The Daily Bruin

This is the last week to sign up for “World’s Got Talent” auditions. Now through Friday, Oct. 7, sign up in the student life office to share your cultural talent with Fox and the surrounding community. All acts welcome: dancing, singing, acting, spoken word, etc. Everyone has a culture! What’s yours?

Auditions will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11. Acts do not have to be perfected in order to audition.

E-mail Anya Frolova (afrolova08@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Get a great night of music and raise money for an important cause this Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Tyrone Wells benefit concert for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the door or at georgefox.edu/tyronewells. The Bauman Auditorium doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Wells is Kelly Chang’s (Psychology) brother-in-law and Meredith Dougherty’s (Student Life) cousin. The concert benefits kids like Quinn Dougherty (5), son of alumni Ryan and Meredith Dougherty.

Have you ever wanted to learn to speak Russian but never had the chance? Well now is your time. Come to an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Stevens 208 to learn more about an upcoming Russian class. The class is not credited and free.

Come and see if this student-led class is something of interest to you. Contact Pavel Timofeyev at 10ptimo2@gmail.com for more information.

We need women of all ages, ethnicities, dress and profession to be a part of a large crowd for our student film Beautiful, sponsored by Newberg’s Youth Outreach and the university’s CMCO department. It’s a short film advocating each woman’s unique God-created beauty that they get to express in their own unique way and not be defined by the media or hide from what God has given them: a natural physical and internal beauty.

We’ll be meeting in the grass field behind the Newlin Apartments at 3:30 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 7.

Please partner with us in this statement about what it means to be a beautiful woman of God. Come dressed in something that is uniquely you. If you participate, you can put your name down for a drawing to win an iTunes gift card!

We hope you have the time to come out and participate in this cause. Feel free to bring something to do while you wait between takes, or just come and make some new friends or hang out with old ones.

Questions? Contact Carissa Hoffman at choffman09@georgefox.edu.

Get your $5 Tyrone Wells tickets while they last in the SUB at lunch and dinner. The living area with the most funds raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will earn a mini-concert with Tyrone Wells and pizza party after the Thursday night show… just for that living area!

The concert will be on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. 

Raise money by buying a ticket or making a donation to the jugs in the SUB.

There is a serious national shortage of blood. George Fox has been asked to help meet this need. Please sign up to give the gift of life. Our next blood drive will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in VAC 117.

Sign-ups can be done on the Red Cross website or in the Bruin Den this Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 5-6, between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Questions? Contact Timothy Fouch at tfouch05@georgefox.edu.

We welcome you to join us in chapel as Steve Sherwood, assistant professor of youth ministry, continues our series of teaching in the book of Acts. Join us in Bauman Auditorium at 10:40 a.m. this morning (Oct. 3).

On Monday (Oct. 3), Suhailh Haidary, a George Fox student and native of Afghanistan, will share about what life is like for families in Afghanistan and discuss some of the ways that Afghans are working to rebuild their country. Her presentation is the latest installment of the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues (LACI) program.

Join us from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

For more information, contact Caitlin Corning at ext 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

We are looking for people to represent a country flag in the Oct. 24 chapel to open Cultural Celebration Week. Whether you are native, lived in that country, or have a strong connection, we invite you to be a part of a biannual chapel performance.

If you are interested, contact Dianna McIntyre (ext. 2649) or Shelley Yonemura (ext. 2318) no later than Friday, Oct. 7. You will also need to be available for these dates:

• Sunday, Oct. 23, 1-2:30 p.m.: You need to be here for the entire practice. We need to coordinate a large group of flag walkers and dancers. You’ll be learning a very easy walk routine.
• Monday, Oct. 24, 10:15 -11:30 a.m.: We’ll need you to come to chapel early to line up and receive your flag. Performance will be at the beginning of chapel, around 10:40 a.m.

It’s really important that can attend both events on the times stated. Please make sure you can do this before making a commitment!

For questions or accommodations, please contact Dianna or Shelley.

The Staff Development Committee invites you to join us for our “Let’s Learn Together” session this Tuesday, Oct. 4, from noon to 1 p.m. Bethany Goldman, one of our athletic training faculty, will talk to us about stretching and exercising at work or home.

Newberg support staff will meet in Hoover 105. If you are joining us from another site, please use this stream site and sign in about five minutes early just to make sure everything is connected correctly.

