The Daily Bruin

Hello! Mu Kappa (a club for missionary kids, international kids, people who have traveled overseas, or anyone interested in any of these things) is meeting tomorrow night (Wednesday) from 8 to 9 p.m. We will be meeting at the International House with warm drinks, food and games! We would love to see you there.

Contact Cayla Smith (smithc15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

One of George Fox’s newest clubs is hosting a meeting tonight (Tuesday) for anyone who is interested in political activism and discussion. Turning Point USA is hosting meetings every Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Stevens 101. Come out and present your views on important issues, discuss future events, and advocate with us for limited government, capitalism and free markets!

If you have any questions at all or would like to get involved with TPUSA, please contact Madison McClean at maddie.mcclean@tpusa.com.

Josh DeGraff joins Plant Services this month as a groundskeeper. A landscape specialist with nearly 15 years of experience, he worked the past year doing landscaping projects and clean water services work for various pump stations throughout Washington County. Before that, he worked for 13 years as a landscape foreman and technician for Winterbloom Inc., serving as a crew leader, foreman and technician for various residential projects that included all phases of landscape construction and maintenance. Josh is a licensed landscape construction professional (2005-present) and earned landscape technology credentials at Portland Community College in 2003. He lives in Beaverton with wife Kristin and has three girls: Miriam (12), Eliza (10) and Lia (8). The family attends Sonrise Church in Hillsboro, where he plays drums on the worship team. Outside of landscaping, Josh has a passion for bicycles. Currently, he is a part-time bicycle mechanic and has experience working full time at a bike shop in Portland.

Plant Services welcomes James Dezellem as a custodian this month. For the past two years, he worked as youth director at Yamhill Christian Church, planning and leading events and programs and mentoring teenagers in the community. He also worked in 2015 as a carpenter for All Building Construction, working with a team building everything from decks and fences to full-fledged remodels and new custom buildings from the ground up. Previously, James worked as a line trainer for TriMet (2013-15) and was an assistant director for a small nonprofit, Empowered Kids. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Oregon University. James lives in Carlton with his wife Marie and attends Yamhill Christian Church.

The student accounts office has hired Ji Haverda as an account specialist to serve students whose last names begin with A through K. For the past three years, she has worked as an office manager and as head wedding photographer for Imogen Works Photography. Prior to that, she was a challenge course facilitator in the guest services department of Washington Family Ranch, a Young Life camp based in Antelope, Oregon, in 2013-14. Ji gained higher education experience as an office specialist and web designer for the Campus Ministries Department at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, from 2009 to 2013. She also worked as a travel photographer for The New York Times’ online publications in 2011-12. Ji lives in Newberg with her husband, Corey.

Rae Casey (DPS), Jennie Harrop (DPS), Carol Hutchinson (DPS) and Michelle Shelton (DPS) presented a talk, titled “Breaking Down Silos: Technology, Teamwork, and Transformational Learning,” at the 2017 Magna Teaching with Technology Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on Oct. 7. The group grounded their discussion in andragogical learning theory, focusing on (1) how transformational learning is possible in local and distance learning environments, (2) that meaningful learning communities must be created with intention, (3) that academic silos must be broken down to allow for relationships, and (4) that effective technology demands faculty teamwork.

Kevin Jones (Department of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts) published two articles this fall on two different, but relevant, topics. In October, Kevin, along with coauthor James Briscoe from James Madison University, published “Mortification and Apodiorizo: Re-framing Apologia” in the International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Review. The essay challenges conventional methods of apology speeches and creates a new theory for seeking forgiveness for a transgression. Kevin also published “The Integration of Faith and Learning in the Communication Classroom” in the Journal of Christian Teaching and Practice. In that essay, he draws upon more than 30 years of teaching experience to provide a servant-leadership teaching model for the Christian communication classroom.

Brent Weaver’s (Music) composition Two Intermezzos was performed in September by “Rising Star” Sam Hong. The piece was inspired by the Intermezzos of Brahms, with a musical connection with American musical styles such as jazz, folk music and more recent popular styles. Brent is one of 12 local composers commissioned by Portland Piano International/SOLO to compose new works for solo piano, to be performed by young “Rising Star” pianists from across the globe. The works premiere in free, interactive concerts in Portland and around Oregon, and will be recorded for release in 2018.

