The Daily Bruin

The university community is invited to a special William Penn Honors Program lecture featuring Bradley Campbell, coauthor of The Rise of Victimhood Culture: Microaggressions, Safe Spaces, and the New Culture Wars, in Hoover 105 at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The title of his presentation is “Dignity, Victimhood and the Future of the University.”

Campbell, a sociologist, will discuss the challenges that new moral concepts and related trends are posing to scholarship, free speech and students’ well-being at contemporary universities, along with some possible solutions. The lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Helen Morse (hmorse@georgefox.edu).

Interested in taking the stage for the theatre department’s 10!10!10! 10-minute play festival? Join us for auditions from 8 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Callbacks will take place Thursday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. We are in need of seven males and 15 females.

To prepare, theatre majors/minors should come with a fully memorized and rehearsed 90-second contemporary monologue. Non-majors can perform a cold reading from a monologue that is provided for them.

Sign up for an audition slot on the theatre call board in the Lemmons lobby. Contact Rhett Luedtke (rluedtke@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Make plans to join your colleagues at the all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Canyon Commons (with live streaming in PDS 160).

Do you know someone who deserves special shout-out recognition at the meeting? Please take a moment to nominate a colleague using this form to share two or three sentences about their recent success!

Questions? Contact Darby Thiessen (dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188).

We are thrilled to welcome 240 prospective students and parents to campus for Bruin Preview today and tomorrow, Oct. 25-26. For many of these visitors, it will be their first time setting foot on campus, and many of them will be interacting with each of you!

We are so thankful for your involvement in making this an incredible experience for students and their families. As a courtesy to our guests, please avoid parking in the Hoover and Stevens lots so that they can arrive on campus with ease.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Friesen at ext. 2248.

The Hadlock Student Center’s climbing wall is expanding hours for roped climbing to include Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. These hours will continue through Dec. 6.

Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu with questions.

Feeling stressed? Consider attending “Facing The Real World: A Stress Management Class” beginning this week. Sessions begin today (Thursday) and meet each Thursday through Nov. 15 for an hour each time (5 to 6 p.m.) in the Health and Counseling Center.

The class is free. Come learn strategies to manage and overcome your stress and anxiety! Develop the skills to be free from unnecessary worry and fear.

Contact Molly Hickok (mhickok@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Tonight (Thursday), take a fun break from homework to come meet and engage with our retired neighbors just across the street at Friendsview. Ping pong, billiards, shuffleboard, a variety of board and card games, and puzzles will be available!

The residents are looking forward to some new competition (especially ping pong!) and the opportunity to engage with the George Fox community! We’ll meet in the Bauman Auditorium atrium at 6 p.m. to walk over together for this evening of fun.

Contact Rosemary Michael-Trumbull (jamesprojectgfu@gmail.com) for more information.

The School of Physical Therapy is excited to host Dr. Kim E. Eppen, physical therapist and clinical specialist at the University of Iowa, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, in Canyon Commons 101.

Dr. Eppen will present the topic “Exercise Prescription in Chronic Disease.” The primary objectives for this lecture are to identify the relationship between inactivity and chronic disease, discuss physical activity guidelines for “general health benefits,” and discuss the role of physicians and other healthcare providers in assessing and prescribing physical activity/exercise for prevention and/or management of chronic disease.

Everyone is encouraged to attend this free event. Light refreshments will be served.

Questions? Contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu.

What are the realities of being ethical in an unethical world? At the next Industry Insiders event, come hear from Kevin Adams of the consulting firm The Mountain Group, as he challenges us to grapple with this critical question.

Kevin has spent the last 25 years guiding companies from around the world through periods of turbulence as a “turnaround consultant” and strategic advisor. Join the Department of Business and Economics for dinner and some lively conversation from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, in Canyon Commons 101. RSVP at this link before Monday at noon.

Questions? Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu).

Don’t miss a showing of Ant-Man and the Wasp tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in Hadlock. Popcorn, candy and Italian sodas will be available.

Also, plan to attend Fall Fest tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Heiser Farms. Pick a pumpkin to bring home, go through the corn maze, and enjoy some pumpkin or apple pie and other fall treats. The cost is $2 at the door; transportation will leave from the Roberts Center at 7 p.m.

Questions? Email activities@georgefox.edu.

Traditional church music, including beloved hymns, will fill the university’s Bauman Auditorium for its annual Oregon Hymn Festival Concert at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28.

