Archive for September, 2015

Bon Appetit celebrates Eat Local Challenge

Monday, September 28th, 2015

Come join us for dinner this evening (Tuesday) between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. as we celebrate our local food community by serving a meal that is made from menu items sourced entirely from within 150 miles of our location. For this year’s Eat Local Challenge our featured item is a shrimp sauté with local potatoes, leeks, tomatoes and wild rice.

We are proud to feature local foods frequently on our menus and are excited to have this opportunity to highlight some of our local producers. See you for dinner!

Interested in sports industry? Trail Blazer reps visit campus Thursday

Monday, September 28th, 2015

The business of sports is an exciting, upbeat and booming industry. If you’re interested in learning more about it, then join us this Thursday, Oct. 1, when a panel of professionals working with the Portland Trail Blazers basketball franchise visits George Fox to share their insights about the sports entertainment industry.

Mike Barrett, the television announcer for the Blazers, will be here and will bring colleagues working in public engagement, communications, basketball operations, and even chaplaincy. This Trail Blazers’ staff works closely together in a wide variety of areas, including marketing, management, Christian ministries, athletic training and more. For more information about the panelists, visit this link.

This event is great to broaden your view about where your degree can take you as well as a good opportunity to meet and network with the Trail Blazers’ staff. If you are curious about the inner workings of the sports entertainment industry, or if you’re just a big fan of basketball in general, please join us.

The IDEA Center will host this event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Lemmons 8. All majors invited. Networking opportunity available. Snacks and drinks provided.

Questions? Contact Deb Mumm-Hill in the IDEA Center at dmummhill@georgefox.edu or TJ Haimoto at thaimoto13@georgefox.edu.

Shining Light Ministries: Performing arts meets short-term missions

Monday, September 28th, 2015

Interested in using your talents to reach prisoners this summer? Come to an information session for Shining Light Ministries at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium, followed by auditions from 7 to 8 p.m.

Audition in one of the following genres:

  • Theatre: contemporary, comedic, or dramatic
  • Dance: contemporary, modern, jazz, hip hop
  • Voice: pop, folk, R&B, urban gospel

Prepare two contrasting selections totaling less than three minutes. These may be from up to two disciplines.

Sign up today at this link!

Reminder: All invited to prayer in Hoover 250 weekday mornings

Monday, September 28th, 2015

The faculty of the College of Christian Studies invites the campus community to join them for daily morning prayer weekdays, from 8 to 8:20 a.m., in Hoover 250.

Prayer format will alternate between liturgical and unprogrammed, with various members of the CCS faculty providing leadership. Come as often as your schedule allows. All are welcome.

Questions? Contact Paula Hampton at phampton@georgefox.edu.

World’s Got Talent registration now open

Monday, September 28th, 2015

World’s Got Talent is coming and we’re looking for students, employees and alumni who want to showcase their ethnic or cultural talents.

There are still three audition dates coming up before the event! To sign up for an audition date and time, click here. Registration will end Friday, Oct. 16.

World’s Got Talent will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. If you have any questions, please contact Sierra Brambila at sbrambila13@georgefox.edu. This event is sponsored by the Office of Spiritual and Intercultural Life.

All invited to Shalom tonight in Cap and Gown Room

Monday, September 28th, 2015

Come and join us in Shalom tonight (Tuesday) at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room for bread, authentic community, and a time of going deeper with God and each other as we continue to explore our theme of “Whole-heartedness and Vulnerability.” All are welcome.

Wheaton art history professor speaks on Oct. 8

Monday, September 28th, 2015

Matthew J. Milliner, an assistant professor of art history at Wheaton College and a member of the Curatorial Advisory Board of the United States Senate, will present a free lecture on the Newberg campus titled “Toward 2017: Visualizing Christian Unity” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Hoover 105.

Milliner teaches across the range of art history, and his scholarly specialization is Byzantine and medieval art, with a focus on how such images inform contemporary visual culture. He has a PhD in art history from Princeton University and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Milliner’s talk is the first lecture in the annual William Penn Honors Program Lecture Series. A reception for those interested in learning more about the William Penn Honors Program will immediately follow. Please direct any questions to Jane Sweet at 503-554-2152 or jsweet@georgefox.edu.

Join your colleagues at all-employee lunch today

Monday, September 28th, 2015

Please join us today (Tuesday) for the all-employee lunch between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. The cost of lunch is $3. Hope to see you there!

Interested in studying abroad? Come to fair Oct. 6

Monday, September 28th, 2015

Before you can change the world, let the world chang​e you! Study abroad for a semester.

Join us at the Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EHS Atrium.

Come learn about opportunities to study abroad for a semester through George Fox! Representatives from more than 10 different ​study abroad ​programs ​representing​​ ​programs in more than 35 ​countries will be available for questions and information. Everyone is welcome!

Students who attend will have the opportunity to be entered into a $500 drawing that will be applied to the program fee or an airline ticket when they participate in a George Fox-approved study abroad program.​ Students will also be eligible for four $25 gift certificates to either the Coffee Cottage or Newberg Bakery.

Faculty, please let your students know about this event.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Spoken Word

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Spoken Word is back! The Latino Heritage Club will host its first Spoken Word of the semester on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8:30 p.m. in Lemmons 8.

The chosen them is social justice. We encourage you to interpret the topic how ever you’d like.