Ed Higgins (Emeritus, English Department) published his poem “Monday” in the online publication Ascent Aspirations Magazine on Oct. 17. Ed’s piece was among those selected for the magazine’s “Friday’s Poems” segment. Ed also had a flash fiction piece, “Boil,” published in the October 2017 issue of the online literary journal Clockwise Cat.

Corban Harwood (Mathematics) presented “Stability and Oscillatory Analysis of Numerical Partial Differential Equations,” one of two invited addresses at the annual Oregon Liberal Arts Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 21 in Forest Grove. The other invited address, “Diagonalization of Algebraic Structures over the Integers,” was given by Michelle Walty, a 2010 George Fox mathematics graduate who is a visiting professor at Pacific University after earning her PhD in mathematics in August from Texas Tech University.

Oct. 31            Rachael Fissell, Dane Joseph
Nov. 1             Dave Johnstone, David Martinez, Christopher Parks, Polly Peterson
Nov. 2             Tahlia Martin
Nov. 3             Karen Bowdoin, Nijay Gupta
Nov. 4             Karen Carskadon, Jennifer Farland, Tom Head, Young-Il Kim, Melissa Thomas
Nov. 5             Rob Bohall, Michelle Kang
Nov. 6             Alexandra Harrington, Jon Schatz
Nov. 8             Rebecca Valdovinos
Nov. 9             Jack Lyda
Nov. 10           Glena Andrews
Nov. 11           Rhonda Andrews, Sean Patterson
Nov. 12           Kelly Borror, Ian Sanders
Nov. 13           Kristie Knows His Gun
Nov. 14           Kelly Lafferty
Nov. 16           Carol Jaquith
Nov. 17           Abigail Favale, Kris Nelson, Sue O’Donnell
Nov. 18           Kathleen Jones, Gina Miller
Nov. 19           Nathanael Ankeny, Bob Hamilton, Heather Rainey
Nov. 20           Jeremy Doucette-Hardy
Nov. 21           Ryan Tafflinger
Nov. 22           Corban Harwood
Nov. 23           Laura Simmons, Sarah Stevenson
Nov. 24           Tamara Reams
Nov. 27           Ryan Jacobson

Do you want to use your creativity and skills to get experience by working for the literary and art magazine at George Fox?

For this year’s publication, The Wineskin is looking to hire an art editor and a graphic designer. Both positions require an eye for beauty and an appreciation for design. The graphic design position requires being capable and comfortable with InDesign.

Applications are due by Wednesday, Nov. 8, at midnight.

Any questions or comments? Email Kialynn Palpant at kpalpant16@georgefox.edu.

Shalom is NOT cancelled tonight, despite the fact it’s Halloween. Come on out to Canyon Commons at 8:30 p.m. It will be a time together you don’t want to miss! We’ll have stations set up to reflect on how/where God is speaking in our lives, and we will take time to pray specifically over Halloween.

Bring your Bibles/journals and come join us for as little or as much time as you can! If you have any questions or want to get involved, email Shea Krevi at skrevi15@georgefox.edu.

Need a Halloween treat? Gather your colleagues together for an all-employee lunch today (Tuesday). Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons for only $3. It’s no trick, we promise!

Happy Halloween, Bruins! Join us this morning (Tuesday) as we welcome Mark Strong, who will be kicking off our new “Vocation and the Old Testament” series. Mark will be with us for the next three weeks, and we are thrilled!

We are so excited to have a wonderful worship time and to dive into our new series. We’ll see you at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

The Crescent is doing a short survey on majors for an article. It would be wonderful and much appreciated if you took the 27.24 seconds (that’s my record; can you beat it?) to fill this out!

Majors Survey

There are no gift cards or candy, but I can give you a hug if you find me.

In eager expectation of your responses,
– Satoshi Seth (sseth16@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.

