The Daily Bruin

The International Club is again hosting a Chinese language class tonight (Thursday) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the International House/Cultural Center. All are welcome!

We will spend the first 30 minutes getting to know each other and reviewing what we have learned in our previous class. The main learning time is from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m, so if you can’t make it until then you won’t miss class time. Free snacks will be provided.

I hope to see you there. I enjoyed the company of each of you last time.

Yali He (yhe11@georgefox.edu)

MyGFU will be unavailable tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. through Thursday, March 22, at 7 a.m. for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

The Bruin Bookstore, textbook annex and its online store will be closed for business to conduct its annual year-end inventory process starting this Monday, March 26, during spring break.

To strive for accuracy, we are not able to conduct any business during this closure. Phone calls, voice mail messages and e-mails will not be responded to until this procedure is completed. There will not be any money on hand to make change. Please plan ahead to get all your Bruin necessities before Monday! We truly appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

The bookstore will reopen on Monday, April 2, at 8 a.m. Thank you for supporting your Bruin Bookstore!

To benefit eligible employees: If you have considered purchasing or making changes to your Aflac supplemental insurance, now is the time. Enrollment forms must be submitted to Paul Frampton by Friday, March 30 (this is a firm deadline). See details here.

Questions? Contact Lisa Burton at lburton@georgefox.edu.

Our last Peace and Justice Symposium of the year will feature Roger and Sue Newell this Thursday, March 22. Those of you who have attended our symposiums before know this to be a wonderful time to dialogue and build a deeper understanding of what peace and justice looks like in practice both locally and globally through stories shared by George Fox faculty, staff and administrators.

Thursday’s symposium, titled “Journeys: South Africa, Social Justice, Sabbath,” will feature Sue, an assistant professor of social work, and Roger, a professor of religious studies. The event is free and open to the public.

This past summer, Roger and Sue traveled to South Africa to teach summer school at the College of the Transfiguration, a theological college in Grahamstown that trains pastors for ministry in the Anglican church of South Africa. From there, they traveled to Capetown, where Sue helped coordinate international placements for George Fox students at Cornerstone University. Their talks will reflect on their conversations last summer.

Please join us at 7:15 p.m. in the Quaker Heritage Room (upstairs library). Refreshments will be provided. Spiritual life credit is offered for students.

Questions? Contact Melanie Newell at ext. 2686 or mnewell@georgefox.edu.

It’s time again to join with your fellow students and living area chaplains for worship and community. Below are the locations of your chapel per living area on Wednesday, March 21.

• PCWB – Penn Lobby
• Co-Ed – Edwards Lobby
• HMS – Sutton Lobby
• North & East Houses and Apartments – Le Shana Lobby
• West Houses, Apartments & Commuters – International Culural House (formerly known as Moore House)

Dr. Roger Nam, the university’s 2010-11 Graduate Faculty Researcher of the year, will present a faculty lecture, titled “When Amos Meets Jabez: Towards a Biblical Theology of Wealth,” this evening (Tuesday) beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

The lecture will examine three seemingly incongruous messages within their socio-historical contexts, depicting a theology of wealth and poverty that is complex, challenging, and relevant to Christian communities.

The entire George Fox community is invited to this lecture, hosted by the Faculty Development Committee. Light refreshments are included.

Looking for something to read over spring break? Be sure to grab an award-winning book from the Murdock Learning Resource Center!

Titles to choose from include fiction awarded the Booker Prize, the Pulitzer Prize for literature, the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, and the National Book Award. Winners from the last 10 years will be featured as well as information about each award and a synopsis of each book.

Questions? Contact Sue Mills at smills@georgefox.edu.

Andrew Bradford joined the undergraduate admissions department as a counselor last week. Prior to his move to Oregon in 2011, he worked four years as a program director at Camp Hammer in Boulder Creek, Calif., where he was responsible for marketing and management of the nonprofit Christian retreat and youth camp facility. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, and holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Biola University (2007). Andrew lives in Portland with his wife of four years, Lori, and his 9-month-old son Wyatt. The family attends Solid Rock.

Amy Wolff (Undergraduate Admissions) left the university March 9 to work part time as a communication consultant/trainer for Distinction Communications, a local company that works with sales teams and executives to make them more effective communicators through one-day workshops.

Last chance take the NCHA survey and win prizes!

This is the last week you can complete the NCHA health survey collected every two years at GFU. We really want to hear about your health experiences and needs. All answers are confidential, and your health information will not be linked to your identity.

If you have not yet completed the survey, check your e-mail from Monday, March 19, and click on the link.

And, 30 lucky participants will be randomly selected for a variety of $10 gift cards from local merchants.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey today.

For more information, please contact Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

Mandee Wilmot is now the assistant director of visitor experience, helping oversee visits and events.

Rhett Luedtke (Performing Arts) received a Meritorious Achievement Award for his direction of the university’s winter musical She Loves Me. A respondent from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (a faculty member from Oregon State University) saw the show and awarded the honor. He also recognized Bryan Boyd’s (Performing Arts) work on the show, awarding him a Meritorious Achievement Award for the set design.

