The Daily Bruin

Staff: Don’t forget the upcoming conference

Staff Development Conference
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007

Location
Tigard Community Friends Church

Schedule

8:30 a.m. Check-in and breakfast
9:15 a.m. Devotions, prayer, and worship
10 a.m. President Robin Baker
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Introductions, Jeopardy, Video
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Family Feud
1:30 p.m. Chuck Ferguson – author of Indomitable Spirit – Life-Changing Lessons in Leadership
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Chuck Ferguson
3:45 p.m. Evaluations

The Visual Arts department presents Eileen Cotter Howell– Points of Departure in the Minthorne Gallery opening this Thursday, October 25th. 

A reception will be held from 4:00-5:30pm with the addition of an Artist’s Talk from 5:30 – 6:30pm in the adjacent HVR 102.

Mail Services again has received permission from Jan Coleman, Yamhill County Clerk, to be an unofficial drop site for any Oregon county ballots. Please deliver the ballot to University Mail Services and hand it to a clerk at the window. No postage is necessary for Oregon ballots dropped off at this site.

Deadline at University Mail Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 (election day)

Students, staff, and faculty: Tuesday is the last day to pick up your lost and found items in the Bruin Den. The tables will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; all unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes after that time. Please stop by if you are missing an item.

You are invited to attend the dedication ceremony and open house for George Fox University’s Villa Academic Complex on Monday, Oct. 29, in the VAC lobby. The ceremony is scheduled from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. The building will be open for tours and refreshments from 5 to 6 p.m.

Parking is restricted to guests from the city and Providence Newberg Hospital. Employees are being encouraged to walk over.

The Visual Arts Department will host an opening reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, for Eileen Cotter Howell’s “Points of Departure” art exhibition in the Minthorne Gallery. The reception will be followed by an artist’s talk session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the adjacent Hoover 102.

George Fox University Theatre will present alumna Tricia Gates Brown’s Whatever Kindles, a play about the lives of individuals who volunteer for Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). Details on the world-premiere production are as follows:

Title: Whatever Kindles
Dates: Oct. 25-27; Nov. 1-4
Times: 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 4 performance at 2 p.m.)
Location: Wood-Mar Auditorium
Tickets: $10 general admission; $8 seniors/alumni; $6 students/children under 12*
*Employees receive one complimentary ticket; students admitted free to Thursday performances
Synopsis: Whatever Kindles is a fictional play based on the stories of actual events in the life of CPT. CPT volunteers work to prevent violence and promote alternatives to war in Iraq, the West Bank, Columbia, and other regions in the world devastated by violence.
More information: theatre.georgefox.edu
Note: Mature content

Career Services is hosting GRE Prep Mini-Course: Taming the GRE. The details:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 10
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Stevens Center Room 209 and CAI Lab
Cost: $85
Registration deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1
Instructor: Susan Dutcher, MS, MA, fourth-year PsyD student

Includes:

Classroom instruction
Online practice test
GRE prep book (30 Days to the GRE)
“Applying to Graduate School” information lunch
Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu for more information.
 

On Wednesday October 24, 2007, the Portland State University Career Center will be hosting the Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair on our campus.  Students desiring to attend this great opportunity may contact Career Services, Ext 2330 for transportation.

A list of organizations attending and complete information on the Portland Nonprofit Career Fair, which will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is available on the idealist website at: http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CareerFair/Viewer/default?career-fair-id=175.

Contact Christee Wise cwise@georgefox.edu  in Career Services for more information.

Considering grad school? It’s not as scary as you may think. Don Asher, a nationally known author and speaker on the subject of grad school admissions, will visit George Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in EHS Room 102 to discuss how to get into grad school.  To find out more, contact Career Services at ext. 2330.

If you are interested in joining the 2008 Thailand May Serve missions team, please come to the informational meeting this Wednesday, October 24, at 7pm in Hoover 105.

Applications available at the meeting and in Campus Ministries beginning on Thursday.

Contact Karlyn Fleming at kfleming@georgefox.edu for more information.

Caitlin Corning (History) will present “Beyond the Pop Quiz: Evaluating Student Learning” at a faculty teaching forum scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Executive Dining Room on the Newberg campus.

Studies have shown that students learn best when continually assessed, not just tested with a midterm or final exam. This session will discuss different techniques and assignments to evaluate student comprehension and encourage learning.

Those who have not reserved a lunch through Student Life – email Jere Witherspoon by 4 pm on Monday, October 22 – should bring their own. Everyone is welcome to attend the session, whether bringing a lunch or reserving a lunch. All faculty — full time, part time, and adjunct — are invited to attend faculty teaching forums. Video podcasts of the sessions will be available at the “Events and Resources” link on the Center for Teaching and Learning website.

Our bookstore will be closed on Friday, October 26 all day while our staff attends training.

It will re-open again on Monday, October 29 for regular store hours.

Our bookstore will be closed on Friday, October 26 all day while our staff attends training.

It will re-open again on Monday, October 29 for regular store hours.

Come pick up free 2006 and 2007 Selah t-shirts from the Pennington House (corner of Sheridan and Center).

Contact Amy Lorenz (ext. 2134) for more info.

On Wednesday October 24, 2007, the PSU Career Center will be hosting the Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair on their campus. Students desiring to attend this great opportunity may contact Career Services, Ext 2330 for transportation.

A list of organizations attending and complete information on the Portland Nonprofit Career Fair, which will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. is available on the idealist website at: http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CareerFair/Viewer/default?career-fair-id=175

It’s that time of year again: time to get your flu shot. The Health and Counseling Center will host a flu clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Please make an appointment by calling the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. Walk-ins also will be accepted and worked into the schedule. Employees are welcome to bring in their children, who must be grade-school age or older.

The shots are free for Pioneer insurance, $1.50 for George Fox student insurance, and $15 for Kaiser and other insurances. Cash and checks will be accepted.

It’s that time of year to get your flu shot.

Health and Counseling Center representatives will be at the Portland Center on Monday, Oct. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Please make an appointment by calling 503-554-2340. Walk-ins are also welcome and will be worked into the schedule. Cash or checks will be accepted.

Shots are free for those with Pioneer coverage, $1.50 for George Fox student insurance, and $15 for Kaiser and other insurances.

Career Services is hosting GRE Prep Mini-Course: Taming the GRE. The details:

Date: Saturday, Nov. 10
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Stevens Center Room 209 and CAI Lab
Cost: $85
Registration deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1
Instructor: Susan Dutcher, MS, MA, fourth-year PsyD student

Includes:

• Classroom instruction
• Online practice test
• GRE prep book (30 Days to the GRE)
• “Applying to Graduate School” information lunch

Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or e-mail careers@georgefox.edu for more information.

On Wednesday October 24, 2007, the Portland State University Career Center will be hosting the Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair on our campus.  Students desiring to attend this great opportunity may contact Career Services, Ext 2330 for transportation. 

A list of organizations attending and complete information on the Portland Nonprofit Career Fair, which will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is available on the idealist website at: http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CareerFair/Viewer/default?career-fair-id=175.

Contact Christee Wise cwise@georgefox.edu  in Career Services for more information.