The Daily Bruin

George Fox Evangelical Seminary invites the university community to a free lecture featuring Dr. Erhard Gerstenberger, a world-renowned Old Testament scholar, at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at the Portland Center’s Room 155.

Gerstenberger, a German theologian, has authored or edited 15 books and more than 100 articles on Old Testament studies, form criticism, Psalms and ritual studies, practical theology, feminist criticism and liberation theology. He will speak on “Old Testament Theologies and Pastoral Ministry” in the seminary’s Old Testament introduction class.

He has worked as a professor at Yale and at Giessen and Marburg universities in Germany. He’s also served as a pastor in Germany and as a missionary to Brazil. To learn more about Gerstenberger, visit this link. To learn more about his visit, contact Jean Miller ext. 6150.

Hey everybody!

James Project this weekend will be serving in and around Newberg with Faith in Action.

We’ll be meeting in the Bruin’s Den at 10:00am Saturday (13th), lunch will be provided, we’ll be returning around 3:00pm. If you’d like to sign up this week send me (dwulff09@georgefox.edu) your ID# by Wednesday night.

– James 2:15-16

The religious studies department invites you to join us Tuesday (Nov. 9) at 4 p.m. to hear current students share about their recent trip to another Quaker college and to hear Colin Saxton, superintendent of the Northwest Yearly Meeting, share about diversity within the Quaker church. We’ll be meeting in the religious studies department.

Chapel credit will be offered!

A “Free for All Sale” is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in the back of the Villa Academic Complex.

Everything will be free. Items will include desks, fluorescent light fixtures, doors, door hardware, hospital beds and more.

Questions? Contact Tim Wheeler, who will be available at the site.

Thanks,
Plant Services, ext. 2010

Several of the university’s ensembles, including the Handbell Ringers, Clarinet Trio, String Ensemble, Flute Quartet and Keyboard Ensemble, will perform in a Fall Chamber Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

The Handbell Ringers will perform Celtic Noel, arranged by Sondra K. Tucker; Fantasia on Greensleeves, arranged by Kevin McChesney; and On This Day Earth Shall Ring, arranged by Cathy Moklebust. The Clarinet Trio will play Andantino, by Ernst Streben. The Flute Quartet will play La Lune, Les Etoiles, by Catherine McMichael.

Other selections include String Quintet in C Major ‘Allegro man non troppo’ (Franz Schubert) by the String Ensemble, and Keyboard Ensemble pieces Scherzo, by Diabelle; Five Spanish Dances, op. 12, ‘Allegro Brioso,’ by Moszkowski; and Six Pieces, op. 11, ‘Waltz,’ by Rachmaninoff.

Some important reminders regarding Operation Christmas Child:

• Deadline for boxes/donations/supplies: Friday, Nov. 12
• If you need shoeboxes/labels, contact Jessi Fink at jfink09@georgefox.edu
• You do not need to include funds for shipping.
• To donate money for supplies at the campus packing party, write a check to “Newberg Friends Church” with “OCC” on the memo line and return to Jessi.

Thanks!

One Credit Online Career Classes! Register Today!

Select from three online courses designed to fit your career planning needs, as well as your busy schedule!  Learn important skills about finding your calling and preparing yourself for a career after college.  You can find the courses in the course schedule under General Education.

GEED 214:  Claim Your Career Calling  (freshman & sophomore)
GEED 216:  Become Workplace Familiar  (sophomore & juniors)
GEED 218:  Find Suitable Employment  (juniors & seniors)

Questions? Contact Sydney at stafflinger@georgefox.edu

If so, today’s meeting is essential for you! Meet in EHS 109 at 6 p.m.

This meeting’s topics include admission requirements, the application process, resources available to you at GFU, and much more.  If you have any questions, please contact John Schmitt or Paul Chamberlain.

If you are not able to attend, but consider yourself a pre-professional health student, please contact Jane Sweet (jsweet@georgefox.edu) so that you can be added to the Pre-Professional Health Student contact group.

The Office of University Relations has Family Weekend mums for sale. Plants are 6.5-inch interior flowering chrysanthemums and are in a variety of fall colors. Each plant is only $5 and will be available for purchase at Pennington House until they are gone.

Contact Evangeline Pattison, epattison@georgefox.edu or ext. 2121, with questions or to reserve a plant(s).

Undergraduate Field Experience (PSYC 475) is an applied experiential learning component of the psychology major. If you want to understand the who, what, how, when, and where of this course, join us for an information meeting from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Hoover 102.

Come play in creation with Experiential Ministries on November 13! Meet in the Bruin Den at 9 a.m. We’ll be back around 3 p.m.

We will spend the day kayaking the lower Clackamas River. There is no charge for students, but there are only 11 spots available. No experience is required.

Pick up a liability form outside the ASC offices and return it to the ASC offices ASAP in order to secure your spot.

