The Daily Bruin

It is Lip Sync season again! Come out to the biggest event on campus because this year’s theme is the “GFU Music Awards.” Sit back, relax and watch the amazing acts we have this year. See which group will win the $500! Also, there will be dessert for all who come.

Lip Sync will begin at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in Bauman Auditorium. Contact Morgan Coursey (mcoursey16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Are you interested in China and Chinese culture?

The Internationalization Consortium invites you to participate in the Winter 2018 Rising Star Study Tour from Jan. 7-20, 2018, in Beijing, China. Forty American students, along with students and faculty members from Chinese higher vocational colleges, will participate. Activities will include workshops on student artistic creation and design, site visits and cultural experiences.

The application deadline for this winter study tour is Friday, Nov. 10, 2017.

Please contact Lynn Scott (lscott@georgefox.edu) for the application and financial aid information.

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.

Come join Howard Macy as he hosts a “Turning the Page” session with The Saint John’s Bible this Friday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. in the Special Collections Room in the upstairs of the Murdock Learning Resource Center. All are welcome!

Come hear about Team Drives, a new feature of Google Drive and a great tool for accessing and storing files that are shared among a group, such as a department or committee. They are quick and easy to create.

Learn when and why you would want to use them at a special staff lunch today (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. in Canyon Commons 101. Please RSVP to Peg Hutton at phutton@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Spiritual Life (SpiL) offers students annual opportunities to participate in SpiL trips. These domestic and international trips last anywhere from one to four weeks and challenge students to learn from and work alongside great people and model organizations in the context of their culture, community and complexities.

These trips are designed to share the “Be Known” promise beyond our campus as students meet, befriend and serve “Christ in the least of these,” particularly among people experiencing the various and complex realities of under-resourced communities. Our traveling teams do so by immersing in the cultural contexts and perspectives that exist outside of students’ familiar home culture and utilizing service as a means of nurturing Christian community development.

Our teams go with the mindset of being both learners and servants. Our primary goal through these short-term trips is to recognize, learn from, accentuate, encourage and build upon the assets and gifts of our global neighbors, partner organizations, and the neighbors and communities they live amongst and serve long term. We aspire to listen and learn, encourage and serve alongside to help enhance sustainable ministry and Christian community development, with the goal of coming home with a greater understanding of the kingdom and mission of God and our role in it wherever we live.

For more information and to apply, go to georgefox.edu/spiltrips. Applications are due Monday, Nov. 13.

So, in the words of Jesus, “Come and see!” (John 1:39)

Contact Monik Kadarmanto (mkadarmanto@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Are you interested in studying abroad with Veritas? If so, come visit their program representative, Aley Bedair, in Canyon Commons between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday or Thursday, Nov. 1-2. Some of their locations include Spain, France, Costa Rica, Italy, Scotland and South Korea.

Aley will be able to answer questions about specific programs and the application process. There will also be time from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, to meet more in depth in Canyon Commons 101.

If you have questions, or need more information, please contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu or stop by the Center for Study Abroad office.

The Friendsview Retirement Community is hosting an all-Christmas garage sale and would like to invite George Fox students to come out and take advantage of a special “half-off sale” for students only.

Swing by this Saturday, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and find great deals on Christmas decorations.

Have questions? Contact Kathryn Saunders at ksaunders@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in studying abroad with Veritas? If so, come visit their program representative, Aley Bedair, in Canyon Commons between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday or Thursday, Nov. 1-2. Some of their locations include Spain, France, Costa Rica, Italy, Scotland and South Korea.

Aley will be able to answer questions about specific programs and the application process. There will also be time from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, to meet more in depth in Canyon Commons 101.

If you have questions, or need more information, please contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu or stop by the Center for Study Abroad office.

It is Lip Sync season again! Come out to the biggest event on campus because this year’s theme is the “GFU Music Awards.” Sit back, relax and watch the amazing acts we have this year. See which group will win the $500! Also, there will be dessert for all who come.

Lip Sync will begin at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in Bauman Auditorium. Contact Morgan Coursey (mcoursey16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

All graduating seniors (for December 2017 commencement) are invited to stop by the Stevens Center Atrium tomorrow (Wednesday) between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to pick up their cap and gown at the Exodus Grad Fair!

Contact Audrey Lichten (alichten@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Are you interested in participating in tough conversations around race, faith and diversity? Are you in the midst of understanding your own racial/cultural identity?

The Intercultural Resource Center invites you to participate in our unique leadership program that will encourage growth, relationship and cultural awareness. This unique student leadership opportunity is for students who are seeking to be culturally engaged and who have a desire to see change take place on campus. In addition to training with your peers on a weekly basis, students involved in the program will be attending the SCORR (Student Congress of Racial Reconciliation Conference) in the month of February, hosted at Biola University.

Applications are open from Oct. 30 through Nov. 10. Use this link to apply.

If you have any questions about the Cultural Ambassador program, contact Rachel Leong (rleong16@georgefox.edu).

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Ten! Ten! Ten! auditions are tonight (Tuesday) from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Callbacks will take place tomorrow (Wednesday) from 7 to 10 p.m.

If you are not a theatre major/minor, please sign up for an audition slot on the Lemmons’ hall audition board or simply show up at Wood-Mar Auditorium between 8 and 9:30 p.m. We will hand you a short monologue to read for our directors.

Theatre majors/minors need to prepare a fully rehearsed and memorized 90-second contemporary monologue for the general audition.

Ten! Ten! Ten! is our annual 10-minute play festival featuring the work of our THEA 370: Directing class. This year we have six plays with approximately 13 parts (five male, eight female). Your time commitment will vary depending on the length of the play, but you can count on 20 to 30 total hours over a four-week period.

The one and only performance of the play will take place on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 10:10 p.m.

Contact Rhett Luedtke at rluedtke@georgefox.edu for details.

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.