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Two of Ed Higgins’ (English) poems, “Lone Star Visit” and “Morning Worship,” were published in this month’s issue of Purple Pig Lit, a poetry ezine.

Paul Anderson (Christian Studies) is speaking at Newberg Friends Church this month, presenting four classes on The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel.

Marc Shelton (College of Education) presided over the 68th annual summer conference of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration at the California State University Channel Islands campus in Camarillo, Calif., Aug. 5-9. Marc presented the State of the NCPEA address to the first general session, convened the executive board meeting, and hosted members at the President’s Reception. Marc directs the administrative licensure program and will serve as past president during the 2014-15 academic year.

Brian Doak and Steve Sherwood (Christian Studies) coauthored The Bible: Ancient Context and Ongoing Community (Dubuque: Kendall Hunt, 2014), out this fall. Brian will also publish Consider Leviathan: Narratives of Nature and Self in Job (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2014) this November. In June, he spent four days at a conference near Munich, Germany, to share ideas from his first book, The Last of the Rephaim: Conquest and Cataclysm in the Heroic Ages of Ancient Israel. The conference was titled “Tales of Giants from Qumran and Turfan: Ancient Contexts, Traditions and Influences.”

In June Roger Newell (Christian Studies) participated at the Open Table Conference on Trinitarian Theology at Multnomah University in Portland, speaking and leading seminars on the implications of Trinitarian theology for worship and ethics. Also in June he contributed an essay, “Instead of Sentimental Exegesis: The Significance of Suffering for Christ and his Church,” to Reconsidering the Relationship between Biblical and Systematic Theology in the New Testament. The collection of essays is a Festschrift honoring his former teacher, Dr. Robert Gundry of Westmont College.

Steve Sherwood (Christian Studies) spoke at three camps over the summer: Father/Daughter retreat at Tilikum in July; Grad Camp (run concurrently with high school “Surfside Camp”) at Twin Rocks in August; and Family Camp at Young Life’s Timberwolf Lake in Lake City, Mich., over Labor Day weekend. Steve also helped his daughter, Bailey, raise more than $2,000 for Mercy Corps at her “Run for Relief” 3K in August.

Phil Smith (Christian Studies) wrote a review of Virtues and their Vices, which will appear in the Spring 2015 Christians Scholars Review. He also wrote two weeks of devotionals for Fruit of the Vine, published quarterly by Barclay Press.

Sept. 16              Erin Johnson, Josh Sweeden
Sept. 17              MaryKate Morse, Christee Wise
Sept. 18              Darryl Brown, Jennie Harrop, Leah Payne
Sept. 21              Heidi Thomason
Sept. 22              Josh Nauman
Sept. 24              Steve Leijon
Sept. 25              Debbie Berho, Darla Norgren, Marc Shelton
Sept. 26              Marisa Lee, Isaac MacDonald
Sept. 28              Lori Scharton, Aimee Teuscher
Sept. 29              Robert Bredemeier

Come and 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) …

Monday, 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 R.S.V.P. required. Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

Please join us for chapel events this week on Tuesday and Wednesday! Chapel will be held in Bauman today (Tuesday) at 10:50 a.m., when “Shark” Hamilton (men’s basketball coach) will share about “Identity.” Chapel credit is available.

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

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, chapel will be in Bauman Auditorium at 7 p.m., when Rusty St. Cyr will continue our “Unfolding Life” series through the book of Matthew. He will preach on Matthew 5, the Beatitudes. Chapel credit is available.

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

Musicians wanted! If you or someone you know would like to lead worship on a smaller scale, this is your chance! Greenroom is a non-credit chapel elective held Sunday nights from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Bauman Greenroom, and it is entirely worship through music. These worship opportunities will begin this coming Sunday, Sept. 21.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu as soon as you can!

Interested in learning more about George Fox Evangelical Seminary or theological graduate school in general? You are invited to attend the Seminary and Theological Grad School Virtual Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 17. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

The virtual fair will allow you to have your questions answered by representatives from multiple graduate institutions during this live and free event.

Reasons to attend:

• Save your valuable time by meeting school representatives in live chat sessions online.
• Have your questions answered without ever leaving the comfort of your computer.
• Only a one-time registration is required to meet multiple schools.
• It’s free to sign up and participate.
• No time commitment. Come to the virtual fair for however long you would like and talk to real representatives from 50 of the top seminary and theological schools.
• Receive detailed information about what degree programs are like for both master’s and doctorate programs.
• Get answers about how much seminary costs and if there is any help available.
• Find out what you get out of getting a George Fox Evangelical Seminary degree.

To make sure you don’t miss this great, free event! Please register at this link.

International Justice Mission is a club on campus that seeks to promote justice for the oppressed. We will meet today, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the International/Cultural House (the house with the red door across from Stevens). 

Come join us as we get to know one another and discuss these issues! Tea and snacks will be provided, so please bring a mug if you have one!

Questions? Please contact Elizabeth Berger at eberger12@georgefox.edu.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 23-24, the International Club will host a booth in the Bruin Den from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise funds for a Kenyan Sunday School/missions organization. There will be handmade headbands, bracelets, earrings, purses, handbags and dresses you can purchase or order.

All proceeds will go to support K-12 Kenyan children who are in need of school supplies and various education needs. For more information on this fundraiser, please contact fkamau14@georgefox.edu or visit mohiafrica.org.

