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Are you interested in a career as a clinical mental health counselor, couple and family systems counselor, school counselor or school psychologist? If so, then join an upcoming Graduate School of Counseling information meeting to learn about masters-level counseling programs offered at George Fox. Prerequisite classes are not required and your bachelor’s degree does not need to be in psychology to apply.

An info meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Portland Center. Register online here.

Contact Joel Moore at jmoore@georgefox.edu or 503-554-6166 if you have questions or to schedule a one-on-one appointment.

Linda Brock, a recruiter/mobilizer for Christian Missionary Fellowship International on the West Coast, will be on campus today (Monday) from 5:45 to 7 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room to talk about the organization’s internship program.

For 65 years, CMF has taken Christ to the nations by recruiting, equipping and sending people committed to reaching the world with God’s love. Its internship program provides a unique option for students to experience missions in the real world.

REACH is an eight-week summer CMF internship for college freshmen and above considering missionary service. Teams of interns travel to countries where experienced CMF missionaries guide and involve them in missions on the field. The program puts interns right in the middle of what God is doing in a variety of CMF ministries around the world. Internship dates for summer 2015 are May 28 to Aug. 1.

For more information, contact Austin Strutz at astrutz11@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please let those students know about this opportunity.

Members of the university community are invited to participate in the Fox Friendship Family Program. A Friendship Family partner meets monthly with a newly arrived international student.

Please contact Joanna Cox at jcox@georgefox.edu or Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu to learn how you can be involved.

The Portland chapter of EdTechWomen invites the George Fox community to join us for our fall quarterly meeting at the Portland Center (Room 155) from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 15. Following are the details:

What is EdTechWomen?
EdTechWomen was inspired by women’s influence in the field of education and technology. Our chapter promotes and brings together a multidisciplinary group of women focused on leveraging technology to promote stronger schools, human services and businesses through the values of community, inclusivity, visibility and impact. Visit the edtechwomen website for more information.

Event Details

• Date: Saturday, Nov. 15
• Place: Portland Center’s Room 155
• Time: 10 a.m. to noon (pastries, tea and coffee served)
• Cost: $3 donation at the door, plus your favorite fall cookies or munchie
• RSVP: Email Jessi Huffman with a “Yes” at tri@georgefox.edu

Meeting Agenda
Celebrate members: We will mingle and, later in our meeting, explore the work of our members through small-group discussions.

Go Deeper: Technology informs and transforms our work and personal lives. How might we pause to explore the pros and cons, and shape our use accordingly? Robin Ashford will focus us with a keynote address. Each of us will engage in similar reflections in our small groups.

Network: We’ll formalize affinity groups and decide on a meeting forum that works best for us.

Announcements: Including next quarter’s date and Planning Committee

Facilitate a Small Group During Our Meeting?
Are you willing to facilitate a small group during our meeting? We are looking for K-12 and higher ed educators, and tech-focused business women. We will be asking you to share a bit about your work, and then share how technology is influencing changes within your work, home and personal life.

We have small-group leaders from app developers, iPad researchers and mental health. We look forward to a rich cross section of facilitators representing our chapter. Send Anna Berardi (aberardi@georgefox.edu) an email if you are interested.

For more information, contact any of the following: Linda Samek (lsamek@georgefox.edu), Debby Espinor (despinor@georgefox.edu), Robin Ashford (rashford@georgefox.edu) or Anna Berardi (aberardi@georgefox.edu).

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

• Administrative Assistant, Oregon Writing Project Collaborative
• Executive Assistant I, College of Engineering
• Data Entry Specialist (two temporary openings)
• Systems or Network Administrator

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.

The Philosophy Club is hosting an informal movie night, showing God’s Not Dead, the story of a college freshman who “defends God” for his philosophy class. We will watch the film, eat snacks, and discuss topics the film introduces. Please come and watch if you are interested.

The movie will be played on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 207.

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Newman at newmanj11@georgefox.edu.

Little Bruins applications are due today, Sept. 26! Here is the link to the application and more information about Little Bruins.

If you have any questions, contact Katlyn Kronschnabl at kkronschabl13@georgefox.edu or the spiritual life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The theatre department invites you to join us Saturday, Sept. 27, for “Mad/Art: A Theatrical Self-Portrait,” a performance conceived, created and performed by students Olivia Anderson, Micah Bevis, Nicole Greene, Cambria Herrera, Madelyn Larson, Zach Maurer, Amberly Orr, Joia Otto, Alyssa Rands, Ian Rutledge and Cydney Thompson.

The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium, and admission is free.

Questions? Contact Kathy Harris at kharris@georgefox.edu.

Attention Newberg campus faculty, staff and administrators: Is your employee photo on the website more than three years old? (The easiest way to tell is if the background in your picture is gray or with a dark backdrop). If so, it’s time for an update!

