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BRUIN NOTESne w s and inform a ti o nFar left: : Gary Allen Middle left: Devan Marchbanks Near left: Loren KernsVisiting authors pose challengesTony CampoloWilliam Paul YoungDallas WillardPastor, author and speaker Tony Campolospoke on the theme “Bring Forth theKingdom” as the featured speaker at theNorthwest Yearly Meeting of FriendsChurch annual meeting, held on campusin July. He shared that “red letterChristians” — those who focus onJesus’ words in the New Testament asGod’s most vital revelation — can unitein their core purpose. “We’re lookingfor a new way of doing politics thattranscends partisanship and polarization,” says Campolo, professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University.Rather than adopting a liberal orconservative political philosophy, it meansconversion to a radical lifestyle of obedience to Christ, he said.William Paul Young, author of The NewYork Times best-seller The Shack, told anOctober chapel audience that his bookwas “fiction . but real.” The novel is abouta man, Mack, who returns to the shackwhere his daughter wasmurdered. Mack encountersthe Trinity and faces hisdeep anger and pain in themidst of God’s grace andlove. “It’s a metaphor for myown life,” says Young, whotold listeners the story issymbolic of his own spiritualjourney through an abusivechildhood and depression as an adult. Theauthor originally wrote the novel as a giftto his children and never expected to publish the story. It has now sold more than 1million copies.Author and philosophy professor DallasWillard encouraged seminary studentsand friends to reclaim moral knowledge at the seminary’s fall Ministry inContemporary Culture Seminar.Addressing about 300 people, Willardexplained how today’s culture assertsthat knowledge must be scientific to bedeemed authoritative. Unfortunately, the“removal of the knowledge of moral knowledge results in lives consumed by enslavement to desire,” says Willard, who teachesphilosophy at the University of SouthernCalifornia. “That’s why a Christian education is so important. If we don’t have thisknowledge, it’s all a shot in the dark.“Jesus teaches that desire must be subordinated to love because love seeks whatis good for what is loved.”4GEORGE FOX JOURNALFALL 2008

BRUINNOTESn ew s a n d i n f o r m a t i o nHoop dreams in GhanaThe George Fox women’s basketballprogram has enjoyed 15 straight winning seasons and five Northwest Conferencechampionships since 2000, but some successes can’t be measured on the court.Last May, the Bruins scored points with acourt, as nine team members and two coaches partnered with the Courts for Kids organization to build an outdoor concrete court forSonrise High School in Ghana, West Africa.“I wish I could have experienced a triplike this when I was in college,” Bruins headcoach Scott Rueck says. “Their culture obviously doesn’t have the luxuries we have, andyet there seems to be more joy. It was amazing to see people loving each other in community. They truly need one another. We’re alot more individualistic here, secluding our-selves and buying things we think we need,so this trip put a lot of things in perspective.”The team also conducted a basketballclinic at an orphanage and competed againstlocal girls in an exhibition soccer game.“What was amazing to me was to see howmuch they looked up to our players,” Ruecksays. “It really opened our eyes to what isimportant — relationships, both with eachother and with God.”George Fox learned of the school throughMeri Tracy, a teacher on a one-year missiontrip to Ghana and sister to Bruins’ assistantcoach Megan Dickerson.This was the Bruins’ second mission tripin three years. In 2006, several players wentto Mississippi to help with the Gulf Coastcleanup following Hurricane Katrina.Millage scorestop volunteer awardFor more than 30 years, Don Millage hasbeen a fixture at George Fox men’s basketball games as a scorekeeper — morethan 300 games in all. That dedicationearned him the George Fox Volunteer ofthe Year honor for 2008.Millage, who retired as the university’s vice president for finance in2001, retains his scorekeeper’s seatat midcourt — a spot he’s occupiedsince 1975. He also donates time tothe school by annually assisting on taxstatements for the individual HolmanRight: Scott Rueck Far right: Janelle TownsendEducation Trusts. After retirement, hecontinued for several years to completetrust fund tax statements for the financial affairs office and, until this year, todo faculty contract work.Millage’s volunteer work spansdecades. He was treasurer of NewbergFriends Church through the early 1980s,and until 1999 he managed the Friendspastors’ pension funds. He also formerly managed the charitable trusts forNorthwest Yearly Meeting of Friends.GEORGE FOX JOURNALFALL 20085

