The Daily Bruin

Spiritual Life positions are still open. If you are considering anything from leading worship to discipling Bible study leaders in living areas consider applying for a position for next year.

Positions available:
– Living Area Chaplain
– Worship Band Leader
– Creative Director
– Chapel Producer
– Graphic Design Intern

Applications available now outside of the ASC offices and in the Spiritual Life Office, due Tuesday, March 8, by 5 p.m.

Email spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any questions.

This Monday, March 7, Kent Thornburg, director of the Heart Research Center at Oregon Health and Science University and professor of cardiovascular medicine, will speak on “Embodying the Dream: Health and Disease in America.” He will present from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

His presentation is part of the university’s Liberal Arts in Critical Issues spring lecture series focusing on the future of the American Dream. For more information, please contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu

Submit your international photos by March 17th.  All submitted photos will be displayed, with selected photos voted on by the campus community. Cash prizes will be awarded.  You can show others the marvels you’ve experienced while abroad.

For more information, please visit our web page at international.georgefox.edu or email to dzhuang09@georgefox.edu.

If you plan to nominate anyone for the Administrative Staff Member of the Year and/or Support Staff Member of the Year awards, please submit your nomination no later than Monday, March 21. A form can be used but is not required.

Simply state why you think the person is deserving of the award – his or her contributions to the university, its students, and its employees. Indicate what was done, who was impacted, and how this impact was and can be observed. In other words, what makes this person stand out in your mind? Winners will each receive a plaque and a $500 check at the employee recognition event on May 2. Please send nominations to Peggy Kilburg via e-mail or to Box 6108.

Please go to this site if you would like to read more about these awards, see the list of eligible employees and previous winners, or to download and use the nomination form.

Finally, apologies to Jonathan Morell and Erin Cruthirds, who were inadvertently left off the list of eligible employees attached to the e-mail sent on Feb. 24.

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:

• Your name and e-mail address (may include the list of names from those in your group)
• Course name and professor
• Approval for distribution granted by: _______________________ (list department)
• Short, catchy blurb about the survey no more than 35 words in length
• A tested, workable link to the survey

An e-mail with all submitted surveys will be sent to all students once a week (on Wednesdays). An identical e-nnouncement will be submitted at the same time to student e-nnouncements. The following disclaimer will be attached to the e-mail and the e-nnouncement:

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.

The university community is invited to a farewell reception in honor of Janis Tyhurst (Library) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4, in the Stevens Center Atrium. Janis has accepted a position in Saudi Arabia and will be leaving the university March 8 after more than 12 years of service.

Are you interested in learning from top executives how to be successful in the professional world? Come to the Professional Executive Seminar on Tuesday, March 15!

Speakers will include the CEO of Les Schwab, the vice president of Medical Teams International and the senior vice president of US Trust.

Join us from 6 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Faculty, please tell your students about this opportunity.

Friday plans? Come join us in serving the homeless in Portland and Salem.

Salem meets at 4:30 p.m. to eat and leaves a 5 p.m. from the Bruin Den.
Portland meets and leave at 5:30 p.m. from the Bruin Den.

Questions? Contact
Alicia Keithley, Salem: akeithley08@georgefox.edu
Elizabeth Teach, Portland: eteach06@georgefox.edu

The Office of Spiritual Life is collecting prayer requests from staff and faculty for the Parents Day of Prayer on Saturday, March 12. These requests will then be given to George Fox parents as they join together to pray for our community. Requests can be specific or general and can be in regards to yourself, students or our campus at large.

Please send your requests to Sarah Baldwin at sbaldwin@georgefox.edu.

Anyone planning to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) will benefit from knowing the test has been “newly revised.” The test-taking experience and the structure/length have undergone revisions. Go to this site for details.

If you have further questions, contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.