Highlighting the program will be noted organist Dan Miller, a featured organist for concerts at St. John the Divine Church in New York City, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the International Music Trade Show in Frankfurt, Germany. He will be at the Rodgers Digital Organ keyboards, an upgrade on the auditorium’s original 36-rank Balcom and Vaughn pipe organ system with 2,067 pipes that are the permanent backdrop for the auditorium’s stage.

General admission tickets are $5 and are available at georgefox.edu/concerts, through the university’s box office by calling 503-554-3844, and at the door. The event is being sponsored by the newly named Legacy League of George Fox, formerly the George Fox Auxiliary. Proceeds will go toward the Legacy League’s endowed scholarship fund for students.

The 18-part music department program will include six selected hymns that the audience will be encouraged to join in singing. The program includes several hymn stories featuring Brent Weaver, professor of music and music department chair at George Fox.

The program also will include a string sextet, a four-member keyboard ensemble and an eight-member brass ensemble, all featuring George Fox students.

The university’s School of Nursing and the American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive tomorrow (Friday) from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Abby’s Legendary Pizza in Newberg. Please reserve your donation time here or by calling 800-733-2767.

After clicking on the link, enter “97132” in the ZIP code search box and scroll down to “October 26” to find the “Abby’s Pizza Blood Drive” link. Abby’s is located at 1913 Portland Road.

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today! The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds.

Questions? Contact Craig Lee (leec10@georgefox.edu).

The Hadlock Student Center is offering a number of FREE group fitness classes for employees. Take advantage of this beautiful new facility and the opportunity to set some new physical wellness goals for the rest of 2018.

Below is a sample of some of the classes being offered most weeks. To see the full list of class offerings and to sign up for classes, go to IMleagues.com. The first time you visit IM Leagues, you will need to set up an account using your George Fox University email.

• Tuesday, 6:30-7:15 a.m.: Indoor Cycling
• Tuesday, noon–12:45 p.m.: HIIT Bootcamp
• Wednesday, 6:15-7 a.m.: Indoor Cycling
• Wednesday, 5-6 p.m.: Yoga
• Thursday, noon–12:45 p.m.: Barre Fusion

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in honing in on your interview skills or networking with professionals in the field of communications? Tonight (Thursday) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Canyon Commons banquet rooms, we will be hosting several communications professionals to conduct mock interviews and network with students.

If you are interested in one or both portions of this event, please sign up on this Google form. We advise you to come dressed in business-casual attire. If you are being interviewed, please also bring an updated resume.

For more information, contact Reagan Swier (rswier15@georgefox.edu).

The lost and found is filled to the brim and all unclaimed items will be donated to charitable causes tomorrow (Friday) at 3 p.m. Please stop by the Campus Public Safety office before then to check for your lost items.

We have also just received a large bag of left-behind items from the Hadlock Student Center containing things like a bicycle seat, water bottles, towels, hoodies, shampoo, etc., so if you have lost something there, come and look for it at our office!

Lastly, if your group or class left two large items in Hoover 105 around the very end of September, please come and claim them, as we do not have room to store them any longer.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid (nkincaid@georgefox.edu).

We are in awe of ALL the ways that we can worship our God! The Shalom Chapel team wants to highlight the various expressions of worship. Whether it is through spoken word, dance or music, our hope is to explore and engage our community in worship through all the art forms.

This space is open on Tuesday evenings in Canyon Commons at 9 p.m. for students who embody these gifts! If you are interested in being a part of this, please fill out this form.

If you have any other questions, please email Makenna Coffee (mcoffee16@georgefox.edu)

Please fill out this survey for an Intro to Public Relations project!

If you are married, engaged, in a serious relationship, or you have worked at weddings in the past, let us know what you think about wedding coordinators, and how they can best serve you!

Wedding Coordinator Survey

Questions? Contact Jayden Berger (jberger17@georgefox.edu).

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.

The marketing communications department will be processing the next business card order on Thursday, Nov. 1. Submit your request for business cards directly with B&B Print Source before that date.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk (dnewkirk@georgefox.edu).

Feel free to join us for our triweekly Ecology Club meeting tomorrow (Friday) in Stevens 202 at 3 p.m. to see what our club is about and join in on a discussion about current ecological topics.

For more information, contact Shelby Byerly (sbyerly15@georgefox.edu).

Is your ultimate goal pharmacy school? Join tomorrow (Friday) at 1 p.m. for a casual drop-in informational meeting to learn about what it takes to get into a pharmacy program.

University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy will be on campus in EHS 202 to share information and answer any questions you might have.

Contact Vetta Berokoff vberokof@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.