On behalf of International Student Services, we would like to invite you to participate in our annual International Photo Contest!
Have you been abroad and taken fascinating pictures? If so, this is your opportunity to shine and possibly win some prizes! Deadline of entry will be Wednesday, March 12. Please email Louis Liu at lliu11@georgefox.edu for general guidelines.
We look forward to seeing your photos!
Chinese lab is happening again tonight (Thursday)! Join us at 6:30 p.m. at Lemmons 2 for snacks and fun. Our topic this week will be the Olympics.
Write gfu.international.club@gmail.com if you have questions.
Housing selection for the 2014-15 academic year will begin in just under three weeks, on March 17. Now is the time to be thinking about the following questions:
1. Who do you want to live with? Group sizes can range from 2-6 people. Please refer to the “How to Choose a Roommate†resource on the Housing and Residence Life website.
2.Where do you want to live? The size of your group will determine what housing options are available.
3. Have you paid your $150 housing deposit? To participate in housing selection each student will need to pay a housing deposit to Student Accounts by 5 p.m. on March 20. Students asked to live with an RA will also need to pay this deposit to secure their spot in housing.
Additional details regarding housing selection are posted on the Housing and Residence Life website.
Questions? Contact housing@georgefox.edu or stop by the student life office.
The physical therapy department is conducting an online auction to fundraise for our upcoming summer trip to Uganda. The aims of our trip are to advocate for and serve disabled Ugandan children and to conduct research on barefoot running. To browse the auction items and for more details on the auction itself, visit this link.
Please email Lene at lmackenzie12@georgefox.edu with any questions. Thanks for supporting our program and our fundraising efforts!
Don’t forget to attend Kayin Griffith’s thank you and congratulations party! We’ll gather from 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in the International Center/Cultural House.
Kayin, assistant director of SpIL programs, has accepted an exciting new opportunity as the director of advocacy and development for the organization Word Made Flesh. Join us as we celebrate her and bless her new endeavors!
Be sure to join us for an all-employee meeting tomorrow (Thursday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium! We have a “Surprise Theme” this month, so turn out to find out what it is. We’ll be serving cherry cheesecake bars and cherry lime agua fresca.
And, as always, we’ll have a live video feed and serve treats at the Portland Center (room to be announced).
Here is the agenda for the meeting:
Welcome
Rob Westervelt
Employee of the Month
Students First
Meet the New Student “Nexus Phonathon Team” and New Advancement Staff
Lynn Andrews
Exceptional Life Outcomes
Launch Event for the IDEA Center
Deb Mumm-Hill
Innovation to Improve Outcomes
New Performance Review Process
Ted Allen
Christian University of Choice
Accreditation Core Themes
Linda Samek
Christian University of Choice
“Navigating the Future”
Robin Baker
Come support Button Up, a George Fox senior capstone business group. We will have a table in the Bruin Den today (Wednesday) from noon to 2 p.m. to place orders for personalized custom-made buttons. We are always accepting orders at buttonup2013@gmail.com.
If you’re looking for ways to get involved serving the homeless, or have a vision for serving, come to the Greenroom after evening chapel at 8:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) for a short informational meeting about the goings-on at Urban Outreach!
If you have questions, contact Steven Ching (sching10@georgefox.edu) or David Ween (dween12@georgefox.edu).
A rep from Ambex, the Germany study abroad program, will be in the Bruin Den today (Wednesday) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to give information about their program.
If you can’t stop by, or have further interest in their program, join them tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 102.
Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.
For the fourth time in the last 12 years, the university is hosting an “Empty Bowls†fundraiser – this time to benefit longtime art professor Doug Campbell as he continues to recover from a November 2012 stroke.
Join us Friday, March 7, for an “Empty Bowls†dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Klages Dining Hall. For $12, attendees will receive a meal in a handmade ceramic bowl created by students, alumni, faculty members and guest professional artists. The cost is $10 per person for families of four or more. Sponsoring the event are Bob’s Red Mill, Newberg Bakery and food service provider Bon Appetit.
To prepare, 40 students, alumni, professors and professional and amateur artists from all over the region gathered for a “throw-a-thon†in George Fox’s ceramics lab last November. In all, about 2,200 bowls were created, according to event organizer Mark Terry.
