The Daily Bruin

If you missed the first week of shows, make plans to see the theatre department’s Sunday in the Park with George this week.

The show runs Feb. 2-5, with all performances taking place in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, Feb. 5, matinee at 2 p.m.

Student tickets are free Thursday night, Feb. 2. It’s recommended you pick up your free ticket in advance online (select “GFU Student” in the drop-down ticket menu). You may also bring your student ID to the door to gain admission, but be aware Thursday shows typically fill up quickly.

Employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. You may pick up that ticket (select “GFU Employee” in drop-down menu), purchase additional tickets and read a synopsis of the play at theatre.georgefox.edu.

Contact Kathy Harris (kharris@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

The Bruin Store will be open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays for the remainder of the spring semester. For more details, call 503-554-2540.

Thank you!

This week in chapel we have “Pastah J” joining us from Chicago. He has worked with elementary education and the arts in the inner city for a decade, and in the senior pastor at Canaan Community Church.

Come listen to “Pastah J’s” perspective as a part of what “We Believe” Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. In Vespers Wednesday at 7 p.m., we will be looking at Psalm 139 as a continuation of our series “One.”

Come and join us for the 125 Days of Wellness Challenge. What is it, exactly? It’s a George Fox University all-employee challenge to get moving! It’s a battle between teams for the most points. The winning team will take home George Fox swag, and the winning individual will take home a Fit Bit.

The challenge starts on Feb. 1, 2017, and runs for 125 days, ending on June 5. Teams will consist of between four to six people. Go to this link to sign up. Registration is open now and will close on Friday, Feb. 10. You can request to be assigned to a miscellaneous team or you can request to be on a team with a friend/coworker.

To view the point system, go the 125 Days of Wellness Challenge section on the bottom of this page. Not really a walker? No problem. You can view a conversion chart here to see how other activities calculate into steps. Let’s get moving, have some fun, and get healthier!

– Brought to you by the Staff Development Committee

Come join Master Chorus! This ensemble meets every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Ross 208. It is open to any student, past or present, as well as employees and community members.

We will be presenting Nico Muhly’s Senex Puerum Portabat and Alexander Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances on Friday, April, 21! Questions? Please contact Danielle Warner at dwarner@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2627.

Do tests drive you crazy? You read the book, did the assignments, studied the night before, and still didn’t do as well as you wanted on your test. What else can you do?

This Thursday, Feb. 2, Rick Muthiah, director of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests in an ARC-sponsored workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test Taker).” Join us from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Rick at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation tonight (Monday), when Kym LeBlanc-Esparza, superintendent of the Newberg School District, presents “K-12 Education and the American Dream” in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

LeBlanc-Esparza will discuss the educational challenges associated with the American Dream. Among the questions to be discussed: “Can we equip students with 21st-century skills while ensuring all students have equal access to the American Dream? And what happens if we fall short?”

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “The Future of the American Dream.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Let’s celebrate (slightly) longer days and (slightly) warmer temperatures together at an all-employee lunch tomorrow (Tuesday)! Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in a new location this one time only: Roberts 117.

Encourage your coworkers to join you for this bargain $3 lunch!

Want to learn how to make better connections with others? Come to a workshop on social interaction and learn new skills for meeting people, making friends, and building a close-knit community.

The workshop is taught by Daniel Wendler, MA, author of the book Improve Your Social Skills and a graduate student in the George Fox Doctor of Clinical Psychology program. Availability will be limited, so if you are interested, reserve your spot today by contacting the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. (Dates and times will be determined by student availability.)

Questions? Contact Bill Buhrow at bbuhrow@georgefox.edu.

All are welcome to Quaere Verum tonight (Sunday)! Join us from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Pennington House for soup, bread and discussion. Quaere Verum is an interdisciplinary group of students who gather weekly for truth-seeking conversation over a meal.

Contact Emma Bloomquist (ebloomquist14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

If you’re a frequent visitor of the Prayer Chapel, you may have noticed the prayer request board that is set up there. On the final Sunday of every month, we invite students to come to the fire pit at 7 p.m. and pray over those prayer requests before offering them up to God in the flames. Join us tonight.

Contact Zack Tewksbury (ztewksbury14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Swing dancing will be held in the FoxHole tonight (Saturday). The beginner lesson starts at 6:30 p.m., the intermediate at 7 p.m. and the free dance from 7:30 on. Hope to see you all there.

