Archive for March, 2013

Info meeting on community garden is Wednesday

Sunday, March 31st, 2013

Interested in joining our community garden? It is open to all (students, faculty, all employees, others). Participation is open even if you are around only in the spring, summer or fall.

To learn more, attend an informational meeting scheduled at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the Hoover Lounge (second floor).

Contact Cherice Bock (cbock@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Pacque et Poisson d’Avril – Monday, April 1

Sunday, March 31st, 2013

Come celebrate Easter and April Fools day with the french club!

There’ll be games, eggs, lots of candy, and prizes!

Monday, April 1, 2013
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Minthorn 200
– sponsored by French Speakers United

For more information, please contact: name:Jeannot Djanga
e-mail: jdjanga10@georgefox.ed

Free admission available to First Avenue Career Expo

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Do you want free admission to attend our First Avenue Career Expo?

If so, stop by and attend our “How to Work a Job Fair” info session on Tuesday, April 2nd in the Career Services office from 12:30 to 1 p.m.

To register for the First Avenue Career Expo, visit olapcfirstavenue.org (hyper-link to www.olapcfirstavenue.org)

Questions? Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.

Are you looking for work after graduation?

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

If so, our First Avenue Career Expo is one of the top sources for:

  • Full-time jobs
  • Internships
  • Summer jobs
  • Join us Friday, April 5, at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to network with more than 75 companies who are looking to hire for job and internship placement.

    To register and view a complete list of companies attending, click here: http://www.olapcfirstavenue.org/home/student-information

    For more information contact Career Services – careers@georgefox.edu

    Upcoming Bruin home sports events

    Thursday, March 28th, 2013

    Fri., Mar. 29, 12 noon – Baseball vs. Whitworth, DH (Morse Field)
    Sat., Mar. 30, 12 noon – Baseball vs. Whitworth (Morse Field)

    For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at www.gfubruins.com.

    Send employment opportunities to Career Services

    Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

    Have you received employment opportunities that would be great for George Fox students and alumni? Please email opportunities to careers@georgefox.edu and we will post them on Bruin Careers!

    We post full-time employment, part-time employment, internships, student employment, volunteer opportunities, federal work-study, alumni employment and more.

    Bruin Careers allows students and alumni to:

  • Search and apply for positions directly through the system
  • Create job search agents to alert them when new positions matching their criteria enter the system
  • Manage multiple resumes, cover letters, and other employment related documents
  • Apply for on-campus student employment jobs
  • Sign up for Career Services events
  • Faculty, Adjuncts, Staff: Please Update Your Vehicle Registrations During Spring Break

    Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

    During this lull of Spring Break, please take a moment to log on to myGFU and check your vehicle registrations to see that they are correct.

    If you no longer have a vehicle, please use the minus sign to the right of the listing to delete that vehicle.

    Click on the “add additional vehicle” box to add any new vehicles. If you make any changes, please e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu with the updates as the database doesn’t notify us when staff/faculty make changes and we want to keep our database as up to date as possible.

    Adjuncts-if you are on contract this year and haven’t yet come to Security for a 2013 parking permit, please do so at your earliest convenience as all adjunct permits issued earlier last year expired 12-31-12. If in doubt, just check the dates listed on the bottom of the permit.

    Lastly, if your white staff permit is in tatters, just bring the remains to Security and we can issue you a new permit at no cost.

    If you have lost your permit, it is a mere $5 CASH to procure a shiny new one at the Security office. E-mail us ahead of time, and we can have it waiting for you!

    Questions? Either call ext. 2090 or e-mail Nadine Kincaid.

    GFU Annual Engineering Expo – Friday, April 26

    Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

    The George Fox University Engineering Department presents their annual Engineering Expo on Friday, April 26, from 4:00-6:00pm in the EHS Atrium on the Newberg campus.

    The Expo will feature project displays from the program’s Senior Design and Servant Engineering teams for companies and organizations such as Daimler, CUI, Inc., Mercedes-Benz Tech, Climax, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Xerox, Greater Yamhill Watershed Council, City of Newberg, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, NASA, Providence, Oregon Commission for the Blind, Vibetech, 5-Rock Ranch, and Aprovecho Research Center.

    Refreshments provided. All are welcome!

    For more information, please contact Kristin Bontrager at kbontrager@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2780.

    Reminder: Info meeting on community garden is April 3

    Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

    Interested in joining our community garden? It is open to all (students, faculty, all employees, others). Participation is open even if you are around only in the spring, summer or fall.

    To learn more, attend an informational meeting scheduled at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the Hoover Lounge (second floor).

    Contact Cherice Bock (cbock@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

    Informational meeting on community garden set for April 3

    Sunday, March 24th, 2013

    Interested in joining our community garden? It is open to all (students, faculty, all employees, others). Participation is open even if you are around only in the spring, summer or fall.

    To learn more, attend an informational meeting scheduled at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the Hoover Lounge (second floor).

    Contact Cherice Bock (cbock@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

    Don’t forget today’s men’s tennis match

    Friday, March 22nd, 2013

    Don’t forget today’s (Saturday’s) men’s tennis match with Lewis & Clark at the newly opened Stafford Hills Club. The Bruins are 7-1 in conference play and ranked No. 11 in the NCAA Division III’s West Region. We would love to have as many George Fox fans in attendance as possible, so come out for the 11 a.m. match and check out this remarkable new facility.

    The club, located at 5916 Nyberg Lane in Tualatin, is offering special deals for those associated with George Fox, so come out to cheer on the Bruins and learn about the club’s special offers. To learn more about Stafford Hills, visit staffordhills.com.

    Mail Services Hours Over Spring Break

    Friday, March 22nd, 2013

    Mail Services will be open 8:00 – 4:30 on Monday – Thursday during Spring Break. We will be closed on Friday, March 29th.

    Student Post Office areas will also be open for students to access their mailboxes.

    If you have questions, please email lsartwel@georgefox.edu

    Get a haircut, support a great cause

    Friday, March 22nd, 2013

    Do you need a really great haircut? Do you want it to go to a super-great cause?

    Rose Haven is a women’s drop-in center in northwest Portland, and Faye Judson Salon is willing to donate all proceeds from their salon on Friday, April 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. Call 503-768-3293 to schedule an appointment and say that you want to be part of the “For the Love of Women” event! Minimum donation of $25!

    This event is being hosted in partnership with the George Fox social work program. Contact Elise Heidy (eheidy09@georgefox.edu) for more information.

    Upcoming Bruin home sports events

    Friday, March 22nd, 2013

    Saturday, March 23, 11 a.m. – Men’s tennis vs. Lewis & Clark (Stafford Hills Tennis Club, Tualatin, Ore.)
    Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m. – Women’s golf in George Fox Spring Preview (OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.)

    For more information on the Bruins’ “home-away-from-home” events this weekend, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

    Free admission available to First Avenue Career Expo

    Thursday, March 21st, 2013

    Do you want free admission to attend the First Avenue Career Expo? If so, stop by and attend one of our “How to Work a Job Fair” info sessions today (Friday) in the Career Services office from 12:30 to 1 p.m.

    To register for the First Avenue Career Expo, visit olapcfirstavenue.org.

    Questions? Contact Career Services at ext. 2330 or careers@georgefox.edu.

    Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

    Come support men’s tennis team at new indoor facility Saturday

    Thursday, March 21st, 2013

    Did you know we have one of the top Division III men’s tennis teams in the region? The Bruins are 7-1 in conference play, ranked No. 11 in the West Region and are riding a six-match win streak.

    This Saturday, March 23, the Bruins will take on Lewis & Clark at the newly opened Stafford Hills Club, modeled after the USTA National Tennis Center in New York. We would love to have as many George Fox fans in attendance as possible, so come out for the 11 a.m. match and check out this remarkable new facility.

    The club, located at 5916 Nyberg Lane in Tualatin, is offering special deals for those associated with George Fox, so come out to cheer on the Bruins and learn about the club’s special offers. To learn more about Stafford Hills, visit staffordhills.com.

    Last call for housing sign-ups!

    Thursday, March 21st, 2013

    The Housing Selection Form will only be accessible until 5 p.m. on Friday, March 22. If you have not completed this and want to be considered as part of the selection process please make sure you take care of this by 5 p.m.

    To complete the form you will need to login with your myGFU username and password. This will give you access to a housing code that you will need to share with the rest of your group. One person from each group will then fill out the remainder of the form with the housing codes for the entire group. Once you have entered and confirmed your roommate choices you will be asked to rank the order of your housing preferences.

    If you do not have a group to sign up with, you can go through the housing process as an individual. In this case we will work on placing you with other groups that have an opening in their housing.

    For additional information about housing selection please refer to the Housing and Residence Life website.  If you have questions please stop by or call the Student Life Office (ext. 2310) or email housing@georgefox.edu.

    Stations of the Cross on the quad

    Thursday, March 21st, 2013

    Totus Tuus, the Catholic campus fellowship, is putting on a traditional Stations of the Cross on the quad from 10:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today (Friday). All are invited to join as a we remember together the passion of our Lord in this centuries-old tradition.

    We will meet in Lemmons 12 at 10:40 a.m.

    Returnee $2,500 MLS Scholarship Competition

    Thursday, March 21st, 2013

    There are four $2,500-per-year renewable Multicultural Leadership Scholarships (MLS) for current students who are returning to campus next academic year. We are seeking students who are engaged in diversity and already actively participate in leadership on campus.

    In order to apply for the scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

    • Considered a domestic undergraduate student
    • Engaged in multiculturalism
    • Actively involved in leadership at GFU
    • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
    • You cannot have a George Fox-sponsored diversity scholarship already (examples include Act Six, South Central, Miller, Multicultural, Black United Fund) because we want to spread the love of scholarships toward others).

    Steps:

    1. Fill out the scholarship form here no later than Thursday, March 28
    2. Be available on April 1 for a group interview. Note that not all candidates will be group interviewed. You’ll be notified after March 28 what your status is.

    Questions? Contact Shelley Yonemura, director of inclusion and student leadership programs, at syonemura@georgefox.edu.

    Faculty, please let your students know about this opportunity.

    Cesar Chavez week scheduled on campus April 1-5

    Thursday, March 21st, 2013

    All are invited to join us for a weeklong Cesar Chavez celebration April 1-5. Below are the activities/events we have planned.

    • April 1: Edna Mariachi in Bon Appetit, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
    • April 2: “A Better Life” and panel discussion, Hoover 105, 8 p.m.
    • April 3: Cesar Chavez discussion (Si se Puede) and learn how to make homemade tortillas and salsa en molcajete!
    • April 4: Documentary hosted by the Latino Heritage Club
    • April 5: TBA

    The purpose of the events is to give you an opportunity to learn about who Cesar Chavez was and what his legacy is. We also want to raise awareness about issues regarding immigration and Latinos in higher education. Ultimately, we want to give you an opportunity to learn about Latinos from Latinos.

    If you have any questions, email Nancy Arellano (narellano11@georgefox.edu), Joel Perez (jperez@georgefox.edu), or Julio Bautista (jbautista11@georgefox.edu).