To learn more about the dinner or watch a video about the event, visit georgefox.edu/empty-bowls.
The George Fox University Alumni Association board of directors is responsible for awarding one annual three-year scholarship to a George Fox student. As long as the scholarship recipient meets the requirements each year, there will be no reapplication process necessary.
The scholarship will be given in the amount of $2,500 each year, totaling $7,500 after three years. Students applying must be anticipating to graduate in spring 2016 and have a cumulative 3.25 GPA through fall 2013.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 3.
Click here to download the application and read more about the scholarship requirements.
Questions? Contact Mary Monahan at mmonahan@georgefox.edu.
The music department is putting on a Winter Choir Concert, entitled “Music of Hope,” at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, March 1, in Bauman Auditorium.
The concert will feature our three choral groups and has been programmed specifically as a tribute to Nelson Mandela and his lifelong peace efforts. There is a thematic message of peace, hope and tranquility throughout the selections of music.
Admission is free!
Due to the high demand for Sadie Hawkins tickets, ASC has rented a second boat, which means 400 more spots will now be available, while they last.
Fox students with ID: $5
Non-Fox students: $20
Tickets will be on sale through Friday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the ASC offices in the SUB.
Want to exchange your Portland Spirit ticket for The Sternwheeler? Coordinate with your friends and bring your Portland Spirit ticket next week to exchange it for The Sternwheeler.
Once again, space is limited!
Do you have students who are strong writers, solid scholars, avid learners, and who love helping others uncover their potential? Please consider recommending them for a position as a consultant at the Academic Resource Center (ARC).
Each year, more than 500 students have more than 1,500 appointments with ARC consultants. Our consultants help struggling students improve their work and helping strong students get even stronger.
Consultant application materials for the 2014-15 academic year are available at this link. Completed materials are due by Friday, March 7. Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu, 503-554-2314) if you have questions.
Do you love helping others uncover their potential? Do you like showing others ways to be a more effective and efficient student? Do your friends always come to you to look over their papers before they turn them in? Do you have a GPA above 3.0? If you answered yes to these questions, you might have a future as a consultant in the Academic Resource Center (ARC).
Application material for the 2014-15 academic year is available at this link. Completed materials are due by Friday, March 7. Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu, 503-554-2314) if you have questions.
Spring Retreat is coming in 2 weeks! It will be held at Tilikum Retreat Center this March 7-9.
Our speakers will be Dan and Sarah Taylor, they are Area Coordinators for houses and apartments east.
Sign ups are in the Bruin Den from 10am-2pm. Price is $10.
Spots are limited so sign up quick!
Questions please email Chris Miller at cmiller11@georgefox.edu
If you are graduating this May, stop by the Exodus Grad Fair on March 5 and 6 from 10am to 4pm in the Stevens Center Atrium.
You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!
Your degree is almost done, graduation is right around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate! We hope to see you there.
For more information contact Rebecca Williams in the Registrar’s Office – rwilliams@georgefox.edu.
Please encourage your graduating students to attend the Spring 2014 Exodus Grad Fair next week.
Here are the details:
If you are graduating this May, stop by the Exodus Grad Fair on Wednesday or Thursday, March 5-6, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Stevens Center Atrium. You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!
Sometime this past weekend a cylindrical can (painted flat gray) containing a temperature sensor was removed from the shrubbery behind the Weesner apartments. This apparatus was part of a student project. The temperature sensor (which was inside the can) is a small plastic box with the word “Hobo” on the outside.
If anyone knows the whereabouts of this sensor, we would very much like to have it back. These sensors are irreplaceable and the data they contain is important to the students. If you have any information, please contact Don Powers (dpowers@georgefox.edu) or the biology department.
Thank you.
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m. – Women’s lacrosse vs. Alma (Austin Sports Complex)
Thursday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitworth in Northwest Conference Tournament (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Friday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Whitworth (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, March 1, 11 a.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Whitman (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, March 1, noon – Softball vs. Linfield, 2 (Morse Field)
Saturday, March 1, TBA – Women’s golf in GFU Kickoff Classic (OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.)
Sunday, March 2, TBA – Women’s golf in GFU Kickoff Classic (OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.)
For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.
