This Saturday, Nov. 7, Urban Services will be starting its Saturday night ministry in downtown Salem. We will leave the Bruin Den at 5 p.m., bringing food to serve. Come join us and help serve our neighboring homeless community. Questions? Contact Nick Ogle at nogle07@georgefox.edu.
Don’t forget: The theatre’s fall production of The Diviners will be showing Nov. 5-7 and Nov. 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. The play is a redemptive tale of a charismatic but backsliding preacher and his close newfound friendship with the eccentric Buddy Layman as they help each other divine for truth, faith and hope.
All university employees will receive one complementary ticket for any night. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the box office in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets are available for purchase at theatre.georgefox.edu.
Have you checked your mid-term grade report? Depending upon what you find you need to consider taking some action.
To check your mid-term grades in MYGFU –
Now you need to determine what to do next:
Things to think about:
?How will my decisions impact my ability to graduate on my timeline? (Contact the Registrar’s office for the answer to this question.)
? What (if any) financial impact will my decisions have? (Contact the the Student Financial Services office for the answer to this question.)
? How can I build skills NOW to help me in the future? (Make an appointment with your advisor and the Academic Resource Center.
Sponsored by the Student Life Department
Faculty, please remind seniors who have yet to get their yearbook photo taken that they can do so from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Foxhole. Questions? Contact Hannah Wilcox at hmorse06@georgefox.edu.
Thank you to those of you who came to get your senior portrait taken Wednesday. Please remember that any seniors who have yet to get their photo taken can do so from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Foxhole. Questions? Contact Hannah Wilcox at hmorse06@georgefox.edu.
On Monday, Nov. 23, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., the seniors in Liberal Arts and Critical Issues: Majority World and the West will present the results of their research. For this event, to be held in the Hoover and EHS atriums, we are looking for judges to evaluate the student projects. Each judge is assigned five tables, and the process should take about an hour.
Judges do not have to be there for a straight hour but can come and go as their schedule demands. We would like to have faculty, staff and administrators as judges. No experience is necessary. If you are interested, please contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.
We hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity to learn from our professional alumni in the Portland Area. It will be a great day of networking, being exposed to new careers and maybe even taking the next step in your decision making. See the Chooser’s Guide and sign up now at http://careers.georgefox.edu Monday, Nov. 9.
Professional Preview Day
Wed., Nov. 18
Portland Center and Employer Sites
9am-5pm-includes travel time
Sponsored by Career Services
In a competitive job market like ours, graduates with internships increase their odds of securing employment. Mark Read, a representative from Business Education Compact, is going to be on campus, sharing how you can find internships through BEC, an organization that matches potential interns with corporations like Intel. Come to Stevens 209, 4:00PM – 5:30PM to see what possibilities Mark’s advice holds for you.
BEC Internship Info Session
4:00PM to 5:30PM
Stevens 209
Career Services
For more information about BEC, go to http://www.becpdx.org or contact Career Services at ext. 2330.
Sponsored by Career Services
Want to know how to write resumes and cover letters that get noticed? Bring your laptop to Career Services on November 10th from 11:30 to 1:30 and develop your resume on the spot during this interactive workshop!
A light lunch is provided so please sign up in advance by contacting Career Services, 503-554-2330.
Drop-ins are also welcome.
iConnect Resume Workshop
Nov. 10, 2009
11:30AM to 1:30PM
Stevens 220
Sponsored by Career Services
The film Together We Are Free will be projected in Hoover 105 from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. The film follows the Invisible Children organization’s most recent advocacy event, titled “The Rescue,†a worldwide movement to raise awareness about the child abductions in Uganda.
Discussion time will follow the film with Invisible Children roadies and a general update and review of organization history, current agenda and future trajectory.
T-Shirts and DVDs will be on sale.
Jazz vocalist Madeline Eastman will be the guest performer at “An Evening of Jazz,†a concert featuring the George Fox Jazz Band and the Faculty Jazz Trio at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission to the concert is free and seating is open.