BRUINNOTESn ew s a n d i n f o r m a t i o nLeft: Kelly JamesSamek returns to leadSchool of EducationLinda Samek returned in July toGeorge Fox — where she taught from1996–2000 — to serve as dean ofthe School of Education. But in someways, she neverreally left.“I stayedconnected toGeorge Fox’swonderful peoplesince leaving in2000 to workMac Pros: George Fox supplies every incoming traditional undergraduate studentwith a MacBook laptop. The Computers Across the Curriculum program has providedfree computers since 1991.for the Oregon Teacher Standards andPractices Commission,” Samek says.“I felt called to return to programs Ihad left in the early stages of development at that time.”Samek served six years at CorbanCollege previously, where she wasprovost the last two years and dean ofgraduate studies, director of teachereducation, and professor of educationand mathematics from 2002–2006.At George Fox, she assumes leadership of a School of Education thatthis spring gained accreditation by theNational Council for Accreditation ofTeacher Education.Former dean Jim Worthingtonremains at the university as professor of education and coordinator ofthe Educational Foundations andLeadership Department’s readingendorsement program.6GEORGE FOX JOURNALFALL 2008Faith and politicsAs both evangelical and progressive, U.S.senator Mark Hatfield demonstrated courage and convictions that often infuriatedhigh officials in both political parties.Lon Fendall’s (G64) new book, Stand Aloneor Come Home (Barclay Press), recountsthe career of a man whose spiritual convictions guided his public policy positions.Hatfield may be best known for opposingthe Vietnam War — he stood alone againstit at the 1965 governors’ conference — butFendall goes beyond detailing Hatfield’splace in history.Fendall, director of GeorgeFox’s Center for Peace andJustice, explores Hatfield’sconsistent value of humanlife, his concern for the environment, and his work forsocial justice.“My hope in writingthis book is that we would more fullyunderstand people who aren’t easilylabeled and consider their values and courage worthy of following today.”Talking transformationHow do Christians respond to theneeds of the poor around the world?To what extent do they first concentrateon physical needs before ministering tospiritual needs?These were among the questionsposed at the inaugural TransformationalDevelopment Conference, cosponsoredin August by George Fox and Food forthe Hungry, a Christian missions andhumanitarian organization. Bryant Myers,professor at Fuller Theological Seminaryand author of Walking With the Poor, wasthe keynote speaker, and President RobinBaker contributed as a plenary speakerand panelist.Nearly 150 leaders in academia, reliefand development, missions, and philanthropic giving attended the event.

BRUINNOTESn ew s a n d i n f o r m a t i o nAt the top of their classUniversity announces faculty awards for 2007-08Near right: Janelle Townsend Middle right: Scott Rueck Far right: Eric KingRESEARCHG RAD U ATE TEACH IN GU N D ER G R AD U ATE TEACHI NGIrv BrendlingerDaniel BrunnerNeil NintemanAt the center of Irv Brendlinger’sresearch is the belief that church history is vital to the faith of studentsDaniel Brunner loves people, thechurch and teaching. That passioncompelled him to spend three weeksin Africa this summer teaching achurch history course at Hope AfricaUniversity in Burundi. “The wholeexperience affected me deeply, and I amonly beginning to work through what Ilearned spiritually and emotionally.”Closer to home, he teaches atthe seminary because “the learningenterprise is so energizing.” He is alsoa student himself, earning a 2008-09fellowship through the GreenFaith organization, dedicated to educating andtraining lay ministers to be advocatesfor faith and the environment.What Brunner appreciates most,he says, are the students themselvesand the relationships he’s formed at theMathematics and engineering assistantprofessor Neal Ninteman says he feelslike the proverbial kid in a candy store.“This job is a blend of my two passions— teaching and helping students growspiritually,” he says.For that reason, Ninteman has notrouble getting motivated to showtoday. “Students relate to people of thepast,” he says. “Some of these men andwomen — like Martin and Katie Lutherand Susannah Wesley and her son, John— become our friends and inspire us onour journeys.”In the past two years, Brendlingerhas published two books — one aboutJohn Wesley, one about the antislaveryinfluence of Anthony Benezet — andpresented a lecture in the Bahamas thatcommemorated the bicentennial of theabolition of the British slave trade.“My research has allowed me todelve into lives from the past and findhow they can be mentors to me and mystudents,” says the professor of religion,who arrived at George Fox in 1993. “Ilove seeing students become involvedwith the course content in ways thatmake a difference in their lives.”As one student says of Brendlinger’steaching, “I have a more concrete understanding of the history of Christianityand a greater appreciation for thosewho risked their lives for their faith,which is now my faith.”seminary since he arrived in 1995. “I feellike I’m making a difference in the livesof students who are changing the worldfor the sake of the church and God’skingdom,” says Brunner, professor ofChristian history and formation. “That’smotivation enough to keep me in theclassroom.”up for work. “I guess the word thatdescribes me best is ‘enthusiastic,’” saysNinteman, a professor at George Foxsince 2000. “I live with the delusion thatthe students love calculus as much as Ido. If they don’t, I believe that once theyunderstand the beauty of the concepts,they will fall in love with it.”Students say his love of the subjectmatter is infectious. “Your enthusiasmfor calculus has really reinforced mylove for it,” says one. “Believe it or not, Ifound myself looking forward to physics problems by the end of class,” saysanother.Ninteman is demanding. “If astudent tells me, ‘I worked so hard inyour class, but I really enjoyed it and Ilearned a ton,’ then I feel like I’ve donemy job,” he says.GEORGE FOX JOURNALFALL 20087