Contact Andrea Roberts (aroberts14@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Do you like Pitch Perfect? Come support your George Fox a cappella group at the real-life Pitch Perfect competition! Quakers and Notes will be competing in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals tonight (Saturday) at 7 p.m. at Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 S.W. Borland Road, in Tualatin.

There are many collegiate a cappella groups from around Oregon George Fox will compete against. You can buy tickets online at this link or at the door. Quakers and Notes have been working very hard to get to this point, and we promise you will be entertained!

Questions? Contact Emily Davenport at edavenport14@georgefox.edu.

Free food. Now that I have your attention, we are looking for volunteers to help with the Spring Fashion Show hosted by the art and design department on Friday, March 24, at the Chehalem Cultural Center.

This is the LAST SHOW EVER and is sure to be great, as it is features the work of eight George Fox students and alumni who are eager to show off their design skills. Volunteers would show up at the Cultural Center at 6 p.m. to usher guests to their seats, help greet guests, and help with the tear-down portion of the show.

We are also looking for about three select volunteers who would want to help backstage with model management. To show our great appreciation for your help, you will receive a free meal as well as a free ticket to the show. This opportunity is also an excellent resume builder.

If you’re interested in helping at this grand finale event, or have any questions, please contact Erika Muir at emuir12@georgefox.edu. Thank you for your consideration!

Are you a musician, singer and performer? Do you want to share your talents with your peers? Sign up to perform in a student concert in the Foxhole on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m.!

You can sign up at this link.

Contact Ashley Meyer (ameyer14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Hello George Fox photographers!

The university’s PsyD program is looking to hire a student photographer to attend our annual spring banquet on Saturday, April 8, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. to help capture the event and take portrait shots. The event will take place in the Canyon Commons banquet room.

Please email kshumway14@georgefox.edu if you are interested.

All are welcome to Quaere Verum tomorrow night (Sunday)! Join us from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Pennington House for soup, bread and discussion. Quaere Verum is an interdisciplinary group of students who gather weekly for truth-seeking conversation over a meal.

Contact Emma Bloomquist (ebloomquist14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

If you’re a frequent visitor of the Prayer Chapel, you may have noticed the prayer request board that is set up there. On the final Sunday of every month, we invite students to come to the fire pit at 7 p.m. and pray over those prayer requests before offering them up to God in the flames. Join us tomorrow night.

Contact Zack Tewksbury (ztewksbury14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The spring semester is well upon us and we have great news! The university’s Cycling Club is riding today (Saturday) at 2 p.m. We’ll meet in front of the Stevens Center. Forward this on to roommates and friends on campus if they don’t already get these notices.

Don’t love this weather? Well, we don’t mind much, but it does mean we don’t get out riding as much as we would like. We take careful consideration in group situations for routes and road conditions, and with this recent snow/ice/rain we haven’t been super excited about it. But as of late things have improved a lot!

Come join us! Contact Jesse Tonkinson (jtonkinson13@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Scholarship Manager, George Fox’s site to apply for more than 100-plus donor-funded scholarships, closes today (Friday, Jan. 27) at 5 p.m. No exceptions! The site is open to current traditional undergraduate students returning in 2017-18.

If you started your application and saved it, now is the time to complete and submit it before the deadline today at 5 p.m. If you haven’t started your Scholarship Manager application, START IT NOW and submit it prior to 5 p.m. today!

To begin, follow the steps below:

• Sign in to your MyGFU account at mygfu.georgefox.edu
• Under the “Student Resources” box, click on “2017 Newberg UG Scholarships”
• This takes you to the Scholarship Manager sign-in page
• Sign in using your MyGFU username and password
• Under the heading of Current George Fox Students click on “Returning Student Donor Funded Scholarship Application”

Waiting to submit your application until the very last minute may prevent your application from downloading by the automated closing time.

If this is your first time submitting an application through this portal, your Student ID will remain blank until it is uploaded on our side for the matching process!

After you complete all sections, click on the “Review Answers” button located next to the page buttons. If you have successfully completed and filled out all required sections, click on the “Submit Application” button and you will receive a confirmation email.

Questions? Contact Joyce Staats at jstaats@georgefox.edu.