Archive for March, 2016

BSUA application deadline is tomorrow

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

The Black Student Union and Alliance (BSUA) is looking for officers for the 2016-17 school year, and the deadline to apply for a position is tomorrow (Friday, April 1).

We welcome everyone to apply. If interested, follow this link to fill out the application form. All of the positions available are linked in the online application.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Markayla Shattuck at mshattuck13@georgefox.edu.

Faculty, please tell your students about this opportunity.

Study abroad rep is in Bruin Den this morning

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

Swing by the Bruin Den today (Thursday) to hear about studying abroad! A representative from Best Semester will be there between 10 a.m. and noon. Free candy!

Questions? Contact Chelsea Gritten (cgritten13@georgefox.edu).

Successful multi-business owner speaks on ‘Thinking Like an Entrepreneur’

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

Have a vision you see in the world and want to put that into a business you’re hoping to start one day? Be prepared for the journey of start-ups by coming to a session presented by experienced entrepreneur David Childers, founder of EthicsPoint and an Oral Roberts University alumni, and realize the ins-and-outs of creating a business of your own.

You’ll understand entrepreneurship from his point of view, find out what it’s like to own a business, and recognize how important it is in today’s world to possess a skill set such as David’s. Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, in Hoover 105. Check out this link for more event information.

Snacks will be provided, and there will be a short raffle after the event!

Questions? Contact the IDEA Center at idea@georgefox.edu or Michael McCleskey at mmccleskey13@georgefox.edu.

Student Survey: Pornography

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

We are doing a study for our LACI senior project and would love your input. Please take this anonymous, eight-question survey to help us out.

Thank you! Questions? Contact Brianna Andre at bandre13@georgefox.edu.

Pornography Survey

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Survey: Social Media

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

Your help with a LACI survey about social media use would be greatly appreciated! Please take the time to take a quick survey about your social media habits. All results are anonymous!

Contact Cody Heally (cheally14@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Social Media Survey

Disclaimer:
These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Learn more about presidential candidates at Friday’s panel event

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Have you been wondering what the deal is with all these presidential candidates? Want to vote but haven’t had the time to research their policies?

Come to the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s presidential panel! George Fox students will be presenting the platforms of the candidates from 6 to 7:30 p.m. this Friday, April 1, in Hoover 105. Join us for an evening of lively political discussion and camaraderie!

For more information on the panel or the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, please contact Emily-Lynn Warren at ewarren14@georgefox.edu or Chelsea McCombs at cmccombs13@georgefox.edu.

Don’t forget today’s farewell reception for Kyle Wattenbarger

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Don’t forget today’s (Wednesday’s) farewell reception for Kyle Wattenbarger, who is leaving George Fox to stay home to care for his three children. Please stop by and wish him well and thank him for 12 years of faithful service.

Along with his many grounds duties, he also maintained all the athletic fields. We will miss you, Kyle!

Plant services is hosting a farewell reception for Kyle as part of an open house at plant services from 1 and 3 p.m. The reception will be in the break room. Come join us!

Questions? Contact Debby O Kelley at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

PT hosts ‘Neon Night Run’ to raise money for service trips to Africa

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Join the Doctor of Physical Therapy program on the evening of Saturday, April 16, for our second annual Glow in the Dark 5k/10K Neon Night Run!

The 5K cost is $30 for adults and $20 for students/children; the 10K cost is $40 for adults and $30 for students/children. Each participant will receive a free T-shirt, glow stick/paint, and a free black light photo booth picture. The event begins at the Roberts Center.

With your support, the physical therapy program will be able to send 19 students and six faculty on a service trip to Africa (both Uganda and Ghana) to provide physical therapy services to children and adults living without basic healthcare access.

The group going to Ghana will be partnering with Green Hills Health Science School to teach sections of their PT curriculum in order for them to become accredited. The group going to Uganda will primarily be working with children with disabilities and assessing the functional changes they have made over the past year. Check out what we have done the past two years at this link.

Online registration now available! To register, go to glowforlife.org.

Thank you for your support! Questions? Contact Brianna Provoast at bprovoast@georgefox.edu.

Anderson, Zafar speak against use of religions to promote violence

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Paul Anderson and Harris Zafar will be speaking against the use of their religions, Christianity and Islam, to promote violence at a session titled “Not in the Name of My Religion!” Anderson and Zafar have published widely on nonviolence, and speaking against the committing of violence in the name of religion is long overdue. Ron Mock will moderate the discussion following.

Join us from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow night (Thursday) at the Chehalem Cultural Center (415 E. Sheridan St.). The event is sponsored by the MLK Committee and the College of Christian Studies.

All are welcome! Contact Paul at panderso@georgefox.edu for more information.

Free play, ‘Mr. Darwin’s Tree,’ features British film, TV and theatre actor

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Mr. Darwin’s Tree, the acclaimed British one-man play about the life and work of Charles Darwin, will be performed at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Produced by Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) and sponsored by George Fox’s science and religion clubs, the play aims to enhance the conversation on science and religion.

