The Daily Bruin

This is a reminder that the George Fox University Seminary Fair will be Thursday, March 10. Please come by the Hoover lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to meet representatives from schools that include:

• Emmanuel School of Religion
• George Fox Evangelical Seminary
• Mars Hill Graduate School
• North Park Theological Seminary
• Regent College
• Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
• University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
• Western Seminary

Contact Chloe Lee-Zorn, Career Services graduate assistant, at leec07@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Dinner for Eight is coming!

Taking place both March 15 and April 5 from 6:30-9 p.m., Dinner for Eight provides students with the opportunity to connect with George Fox alumni and learn about their experiences after Fox while enjoying a home-cooked meal. Join up to seven other students for dinner at the home of an alumnus while the conversation focuses on a career field that you find interesting and other aspects of life after graduation.

To participate in Dinner for Eight, you must register by March 10. The event costs $2 per person at the time of registration. Each participant will receive a $5 Chapters gift card when they participate in Dinner for Eight.

On the registration form you are able to list other students that you would prefer to participate with. We encourage you to talk with your friends and list one another. Although we are unable to guarantee your requests, we will make every effort to do so.

Members of Bruin Heritage Society will be in the Bruin Den Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. to answer any questions you might have and to help you register for the event. Spaces are limited, so sign up today by going to georgefox.edu/alumni/events/dinnerfor8.html.

Dinner for Eight is sponsored by Bruin Heritage Society and Alumni Relations.

Come, bring your lunch, and learn what it’s like to live in Afghanistan or the UAE (United Arab Emirates). George Fox students with Middle Eastern ethnicity will share such experiences as growing up in an an Islamic society, living in one of the most highly affluent cities in the world (Abu Dhabi), and  dealing with the daily realities of family and friends in a war-ravaged nation.

These presentations will be interactive, so there will be opportunities for questions and dialogue. Feel free to drop in and leave as your schedule permits.

Join us Wednesday, March 9, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Cap and Gown Room A.

Questions? Contact Alex Pia at apia@georgefox.edu or ext. 2643.

Come and join the Latino Heritage Club for some smores, hot chocolate and Spanish worship at the Pavilion Fire Pit on Wednesday March 9, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bring blankets, mugs and friends. Everyone is invited!

The university’s International Justice Mission chapter invites the community to its next meeting at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in the Le Shana lobby. The group deals in large part with the issue of sex-trafficking on both a global and local scale, and what steps we can do to combat it.

Two major focuses of the chapter are prayer and how we can get involved in the community. Please come see how you can get involved as well.

Questions? Contact Stephen Kenyon at skenyon09@georgefox.edu.

All are welcome to James Pick’s senior composition recital at 6 p.m. this Saturday, March 12, in Bauman Auditorium. Hear a diverse collection of James’ original compositions performed by 13 performers, including James at the piano. Enjoy pieces for saxophone, flute, violin, two pianos and a choir.

Dr. Paul Shew joined the university last week as an assistant professor of physical therapy and academic coordinator of clinical education. Paul has nearly 30 years of experience as a physical therapist, spending the last 16 years as a physical therapist for Providence Home Health Division in Portland. Before that, he spent seven years as a rehabilitation coordinator for Providence/St. Vincent Home Health in Portland. He also worked as a physical therapist for Providence Home Health and two Portland-based medical centers during the 1980s. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree from Pacific University (2009), a certificate of physical therapy from Pacific (1981), and a bachelor’s degree in science and math from Southern Oregon State College (1979). Paul lives in Banks with wife Joanie and attends Evergreen Christian Center in Hillsboro. The couple has five children, all of whom are grown, and seven grandchildren.

Janis Tyhurst (Library) is leaving George Fox this week after working at the university for more than 12 years. She has accepted a position as a subject specialist at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.

Paul Jenness (Plant Services) is leaving the university this week. He has accepted a position as an EMS (Energy Management Systems) technician at Willamette University in Salem.

Andy Dunn has accepted the position of director of purchasing and administrative services, replacing the retired Karon Bell. He begins his new position on Monday, March 14.

Several members of the English department presented papers at the South-Central Conference on Christianity and Literature, hosted in the French Quarter of New Orleans last month. Melanie Springer Mock presented “Sin and Redemption in Contemporary Women’s Narratives;” Kathy Heininge presented “Blasphemy Against Nature: Jane Eyre Is No Angel”; Abby Rine presented “Revisionist Readings of a Sacred Story: Luce Irigaray and ‘Sin in the Feminine’”; and Gary Tandy presented “C.S. Lewis’s Style in Mere Christianity.” In addition, Ed Higgins read original poetry. Also on the trip, Melanie and Abby ran a full marathon and half marathon, respectively.

