The Daily Bruin

What made a successful CPA, who was a partner at a top accounting firm, jump the career tracks and land at his alma mater as the director of athletics? Come find out at the next College of Business Industry Insiders event on Thursday, Feb. 15, from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Canyon Commons 103.

Enjoy a great lunch and hear how Adam Puckett listened to God’s call as he made this seismic career jump. Will you have what it takes to follow God’s call in your life? Register here before noon today (Tuesday).

Contact Colleen Sump (csump@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The William Penn Honors Program invites you to come hear Donald L. Drakeman, a distinguished research professor in the Constitutional Studies Program at Notre Dame, a fellow in health management at Cambridge University, and a venture partner with Advent Venture Partners.

He will be speaking on the Newberg campus at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, in the Edwards-Holman Science Center. The topic of his presentation is “Death Sentence for the Life Sciences? The Humanities and the Future of Medicine.”

Drakeman is the cofounder of two biotechnology companies that have created new treatments for cancer. His most recent book is Why We Need the Humanities: Life Science, Law and the Common Good.

For more information, contact Jocelyn Stein at jstein@georgefox.edu.

You will not want to miss this morning’s chapel because we are starting our new series: “Vocation and Relationships.” In these next three weeks we will talk about dating, marriage and friendship.

Join us in Bauman Auditorium at 10:50 a.m. for some amazing worship and a heartfelt message. See you there!

Represent your living area by wearing your assigned color to the Bruin basketball games this Friday, Feb. 16! The area with the most representatives will win an ice cream truck, sponsored by ASC!

The winners will be determined at halftime of the men’s game, so be sure and stay for both as the Bruins take on Lewis & Clark at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.!

Find your living area’s color below and make your plans now for Friday!

• RAE: Blue
• HAN: Green
• HAW: White
• EDG: Red
• HMS: Gold
• PCWB: Purple
• Commuter: Black

The city of Newberg will limit Fulton Street to one lane today (Tuesday). Flaggers will be on hand to direct traffic, so expect major delays. Drivers are encouraged to use a different route, as the street will be one lane all day, starting at 7 a.m.

The closure will occur east of the Bauman parking lot entrance at the top of the hill, past Thomas Lane and the West Wheeler/Le Shana parking lot entrance. Cars will be able to enter the Le Shana lot from the east entrance off Fulton Street. It is unclear if there will be access to the Wheeler circle lot. Entrance to the Bauman parking lot will be unaffected.

Thank you for your patience as the city corrects an issue with a sewer line traveling across Fulton Street.

The 40-day period leading up to Easter, called Lent, begins tomorrow (Wednesday). The season of Lent beckons us to prepare our hearts for Easter by inviting us into confession of our need for a Savior and calling us into intimacy with God through practices that remind us of God’s character and presence.

The campus pastors will be offering an Ash Wednesday service to lead the community into the season of Lent on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium during our usual Vespers chapel service. We will also offer a more informal Ash Wednesday service from 4 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Prayer Chapel. All are welcome.

Our first Spoken Word event of the semester is happening at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in EHS 102! Come join us and support our presenters as they share their pieces.

We will be having cookies and hot chocolate. Interested in performing? Send an email to gfulhc@gmail.com.

We’re excited to introduce our upcoming event hosted by the George Fox College of Business and the Business Leadership Society!

Join us for …

Designing at Speed
Featuring Ryan Russell, Director of Human-Centered Design at Amazon

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
Portland Center’s Room 155

Admission is free, but please register. Coffee and dessert will be served.

Ryan is currently the director of human-centered design at Amazon. He is responsible for design and branding across Amazon Operations, including Prime Now, Amazon Flex, Hub by Amazon, Amazon Locker, Transportation, Global Fulfillment and more. His group has studios in Seattle; Sunnyvale, California; Minneapolis, Austin, Texas; and Portland. He loves creating something from nothing and bringing talented people together around a shared vision.

To register, visit this link. Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a commuter lunch tomorrow (Wednesday) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the FoxHole. If you have any questions, contact Kristi Welker at kwelker@georgefox.edu.

We’d love to see you there!

Veterans and Veterans United Association members: The George Fox Veterans United Association has worked hard to design a logo (approved by marketing communications) that we are embroidering on various styles of sweatshirts and shirts (polos and long-sleeved T-shirts).

To purchase one of these items, come to the veterans coordinator’s office in student accounts and take a look at our examples. Order forms are available, and payment in advance is required.

For more information or if you have questions, contact Jeff Brown (jbrown15@georgefox.edu). Jeff will be available in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 1:30 and 4 p.m.

On Tuesday, Feb. 13, and Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 2:30 p.m. please join us for an official Veterans Club meeting in the ASC office. The meeting’s purpose is to discuss the wants and needs of our veterans community on campus and to establish membership. Come ready with questions and ideas.

Contact Spencer Craballo (scaraballo15@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Are you interested in studying abroad? Lynn Scott and Paul Chamberlain are hosting an information meeting about our programs, requirements, and due dates tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 102. Come to the meeting for more information and to ask any questions you have about studying abroad.

Questions? Email Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Bob Gilmore, who began as a professor at George Fox in 1964 and who, in recent years, was known as a Spanish tutor and the man who would sing Happy Birthday to You to employees over the phone, died on Sunday, Feb. 4. A memorial service for Bob will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 11 a.m. at Newberg Friends Church, 307 S. College St.

The university community is invited to attend.

