The Daily Bruin

The IDEA Center is seeking to hire one new student worker starting in January 2017. We strive to give our students the chance to grow in their individual skills and help them hone in on their career aspirations. As an IDEA Center student worker, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge, skills and abilities that will benefit you in jobs to come – not to mention it’s a ridiculously fun place to work!

If you are interested, please see our job posting on Handshake (IDEA Center Front Desk Student Worker) and submit your application materials by this Friday, Jan. 13, at 11 p.m. Please read the application instructions carefully.

Contact Kaitlyn Ragan with questions (kragan@georgefox.edu).

Attention coffee lovers: The Human Bean drive-through stand in Newberg is hosting a “Free Fox Friday” promotion this Friday, Jan. 13. All employees and students who show a George Fox ID at the window will receive any drink of choice for free, up to 20 ounces.

The event is the company’s way of welcoming students and employees back from the Christmas break. Swing by anytime during business hours (5 a.m. to 9 p.m.). The stand is located at 206 Villa Road.

The Graduate School of Counseling at George Fox University is hosting its last information meeting before the Feb. 1 early application deadline for fall semester. If you’re considering a masters in school counseling, clinical mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, or school psychology, then plan to join the meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Portland Center campus (Room 155A).

Please RSVP online here and contact Joel Moore with questions at jmoore@georgefox.edu or 503-554-6166.

If you want to prepare yourself for a successful internship search, then enroll in GEED 216 (Course #3722) on Mondays from noon to 12:50 p.m.

You will learn how to:

• Identify a career direction
• Create a personal brand
• Utilize social media and online resources
• Build a professional network
• Write a killer resume and cover letter
• Create a LinkedIn profile that gets results
• Interview like a pro
• Create an internship search strategy.

Instructors are Colleen Sump and Kailtyn Ragan from the IDEA Center, and they are passionate about helping students connect to the professional world. This class is ideal for sophomores and juniors.

Come by the IDEA Center if you have questions.

Are you interested in an easier way to reserve equipment for your class or event?  IT is changing to a new equipment check-out system that is easy to use and quick. It will email you a confirmation immediately, and then you just pick up the equipment at the time requested.

To reserve equipment for your class or meeting in Newberg or Portland:

• Go to itcheckout.georgefox.edu
• Login with your MyGFU username and password
• Next select your equipment from the Items tab and click “Check out”
• Fill out the appropriate information
• Detailed instructions can be found on our website or the IT Equipment Check using EZoffice document

You can also call in your reservation to:

• Newberg Service Desk: 503-554-2569
• Portland Center IT: 503-554-6127

We think you will find the the system so easy that you’ll want to reserve online most of the time.

Questions about using this system? Please contact the Service Desk.

Intramural sign-ups for kickball and outdoor soccer are now available online. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to JJ Lacey at jlacey13@georgefox.edu.

If you love George Fox and want to help welcome prospective students into our community, consider signing up to be on the admissions office’s overnight host list for our weekly visitors!

If you are already signed up, you do not need to apply again. We are specifically in need of more men volunteers! To apply, please fill out this form.

Contact Kelly Hughton at khughton@georgefox.edu with any questions.

We want to remind you that George Fox University is committed to providing a Christ-centered community that fosters a safe living, learning and work setting for students, employees and visitors. A core value of this institution is to maintain a respectful environment for all individuals that is free of the following:

• Sexual harassment
• Sexual assault
• Domestic violence
• Dating violence
• Stalking
• Harassment and discrimination
• Bias-related incidents and hate crimes

These behaviors and actions are contrary to the mission, values and lifestyle standards of our community. It is our firm belief that engaging in any aspect of this behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by members of the George Fox community.

Should an incident of this nature occur, the person is strongly encouraged to report the incident to university personnel. For further descriptions of these policies, resources for support, and the process for reporting please visit studenthandbook.georgefox.edu.

Did you order your textbooks online through the Bruin Store? You can pick up your order in the FoxHole this week, through Friday, Jan. 13, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The FoxHole is located on the bottom floor of the Klages Center.

Please allow one business day for your order to be ready for pick-up. Thank you for shopping at the Bruin Store!

Anderson Campbell and Steve Sherwood of the College of Christian Studies invite you to help celebrate the release of their book Praying for Justice: A Lectionary of Christian Concern, from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) at Chapters Books and Coffee (701 E. 1st St.).

Campbell and Sherwood believe God is greater than any politician, political system or nation, and that now is the time for people of faith to act in tangible, costly and courageous ways. The book, written in response to the troubling rhetoric and division of the 2016 election season, calls Christians to live into wisdom, prudence, compassion, humility and discernment – and to pursue the heart of God’s kingdom vision: a society in which all are valued as individuals bearing God’s image.

The book invites readers to use each day’s verse as a meditation or reflection for that day and each week’s quotation as an examination of the ways in which their life images God’s redemptive justice in the world.

Books will also be for sale in the College of Christian Studies ($18); 100 percent of the net proceeds will go to Church World Service to aid in its work of resettling refugees and advocating for immigrant and refugee rights in the United States.

For more information, contact Paula Hampton (phampton@georgefox.edu) or go to barclaypress.com.

The Open Study Table (OST) reopens on Tuesday, Jan. 17, after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. All students are welcome to get help from generalist tutors or just have a dedicated study space.

The OST meets in Roberts 117 from 7 to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday throughout the semester. Enter through the front door of Roberts by swiping your ID or enter through the side door as marked by the sandwich board.

Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu) with questions about the Open Study Table.

The Academic Resource Center opens next week for the spring semester! We are closed during the first week of classes but will open for our regular hours (Monday through Thursday, 1-10 p.m., and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.) beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17.