BRUINNOTESn ew s a n d i n f o r m a t i o nAnation’s cultural heritage is at stake.Some of Ethiopia’s most preciousmanuscripts have been locked away andinaccessible, with no backups in case theoriginals are destroyed. Now 175 of themare a little safer than they were — and morewill be safer soon.Steve Delamarter, professor of OldTestament at George Fox EvangelicalSeminary, spent three weeks in Africa digitizing and cataloging manuscripts. Afterlimited success renting manuscripts inNairobi, Kenya, his approach changed whenElsabet Giyorgis, director of the Institute ofEthiopian Studies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,offered access to the IES inventory.“There are probably only one or twolibraries in the world with more materialsthan the IES,” Delamarter says. “It is notjust the quantity — it is the quality of themanuscripts. They have royal manuscripts;they have some of the oldest manuscripts.They have it all. And they are kept in conditions that invite disaster.”With the help of seminary studentJeremy Brown and local staff — and despitelapses in electricity — Delamarter digitized175 manuscripts in the IES, about 10 percent of its collection. Many were made in8GEORGE FOX JOURNALFALL 2008the 15th century.The handwritten manuscripts containnot only the literature and liturgy of theEthiopian Orthodox Church, but alsodetails about marriages, births, deaths, business transactions, land grants, and otherhistorical and sociological information.Delamarter was invited to return anddigitize manuscripts at the PatriarchateLibrary and Museum, which houses a collection of about 400 pieces and has jurisdiction over manuscripts in the churches— with possibly 35,000 manuscripts in theAddis area.Manuscript photos: Steve DelamarterLeft: Wayne TorborgManuscript manTo read more about Delamarter’spursuit of ancient manuscripts, visitgeorgefox.edu/journalonline/spring05.Best in the WestA new college ranking released in August by Forbes.com ranked George FoxUniversity in the top 25 percent of “America’s best colleges,” second among Oregoninstitutions. Among schools in the 105-member Council for Christian Colleges &Universities, George Fox received the highest ranking on the West Coast.For a fifth consecutive year, The Princeton Review honored the university asone of its “Best in the West” schools — a designation that went to 120 colleges anduniversities in 15 western states and 630 institutions in four regions nationwide.The rankings consider academics, quality of life, admissions selectivity, andfinancial aid. George Fox students were invited to participate in an online surveyhosted by the magazine. “My advisor is very interested in how I am personally doingand lets me know that he cares about me,” an engineering major said in the survey.

