The Daily Bruin

Are some of your students struggling with tests? Please encourage them to attend an Academic Resource Center workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test-Taker),” tomorrow (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 125.

Rick Muthiah, associate director of learning support services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests. If you have students you feel would benefit from this workshop, please encourage them to attend.

Questions? Contact Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.

Employees are invited to join students to watch the movie Amazing Grace, the captivating story of William Wilberforce, the man largely responsible for the abolition of the British slave trade. At the end, we’ll have a brief discussion about how we can apply the values from this movie to our lives in 2014.

Join us at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in EHS 102.

You can also encourage students to go (elective chapel credit is available). Questions? Contact Elise Stewart at estewart09@georgefox.edu.

Want to get elective chapel credit? Want to watch a movie at the same time? Or do you just need a study break for a couple hours?

Amazing Grace is the captivating story of William Wilberforce, the man largely responsible for the abolition of the British slave trade. At the end, we’ll have a brief discussion about how we can apply the values from this movie to our lives in 2014.

Join us at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in EHS 102.

Feel free to bring a friend, bring a snack, and get cozy for a fun movie night!

Questions? Contact Elise Stewart at estewart09@georgefox.edu.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and we don’t want you to be caught off guard. Come to the Bruin Den on Thursday, Feb. 6, between noon and 1:20 p.m. or 2:45 and 4 p.m. to purchase a Valentine’s candy package for that special someone in your life.

The packages contain a variety of sweets, including chocolates, lollipops and gummy hearts. These Valentine packages will only cost you $1.50! If you miss your chance to stop by our table on Thursday, then we will also be in the Bruin Den on Friday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon. Be aware, though, that we will only be selling for as long as supplies last.

This is your chance to share the love with friends, family members, and significant others while supporting the George Fox University V.C.R team in the Entrepreneurship 300 class.

Questions? Contact Christopher Kampmann at kampmannc13@georgefox.edu.

See you there!

Valentine’s Day is coming up fast! Why not do something special for that special someone before your big date night? How about flowers and homemade chocolate truffles, the classic combination?

You can pre-order in the Bauman lobby after Friday’s (Feb. 7) Dating Game for $5, and we’ll take if from there. We’ll package it together and send it through campus mail, or if you want, we’ll hand-deliver your gift to that special someone.

Don’t wait until the last minute to get something together! Pre-order now, and we’ll take care of the rest. Anonymous gifts are also available. Come visit us after the Dating Game and order your Valentine’s gifts for your friends or special someone!

Questions? Contact Keri Potter at kpotter11@georgefox.edu.

– Sponsored by ENPR 300 (entrepreneurship) students

James Project, our student-led community service outreach ministry, will be partnering with Newberg Habitat for Humanity this Saturday, Feb. 8.

We will be serving at their new build site on 8th & Blaine. We need people to help from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet at the OMC offices (lunch will be provided). There is a limited amount of space, so RSVP as soon as possible if you’re interested in helping out!

Please contact Miranda D’Agostini to RSVP or if you have questions: mdagostini11@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a free presentation by Robert P. George, PhD, from Princeton University this week on the Newberg campus. George will present a lecture entitled “Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in Bauman Auditorium.

George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in Ideals and Institutions at Princeton. He is the author of numerous books in the fields of constitutional law, ethics and legal and political theory. His visit is being sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. More information on George and his presentation is available here.

Note to students: This event is eligible for chapel credit.

Just a friendly reminder that your Chapel Waiver applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, to the Spiritual Life House on the corner of Meridian and Sheridan.

You can find that application link here.

Questions? Please email spirituallife@georgefox.edu

Come dance with DJ Samir in the Bruin Grounds (formerly Foxhole) after the Pink Zone basketball games this Saturday, Feb. 8, between 9:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.

Free pizza and a root beer keg will be there.

For more information, please contact Sarah at smackenzie11@georgefox.edu.

Come support your Bruins and breast cancer awareness this Saturday, Feb. 8!