Eastman is acclaimed as “a consummate, inventive, entertaining artist at work†by the L.A. Times, which touts her as “a prime example of what jazz singing in the 21st century can be.†She has released six studio records and one live album and has toured throughout the United States and Europe.
The concert is part of the university’s Family Weekend, which invites parents and extended family members to experience campus life Friday through Sunday.
On Saturday, Nov. 7, the university will host a second free concert. Featuring the George Fox Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale and Symphonic Band, the event is scheduled at 4 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Parents and other family members of current students will be on campus for the university’s annual Family Weekend, scheduled this Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6-8.
Friday events include a dinner, holiday bazaar, a 7:30 p.m. jazz concert, and a 7:30 p.m. theatre production, The Diviners. On Saturday, three faculty lectures will be presented, as well as a music department concert at 4 p.m., another showing of The Diviners at 7:30 p.m., and family bingo at 8 p.m. in Heacock Commons.
The weekend will conclude with a 10 a.m. worship service Sunday in Bauman Auditorium. For specifics on the weekend, visit familyweekend.georgefox.edu.
Roger Nam (Seminary) will present at the next Faculty Research Forum, scheduled for 10:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Hoover 105.
Roger will present “Aged Wine, Fine Oil and the Political Consolidation of an Israelite King,” in which he will discuss how the Samaria Ostraca attests to the Israelite monarchy’s attempts to solidify authority from the clans of the surrounding Manasseh territory through the distribution of wine and oil.
Refreshments will be provided. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
Writing a research paper for class this semester? This workshop will walk you through the whole process, showing you how to formulate a solid thesis, gather your resources, back up your argument with quotes, and any other questions you have!
11/4/2009
Research Workshop
5:30pm
Stevens 202
For more information contact the the ARC – the_arc@georgefox.edu
Sponsored by the Academic Resource Center
There are several errors in the new 6th Edition APA Publication Manual which was sold in the Bookstore. Students & Faculty may contact APA directly to return/exchange their APA manual.
Details are avaliable at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/store_pdx/APA%206th%20Edition%20Return.html
PowderPuff Football Signups will be located on the Intramural Board in the Bruins Den from now till Friday. Sign up for a chance to be apart of this years Powerderpuff Football Team!
The game takes place on:
Saturday, November 21st 2009
9 am to 12 pm
GFU Track
For more information e-mail the Bruin Heritage Society at bruinheritage@georgefox.edu
Sponsored by Bruin Heritage Society/Blue Zone
Family Weekend is here! Our campus will be full this weekend with families and friends. Check out our web site, familyweekend.georgefox.edu, to see the schedule of events.
Reminder to students on the meal plan: Saturday’s breakfast and lunch will be served in the Cap and Gown rooms. Klages Dining Hall is reserved for families and their students who pre-registered for the event’s luncheon.
Registrations for the luncheon are sold out.
For more information contact Amy Lorenz – alorenz@georgefox.edu
All George Fox students, staff and faculty are encouraged to wear BlueZone shirts on the opening night of the fall play, The Diviners, Thursday, Nov. 5. This is a great way to show unity.
Shirts are available in the Bruin Bookstore for $5 (employees) and $4 (students). There will also be shirts available for purchase before the play, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start in Wood-Mar Auditorium.
Aaron Strumpel returns to GFU to perform for YOU for FREE!
http://www.aaronstrumpel.com/HTML/home.html
Thursday, November 5
9 pm
As part of Shalom
Cap and Gown room – Student Union Building
For more information contact Andrew Watson – awatson06@georgefox.edu
Sponsored by ASC Chaplains Committee
The theatre department’s fall production of The Diviners opens in Wood-Mar Auditorium this week. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7 and Nov. 12-14. A final matinee performance is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15.
The production is a redemptive tale of a charismatic but backsliding preacher and his close newfound friendship with the eccentric Buddy Layman as they help each other divine for truth, faith and hope.
All university employees may receive one complementary ticket for any night. Your complimentary ticket is only available at the Box Office in the Bruin Bookstore. Additional tickets are available for purchase at theatre.georgefox.edu.