Casting call! We are doing a short comedy film and seeking college-aged guys to audition for the lead character. Auditions will be Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Nov. 1-2, between 6 and 8 p.m. in the Cinematic Arts building.

Email Maggie Allen at mallen14@georgefox.edu with any questions or to set up an audition time.

Are you physically active? Not so much? We want your opinion!

Take 30 seconds to share your thoughts about the future of clothing essentials for both the athletically and not-so athletically inclined.

New Apparel Technologies Survey

Thanks for your feedback!
– Jessi Mau (jmau16@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 Idea Ninjas are George Fox students who develop innovative solutions on campus. If you have thoughts about George Fox parking, please take our survey. You can also enter to win one of two $20 Amazon gift cards by entering your email address once completing the survey.

George Fox Parking and Commuting Survey 

Thank you for your help!
- Garrett Burr (gburr14@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.

Looking for a fun evening of entertainment? Come out to any one of three concerts being held in Bauman Auditorium this week!

On Thursday, Nov. 2, the school’s Symphonic Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of Dick Elliott. Selections include pieces by Robert Shelton (Velocity), Gary Gilroy (Four Dance Episodes), John Williams (For the President’s Own) and Julie Giroux (Hymn for the Innocent). Admission is free.

Two days later, on Saturday, Nov. 4, a free Fall Choir Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m., featuring a selection of the school’s choirs.

The following evening, on Sunday, Nov. 5, a special Organ Hymn Festival Concert, featuring internationally known organist Dan Miller in addition to the university’s Brass Ensemble and Concert Choir, is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start. Pieces scheduled to be performed include Holy, Holy, Holy, Great is Thy Faithfulness, O God Our Help in Ages Past, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Be Thou My Vision, and I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.

Tickets for the Organ Hymn Festival are $5, with all proceeds going toward supporting the George Fox Auxiliary’s Student Scholarship Fund. Tickets may be purchased online at georgefox.edu/concerts.

Contact Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The university community is invited to Art Talk tonight (Monday), as members of Laundry Studio will be talking about their art from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.).

Laundry Studio is a creative design studio in Portland that specializes in pattern design, art direction, illustration and graphic design for apparel companies, home furnishings and creative agencies. The studio is known for its experimental, bold, and unique designs as well as its creative problem-solving. Its artists work on every aspect of creative projects, from concept to completion, and are known for their collaborative, world-class service and commitment to excellence.

There will be food and drink at the talk, as well as a question-and-answer time.

Contact Elizabeth Herrera (herrerae16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The university community is invited to join the Science and Religion Club for a special presentation at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday), in Canyon Commons 102. Computer science professor Brian Snider will give a short talk about artificial intelligence technologies, followed by a discussion of how these technologies might be considered in light of Christian understandings of the world.

There will be free junk food, and elective chapel credit is available for students!

Contact Elizah Stephens (estephens13@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Come show your support for George Fox’s physical therapy program by grabbing some dinner at Sandwich Express in Newberg (next to Fred Meyer, at 901 Brutscher St., #B) this Thursday, Nov. 2. Proceeds will go toward our medical service trip to Ghana and Uganda next summer. Drop by Sandwich Express between 3 and 7:30 p.m. to participate.

Questions? Contact Nick Gammie (ngammie16@georgefox.edu).

Need a Halloween treat? Gather your colleagues together for an all-employee lunch tomorrow (Tuesday). Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons for only $3. It’s no trick, we promise!

Due to popular demand, the Health and Counseling Center has added a second stress management class. Learn strategies to manage and overcome your stress and anxiety! Develop the skills to be free from unnecessary worry and fear. Classes meet at 5 p.m. on Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and Nov. 16.

Space is limited to the first 15, so call 503.554.2340 to register.

Interested in volunteering on a monthly basis mentoring kids and teens in foster care? Want to help give their foster parents a night off? Volunteer with Foster Parents Night Out (FPNO).

These events happen on a monthly basis from 4 to 8 p.m. at Church on the Hill in McMinnville. Training is coming up this Sunday, Nov. 4, at Columbia River Foursquare Church in St. Helens from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Email Jamie Kitchen at embracegfu@gmail.com if you are interested!