We are beginning our weekly Chinese lab on Tuesdays! For those of you who are interested in learning the culture and the language without a huge amount of commitment, this is it.

We will be starting on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the International House. You are welcome to stop by any time. There will be snacks, friends and fun! Employees are welcome as well.

Join us for an event designed to grow and develop the philosophy major. We aim to provide information for the curious and undecided prospective students around campus, and to inspire the philosopher in those who already have majors to pick up the pursuit of wisdom!

We’re hosting a “Prospective Philosophers Pavilion Party” at 9 p.m. tomorrow night (Wednesday) at the Canyon Fire Pit. Come enjoy s’mores as we explore the virtues of philosophy! The gathering is sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program.

Questions? Write sblaney13@georgefox.edu.

Urban Outreach is launching this week! It is similar to last year in that we provide students with an opportunity to engage in outreach to the larger urban centers in our area (i.e., Salem and Portland).

For this school year, through collaboration with Bridgetown Night Strike (Portland), Salem Leadership Foundation (Salem) and Dave’s Table (Portland), we are committed to allow students to serve and learn from the oppressed and marginalized. We hope students establish lasting relationships and encourage lasting change.

Brief overview

• When? Beginning Sept. 18, weekly Thursday nights for fall and spring semester (Dave’s Table will begin on Sept. 26 and continue each Friday night)
• Where?
  
  • For Thursday Portland location: Meet outside ASC offices at 5:30 p.m., back by 11 p.m.
  • For Thursday Salem location: Meet outside ASC offices at 5 p.m., back by 8 p.m.
  • For Friday night Portland location: Meet outside ASC offices at 5:30 p.m., back at 8:30 p.m.

Please go to this link and fill out the attached form to indicate whether you would like to be involved in Urban Outreach this semester so we can make sure we reserve an adequate amount of transportation. Faculty and staff, please be sure to tell your students about these outreach opportunities.

Please contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) or Yasharet Lopez (ylopez13@georgefox.edu) with any questions!

The Social Justice League (of George Fox seminarians) recently released its first newsletter. Please check it out to see who we are and what we’re about. You can read the first issue here.

Join us as we celebrate Claudia Hirsch and her 16 wonderful years in the university’s social work program. We are hosting a farewell reception from 10:45 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Meridian Street House.

Let’s bless her as we send her off into retirement!

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

• Data Entry Specialist (two openings)
• Systems or Network Administrator
• 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.

Please join us for Spanish Chapel this Friday, Sept. 19, from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Greenroom for a time of worship and message presented by guest speaker Mauricio Rivas, the pastor of Hispanic Ministries at Village Baptist Church. The service is in Spanish for George Fox Spanish speakers and Spanish language learners, but all are welcome to this time of worship and reflection.

Direct any questions to the student Spanish Chapel coordinator at klowen11@georgefox.edu.

Staff: We hope you can join us today (Monday) for our first staff lunch of the semester!

We are hosting a tailgate party from noon to 1 p.m. behind the football stadium, and Coach Chris Casey will be our special guest. Cost is a mere $3 per person. Such a deal!

Don’t forget to join us tonight (Monday) for the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Kambiz Ghaneabassiri, associate professor of religion and humanities at Reed College. The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Ghaneabassiri will present “Islam in America,” in which he will provide an overview of the history of Muslims in America, from colonial times to the aftermath of 9/11. 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.

Here are some reminders about check request and expense report procedures:

• Please use 2014/15 forms which can be found at this link.
• Please use the new chart of accounts, which is effective for the 2014/15 fiscal year. All check requests must be signed by the requester and expense reports signed by the payee. You cannot approve your own check requests or expense reports, regardless of dollar amount.
• A printed name, signature and date are required on all forms. Forms will be returned if a printed name, signature and date are not completed.

Authorizations
Requester/payee must get the appropriate approval signature before sending the form to financial affairs. Forms will be returned if the appropriate signatures are not completed.

• Budget Manager – may authorize expenses up to $1,000
• Department Head – may authorize expenses up to $2,499
• Dean – may authorize expenses up to $4,999
• VP – must authorize all expenses over $5,000
• COO – must authorize all expenses over $25,000

Purchase Orders (PO) should be used when ordering merchandise or services for which an invoice requiring payment will be sent to the university. It is the approved method for ordering that the university has adopted and should be used whenever possible.

Please call the finance office at ext. 2162 or ext. 2166 if further help is needed.

Join us in celebrating the grand opening of Word Made Flesh in Portland! The event is $13, which includes dinner as well as Executive Director Leroy Barber’s new book.

A group from George Fox will be leaving from the Spiritual Life House at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon (Saturday) for the 6 p.m. event at 12230 S.E. Harold St., in Portland. Visit the Word Made Flesh website or contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Hope to see you there!

I would like to invite you to participate in a new ministry at Newberg Friends Church starting this fall. It is an eight-part series (one meeting every month) that will explore the “Paths of Wisdom.”

Wisdom is a virtue understood through discernment, community and contemplation of the Truth revealed through Jesus Christ. All are welcome to come and learn how to embody this ancient virtue in new and exciting ways.

To get more information, please complete this very short form.

Thank you! Please email paulmclaughlin81@gmail.com with any questions.

Jamie R. Johnson, PhD
Director, Friends Leadership Program
George Fox University
503-554-2256