The Daily Bruin

Through the Center for Peace Justice, Nehemiah Heye will be hosting a colloquium series on pornography and its effects on human trafficking, the church and on the brain. Guest speakers will be brought in for three of the weeks to inform and also empower.

Please join us for any or all of the sessions. They will be held in the Le Shana lobby from 6 to 7 p.m. on the following dates …

• Thursday, Feb. 8
• Thursday, Feb. 22
• Thursday, March 1
• Thursday, March 8

You can sign up to attend at this link. If you attend all four sessions you can receive five elective chapel credits. Go to any fewer and you will receive one for each one you attend.

If you have any questions, email Nehemiah Heye (nheye14@georgefox.edu).

Spring semester Life Groups are open! Life Groups provide an outlet for students to gather for a weekly time of discussion and prayer. Groups are all male, all female or coed, and meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. Groups are facilitated by staff, faculty and other post-college leaders who love Jesus.

Spring groups meet for six weeks starting the week of Feb. 11 and concluding the week of March 18. Students can sign up using this link.

For more information, write spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Grab your friends and prospective students and come load up on snack food and watch The Incredibles at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in EHS 102.

See you there!

Questions? Contact Alaina Hill (asc@georgefox.edu).

The paycheck self-service page in MyGFU (MyGFU > Self Service > Payroll and Compensation > View Paycheck) was not working properly for the past seven days. It was showing your current paycheck rather than a listing of paychecks from the last six months. This issue has been resolved.

If you have any paycheck-related issues, please contact Employee Empowerment by email at ee@georgefox.edu.

All staff members are invited to attend this month’s staff lunch at noon on Thursday, Feb. 15, in Canyon Commons. The cost is $3, cash or check only. Please RSVP by noon on Monday, Feb. 12, using this RSVP link.

We hope to see you there!

– The Staff Development Committee

The undergraduate admissions office is getting ready to welcome its second round of scholarship competitors this Thursday and Friday, Feb. 8-9, for our annual Scholarship Competition. Please be considerate of guests by avoiding parking in the Stevens and Hoover parking lots those two days.

If you have any further questions, contact Kelly Friesen at kfriesen@georgefox.edu or ext. 2248.

This Friday, join our Bruin basketball programs in celebrating two big events: Coaches vs. Cancer, and National Girls and Women in Sports Day!

At halftime of the 6 p.m. women’s game against Whitworth, our football coaches will take on some of our players in a basketball matchup. At halftime of the 8 p.m. men’s game, we will honor all of our senior women athletes. Don’t miss out!

Then, on Saturday, our Bruin women will take on nationally ranked Whitman in a contest that could decide who finishes atop the Northwest Conference. Support the women’s team at 4 p.m. and the men’s team at 6 p.m.

Make plans to attend a special presentation, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Inner Life and Global Vision,” featuring Clayborne Carson, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in Room 101 of the Canyon Commons dining hall.

Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History and the Ronnie Lott Founding Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. He has devoted most of his professional life to the study of King and the movements King inspired. Carson’s scholarly publications have focused on African-American protest movements and political thought of the period after World War II.

Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call or email Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.

The Columbia Sportswear Company has invited George Fox employees to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store between Feb. 9 and March 4.

Participation Instructions

• Bring the invite (see link below) with you to the store reception desk, or show the invite to the receptionist on your mobile phone
• Show your George Fox ID (other options listed on invite)
• This invite is non-transferable, but you can bring your family and friends with you (up to four guests per person, per visit)
• Online access is not available, but you are welcome to visit multiple times during your invite period (with your invite)

Location, Phone and Hours

• Store location: 14100 N.W. Science Park Dr., Portland
• Store phone: 503.985.4125
• Store hours: All days, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Click this link to download or print the pass.

Please contact Darby Thiessen at dthiessen@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2188 for assistance with these or any of your George Fox benefits.

George Fox will host the Oregon Symphony for the 31st appearance in Bauman Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. The concert is a gift from George Fox honorary board member Ken Austin, cofounder of A-Dec, with his late wife Joan.

A limited number of tickets have been provided for George Fox employees. Tickets are limited to two per employee on a first-come, first-served basis through the Office of Event Services, 1109 E. Hancock St. Reservations may be taken for the Portland Center only.