BRUINNOTESn ew s a n d i n f o r m a t i o nServing women and at-risk children in ThailandKen WatsonPlaying with kids on the street .teaching English to Hill Tribe villages. reaching out to women in bars .and showing youth that someone caresabout them.These were ways George Fox students ona May Serve trip to Thailand demonstratedthe faithfulness God requires — showing justice, mercy to our broken and flawed world.The trip, led by professors Roger andSue Newell, was organized after George Foxalums Kelly Riechers (G06) and BrittanyQuinn (G07) spoke in chapel about their workhelping women and children in (or at risk ofentering) the sex industry in Thailand.Eighteen students signed up to helpthem for three weeks.After attending a few language andculture classes, the team played withneighborhood children, went on prayerwalks, visited families in the slums,and picked up trash on the street whileworking at the Garden of Hope Drop-InCenter in the red-light district. Femaleteam members taught English towomen and visited women in bars.After two weeks at Garden of Hope,the team assisted Remember Nhu,another ministry that focuses on at-riskchildren. Ryan MacKenzie, a seniorbiology major from Redmond, Ore.,recounts his time teaching English inthe Hill Tribe villages, one area of theorganization’s ministry: “I was given aclass of 20 fourth-graders and left alonefor the day. It was extremely draining,but fun.”With few tools and scavengedwood, Ryan spent a couple of dayshelping build the roof, doorframe anddoor for a cement block shower forthe orphanage. “I made a level out of awater bottle,” he says. “But the trip wasmostly about building relationships, and indoing so to show God’s love, grace, mercy,and justice to those in need.”Dot Tobey, a senior writing/literaturemajor from Salem, found it hard to leave. “Iwas content to just play with these kids, feedthem dinner, wipe their noses, and see to itthat they knew someone cares for them,” shesays. “I guess the biggest thing I’ve been seeing is the importance of patience and journeying with others even when situations seemhopeless. Maybe great faith means believingthat God is moving even when answers don’tseem immediate or imminent.”Under newmanagementKen Armstrong, a former dean atAnderson University in Anderson,Ind., is the newdean of GeorgeFox’s School ofManagement.Armstrongserved mostrecently as theAustin/CooperEndowed Professor of Global BusinessStudies at Anderson. As dean ofthe school’s College of ProfessionalStudies (1995–2003), he oversaw theSchool of Education, the School ofNursing, the Department of ComputerScience, and the Falls School ofBusiness.Previously dean of Anderson’s FallsSchool of Business (1991–2003), hewas instrumental in developing theschool’s MBA and doctor of businessprograms. He also worked for morethan a decade at Olivet NazareneUniversity as a professor and department and division chair. Armstrongearned a doctorate from NorthwesternUniversity and an MBA from CentralMichigan University.Ryan MacKenzie (G07, top)and Meg Moline (G07, bottom)finished their senior yearsworking for organizations thatoffer help and hope to Thaiyouth and women.Dirk Barram, former interim dean,returned to the classroom full time asprofessor of business.GEORGE FOX JOURNALFALL 20089

‘Servant engineering’Building solutions to meet real-world needs at school for the blindby Lynn Ottodifficulties that blind peoplelectrical engineering proface every day,” Nintemanfessor Gary Spivey andsays. “At the same time, wesenior Chris Hammond arewere like kids in a sandbox.hunched over a lab counter,They would talk aboutsoldering components on asomething they wanted, andtiny piece of circuit board.we would look at each other“When people hear theacross the table, nodding,words ‘Christian service,’excited, thinking we canthey don’t usually picturemake that!”this,” Spivey says. “They“And we were blownmight think of missionaway by the opportunitytrips — building a church into serve right here,” SpiveyJamaica, teaching Englishadds. “We have a list of ideasin China, handing out sandthat could keep us busy forwiches to the homeless —a very long time — things webut nothing that requires thewould never have thought ofskills of an engineer.”because we can see.”But Spivey andOne student asked if theyHammond are working oncould design something tothe model of an earpiecemake swimming laps easier.that will help some of theProfessor Neil Ninteman (right) believes George Fox fosters an ethos thatShe wants to know whenstudents at the Oregonencourages vocation as ministry.it’s time to kick-turn withSchool for the Blind holdout relying on an assistant. Another complained that cars weretheir heads level, helping them stay attentive and maintain agetting too quiet and asked if they could design something thatmore socially acceptable posture. It’s called a postural assist andwould enable blind people to know when one was approaching.was designed over the past two years by faculty and students atMany requested a portable money-reader.George Fox University. And it all started with Serve Day.One student asked for a graphing calculator with a tactileSpivey and Neal Ninteman, assistant professor of mathematdisplay. “The main thing that’s limiting this person in his study ofics and engineering, had discussed getting involved in assistivemath is his inability to read a standard graphing calculator,” saystechnology — designing things for people with special needs.Ninteman, who has a hard time imagining a mathematician beingThen on Serve Day in 2006, Ninteman found that his assignmentwithout one.was taking students to do maintenance work at OSB’s residentialA teacher asked if they could design something to help hercampus in Salem. “I called Gary at the last minute and asked himstudents learn to hold their heads in a more upright position.to come along,” he says. “I thought we should find out if there was“That’s the project we started with,” Ninteman says.anything they needed that we could engineer.”Junior and senior students helped design the prototype, usingTheir request to talk with teachers and students resulted in athe department’s printed-circuit-board fabrication line to buildfull room and a two-hour conversation. “The question was barelythe electronics and a 3D printer to produce housing models. “It’sout of our mouths before they inundated us with challenges,an earpiece that vibrates when the wearer’s head tips forward. Iti

Celebration of Discipline 12. by Tamara Cissna After 30 years, Richard Foster (G64) has a growing hope that the core message of his top-10 Christian classic will truly hit home. Connecting cultures 18. by Sean Patterson More than 60 Chinese students arrive on campus . to find a worl