Stop by the Cap and Gown Room on Sunday, March 6, between 4:30 and 7 p.m. or Monday, March 7, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to take part in the Orphan Experience put on by Children’s Hope Chest. E-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Learn more at hopechest.org

Don’t forget: The George Fox University Seminary Fair is coming up on Thursday, March 10. Please come by the Hoover lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to meet representatives from schools including:

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

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

Saturday, March 5, 11 a.m. – Baseball vs. Pacific Lutheran (2), Morse Field
Saturday, March 5, 1 p.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Pacific, GFU campus courts (at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center, same time, if courts are wet)
Sunday, March 6, noon – Baseball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Morse Field
Sunday, March 6, noon – Softball vs. Pacific (2), Morse Field

The men’s home tennis match that had been scheduled for Friday versus Willamette has been postponed and will be made up in southern California when both teams are there playing other teams during spring break March 19-27.

Baseball and softball games are tentative, pending dry weather. Baseball may be rescheduled for Tigard High School’s artificial turf field Sunday and Monday if necessary. Watch for further bulletins, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 for updates, and check the Bruin sports website at gfubruins.com.

What can be done to bring awareness and offer solutions concerning the sex trade industry? George Fox will host a New Abolitionists event next week that addresses the issue of sex slavery at both the local and international levels.

Following is a listing of planned events:

Monday, March 7

• Keynote speaker Tom Davis from Children’s HopeChest, a Christian-advocacy organization that provides support for orphans in more than 70 locations worldwide, will speak during chapel at 10:40 a.m. In addition, a short film, Kavi, will be shown during chapel. Kavi, a 2010 Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film, is a fictional story highlighting the issue of modern slavery through bonded labor.

• Children’s HopeChest will set up Orphan Experience, an interactive, multi-sensory art exhibit that draws viewers into the stories of orphans by displaying media presentations as well as artifacts, such as clothing or food, that are taken from HopeChest’s program sites. Drop by between 8 and 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Tuesday, March 8

• The film Born into Brothels will be shown at 9 p.m. in the EHS 102. Directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, Born into Brothels depicts the lives of several children living in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers are prostitutes. Briski, a New York-based photographer, teaches the children how to use cameras and shows them how to look at the world with different eyes.

Wednesday, March 9

• Stephanie Mathis will speak during chapel at 10:40 a.m. Mathis is the spiritual formation director at Warner Pacific College and an activist for the Oregon Center for Christian Values, which educates Christians on social issues and works to stop sex trafficking in Oregon and around the world.

The university will present its annual juried Student Art Exhibit March 10-31 in the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries. The exhibit begins with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the two galleries. An outside jury has selected the work that will be shown.

Pizza, prizes and politics. Come listen to ASC candidates running for positions that will affect your school next year. Hear candidates debate and answer your questions. Vote! Win prizes! Eat pizza!

Join us Monday, March 7, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium for election night!

The Tilikum 10K is fast approaching! Our ninth annual scholarship fundraising event will take place on Saturday, April 9, at Champoeg State Park in St. Paul. It includes a 10K/5K run, 5K walk, and a Kids 5K walk/run.

You can participate by running, sponsoring another runner, or making a direct donation to our scholarship fund. Find out more information and register online here.

All proceeds from the Tilikum 10K are used directly to help under-resourced children and youth come to camp. We appreciate your support!

The Office of Spiritual Life is collecting prayer requests from staff and faculty for the Parents Day of Prayer on Saturday, March 12. These requests will then be given to George Fox parents as they join together to pray for our community. Requests can be specific or general and can be in regards to yourself, students or our campus at large.

Please send your requests to Sarah Baldwin at sbaldwin@georgefox.edu.

Flexible Spending Online Enrollment: Thank you for trying something new! We have improved the instructions for enrolling online and posted them on the benefits web page. Before you start, open the instructions posted here. Also, some have found that it’s easiest to enroll using Internet Explorer (Firefox can freeze at the end).

Emergency Travel Assistance: Because of our switch to Regence as our life and disability insurance carrier, employees who are eligible for life insurance (.75 FTE or above for at least one year) also receive free emergency travel assistance with Medex starting April 1. Review or print details from the life insurance section of this web page.

Remember, open enrollment election forms and any changes are due in HR on March 18. Contact Lisa Burton with questions at 503-554-2183.