Come on out for Shalom tonight (Tuesday) in Canyon Commons! At 8:30 p.m. we will gather for fellowship and homemade bread. Don’t miss this opportunity to worship, support one another, and challenge others in the ways that matter most.

See you there!

The George Fox physical therapy program is doing a 50/50 raffle during the women’s basketball game at 4 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 17! We are raising money for a serve trip to Africa in June where we will be giving free physical therapy to those in need.

We would greatly appreciate if you would consider participating or donating to our cause. And it’s a great game to come show your support because it’s senior night. We hope to see you there. Thank you!

Contact Justine Benner (jbenner12@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Create. Collaborate. Compete. On Saturday, Feb. 24, showcase your innovative ideas and develop the skills necessary to start your professional career at the Innovative Industry Idea (i3) Challenge! Build your team to compete and work together to create an innovative idea for our panel, all in just five hours!

Students from every major are invited to participate. For more information or to register, visit us at GFUi3Challenge.com. Questions? Contact Laurie Koehler (lkoehler@georgefox.edu) or Maggie Plater (mplater14@georgefox.edu).

The Chaos is coming. Our very own canyon is hosting one of the most anticipated Olympic events of the new millennia: The Canyon Chaos Relays.

On Saturday, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. the gun will go off and a horde of newly paired Valentines representing dozens of countries from around the world will race around the trail. They will battle for the title of Olympic Chaos Champion over one hour of racing.

Details:

• No one needs to preregister; just show up to be signed in and be given a country to represent.
• The course is a 0.9-mile loop run clockwise in the canyon. It starts running straight up the hill toward HMS.
• We’ll have a big fire going, warm beverages, music, and lots of cowbell for everyone to enjoy.
• Teams are of two and must alternate laps. Anyone who doesn’t have a partner we can pair with other singles.
• We have Winter Olympics-themed prizes for the first three places, and the first 36 people who sign up get cowbells to cheer with.

Sponsored by the Houses and Apartments-West living area. Email Grant Burns at gburns@georgefox.edu for more info.

As a part of the George Fox Web Design II class I am putting together a hypothetical proposal for the redesign of the Intramural Leagues website and App. I need your help! Fill out this quick survey on the common uses of imleagues.com and the IMLeagues App.

IMLeagues Survey

Thanks for your input!
– Zachary Keimig (zkeimig14@gmail.com)

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 music of Star Wars, Bach and Scott Joplin will fill the university’s Bauman Auditorium when a Monster Piano Concert takes the stage for the 12th annual Bösendorfer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 15.

The evening will feature 16 performers playing eight pianos, on many occasions simultaneously. Among those performing will be local organist Dan Miller, the piano duet team of Eduard Gavril and Sorin Frisan, the university’s String Ensemble and Keyboard Ensemble, George Fox alumni, and members of George Fox music professor Kenn Willson’s recruiting studio.

The program will feature pieces by John Williams, from the Star Wars films; Joplin’s ragtime classic The Entertainer; a Bach Concerto; the music of Dave Brubeck; Beethoven’s Für Elise, with a jazz arrangement for four pianos; and Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, featuring four pianos.

All employees and students are entitled to one free ticket. All tickets are reserved seating and are available at this link or at the University Box Office by calling 503-554-3844. To get your free ticket online, click “Okay” after making your seat selection, select “GFU Employee” or “GFU Student” in the drop-down menu on the ticket selection screen, and proceed to checkout.

Additional tickets are $12 for general admission, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12.

More information about the evening and the concert series is available at this link.

Janet Ellis joined the Office of Employee Empowerment this month as a payroll specialist. She brings with her 18 years of payroll experience. For the past three years, she has worked as a senior payroll specialist and payroll supervisor for Xenium Resources in Tualatin. Prior to that, she spent more than nine years as the payroll and benefits manager for ProGrass Inc. in Wilsonville, as well as six years as a payroll specialist for Hollywood Entertainment Corporation. She has also been volunteering as the treasurer for a local ministry, Lutheran Latino Ministries, since 2008. She studied accounting and business administration at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. Janet lives in Sherwood with her husband, Dan, and stepson Eric. She attends Countryside Community Church in Sherwood.

Spencer Hadduck joined the university last month as a media specialist in the IT department. Since 2015 he has worked as the creative director for Walk Creative, a Christian media company that specializes in video content for churches and other religious organizations. In addition, he has worked as an AV technician for GCA Services Group, responsible for setting up equipment and facilitating audio-visual needs in the primary meeting space for Cambia Health Solutions in Portland. Previously, Spencer was a part-time AV technician for the Red Lion Hotel in Jantzen Beach (2015-16) and a sound designer, production mixer and metadata specialist for Funnelbox Productions of Oregon City (2012-15). He holds a bachelor’s degree in film and video production from Pacific University (2010). Spencer lives in Oregon City and has two children, Vivienne (5) and Asher (3).

Plant Services welcomed Crista Kiefiuk Yates as a custodian last month. For the past year and a half she worked as an administrative assistant for the East Salem Seventh-day Adventist church, where she attends church with her family. Prior to that, she worked for two and a half years as a food service worker at an elementary school in Salem (2013-16) and worked for more than 11 years as a gymnastics coach in Salem (2002-13). Crista earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, with a minor in music, from Western Oregon State College in 1996. She lives in Keizer with her husband Corey, and they have two children: Caleb, a freshman at George Fox, and Caitlyn, a sophomore at McNary High School.

Barbara Bokenyi (Adult Degree Program) is retiring from the university. Her last scheduled day at George Fox is Feb. 28.