Questions? Contact Rachel Powell at rpowell@georgefox.edu.

P.S. Please bring your lunch … Looking forward to seeing you!

2011 Fall Webinar Series:
Preparing for employment with leading experts in the field of career development

Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in Career Services

Oct. 5  Topic: Career Choice
Now What? Learn how to choose the right career!
Presenter: Nicholas Lore, author of Now What?

Oct. 12 – Social Media
Oct. 19 – Brand
Oct. 26 – Career Plan
Nov. 2 – Leadership
Nov. 9 – Interviewing
Nov. 16 – Job Search
Nov. 30 – Job Strategy
Dec. 7 – Social Media/LinkedIn

RSVP: https://www.myinterfase.com/georgefox/event_view.aspx?token=tW8RLhweEtjgVTczdypjsw%3d%3d

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding service as a servant leader on campus or in the community? You can help us honor that person by nominating him/her for the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.

Please note: Only seniors are eligible for award consideration.

Look for the bright yellow nomination form in your campus mailbox or visit this link. Please mail your nomination forms to Kristina Findley at Box 6148 no later than Friday, Oct. 14.

Are you interested in a weeklong time of building, bonding and blessing? Then apply for a serve trip today! There are three incredible trips and locations to choose from.

Student and leader applications are now available in the Bruin Den and are due Friday, Oct. 21.

Questions? Contact Christa Branham at cbranham08@georgefox.edu.

Experiential Ministries is putting on its first big event of the year, a 7.8-mile loop hike of the Trail of Ten Falls in Silver Falls State Park, and needs a George Fox staff sponsor to come along on the hike. The hike is on Saturday, Oct. 8, and we will leave from the Bruin Den at 9 a.m. and be back no latter than 5 p.m. Silver Falls State Park is about an hour away, around 26 miles east of Salem.

If you are interested in sponsoring this and going on this trip or future Experiential Ministries trips (i.e. hiking, kayaking, backpacking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, etc.), please call Nick Largusa at 510-589-6317 or e-mail him at nlargusa10@georgefox.edu.

Chapel Credit Exemption forms are due today, Friday, Sept. 30, by 5 p.m. Turn in the forms at the Spiritual Life Office on the corner of Meridian and Sheridan.

For those interested in scheduling a flu shot at the Health Center, please do so by contacting the center at ext. 2340. As a reminder, the clinic will offer the shots on the following days:

• Thursday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The fee is $15. If you have Regence Blue Cross of Oregon insurance or the GFU Aetna insurance, it is free (you must bring your Regence insurance card with you).

Homecoming 2011 will take place from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8.

• Sunday: Super Brawl Sundae from 7 to 8 p.m. Bruin Brawl, ice-cream sundaes, announcement of homecoming court: Located in the SUB
• Tuesday: Sky High, from 8 to 10 p.m. Bring $5 and your student ID
• Thursday: Tyrone Wells Cystic Fibrosis Foundation benefit concert from  7:30 to 9 p.m.  in Bauman
• Saturday: Crowning of the Homecoming Court!

Interested in learning Mandarin Chinese and/or Japanese? Faculty and students are welcome to learn the basics of each language, including commonly used words, numbers, the different dialectic tones, and pronunciation, through a program run by students from China and Japan.

The hope for the program is that each student/faculty member will gain a basic understanding of the language as well as the culture.

• Mandarin Chinese will start Oct. 5 and continue every other Wednesday.
• Japanese will start Oct. 12 and continue every other Wednesday.

Both programs will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Questions? Contact Lishan Zeng at lzeng09@georgefox.edu.

Just a reminder that an all-employee meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. this afternoon (Thursday) in Hoover 105.

For those at the university’s regional sites, the meeting will be available at this stream site. A chat room has also been set up, and a video recording of the meeting will be available for viewing in the days following the meeting at itunesu.georgefox.edu.

I.T. is looking for a Portland student with good technical skills and great customer service experience to work two evenings and some Saturdays.  The position will average 13 hours per week with some chances to do additional work for special events.  For an application visit hr.georgefox.edu/Studentemployment.html.  Questions can be directed to barnold@georgefox.edu or 503-554-6127.  Completed applications can be turned in to the IT office on the Portland campus.