Sarah Gibson (Cinema and Media Communication) presented a paper, “Who is That Masked Man: Should Anonymous Posters to Newspaper Websites Be Unmasked?,” at the Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference in San Antonio March 3-5. She was the lead author of the piece. Her coauthor was Brad Reid, professor of business law and the managing director of the Dean Institute for Corporate Governance and Integrity at Lipscomb University.

The Northwest Horn Orchestra, an ensemble of professional French horn players, will premiere Brent Weaver’s (Performing Arts) The Lion Sings for 16 horns and percussion this Friday, March 11, at 8 p.m. at The Old Church in Portland. Commissioned by the NWHO, the piece is based on C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew. More information is available at nwhornorchestra.org.

Lindsey Wallgren (Adult Degree Programs) and her husband Jerod welcomed a girl, Ella Paige, on Feb. 19. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20.75 inches long. Ella joins a big brother, Carter.

March 9         Elizabeth Holme, James Oshiro
March 10       Dale Seipp, Lindsey Wallgren
March 12       Theresa Schierman, Brent Weaver
March 13       Carol Brazo, Karen Buchanan, Sandy Cherachanko
March 14       Piper Parks
March 15       Caitlin Corning, Stephanie St. Cyr
March 16       Nancy Brannen
March 17       Bryan Boyd, Taylor Martin
March 18       Mark Carlton
March 19       Joanne Gray, Marty Hunter
March 21       Larry Mennenga

A missions commissioning event is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14, for anyone going on a missions trip over the summer. I am hoping to get an idea of how many people will attend the event. If you are thinking about attending, please e-mail Roy Abdun-Nur at missionsatgfu@gmail.com.

Food will be provided and it will last just under an hour. We will meet in the Cap and Gown Room.

Please complete the LibQUAL+® Lite Library Survey. If you have already filled out the survey, thank you! If not, please take about six minutes to go to this link and help us by taking the survey.

Only you can tell us how well we are serving your library needs. You also will have the opportunity to win prizes.

A New Abolitionists Faith & Film event – a showing of the film Born Into Brothels – is scheduled Tuesday, March 8, at 9 p.m. in EHS 102. The documentary tells the story of the inspiring nonprofit foundation Kids With Cameras, which teaches photography skills to children in marginalized communities.

We hope you can come and develop a deeper understanding of what life in these communities is like.

From March 7-18, the first-floor lobby of the Portland Center will be our collection site for non-perishable food items to support Take Action, Inc. All students, employees and friends are encouraged to participate.

Take Action works with students from five elementary schools in Portland to ensure that underprivileged children have food to eat when they go home on the weekend. This need was observed because many of the kids would load up on their Friday lunch, even trying to stuff their pockets of extra food to take home. Many of the kids at these schools wouldn’t eat again until the school provided breakfast on Monday morning.

The school staff began connecting with folks outside their area to gather food for these kids to take home to feed themselves and sometimes their families over the weekend.

This is where we can help. Below is a sample list of items that you can donate.

• small jars of peanut butter and jelly
• canned meats (beef, chicken, tuna)
• non-perishable milk drinks
• macaroni and cheese cups
• canned meals (ravioli, stew, soups, etc)
• instant oatmeal
• fruit cups
• canned vegetables
• nuts and other healthy snacks

If you have questions, please contact Janis Sanford, site supervisor, at jsanford@georgefox.edu.

The Academic Resource Center is hosting a workshop, “Mid-term Grades and You: What You Can (and Should) do with Your Mid-term Grades,” at 10:40 a.m. this Friday, March 11, in Lemmons 8.

Regardless of whether you’ve gotten mid-term grades for your courses, you should be thinking about your standing in each course. Friday, March 18, is the last date to withdraw from a class without getting an F. This session will discuss some ways for you to make use of mid-term grade information you can get from MyGFU or your professor.

Rick Muthiah, dean of learning support services, and Kathi Gatlin, senior enrollment counselor, will present at the session. For more information, contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Any frosh interested in helping to plan a big end of the year event for your class?  We want your input! It will be taking place Friday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in HMS.

E-mail Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu and be a part!

The Academic Resource Center is hosting a workshop, “Mid-term Grades and You: What You Can (and Should) do with Your Mid-term Grades,” at 10:40 a.m. this Friday, March 11, in Lemmons 8.

Rick Muthiah, dean of learning support services, and Kathi Gatlin, senior enrollment counselor, will present at the session. They will discuss some ways for students to make use of mid-term grade information available on MyGFU or from their professors.

Please let you students know about this opportunity. For more information, contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

The Department of Nursing is sponsoring a nursing information session for all freshmen pre-nursing students on Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 103.

Carla Hagen, the program director, will lead the session. There will be prizes, an opportunity to meet faculty and current nursing students, and a student panel available for answering questions.