The Daily Bruin

Peace Corps Recruiter Scot Roskelley will be on campus tomorrow (Wednesday) to talk with students about opportunities for service in the Peace Corps. Roskelley is hosting a recruitment table from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Canyon Commons. He will also be hosting an information session at 4 p.m. in Canyon Commons 102.

While people typically apply to the Peace Corps at the beginning of their senior year or about a year before completing a graduate degree, Roskelley also encourages freshmen, sophomores and juniors to talk with him because there are things students can do early in their college careers to make them more competitive when they apply. 

After completing a 27-month term of service in the Peace Corps, returned volunteers have a letter that makes them more competitive when applying for federal government jobs. In addition, there are more than 200 colleges and universities around the country offering graduate school fellowships to returned Peace Corps volunteers in a wide variety of majors. 

For more information about the Peace Corps, visit their website. Questions? Contact Nadine Pasin at npasin@georgefox.edu.

When requesting new toner for the Kyocera copiers, please include the model number of the copier. The model number can be located on the front of the copier.

If you have any questions, contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Highly successful track and field coach John Smith will speak when George Fox University’s Legacy League opens its 119th year with a luncheon on Friday, Sept. 27, at noon in Canyon Commons.

Smith will discuss his coaching philosophy and how he ended up in a head coaching role, his development of teams and milestones, and a brief history of his time as an athlete at George Fox. Joining him to also speak will be Annie Wright, this year’s national NCAA Division III champion in the heptathlon.

Reservations for the luncheon ($10) must be made by Wednesday, Sept. 25. RSVP to Judy Woolsey at 503-538-7314, Connie Magee at 503-927-5011, or online at georgefox.edu/legacyleague.

Mail Services is missing two hand trucks. If you see them around campus, please bring them to Mail Services or contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Gather for a panel discussion addressing the question, “How would Christ respond to immigration?” at the Intercultural Resource Center’s Mathetes event scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Questions? Contact Loveleen Brar at lbrar16@georgefox.edu.

Know students who may be interested in the Peace Corps? Encourage them to visit with Peace Corps recruiter Scot Roskelley tomorrow (Wednesday). He will be hosting a recruitment table from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Canyon Commons. He will also host an information session at 4 p.m. in Canyon Commons 102.

Questions? Contact Nadine Pasin at npasin@georgefox.edu.

Check out this week’s George Fox athletics home games:

• Women’s volleyball vs. Pacific University – Friday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Women’s soccer vs Lewis & Clark College – Saturday, Sept. 21, noon, Austin Sports Complex
• Football vs. Pomona-Pitzer (homecoming game) – Saturday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m., Stoffer Family Stadium
• Women’s soccer vs. Willamette University – Sunday, Sept. 22, noon, Austin Sports Complex

Questions? Check out the athletics website.

The Students for Life Club invites you to their ice cream social kickoff tonight (Monday) at 7:30 p.m. in Stevens 109.

Swing by to grab some ice cream and meet other students who are interested in the club and pro-life and pro-choice issues. There will be brief introductions to Students for Life in general, this year’s club leaders, and our plans for the semester. We will also play a trivia game with prizes!

Questions? Contact Joanna Gunther at jgunther17@georgefox.edu.

Come hear from Kevin Greco at the first Industry Insiders lecture of the year this Thursday, Sept. 19, from 1:25 to 2:40 p.m. in Hoover 105.

As a student at George Fox, Kevin doggedly pursued and received an internship with SpaceX that led to engineering work on the Falcon 9 rocket. He went on to become the North American president of Sled Dogs SnowSkates, an enterprising sports equipment company that produces unique skates with a short ski on the sole instead of a blade.

Come hear from this remarkable College of Business alumnus, strategist and entrepreneur who is fascinated by the evolution of start-ups and their role in the global market. RSVP here.

Questions? Contact Colleen Sump at csump@georgefox.edu.

The politics department invites the university community to a pair of Constitution Day lectures this week.

Bradley Watson, the Philip M. McKenna Chair in American and Western Political Thought and co-director of the Center for Political and Economic Thought at Saint Vincent College, will speak tonight (Monday) on the topic “The Living Constitution and the Decline of the Rule of Law.”

Later this week, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, David Nammo, executive director and CEO of the Christian Legal Society since 2012, will speak on “Religious Liberty and the Rule of Law.”

