The Daily Bruin

You are invited to join the campus pastors for a time of prayer on Inauguration Day tomorrow (Friday) in the Prayer Chapel from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Need some help as a new semester gets underway? In an Academic Resource Center-sponsored workshop, “Starting the Semester Well,” Rick Muthiah, director of learning support services, will cover topics that include how to manage your time, building relationships with professors and developing study strategies.

The workshop is scheduled for today (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

George Fox students and employees are again playing a key role in making “Night to Shine,” a prom for those with special needs, happen. It’s scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, at Newberg Christian Church (2315 Villa Road).

The Newberg community will host this special night for the third year in a row, along with other churches across the nation. Come join us for a night of fun, complete with a dinner, dancing, laser tag, limo rides, hair, makeup, shoe shining, karaoke and more!

We are looking for buddies for our guests as well as many other volunteers. Email Katlyn Kronschnabl (katlyn@newbergcc.org) if interested!

Help save a life by donating blood through the Red Cross today (Thursday). The blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Roberts Center.

Sign up for an appointment online at redcrossblood.org. Walk-in appointments also will be available. Contact Jessica Roy (jroy13@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

Do you have a job lined up for this summer? Do you like the idea of working with kids in the outdoors? We have reps from almost 25 camps coming to campus today (Thursday) to talk to students about hundreds of summer job opportunities.

There will be Christian camps from near and far represented in Canyon Commons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by during that time frame to talk to camps like Tadmor, Twin Rocks, Tilikum, Dunes, Yosemite Sierra, Black Lake and many more!

Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity. More information is available by contacting the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu.

Contemplative Worship meets again today (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel! Come and join us as we seek God in the quiet. Elective chapel credit available.

Ever wanted to find true love? Ever thought it would be in front of an audience? Sign up for the Dating Game to potentially find your soul mate. You can sign up to be a bachelor, bachelorette, host or compete in the couples competition.

Sign-ups can be done at this link and are due on Thursday, Feb. 2. The event itself is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, in Bauman Auditorium. (Auditions will be held for hosts. That information will be sent to you by email once you’ve applied.)

Good luck!

Questions? Contact Ty Ward at tward14@georgefox.edu.

Mail Services received a package containing an oxygen tank. Did anyone order one and is expecting it? If so, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Mail and Print Services can now accept Visa/Debit transactions. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2551.

Do you want to brush up on your interview skills before RA interviews? Come to the IDEA Center’s interview workshops.

We’ll host two workshops on the following days:

• Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Canyon Commons 103
• Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Stevens 109

Take this time to hone and develop your interview techniques! Contact the IDEA Center (idea@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Join the Office of Student Life and Nutrition Matters as we kick off the new semester by unveiling our Kitchen Equipment Sharing Program with a smoothie bar and demonstration!

We’ll be in Pennington (Jan. 23), Edwards (Jan. 24), Sutton Cafe (Jan. 25) and Brandt (Jan. 26) next week so that everyone has a chance to see the equipment that students can check out through their RA. The demonstration will be from 9 to 9:30 p.m. each night.

Questions? Contact Kelsey Herschberger (herschberger.kl@gmail.com).

Want to help out parents in our community? Foster Parents’ Night Out gives parents one night off a month by providing a fun and safe place for their children to play. Dates planned are Feb. 4, March 4 and April 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. each of those days.

George Fox Embrace needs volunteers to be buddies for the kids who come, aged newborn through teenager, and people to coordinate games, activities and possible open gyms. One training is required.

Interested? Email embracegfu@gmail.com.

This Friday night, YOU could be the reason your entire living area wins free late-night pizza.

Gather your roommates and hallmates and come out to the basketball games at 6 p.m. (women’s game) and 8 p.m. (men’s game). Paint your faces (ask your AC for supplies), wear navy blue and gold, and be ready for amazing matchups against Whitman College.

The Monster Energy team will be in attendance from 7 to 9 p.m. with lots of freebies, and we’re giving away four ski passes to Mt. Bachelor.

The living area with the most people and the most spirit will get tons of pizza delivered after the games end. Questions? Ask your RA or AC or email Sarah Reid at sreid@georgefox.edu.

Can’t get enough basketball? Neither can we. Good thing there’s also a home doubleheader on Saturday against Whitman, with games at 4 and 6 p.m. Go Bruins!

The university community is invited to an all-employee meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Hoover 105. The event will be live-streamed at the Portland Center in Room 160.

The Oregon Historical Society is featuring a special anniversary exhibit titled, “Vision, Mission, Values: 125 Years of George Fox University.” As the oldest Christian institution in Oregon, we have a lot of history to share!

The exhibit highlights key individuals who shaped our story, special places and unique artifacts from campus life over the past 125 years. It is open now and runs through Feb. 5.

The Oregon Historical Society is located at 1200 S.W. Park Ave., in Portland. More information is available at this link.

Want to win a cash prize up to $50? Submit photos taken abroad, whether photos of people, landscapes and architecture, or culture. The photo contest started Wednesday, Jan. 11, and it’s open to all George Fox students and employees. The deadline for photo submissions is Friday, Feb. 3.

Please submit your photos to Nicola Pieper at npieper16@georgefox.edu. For more information, please see the Photo Contest Guidelines.

If you have any questions, please contact Tiona Cage (tcage@georgefox.edu).

How has technology impacted our relationships and social interactions? What are two things that technology promises that it is unable to deliver? How have devices impacted our meetings?

President Robin Baker discusses these questions in his latest blog piece. His reflections come after hearing a presentation by MIT professor Sherry Turkle, author of the book Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other.

The Bruins host Whitman College and Whitworth University in what are sure to be their biggest basketball home games of the season! Mark your calendars and arrive early to make sure you have a place in the stands to see these big games.

• Friday vs. Whitman College: Women take the court at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m.
• Saturday vs. Whitworth University: Women take the court at 4 p.m. and the men at 6 p.m.

Join us tomorrow night (Thursday), as Bill Cahoy, former dean of the Saint John’s Seminary and School of Theology, makes a colorful presentation on the artistic character and spiritual impact of The Saint John’s Bible. The event, titled “The Theology, Art and Imagination of The Saint John’s Bible,” runs from 7:30 to 8:50 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Cahoy presided over the project’s conception and development, and this is the premier event in the university’s second year with The Saint John’s Bible. It is also a part of the school’s 125th anniversary celebration. Chapel credit is available, and refreshments will be provided.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu with any questions.