Written by noted playwright and director Murray Watts (The Miracle Maker, KJB: The Book that Changed the World, The Dream) and starring British film, TV and theatre actor Andrew Harrison (Dorian Gray, Miss Marple, Beyond Narnia), Mr. Darwin’s Tree presents a very human and very real Charles Darwin, one who wrestled with the challenges that his theories posed for traditional beliefs.

It also presents Darwin’s wife, Emma, as an intelligent and articulate representative of Christian faith. In doing so, the play rejects the “straw man” effigies of Darwin presented by both his extreme protagonists and antagonists, providing the opportunity for lively engagement, thoughtful conversations and fresh explorations.

The performance will mark the play’s first tour of the U.S. since it first premiered in 2009 at Westminster Abbey in England. The April 21 show will be followed by a reception and discussion with the playwright and leading campus academics.

Admission is free, but if you plan to attend an RSVP is requested. Please register at this link.

For more information, contact Jeongah Kim at jkim@georgefox.edu. More about the play is available at mrdarwinstree.com or scio-uk.org.

The Write Way now hosting regular meetings

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

The Write Way is beginning regular meetings once again. Every Thursday at 6 p.m. in Hoover 206, all novelists, poets, and other writers are welcome to share their work and listen to others.

For more information, contact David Shelby at dshelby14@georgefox.edu.

Make plans to attend ‘Thinking Like an Entrepreneur’ next week

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Please join the IDEA Center and the SIDE Club (Students for Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship) for “Thinking Like an Entrepreneur,” featuring globally recognized entrepreneur David Childers. He will join us to speak about what it takes to start a new company and turn business ideas into reality.

All students and faculty are welcome! Join us from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Michael McCleskey at mmccleskey13@georgefox.edu.

Please participate in market research survey conducted by MBA program

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

The Full-Time MBA Program is conducting a research survey and would appreciate your participation. The goal of this study is to better understand the criteria that influenced your decision-making process to join a program at the Portland Center.

The survey will be open for completion through Thursday, April 7.

Portland Center Graduate Programs Survey

Please contact Justine Haigh, director of the university’s Full-Time MBA Program, at 503-554-2808 should you have any questions about the survey used in this study.

Items still needed for refugee Welcome Home kits

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

We still have need of materials that can be gathered to help our friends at Catholic Charities in providing Welcome Home kits to refugees in the Portland area. These kits are given to refugees as a welcoming gift as they start their new lives here in the U.S.

There is a range from food items to small kitchen appliances. Please stop by the Social Work House (206 N. Meridian St.) to find out what items we are still in need of. We need all the items by Friday, April 1.

If you have any questions, please contact Emily Pelot at epelot13@georgefox.edu.

Spoken Word is tonight in Hoover 105

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Spoken Word is happening tonight (Wednesday) at 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105. Come listen to a roster of talented performers speak on unity, community, reconciliation, social justice and more.

Invite your friends and spread the word!

Contact Jessica Rivera (jrivera12@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

Today’s workshop covers job interviewing skills

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Want to land your ideal job or internship? The key is being prepared. Your resume gets you in, but it is the interview where you can truly shine.

Today (Wednesday) come to the Cap and Gown Room from noon to 1 p.m. for the last workshop in our series. We will help you feel confident and prepared for your upcoming interviews by breaking down what the interviewer is really asking and helping you craft answers that will make you stand out.

Contact Elise Gibson at egibson@georgefox.edu if you have questions. Faculty, please let your students know about this workshop.

All invited to Contemplative Worship tomorrow

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Join us in Contemplative Worship tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:50 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel as we continue to look at how those who have gone before us have met with God in the quiet. Chapel credit is available!

Brown-bag lunches: Media labs on apps

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

You are invited to join us for a show-and-tell brown-bag lunch where you can discover new apps and share your favorites:

  • Monday, April 4, Roberts Center 168, noon-1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, April 6, Portland Library Room 132, noon-1 p.m.

RSVP today at this link. Contact Gloria Doherty (gdoherty@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Sociology: Senior Thesis Survey

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

The purpose of this survey is to look at the perception of sexual assault, alcohol use, and other misconduct on campus. Your research will help me research student perceptions of the lifestyle contract/student handbook and the disciplinary processes. This survey should take 15 minutes.

Thank you – it is my senior thesis!

Abigail Walker (awalker12@georgefox.edu)

Sociology Survey

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Interested in working abroad? Come to NICS info session Monday

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Interested in teaching or working in the fields of nursing, counseling or business abroad? Come to a special presentation about NICS (Network of International Christian Schools), a missions agency that reaches the world for Christ through international Christian education, this Monday, April 4.

Megan Boys, who taught at an NICS school in Peru for eight years, will share about the opportunities that could be available to you! Come to Roberts 170 from 6 to 7 p.m. Food will be provided.

Working at a NICS school is more than a job. It gives you the opportunity to make a global and eternal impact in a Christ-centered environment with positions in 14 different countries. The organization is currently hiring teachers as well as nurses, counselors, accountants and more. This is an event that anyone looking to live and work overseas should attend.

Contact the IDEA Center (idea@georgefox.edu) with questions.