The Daily Bruin

If you are a benefits eligible employee and there is any possibility that you will use tuition remission during next academic year (fall 2013, spring 2014 and/or summer 2014 semesters), whether for yourself, a spouse, and/or dependent(s), a Tuition Remission Request Form for each person needs to be submitted no later than Friday, Feb. 1.  

Please go to this page for the link to instructions for completing the Tuition Remission Request Form(s) and to the forms themselves. Please note:  There is a separate form for the Adult Degree Program and the Elementary Education Degree completion program.  nd finally, please be sure to read the instructions page before you begin completing a Tuition Remission Request Form.

There is still time to register to take a Science Outreach class this semester! Classes begin the week of Feb. 4. To read about the classes being offered and to register, visit our website at this link.

The Bruin Grounds Coffee Shop is now open in the Student Union Building from 4 to 11 p.m. every day! As you get off of work or need a place to meet, enjoy 25 percent off any food or drink item courtesy of ASC.

Come enjoy our entertainment options which include TVs, foosball, ping pong and pool. Hope to see you there!

– Bruin Grounds Staff

Join us during the Friday chapel hour (10:40-11:30 a.m.) for a prayer walk through Newberg. We will meet in the quad outside the Bruin Den this Friday, Feb. 1. Dress warmly!

Questions? Contact Mary Owen at mowen10@georgefox.edu.

The Swaziland summer serve team is setting aside Saturday, Feb. 23, to serve the employees of George Fox in whatever way they may need: yard work, around-the-house projects, cleaning, childcare, etc.

We are doing this as a donation-based fundraiser to help raise support to send our team to Swaziland. If you are interested, please contact Kimmee Hoecker at hoeckerk10@georgefox.edu.

Would you like an opportunity to see the theatre department’s production of Mrs. Packard for free? If you volunteer to usher for one of the shows, you will get to see it free of charge. Below are the dates and times that ushers are needed.

• Thursday, Feb. 7: call time 6 p.m., show time 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 8: call time 6 p.m., show time 7:30p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 9: call time 6 p.m., show time 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 10: call time 12:30 p.m., show time 2 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 14: call time 6 p.m., show time 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 15: call time 6 p.m., show time 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 16: call time 6 p.m., show time 7:30 p.m.

Please contact Parker Rundstrom at prundstrom10@georgefox.edu if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity.

Only a few days left until Bruin Madness III!

You don’t want to miss the Indoor Tailgate Party (use your card to get in if you are on the meal plan, $8 for adults, $5 for kids 12 & under). Come in your BlueZone shirt, get your face/hair painted, and make a poster to cheer on the teams. Take a photo with the new Bruin Mascot at the photobooth in the KidZone at the gym or compete against a friend in Bungee Basketball.

Honor our senior basketball players and then cheer them on as they play the Linfield Wildcats.

After the games head over to EHS for the PostGame Blow Out. Don’t forget to check out Bruin Grounds between 4-11 p.m. for their Bruin Madness specials. You don’t want to miss the third annual Bruin Madness!

For those of you who have been giving via payroll deduction, your 2012 giving information for tax purposes is noted on your December pay stub in the “Self Service” section of PeopleSoft.

If you have made a gift separate from payroll and would like a 2012 charitable gift receipt, please contact Kristi Hagen via e-mail at khagen@georgefox.edu or via phone at ext. 2111.

Thank you for your generous giving to George Fox’s mission where, in a Christ-centered community, you participate with students being prepared spiritually, academically and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion.

Be encouraged by what your giving means, not only to our students today, but also to those who will benefit from our students’ service and leadership tomorrow.

Tests are one of the most common stressors for students. Rick Muthiah (Dean of Learning Support Services) will share tips for mastering course content, preparing for tests, and developing tools for taking tests at a session, “Effective Test-Taking and Other Secrets to Success,” this Friday, Feb. 1.

Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 102. Faculty members, please let your students know about this opportunity.

Questions? Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in auditioning for the spring play, Enchanted April, by Matthew Barber? It will be directed by Rhett Luedtke.