The marketing communications office, located in the River Street House, hosts open drop-in photo hours between 9 and 11 a.m. each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Simply drop by any of those days within that time frame and we’ll take your photo (it only takes a few minutes).

Those with photos fewer than three years old who would like an update for any other reason (bad hair day, etc.) are also welcome to do so.

The campus community is invited to the next installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Sept. 29, in Hoover 105.

The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and features Harris Zafar, national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Community. He will speak on “Demystifying Islam: Major Misconceptions,” in which he will address the question, “What are the major areas of angst and confusion about Islam in the minds of non-Muslims around the world?” Zafar will tackle such difficult topics as Jihad, Shariah Law and freedom of religion.

The same session is presented from 5 to 6 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.

Need to send out a student survey? The following guidelines have been established for the distribution of student surveys. Faculty members are encouraged to help facilitate this process.

Please follow these guidelines when submitting student surveys for mass distribution. Send your surveys to Jere Witherspoon in the student life office. Your approved survey request should include all of the following:

1. Your name and email address (may include the list of names from those in your group)
2. Course name and professor
3. Approval for distribution granted by: _______________________ (list department)
4. Short, catchy blurb about the survey no more than 35 words in length
5. A tested, workable link to the survey

An email with all submitted surveys will be sent to all students once a week (on Wednesdays). An identical Daily Bruin announcement will be submitted at the same time to the student Daily Bruin forum. The following disclaimer will be attached to the email and the Daily Bruin announcement:

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon if you have any questions about this process.

Tomorrow (Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. residence life and ASC are sponsoring a one-day women’s self-defense class. Recently we were able to arrange things so the class is free of charge for current students and $25 for staff and faculty. It will be held at a location to be determined.

Sign-ups are in the student life office. While it is on a first-come, first-served basis, there is also a waiting list. No specific athletic ability is required.

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

You are invited to join us for our International Chapel this Friday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m. at the International Center/Cultural House. The theme of the chapel is “The God I Know,” and Rusty St. Cyr will be sharing his experiences of knowing God.

We hope you will be able to join us.

Be sure to join us for an all-employee meeting today (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium (please note location change). At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve snacks in Room 160.

Come to Fox & Friends tonight, Sept. 25, at Friendsview Retirement Center. Engage the elderly in speed-friending from 6:30 to 8 p.m.! Drink Italian sodas and eat delicious snacks! Meet in the Bruin Den at 6:10 p.m.!

Questions? Please contact Rebekah Harding at rharding12@georgefox.edu.

Nominations are in. Now it is time to vote! Go on to igfu and vote online for your class prince and princess.

Be sure to come to the Coronation Dessert Reception on Monday, Oct. 13, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Stevens Center Atrium to find out who will be our 2014 Homecoming King and Queen.

Questions? Please contact Ruthanne Condie at rcondie10@georgefox.edu.

Little Bruins is a big brother/big sister program that matches a George Fox student with a student of a local elementary or middle school. Little Bruins applications close Friday, Sept. 26. You can find more information and the application on the Spiritual Life webpage.

Questions? Please contact Katlyn Kronschnabl at kkronschnabl13@georgefox.edu or the Office of Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in helping with an exercise science experiment? The experiment will test knee angles during landing with a hope of improving knee health in high-risk, active female populations.

The experiment will require a group of approximately 30 women. Participants must have at least three months experience exercising and experience no pain during jumping, running and squatting. Participants will be conducting two to three workouts per week over an eight-week period.

If you are interested, please email Tyler Whited at twhited12@georgefox.edu.

Michael Ward, PhD, professor of apologetics at Houston Baptist University and director of the C.S. Lewis Centre in Oxford, England, will visit the Newberg campus to present a lecture, “The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia and the Planets,” at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday), in Bauman Auditorium. There is no charge to attend.

Ward is a leading expert on the works of C.S. Lewis and the author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis. He is senior research fellow at Blackfriars Hall in the University of Oxford and co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis. He presented the BBC television documentary, The Narnia Code (2009). As an Anglican clergyman, he served as chaplain of St Peter’s College at the University of Oxford from 2009 to 2012 and as chaplain of Peterhouse at the University of Cambridge from 2004 to 2007.

The lecture is sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. A reception immediately following the lecture will be held for those interested in learning more about the honors program.

Please contact Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The university’s Creation Care Committee invites you to join us for a community celebration of the autumn equinox today (Thursday). Work putting the garden to bed will begin at 4:30 p.m. and a potluck dinner will follow at 5:30 p.m. The garden is located on a plot of land behind Coffin Residence Hall.

Bring some work gloves, a dish to share with the group, and ideas you have for what you’d like to see from the Creation Care Committee this year!

Questions? Contact Hannah Kunde at hmkunde56@gmail.com.