If you are interested in performing, please email us by Monday, September 28, at gfulhc@gmail.com.

Questions? Please contact Jessica Rivera at jrivera12@georgefox.edu.

Positions available with Plant Services

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Plant Services has numerous position openings with the Grounds, Custodial, and Building Systems.  Please stop by our office and fill out an application, check the Bruin Boards, or email Debby O’Kelley at  dokelley@georgefox.edu.

We look forward to working with you!

Major Connections for First Year Seminar and others

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Students enrolled in GEED 130 First Year Seminar are required to fulfill a Major Connection activity as a way to build relationships with faculty and current students while learning more about a major of interest. All students are welcome to take advantage of this opportunity to connect with others in your current major, consider a minor, or explore a different major.

Take a look at this list to see what majors are holding Major Connection events on Thursday, Oct. 1, and Friday, Oct. 2.

Majors not included in the list above are connecting students to their major via a specific class or department activity, or are are asking students to meet one-on-one with a faculty member in the department. Open this document for a full list of majors and their preferred connection method.

Questions? Contact Rick Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu.

Join us for Roberts Center dedication ceremony today

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

The university community is invited to a special dedication ceremony for the Roberts Center (formerly the Villa Academic Complex) from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today (Monday) at the facility. On hand will be longtime professor Arthur Roberts and his wife Fern, for whom the building is being named. The actual program will last from 4:30 to 5 p.m., followed by a time for refreshments and visiting.

Please join us in honoring Arthur and Fern for their faithful service to George Fox University for more than 60 years!

Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.

This week’s home athletic events

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Friday, Oct. 2, 6 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Whitman, Austin Sports Complex
Friday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. – Women’s volleyball vs. Puget Sound, Wheeler Sports Center
Saturday, Oct. 3, noon – Women’s soccer vs. Willamette, Austin Sports Complex
Saturday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m. – Women’s volleyball vs Pacific Lutheran, Wheeler Sports Center
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs Whitworth, Austin Sports Complex

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

Portland sculptor speaks at ArtTalk event tonight

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

This week’s Professional Networking Seminar/ArtTalk lecture features Jiseon Lee Isbara, a sculptor and installation artist from Portland. Jiseon is head of the fibers department at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Her current body of work is a personal observation and artistic interpretation of her life as an artist, teacher, wife, mother and immigrant.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Join us tonight (Monday) from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center Ballroom at 415 E. Sheridan St.

Questions? Contact Cheri Hampton at champton@georgefox.edu.

Please register your vehicles on MyGFU

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Kudos to the staff, faculty and adjuncts who have already registered their vehicles on the new database located on MyGFU! However, security is still seeing the white hang tags and adjunct hang tags on staff cars that expire this Christmas. Please take five minutes to hop onto MyGFU and click on the Vehicle Registration link underneath “GFU Resources.” You will need your insurance or vehicle registration card in front of you when you register.

If you want to purchase additional permits for $5 cash each for additional vehicles, please bring your money and vehicle information to the security office and we will register those additional cars on site. If you want to just switch your one gratis hang tag between your vehicles, then please register them one right after the other.

For the mailing address portion, please put “414 N. Meridian St. Newberg, OR 97132” with your campus PO box number on the second line. All permits will be delivered to you via campus mail; they will not be mailed to a home address. Portland employees need register only if they do regular business on the Newberg campus.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2090 during office hours.

‘Lessons from Ebola’ presented tonight in Hoover 105

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Don’t forget to join us tonight (Monday) for a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation by Doug Fountain of Medical Teams International. He will speak on “Upgrading Health Care in Africa: Lessons from Ebola for the Future of Missions” from 5 to 6 p.m. and again from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Ebola shocked the world and led to a scramble to make up for years of neglect in health services in three countries in West Africa. Fountain will discuss this and similar outbreaks in East Africa and identify new roles for Christian missions. His presentation is the fourth in the “Majority World and the West” series.

Questions? Contact Ron Mock at ext. 2680 or rmock@georgefox.edu.

Churches and their responses to poverty discussed Thursday

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Many congregations engage in some sort of social service delivery that addresses issues of poverty. However, what they do and why they do it varies greatly. Mark Mulder, an associate professor of sociology at Calvin College, will speak at George Fox to specifically examine the inability of white evangelicals to see and understand structural injustice as a perpetuating cause of poverty in the United States.

Join us at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in Hoover 105. The event is free and open to the public. Mark’s visit is being made possible with support from the Center for Peace and Justice.

Questions? Contact Debbie Berho at dberho@georgefox.edu.

All invited to all-employee lunch tomorrow

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

The last Tuesday of the month is approaching! Please join us for the all-employee lunch tomorrow (Tuesday) between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Cost of lunch? $3. Time with colleagues? Priceless!

Women: Join us at Edwards House for salad supper tomorrow

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Women: Don’t forget to join us tomorrow night as we gather for the annual Women’s Salad Supper (this includes all female administration, faculty and staff or the spouses of administration, faculty and staff) …

Tuesday, Sept. 29
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Ruth Baker at the president’s home, the historic Edwards House (402 S. College St., Newberg)

Please bring a salad to share (if you are new this year, please just come as our guest). Enjoy this opportunity to meet the new women of our community and to reconnect with the women of George Fox.

No RSVP required. Questions? Contact Missy Terry at terrym@georgefox.edu.