The first 150 people into the game will receive a free Pink Zone shirt!

Wheeler Sports Center
Women’s Game: 6 p.m.
Men’s Game: 8 p.m.

For more information, contact Shanna at scoulston11@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.

Interested in joining Little Bruins? Come to the Little Bruins informational meeting tonight (Wednesday) after evening chapel (8:40 p.m.)

We will be meeting in the Bauman Greenroom to talk about what this big brother/big sister program is and how to get involved! We’d love to have you join the mentoring ranks! Applications will be due Thursday, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m.

Applications are available at this link.

It will also be a fun time for Big Bruins to come together and check in with one another, as well as join committees for this term’s Little Bruins events.

For more information, please contact Sydney at sthiessen12@georgefox.edu.

The IRS has adjusted the standard mileage rate used to calculate the cost of operating an automobile for business. The rate has dropped from 56.5 cents per mile to 56 cents per mile. All mileage occurring on or after Feb. 1 will be reimbursed at the 56-cent rate.

Please go to this page and download a new copy of the Expense Reimbursement Request form. If you have questions, please contact Andy Dunn (adunn@georgefox.edu).

The financial affairs office will implement an on-site electronic deposit system beginning in late February. Under the new system, checks will be deposited on-site, while cash will be taken to the bank and deposited separately.

To track deposits more efficiently under the new system, we are requesting that cash deposits be submitted separately from the check deposits, beginning Feb. 5.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelsey Bennett at ext. 2173 or kbennett@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

Spring Serve applications are now open! We are sending teams to Ghormley Meadows Christian Camp, Neah Bay, Wash., Seattle, San Francisco and the Yakima Indian Reservation. For more information about the trip, feel free to email us!

The trips are during spring break, Saturday afternoon (March 22) to Saturday (March 29). The application can be found at this link. The applications are due on Feb. 21. No late applications will be accepted.

If you are interested in being a student leader on a trip, the application deadline is Feb. 14. The application can be found on the same site.

If you have any questions or want any more information, please email Kyle Webster at kwebster12@georgefox.edu or Erika Lopez at elopez12@georgefox.edu. We would love to talk with you!

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Currently in a serious relationship or engaged? SpIL is sponsoring a premarital class put on by Living Wholehearted!

Starts Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m.

We’ll be talking about family-of-origin, marital expectations, intimacy (sexual, emotional, spiritual), finances and more. Cost is $20 a couple for a four-week class!

Meets Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. beginning Feb. 18. Sign up at this link.

For more information, please contact Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Relationship retreat at Lincoln City is coming Feb. 14-16! Sign up now as we have one last spot that just opened up.

Cost is $35 per couple, and the topic is on conflict management. It’s going to be an awesome retreat!

Feb 14-16
Lincoln City Beach

To sign up, go to this link.

Come to Bauman this Friday to watch “The Dating Game”!

See how much couples know about each other and enter to win a date with the bachelor or bachelorette.

Friday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.
Bauman Auditorium

Did you miss Parade last week? Don’t worry, we have four more opportunities to watch this beautiful theatre production in Wood-Mar Auditorium! Shows will run Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 6-9, with all beginning at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of Sunday’s 2 p.m. matinee.

Student free night is Thursday, Feb. 6, and university employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show. Additional tickets can be purchased here.

You don’t want to miss out on the show that everyone is talking about! Come and watch the story of Leo Frank unfold before you eyes!

Community members are encouraged to join the George Fox University Master Chorus at its first rehearsal on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Ross 208 (choir room).

Rehearsals will be every Tuesday in this location in preparation for the April 25 performance of John Rutter’s composition Mass of the Children. Master chorus members will join with the university’s Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale, select Women’s Ensemble from Newberg High School, and the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. that evening.

Participants are expected to have previous choir experience, average to above-average sight reading skills and the ability to attend rehearsals. There is no audition or cost, and director’s permission is required. Music will be supplied by the university.

Questions? Please contact the George Fox Music Department at 503-554-2620.