lemmons #2 today (Friday) from 10 a.m. to noon.

Hope to see you there!

The Finance Team

Join us for a night of worship and music with Kristian Stanfill and the Passion Band! Their “Take It All” tour will be playing in Bauman Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the Passion Band are available at the discounted student price of $5 and will be available for purchase outside the ASC offices during lunch this week as well as online. Enter the code “ASC” into the special pricing box to get the discounted price!

Questions? Please contact Michael Wegener at mwegener13@georgefox.edu.

Back to school and back to Employee of the Month awards! This month marks the sixth anniversary of this tradition that honors our outstanding colleagues.

With so many who have been working so hard to ensure that the new academic year began well for our students, there are probably many whose contributions have especially stood out over the last several weeks. If you know someone you believe deserves special recognition for “above and beyond” kind of work, please send an email to Peggy Kilburg by Friday, Sept. 19, with a summary of this colleague’s recent contributions and any other information that describes why this person is 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 our community meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25.

The campus community is invited to the next installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Sept. 8, in Hoover 105. This time, Caitlin Corning, professor of history at George Fox, will speak on the topic “From Mecca to Modern Times: A Historical Survey of Islam.”

The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Corning will explore why Islam began, where it spread and other basic points of its history. The lecture will provide an overview of the expansion of Islam in the medieval and modern periods and some of the more recent challenges facing Islam.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.