Questions? E-mail Paige at pcopenhaver09@georgefox.edu

The Department of Religious Studies invites you to join us for the events of Quaker Focus Week beginning Monday (Nov. 8). Come learn more about George Fox University’s heritage as we focus on Quaker spirituality. Events are as follows:

Monday: Howard Macy speaks in chapel
Tuesday: At 4 p.m., students will share about their recent trip to another Quaker college (in the religious studies department.)
Wednesday: Jamie Johnson speaks in chapel

Please join us!

Colleagues,

I encourage you, by department or individually, to participate in the following Operation Christmas Child ministry being facilitated by a group of George Fox students. If you choose to participate as a department, please contact Jessi Fink (jfink09@georgefox.edu) so the team can know where to pick up the boxes or plastic bags of items to be placed in boxes.

If not participating as a department, individuals should drop their shoeboxes or plastic bags of items with Barbi Doran at the information desk in the Stevens Center. Below is information about the ministry and a list of suggested items. I encourage you to provide sustainable items if at all possible.

– Robin Baker

Description
Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse that sends gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need around the world. Since 1993, they have sent out more than 80 million shoeboxes to more than 130 countries. For more information, go to samaritanspurse.org.

This year, George Fox is teaming with Newberg Friends Church for a goal of packing 1,000 shoesboxes! We would love for all the George Fox faculty and employees to get involved. Here’s how:

Pack a shoebox. You can pack a box for a 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14 girl or boy.

These are the items for a typical box:

• Paper (notebook, coloring book, etc.)
• Pencils
• Pencil Sharpener
• Crayons or colored pencils
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Soap (in two Ziploc bags)
• Washcloth
• Comb
• Toy (baby doll, matchbox cars, jump rope, etc.)
• Stuffed animal
• Hard candy (also double bagged)
• Miscellaneous items: shoes, shirts, gloves, hats, hair clips, etc.

*You do not need to include shipping money for the boxes.

Other ways to participate:

• Purchase items for boxes or purchase extra items when you shop for your boxes which will be used at the packing event.
• Donate money to be used to purchase supplies. Checks can be written to Newberg Friends Church with OCC written on the memo line.
• Come to the campus packing party on Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. in the EHS atrium.

Return boxes, supplies, or checks to your department office or to the Stevens Center by Nov. 12. If you need shoeboxes and/or labels, please contact Jessi Fink.

Questions? Contact Jessi at the above e-mail address.

Goldfish are up for adoption in the biology department! Take home a new friend for your home, office or pond. See Teresa Arnold, or anyone in the department, for access to the tank.

Come and celebrate culture and talent during this year’s Cultural Celebration Week by attending the first-ever World’s Got Talent event, a night of amazing performances from all over the world. You won’t want to miss it!

Seats are limited. You can get a free ticket in the Bruin Den starting Monday, Nov. 8, through Friday, Nov. 12, between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. Or go to Student Life at any time and pick one up. First come, first serve.

World’s Got Talent will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Food is the one of the best way to share your culture with others. International club invites you and your friends form different countries to make a dish together and compete for a prize on November 17th from 5:30 to 7 PM in the Cap and Gown Room.

Invite friends to cook a cultural recipe to win a prize!

First price: $30 Fred Meyer Gift card
Second price: $20 Fred Meyer Gift card
Third price: $10 Fred Meyer Gift card
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 11th
Email Tina: wlin09@georgefox.edu

Instructions:
Work in a group of no more than 4 people
Prepare food serving 5-6 people
Bring your food to the Cap & Gown Room
Give a brief food presentation
Beverages & plates/utensils will be provided.

Come enjoy delicious food and vote for your favorite  flavor!

On Monday, Nov. 22, the students in the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues (LACI) program will present their research exhibits on Islam and the West. We need about 30 people to help judge the exhibits. Each judge will look at the projects for five groups and fill out a form. This takes about one hour.

We are looking for staff, administrators and faculty judges. No experience is necessary. You can come to the Hoover and EHS atriums anytime between noon and 4 p.m. We also provide a small thank you gift. If interested in being a judge, please contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

This Monday, Nov. 8, is the last Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture of the semester. We will host five speakers who will speak about interfaith dialogue and initiatives. Our guests include Jews, Christians and Muslims involved in interfaith groups in the Portland area.

Sessions are scheduled from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

If you have any questions, please contact Caitlin Corning at ext. 2673 or via e-mail at ccorning@georgefox.edu.

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

Visit this site for the nomination form. The nomination due date has been moved to Friday, Nov. 12.

Family Weekend is here!  Our campus will be full this weekend with families and friends.  Check out our web site, familyweekend.georgefox.edu, to see the complete schedule of events.

Reminder to students on the meal plan:
Friday:
Dinner will be served in Klages.  No tickets are needed for this dinner.  Please swipe your student body card as usual.

Saturday:
Breakfast will be located in Cap and Gown
Lunch will be located in Cap and Gown.  Klages Dining Hall is reserved for families and their students who pre-registered for the event’s luncheon.  Registrations for the luncheon are sold out.

Have a great weekend with your family and friends!

Submitted by Amy Lorenz alorenz@georgefox.edu