Audition info:

Monday, Feb. 11  (8:30-10:30 p.m.)
Callbacks: Feb. 12 & 13  (7 -10 p.m.)
Wood-mar Auditorium

Bring a 90-second contemporary, comedic monologue to your audition. Callbacks may involve movement. The audition sign-up sheet is located in Lemmons on the Theatre Call Board. It is advised to read the play before auditions.

E-mail Rhett at rluedtke@georgefox.edu for details.

There’s still time to register for the “How to Get Hired Seminar” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in Hoover 102. Our wonderful speaker, Doug Rice, is a talent acquisition manager and has conducted more than 2,000 interviews! You won’t want to miss this opportunity to receive priceless resume-building and interviewing information!

To register, simply go to Bruin Careers (My GFU>Career Services>Bruin Careers) and click “register.”

Find out more about Twin Rocks Friends Camp and Conference Center from 10 a.m – 2 p.m. in the SUB Tuesday and Wednesday this week. They are recruiting for summer and year-round employment opportunities. Check out their website here.

The first Chinese class in this semester is set for tonight (Tuesday) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the International House. Usually we spend the first half hour reviewing what we learned in the last session, and the following hour learning new things. So don’t worry if you cannot come until 7 p.m.

In the first class, you will have the first half hour to tell me what you want to learn and how you would like me to teach, and I will try to make this Chinese-learning experience as fun as possible. Free snacks will also be provided.

Hope to see you!
Yali He (yhe11@georgefox.edu)

Do you enjoy baking and want to help support the Swaziland summer serve team? We are looking for anybody who is willing to make and donate any sort of yummy treats for a fundraiser we are doing.

We willing be selling the treats in the Bruin Grounds Friday, Feb. 1, and Friday, Feb. 8. Any donated treats can be brought to the Spiritual Life House by 5 p.m. on either Friday. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated!

Questions? Contact Kimmee Hoecker at hoeckerk10@georgefox.edu.

Please join us in chapel this morning (Monday) to hear Campus Pastor Sarah Baldwin at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The fourth faculty “Coffee & Conversation” of the year, titled “Collaboration: Partnering with Adjunct Faculty,” is set from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 4, in Hoover 104.

In this session, Melanie Springer Mock and Gary Tandy will share their experience working with and supporting Writing 110 adjunct faculty, and Mark Ocker will discuss how adjuncts teaching in the Adult Degree Program are supported.

• Come if you work with adjunct faculty.
• Come if you have all the answers.
• Come if all you have are questions.
• Come if you are curious.
• Come if you just want to have some free coffee and goodies, see colleagues and listen to the discussion.

Questions? Contact Gary Sehorn at gsehorn@georgefox.edu.

Housing selection for fall 2013 will occur March 18-22. Please refer to the following links for additional information as you prepare for this:

• General Housing Selection Information
• Housing options available through housing selection
• Advice on how to choose a roommate

Please note that in order to participate in housing selection each student must have a $150 housing deposit paid to Student Financial Services. After housing assignments are made, this deposit will be held and applied toward future housing charges.

Continue to watch for more information about housing selection and the housing deposit in the next several weeks. If you have questions, please contact the Student Life Office (ext. 2310) or via email at housing@georgefox.edu.

Come support the theatre department by attending our winter production, Mrs. Packard. The show runs Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 7-10, and Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 14-16, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, Feb. 10, show, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844.

All George Fox students may receive a complimentary ticket for Thursday evening performances. All faculty and staff are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show of the run. Tickets are available for pick-up in the Box Office located in the Pennington House. Box Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.

Play Description: Illinois, 1861. Elizabeth Packard fights for her life and her dignity when her husband, Reverend Theopholis Packard, commits her to Jacksonville Insane Asylum without proof of insanity for challenging his religious fundamentalism. Based on historical events, Mrs. Packard is a penetrating story about one woman’s struggle to follow her convictions despite the enormous costs to her family, her friends and her personal dignity.

All are invited to the first installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”

The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Rob Saxton, deputy superintendent of public instruction for the state of Oregon. Saxton will present “Education: The Future of Oregon Today,” in which he will share about the plan underway to reform education in the state and lead Oregon toward its most successful future.

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.

Lost: Racquetball racquet. Was taken from the lost and found roller bin located in the Wheeler equipment room.

Please return to the athletics office with attention to Steve Grant. He will return it to its owner.