Remaining tickets (limit of additional two per person) will be available through Friday, Feb. 9. If you find you are not able to attend, please return your tickets for another employee to use.

Questions? Please contact Michelle Dawson at mdawson@georgefox.edu or ext. 2029.

This spring semester a Life Group has been formed especially for female commuter participants. Facilitated by the director of commuter life, Kristi Welker, this all-female Life Group will meet on Fridays at noon on campus.

Interested students can sign up here. Email the spiritual life office at spirituallife@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Want to learn more about the fastest-growing game in the country? Come out to the Bruin Lacrosse Fan Day this Saturday, Feb. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Austin Sports Complex.

Meet the 2018 Bruin team, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, and learn more about this exciting sport. See you on Saturday!

Contact Katie Mastropaolo (kmastropaolo@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Mu Kappa – a club for missionary kids, people who have lived overseas, and people interested in overseas living and traveling – is meeting tonight (Wednesday) from 8 to 9 p.m. in the International House. There will be snacks, warm drinks, and fun games! We would love to see you there!

Contact Cayla Smith (smithc15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The university community is invited to join us today (Wednesday) at 10 a.m. as we gather for our veterans prayer group weekly meeting in the side room of the ASC office. Please join us as we pray for our veterans and our community

We hope to see you there. Contact Spencer Craballo (scaraballo15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

George Fox University will serve as host for the 2018 Oregon Academy of Science’s annual meeting this Saturday, March 3. This is a one-day annual meeting for researchers, educators and students statewide to exchange ideas, present current research, and to strengthen professional and personal relationships.

This year, our keynote speaker is Marshall Gannett from the U.S. Geological Survey, who will be speaking on “Hydrology and Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems of Central Oregon.”

OAS encourages participation from a broad range of interests in the natural and social sciences. Attendees from around the state represent anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, philosophy/environmental science/ethics, health science, STEM education, geography, geology, mathematics, physics, political science, psychology and sociology. More information can be found at our website on the event.

Faculty and students are welcome to participate in this one-day event. Included are a continental breakfast, poster sessions, oral presentations and lunch.

Registration is $45 for faculty and $20 for students. Please register on the OAS website as soon as possible. If presenting, deadline for abstracts is Friday, Feb. 16. Onsite registration is available with an additional $5 late registration fee. The event will begin in the EHS Atrium at 8 a.m.

If you have any questions, contact John Schmitt, professor of biology and the OAS president, at jschmitt@georgefox.edu.

ASC elections for Central Committee are ending on Sunday, Feb. 11, and on Thursday night, Feb. 8, students have the opportunity to hear each of the candidates speak about what they have to offer to the student body next year. Join us at 9 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Nehemiah Heye (nheye14@georgefox.edu).

Join us for Bruins LEAD as we welcome Provost Linda Samek tomorrow morning (Thursday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Wheeler 208. Linda will spend time speaking on “Humility in Leadership.” Everyone is welcome and, as always, snacks are provided!

Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Grab your friends and prospective students and come load up on snack food and watch The Incredibles at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in EHS 102.

See you there!

Questions? Contact Alaina Hill (asc@georgefox.edu).

Spring semester Life Groups are open! Life Groups provide an outlet for students to gather for a weekly time of discussion and prayer. Groups are all male, all female or coed, and meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes. Groups are facilitated by staff, faculty and other post-college leaders who love Jesus.

Spring groups meet for six weeks starting the week of Feb. 11 and concluding the week of March 18. Students can sign up using this link.

For more information, write spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Through the Center for Peace Justice, Nehemiah Heye will be hosting a colloquium series on pornography and its effects on human trafficking, the church and on the brain. Guest speakers will be brought in for three of the weeks to inform and also empower.

Please join us for any or all of the sessions. They will be held in the Le Shana lobby from 6 to 7 p.m. on the following dates …

• Thursday, Feb. 8
• Thursday, Feb. 22
• Thursday, March 1
• Thursday, March 8

You can sign up to attend at this link. If you attend all four sessions you can receive five elective chapel credits. Go to any fewer and you will receive one for each one you attend.

If you have any questions, email Nehemiah Heye (nheye14@georgefox.edu).