Joel Perez (Dean of Transitions and Inclusion) was quoted in an article, “The Challenge of Diversity on Christian College Campuses,” that appeared on Urban Faith, a website dedicated to interacting on a variety of topics related to contemporary Christian life from an urban, African American, and multiethnic perspective.

Debbie Berho’s (Communication Arts) book Protestant Hispanic Churches of Oregon was published by Wipf & Stock this month. She is scheduled to make multiple presentations about the book to church leaders in various Oregon locations in March, April and May. The book contains observations about trends in the more than 250 Spanish-speaking Protestant churches in the state. Debbie believes the most significant finding was Spanish- and English-speaking congregations who had a common vision for ministry and shared finances, decision-making, and responsibilities, in addition to a building. This type of mutuality has not been previously described in other publications on Latino churches in the U.S.

March 20        Heidi Cuddeford
March 21        Larry Mennenga
March 22        Terry Peters
March 23        Dianna McIntyre
March 24        Loren Kerns
March 26        Nick Willis
March 27        Yune Tran
March 28        Kathy Harris, Arlene Horney, Charlie Kamilos, Jeremy Lloyd, Steve Petzold
March 29        Vetta Berokoff, Kathi Gatlin
March 30        Debora Herp-Sepich
March 31        Erin Cruthirds, Melodee Powers
April 2            Anne Sjogren

Please have your prop requests (pipe and drape, centerpieces and décor items) for the month of April turned in to the university engagement office as soon as possible. There are many events on campus in the month of April, and it is imperative that requests are in early so that all may be accommodated.

Requests can be made by contacting Mary Monahan in university engagement at 503-554-2134 or mmonahan@georgefox.edu.

The 14th Annual Fox Film Festival is just around the corner: April 13-14!

Don’t forget the submission deadline is Tuesday, March 27, at 5 p.m. For a submission form and guidelines, e-mail filmfestival@georgefox.edu.

Women of George Fox: It’s your turn to decide how you will make history!

For our final week of celebration of Women’s History Month, we have a wall in the Bruin Den where you can write your goals, dreams, and hopes for the future that will one day be a part of the world’s history.

Stop by the Bruin Den anytime between now and Thursday and share your dreams. It can be a great first step to make them into reality.

Questions? Contact Anya Frolova at afrolova08@georgefox.edu.

Help design the new Bruin mascot for George Fox! This contest is open to students, alumni, faculty and staff. A cash prize will be awarded to the winner(s)!

Submissions are due Monday, April 2, at 5 p.m.

More information and submission forms are available outside ASC Offices in the SUB or on the ASC website by clicking “Resources.” Once you’ve clicked that tab, you’ll see a “Mascot Contest PDF Entry Form” in the bottom left-hand corner of the page.

Send submissions to: GFU ASC, 414 N. Meridian St. Box A, Newberg, OR 97132 or ejordan08@georgefox.edu.

For a second straight year, the university will honor the memory of Cesar Chavez by hosting a panel discussion, “Cesar Chavez and Peaceful Community Advocacy Movements,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in EHS 125.

The event, sponsored by the Office of Transitions and Inclusion and the Center for Peace and Justice, will feature a panel that includes local professors and community advocates. They will discuss grass roots organizing, worker’s rights, structural economics, factors leading to and perpetuating forms of marginalization, and teaching for empowerment, among other issues.

Among those expected to participate is Joseph Orosco, professor of philosophy and director of the Peace Studies Program at Oregon State University; Tom Hastings, who teaches in Portland State University’s conflict resolution master’s program; Romeo Sosa and Pedro Sosa from VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project; and Andy Coulombe, a George Fox alumnus who works with Latino/Latina populations in running Jubilee Food Pantry and Public Community Gardening efforts in Hubbard, Ore. The evening also will include a poetry reading by longtime English professor Ed Higgins.

To learn more, contact Joel Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu or Clint Baldwin at cbaldwin@georgefox.edu.

“Mediation 101 for Business: Practical Applications Beyond the Legal Paradigm” is the topic Randy Kinnison of Beaverton-based Genesis Mediation will address when he speaks at the Tuesday, March 27, Newberg meeting for the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest. The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Villa Academic Complex.

Kinnison notes that while most business people think of mediation for contract or labor disputes, this brief presentation will show the many ways a mediator can help businesses of all sizes. Kinnison has more than 30 years of experience surrounding mediation, counseling, and helping others solve difficult life issues. Kinnison has led or established nonprofits for the last 30 years and specializes in the dynamics between boards, management, staff and customers.

Coffee, tea and pastries will be available at the meeting, which is free for chamber members who R.S.V.P. at cccnw.net. A $5 donation is suggested from non-members and guests who R.S.V.P. For more information, go to the Chamber’s web site or call 503-928-8354.

We still have tickets to our annual etiquette event on Wed., March 21 from 5:30 p.m – 8:00 p.m. in the Cap & Gown Room.

Please join us for an evening of learning to enhance your professional image, which in turn can bring success in the competitive job search.  This is an investment that will count long after the event is over.

Our prices are fair for the value you receive.

You can get your ticket until 3 p.m. Monday in the Career Office.  We’ll be looking for you and your friends.

For more information, please contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu