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Juniors and seniors can make a minumum of $4000, and graduate students can make a minimum of $5,600 this summer through the OMI program in the following professional tracks:

Finance/Accounting, Marketing & Communications, Project Management, Math & Sciences, Human Resources.

Apply Now! http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/career_services/htmlpages/omi07.html

Deadline is Friday, January 18.

Contact Darren Noble at dnoble@georgefox.edu for more information.

David Sherwood (Social Work), editor of the journal Social Work & Christianity for a number of years, will be available this semester to consult with faculty regarding publication, particularly in journals, and to provide editorial assistance with writing projects. Some of the areas David may be able to help with include:

• Identifying and refining publishable writing projects
• Understanding what editors in general or specific journals are looking for
• Understanding the realities of the manuscript submission, review, and revision processes
• Individualized editorial consultation and feedback on writing projects

Faculty at any campus may contact David at dsherwood@georgefox.edu and consultation can be conducted via e-mail or face-to-face on the Newberg campus.

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to the inaugural Spring Peace and Justice Symposium session sponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice. The event is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Special Collections Room on the second floor of the library on the Newberg campus.

Clint Baldwin (Political Science) will make an opening statement, followed by an introduction by President Robin Baker. Presenters will be Lisa McMinn (Sociology) and Mark McMinn (Psychology).

The symposium will explore and celebrate the diversity of approaches for exemplifying Christ’s all-inclusive call to peace and justice in our lives.

Questions? Contact Baldwin (cbaldwin@georgefox.edu) or Lon Fendall (Center for Global Studies and Center for Peace and Justice) at lfendall@georgefox.edu.

Attention seniors planning on graduate school:

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundation established to help young people of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. 

To fulfill its mission, the Foundation identifies and supports young people of exceptional promise, application, deportment, and character who have financial need and demonstrated excellence in academic endeavors and extracurricular activities. 

The Foundation awards scholarships that total as much as $50,000 per year, and receives approximately 1,000 nominations for each program, making them among the largest and most competitive scholarships in the country. 

To apply, contact Paul Otto, University Fellowship Advisor, 554-2676.  Deadline: Feb. 1

Need help with math homework?

Starting Monday, Jan. 14, the Math Lab will be open Sunday through Thursday 7:00-10:00pm in Lemmons 15. 

Come with questions and we will do our best to help!

Contact Kimberly Cullen at kcullen04@georgefox.edu for more information.

The spring Assassins game will include anyone from George Fox University.  It is open to the entire campus.

The game will begin Monday, Jan. 28.

Go to the facebook group “Assassins Spring 2008” to find out more and to join the game.  Everyone must join the facebook group by Friday, Jan. 25 to participate.

Contact Chadbourne Lovegren at clovegren06@georgefox.edu for more information.

Multicultural Services will host a trip to Portland State University to hear civil rights pioneer Marian Wright Edelman on Thursday, Jan. 17. A van will leave the Stevens Center parking lot in Newberg at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. lecture, held in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans her entire professional life. She began her career in the mid-’60s when, as the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss. In 1968, she was counsel for the Poor People’s Campaign that King began organizing before his death.

General admission is $10 per person; it is free for those with a valid student ID. For more information, contact Burel Ford (Multicultural Services) via e-mail or at ext. 2318.

Multicultural Services will host a Faith and Film event featuring the movie Amazing Grace, based on the inspiring true life story of British antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce.

The film will be shown 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in Hoover 105.

It’s the age of the Great British Empire and Wilberforce is a newcomer to the world of politics. He must learn to operate in a world of skillful deception and cunning one-upmanship in order to attain his goal: the abolition of the slave trade.

Do you use a portable electric heater in your dorm room or apartment? Please don’t be a fire hazard to yourself or your roommates. Be sure to follow all the directions included with the heater. Keep all combustible material three feet away from the heater and always turn it off when you leave.

– Plant Services

Do you use a portable electric heater in your office or workspace? Please don’t be a fire hazard to yourself or others in your building. Be sure to follow all the directions included with the heater. Keep all combustible material three feet away from the heater and always turn it off when you leave.

– Plant Services

We want to know how we’re doing!  What do you think of your student newspaper so far this year?  What did you like or dislike?  What kind of things should we include in future issues? 

The Crescent is your newspaper, so let us know what you think.  Email us at crescent@georgefox.edu.

In addition, the Crescent is looking for people with something to say.  Whether or not you’re a Writing/Lit major, you can share your thoughts and opinion with the campus.  The Crescent accepts article submissions, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor at crescent@georgefox.edu from students, faculty, and staff.

If you’re looking for a way to be more involved with the paper, The Crescent is also seeking freelance writers who we can call upon to write on predetermined subjects throughout the semester.  This can be a great opportunity to add to a portfolio or work on your craft.

A fund has been established for the creation of a Colleen Richmond Memorial Scholarship. Colleen, a former associate professor in the Department of Writing and Literature, passed away in January 2007, and this scholarship intends to honor her memory and the students she loved.

The scholarship will be awarded yearly to a writing/literature major with particular interest in international literature and gender studies; Colleen was passionate about both areas in her research and her teaching. We will begin awarding the scholarship for the 2009-10 school year. If you are interested in contributing to this fund, please contact Nancy Almquist (Development) at ext. 2120.

The Portland Center will host community meetings to introduce the two finalists for the vice president of marketing and communications position.

Applicant Rob Westervelt, director of brand management at Biola University, will present from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Room 281. Candidate Laura Brittain, director of Synergy Advertising and Design of Hickory, N.C., will visit from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in Room 265.

Both candidates will speak for about 20 minutes on the topic “From what you know or have learned about George Fox University, how would you approach marketing the university and its programs?” A question-and-answer time will follow. All faculty and staff members are invited.

The candidates’ application materials are available online.

The first staff lunch of spring semester will be at noon Monday, Jan. 14, in the Cap and Gown Room. All staff are welcome to this time of fun, fellowship, and food. The cost is $3.

Need contact information for university employees? An updated telephone extension and box number list is available. Click on the link and print for your convenience. Contact Sarah Marvin (Telephone Services) at ext. 2099 for updates and corrections.

The university will host community meetings to introduce the two finalists for the vice president of marketing and communications position.

Applicant Rob Westervelt, director of brand management at Biola University, will present from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, in EHS 102. Candidate Laura Brittain, director of Synergy Advertising and Design of Hickory, N.C., will visit from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in EHS 102.

Both candidates will speak for about 20 minutes on the topic “From what you know or have learned about George Fox University, how would you approach marketing the university and its programs?” A question-and-answer time will follow. All faculty and staff members are invited.

The candidates’ application materials are available online.

Missions Week is scheduled Jan. 14-16. Dr. Samuel Kamaleson, vice-president-at-large of World Vision and co-founder of Friends Prayer Band of India, will be speaking in chapel Monday and Wednesday. He also will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Hoover 105 and host a talkback lunch at noon Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Chris Lahr from Mission Year will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Hoover 105. Also, join Chris for lunch Tuesday at noon in the Bruin Den.

This is a reminder that Friday, Jan. 11, is the last day to return books at the University Store’s textbook annex, unless you are dropping a class. You must have a receipt for proof of purchase. It’s also the last day to use the price-matching program.

Bookstore hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, this week and next. The next Saturday opening will be Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Interested in performing in the Chamber Singers or Vocal Jazz Ensemble?

Please attend an informational meeting this Thursday, January 10, 2008 from 2:40-3:30 p.m. We’ll be meeting in Ross 208.

Questions? Please contact Chelsea Walker at cwalker04@georgefox.edu.

The Health and Counseling Center still has flu vaccine available. Call ext. 2340 and make an appointment if you would like a flu shot. Flu shots are free with Pioneer Insurance, $1.50 for students with university health insurance, and $15 with any other type of insurance.