Both lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105 and are free and open to the public. Contact Mark David Hall (mhall@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The Nursing and Social Work departments are looking for volunteers to participate in our poverty simulation on Friday, Oct. 11, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

This event is required for social work and nursing students and is dependent upon volunteers to help be a part of the “community”. You will assume the role of a business owner or agency member (such as a grocery store clerk, pawn shop owner, DMV employee, etc.)

No preparation is needed; a packet will be given to you at the event with all that you need to know. You will have the opportunity to watch the students as they take on the role of a family living in poverty and as they go through daily tasks with the added challenge of poverty.

Please RSVP by Monday, Sept. 30, if you would like to participate by contacting Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu or Jenny Vuksich at jvuksich@georgefox.edu.

Join the Health and Human Performance Department this Wednesday, Sept. 18, as we host guest speaker Leonard Kaminsky, director of the Fisher Institute for Health and Well-Being at Ball State University.

Kaminsky will give a presentation on the benefits of physical fitness, specifically the role fitness plays in one’s health and longevity. The presentation will start at 3 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Mary Imboden at mimboden@georgefox.edu.

The Staff Development Committee invites all hourly staff to this month’s staff lunch this Wednesday, Sept. 18, at noon in Canyon Commons 101. We would love to have you join us for fellowship and a delicious meal! 

This month we will be celebrating our back-to-school season and learning more about what the Hadlock Student Center has to offer us as employees. The cost for lunch is $3 in cash, check, debit or credit. Please RSVP by 5 p.m. today (Monday).

Questions? Contact Audrey Lichten at alichten@georgefox.edu.

Join the next Midweek Escapes for a trip to Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey this Thursday, Sept. 19. We will contemplatively explore the natural beauty of the abbey grounds through meadows and tree-lined trails. 

We will depart the HSC at 6:30 a.m., explore the abbey and return to campus before 10 a.m. There is no cost for students, and experiential chapel credit is available. Register through IMLeagues.com to reserve a spot.

Questions? Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

The Athletic Training Club is hosting our first club meeting of the year tonight (Monday) at 6:30 p.m. in the Wheeler Sports Center.

We would love for anyone with an interest in athletic training to join us to learn more about who we are and what we do! And, as an extra plus for the first meeting of the year, pizza will be provided!

Questions? Contact Kelsey Bunker at kbunker17@georgefox.edu.

Here is an update on the Bruin Community Pantry’s food bank hours:

• Mondays – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Wednesdays – 8 to 10:30 a.m.; 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. 
• Thursdays – 12:30 to 5 p.m. 
• Fridays – Noon to 4 p.m. 

The food bank will be closed during university holidays.

If you would like to volunteer, donate, or receive more information about the Bruin Community Pantry, contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316.

Voting for the 2019 homecoming court is now live and will close tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11:59 p.m. Click here to vote!

Questions? Contact Student Activities at activities@georgefox.edu.

The Minthorne Gallery is hosting an exhibition titled “Graphic Resistance” by Carlos Barberena beginning tonight (Monday) and running through Friday, Oct. 25.

The exhibition will open with a talk by the artist at Chehalem Cultural Center from 6 to 7 p.m. tonight (Monday). A reception will follow in the Minthorne Gallery in the Hoover Academic Building from 7 to 8 p.m.

Barberena is known for his satirical relief prints and the use of images from pop culture, as well as from political and cultural tragedies. He is a Nicaraguan self-taught printmaker based in Chicago, where he runs the printmaking projects Bandolero Press and La Calaca Press. He is also a member of the Instituto Gráfico de Chicago.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu.

The Staff Development Committee would like to invite all hourly staff to the Fall 2019 Staff Conference on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (please note earlier release time than previously announced). We will have the privilege to gather together for worship and to hear from speaker and author Susan Christy.

The conference will meet on the Newberg campus and is required for all half-time-and-above hourly staff. Faculty and administrators: Please note this date and encourage your staff to attend. RSVP here by Monday, Sept. 30.

Questions? Contact Courtney Elrod at celrod@georgefox.edu.

Passport Day is coming, and if you plan to do any international traveling, you will want to take advantage of this event.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 25–26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., we will have a USPS representative on-site to help you with all of your passport needs. For passport information, click here.

This event is open to the community, so please share this information with your friends and family.

Questions? Contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.