To make appointments starting next week, please visit arcschedule.georgefox.edu. If you are in need of an appointment this week or have any other ARC-related questions, please contact us at the_arc@georgefox.edu.

We look forward to seeing you in the ARC this semester!

Anderson Campbell, Steve Sherwood and members of the College of Christian Studies staff teamed up to publish a book, Praying for Justice: A Lectionary for Christian Concern, released in mid-December. The title contains an invitation to pray for justice, but the book contains no overt prayers. Many of the more than 1,400 Bible passages featured are prayers or portions of prayers. The book invites readers to use each day’s verse as a meditation or reflection for that day and each week’s quotation as an examination of the ways in which his or her life reflects God’s redemptive justice in the world. It is available for preorder at barclaypress.com, with all proceeds going to Church World Service to aid in its work resettling refugees and advocating for immigrant and refugee rights in the U.S.

Ed Higgins (English) published his poem “Nativity” in the Dec. 16 issue of the Irish online journal Idler. In addition, his poem “moon/light” is in the print poetry journal The Laughing Dog (Issue No. 25, 2016).

Kenn Willson (Music) will present his “Encounters with Beethoven” piano concert on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Unity of the Valley church in Eugene, Oregon. The 3 p.m. presentation is free and open to the public. Kenn is performing as a guest of the Eugene district of the Oregon Music Teachers Association.

Jan. 10              Grant Burns, George Byrtek, John Regier
Jan. 11              Ginny Birky
Jan. 13              Jeff Cameron, Tim Rahschulte, Shannon Scott
Jan. 14              Kim Rapp, Li-Zandre Philbrook, Jim Steele
Jan. 15              Janeen Dillow, Debbie Hawblitzel, Holli Paskewich
Jan. 16              Kelly Friesen
Jan. 17              Christine Austin, Linda Dallof
Jan. 18              Dwayne Astleford, Robin Baker, Matt Dyment
Jan. 19              Paul Fodge, David Liu
Jan. 22              John Smith
Jan. 23              Ted Allen, Bill Buhrow, Mike Foster, John Johnson, Kris Molitor

Welcome to a new semester! As we process calendar-year end, don’t forget to send any lingering donations over to University Advancement immediately. Don’t leave your donors doubting their gifts; year-end statements go out shortly.

Donations can be dropped off during regular business hours to University Advancement, located in the white building on the corner of Meridian and Sheridan streets (Box 6256).

Call Stephanie Bugas at 503-554-2117 with any questions. Happy New Year!

Did you order your textbooks online through the Bruin Store? You can pick up your order in the FoxHole Monday through Friday, Jan. 9-13, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The FoxHole is located on the bottom floor of the Klages Center.

Please allow one business day for your order to be ready for pick-up. Thank you for shopping at the Bruin Store!

Welcome back from break! We’re so excited to be kicking off the semester again in chapel and Vespers!

Tuesday morning at 10:50 a.m. in chapel we will hear from our very own, Joseph Clair, director of the William Penn Honors Program. He will share his testimony with us as we continue our Tuesday morning series, “We Believe: Building Life in Jesus.”

The theme for Vespers Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. is “One: United with God and Each Other.” This week, Jamie Johnson is bringing the Word.

We hope you all had restful breaks and are energized for this semester. See you in Bauman Auditorium!

The IDEA Center is seeking to hire one new student worker starting in January 2017. We strive to give our students the chance to grow in their individual skills and help them hone in on their career aspirations. As an IDEA Center student worker, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge, skills and abilities that will benefit you in jobs to come – not to mention it’s a ridiculously fun place to work!

If you are interested, please see our job posting on Handshake (IDEA Center Front Desk Student Worker) and submit your application materials by this Friday, Jan. 13, at 11 p.m. Please read the application instructions carefully.

Contact Kaitlyn Ragan with questions (kragan@georgefox.edu).

Students: The parking map was adjusted over Christmas break, so feel free to download a new copy here. Please keep a copy in your car for easy reference; the highlights are more parking areas for commuters and some adjustments to Resident West parking. These changes take effect today (Monday), so be sure to view the new map.

If you moved from one side of the campus to another over break, or moved off-campus, you will need a new parking permit. Please scrape off your old one and bring it to the security office to make the required no-charge permit switch.

If you switched cars over break, you need to do the same thing and bring the new vehicle’s DMV registration slip to the security office to register and get a new parking permit (again, no charge).

If you are bringing back a vehicle and weren’t registered last fall, go on MyGFU now and register it with your DMV registration slip in front of you. Permits take one to two weeks to arrive, so be sure to use your campus or off-campus address for the “mailing address” portion of the registration process. The cost for spring semester is $60, as permits are billed per semester.

Questions? Call 503-554-2090 during business hours or email Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

There have been some questions about which employees are considered “responsible employees” or “mandatory reporters” with regard to sexual misconduct under Title IX. Please refer to the materials in the orange folder that you should have received at the beginning of the year.

In that packet is a sheet titled “Employee Responsibilities Regarding Sexual Misconduct Response.” The first paragraph notes that “All staff and faculty are required to promptly report to the Title IX Coordinator (or Deputy Coordinators) information they have about possible sexual harassment or sexual misconduct at George Fox University, including but not limited to sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, and stalking. The only exception for mandatory reporting is the Spiritual Life Office and the Health & Counseling Center.”

Please contact the Title IX Coordinator (Brad Lau) or Deputy Coordinators (Lisa Burton, Elise Trask, Laura Hartley, Rebecca Hernandez, Jen Macnab or Mark Pothoff) if you have questions.